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Banxia sighed silently; the boys probably wouldn't have gained anything today.

Yesterday, her grass balls attracted so many fish—at least most of the fish in this section of the river, if not all of them.

There probably won't be much of a harvest today.

Just then, Doctor Li came over carrying his small hoe and basket.

Banxia then remembered that she had promised Doctor Li yesterday that she would go dig for ginger.

After glancing at the tent and seeing a few little ones still inside, Banxia called Ayu and Changshan over.

"Eldest sister is going out with Doctor Li to dig for medicinal herbs. You two keep an eye on the two younger ones and make sure they don't run around, understand?"

"If your brother Mo wakes up, let him take you to play. Under no circumstances should you leave this tent by yourselves," Banxia solemnly instructed the two children.

"I know, big sister. I'll keep an eye on the Selaginella. Be careful when you go out to dig for herbs." Qi Changshan immediately promised, and then, like a little adult, he turned around and gave his sister a lecture.

Brother Mo said that as the eldest brother, he has to take care of his younger brother and support his older sister.

"Sister Banxia, ​​I will take good care of Xiaoshuang'er too," Lian Chengyu assured her, patting her chest.

"Banxia, ​​are you worried about the younger ones?"

"Don't worry, I told my eldest son to come and keep an eye on them after he finishes his work. Nothing will happen," Doctor Li said hurriedly as soon as he heard Banxia's words.

He was going to lend people out, so of course he had to take good care of the little ones left at home. Doctor Li had already discussed this with his wife last night.

I didn’t expect the young master to come back so early this morning. But seeing that the young master has already gone to rest, Doctor Li is still going to ask his eldest son to come and help take care of the child.

"Alright, thank you very much, doctor." Banxia didn't stand on ceremony.

Finding ginger was also important, but she didn't want to disturb Lian Chengmo's rest; it would be better if someone could help look after the child.

In fact, if Banxia had just asked Yao Lizheng, he would definitely have arranged for someone to help her, since finding ginger was for the whole village.

Banxia was used to being independent, and apart from Lian Chengmo, who was her companion on the same path, she would not easily trouble others.

Sure enough, just as Banxia finished packing her basket and was about to set off, Li Qing, the eldest son of the physician Li, arrived.

The boy, who looked to be about fourteen or fifteen years old, was one of the few boys in Yao Li Village who wasn't too rough. He came over carrying a basket of herbs, intending to help his father process the herbs while watching over the children.

After politely greeting Banxia, ​​the boy sat down silently near the other children.

"Banxia, ​​let's go. Let's go and come back soon." Seeing that everything was arranged, Doctor Li urged.

Banxia naturally had no objection and followed behind Doctor Li toward the river. However, she had only taken a few steps when she heard the sound of several children reciting their lessons behind her.

Banxia turned her head and saw Qi Juanbai shaking his head and earnestly reciting the text after Lian Chengyu, and couldn't help but laugh.

I glanced at the tent again, then thought, "Never mind, there are more than just a few kids making noise at the campsite right now, so I won't remind them."

The two arrived at the riverbank, and Banxia first found a plant that had been dug up the day before and showed it to Doctor Li.

Because it was only dug up yesterday afternoon, the plant looked wilted, but you could still make out the shape of the leaves.

Dr. Li noted down the name of the plant and then walked with Banxia to the riverbank some distance away.

"This place is very suitable for ginger to grow. In some places with loose soil, a very big ginger can grow."

"Look, there's one over there." Banxia said as she walked, and soon she saw a ginger plant.

Following the direction she pointed, Dr. Li looked and indeed saw a plant just like the one in his hand.

Instead of rushing to dig it up, Dr. Li first squatted down and carefully studied the plant, making sure he remembered its characteristics before he began to dig it up carefully.

Seeing that Doctor Li was acting like he was digging for ginseng, Banxia hurriedly said.

"Doctor Li, it doesn't matter if the ginger is broken off; it won't affect its efficacy."

"No, no, for any medicinal herbs whose roots and stems are used, it is best to preserve their complete form, otherwise the medicinal effect will gradually be lost, which is not a good thing."

To everyone's surprise, Dr. Li was very stubborn and continued to carefully dig up the ginger.

"..." Banxia, ​​well, she didn't really understand medical principles, so she didn't know if what Doctor Li said was right or wrong.

Anyway, she had bought ginger with missing limbs in the supermarket before in her previous life, and it didn't seem to be a problem.

Banxia was unaware that the ginger was for cooking, not for medicine; whether it was whole or not only affected its appearance, not its edibility.

When it comes to medicinal materials, it's a different story; the better the medicinal materials are preserved, the better.

Banxia had originally intended to help with the excavation, but seeing how cautious Doctor Li was, she decided to give up.

This isn't ginseng; she doesn't have the patience to dig it out bit by bit.

So she helped find ginger plants, and once she found them, she would mark them so that Dr. Li could see them at a glance. Banxia herself dug up wild onions and wild vegetables.

We can't just come out here and do nothing, can we?

I passed by several teenagers' fishing nets and sighed silently at their meager catch.

Young men, you won't catch many fish by staying in this section of the river.

Momo sighed, but Banxia wouldn't actually go and tell them.

Instead, several people came to help her and Doctor Li dig for medicinal herbs and wild vegetables, but Banxia refused them all.

And so, Banxia spent the morning with Doctor Li by the river, and both of their baskets were filled with quite a few things.

When the two returned, all the fishing boys had also returned, and Banxia even saw Yao Daniu among them, looking dejected.

Sure enough, their catch this morning was not good, less than half of what they had caught on the second morning of the fishing trip.

Seeing the boys carrying lightly loaded buckets and greeting them listlessly, Banxia couldn't help but find it amusing.

They're still just kids; their feelings are written all over their faces. They were so excited about catching so many fish yesterday, and now they're just as disappointed.

As Banxia walked back, she saw from afar that Lian Chengmo had already woken up. A group of children were squatting on the ground beside him, writing and drawing, seemingly learning to read.

Seeing the children glancing back every now and then, Banxia really couldn't understand why these little guys, even those eleven or twelve-year-olds who were older than Xiaoguban, were afraid of him.

Lian Chengmo was preparing to cook when he saw Banxia return out of the corner of his eye and quickly got up to greet her.

"You're back. Sit down, rest for a bit, and have some water." Lian Chengmo took Banxia's basket and handed her a water pouch.

The little girl is so careless. She didn't even bring a water bag when she went out to dig for wild vegetables. She must be so thirsty after not drinking any water all morning.

"Thanks! What are we having for lunch today?" Banxia obediently put down her basket. Since it was all wild vegetables and not heavy, she let the little stick-up carry it.

Sitting to the side, craning her neck to watch Lian Chengmo prepare the ingredients, Banxia was clearly more concerned about what to eat for lunch.