When Zhao Ning opened the booklet, she was shocked. The amount required in the booklet was 30% more than usual.
"How can this be harvested!" Bu Yin couldn't bear it any longer and shouted immediately, "I won't go, I'm not in this batch in the first place!"
In the past, the amount of herbs was barely enough to be harvested in a month, and there was no excess. This time, 30% was suddenly added. All the medicine boys felt their scalps numb, and kept saying "it's too difficult," "can't do it," and "impossible." ".
Zhao Ning now understood what the young gang leader meant by "que" just now, but she also knew that the drug boys could not escape no matter how much they protested.
She gritted her teeth and looked down, and there were two uncommon medicinal materials written at the bottom. One of them was the three-leaf golden grass she happened to see in the "Compendium of Herbal Medicines" yesterday, and the other was named Guishou Zhi.
Turning over the last pattern, the Ghost Hand Mushroom is white in color and shaped like ghost claws. There are web-like webs connecting the fingers and claws. There is no effect mentioned on it, and Zhao Ning has never seen it before.
The most important thing is that there are at least three plants of each of these two medicinal materials.
"Where can I find this! We have picked it several times in Jinpeng Mountain, but we have never seen it!" Not only Zhao Ning, but also many medicine boys have never seen it.
"If it's painted, then it's there!" The steward swung his whip, and the sound of whipping stirred up dust, and many young people who complained were instantly frightened.
In fact, the manager didn't know if there were any in the mountains, but the gang leader and the young gang leader asked for these medicinal materials, so they had to have them even if they were not available.
The steward pointed at Bu Yin. She had been dragged here by force, and she was making a lot of noise. The steward said harshly, "If you can't find her, go search for her in the mountains. Otherwise, I will give you three more whips when you come back!"
All the medicine boys immediately silenced their voices. Some were shocked by the saying "go deep into the mountains to find it", and more were frightened by the steward's whip. Usually, the law enforcement hall's whip can be given by stuffing some silver into it, but the steward's whip can be lighter. That would cost half a life.
The young gang leader clapped his hands and smiled.
"Manager Liu, his management is very strict. Not bad. I think this batch will gain a lot."
He clasped his hands behind his back and said, "This young gang leader is not bullying the weak. After harvesting them all, I will give you an extra month's wages in my name."
Not long after, the medicine boys stopped and went out to hang out, just for a few taels of silver, not to mention giving a sweet date for a meal. The oldest of these medicine boys was only fifteen years old, and the youngest was only twelve years old. , couldn't stand it at all, and was manipulated like this.
"Manager Liu, then I will wait for your good news in the gang."
"I will not disappoint the young gang leader."
The steward shouted, "Let's go!"
Chapter 003
Jinpeng Mountain is located in the north of the county. It is a medium-sized mountain range that stretches for dozens of miles. The mountains are rich in various medicinal materials and are the most frequented places for medicinal collectors in this area. However, this has also caused the medicinal materials on the periphery of the mountains to become increasingly scarce and difficult to find. bigger.
The medicine boys did not dare to go deep into the mountains. It was said that there were many ferocious beasts in the deep mountains of Jinpeng Mountain, and there were rugged rocks and steep walls everywhere, as well as bottomless sinkholes hidden in the grass.
The drug boys were thrown into the forest without the pressure of the management, and the atmosphere was a little more lively.
The lively medicine boys gathered together to talk and laugh while looking for medicinal materials. Occasionally they met small animals. Some medicine boys even showed off their martial arts skills, winning applause from other medicine boys.
But this atmosphere didn't last long.
Medicinal ingredients are so hard to find.
A group of people searched the mountain for two days and found only three medicinal plants mentioned in the brochure.
Soon some medicine boys proposed to separate and search separately, leading a few medicine boys with good martial arts skills away.
Zhao Ning was still following most of the people. She had only been in the Qingyun Gang for half a year. She had no chance to learn the martial arts in the gang. She was also extremely thin and it was extremely dangerous to fight alone.
But Zhao Ning soon discovered that she couldn't collect medicine even if she was following a large army.
Bu Yin didn't know what he heard. After contacting Hu Qiqi, he vaguely remembered that Zhao Ning got out of bed late at night and thought that it must be Bi Lingyan who let her go. Even if it wasn't her, it was her who kept him awake. Well, I stayed in bed and was caught by the steward and taken to the mountain.
boom--
Zhao Ning was pushed to the ground, and his palms rubbed against the gravel on the ground, leaving several traces of blood of varying depths.
Bu Yin led several medicine boys to snatch the medicinal materials from the Zhao Ning herb basket and threw the herb basket on the ground.
"Thankfully, I've always thought you were silent and honest for the past six months, but you actually hurt me like this!" She put her hands on her hips and was condescending and furious.
Another girl followed up and kicked Zhao Ning in the leg, "Even if you do, it hurt me! You gave me a kick, and my stomach is still twitching to this day!"
"You are not allowed to follow us. You can collect medicine by yourself. You are a pest!"
Bu Yin spat and led the others to catch up with the large army. No one cared about Zhao Ning.
Zhao Ning sat on the ground, lowered her head and carefully cleaned the gravel on the wound in her palm, then took out the gauze from the basket and simply bandaged it, stood up, took a deep breath, and then carried the basket of herbs alone. Collect herbs.
It is destined to be difficult to collect herbs alone, not to mention that the large troops in front have basically patrolled the area, and the herbs collected by Zhao Ning in half a month are less than 30% of the requirements in the brochure.
That evening, the weather was bad, there were thunders, and it was about to rain heavily. Zhao Ning finally found a cave to take shelter. She picked up some firewood and built a fire. She sat by the fire and ate wild fruits to satisfy her hunger. Looking through the brochure.
"Black root grass, when I was collecting herbs last time, I saw a lot of it growing in a valley. If it doesn't work, I'll go there tomorrow to look for it."
"Also, oriental grass, acanthus... seem to be more common in the mountains to the west."
"..."
Zhao Ning was talking to herself, planning the next arrangements for collecting herbs, but she still had trouble seeing the two rare herbs.
"Three-leaf golden-grained grass... ghost-clawed grass..." She chewed the names of the two herbs back and forth. "The three-leaf golden-grained grass script says that people live on the cliff. The name of ghost-clawed grass sounds like it likes the yin and fears the sun. The medicinal materials may often be found under rotten leaves or in pits...I heard that there are many sinkholes hidden in the mountains..."
Zhao Ning was worried because the environment in which these two herbs grew was extremely dangerous.
She hugged her knees, curled up and watched the heavy rain pouring down outside the cave, and gradually closed her eyes to rest.
Chapter 004
Late at night, Zhao Ning was awakened.
She heard several shrill wolf howls from the noisy rain, and the howls were getting closer and closer.
You can't stay in a cave.
Zhao Ning passed this thought and immediately picked up the basket of herbs and went out. There was only a recessed area in the cave, and there was no way out. The rain rushed in with moisture, and the fire was extinguished long ago. The dry firewood was also damp. The time doesn't even click.
Staying here is a dead end.
Just a few steps after Zhao Ning walked out of the cave, the heavy rain made it difficult to open her eyes, but even so, she discovered a few pairs of green eyes hidden in the forest.
Without thinking, he ran to higher ground. It was raining heavily and the mountain road was muddy. Zhao Ning was stumbling as he ran. Several wolf roars seemed to urge him to follow behind. The original distance of a hundred feet shrank to less than ten feet.
She found a big tree that was easy to climb at a glance, and climbed up to a branch a few feet above the ground. She held the sickle in the herb basket and tried to be on guard calmly.
The wolves were approaching. They emerged from the bushes, but they did not dare to approach the big tree.
The number of wolves is not large, only three. Moreover, there were several claw marks on these three wolves, and the blood fell on the ground along with the rain, forming several blood puddles.
They seemed to have experienced a big battle and were now very weak and exhausted, but also in desperate need of food.
Snapped--
A bolt of lightning that almost lit up the sky flashed overhead. The lightning fell on the tree crown not far away. The fire burst out and was instantly extinguished by heavy rain.
Don't waste it on trees. Zhao Ning thought that he might not have fallen into the wolf's mouth, but was struck to death by lightning first.
She stood up unsteadily from the branch. There was a slender branch above her head. Zhao Ning walked forward along this branch. The branch of another big tree in front of her came over. She was light and moved forward. , the branch only pressed down a little, but fortunately it didn't break. She reached out to reach the branch of another big tree.
This big tree is close to the hillside. If you can get to it, you might be able to jump directly to a high place.
The three wolves gradually approached, with lightning and thunder above their heads. Zhao Ning gritted his teeth, dragged the branch and swung it over, stepping firmly on the branch. However, he didn't expect that the branch had rotted from the root, and was washed away by Zhao Ning under the heavy rain. As soon as his small body pressed down, there was a clicking sound instantly, and then Zhao Ning slid down to the ground, and a wolf pounced on him from the corner of his eye.
Zhao Ning waved the sickle in mid-air. The moment it landed on the ground, everything went dark in front of her eyes. However, she did not dare to stop the movement of her hand. This was the only way to scare the wolves away. Zhao Ning endured the pain on her body and turned over to crawl. Get up and run towards the mountain in embarrassment.
The heavy rain made it seem like there was a hole in the sky. Zhao Ning ran away in the forest, with the three wolves chasing after him.
If the wolves hadn't been seriously injured after a fierce battle before, Zhao Ning would never have had the chance to run away in the forest with the three wolves.
I don’t know how long I have been running in the rainy night, and I don’t know in which direction I ran. The only light in the night can only rely on the gift of lightning from time to time.
唳——
Suddenly, there was a vague eagle cry, muffled by the thunder.
Zhao Ning didn't pay attention at first, just covering his head and jumping forward. Soon he rushed to the edge of the cliff and lost his way.
Lightning flashed overhead, and Zhao Ning felt a huge shadow falling down. She looked up in shock, only to see a huge Golden Roc flying across the air.
Its spread wings were more than ten feet wide, and its two paws were spread wider than a calf. It dived straight towards the wolves that had emerged from the forest. The wolves were suddenly in chaos and scattered back into the forest, but Jinpeng didn't want to The wind and rain whipped up by the bird were like blades, cutting down a forest, and two wolves were caught in the air by the eagle's talons.
The claws were deeply embedded in the wolf's flesh, and the blood poured down like rain. The other wolf struggled so hard that it fell from the air. The golden roc bird chirped, circled angrily in the sky, and then dived towards the cliff. , but the remaining wolf has already run deep into the forest. If it can't catch the wolf, what else can it catch.
Zhao Ning felt excited. The moment the eagle's claws pounced on her, she used the vines on the edge of the cliff to slide onto a protrusion less than a foot wide on the cliff. However, the basket of herbs behind her broke and fell off the cliff.
The eagle's claws flew into the air and scratched the protruding part of the cliff top. The gravel and sand mixed with the rain and slid down.
Zhao Ning grabbed the vine and clung to the cliff, but she didn't want the rocks on the cliff to loosen. When the heavy rain poured down, many large rocks fell, and many cracks appeared on the cliff. Zhao Ning seemed like a grasshopper hanging by a vine. , she counted the sound of the stones falling to the ground, several breaths, dozens of feet long.
The golden roc bird's eyes were the sharpest. After circling for half a circle, it spotted Zhao Ning again. Zhao Ning squeezed into a crack in the cliff in the blink of an eye.
The crack was less than a foot wide, and thanks to Zhao Ning's small stature, the crack extended inward. It didn't look like it had just broken apart, because there were thick moss growing on the walls on both sides, and there were many dead roots.
Outside the crack, the eagle's claws scratched the cliff wall, and many stones shattered on the outside. Zhao Ning squeezed in again, only to see a plant glowing with fluorescent light.
Zhao Ning didn't have time to take a serious look at what it was, but she felt it looked familiar for a moment. Her attention was still on the Golden Roc bird outside the crack. Fortunately, the Golden Roc bird scratched it several times without success, and finally flew away with a long chirp.
Zhao Ning finally breathed a sigh of relief. She often heard old herb collectors say that Jinpeng Mountain was dangerous in the mountains, but she had never seen such a big Jinpeng bird. It was three or four times larger than the ordinary Jinpeng bird. She remembered the long-standing name of Jinpeng Mountain. .
Jinpeng, Jinpeng, could it be that our ancestors had seen such a terrifying Jinpeng bird, so they gave this mountain range the name.
The injuries on the three wolves may have been caused by Jinpeng's attack on the wolves. There are usually more than ten wolves in the pack, but in the end they were hunted by Jinpeng until only the three were left alive.
Zhao Ning leaned her head against the other side of the rock wall. She thought she was lucky enough to survive, but in fact, the situation was not optimistic now.
The rock walls on both sides almost rubbed his scalp back and forth, and there were several blood stains on the exposed skin. After running all night, his calves kept shaking. The rain brought a bit of coolness, and the fatigue penetrated into his head, making him feel dazed.
I don’t know how long it took, but the heavy rain passed and a bright light appeared in the sky.
Zhao Ning moved stiffly and accidentally wiped a trace of blood on his face.
She squeezed her body to get out of the gap, and the light seeped into the gap from under her neck. Zhao Ning suddenly thought of something, that plant!
Zhao Ning went to look at the plant again. In the light, she found more than one plant. There were three plants in total. They had three leaves and golden leaves. They turned out to be three-leaf golden grass. At this moment, Zhao Ning felt that the experience of this night was worth it.
She squeezed back again, carefully picked two plants, and noticed the other one. That one glowed slightly in the dark last night. It was indeed different from the ordinary three-leaf golden grass.
Its leaves are almost transparent, and the golden lines are like the blood vessels of the leaves, shining slightly.
Zhao Ning was sure that this was definitely a very old three-leaf golden-grained grass. The book said that the higher the age, the more obvious the golden pattern. Isn’t that what this plant does!
