The Story of a Destitute Noblewoman Farming

He Yue also found the army stationed near Qianlang Mountain. They learned about He Yue and his group's plans and agreed to help them when necessary.

Everything was ready, and they started to climb the mountain with the help of the old man.

Villagers often come and go on the outskirts of the forest, so there are no large wild animals. The old man also talked about how when he was young, out of curiosity, he and his fellow villagers made an appointment to climb to the top of the mountain.

"We were young and energetic back then, and curious about the legend, so one morning, we set out with dry food and weapons. I remember there was a pool ahead. The water in it was naturally generated, but there were often wild beasts wandering around. It was right ahead."

The path that the old man led was rarely walked, but it was obvious that it was originally a small path. The grass around it grew again after being trampled by people. There were also many birds singing and cicadas chirping around.

It is also much cooler in the mountains than outside, with green trees and shade. But you have to be careful not to get scratched by the thorny branches.

"This is really a place with beautiful mountains and rivers. I think there are many medicinal herbs. You have to help me check them later." When Yunxi saw such a forest, he unconsciously wanted to dig herbs. He even carried a backpack and a basket on his back to see if there were any precious herbs here.

"Young man, you know some herbs. We mountain people don't know any herbs. We hunt all year round and inevitably get injured. So we know a certain herb. If you get injured, apply it on the wound and it will be very effective."

After hearing what he said, the old man also asked with a smile, if he could learn more about how to identify herbs from him, their family would be able to earn more.

"Grandpa, if you come across any later, could you please let me see what kind of herb it is? If you come across any valuable medicinal herbs, I'll also tell you that if you see them outside, you can take them to the herbal shop and sell them for some money."

"That's great. I'll show it to you when I see it later." The old man said happily.

They were observing the situation of the mountain along the way, but didn't find anything special. After a while, the old man saw some herbs for healing and pointed them out to Yunxi.

"So that's it. This herb isn't very common, but it's really effective. If you come across it, you can pick it and sell it. Hey, this plant next to it is also a hemostatic herb. It's Panax notoginseng. The medicinal part is the root. It usually grows in the warm and humid south. I didn't expect it to be found here."

Yunxi saw Panax notoginseng here, which is the most famous and effective hemostatic medicine and not cheap, so he started digging immediately. The others did not get impatient and helped look for it around. Sure enough, they found several.

"It turns out this is also a good medicine for stopping bleeding. Thank you, young master, for teaching me." The old man was very touched to see that he attached so much importance to it and even told him how to use it.

Soon they arrived at the main peak of Qianlang Mountain. Standing in the forest, they could not see the scenery on the top of the mountain clearly, but they could clearly feel that the closer they went to the top of the mountain, the fewer trees there were, and there were mostly shrubs and weeds.

The people walking in front each held a stick in their hands to avoid alerting any snakes. The grass was too lush and blocked the road.

"Be careful!" He Yue pulled Lu Linlang's arm, and a snake crawled away from her feet.

"Everyone, be careful. This kind of snake is the most common in the grass. Plus, the weather has been fine these days, so they all came out to bask in the sun. Fortunately, we didn't encounter any other wild animals just now." Seeing this, the old man reminded again.

"Thank you." Lu Linlang felt his concern and hurriedly thanked him.

"You're welcome. When we're out and about, we should help each other." He Yue smiled and continued to walk beside Lu Linlang to protect her.

"We're almost there. That's where the stone fell that year, but now it's covered by grass." The old man pointed to a flat area in front, but it was blocked by grass.

"If we want to find any clues, we have to cut the grass. Let's work hard and cut the grass together." Lu Linlang looked around and couldn't see anything. She could only use this stupid method to check. She couldn't set fire to it, as that would harm the animals and villagers nearby.

Without hesitation, everyone heard the old woman's story and guessed that the place must be overgrown with weeds, so they all brought sickles.

The old man was alert when he saw their curiosity about this place, but since these people didn't look like bad people, he didn't say much and just helped to cut the grass.

Everyone was busy, and by the afternoon they had finally cleared the entire lawn.

"Yun Yi, you help draw the situation here. The others, some will be responsible for guarding the surroundings to prevent wild animals from attacking. We will use hoes to check and see if there is anything." After Lu Linlang gave the order, everyone consciously started to do their own work.

"Sister, come and look here." Lu Zhan was also swinging the hoe. After digging for a while, he found something in a place.

"What is this? Why is it red?" Lu Linlang also came over and was surprised to see a red stone here.

Moreover, the color of the stone was very strange. It was red all over, like the color of dye, but no one else had ever seen a stone so authentically red.

"I've never seen this before. If anyone has seen such a strange stone, they would have told people about it or dug it out and sold it." The old man felt strange as he looked at the stone that had not been completely dug out of the ground.

"Be careful and don't touch it with your hands. Everything will be put in this bottle later." Lu Linlang thought of the glass-covered bottle that He Yue mentioned at the beginning, and thought that maybe the glass bottle would really be useful.

"Then let's continue digging and see how big this stone is." The others didn't dare to touch it, and they all used hoes to slowly dig at the edge.

Fortunately, the stone was not very big and it was completely dug out in a short time. The whole stone was about the size of a human fist. After putting it into a glass bottle, Lu Linlang wrapped the bottle with several layers of cloth and then wrapped it with freshly cut grass.

Fortunately, these stones are not that heavy. They are just twice as heavy as normal stones of the same size, but they can still be moved.

"Miss Lu, this rock shouldn't be dangerous. Otherwise, the grass wouldn't be growing so well. And the animals around here don't seem to be showing any strange changes. Why are you being so careful?"

The guards sent by the emperor also knew some of the reasons, but seeing how cautious she was, they couldn't help but ask.

"It's better for us to be careful." Lu Linlang thought, maybe those black stones contained some radioactive substances that caused the mutation. Although these red stones have not caused a scene of barren land for the time being, we still need to be careful. Besides, no one can understand the concept of radioactivity, so she decided not to explain it for the time being.

"Let's keep digging and see if there are any more of these things." He Yue believed in Lu Linlang and decided to keep digging. They were strong, so this time they dug a deeper hole. Sure enough, they found some red stones again. They carefully put these stones away, and it was almost dark.

"Let's go back quickly. We can't see the road clearly at night and the beasts will be more powerful. We should go down the mountain as soon as possible." The old man saw that they were still digging and quickly reminded them.

"Okay, let's go back now. It's very dangerous in the mountains." Everyone agreed, so they packed up their tools and prepared to leave.