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

Song Zhi first looked at the clothes the aunts were wearing.

Then he said, "During this season, there are many snakes, insects and poisonous ants in the mountains. Aunts, please go home and find some cloth strips to wrap up your exposed ankles and arms."

"I'll sprinkle some snake and insect repellent powder on the aunts later, just in case!"

"We've been up the mountain before, it's not so troublesome!" someone said impatiently.

An aunt pulled the woman who was talking and said, "Just tie him up when I told you to. Why are you talking so much nonsense?"

The woman hurriedly said, "I'm just afraid of wasting time!"

Song Zhi stopped the women's quarrel and said solemnly, "You ladies may not know that those powerful insects, such as ticks, are small but can cause great trouble to people without them noticing."

"Ticks like to lurk in areas with thick vegetation. Once they sense an animal or human passing by, they will quickly attach themselves and usually bite areas where the skin is thinner and less noticeable, such as the neck, arms or ankles."

"When ticks bite, they stay on the skin for a long time, sucking blood and potentially transmitting various diseases that can cause fever, headache, rash or even life-threatening conditions."

Look at how seriously Song Zhi said it.

One woman hesitated, "Is it really that serious? I've never heard of it!"

To increase credibility, Song Zhi even brought up the doctor's name, "I heard it from the doctor, how could it be false!"

When everyone heard that it was the doctor who said that, they no longer worried about the cloth and went home to prepare.

At the end of the crowd, there was a little girl about ten years old, holding the hand of a little boy about five or six years old.

When the crowd dispersed and the tall woman's obstruction was gone, Song Zhi saw the two of them at a glance.

She was slightly stunned, then stopped the person.

When Song Daya heard Song Zhi calling her, she nervously tugged at her clothes with her fingers.

She awkwardly took her brother's hand and walked to Song Zhi, "Sister Azhi, I'm good at housework. I can even go up the mountain to pick leaves. Can you accept me?"

Like most families in the village, Song Dayatou's father was drafted into military service. Her mother couldn't stand such a hard life, so she abandoned her two children and ran away.

Now, these two sisters are the only ones who depend on each other in the family.

During the busy farming season, the clan leader would organize the young and strong people in the village to take turns helping with the harvest.

The two children barely managed to survive in the village until today.

Song Zhi sighed, "What will happen to your brother if you go to the mountains?"

Song Xiaobao quickly expressed his opinion: "I can also go up the mountain and help pick leaves!"

It is said that children from poor families grow up early, but Song Zhi could not see any liveliness and innocence on their faces that children of that age should have.

Some are just cautious and so-called sensible.

"Then you'd better not go up the mountain..."

When Song Daya heard that Song Zhi wouldn't let her go up the mountain, her eyes reddened and she murmured, "I'm very good at work and I won't be lazy!"

Song Zhi knew that she had misunderstood her and thought that she didn't need her.

She hurriedly said: "Don't worry, there are many chores at home. In addition to going up the mountain, we also need people to grind beans.

"How about this, don't go up the mountain today. Just stay here and help my aunt grind beans. She also needs help."

Song Daya nodded repeatedly in gratitude, and a smile finally appeared on her worried and frightened face.

Just then, Yang came out of the house holding a bowl.

Song Zhi called her and told her aunt about Daya's matter.

Yang was also aware of the situation in Daya's family.

When her niece mentioned it, she agreed without thinking.

He said to Daya, who was standing behind Song Zhi and looked a little reserved, "Okay, you can follow me in a while."

Song Daya responded happily.

After the young ladies and brothers were settled here, the women who had just returned home also returned to the yard one after another.

Song Zhi went back to the room, took out the medicine powder, and sprinkled some on everyone's ankles, arms, and neck.

A whole bottle of medicine powder was used up just like that.

Song Zhi decided to go to Doctor Zheng's house to buy some later.

The group followed Song Zhi, went around to the southern hilltop, and went up the mountain along the overgrown mountain path.

The tender green branches swayed in the wind. Song Zhi stood in front of a forsythia shrub and pointed at the tender leaves on it.

"Aunties, please be careful. When picking these leaves, you should generally choose the tender buds that have just grown, and try to avoid damaging the leaves when picking."

"When picking, you need leaves that are fresh and free of pests and diseases."

While picking the fruits, Song Zhi demonstrated to the dozen or so aunts who followed her.

Picking leaves wasn't a very technical job, and everyone was used to doing farm work. After Song Zhi demonstrated, everyone found their own shrubs and began picking.

At the beginning, everyone had to ask Song Zhi if she picked the flowers herself, right?

After Song Zhi confirmed that everything was correct, everyone's movements became faster.

Before they came out, the elders in their family had given them all some advice.

If anyone goes there and doesn't do their work properly, bringing shame to the family, then she doesn't have to go anymore.

In just an hour, most of the baskets that everyone brought out were already filled.

Seeing that a lot of leaves had been picked, Song Zhi took down the basket behind her and asked the aunts to pour the leaves into the basket first.

She has to take the picked leaves back and dry them in time to remove excess moisture while ensuring their freshness.

After Song Zhi walked away with the forsythia leaves on her back, the curious woman asked, "Azhi, what do you want these leaves for?"

"I heard that a merchant made the deal with her!"

"I didn't expect Ah Zhi to be so capable. She actually stumbled upon such a good thing!"

"Mrs. Huang, what you said is also the ability of the girl Azhi. If you are capable, go to the county town and ask the merchants to buy you. Then we may even benefit from you!"

The women burst into laughter, but Huang Shi didn't get angry and replied, "I don't have the ability of Azhi. You might as well hope that Azhi will find more people to marry her, so that our whole village can benefit from it."

Some people laughed, while others became thoughtful.

If the merchants want a lot, it might be just as Huang said, and Azhi will definitely have to find someone to pick them.

They are incompetent and cannot come into contact with such important people.

The woman thought of something else and nudged Xiao Zhao, who was picking leaves nearby. "Tell me, little girl Azhi, do you know the county magistrate?"

Today, Wu came home to talk to her father-in-law, and the daughters-in-law all heard it.

She nodded and lowered her voice, "Don't tell anyone about it, or my parents-in-law will scold me!"

The woman nodded repeatedly and looked at the forsythia bushes swaying in the wind all over the hilltop.

What I was thinking in my heart was that I could tentatively mention this matter to Song Zhi.

She didn't ask for anything, she just hoped that Song Zhi could find more buyers.

She has a big family, so they will definitely benefit from it.