Meng Hang was accustomed to listening to Su Qing in everything he did. Qing Qing said that Sichuan peppercorns were delicious in cooking, and he would definitely pick some back.
He also helped pull down the high branches for Su Qing to pick, otherwise she wouldn't be able to reach them. Su Qing felt annoyed many times because she was short.
Zhu Xiuyun stopped picking peppers and said, "Qingqing, let's just pick some each. Let's go look at other things. Didn't you say there are a lot of seasonings?"
"Okay, let's go. Along the way, you will definitely find other wild seasonings. The ones over there are not just star anise and fragrant leaves. In fact, many herbs can also be used as seasonings, such as angelica dahurica, hay, and costusia. Medicine and food come from the same source, and many herbs can also be used as seasonings,"
"Qing Qing is amazing. The school in Mingyue City also teaches cooking seasonings." Wang Sanmei said with a smile, but she didn't doubt that Su Qing could see something in the distance.
Meng Hang walked in front and looked up at the sky. The school didn't teach them about seasonings. Who knows who Qingqing learned all the weird things in his mind.
Along the way, they discovered cumin and cumin, the perfect condiments for good barbecue.
A few people also picked some herbs. Although the level was not high, this trip up the mountain was not in vain, and they gained something.
Meng Hang also shot a rabbit. As soon as he saw the shadow of the rabbit, he ran forward and hit it with a stick. The rabbit twitched a few times and stopped moving.
Meng Hang grabbed the rabbit's ears, threw it into the bamboo basket, and shouted excitedly:
"Qingqing, if we can't make it in time for lunch, we'll roast the rabbit. I've seen a lot of stories about going on adventures in the mountains, roasting chicken and roasting rabbits. I really want to see if rabbits roasted in the mountains are more delicious."
Zhu Xiuyun immediately said: "I just know how to eat it. You can take it back and sell it to the purchasing station, and you can also provide some livelihood for the family."
Meng Hang might have been used to being scolded since he was a child, so he said nonchalantly:
"I know! Grandma Zhu, this rabbit is worthless. I'll fight a storm wolf later. My dad will be very happy."
"Don't talk nonsense. Can you deal with the Gale Wolf by yourself? In the village, many people go into the mountains together for hunting and bring shotguns, but they don't dare to shoot the Gale Wolf. You are an unarmed child and you still want to hunt the wolf. It's just a fool's errand. .”
"Grandma Zhu, you still don't believe it, we are very powerful. I can beat several people by myself in school."
Zhu Xiuyun didn't want to talk to him. This kid had liked to brag since he was a child. If he didn't know how to talk, he might as well pick some wild fruits.
There are many wild fruits in the mountains, but they are all unpalatable, otherwise they would have been picked away by others, such as hawthorn,
Su Qing picked some and said he was going back to make candied haws and hawthorn jam.
Others didn't know what candied haws were, so they picked two handfuls. They were delicious and they would pick them again next time.
Su Qing asked: "Grandma, don't the purchasing stations accept hawthorn? This is a very good fruit that can be made into many delicious dishes and is very appetizing."
"It's so sour that it'll knock your teeth out. Whoever likes to eat it, you can't even get a few bucks from the purchase station. It's not enough."
Su Qing smiled and said: "When I make the candied haws, let Grandpa Yang try it. Maybe he will buy it and process it a little, and it will become a very delicious delicacy."
Zhu Xiuyun usually would not refuse her granddaughter, so she nodded and said:
"It is estimated that Boss Yang will come over the day after tomorrow. The weather is cold and the goods are scarce. He now comes every ten days or so."
The four of them were walking through the mountain forest, with thick fallen leaves under their feet. The vegetation was sparse in some places, and they had to climb uphill.
Meng Hang turned left and right to lead the way. He had just walked more than 20 miles and was still far away from the mountains.
The collective team of villagers have to travel more than fifty miles to collect more elixirs and hunt herbivorous animals.
The carnivorous beasts are so powerful that they usually stay away. There are so many people that the beasts won't really confront humans.
As they walked, the four of them deviated from the old road developed by the villagers. Meng Hang led them to an area where few people had been.
Although it was winter, there were still some herbs. Several people kept stopping to collect herbs and walking around. Zhu Xiuyun felt something was wrong. Why was it always in the woods, but the road was very easy to walk.
It seemed that the weeds and vines would automatically clear a path, and she felt that the direction was wrong. Although she did not have a compass, her decades of experience were not in vain. She often went into the mountains, so she generally knew the path.
Zhu Xiuyun immediately called to Meng Hang, "Meng Hang, where are you taking us? This direction seems wrong. It's different from the place where everyone often goes up the mountain. We won't get lost!"
Meng Hang felt depressed. I knew the road there, but I wasn't Qingqing. If there were energy fluctuations here, there must be a lot of elixirs. He asked him to go this way. It was all shrubs and thorns. Fortunately, he walked over and found that there was a road in the middle. The two of them can pass through a gap, otherwise it will be difficult for them to survive.
I didn’t see any high-level elixirs. They were all low-level herbs, which was a small gain.
But when he secretly turned around and took a look, he was shocked to find that he had just passed by and disappeared again. It was still full of weeds. How on earth did they get here just now? What a hell,
Meng Hang had doubts in his heart, but did not say them out, causing panic among the two elders.
"Grandma, don't worry, I'm here. I remember the direction. I feel there will be a lot of elixirs there,"
Su Qing's cultivation level is still low, and she can't feel the energy when she is too far away, but with Luo Zilan here, her soul is so powerful, and she can tell with just a glance that there is enough spiritual energy there.
Along the way, Su Qing secretly used tricks to control the vegetation and create a path. After a few people passed by, it returned to its original state.
They had already left the safe area and walked into an inaccessible direction.
This area is rich in vegetation and surrounded by mountains on three sides. There have always been many venomous snakes in this area. Everyone in the village knows about it, but they dare not come here.
Everyone calls this place the Snake Valley. Legend has it that a giant snake thicker than a human waist lives here, and his descendants are all over the Snake Valley. Once you see a colorful venomous snake, you must leave quickly. If you enter the Snake Valley by mistake, you will easily be bitten by a venomous snake. poison.
But whether it was Luo Zilan or Su Qing, how could they be afraid of a snake? Su Qing thought that a fireball spell could burn the snake to death.
Luo Zilan said this based on her own experience. She didn't expect how far Su Qing's cultivation was from hers.
Fortunately, the weather is cold now, and snakes like to hibernate. They broke into the outside of Snake Valley in a daze.
Very few people come here, but there are a lot of elixirs. A few people dug all the way and forgot to pay attention to where is this place?
Su Qing was delighted to find a third-order snake slough flower with green leaves and purple flowers.
Snake slough flowers are elixirs that grow on the sloughs of various venomous snakes and have grown in the soil for many years. They will bloom only if they are dripped by the venomous saliva of venomous snakes. They are the main raw material for antidote medicines. Although they are only three level, but very rare and expensive.
Su Qing pointed to the patches of purple-flowered spiritual plants. They were still blooming in such a cold weather.
"Meng Hang, do you think those are snake sloughing flowers?"
Meng Hang ran over to take a closer look and exclaimed,
"Oh my God, it's really huge. How come no one has discovered it before? We also have snake slough flowers here. One plant is worth one hundred thousand."
"There must be a lot of venomous snakes here, otherwise there wouldn't be so many snakes shedding flowers. If the venomous snakes weren't in hibernation now, it wouldn't be easy for us to come in."
When Zhu Xiuyun and Wang Sanmei heard this, their faces immediately turned pale, "Qingqing, you said there are many venomous snakes here. Didn't we break into the Snake Valley?"
"Grandma, second aunt, don't be afraid, it's winter now, snakes have hibernated and won't come out,"
Even so, Zhu Xiuyun was so scared that her heart was beating wildly.
"Meng Hang, what happened? You actually brought everyone to Snake Valley. You have known since you were a child that there are big snakes in Snake Valley that eat people."
Meng Hang said,
"I didn't know this was Snake Valley, but I just felt like there were a lot of elixirs here. Let's see if we didn't find a lot of snake slough flowers.
This is an important raw material for refining antidote potions, so we can't let it go. Unfortunately, we don't have a storage box. It would be a big loss to sell it to the purchasing station. If one plant can be sold for 50,000 interstellar coins, it is considered an overpayment. You are a profiteer! "
