The happy little days of the Ye family

Ye Xilin smiled brightly and pushed aside the weeds in the grass, revealing a plant with leaves that looked a bit like bamboo leaves.

And it looks very similar to the ginger in the field, but Ye Xilin knows that it is a precious herb.

He had seen it before at the Tang family, and Tang Xiaojing introduced it to him at that time. It was wild Huang Jing.

The older the Polygonatum is, the more expensive it is.

If the Polygonatum japonica is six years old, after processing, one plant can be sold for about 600 coins. If it is more than ten years old, one plant is worth one or two taels of silver.

But I heard that the cooking method is very complicated, and it requires steaming and drying nine times.

Ye Xilin originally thought it would be good to find one, but unexpectedly he looked up and saw a patch of Polygonatum japonica in front of him.

And every tree is very strong. Looking at the past, there are at least twenty trees.

Ye Xilin waved to the three of them excitedly: "There's something good, come here quickly."

By the time Li Guoer and the others came over, Ye Xilin had dug out two Polygonatum japonica trees and was about to start working on the third one.

Not only does the leaves of this Polygonatum resemble the ginger used at home to remove the smell and cold, but even the dug rhizome looks similar to ginger.

It's a pity that they look similar, but their values ​​are very different.

Tang Xiaojing was the closest and the first one to come over. When he saw this small piece of Huangjing, he was immediately happy.

"If this piece of Huangjing were dug out, it would not be worth fifteen taels of silver."

"It's so valuable, why are you still standing there? Dig up this whole area quickly." Ye Xilin quickly invited them to dig together.

While Tang Xiaojing dug up Polygonatum japonica, he also explained to Ye Xilin:

"The biggest ones like these are at least about 10 years old. The longer the Polygonatum odoratum grows, the better the medicinal effect will be. A prepared plant can be sold for one tael of silver."

"The trees at the back are about eight years old, and the two trees further forward are six or seven years old."

While Tang Xiaojing was digging, he also taught Ye Xilin how to tell the year of Huang Jing.

As for Li Guoer and Tang Shan, they both knew each other, so there was no need for Tang Xiao Jingjiao.

As he spoke, Tang Xiaojing also reminded a few people: "Only Polygonatum odorifera that is more than 6 years old can be used as medicine. Don't dig up the remaining small ones yet."

Ye Xilin nodded vigorously, then looked around, trying to write down this place.

"All those under six years old will be retained. We will dig out again in two years. By then, it will probably be a small piece again."

The more Ye Xilin thought about it, the more beautiful it became, and he thought he could come and dig it every two years in the future.

With more people and greater strength, this piece of Huangjing was dug quickly.

Looking at these Polygonatum japonicas, which were of excellent quality and age, Tang Xiaojing's mouth was about to burst to the base of his ears.

"This batch of Polygonatum japonica is really good. There are 4 plants in the 6-year-old plant, 5 plants in the -year-old plant, and plants in the -year-old and -year-old plants."

After the things are dug, we must discuss how to divide them, otherwise we will easily get angry.

Tangshan looked at the small pile of Huangjing in front of him and took the initiative to say to Ye Xilin:

"Xilin, you discovered these Huangjing. Your brother-in-law and I can just take one third of it."

Ye Xilin shook his head, "We don't know how to cook this Polygonatum japonica. Why don't you help me dig it out, brother-in-law, and we'll share it equally."

Li Guoer also said: "We are all one family. Let's share it equally as Xilin said. It's not cost-effective to sell fresh herbs directly."

She usually went hunting in the mountains and collected Polygonatum japonica, but her family didn't know how to process it, so the price sold to the pharmacy was much cheaper than the prepared product.

Seeing that the two of them were sincere, Tangshan finally agreed to split the money equally. But I thought that if I found something good later, I would give it half to the Ye family.

Tang Xiaojing knew most of the herbs on the mountain. He found several herbs in his backpack that Ye Xilin and Guoer didn't recognize and taught them how to identify them.

"This is Chun Bupleurum, also known as Bupleurum. Its roots can be used as medicine. It has the effects of relieving symptoms, reducing fever, soothing the liver and relieving stagnation. Sun-dried Bupleurum is sold in pharmacies at 50 yuan per pound."

"This is Yinchen. The spring Yinchen is called Mian Yinchen. It has the effect of clearing away dampness and heat, promoting choleretic and reducing yellowing. After drying, it costs 60 yuan per pound, but this thing is relatively light."

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After teaching them once, Tang Xiaojing also gave several medicinal materials in his hand to Ye Xilin and Li Guoer, letting them hold them for comparison.

Ye Xilin had good luck originally, but now with the reference materials given by Tang Xiaojing, he is at ease in the mountains.

Good things come out one after another. After walking a few steps, a small piece of spring Bupleurum appeared in front of me.

There were not many spring bupleurum and they weren't worth much, so Ye Xilin didn't call anyone over and started digging them up himself with a small hoe.

Only the roots of Bupleurum can be used as medicine. After removing the upper leaves and branches, not much can be used.

A piece of spring Bupleurum has been dug, and the rhizome is only a few kilograms. After drying, it is estimated to be only about two kilograms.

Looking at these Bupleurum, Ye Xilin was in a very good mood. Two kilograms were worth 100 yuan, and it was not in vain that he had a sore back and back.

Tang Xiaojing's harvest was also good. He found a large area of ​​wormwood. Although this thing was light in his hand, it was still a large quantity.

Tang Xiaojing and Tangshan couldn't finish digging by themselves, so they asked Ye Xilin and Li Guoer to come over and dig together.

After a long time, the four of them also had a tacit understanding. If there was a small amount, they would dig it themselves.

If I encounter a whole piece of medicinal materials, I will call others to share it.

Several people were also very measured when picking. They tried to dig out the older ones and basically kept all the smaller ones to let them continue to grow.

The sun slowly rose from the horizon to the center, and the backpacks behind the people were slowly filling up.

However, except for the piece of Polygonatum japonica that Ye Xilin found, the ones found later were all ordinary herbs, which were not worth much.

When he was about to take a rest, Li Guoer saw a half-rotted tree trunk on the upper left.

The tree trunk is so big that it takes two people to wrap their arms around it.

However, the tree trunk above had been chopped down in half, leaving only half of it.

There are several large and leafy trees nearby, blocking the surrounding sunlight.

Although the tree trunk in front of me is dry, it looks very moist. There are dense black fungus growing on it, and they are very big.

Halfway through the harvest, Li Guoer saw a tree hole inside the trunk, with two large mushrooms similar to Ganoderma lucidum growing inside.

Li Guoer was very excited and quickly called the other three people over.

The four of them did some research and finally discovered that this thing was the same as the one Ye Xilin found, but it looked similar and was not Ganoderma lucidum.

But this thing is also a medicinal material, and it looks 90% similar to Ganoderma lucidum.

Li Guoer picked them all, planning to sell one for money and keep the other to take back to her parents' home.

Dashan Village is full of deep mountains and old forests, and Li Guoer plans to go back later and go up the mountains to see if he can find Ganoderma lucidum.

When Tang Xiaojing walked to a hillside, he saw a few piles of animal feces on the ground.

It looked like it had just been pulled down not long ago, but it had been stepped on by some animal, and it was no longer possible to distinguish its original appearance.

Tang Xiaojing felt that the footprints on the ground looked familiar, and took a few more glances at the excrement that had been trampled into shape.

It felt a bit like a sika deer, but he wasn't sure.

Tang Xiaojing thought that Li Guoer had hunted sika deer several times before, and she would definitely be able to distinguish the sika deer's footprints.

"Brothers and sisters, there are some animal droppings and footprints here. They look a bit like sika deer to me."

When she heard that there was a sika deer, Li Guoer didn't even need the hoe in her hand and ran over.