Is the beginning of a catastrophe? The little farm cook is raising a family with a full warehouse.

"I found a secret base. Who wants to go with me?"

Cheng Yuntao gently supported her chin with one hand, her eyes moving between the two children, a faint smile on the corner of her mouth, gentle and a little playful.

"I wanna go!"

"I also!"

Cheng Jingzhu and Cheng Yueli couldn't contain their excitement and rushed to raise their hands to express their willingness to go together.

They are at an active age and are full of curiosity and enthusiasm for anything new.

"Okay, then remember to follow your sister's pace and don't fall behind."

In order to ensure safety, Cheng Yuntao specially took out a strong and durable hemp rope and tied it around everyone's waist, connecting them to each other so that they could support each other when encountering problems.

"Hey, sister, we look like candied haws when we're together like this."

Cheng Jingzhu pulled the hemp rope around his waist, and the red candied haws strings appeared in his mind. The hawthorns were sticking together one by one, just like them now.

"It does look a bit like it. If I can find some wild hawthorns later, I'll pick some and make candied haws for you."

After Cheng Jingzhu mentioned this, Cheng Yuntao's mouth began to water, and she missed the sweet and sour taste.

"Tanghulu! I love it! Sister, let's go!"

Cheng Yueli's interest instantly became higher, and she wished she could stand under the hawthorn tree and pick fruits right now.

"Okay, let's go."

Cheng Yuntao tugged at the hemp rope around her waist, and after making sure it was fastened, she held up a torch and took the lead as she stepped into the stone wall passage.

When they first stepped into the narrow and deep stone wall passage, Cheng Jingzhu and Cheng Yueli couldn't help feeling a little uneasy and nervous. The stone walls around them seemed to swallow up all sounds, and even their breathing became cautious.

As they walked deeper, their eyes gradually adapted to the dim light in the passage, and the fear in their hearts dissipated, replaced by curiosity and yearning for the unknown.

They followed Cheng Yuntao closely, and the light in her hand became the only guide for moving forward.

When Cheng Jingzhu and Cheng Yueli passed through the long passage and reached the exit, the scene before them instantly lit up their world.

A fresh valley appeared before them, full of greenery, birds singing and flowers blooming. The sun shone through the treetops, casting dappled shadows, and a spectacular waterfall cascaded down, splashing waves of water.

The two children opened their eyes and mouths wide at the same time, and their exclamations echoed in the valley.

“So beautiful—”

After exclaiming in amazement, they looked at each other, with the same excitement and joy shining in their eyes.

"There's such a huge valley behind the cave. It's amazing!"

"It's really big. My words echo."

After successfully passing through the stone wall passage, Cheng Yuntao untied the hemp rope around her waist and let Cheng Jingzhu and Cheng Yueli play happily on the grass.

The breeze blows gently, carrying the freshness of grass and trees, which is refreshing.

Cheng Jingzhu was like a horse that had broken free from its reins, leaping joyfully on the green grass. Cheng Yueli followed closely behind him with light steps. The two of them played and chased each other in the grass, sometimes they were several feet away, sometimes they were very close.

Joyful laughter swirled through the valley, resonating with the mountains. Wherever they went, the laughter spread out like ripples, lasting for a long time.

After the two of them had run to their heart's content, they both fell down on the grass, resting their heads on their arms and looking at the blue sky.

While they were playing, Cheng Yuntao was not idle either. She walked around with a bamboo basket on her back, observing the surrounding plants and looking for anything that could be used.

Centella asiatica? Cheng Yuntao's eyes suddenly lit up. He walked forward, leaned over, and carefully assessed it.

This Centella asiatica is also known as horseshoe grass or goat's foot root. It has a creeping and slender stem with roots at the nodes. It is hairless or slightly hairy. The leaves are horseshoe-shaped with coarse and blunt teeth on the edges.

It likes to grow in shady and moist grasslands or beside ditches. It has strong heat and cold resistance. Its roots do not die in winter, but revive and sprout in spring. The whole plant resembles mint and celery, and is also an edible and medicinal wild vegetable.

Centella asiatica has the effects of clearing heat and dampness, promoting blood circulation and stopping bleeding, detoxifying and reducing swelling. It can be boiled to treat fever, cough, sore throat, enteritis, dysentery, etc.

Not only that, Centella asiatica extract has a significant effect on the healing of wounds and ulcers, can promote skin repair and reduce scar formation.

Although the burn on Xiaoli's arm has healed, it has left a dark scar. The little girl is at the age when she loves beauty, and Cheng Yuntao doesn't want her to be sad when looking at her scar.

What's more, the scar carries many bad memories. Erasing the scar is, to a certain extent, erasing those unpleasant pasts.

Crush the fresh grass leaves and apply them directly to the skin to effectively relieve the symptoms of heat swelling and erysipelas; if you mix it with mud from the ditch and mash it, then fill it into the left and right ears, it can treat swollen and painful teeth.

Centella asiatica gradually spreads into patches after germination. When there is wind, its tender and fresh green stems and leaves sway gently like water waves, and a fresh fragrance wafts out from time to time.

Because the medicinal effects are mainly concentrated in the stems and leaves, when picking, you should cut from the root of the main branch near the soil to avoid uprooting it to protect its growth environment.

If uprooting is necessary, try to retain some of the rhizome and soil so that it can regrow.

If it is eaten as a wild vegetable, the leaves are mainly eaten because the stems are not soft enough and have a strong bitter taste, which will leave a residue when eaten.

The best time to pick the fruits is in August and September every year. It is now October and the best opportunity has been missed. In addition, there is enough food in the portable farm, so Cheng Yuntao has no intention of picking and eating them for the time being.

Centella asiatica is a cold plant that not only tastes refreshing, but also helps clear away heat and toxins accumulated in the human body.

As a food ingredient, the best way to eat it is to eat it raw in a cold dish. The method is also very simple. First, wash the Centella asiatica, then add appropriate amount of vinegar, salt and sesame oil, mix well and enjoy.

After Cheng Yuntao collected the amount needed for external application, she got up and left, going back to call her two children to continue exploring the valley.

Perhaps it was because the weather was too good today, the sunshine was soft and made people feel warm. Cheng Jingzhu and Cheng Yueli gradually began to become dazed, with smiles on their lips, and gradually fell into sleep.

Seeing this, Cheng Yuntao smiled helplessly, walked forward and gently pushed to wake up the two sleepy children.

"Don't fall asleep, we still have to go find the hawthorn tree. Don't you want to eat candied haws?"

Hearing the key words, Cheng Jingzhu smacked his lips, rubbed his sleepy eyes, and struggled to get up, not forgetting to push Cheng Yueli beside him.

"Xiaoli, get up quickly. We have to go find the hawthorn tree. Don't sleep any more."

Cheng Yueli stretched her arms slightly, stretched herself lazily, squinted her eyes and climbed up.

"I'm not... asleep. Let's... go!"