It's already April now.
Their custom here does not count the solar calendar, but all calculations are based on the lunar calendar.
April is the season when vegetation grows vigorously, and didn’t it rain a few days ago?
After this spring rain, the vegetation in the mountains grew so vigorously.
Early this morning, Qiao Nianyao followed Mr. Ma into the mountains.
"I don't know if we can meet Laoshan Ginseng today." Qiao Nianyao said while eating egg pancakes.
Although the little old man wanted to bring good things home, he was open-minded and said, "We still have to focus on identifying medicines."
Of course it's a good thing to meet Shan Bao, but if you don't, don't be too disappointed, right?
After all, being able to pick so many trees this year is a big deal, and it feels like a dream.
Of course Qiao Nianyao agreed.
The following time, she also studied medicine identification with her master.
When it comes to this, I have to praise Ma Lao, because he is really knowledgeable.
I know all the medicinal herbs.
"Master, how come you know so much? Did you learn it all by going to the mountains with your master?"
"Of course. I have walked through so many mountains with your master before."
Distinguishing medicine is the first thing you need to learn when getting started.
Although his medical skills were evaluated as the worst by his master, his master's evaluation was the worst. If compared to outsiders, it would be enough to guide the country.
Identifying medicines in the mountains is child's play.
"You must learn this skill carefully. It is easy to get confused between medicinal materials. You must also learn to identify the age of the medicinal materials. Some profiteers will pass off inferior medicinal materials and redispose of diseased medicinal materials before taking them. Come and sell!" Mr. Ma said.
"How to identify these?"
Mr. Ma was not in a hurry, "Take your time, first identify all the medicinal materials in the mountains, and then learn the rest."
This is how the master taught him before, and now he teaches his disciples the same way.
"Although it is a bit hard, I will use these lessons for life." Mr. Ma added.
In the past, when he was learning this from his master, he always wanted to be lazy, so he really learned a lot from his master's lessons.
Later, when I grew up and learned it, I understood Master's good intentions.
If you learn medical skills, you will really not be afraid of starving to death no matter where you go.
Master is passing on to him an iron rice bowl that will last him a lifetime.
Qiao Nianyao smiled and said, "I'm okay. It's not hard at all. The main thing is that it's hard on you, Master. You had to bring me in and teach me how to identify them one by one."
Mr. Ma is very satisfied. His disciple is much better than he was back then.
If you have good talent and high understanding, the key is to be willing to work hard.
After all, he has been with his master since he was a child and has never suffered much, so he is so ignorant.
It's not easy for my disciple, who has been through so much at such a young age, no wonder he is so sensible.
But it is also good to taste bitter first and then sweet later.
Study hard and you won't be any worse in the future. After all, your disciple-in-law has stood up now, right?
From now on, some good days will pass, and all the bad ones will be over.
The master and apprentice continued to walk into the mountains, and as they walked, they also discovered a lot of good medicinal materials.
After a winter of consumption in the health center, many medicinal materials have been exhausted. Of course, if you can find them, you must dig them back.
Once dried, it can be stored for a long time, as long as you take it out to dry in the sun when you have time.
I spent the whole morning identifying and searching for medicines, but I didn’t come across any ginseng.
After lunch, we continued to collect medicinal materials.
Qiao Nianyao wanted to hide it, so she couldn't find much ginseng in the next time.
Mr. Ma was not disappointed either. Those were ginseng, not a big white radish. Meeting so many of them before seemed like a supernatural incident, which made him feel a little scared. He was still wondering if he had really encountered something ghost. Hitting a wall or something?
So it is completely normal to get nothing like today.
Qiao Nianyao smiled inwardly when she saw that the old man was not disappointed at all.
But she just said a few hilarious words and let it go for the time being, not to do so many ginseng.
Just don't say it yet.
Apart from Zhao Yulan who dug up a ginseng, there were also other people in the village who dug up a ginseng.
It was dug up by Li Laosi who was about to get married.
He originally wanted to go into the mountains to see if there was any game to hunt. The story of Song Qingfeng returning home after hunting game had spread in the village.
He's also greedy, okay?
So I wanted to try my luck, thinking that if I could get a good shot, I could also make up for my fiancée Chen Xuemei, right?
As a result, he didn't catch the pheasant, but he dug up a ginseng and came back!
After Zhao Yulan dug it up, she didn't dare to sell it herself. She was not familiar with this place and had only been to the county town a handful of times. How could she sell it?
But Li Laosi is a local after all, so he dares.
This ginseng tree also cost him a lot of money.
This incident didn't come out at first, but it came out later.
Because after selling the money, of course he had to buy clothes for Chen Xuemei. He was really infatuated with Chen Xuemei, his fiancée, and was willing to spend any money on her.
But he was willing to do so, but his sisters-in-law at home were dissatisfied.
Because I didn’t know that he sold wild ginseng, I thought it was my mother-in-law who subsidized it privately. How could I be happy with it?
After this commotion broke out, it was discovered that Li Laosi had dug up wild ginseng.
Can this be the end of it?
No, because Lao Li's family is one big family and has not been divided until now.
In other words, even if Li Laosi digs up wild ginseng and sells it for money, the money must go to the public, not to himself!
This is quite a fuss.
Ma Guilian came to talk about this matter.
"Originally, because Li Susu brought her family to live with her parents after getting married, and Meng Zhiqing was not a good worker, her sisters-in-law were very dissatisfied. Now Li Laosi, a fool, wants to marry Chen Zhiqing, a cheater. If you sneak in, they all want to separate and go alone."
Qiao Nianyao said: "That's normal, but Uncle Li and Aunt Li won't be willing to separate the family, right?"
She knew that Lao Li's family had always wanted to be selected as one of the top five good families.
"If we were willing to separate the family, we wouldn't be making such a fuss." Ma Guilian nodded, "But I guess it will be divided sooner or later. How is it possible for the brothers to work for nothing to support others?"
Qiao Nianyao nodded. She had just heard about the excitement in the village and didn't say more about it.
Ma Guilian asked: "How many days will Qingfeng go out this time?"
"I don't know the specifics, but it will definitely take four to five days."
"It would be great if you could change jobs and come back. You will be blessed in the future." Ma Guilian said with a smile.
Qiao Nianyao also smiled, "I'm not sure yet, but I don't have any other requirements, even if it's nothing, I just want him to be safe. I'm happy even if I have a simple meal."
Ma Guilian nodded. She thought the same way. As long as the family is in good health, what does it matter if they are poor?
