Travel to the mountains and make a fortune in silence

As Wang Qing'er listened to the others arranging their own tasks, she realized that she had originally intended to pick soapberries, but instead, she had dug a big hole for herself and had to dig ginger.

Fortunately, there are many people in the family, so even if I don't lift a finger, I can still pick up the soapberries.

After the meal, the two went up the mountain to dig ginger. Mu Nan wielded a hoe to dig up the ginger, while Wang Qing'er was responsible for cleaning the soil and putting it into a basket.

Mu Nan suddenly asked her, "Qing'er, are you worried that I'll get stung by bees, so you won't let me go and disturb the beehive?"

"Hmm! Ah? No, no, it's really about digging for ginger, we're almost out of ginger at home." Wang Qing'er nodded vigorously at first, but then realized something was wrong and hurriedly shook her head.

“I can see there’s a lot of ginger in the room where the spices are kept!” Mu Nan stopped what she was doing and plopped down next to her.

"Really? Oh! I might have forgotten, but we should dig up these ginger plants now, in case someone else digs them up! Brother Mu Nan, don't you think so?" Anyway, she would never admit it.

Mu Nan said, "This mountain belongs to my family now, who would want to dig it up?"

"Huh? This whole mountain is ours too? I thought it wasn't."

She truly had no idea where the boundary of the mountain she had bought for over two thousand taels of silver was.

She only knew that the front mountain, including the magnolia grove, peach grove, and honeysuckle grove, belonged to her, but the boundaries of the back mountain were not so clear.

"Qing'er, it's not shameful for you to worry about your husband," Mu Nan said, opening his arms and embracing his wife tightly.

Wang Qing'er "..."

Okay! You actually found out!

"Brother Mu Nan, we've dug up all the ginger. Let's go find something else!"

Wang Qing'er forcefully changed the subject, and then, like a nimble little rabbit, she broke free from his embrace and got up to search for what she wanted.

Seeing this, Mu Nan smiled helplessly and could only follow her step by step.

The two searched for a long time, but found nothing but some mushrooms.

Wang Qing'er was still not satisfied; she wanted to continue climbing to the top of the mountain.

When she got tired of climbing, she sat down on a rock to rest. Even while resting, her eyes kept looking around. She inadvertently caught sight of a patch of mugwort on her left, swaying gently in the breeze.

She exclaimed excitedly, "Brother Mu Nan, look, there are so many mugwort plants over there!"

"There are quite a lot, should we cut them?" Mu Nan looked in the direction she was pointing.

"Of course we want them, but not by cutting them down, we'll dig some up and take them back."

Wang Qing'er secretly calculated that she needed a large amount of mugwort to make scented soap.

The area behind the mountain is far too small to help. It's much more convenient to dig some up today and plant them on the back mountain.

"You rest here, I'll go dig." Mu Nan couldn't bear to see his wife too tired, so he wouldn't let her go dig with him.

Wang Qing'er couldn't stay idle, so she continued searching for mushrooms on the side.

Suddenly, she saw several plants that looked like grass lilies, like graceful young girls dancing in the wind. "Brother Mu Nan, come here quickly."

Hearing his wife's call, Mu Nan hurriedly dropped the hoe he was holding and rushed over. "What's wrong?"

"Brother Mu Nan, do you think this is the grass river cart described in your book?"

Wang Qing'er pointed to the plants in front of her, her eyes sparkling with excitement.

In her spare time, she often reads that book of herbs, which records all kinds of medicinal herbs.

It not only provides a detailed description, but also includes pictures.

"It's a grass-root cart." Mu Nan was also overjoyed.

“I’ve dug this up on the mountaintop before, I didn’t expect to find it here too. Wait a moment, I’ll go get the hoe.” With that, he quickly went to get the hoe.

The herb called *Caoheche* is actually *Paris polyphylla*, also known as seven-leaf-one-flower, and is considered a relatively precious Chinese herbal medicine.

It can clear heat and detoxify, reduce swelling and relieve pain, and can also treat snake bites.

Mu Nan quickly dug one up, and Wang Qing'er held it in her hand, playing with it. "Wow, it's huge! Brother Mu Nan, is this worth anything?"

This must have been quite valuable in my past life.

"Take it to the pharmacy in town and ask." Mu Nan had dug it up once a few years ago and didn't know its current price.

The two dug out the larger grass carp, leaving the smaller ones to be dug out later when they grew bigger.

Mu Nan continued digging for mugwort, while Wang Qing'er searched for mushrooms. She then spotted a small patch of Bupleurum chinense not far away, which she recognized; her family had grown it when she was a child.

It seems we need to climb higher to find medicinal herbs. It would be great if we could find some Polygonum multiflorum.

She dug up a sapling with her small hoe, looked at it, and realized it wasn't time to dig it up yet, so she decided to give up for now.

She was reluctant to move, but the thought of Polygonum multiflorum gave her the energy to continue searching around. She didn't even want to pick up mushrooms; at that moment, all she wanted was Polygonum multiflorum.

But things didn't go as she hoped; she couldn't find the Polygonum multiflorum. Somewhat frustrated, she sat down on the ground and said, "Brother Mu Nan, come and rest for a bit too."

After Mu Nan sat down, she rested her head on Mu Nan's shoulder.

Mu Nan took out a towel to wipe the sweat from her forehead and then unscrewed the water bag and handed it to her.

The sky suddenly darkened, and Mu Nan looked up at the sky. "Qing'er, let's hurry down the mountain, it might rain."

"Good, today's harvest is not bad." Although I didn't find the Polygonum multiflorum I was looking forward to, I had a lot of Artemisia argyi and Polygonum multiflorum, as well as ginger and mushrooms. One should be content to be happy.

Mu Nan stood up, and Wang Qing'er reached out to help her up. Mu Nan stood there, not knowing what she meant.

Wang Qing'er was so angry at her silly husband that she glared at him and got up.

The two had only walked halfway when a heavy rain started. Mu Nan picked two banana leaves and gave them to Wang Qing'er to cover her head, and the two continued on their way in the rain.

The mountain path became difficult to walk on after the rain. Wang Qing'er's ancestors had never been through such things before, and she accidentally fell and slid quite a distance before she managed to stop by grabbing onto a small tree.

Seeing this, Mu Nan dropped the mugwort in her hand and rushed over to help her up, asking with a worried expression, "Are you alright?"

To avoid worrying Mu Nan, Wang Qing'er endured the pain in her buttocks and said, "I'm fine, let's go quickly."

The rain was getting heavier and heavier, making the road down the mountain increasingly difficult to travel.

Wang Qing'er felt pain in her buttocks with every step she took, and tears welled up in her eyes.

Just then, someone called out, "Big brother... sister-in-law..."

"It's Mu Xiao, he's here to pick us up. Qing'er, hang in there a little longer," Mu Nan said loudly.

"I am fine."

Soon, Old Man Mu, Mu Xiao, and Wu Zihao arrived.

Mu Xiao took the basket off Wang Qing'er's back and carried it on his own, then handed her a bamboo hat.

The three of them carried their belongings in front, while Mu Nan helped his wife walk behind. By the time they got home, it was already completely dark.

Wang Cuiying felt sorry for her daughter-in-law when she saw that she was soaked to the bone. She told her to go to the stove to warm up and quickly took a dry cloth to help her dry her hair.