Cheng Qiao and Li Huan went to Uncle Ye's place. Uncle Ye was just holding a medicine hoe and a backpack and was about to go up the mountain to collect herbs. When he saw Cheng Qiao coming, he was stunned.
"Something's wrong."
"Uncle Ye, it's not that I'm feeling unwell. I want you to check on my mother-in-law. I don't think she's as healthy as she looks."
"Is that so? Let's go. I'm going to pick some herbs and stop by on the way."
Several people rushed home. When Li's mother saw Uncle Ye coming, she hurriedly came out to greet him with a smile. Uncle Ye was the only doctor in the village. He was usually kind and generous, and every villager respected him very much.
"Stretch out your hand, I'll check your pulse."
Mother Li was stunned for a moment, but when she saw Cheng Qiao's eager eyes, she couldn't help but feel warm in her heart. It must be that their Li family's ancestors had shown their power so that they could marry a good daughter-in-law like Cheng Qiao.
"Well, do you usually feel mentally exhausted, palpitations, forgetfulness, insomnia, dizziness, and weakness in the waist and knees?"
Mother Li thought about it and realized that these symptoms had occurred frequently in her life. Her heart tightened, wondering if she had some terminal illness.
"Don't be nervous. It's just liver and kidney deficiency caused by deficiency of Qi and blood. Just take some medicine and it will be fine. I'll prescribe a prescription for you right away. However, there are some things I don't have here. You can go and look for them yourself."
"Uncle Ye, please drive. I'll see if I can go to the mountains."
Cheng Qiao was worried that Li's mother would refuse, so she spoke first. When Li's mother heard that some things were missing, she really wanted to forget it, but after Cheng Qiao said that, she shut her mouth. She couldn't hurt her child's feelings.
"If you boil a bowl of codonopsis pilosula, fried eucommia bark, roasted licorice, fried yam with bran, cornus officinalis, rehmannia glutinosa, and wolfberry every day, it can treat physical discomfort caused by liver and kidney deficiency, and deficiency of both qi and blood."
Cheng Qiao picked up the prescription and recited it silently, then looked at Uncle Ye with shining eyes: "Uncle Ye, I will go with you to collect herbs today, and I can also recognize these herbs by the way."
Uncle Ye frowned slightly, glanced at Cheng Qiao who was looking at him nervously, and nodded involuntarily. Cheng Qiao was an educated youth, so it would be good for him to learn an extra skill.
Li Huan was a little nervous, but seeing how enthusiastic Cheng Qiao was, he couldn't help but soften his heart. Forget it, he didn't have anything to do recently, so he just went with his wife.
"Second-rate guy, if it's convenient for you, please get some more eggs, milk, cabbage, apples, pork rib soup, fragrant pears, fish, and shrimp to nourish your mother. Your wife should also be nourished."
Li Huan's heart moved, and he took Cheng Qiao's hand and moved closer to Uncle Ye: "Uncle Ye, help my wife check if she is pregnant."
Uncle Ye shook his head. He could tell from Cheng Qiao's face that she was pregnant, but he couldn't check it now, otherwise the time of Cheng Qiao's pregnancy would not match. She had only been married for about a month, and even the doctor couldn't tell that her pulse was slippery.
It seems that Li Huan and Cheng Qiao did fall into the trap of that educated youth Xu that night, but they were both smart, and Cheng Qiao escaped and came back at the critical moment, crushing the educated youth's conspiracy.
Li Huan took out two backpacks and a hoe. He gave the small backpack to Cheng Qiao and carried the big backpack himself. Then he asked Li's mother to close the door and have a good rest before preparing to go up the mountain.
A few people walked slowly into the mountains. Cheng Qiao was envious of the wild fruits in the mountains, such as Physalis, Tray Fruit, Cape Fruit, and Rosa rugosa, especially the wild kiwi fruit, which had delicate flesh and sweet flavor.
While Li Huan and Uncle Ye were not paying attention, Cheng Qiao smuggled a lot of wild fruits into the space, and the basket on his back had more and more things in it.
Li Huan saw mountain sorrel, hazelnuts, pine nuts and pecans, and quickly got them back. He took them home and fried them, which not only satisfied his cravings but also helped him keep away hunger during the winter.
Uncle Ye suddenly stopped moving. It turned out that he saw the ripe Schisandra chinensis fruit. This thing can be dried or steamed and then dried, and the fruit stems and impurities can be removed. It has the effect of strengthening the body and can be used together with Qiongzhen Ganoderma lucidum to treat insomnia.
Cheng Qiao and the others naturally recognized Schisandra chinensis and helped to pick them. However, Cheng Qiao always felt like there was a voice calling her, so she slowly walked forward based on her feeling and found a few red fruits under a large tree that was not facing the sun.
Oh my god! Cheng Qiao hurried over, took out a small knife from the space, and started digging eagerly. But just after he dug a small hole, he was stopped by Uncle Ye.
"Stop it, put the knife away quickly, don't you know that you can't use iron tools to dig ginseng?"
Cheng Qiao was shocked. She really didn't know there was such a rule. She quickly put away the knife and made way for Uncle Ye.
Uncle Ye took out a red silk thread from his pocket and tied up the wild ginseng. Every time he went up the mountain, he was prepared to dig ginseng, but after going up the mountain hundreds of times, the wild ginseng seemed to be extinct and he had never seen it once.
"You are a lucky girl. You actually found wild ginseng."
Uncle Ye took out a set of simple tools from his backpack and started digging. After an unknown amount of time, a slender ginseng with all the five shapes appeared before his eyes.
"Wow, this ginseng has a strong and robust body, solid and exquisite texture, long and winding whiskers, prominent pearl dots, long stems, two round fangs and many round stems. It's a good thing."
"Uncle Ye, how old is this ginseng?"
Cheng Qiao didn't understand anything and only knew to ask about the age. Uncle Ye saw that the wild ginseng had horse tooth reeds, pile flower reeds, and garden reeds, which meant that this ginseng was at least thirty years old. At this time, you have to carefully count every stacking mark, which are the age of the pile flower reeds.
"Preliminary estimates show that there will be 70 to 80 years left. Cheng Qiao, are you willing to give it up?"
Cheng Qiao felt reluctant, as she wanted to plant the wild ginseng in the space. The time flow rate in the black soil of the space was twice as fast as outside, and the wild ginseng could thrive in it.
"Forget it. A gentleman does not take away what is good from others. You should take it back. If you don't know how to make it, come to me."
Uncle Ye carefully handed the wild ginseng to Li Huan, and Li Huan quickly handed it to Cheng Qiao. To be honest, Li Huan was really worried that Cheng Qiao would be embarrassed to nod in agreement.
You know, it takes a lot of luck to dig up wild ginseng. How can you just give your luck away? Fortunately, Uncle Ye did not force you to take the wild ginseng.
"Uncle Ye, this is the first ginseng I dug. I want to keep it as a souvenir. If I dig another one, it will be yours."
Uncle Ye shook his head and smiled bitterly. The little girl was just good at fooling people. That was wild ginseng, not wild vegetables or weeds. It was everywhere and you could see it as long as you lowered your head.
The few of them walked for a distance towards the mountains. Li Huan was worried that Cheng Qiao couldn't bear it, so he found a place that looked relatively clean and asked Cheng Qiao to come over to rest and eat something to replenish his strength.
Cheng Qiao's legs were indeed trembling, and she hurried over. Just as she was about to sit down, Uncle Ye suddenly screamed in a low voice: "Don't move, it's dangerous."