Baishi was away for more than half a month and didn't come back until mid-August. He didn't even enter the house. He came to Zhu Yuanyuan in a dusty state and handed her a bulging animal skin bag with a bright smile.
There are only two palm-sized sheepskin bags, which are really small.
"What's here?" Zhu Yuanyuan asked curiously.
"The seeds of some plants are said to be edible," Shiraishi explained. "Don't you really like growing these? If you happen to find one that is not available in the tribe, I will plant it for you to have fun with."
Zhu Yuanyuan felt bad, "Who said I love farming?"
"No one said it, but you always like to plant seeds found in the woods," Shiraishi said with confusion on his face, "Isn't it true?"
"Of course not," Zhu Yuanyuan said in a deep voice, "That's because we are forced by life and have to farm."
If she wanted to be fed, clothed and live a good life, she had to grow food, but that didn't mean she liked growing.
Would she be happy if she was given a bag of seeds as a gift?
Well, she was indeed happy.
If she could find new crops, she wouldn't have to rack her brains to buy mature plants to plant in the woods.
"It's okay. If you don't like it, don't plant it." Baishi retracted his hand, "I'll take it and let Grandpa He try to plant it. You continue to follow the great witch to treat diseases and save people."
Zhu Yuanyuan was stunned, "Isn't this bad?"
You are so disrespectful to Grandpa He. You will feel guilty if you quarrel in the future.
"Don't worry, he will be very happy," Shiraishi said with a smile, "What Grandpa He wants to see most is that everyone can have enough to eat."
"You're right," Zhu Yuanyuan nodded in agreement, "Forget it, just give me the seeds. I'll sort through them first and see if I recognize any. If not, I'll try planting them and give the ones I can grow to Grandpa He."
It doesn't matter if she can't grow it. She can search for similar seed packages in the mall.
With such a large bag of seeds in hand, she no longer has to make excuses for whatever she wants to take out in the future, and the beast god no longer has to take the blame for her.
The more I thought about it, the more reliable it seemed, and I couldn't help but smile brightly.
Shiraishi was very happy to see this. He carefully warned, "The seeds can be kept for a long time if you save them. You don't have to rush to plant them all. Just try planting them slowly."
"Yeah," Zhu Yuanyuan didn't object. "The tribe already has potatoes and sweet potatoes. We can plant more corn next year. If we plant more, people won't starve to death during the snow season. There's no need to worry about adding new food."
There are many novice farmers this year who don’t know much. If they plant too much, problems can easily arise.
Shiraishi left after delivering the things. When he came back, he had to rest for a few days, lest he would not be able to relax and cause physical problems.
After sending people away, Zhu Yuanyuan couldn't wait to open the small animal skin bag, poured all the seeds directly on the dry stone table, picked them up with a branch thinner than a toothpick, and carefully sorted them.
There were nineteen kinds of seeds in the animal skin bag, and there were some that she recognized, such as mung beans, red beans, soybeans, peanuts, sesame seeds, etc.
They are all good things whose fruits themselves are seeds. It is really a big harvest!
Zhu Yuanyuan thought of the delicious mung bean cake and red bean cake, as well as the fragrant peanut and sesame oil, and tears of dissatisfaction flowed from the corners of her mouth.
Filling your stomach is the first step, enjoying delicious food is the second step.
Thinking of this, Zhu Yuanyuan took out the detailed instructions for planting hundreds of crops and looked at the catalog carefully, as if she had been injected with blood, "Mung bean planting, red beans..."
Suck~ She wants to drink mung bean soup and red bean milk tea.
She craned her neck and looked out at the sky. She was at home. Aniang didn't have to rush back to cook dinner so she wouldn't be back too early. It would be fine to sneak in a cup of milk tea.
Unfortunately, there is no takeout section in the mall, so you can only buy brewed milk tea, which requires some time to boil water and drink it.
In the past, Zhu Yuanyuan only bought some snacks that could be eaten directly. After eating, she could just burn the packaging bags. But this time it was different. She had to boil water, which made her feel a little more sneaky and do bad things. She couldn't help but look at the door all the time.
After boiling water and making milk tea, she drank it all in one breath after the milk tea had cooled down. After throwing the paper cup into the fire, she couldn't help but smile.
Just, it’s quite exciting!
After drinking the red bean milk tea that I had been craving for, I remembered that the poured out seeds had not been packed away, so I had to continue working.
Whether it was mung beans or red beans, she was not in a hurry to eat them, and there weren't many seeds. Even if she brought in private goods, she couldn't go too far. Zhu Yuanyuan was considering whether to plant them next year or go to the hot springs to open some more fields.
In the end, I decided to plant it next to the hot spring. I will save the seeds this year so that I can plant more next year.
With her experience last year, she knew that the snow here during the snow season was much lighter, and the snow stopped for a longer period of time. She estimated that she could just take someone to collect the mung beans and red beans when they were about to mature. ..
But it was a little late to go out now, so she decided to go tomorrow.
The next day, Zhu Yuanyuan reported today's itinerary to her master. After getting permission, she was about to go out. However, she met Bai Shi at the exit on the right side of the valley. She couldn't help but be surprised, "What are you doing here if you don't take a good rest?"
Shiraishi replied with a smile, "Waiting for you."
"Wait for me?" Zhu Yuanyuan was even more surprised, "You have been running around for more than half a month, so you should have a good two days of rest."
"I'll go out with you to collect herbs," Baishi said. "I haven't seen you for a few days and I want to talk to you."
Zhu Yuanyuan thought for a while, she just went to the hot spring to plant things, she wasn't too tired, and it wouldn't take much time if she moved quickly, so she nodded and agreed, "That's okay."
The two of them walking together made the orcs who were on duty today look at them a few more times, with a look of gossip on their faces.
Zhu Yuanyuan pretended not to see it, said hello as usual, and took Bai Shi out of the valley.
With one more person, naturally we can no longer go through the cracks in the mountains like before. Instead, we have to take the main road. We might as well take a boat directly to the place where we need to go ashore.
Seeing this, Shiraishi couldn't help but ask, "Now you go so far alone to collect herbs?"
"No," Zhu Yuanyuan explained, "I only wander around the woods near the valley. When I go further, I always go with the people from the herb collection team."
"That's good, safety comes first," Shiraishi breathed a sigh of relief.
Zhu Yuanyuan rolled her big eyes and said without hesitation, "I know that medicine is not as important as my own life. As long as I take good care of myself, I don't have to worry about not being able to collect the medicine."
If the people are gone, there will be no chance to collect medicine.
Shiraishi nodded in agreement, "You're right, that's how you should think."
After walking all the way to the hot spring, Zhu Yuanyuan remembered that she hadn't told her purpose yet, and hurriedly tried to make amends, "I found the hot spring here. The temperature nearby is higher than other places, so I opened up wasteland and planted something here."
"What is a hot spring?" Shiraishi frowned and looked around, "It's a bit far here and too dangerous. What if we encounter a group of beasts?"
"No, no, how could I come here by myself?" Zhu Yuanyuan waved her hands repeatedly, pointing in the direction of the crack in the mountain, and explained in detail how she discovered the hot spring.
Baishi was silent for a long time and then said, "You can no longer go out alone. When you come here, you have to bring a few people with you, who can also help you with work."
"Yes, yes, I will," Zhu Yuanyuan transformed into a heartless nodding robot, fearing that any delay would be considered perfunctory.
