"Xiaoxiao, from now on you can't call me mom, you have to call me mother. Now that we're here, we have to follow the rules here and be careful about what we say and do, so as not to be noticed by others. The ancients are superstitious and treat us as monsters. Catch them and burn them to death.”
Xu Xiaoxiao raised her head from the noodle bowl and said, "Mom, what do I, a three-year-old kid, know? Just be careful and don't reveal your secret."
"Uh... yes," Xia Qingfeng said, "Xiaoxiao, now all the money in our house was stolen last night, and there is nothing left except rice and noodles in the kitchen. We have to think about what to do in the future. And I I want to go to Youzhou to find the original owner’s adoptive parents and fulfill the original owner’s wish.”
Xia Qingfeng couldn't help but sigh when he thought of how good the old couple was to the original owner: "Alas! Searching the original owner's memory, I found that this old couple was really good to the original owner, just like your grandparents. I also hope that they will live well in their old age. Don’t be so miserable.”
Xu Xiaoxiao felt very depressed when she thought of her grandparents who had passed away long ago. My mother is usually busy with work. She was raised by her grandparents and has deep feelings. Thinking of this, Xu Xiaoxiao said: "Mom, the most important thing for us now is to make money. We need to travel a lot when going out. It is a long way to Youzhou, so we must go on our legs." No, we have to prepare a carriage, and even if there is no carriage, at least there must be a donkey cart."
Oh my god! These young people born in the 1990s want a car before they have even eaten. Think about the price of carriages in this era, ugh! Or a luxury car. Xia Qingfeng looked at Xu Xiaoxiao without words.
Xu Xiaoxiao looked at her mother and said, "What kind of look are you looking at? Let me tell you, I have read more online novels than you. Those time-traveling gods who have some medical skills make money by going to the mountains to collect herbs. If you are lucky, you can We picked Ganoderma lucidum, ginseng and so on. Even if we treat a rich old lady, we can still get a lot of money. If we are lucky, we might have the RV soon!"
Xia Qingfeng thought about it. Something as incredible as time travel has happened, so what else is impossible? We still have to have dreams, what if they come true?
After lunch, Xia Qingfeng still made a pot of ginger soup. It was early spring, the weather was cold and the river was ice cold, so he sent away the original owner, mother and daughter. Although they are not feeling unwell now, they still need to drink some as a precaution. Xia Qingfeng knew very well that once he got sick in ancient times, he might die. Even though she has medical skills, the current situation in her family is such that it is difficult for a clever woman to make a meal without straw!
After the mother and daughter drank the ginger soup, they took a nap in the room.
After resting for a while to recuperate, Xia Qingfeng planned to go into the mountains to have a look. She put Xu Xiaoxiao into the backpack, squatted down and carried the basket, then took an old cloth bag in one hand and a sickle in the other and went out.
To the west of the village is a big mountain. Villagers often chop firewood at the foot of the mountain and find some wild vegetables and fruits to fill their stomachs. But no one dares to enter the deep mountains. I heard that there are many poisonous snakes and beasts inside.
Xia Qingfeng carried her daughter to the foot of the mountain. There were no people here. They were probably busy in the fields preparing for spring planting.
There are not many wild vegetables, and they must have been dug up by the villagers in the morning. Wild vegetables crop up one after another in the spring. Villagers who have survived the winter don't have much food left, so they can survive by mixing in some wild vegetables.
Walking further up the mountain, Xia Qingfeng actually saw a lot of herbs.
"In-season is treasure, out-of-season is grass", "March is wormwood in April, May and June are used as firewood, roots are dug in spring and autumn and grass is gathered in summer, berries are in bud when they first ripen", the ancient song reveals Time gives medicinal materials ever-changing changes.
Everything in the world has its time. The same medicinal material picked at different times and at different times will have very different medicinal effects.
As a modern doctor, Xia Qingfeng does rely heavily on modern medical equipment for diagnosis and treatment.
But she was born in a family of traditional Chinese medicine, and her father and uncle are both traditional Chinese medicine doctors. Although she later studied Western medicine, she had been exposed to it since she was a child, and coupled with her medical talent, she still knew a lot about herbal medicine. Even her daughter, who was brought up by her father, grew up memorizing Chinese herbal medicine songs.
Late autumn to early spring is the season for picking rhizomes and Chinese herbal medicines. Xia Qingfeng really found Gastrodia elata and Atractylodes macrocephala.
Gastrodia elata has the functions of calming wind and relieving spasm, calming liver yang, dispelling wind and dredging collaterals; while Atractylodes has the functions of invigorating the spleen and replenishing qi, drying dampness and promoting diuresis, antiperspirant, and preventing miscarriage. The villagers here don't recognize it, so the herbs are not destroyed and grow very well. Xia Qingfeng quickly dug most of the basket.
The mother and daughter walked a little further into the mountains and saw another piece of rhubarb. There was quite a lot of it. It seemed that they couldn't dig much this time and they would have to come back tomorrow.
Xia Qingfeng filled the backpack, dug out more than half a bag, and prepared to go down the mountain. The herbs are not heavy, but it is unbearable to squat and dig all the time. After all, the original owner's body was that of a lady. After digging for so long, her legs felt numb.
After taking a short rest, Xia Qingfeng pulled Xu Xiaoxiao down the mountain. What surprised Xia Qingfeng the most was that they actually found Mandala on the way down the mountain.
In early spring, datura have just emerged and are really hard to find without looking carefully. It comes to mind that datura, whether its roots, leaves or seeds, has very important medicinal value. The most important thing is that it is also the main ingredient of intoxicants. Xia Qingfeng immediately became energetic.
Xia Qingfeng quickly dug out all the datura seedlings here with a small shovel and put them into bags. With this, you can protect yourself, no matter how tired you are, you have to dig.
After finally finishing his work, Xia Qingfeng was exhausted. Xu Xiaoxiao hurried over and used her little hands to beat Xia Qingfeng's legs.
Xia Qingfeng's Coke was broken. He sat there and closed his eyes to enjoy it. He said to his daughter: "Xiaoxiao, our bodies are too weak. This is not possible. Starting tomorrow, we have to get up early for morning exercises. I have to put the troops of my youth together." Practice what you have learned so that when I meet the thief last night, at least I can subdue him. You also need to practice more in Taekwondo, you are a black belt, so those lessons you learned before were not in vain."
Xu Xiaoxiao said helplessly: "My mother, with my three-year-old short legs, who do you want me to kick? Who can I kick? Alas! I am also anxious, why do I wear such a big dress? I can't help you with anything."
"Well, you can't say that," Xia Qingfeng tried his best to comfort, "Look, you can't hurt anyone now, but you can run away when you are in danger! In ancient times, martial arts were practiced from a young age, and Taekwondo is also It's almost like practicing martial arts, and you have to practice it from a young age. Besides, mother doesn't want you to help me. You have been sensible since you were a child, and you don't have the liveliness of a child. Now mother can accompany you to grow up again, and I want you to become The happiest little princess.”
Seeing that the topic was a bit provocative, Xia Qingfeng immediately stood up and said, "Okay, my legs are no longer sore after being knocked by my eldest baby's white and tender little hands. Come back, if it gets dark, the mountain road is not Good to go."
Just like this, Xia Qingfeng was thinking casually while pulling Xia Xiaoxiao down the mountain...
Along the way, Xia Qingfeng discovered several more herbs and marked them nearby, preparing to continue picking them the next time she came.
When the two of them walked not far from the foot of the mountain, they suddenly felt the basket on their backs sink. Xia Qingfeng suddenly broke out in a cold sweat. It couldn't be a snake! We are about to reach the village. Why are there still snakes? Afraid of scaring her daughter, she slowly squatted down and carefully put down the backpack...
