Transmigrated into a seven-year-old child, my fate is in my own hands, not in the heavens.

Seeing Zhao Lian's strained expression, Hunter Yang smiled and said, "Zhao Lian, this bow of mine is the lightest I have, weighing only about thirty pounds, but it's not cheap either, costing five taels of silver each."

Zhao Lian was secretly surprised. She hadn't expected that this unassuming bow and arrow would weigh several dozen kilograms and cost five taels of silver.

It seems that to become a hunter, you can't do without tools. Just investing in these tools costs several taels of silver, and you also need eyesight, arm strength, and courage—all three are indispensable.

No wonder so few people become hunters; it seems not everyone can do it.

Zhao Lian knew that it would take at least 100 jin of force to draw this bow, and the arrows were also quite heavy, which was why they had such strong penetrating power.

However, if you want to hunt, you need a good bow, otherwise you will become prey in no time if you encounter a fierce prey.

"Ah~"

Zhao Lian sighed. It seemed impossible for her to go hunting, because firstly, she didn't have the right tools, and secondly, she wasn't strong enough.

Strength can be trained, but the first problem is the lack of tools, unless, unless you make one yourself. Thinking of this, Zhao Lian's eyes lit up.

"Here you go, Uncle Yang, this number is yours again."

"Hahaha……"

Hunter Yang laughed heartily: "Girl, it's not that I don't want to teach you, it's just that you really can't do it."

Suddenly, Hunter Yang thought of something, looked at Zhao Lian, and said seriously, "But Zhao Lian, you are quite skilled at catching snakes. You still need to be careful when you encounter snakes in the future, as some of them are venomous."

"Also, there are many poisonous insects and ferocious beasts in this Soul-Hooking Mountain. You must not go in. Even I dare not go too deep. This is no joke."

Zhao Lian nodded: "Yes, I know!"

After saying that, Hunter Yang left on his own. Zhao Lian originally wanted to follow him, but after thinking about it, she decided against it.

Hunters generally don't want others to follow them, for fear of disturbing the prey or putting themselves in danger.

Watching Hunter Yang go up, Zhao Lian patted the crumbs off her bottom and followed closely behind. Hunter Yang walked very fast, and soon his figure disappeared from sight.

Zhao Lian's goal this time was very clear. There was nothing else in this back mountain, and Zhao Lian didn't want to waste time. She planned to wander around the outer perimeter of Gouhun Mountain, hoping to find an unexpected surprise.

After passing by the patch of buck-toothed wolves, which were still blooming with purple flowers and untouched by anyone, Zhao Lian felt relieved. She planned to come back tomorrow to dig up the roots of the buck-toothed wolves.

Manager Li of Tong'an Hall said that the wet 'Broken Tooth Wolf' can be sold for 30 coins per catty.

He also asked for motherwort, but I didn't see any at the moment.

Thinking of this, Zhao Lian looked around, afraid of missing any clues.

Suddenly, a plant caught her attention. The plant was over a meter tall, and the whole plant was shaped like a fishbone, with leaves that looked a bit like bamboo leaves.

And it was also blooming with clusters of small white flowers. Zhao Lian tore off a leaf and smelled it; it had a unique medicinal fragrance. Yes, this was Amomum villosum.

Amomum villosum is also a traditional Chinese medicine, with the fruit being the best part. Of course, the whole plant is valuable and can also be used medicinally. The rhizome can also be used to make soup or decoction.

It's currently in its flowering season, and it won't be fully mature until July or September. Zhaolian doesn't plan to touch it for the time being.

Having remembered the direction of the Amomum villosum, Zhaolian continued walking forward.

Immediately afterwards, Zhao Lian discovered a patch of ginger seedlings under several large trees, and was overjoyed, never expecting that there would be ginger on this mountain.

In Zhaolian's memory, the He family had never used ginger, nor did they seem to have ever grown it. It's likely that the villagers here didn't even know that ginger was edible.

Zhao Lian quickly put down her basket and started digging. She soon dug up five or six plants. Because they were wild and grew on the mountain, they had too many roots underground, so the ginger pieces weren't very big.

After digging up only two or three pounds from five or six lotus seeds, Zhao Lian stopped digging and didn't continue, because it was just a seasoning and she wouldn't need much. She could save these for later.

Fearing that others would discover it, Zhaolian covered the soil again.

Among the withered branches and fallen leaves, there were some red petals. Suddenly, something caught her attention. This thing had eight petals and was dark red.

Zhao Lian's heart pounded wildly. Could this be star anise? She quickly picked it up from the ground.

Sure enough, it really is star anise. However, it must be from last year's fallen fruit, as it still smells fragrant.

It hadn't rained during this period, so there was no mold. Zhao Lian looked up and realized that the big tree above her was actually a star anise tree.

She remembered that her grandfather had planted this star anise tree when she was a child. It was the flowering season for the star anise tree, and small red flowers were hanging on the tree.

This star anise tree looks like it would take one person to hug it; it must be over ten years old.

Zhao Lian knew that people in this dynasty had a relatively simple diet and their dishes didn't use many spices. If her star anise was unique, it might even be exchanged for silver.

Zhao Lian's heart skipped a beat, and she quickly started searching on the ground. She hadn't noticed before, but now, upon closer inspection, she discovered many star anise.

Zhao Lian picked them up. Some of them had a strong smell and were still usable. She didn't know how long she had been picking them, but she estimated that they weighed about two or three pounds. Seeing that she had picked up almost all of them from the ground, Zhao Lian put them into her basket.

Unexpectedly, all she found today were seasonings for stir-frying. Zhao Lian's eyes lit up. Was this another reminder for her?

Thinking back to how I used to run a street food stall, my cooking skills are definitely top-notch. I'll have to keep an eye out for that when I go to Lefu Restaurant.

By this time, the sun had gradually risen higher, and Zhaolian's clothes were soaked through.

Unbeknownst to her, she had left the back mountain and arrived at the outer edge of Soul-Hooking Mountain. Upon arriving here, she immediately felt something was different.

This Soul-Snatching Mountain is much cooler than the back mountain. There are many tall trees here, and under the shade of the trees, sunlight filters through the dense leaves and dapples the ground.

A gust of wind blew by, rustling the leaves. The sweat I had just put away had instantly dried up quite a bit.

Just as Zhao Lian was about to sit down and rest for a while, a gray figure suddenly darted past her eyes.

One, two~

It darted past five or six rabbits in an instant and disappeared into the nearby bushes.

Zhao Lian's heart skipped a beat when she saw the large truck as soon as she arrived.

If we catch these rabbits, we can sell a few and keep one for ourselves.

But he only had a machete and no other tools. How could he possibly grab them all?

If you use a machete, you can only kill one at most; the others will flee in panic.

Suddenly, Zhao Lian had a good idea: she should cut a stick, and with the stick, she might be able to catch more.

Zhao Lian didn't dare to move rashly. She carefully observed the direction of the wild rabbits and found that they were foraging for food and had not been disturbed for the time being.