The young couple sitting together were unaware that they were being spied on by their brothers.

Song Xile looked around the depths of the forest and asked Ah Li in his mind, "Ah Li, can you detect anything nearby that is worth recording?"

A Li's childish voice sounded: "Yes, host, but before the system is upgraded, A Li can only detect within a certain range."

"How far can it detect?" Song Xile asked curiously.

"Only within a hundred meters!"

Song Xile couldn't help but let out a breath. It really only had basic functions. "Then, Ah Li, can you help me see if there are any crops nearby that can be included in the system?"

"Ali has been exploring, but has not found any crops worth including!"

Song Xile was slightly disappointed, but he still asked, "Are there any medicinal herbs nearby?"

After a moment, Ali's voice sounded in my mind again.

"Host, Ah Li has detected wild Astragalus membranaceus 80 meters southeast of here."

Song Xile was happy and asked: "Ali, does the system accept Astragalus?"

"Host, Astragalus is not a species that the mall needs to include, but the host can trade it with the mall as a Chinese medicinal material. One kilogram of wild Astragalus is fifty points!"

Song Xile didn't expect it to be so low.

She asked in surprise, "Is it that only species included in the system have high points, and other items traded have low points?"

"Yes, host, the host is really smart!" Ali jumped on Xiaopang's body and praised sincerely.

Song Xile couldn't help but hold his forehead with his hand. This is very obvious, okay?

Including one bamboo shoot will earn you 100 points, but one pound of astragalus will only earn you 50 points!

What a cunning system!

Chen Yunyou, who was sitting nearby, saw his wife holding her forehead with her hand, thinking she was feeling unwell, and asked with concern: "What's wrong? Do you have a headache?"

Song Xile quickly sat up straight and denied it.

Thinking of the astragalus mentioned by the system just now, Song Xile smiled and coaxed: "I thought of a place where there might be wild vegetables. Do you want to go with me to take a look!"

Chen Yunyou nodded without hesitation at his wife's sweet smile.

Following Ali's instructions, Song Xile walked further and further away, until no one was ahead.

The messy branches in the woods stopped the two men from moving forward.

Song Xile waved the tool in his hand and cut off the unsightly branches.

Finally, I saw clusters of Astragalus on a hillside.

Wild Astragalus

Song Xile tried her best to hold back the cheers that were about to burst out of her mouth and pretended to look for wild vegetables on the ground.

In this deep forest where few people go, there are indeed some wild vegetables on the ground. Song Xile bent down and dug the wild vegetables while walking towards the direction of the astragalus!

When they finally reached the Astragalus, Song Xile exclaimed in surprise: "Yun You, come and see, there is Astragalus here!"

Chen Yunyou, who was looking for wild vegetables with his head down, raised his eyes to see his wife's excited smile, and then looked at a plant with bright green roots. Why did he have an illusion that his wife brought him here just for this astragalus?

If Song Xile knew that her disguise had actually been seen through by her husband long ago, she would probably wonder whether her acting skills were too poor or her husband was too clever!

Chen Yunyou showed a surprised look, stood up and walked to his wife, "Do you want me to help you dig?"

Song Xile shook his head and said, "Go call the eldest and second brothers. This astragalus is very difficult to dig. I'm afraid it will take us an hour to dig it out!"

Chen Yunyou was worried about leaving his wife here alone, and looked hesitant!

At this moment, the calls of the Song brothers came from the mountains and forests not far away. They only needed to chop down a tree and the two men would disappear!

The three brothers were so frightened that they immediately stopped what they were doing and started looking for the person everywhere!

Although there has been no news of any ferocious beasts in this mountain, there is no guarantee that in the current bad year, ferocious beasts from other places may come here in search of food.

If those two weaklings were to encounter this, there would be no help from heaven or earth.

"Brother, we are here!" Song Xile responded loudly.

The three brothers walked in the direction of the voice, and when they saw the two people, they breathed a sigh of relief!

Song Ping frowned and said seriously, "Why did you bring Yun You here without telling me? The mountain is so big, what if we encounter some ferocious beasts?"

Song Xile touched his nose, knowing that his behavior was a bit reckless, and admitted his mistake very obediently: "Brother, I know I was wrong!"

Seeing his young wife being scolded, Chen Yunyou hurriedly explained, "Uncle, don't blame Xile. I asked Xile to bring me here!"

Seeing Chen Yunyou defending his sister, Song Ping was satisfied, but his eyes were glaring at his sister!

Song Xile immediately shifted his attention and asked, "Brother, what do you think we found?"

Song Xile pointed at a green plant on the hillside and looked at his elder brother excitedly.

Song Ping asked curiously: "What is this?"

"Brother, this is a wild medicinal herb called Astragalus!"

Song An widened his eyes in surprise, and curiously circled around the plant. He couldn't help but ask, "Little sister, is this astragalus one of the ingredients in the medicine that mother takes?"

Song Xile nodded, "That's right!

"The medicinal root of Astragalus lies in the rhizome underground. Brother, be careful when you dig it up, don't break it!"

The three brothers nodded in succession when they heard this. If this thing were dug out, wouldn’t that mean they would have a place to get their mother’s medicine?

With great surprise, the three brothers even forgot to ask their youngest sister how she knew that this was Astragalus.

The three of them picked up their tools and started digging without hesitation. They first used a small pickaxe to dig up the soil around them. Gradually, a white rhizome as thick as a bamboo branch appeared, extending all the way to the ground!

When the three brothers saw that they had indeed dug out the medicinal herbs, they moved more carefully, for fear of damaging them.

The three of them worked together to dig the soil on one side. When they dug down, they would find some tiny branched roots extending to other places.

At this time, Song Cheng accidentally cut off a branch. He nervously picked up the small branch he had cut off and said anxiously: "Sister, I accidentally cut off the astragalus!"

Song Xile patted the regretful boy and comforted him, "This is not the main rhizome, it's fine, take it back and make soup for mom, it's very nutritious!"

The boy's brows finally relaxed!

The three of them worked together and it took them about a quarter of an hour to finally dig out the Astragalus buried underground!

It’s as long as an adult man’s arm!

Song Xile took the astragalus in his hand and weighed it, estimating that it weighed about one kilogram.

"Ordinary astragalus costs around fifty or sixty cents per pound. Astragalus of this quality should be able to be sold for one cent of silver. Brother, when the time comes, you can take it to the pharmacy in the city and ask about the price!" Song Xile suggested.

"Take this back and make soup for you. There are more than a dozen plants on this hillside. We can dig more tomorrow! It's getting late now. Let's go down the mountain today and don't delay your return trip!"

The two brothers behind him nodded in unison. They had run to this mountain countless times, but they had never known what Astragalus existed. If it weren’t for their sister today, they would still be blind!

Song Xile did not refuse and accepted it generously. She smiled and said, "Thank you, big brother. I can go back and make soup for Yun You!"

Chen Yunyou readily bowed and thanked him: "Thank you, uncle!"

Song Ping shook his head helplessly and laughed, "Let's go, if you don't go down the mountain now, it will be too late for you to go back!"

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