It's hard for my elder sister. I rely on the mountains to farm and pay off my debts.

They did it right away. After finishing their meal, Wu took two wooden basins and started soaking beans to make them sprout.

Several children looked at the little rabbits crammed together in the bamboo cage, and complained that the cage they brought back was too small, so they begged Song Zhi to build a new cage for the little rabbits.

The children were so fascinated by these cute little rabbits. Song Zhi didn't want to dampen their enthusiasm, so she said, "Then let's build a new home for the little rabbits together!"

When the children heard this, they immediately cheered.

There was ready-made bamboo on the back mountain, so Song Zhi took the children to cut some bamboo and build the basic frame of the cage.

Song Zhi first trimmed the bamboo neatly with a sickle, and then tied the bamboo into a sturdy frame with hemp rope.

During the construction process, a few children kept chattering and putting forward their ideas and suggestions.

For example: "Sister, we can put some hay in the cage, it will be soft and warm!"

"Sister, we also need to build a straw shed on the cage so that the little rabbit won't get wet when it rains!"

Song Zhi affirmed their suggestions one by one and led them to implement their ideas.

After more than half an hour of hard work, a spacious, bright and comfortable new cage was finally built.

The children carefully moved the little rabbits to their new home. Song Zhi watched them excitedly circling the cage, their eyes filled with joy.

The corners of her mouth couldn't help but curl up into a smile.

She rubbed the children's heads and instructed them, "Take good care of the little rabbit. I'm going to Doctor Zheng's house first!"

The little ones who usually followed Song Zhi around like little dogs were now just squatting on the ground feeding the rabbits, not caring that Song Zhi was leaving.

Song Zhi shook her head and laughed, went back to the house to get paper and pen, picked up the rabbit in the cage and went to Doctor Zheng's house.

Just like last time, when Song Zhi arrived at Doctor Zheng's house, Doctor Zheng had already prepared the medicinal herbs he was going to teach Song Zhi today in the yard.

Seeing Song Zhi arrive as promised, he waved to Song Zhi to come over quickly.

Song Zhi walked over with a smile on her face and handed the rabbit cage in her hand to Zheng Hui who was standing beside her. "I saw these in the county town today. I thought Sister Zheng would like them, so I bought two for you to raise."

I saw the little rabbit in the cage poking its head out, its pink little nose twitching, which was so cute.

There is no girl who doesn't like such snow-white and furry little animals. Sure enough, Zheng Hui's eyes lit up when she saw these two little rabbits.

She subconsciously took the rabbit cage and said happily, "Thank you, I like it very much."

Wang came over from the house with tea and snacks. Seeing this, she grinned and said, "Azhi, you are so thoughtful. Come and try these candied dates. They are very delicious."

Ahem....

Doctor Zheng coughed lightly and said with a serious face, "Alright, stop the small talk. Hui'er, take your grandma back to the house first. If you have anything to say, wait until I finish introducing the herbs to Azhi!"

Wang pointed at her husband and said to Song Zhi with a smile, "Look, I haven't even said anything yet, and you think I'm nagging!"

Zheng Hui took her grandmother's hand, holding the rabbit cage in one hand and pulling her grandmother's hand as they walked, saying, "Grandma, let's go pick some leaves to feed the rabbits!"

Wang was half-pulled and half-led by Zheng Hui as she walked into the house. She still had a smile on her face and said to Song Zhi, "Ahzhi, please sit down for a while and learn about herbs with your Grandpa Zheng."

Song Zhi smiled and nodded, watching them enter the house, then turned to look at Doctor Zheng.

Doctor Zheng raised his hand and motioned for Song Zhi to sit down at the stone table where the herbs were placed, then he said:

"Before you get to know new herbs, please recall what herbs we discussed yesterday and what their effects and medicinal properties are?"

Song Zhi sat down at the stone table and quickly recalled the herbs she had learned in the past two days.

She slowly began, "We've learned about 'licorice' these past two days. It's sweet and neutral in nature, and it enters the heart, lung, spleen, and stomach meridians. It has the effects of tonifying the spleen and replenishing qi, clearing away heat and detoxifying, removing phlegm and relieving coughs, relieving pain, and harmonizing various herbs. It's known as the 'national elder' and is an indispensable harmonizing herb in many prescriptions."

"The second is 'Poria cocos', which has a sweet and mild taste and a neutral nature. It promotes diuresis and eliminates dampness, strengthens the spleen and calms the mind. It has a good therapeutic effect on symptoms such as edema, oliguria, spleen deficiency, poor appetite, loose stools and diarrhea, restlessness, palpitations and insomnia;"

"Also, 'wormwood leaf' is pungent and bitter in taste, warm in nature, and enters the liver, spleen, and kidney meridians. It has the effects of warming the meridians to stop bleeding, dispelling cold and relieving pain, and removing dampness and relieving itching. It is often used to treat symptoms such as irregular menstruation, dysmenorrhea, uterine coldness and infertility, fetal movement disorder, cold pain in the heart and abdomen, vomiting blood, bloody stool, metrorrhagia, leucorrhea, and eczema."

"There is also 'Forsythia', which tastes bitter and has a slightly cold nature. It enters the lung and heart meridians and has the effects of clearing away heat and detoxifying, reducing swelling and dispersing nodules. It is particularly suitable for treating febrile diseases, erysipelas, wind-heat colds, the initial stage of febrile diseases, high fever and thirst, and other symptoms."

“…”

Song Zhi spoke slowly and calmly as she described the herbs she had identified in the past two days one by one.

Doctor Zheng stroked his beard as he listened. After Song Zhi finished reciting, he praised her generously, saying, "Not bad, you've memorized it carefully! Today, let's get to know some new herbs."

Although they are not as well-known as mugwort and licorice, they are also indispensable medicines in certain situations."

As he spoke, Doctor Zheng began to introduce the herbs on the stone table.