After traveling through time, I found the country's father as a backer and became the group

After dinner, Ruan Ruan asked Huo Haocheng to take her to the logistics department. They went up the mountain to dig herbs and needed tools. The only thing they had at home was a hoe, which was too big and not suitable.

After selecting the tools, the three of them went home, changed into coarse cloth clothes for climbing the mountain, and headed into the mountains.

"Little sister, what medicinal herbs do we need to find?" The three of them stood at the foot of the mountain. Gu Jinghe looked at the mountain in front of him. He didn't know how many times he had walked up and down the mountain, but he couldn't tell which ones were medicinal herbs!

"We need to find Coptis chinensis, Licorice, Honeysuckle, Centella asiatica, and Plantago seed. How high is this mountain?" Ruan Ruan covered her eyes with her hands. The sunlight was so bright that she couldn't open her eyes.

"About 1500 meters," Huo Haocheng replied.

"That's good. Let's go." The three of them walked towards the mountain. Gu Jinghe walked in front, Ruan Ruan walked in the middle, and Huo Haocheng protected Ruan Ruan from behind to prevent her from slipping.

The three of them had only walked for a few minutes when Ruan Ruan saw the money plant on a slope. She asked them to stop and then walked over. She squatted down and took a closer look. It was indeed the money plant, so she started digging.

"What is this? How do we dig it out?" Gu Jinghe asked. They didn't know how to dig it out, and they were afraid that it would ruin the medicinal properties, so they asked first before they started.

"This is money grass. Shovel the sickle into the soil, and then move it downwards. A piece of it will rise up with roots and soil. You can take it home and plant it in the yard. It has the effects of clearing away heat and dampness, removing dampness and detoxifying, promoting blood circulation and removing blood stasis, and relieving swelling and pain. If you have stones, you can use it to make tea."

After a while, the three of them had trampled through the entire area, and Gu Jinghe's backpack was half full. After finding a herb, the three of them continued to move forward.

Even though it was difficult to walk in the mountains, it didn't bother them. After walking for about 20 minutes, Ruan Ruan put down the backpack and walked towards a clump of green plants.

"Little sister, if you like flowers, we will pick you a better-looking one later. Your yellow and white one doesn't look good." Seeing that Ruan Ruan stopped just to pick a not-so-good-looking flower, Gu Jinghe said to her.

"Idiot!" Huo Haocheng rolled his eyes at him and walked over to start picking them together.

At this time, Gu Jinghe realized that there was a kind of flower among the medicinal herbs that Ruan Ruan mentioned just now. It should be this kind, and he also started picking them.

"This is honeysuckle. It also has a nice name called mandarin duck vine. The flower is white when it first blooms, and turns yellow after one or two days, so it is called honeysuckle. And because there are two flowers on one stalk, and two stamens stick out, they are in pairs and inseparable, so it is also called mandarin duck vine. Its flowering period is particularly long, about 150 days, starting from May and withering in October.

It has the effects of clearing away heat and detoxifying, dispersing wind-heat, and can also treat carbuncle, intestinal carbuncle, abdominal pain, exogenous wind-heat, sore throat, etc.

After picking all the honeysuckle in this area, Ruan Ruan's arms could hardly lift up. The three of them put the honeysuckle in Gu Jinghe's backpack, which was already full.

"Brother, why don't you carry it back and spread the honeysuckle with a dustpan to dry it first." It would be too troublesome to carry so many things around with him.

Gu Jinghe looked at Huo Haocheng before saying, "Okay, I'll carry him back first. Tell me how to do it."

"Just wash the honeysuckle with water and then dry it in the sun. The money grass needs to be cleaned of mud and the damaged leaves removed, so that the roots and leaves cannot be separated."

"Okay, I got it. You guys should be careful too. I'll go back first."

"Take the key"

Afterwards, Huo Haocheng and Ruan Ruan continued to climb the mountain, while Gu Jinghe went home.

"Brother, take me to a place with a higher altitude, less sunlight, and loose and fertile soil. Do you know any here?" Ruan Ruan thought for a moment. Among the several herbs, only Coptis chinensis is the hardest to find. Let's go find it first.

"It's a bit far, follow me closely." Huo Haocheng thought about it and passed by a place during the previous training.

Huo Haocheng took Ruan Ruan to the top of the mountain, then went down from the other side and walked up again. After walking for an unknown amount of time, they finally reached the place that Ruan Ruan described.

"Let's take a break first." Ruan Ruan felt a little tired and sat on a fallen tree trunk, picking up a piece of grass at her feet.

"Ah, ah, ah, brother, brother, look, I found it." Ruan Ruan showed it to Huo Haocheng in disbelief.

"What is this?" Huo Haocheng frowned as he looked at the thing in Ruan Ruan's hand.

"Coptis chinensis"

"Well, one time when we were on a training march, Zhang Pengchuan from the third company, the one who ate with a silly smile on his face, also pulled one out. We didn't know what it was, so he put it in his mouth and tasted it. It was so bitter that he almost cried, and the bitter taste stayed in his mouth for a long time." Huo Haocheng recalled the scene of Pengchuan eating Coptis chinensis, and he also laughed for a long time.

"You are so brave. He actually dared to put such bitter Coptis chinensis directly into his mouth. Do you know the saying? A dumb person cannot express the bitterness of Coptis chinensis. Even drinking the water of Coptis chinensis is very bitter, but it has the effect of purging heat and detoxifying, so it is okay to eat a little."

Seeing that this was the medicinal herb that Ruan Ruan was looking for, Huo Haocheng also started to pull it out. Because the soil was loose, he finished quickly.

"Huh... Next is to find licorice. Brother, do you know where there are places with long-term drought or lack of water?" (Licorice grows in arid or semi-arid climates and has no requirements for soil. It is basically grown in Northeast China, North China, Shaanxi, Gansu and other places. It was moved here because of the plot.)

Huo Haocheng thought about it and realized that there was a mountainous area on the other side of the way back, with basically no water. He could go over there and take a look. “I know a piece of land. We can go and take a look, but I don’t know if it matches what you said.”

"Let's go and take a look first. If it doesn't work, we'll have to think of another way." It's already past four o'clock, and if we can't find it, we'll have to go down the mountain first, otherwise it will be very dangerous on the mountain at night.

"Then let's go"

Huo Haocheng took Ruan Ruan through the forest again, walked over two hills, and finally saw the land that Huo Haocheng mentioned. There were not many plants visible to the naked eye. Two licorice plants growing there were very eye-catching.

"Is this what you were talking about?" Huo Haocheng asked. He was also worried that the trip was in vain. They had already been running all day today, and he was worried whether Ruan Ruan could hold on.

"That's it, pull it out."

Huo Haocheng pulled up two licorice roots and put them in the backpack, then took Ruan Ruan down the mountain. It was very fast to go down the mountain here because there were no plants and there was no need to worry about not being able to see the road clearly. The two walked to the foot of the mountain in the afterglow of the setting sun.

"Brother, let's go pry plantain grass." Ruan Ruan put the backpack on the side of the bridge and started looking for it along the river. Plantain grass likes places with water and likes to grow by the river or on the edge of the field. After a while, the two of them pried a lot.

When they got home, it was almost dark.

"You are finally back. If you don't come back, I will find someone to look for you together," Gu Jinghe said to them

"Hurry up and eat. I brought it to you at home." After Gu Jinghe came back, he started washing and drying. When he was done, it was almost time for dinner. He went back to eat, and then told Gu Wenpeng about the two of them going up the mountain to collect herbs. Teacher Shen saved their meal. After dinner, Gu Jinghe came over, fearing that the two of them would miss each other at this time, but who knew that he waited until dark before they came back.

"Thank you, brother. Please thank my aunt for us." Ruan Ruan was so tired that she didn't want to move anymore. She sat on a stool in the yard and didn't even want to bend down to take off her shoes.

"I'll do it." After putting down the two backpacks, Huo Haocheng squatted in front of Ruan Ruan, took off her shoes, and then brought her slippers to put on.

Afterwards, Ruan Ruan went into the house and washed her hands, Huo Haocheng changed his shoes, and Gu Jinghe helped them take out the food. He had kept it warm in the pot because he was afraid that they would come back late.

"Come and eat quickly, and then go to bed early." Gu Jinghe looked at them and knew how difficult it was to find these medicines.

"Yeah, the food my aunt cooks is delicious." After running all day, Ruan Ruan was really exhausted.

"Why did you come back so late? Come back earlier next time. It's very dangerous in the mountains at night!" Gu Jinghe said to them, and these words were mainly meant for Huo Haocheng to hear.

"It's not Brother Haocheng's fault. I came back because I said I would find it. The main reason is that I don't want to run a second time. If I can finish it in one go, why should I climb a second mountain? It's very tiring, okay?" Ruan Ruan argued. In her opinion, if something can be completed in one go, she would never run a second time, even if it's a little later.

"Have you found all the remaining herbs?" Gu Jinghe asked;

"There is still one medicine missing, but there is no need to use it. I will ask Sister Xia tomorrow to see if she can help."

"what?"

"green beans"

After eating a bowl of rice, Ruan Ruan felt full and finally had strength.

"Mung beans are medicine?" This was the first time Gu Jinghe had heard of this. Not only him, but Huo Haocheng had also heard of this for the first time.

"Mung beans have the effects of clearing away heat, relieving summer heat, detoxifying, and lowering blood lipids. Otherwise, why do those people like to cook mung bean soup to drink in the summer?"

"It seems to be true. Following you today, I have learned a lot. In the eyes of you Chinese medicine practitioners, can all plants be used as medicine?" When they came in, Gu Jinghe saw the grass in the backpack, which was everywhere on the edge of the field outside.

"Not all of them, there are also many poisonous grasses. I'll take you to see them when I have the chance." Ruan Ruan felt that they were on missions all year round and had to see some of them often, so it would be better for them to get to know more herbs.

"Okay, you guys go to bed early. I'll go back first. I'll come early tomorrow to help you." After saying that, Gu Jinghe went back with the bowl.

Ruan Ruan was exhausted. She fell asleep on the bed after washing up. When Huo Haocheng came back, he heard Ruan Ruan's soft snoring. He lay down gently, and Ruan Ruan rolled into his arms. He held her and they fell asleep in each other's arms.