The little village girl dressed as a disaster star led the whole village astray

However, she did not intend to find out the truth immediately. Li Zhaodi posed no threat to her and she had more important things to do now.

Yes, after eating bland food for four or five days in a row, Li Xi said that it was urgent to make money.

The Gastrodia elata that she had seen on the mountain before should be ready for picking now. After breakfast, Li Xi loaded her backpack and went up the mountain early in the morning. Madam Liu originally didn't want her to go, but under Li Xi's insistence, she had to give in.

Seeing this, Hu Zi also wanted to follow, but today Li Xi was going to do some serious work, so he didn't plan to take him with him.

"Sister has something important to do. I'll take you with me next time."

Hu Zi has always been obedient. Although he felt a little disappointed when he heard his sister say this, he still nodded, leaned on the door frame and watched Li Xi go up the mountain.

Entering the mountain, fresh air hit Li Xi in the face. He took a deep breath and the fresh air went straight into his lungs. The only benefit of traveling back to ancient times was probably that there was no air pollution.

Li Xi followed his memory to the Gastrodia elata field, put down his backpack, and took out a small planing hammer.

"Start working!"

Li Xi had acquired the skill of digging medicinal herbs since childhood. He finished digging the pile of Gastrodia elata in front of him in no time. Although it was called a pile, it actually only filled half of the backpack. Since the backpack was not full, Li Xi planned to walk further in.

Villagers often came up to chop wood and hunt, so there was no danger outside, but Li Duo still carefully scanned the surroundings as he walked.

Suddenly Li Xi stopped moving - it was a golden ring snake.

The Bungarus krait moves slowly and does not like to attack humans. It mainly feeds on small vertebrates and is highly poisonous.

If a person is bitten by a bungarus, he will immediately suffer from respiratory paralysis, and if rescue is not timely, he will suffocate to death.

But it is also a good thing. The medicinal effect of the Bungarus krait is very strong. According to medical records, the Bungarus krait is salty, warm in nature, enters the liver meridian, can dispel wind and activate collaterals. It can treat rheumatic paralysis, paralysis of the hands and feet, and swelling and pain.

Li Xi squinted his eyes and looked at the golden ring snake in front of him. Its movements were very slow, and it should have just woken up from hibernation. Li Xi picked up a wooden stick, approached it lightly, squinted his eyes, and poked it hard on the vital point.

In just three breaths, the already slow-moving Bungarus krait completely stopped moving. Li Xi bent down, picked up the dead Bungarus krait, and threw it into the backpack.

There is an old saying that when you hit a snake, hit it at the seven-inch point. In fact, the seven-inch point of a snake corresponds exactly to the snake's heart, so hitting the seven-inch point actually means hitting the snake's heart hard.

Li Xi glanced around. The snow in the mountains had not melted yet. At this point in time, the golden ring snake should not have woken up from hibernation.

She recalled that her grandfather had told her before that there were some good things in the mountains, and there were often ferocious beasts guarding them, especially poisonous snakes.

Because animals have a more sensitive sense of smell than humans, they also know what is good for them.

Suddenly, her pupils dilated, as expected!

Li Xi put down the backpack and walked to a pile of weeds covered with snow. He lowered his head and carefully pulled away the weeds around him. The green leaves were particularly charming.

It’s actually ginseng!!!

Li Xi carefully cleared the weeds around the ginseng, and then gently dug it with a small wooden stick and her hands. During the process, she held her breath for fear of accidentally breaking a whisker.

It took Li Xi an hour and a half to dig out the ginseng intact, until his hands were frozen red and stiff.

The ginseng looks quite large. Although not as big as a white radish, it is still a bit bigger than a carrot. Judging from its age, it should be at least thirty to fifty years old.

Li Xi raised his head and glanced around. He didn't expect that there could be such good things in this place. After all, this place was not a deep mountain. People from Lijiatun often came to the mountain to hunt and chop wood. It was amazing that such a big ginseng had never been discovered by anyone.

With nothing suitable on hand, Li Xi could only carefully wrap the ginseng with weeds and put it into the backpack. First there was the bungarus, then the ginseng. She had harvested enough today, so she didn't plan to go any deeper.

Li Xi looked up at the sky and the sun. It should be almost ten o'clock. Go home for dinner!

Li Xi was going down the mountain carrying a backpack. Before she reached the door of her house, she saw a little man running towards her with short legs.

"Sister, you're back!"

"Well, are you alone at home?" Li Xi walked into the yard and took off the backpack.

"Mom was called to the village chief's house." Hu Zi nodded.

Li Xi frowned. The village chief’s house?

She rubbed Hu Zi's head and asked, "Hu Zi, do you know why mother went to the village chief's house?"

Hu Zi shook his head. "Hu Zi doesn't know. Mother told Hu Zi to wait for her sister at home."

Could it be that Mrs. Li is causing trouble again?

Li Xi felt a little uneasy at the thought. If that was true, with her mother's personality, she would not be able to handle that old woman.

Thinking of this, Li Xi carried the backpack into the room, and then pulled Hu Zi out of the door, "Let's go find mom."

Following the route he remembered, Li Xi arrived at the village chief's house.

The door of the village chief's house was open. Li Xi walked in with Hu Zi, "Is Auntie home?"

"Who is it! Here she comes!" A cheerful voice came from the room, and soon a woman wearing a headscarf came out.

"Daya, come and look for your mother. Come in quickly. It's very cold outside."

Before Li Xi could explain her purpose, she was dragged into the house.

Dong Fengxia looked at Li Xi with a distressed look on her face. "Good child, are you feeling better? Your face looks sallow, you need to take more care of yourself. Girls are the least susceptible to cold. It's so cold, don't go out if you have nothing to do."

Li Xi was stunned for a moment by the strong concern that came over her. "Thank you for your concern, Auntie. I'm fine now."

As they were talking, Li Xi and Hu Zi had already followed Dong Fengxia into the house. There was a kang in the house, so it was quite warm.

Madam Liu lowered her head and sat on the edge of the kang. Village chief Li Changqing heard the noise, put down his pipe and looked at them, "Daya and Huzi, come and sit on the kang."

Li Changqing saw that although Li Xi's face was not very good, she seemed to be in good spirits, so he nodded and said, "Da Ya is grown up now, so since you are here, just follow along and listen."

Looking at the scene in the house, Li Xi knew that she had just left, and the village chief might have called her mother over for something else.

Li Xi picked up Hu Zi and sat next to Liu Niangzi. Liu Niangzi glanced at her children sitting next to her and breathed a sigh of relief.

Looking at Madam Liu like this, Li Changqing sighed in his heart. It was okay for her to have this kind of temper before when she had brother Tiezhu protecting her, but now brother Tiezhu is gone. If she still has this kind of temper, what will happen?

"Sister-in-law, brother Tiezhu passed away at such a young age. We are all heartbroken, but as long as we are alive, we have to look forward, don't you think so?" Dong Fengxia had a straightforward personality and usually didn't like Madam Liu's temper.