She picked up the young prime minister while fleeing famine

Ginseng, huh?

That's a very valuable item.

I've heard that the bigger the ginseng, the more valuable it is. This one in front of her is so big, it must be quite old.

If there were a ginseng plant on this journey of fleeing famine, it could save lives in critical moments, wouldn't that be an extra layer of protection?

Thinking it over, Banxia threw down the vine she had just cut down and squatted down to dig for ginseng.

Suddenly, she paused, having heard that ginseng must be dug up whole, as even the loss of a single rootlet would affect its medicinal efficacy.

No, no, she's never dug ginseng before. Otherwise, we should let Doctor Li dig it. He's a doctor, so he must know how to dig ginseng.

The more she thought about it, the more it made sense, so Banxia stood up and ran down the mountain.

Not long after, Banxia returned. She touched the herb, and a pale green supernatural power poured out.

In just a few breaths, the already somewhat red fruits on the plant became even more vibrant and juicy. Before long, they ripened quickly, detached from the plant, and fell to the ground with a few thuds.

Banxia was overjoyed and quickly picked up the seeds, which numbered eight or nine.

Banxia carefully wrapped the seeds and put them away, then touched the plant again.

The plant, this ginseng is really sensible, it only used one-third of its supernatural power to ripen the seeds.

With ginseng seeds, she can grow ginseng in a suitable place in the future. With her supernatural ability to grow ginseng, the ginseng can grow quickly, shortening the planting time and increasing the age of the ginseng. Then she can sell it and make a fortune.

Banxia gently touched the ginseng again, then got up with a smile and ran down the mountain. Once at the camp, she went straight to find Doctor Li.

Li Langzhong was indeed a doctor; when Banxia went to him, he was drying the herbs he had picked over the past two days.

After finally getting a few days of rest, and being at the foot of a mountain full of medicinal herbs, it would be strange if Doctor Li had nothing to do.

It was around noon, and if Banxia had arrived any later, Doctor Li would have gone up the mountain to gather herbs again.

He just didn't expect that this little girl would actually find ginseng on the mountain. Did he hear that right?

"Banxia, ​​are you sure that's ginseng?" Doctor Li asked seriously. It wasn't that he doubted whether Banxia knew what ginseng was, but ginseng wasn't so easy to find.

He's searched all the nearby hillsides for the past two days, but hasn't found any trace of ginseng.

"Yes, that's right, Uncle Doctor. I don't know how to dig ginseng. Can you help me? I can pay you for your work," Banxia said earnestly.

She wasn't joking; digging ginseng is a skilled job, and you naturally have to pay someone for doing it.

"Why say those things? You gave so many medicinal herbs to the villagers before, and they didn't pay you for them."

"It's just digging up a ginseng root, I'll dig it up for you, no payment needed," Doctor Li said sternly.

Then, the two of them quickly returned to the mountain. Lian Chengmo saw all the commotion. Although he didn't know why the girl was looking for Doctor Li, he could tell from her joyful expression that it wasn't a bad thing.

So he didn't ask, and continued making bamboo arrows while watching the children practice calligraphy.

Meanwhile, Li Langzhong finally understood why Banxia had discovered the ginseng while he had failed to.

It turns out that this place is covered with vines, and Banxia wanted to collect some vines to weave fishing nets, which is why she came to this place that no one wanted to come to.

Who would have thought that a ginseng plant was hidden among these troublesome vines? Even Doctor Li had to marvel at how well the ginseng knew how to choose its growing spot.

After clearing away the surrounding grass and vines, Dr. Li was even more surprised to find that it was a ginseng that was fifty years old.

The cries of the northern frontier echoed, and no matter how diligently Li Langzhong went out to dig for medicinal herbs, he had only ever found ginseng that was thirty years old at most.

Also, because they were exiled military households, the prices they fetched when they were sold were greatly reduced.

Seeing a fifty-year-old plant now, how could Doctor Li not be overjoyed?

Banxia just didn't quite understand.

"Uncle Doctor, how do you tell the age of this ginseng?" Banxia carefully squatted down next to Doctor Li and asked curiously.

She'd always heard that older wild ginseng was valuable, but she'd never seen anything like it before, so how could she tell the age?

Knowing that Banxia's grandfather was a doctor, it was not surprising that Li Langzhong was curious about how to distinguish the age of ginseng. Upon hearing this, he earnestly began to teach her.

“Banxia, ​​look at the root of this ginseng. There are forty-seven or forty-eight rootlets here. Each rootlet forms one every year, so this is a fifty-year-old ginseng.” Doctor Li smiled, looking at the ginseng as if it were his own child.

"But forty-seven or forty-eight, isn't that forty-seven or forty-eight years?" Banxia squatted there, resting her chin on her hands on her knees, her face full of curiosity.

This is ginseng! Once she learns how to identify it, she'll be able to tell the age herself, so of course she'll have to ask carefully.

"You don't know this, but ginseng doesn't grow its first basal stem until the third year after the seed sprouts. So you have to add two more years to the total number of basal stems to get the correct age of the ginseng," Doctor Li explained with a smile, his hands still busy.

He tied a red rope to the main stem of the ginseng root, then removed the weeds around the ginseng before preparing to dig it up.

"Banxia, ​​move away a bit, Uncle will dig this ginseng out for you right away." Doctor Li waved his hand, signaling Banxia to move aside so as not to delay his work.

Banxia immediately smiled and sensibly took several steps back, but her eyes were still bright as she watched Li Langzhong dig ginseng, thinking of secretly learning how to do it.

Li Langzhong didn't mind at all, and started digging in front of Banxia. Digging ginseng was only the first step; there were still several steps to follow, including drying and processing.

Because Banxia saved her nephew Li Dalang, Doctor Li was willing to teach her.

So the two of them took turns digging and examining, and an hour passed before Doctor Li finally carefully took the ginseng out of the ground.

Without a trace of greed, Doctor Li handed the ginseng he had painstakingly dug out directly to Banxia.

"Uncle doctor, I don't know how to prepare this. Could you prepare it for me? I can pay you."

"Or, I can pay tuition and you can teach me how to make it?" Banxia carefully took it and said shyly.

Although she would prefer to ask Doctor Li to teach her how to process ginseng, this clearly involved his livelihood, and Banxia was unsure whether Doctor Li would agree.

"Haha, you little girl, why be so cautious? Just come find me when you're done with your work, and I'll teach you how to process this ginseng. I won't charge you tuition!" Doctor Li was amused by Banxia's cute appearance.

"Okay, I'll go find Uncle after I'm done with my work. Don't worry, I won't let you work for nothing. My family will take care of your three meals a day for the next few days."

"It's a promise, you can't refuse again, otherwise I'll have no face to ask you to teach me how to process ginseng," Banxia said earnestly, tilting her chin up.