It had snowed after the autumn harvest, but the temperature had not reached freezing point, so the snow did not pile up. Instead, it melted into water and seeped into the mountains.
Such mountains are very muddy and it is very difficult to walk. Everyone has to use the hatchet in their hands to scrape off the mud on the soles of their feet from time to time, otherwise they will either not be able to lift their feet or will slip.
Li Huan was wearing the rubber shoes that Cheng Qiao had given him. They were much better than those who wore cotton shoes. At least the rubber shoes were waterproof, so after a long time, he actually began to sweat.
But it was not the same for those villagers whose families were not well off. Their shoes were already torn and the soles were worn thin. The cold mud and water penetrated through the tattered cotton shoes and froze their feet to the point of being almost numb.
Chen Weidang couldn't help but shake his head. The hunting team had such a hard time just getting up the mountain. If they encountered any large wild beast, these people wouldn't even have the strength to escape.
He quickened his pace and walked over to discuss it with Li Huan. Li Huan looked back and agreed with him. He lowered his head to think about it, and happened to see several plants around him that were more than 80 cm tall and had thick taproots.
His eyes lit up involuntarily. Cheng Qiao followed Uncle Ye to study medicine, and had to go up the mountain to collect herbs from time to time. It would be better to let those people learn to collect herbs and then sell them to Uncle Ye and Cheng Qiao. Then they could subsidize the family.
"Fellow villagers, this is Astragalus. The root of Astragalus can be used as medicine. It tastes sweet and is warm in nature. It has the effects of nourishing the kidney and spleen, stopping sweat and promoting diuresis, and reducing swelling and draining pus."
Chen Weidang pulled Li Huan's sleeve. He came to ask Li Huan to persuade those people to go back. Why did this guy talk about medicinal herbs? Could it be that he also studied medicine with Ye Jun like his wife
"Anyone whose shoes have been soaked and whose feet are numb from the cold, please go back and change your shoes quickly. If you can still hold on, pick these herbs and give them to me. I can exchange them for some cornmeal or sorghum flour."
Those whose shoes were soaked had actually already considered backing out, but they did not dare to say that they wanted to go back, for fear that any good things in the village would not happen to them in the future.
Now that Li Huan said this, all the people who wanted to leave rushed over, carefully examined the Astragalus in Li Huan's hand, and then began to look for it with their heads down. Since this could be exchanged for food, they certainly couldn't come here in vain.
Looking at the villagers who were busy scrambling for Astragalus, Li Huan once again asked those who were willing to go up the mountain with him to get ready, as they were about to enter the mountain.
Finally, Li Huan led more than 30 people up the mountain, and the others went down the mountain to look for Astragalus. If they couldn't find any, they would chop some firewood and bring back.
Xu Laidi first picked up some firewood and returned to the educated youth site. Then he took a rope and a shoulder pole, pretended to go chopping firewood, and walked towards the back mountain.
The other female educated youth at the educated youth site, including the village women, were all busy with their work, and no one noticed that Xu Laidie had arrived at Cheng Qiao's yard.
She secretly climbed up the wall, wanting to see where Cheng Qiao's son was, but she only heard the sound of chopping wood. She glanced over and saw Li's mother sitting in the yard of Cheng Qiao's new house chopping wood.
Xu Laidi was delighted. If Li's mother was in the old house, she would not be able to escape Li's mother's eyes if she wanted to enter the house. But Li's mother was now in the newly built house, so she could sneak in from the backyard of the old house.
But Xu Laidi looked around the backyard and didn't see any trace of little Cheng Li. Could he be sleeping in the house? That was impossible, as a child of this age would definitely not sleep at this time.
But she couldn't hear little Cheng Li's voice, and suddenly thought of Li Le. Could it be that Li Le took Cheng Qiao's son to school? But how could he take a child to school
Xu Laidi was puzzled, but he could only sneak out of the Li family's yard. He didn't know what to do for a moment. Should he go to the county town to see if the child was following Li Le, or wait for the next opportunity.
She had no idea that Cheng Qiao had already placed little Cheng Li in the space. Li Huan made a wooden bed for little Cheng Li that could be surrounded on all sides and covered it with soft bedding and cotton pads, making it a comfortable little bed.
Then let the red-headed viper accompany little Cheng Li. When it is time to feed, she will naturally avoid Ye Jun and sneak into the space to feed little Cheng Li.
Ye Jun discovered that Cheng Qiao was clearly in the northwest corner just now, but when he walked over there was no trace of her. He couldn't help but sigh. What a fantastic disciple he had found. No wonder he learned medicine so quickly.
Then he looked around and returned to his original position. Cheng Qiao was in a hurry to feed little Cheng Li and did not even notice the moment when Ye Jun moved forward and backward.
If she had seen it, she would have confessed it to Ye Jun earlier. Cheng Qiao felt that Ye Jun really treated her like his own daughter and taught her medical classics without reservation.
After Cheng Qiao fed little Cheng Li, she changed his diaper and played with him for a while. When she saw him rubbing his eyes with his hands, she knew that her son was going to sleep, so she quickly coaxed him to sleep.
Then he took the red-headed viper out of the space. Whenever Cheng Qiao went up the mountain, he would release the red-headed viper and let it move freely in the mountains.
"Cheng Qiao, be careful..."
When Ye Jun saw Cheng Qiao appear and was about to walk over, he suddenly saw a red-headed viper appear. He was so scared that his heart almost stopped beating.
But when Cheng Qiao turned around, the red-headed viper had already left arrogantly. Ye Jun swore that he saw the look the snake gave him, as if it was mocking him.
"Cheng Qiao, are you okay?"
"Master, I'm fine. I'm not afraid of snakes."
Ye Jun stared at Cheng Qiao. What girl is not afraid of snakes? No, Cheng Qiao looks like a girl, but in fact she is already a mother of a child.
Cheng Qiao felt a little uneasy when she looked at Ye Jun, but she really didn't dare to tell Ye Jun about her rebirth and the possession of a heaven-defying treasure space, for fear that he would regard her as a monster and a handful of medicine powder would take her life.
"Master, there are some things I can't tell you for now. When I grow up and can protect myself and you, I will tell you everything."
Ye Jun nodded. Although the herbs that Cheng Qiao gave him looked like they were picked from the mountains, their efficacy and taste were better and purer than those picked from the mountains.
He wanted to ask Cheng Qiao about the origin of these medicines several times, but when the words were on the tip of his tongue, he forced himself to hold them back. He was worried that if he opened his mouth, Cheng Qiao would never give him these herbs again.
"I will live with you this winter. You should learn acupuncture and bone setting from me. You should also study the ancient prescription book carefully. This is the treasure of our Ye family."
Cheng Qiao was happy. Although she had memorized all the prescriptions in the ancient prescription books by heart, making medicine was an arduous process. A slight mistake could lead to a huge error. If there was even the slightest error in the whole process, all would fail.