You are unlucky and I am tough

In fact, many of the seeds that Cheng Shuang bought from the mall need to be grown into seedlings before being transplanted, but now the conditions are limited and she can't get so many, so she is too lazy to grow seedlings and just sows them directly.

Anyway, there are plenty of seeds. If you are worried about affecting the germination of seedlings, just sow more seeds. As for how many can survive, just leave it to fate.

Among all the seeds, she was only planning to grow chili seedlings. Early in the morning, she picked a sunny spot in the vegetable garden with a hoe and cleared out a small piece of land, about four or five square meters. She sprinkled wood ash on the land and secretly bought compound fertilizer from the mall.

Then dig shallow trenches, sow seeds, cover with a thin layer of soil, water the soil thoroughly, and finally cover with straw to keep it warm and moist.

All these were done by Cheng Shuang alone, while Wei Qinglang took Wei Nanxing and Cheng Pan with him to level the land into pieces and dig trenches.

After Cheng Shuang finished preparing the peppers, the family began to sort the seeds and sow them.

Mustard greens, eggplants, tomatoes, cabbage, celery, and Chinese cabbage, as well as bitter melon, green beans, and long beans planted in a circle along the fence, and pumpkins are also planted on one acre of land.

The whole family worked together for two days before they planted all the vegetables in the one and a half acres of vegetable field.

On the morning of the third day, Wei Qinglang drove to the county town alone to submit his manuscript, while Cheng Shuang went to inform the village head that they could go into the mountains tomorrow.

At night, fifteen strong young men arrived at Cheng Lizheng's house one after another. Cheng Lizheng had personally visited each of them to talk. They already knew that they were going into the mountains to look for medicinal herbs, and they also knew that Cheng Shuang was going to treat them.

Although they found it unbelievable, they all believed that Cheng Lizheng would not lie to them.

Everyone gathered in the yard. Wei Qinglang looked at them and said, "Let me make something clear first. We are going into the mountains to look for medicine and we may not be able to come out for several days. There are also unknown dangers in the mountains, so everyone needs to bring two weapons.

A chopping knife, axe, sickle, hoe or fork will do, and each person should also bring a bundle of rope and two torches. If you have a small shovel, bring it as well. It is more convenient than finding things with your bare hands.

Finally, it’s cold in the mountains at night, so bring a thick coat to keep warm at night, and enough dry food. As for water, there is water in the mountains, so just bring a water bag.

At this point, Cheng Lizheng raised his hand and interrupted, "I've prepared the dry food. Thirty large pancakes for each person. Regardless of whether you have all the herbs or not, you must leave before the food is finished. Everyone's safety is the most important thing."

Two days ago, Cheng Lizheng asked his eldest son to go to the town to buy flour, and the whole family worked together for two consecutive days to bake hundreds of pancakes.

After the village head finished speaking, Wei Qinglang continued, "Also, everyone should bring an extra pair of shoes. In short, this time it will definitely not be easy, so everyone should be mentally prepared."

Xu Daqing patted his chest and said, "It doesn't matter. As long as I can find medicine to cure my family's headaches, I don't mind any hardship."

The others also nodded. Among them were elders in their family who had been suffering from headaches for decades, and some were in their thirties who were suffering from irregular headaches every month.

As long as the disease can be cured, they are willing to spend ten days or half a month searching in the mountains.

Cheng Lizheng nodded with satisfaction, stood up and said, "Our Chengjia Village is a collective. You are here for the village and your families. You shoulder important responsibilities. So there is one thing you must remember after entering the mountains, and that is you must obey Qinglang's command.

No one is allowed to act on their own, and no one is allowed to show their temper. After everyone comes out of the mountains, I will give each of you 500 coins as a reward for your hard work."

"Five hundred coins!"

The whole group of people became excited. When Cheng Lizheng came to see them, he didn't mention giving them money, so they all came voluntarily.

They didn’t expect to get any money, and everyone was very happy, after all, their families were poor.

Cheng Shuang waited until they had almost finished speaking before she stepped forward and said, "There's one more thing I need to clarify in advance."

Everyone looked over. Cheng Shuang stood beside Wei Qinglang and said calmly, "Besides Gastrodia elata, there are other precious medicinal herbs in this old forest. I followed you in to help you identify the herbs and to collect some.

Besides Gastrodia elata, you might also find ginseng, Ganoderma lucidum, or other precious medicinal herbs in the mountains during your search. Whoever finds them will own them. Do you have any objections to this?"

Cheng Shuang looked at everyone and said, "If you have any objections, please raise them now. You can also withdraw if you agree today. But as long as you agree today, no matter who enters the mountain or what they find, don't be jealous."

"no disagreement."

"No objection. We are here to find medicine for the villagers. We will do it even if we don't have money. Besides, the head of the village said we will give him 500 coins."

"Yes, as for the fortune of others who found it, I'm definitely not jealous."

"Yes, whether or not one can make money depends on their own ability. I will never be jealous."

More than a dozen people talked at once and agreed with Cheng Shuang's proposal. Cheng Shuang had nothing to say. Cheng Lizheng had a sharp eye and found something reliable.

Of course, if she found something good, she would definitely hide it in the space first. Although it was only one cubic meter, after clearing out the things inside and putting them with Wei Qinglang, one cubic meter was still enough to store some herbs.

Cheng Lizheng gave a few more instructions, and Wei Qinglang told everyone the gathering time at the bamboo house tomorrow. Everyone received thirty cakes and went home to prepare their things.

The two also returned home to prepare, each with a backpack. Cheng Shuang's backpack was smaller, filled with some gauze and emergency medicine, as well as her own dry food and a small shovel. She couldn't walk on the mountain road with too much, so she hung the water bag on her body when she set out.

Wei Qinglang had a lot of things in his backpack. In addition to the things others mentioned, he also brought a bow and a full bucket of arrows.

There are also a few pounds of flour for emergency use. If you accidentally get near a mine and the compass fails, the flour can be used to mark the way to prevent you from getting lost.

There were also some other things. In short, both of them had prepared everything they could think of. They would temporarily store them to reduce the space burden and take them out secretly if needed.

The two were counting if there was anything left when there was a knock on the door.

Cheng Shuang went to open the door and saw Wei Nanxing standing outside.

"Nanxing, is there something wrong?"

Wei Nanxing pursed his lips, hesitating about how to start. When he saw Wei Qinglang coming out, he quickly said, "Brother, can I go into the mountains with you?"

Wei Qinglang and Cheng Shuang exchanged a glance, then shook their heads. "No, if you leave too, Pan'er and Xinyi will be the only ones left at home. Your sister-in-law and I are worried. You have to stay."

Wei Nanxing frowned. "But the mountains might be dangerous. Now that I know how to shoot arrows, I want to help you."

"Your current archery skills are not enough to help me for now. I have to be extremely careful with your sister-in-law, and if you are added, I won't be able to handle everything in two places."

Wei Qinglang patted his shoulder and said, "Just stay home and practice archery when you have time. You are very talented. I am waiting for you to become a master archer."

Seeing that his brother disagreed, Wei Nanxing had no choice but to nod and reminded him a few words to be careful before leaving.

As soon as the door closed, Cheng Shuang crossed her arms and said, "Did you just say what was on your mind? You think I'm a burden to you, right?"

Wei Qinglang touched his nose and asked, "Am I wrong? Is that the case?"

After saying that, he turned around and ran away. Cheng Shuang was so angry that she chased after him, grabbed his clothes and punched him.

The next day, when it was still dark, the fifteen people who had entered the mountain gathered at the door of the bamboo house one after another.

When it was dawn, a group of people carried backpacks on their backs and held hoes, iron forks, axe and other weapons in their hands. They quietly passed through the bamboo mountain and went up the mountain without attracting the attention of other people in the village.

As for how to explain it when the villagers discovered that someone was missing, that was Cheng Lizheng's business.