Affection for Sidaogou during the Famine

Three days later, it was another Sunday and Niu Xiaomin was also on vacation. He rode a tricycle with an old appearance but a brand new core and took a group of children to hunt in the wild.

Including the driver Niu Xiaomin, the tricycle carried six people, the three siblings of the Niu family, Qian Xiaosan, Han Zhaozhao and Xiaoliang, weighing about 300 kilograms, squeezed in the cargo bed of the tricycle.

Everyone was laughing and quacking like ducks just out of a cage, running straight to the foot of the mountain.

They found a secluded place to hide the car, locked it to a big tree with a chain, and then several children, carrying hoes, backpacks, and sacks, went up the mountain along the path.

There are a lot of people at the foot of the mountain, including the elderly and children.

Some were digging wild vegetables, some were collecting grass for pigs, and some were cutting firewood. They were all busy with their heads down and had no interest in even glancing at the people passing by.

"Rain is good. Look, it's only been a few days and the wild vegetables are growing like crazy!"

Niu Xiaolian searched as she walked, and found wild vegetables everywhere. This time, she would definitely not return empty-handed.

Even if you can't dig up any medicinal herbs, you can still dig up a bag of wild vegetables and take them home.

I heard that wild vegetables in Pigeon Market are sold for one cent per pound.

A bag of wild vegetables, pressed firmly, weighs about 10 to 20 kilograms and can be sold for at least one or two dollars.

If you are generous, you might be able to exchange it for a few extra tickets of various kinds.

Oh, spring is so beautiful, especially after the rain, there are opportunities to make money everywhere!

Han Zhaozhao kept walking and led everyone through the mountains for two hours, and finally reached a valley.

There is a mixed forest here, the most common of which are oak and acorn trees.

The valley is almost entirely sandy loam, the humus soil under the trees is very thick, and the environment is moist.

Such a geographical environment is most suitable for the growth of Chinese medicinal materials such as mushrooms, Gastrodia elata, and Polygonatum sibiricum.

Last summer, she came here by chance and saw the Gastrodia elata arrows when she passed by in a hurry.

It was too busy in autumn and winter, and the mountain roads here were difficult to walk on, so she didn't have time to dig winter hemp.

But the medicinal effect of spring hemp is also good. If she digs it up and brings it back, it will be more valuable than other medicinal herbs. She has always kept this place in mind!

"In this piece of land, if you dig carefully, you will definitely find Gastrodia elata." Han Zhaozhao asked them to each break off a small wooden stick and squat on the ground to look for Gastrodia elata.

"Zhao Zhao, come and take a look, is this Gastrodia elata?"

I have to say that Niu Xiaolian is very efficient in doing this kind of delicate work. Look, she got the first place.

"Let me see, yes, this is it! Everyone come and have a look. It just rained, so the buds sprouted late this year. If you really don't know how to dig them, you can lie on the ground with your head tilted and take a look. Look here, there is a yellow head with bare fingers exposed, which is the Gastrodia elata bud.

Be careful when digging. The tuberous root that looks like potato and ginger four or five fingers below the soil is Gastrodia elata.

Try not to damage it. If it is not in good condition, it will affect the efficacy and price.”

Han Zhaozhao dug out a palm-sized one, cleaned off the dirt, and asked everyone to come and take a closer look.

The little hand waved, "Dig it up in pieces! Don't touch the small ones, save them for later in the fall when they grow bigger."

Dig up the big ones. They are more valuable than Polygala tenuifolia and Salvia miltiorrhiza. Fill the soil back after digging them up. They will grow again next year."

When everyone heard that it was very valuable, they rolled in the dirt, not minding the dirt, and worked enthusiastically.

Han Zhaozhao was very good at digging Gastrodia elata. She had done it many times in her previous life and had even planted it in the space.

When she looks for Gastrodia elata, she always finds one and she always finds a large number of them.

"Oh my god, this Gastrodia elata really produces fruit, just like potatoes. I found a whole nest of them, and each nest weighs three or four kilograms.

Get rich, get rich!

Zhao Zhao, how much is this thing per pound?"

Han Zhaozhao: I forgot to ask!

"I don't know, but it's more valuable than Danshen. Gastrodia elata is a treatment."

There are so many Gastrodia elata in this valley, as if someone planted them specially. You can find a nest of them just by digging.

The moist sandy loam soil was very soft and easy to work in. Even Xiaoliang, who had never dug medicinal herbs before, dug a lot.

The Niu Xiaolian sister was even more greedy. They swept through the land along the way, leaving nothing behind except weeds and even wild vegetables.

In the woods, only Xiaoyun's excited chirping could be heard. "Sister, there are a lot of them this way. Come here quickly. Watch your feet. Are those dandelions? They are growing very sparsely and tenderly."

Niu Xiaolian: "Xiaoyun, come and hold the cloth bag. Help me pour this half basket in first. It's hard to pull it."

Over there, Xiao Sanzi yelled, "Xiaoliang, Xiaoliang, come here quickly, the Gastrodia elata here is so big!"

Xiao Liang: "Wait a minute, I'll finish digging this nest first!"

While everyone was dispersed, Han Zhaozhao picked up some small Gastrodia elata and secretly threw them into the space. When she got home and planted them, she could achieve Gastrodia elata freedom again.

Han Zhaozhao didn't keep digging. She walked around with a backpack and a small medicine hoe.

She didn't believe that the soil here was so good that it was impossible for only one type of Gastrodia elata to grow. Many medicinal herbs like this kind of shaded and moist environment.

Sure enough, she found more than a dozen Polygonatum sibiricum plants on a hillside.

The dried plants of these Polygonatum sibiricum are as thick as fingers, and you can tell at a glance that they are quite old.

She carefully dug out a plant of Polygonatum sibiricum. The underground rhizome weighed more than a pound and had been growing in sections for more than ten years.

After breaking off the section that grew last year and burying it back in the soil, Han Zhaozhao swung the hoe at the rest of the Polygonatum.

She put most of it into the backpack, kept a small part for seeds, and of course, she did not forget to smuggle it into space.

Han Zhaozhao felt happy because a new species had been added to the space.

Polygonatum sibiricum is also a top-quality medicinal material with a wide range of uses and a high price. It is another powerful tool for making a fortune.

When the sun went down, six half-grown children, who looked like mud monkeys, returned home with a full load, carrying things on their backs.

All the medicinal herbs and wild vegetables were loaded into the car. It was estimated that they harvested 300 kilograms today.

On the way back to the city, they all walked along with the car.

People also got on the tricycle, which was estimated to weigh nearly 700 kilograms. It was too heavy and difficult to drive on the dirt road in the countryside. They were worried that the tricycle would be crushed.

The six people returned home before dark.

"Xiao Sanzi, you're back? Wow, you're quite capable, you dug up a cartload of wild vegetables!

It just so happens that my family didn’t buy any groceries today, so give me some.”

The tricycle was covered with a thick layer of fresh wild vegetables. As soon as I entered the alley, I met the daughter-in-law of the Qing family watching her child digging ant holes in the wall.

"Okay, go home and get the basket. It's 20 cents per pound. I won't charge you more. Just the same as the market price for pigeons."

Xiao Sanzi is not someone who would suffer in silence, he asked for money as soon as he opened his mouth.

"What? You dug these wild vegetables yourself, and you didn't pay for them, so why do you want money? We are neighbors, so why should we be so rude?"

The daughter-in-law of the Qing family is well-known in their area for being greedy and shameless. If anyone wants to take advantage of her, asking her for money is no different from cutting her flesh with a knife.

"Look at what you said. Chairman Mao taught us to work hard to have enough food and clothing!

You want to get something for nothing, there is something wrong with your thinking. We are all good neighbors, of course I can't just watch you make a mistake, so what if I let you pay for it? It also saves you from running a few stops with your child, you can get the vegetables at the door, saving you a lot of trouble! "