The happy little days of the Ye family

Chapter 710 Herb Harvest 2

Although Tang Shan and Tang Xiaojing cooked herbal medicine until late at night the night before, the two of them went up the mountain to collect herbal medicine in high spirits the next morning.

Yesterday, the herbs were collected on the front side of Stone Mountain. Today, the father and son went to the back side of Stone Mountain.

The back side of Stone Mountain is flat, and Tang Xiaojing mostly grows Eucommia ulmoides, Niudali and other mid-priced herbs.

Although the price of these herbs is not high, the quantity is not small. The two of them collected 4 sacks of herbs in one morning.

Both father and son carried a large sack on their shoulders and another in each hand.

The herbs were still fresh and a bit heavy. The two of them walked around, panting from exhaustion and looking very embarrassed.

Because it was behind a mountain, after descending to the foot of the mountain, the two of them had to go around half the mountain to reach the oxcart.

When the two men delivered four sacks of herbs to the bullock cart, their clothes were soaked with sweat, and they were too tired to talk.

At this time, Tang Xiaojing was very envious of Li Orion's strength and couldn't help but mutter: "It would be great if I could be as powerful as Li Orion."

Tangshan on the side complained: "I will probably have a chance in the next life, so don't think about it now."

After the father and son had lunch, they rested for a long time before going up the mountain again.

On the back side of Stone Mountain, there are actually many wild and precious medicinal materials. They were carrying things in the morning and did not bother to collect them. In the afternoon, the two of them went back.

Because this is my own hill, I am not afraid that someone will snatch away the herbs on the mountain.

Every time Tang Xiaojing picked herbs, he would not finish them all. He would habitually leave some of them to continue growing.

Mature herbs will have seeds, and a few small ones can usually be found near the large herbs. In addition, Tang Xiaojing planted them himself, and there were more and more herbs on the mountain.

No one can escape birth, old age, illness and death. These herbs do not last forever and will become bad if they last too long.

Tang Xiaojing picked a few wild herbs that were of particularly good quality and vintage.

Two 12-year-old Polygonatum polygonatum, two 9-year-old Polygonum multiflorum, and a super-large Polygonum multiflorum that is about 13 years old.

Shopkeeper Wang was probably so happy that he jumped up when he saw these medicinal materials with such good effects.

When the two of them went down the mountain, they picked some dried fungus. Unfortunately, winter was about to come, and there were very few mushrooms on the mountain at this time.

Tang Xiaojing saw that the basket on his back was somewhat empty, so he took out his bow and arrows, and the two started hunting.

There were a lot of hares on the mountain at this time. The father and son hunted 4 hares and 2 pheasants, filling the backpacks behind them to the brim.

The father and son went down to the mountainside, and when passing by a small bush, Tang Xiaojing accidentally tripped over a stone.

Tang Xiaojing staggered, and when he lowered his head, he discovered that there was a large pit as big as a master's chair and as deep as a bucket on the edge of the grass.

There used to be hunters hunting here on the mountain. There were quite a lot of pits here. Tang Xiaojing didn't pay attention. He stood up straight and planned to continue walking.

As soon as he lifted his feet, Tang Xiaojing saw from the corner of his eye a very familiar plant on the edge of the pit.

Tang Xiaojing hurriedly bent down and took a closer look. It turned out to be a huge Gastrodia elata that had grown for an unknown number of years. It was twice as big as the Gastrodia elata collected in the past.

Looking at the ridiculously large gastrodia elata in front of him, Tang Xiaojing thought he was dazzled by the mistake. After rubbing his eyes, he found that the gastrodia elata was still in the big pit.

There are also several smaller Gastrodia elata trees nearby. Although they are smaller than the giant Gastrodia elata next to them, they are also mature Gastrodia elata that can be used as medicine. It is worth a lot of money to prepare them and take them to the pharmacy.

Tang Xiaojing quickly called Tang Shan back, who was walking in front. The father and son took small medicine hoes and carefully dug out the Gastrodia elata that was about to become sperm.

The roots of this Gastrodia elata are very dense and the main trunk is very thick, almost like wild ginseng.

"This Gastrodia elata has been around for decades, but it's a pity it's not wild ginseng." Tang Xiaojing looked regretful.

It was also the first time for Tangshan to see such a big gastrodia elata, and he looked at his son excitedly, "How much is such a big gastrodia elata worth?"

"Although gastrodia elata is not as valuable as wild ginseng, such large gastrodia elata is not common, so why is it worth several taels of silver?"

It was also the first time for Tang Xiaojing to see such a big Gastrodia elata, and his tone was a little uncertain.

In addition to the large Gastrodia elata tree that is about to mature, there are 5 smaller ones nearby.

The two larger ones grow near the roots of the giant gastrodia elata. When they were digging the gastrodia elata just now, the father and son dug the two smaller ones together.

There are three and a half large Gastrodia elata trees left, and Tang Xiaojing plans to keep them growing.

This deep pit is surrounded by grass, so it is quite hidden, and you are not afraid of being discovered by others.

The herbs collected today are of a higher age, have better medicinal effects, and are more expensive than those of ordinary years.

On the way back, Tang Xiaojing roughly estimated the various herbs collected today.

4 sacks of medium-priced herbs can be sold for about 8 taels of silver after processing. There are also several older herbs. The herbs collected today are worth about 16 taels.

Although they did not collect dendrobium and millipede as they did yesterday, the two of them were satisfied.

On the third day, the father and son went to the dense forest where they found the wild ginseng. They planned to search the forest again, and maybe they could find other wild ginseng.

The two thought very well, but in fact, except for a few common herbs and some fungus, no other valuable herbs were found in the forest.

Then the two people went to the outside of the small valley. The father and son walked around the rocks outside the small valley.

The two of them were lucky enough to find two larger and smaller chicken-blood vines on the rocks outside.

The father and son took the opportunity to study this small stone valley.

This small valley gave the father and son the feeling that there was a large hollow in the middle of a large rocky mountain.

The sunken hole is a small valley, and the rocks outside are all one piece, tightly surrounding the small valley.

The father and son spent three days walking around Stone Mountain inside and out.

The next two people spent another two days gathering most of the herbs that could be collected from Rabbit Mountain.

Most herbs have seeds. As long as they are not exterminated, the mature herbs will sow themselves at the right time, and new seedlings will grow out soon.

The father and son went out early and came back late every day, turning two hills upside down.

This year's herbal harvest can be said to be a bumper harvest. The herbs Tang Xiaojing planted are growing very well, and he has also found many wild herbs of good vintage.

There were too many herbs collected in the past few days. The father and son, plus Ye Qingqing, who was in charge, worked hard for four days to prepare all the herbs.