She's skilled in medicine, martial arts, and even understands animal language—the abandoned dau

Lanxiang was busy cutting out the fabric she had bought that day to make clothes for Shen Man.

Shen Man took out the prescription given to her by Doctor Yu and carefully identified the name of each herb on it, while constantly trying to recall where she had seen them before.

On the prescription, Doctor Yu listed seven or eight different medicinal materials, including common ones such as Coptis chinensis, Bupleurum chinense, and Forsythia suspensa, as well as some rare and hard-to-find precious herbs such as Ganoderma lucidum and deer antler.

Lingzhi and deer antler have been regarded as rare medicinal materials since ancient times, and if they can be found, they will undoubtedly bring them great wealth.

But they are precious precisely because they are extremely rare and hard to find.

However, what might be a difficult task for an ordinary person is not a problem for Shen Man. She plans to go into the mountains tomorrow and use the help of the small animals in the forest to find these two medicinal herbs.

The next morning, before the sun had even risen, Shen Man and Lan Xiang got up early to prepare for their trip into the mountains.

They didn't know how long the climb would take, so they prepared some dry food and water and put them in their baskets.

Yesterday evening, Shen Man had already told Shuan'er that she was going up the mountain to collect herbs today, and asked him to tell his father, Changsheng, to go with them.

So, as soon as the mother and daughter arrived at the mountain pass, they met the three Changsheng brothers, who were already waiting there. After exchanging brief greetings, they went up the mountain together.

After entering the mountains, Shen Man first found some Coptis chinensis, Bupleurum chinense, and Forsythia suspensa for Chang Sheng and the others to use as samples. Then she split up with them and went deep into the mountains to look for Ganoderma lucidum and deer antler.

"Man'er, those Ganoderma lucidum and deer antlers aren't so easy to find..."

Lanxiang followed behind Shen Man, looking at the bushes that were taller than her, and said with some concern.

"Mother, have you forgotten? I have a secret weapon!" Shen Man smiled slyly at Lanxiang.

Just then, a little monkey was curiously looking at Shen Man from the tree above her head.

"Little monkey, you wander around the mountains and forests every day, do you know where there are Ganoderma lucidum mushrooms?"

The little monkey squeaked twice at Shen Man, asking her what Ganoderma lucidum was.

Shen Man didn't know how to explain it to it, so she immediately called it down from the tree, squatted down, and used a branch to draw a Ganoderma lucidum pattern on the ground for it.

"This is it. Have you seen this in this forest?"

The little monkey circled the picture twice, then squeaked, "I've seen it before! There's one under that big tree over there!"

Worried that Shen Man wouldn't understand, it pointed in a certain direction. Shen Man's eyes lit up. After thanking the little monkey, she pulled Lanxiang along and headed in that direction.

The further they went, the taller and denser the trees became, and the more rugged the path became. Lanxiang was a little scared, but seeing Shen Man's determined expression, she gritted her teeth and followed.

Finally, under a large tree by a mountain stream, Shen Man discovered a Ganoderma lucidum.

It grows under a large rock, is a beautiful crimson color, and emits a faint fragrance.

"Mother, this is top-quality red Ganoderma lucidum, the best variety of Ganoderma lucidum for medicinal use." Shen Man carefully picked the Ganoderma lucidum and put it into her basket.

"Really? That would be great!"

Lanxiang was overjoyed upon hearing this, and the worry on her face was replaced by a happy smile.

"Looks like this secret weapon is really useful." Shen Man smiled smugly. "Next, we should go find deer antlers. Deer antlers are actually the tender antlers on the heads of male deer."

"The antlers on the deer's head? Man'er, will the deer agree to let us take its antlers?"

“Of course we can’t just take it directly; we have to use a sedative to knock it out first.” Shen Man said as she pulled a small bottle from her pocket. “But the effect of this drug only lasts for fifteen minutes, so we have to be quick.”

Lanxiang nodded, and the two continued walking deeper into the forest. They hadn't walked far when they heard the call of deer coming from not far away.

"Shh..."

Shen Man gestured for Lanxiang to be quiet, then tiptoed forward.

In the bushes not far ahead, stood a huge male sika deer.

Shen Man quietly circled behind it and sprinkled the sleeping potion on it. A short while later, the stag collapsed to the ground, unconscious.

Shen Man quickly stepped forward, cut off the pair of antlers from the male deer's head with a knife, and then took out a cloth bag from her sleeve, pouring the medicinal powder inside onto the sika deer's wound.

"I'm sorry, sika deer, I need to borrow your antlers for a moment. Don't worry, I've applied the best wound medicine to your wounds, and they will grow back soon."

The process of extracting deer antlers was somewhat cruel, and Lanxiang didn't dare to watch until she heard Shen Man say that the job was done. Only then did she dare to look over.

Looking at the pair of deer antlers in Shen Man's hand, she asked in surprise, "Man'er, is this deer antler?"

Shen Man nodded. "That's right. We've come at just the right time. In a few days, these deer antlers will be too old and lose their medicinal value. Mother, we've collected enough medicinal herbs; it's time to go down the mountain."

Lanxiang looked at her harvest in the basket and was very happy. Today, they not only collected rare Ganoderma lucidum and deer antler, but also gathered some other useful herbs.

"Okay, let's go down the mountain and go home!"

The two returned to the village at dusk. Changsheng and his companions had also returned with a full load of medicinal herbs, which they brought to Shen Man's house.

“Uncle Changsheng, the herbs you picked today are excellent. I will call you when the clinic comes to pick them up. You can have all the proceeds.”

"Then I'll have to trouble you, Man'er." This time, Changsheng didn't refuse and said with a smile.

Last night, when Shuan'er told him that they were going up the mountain to collect herbs today, the family had already discussed it and planned to use the money from selling the herbs to buy a cow in town, and then make a cart for it.

With the oxcart, it became much more convenient to go to town to buy and sell things.

Shen Man and Lan Xiang were unaware of their plans. After carefully sorting and cleaning their medicinal herbs, they laid them out in the yard to dry.

At night, the mother and daughter lay in bed and talked softly.

Lanxiang suddenly remembered something. She nudged her daughter beside her and whispered, "Man'er, the other day I heard you talking to those hunters about planting medicinal herbs. Do you think the newly reclaimed mountain land is suitable for planting?"

Shen Man frowned slightly, pondered for a moment, and then replied, "Mother, it is possible to grow them, but the medicinal properties of grown herbs are not as good as those of wild ones, and the price will be much different."

Wild medicinal herbs absorb the essence of heaven and earth, the sun and moon, and the wind and dew of the mountains and forests, thus their medicinal effects are superior. I only said that to those hunters that day to buy time and distract them.”

Lanxiang nodded with some disappointment and sighed, "I see. I thought medicinal herbs could be obtained through cultivation, so we wouldn't have to climb mountains to search for them every time."

As night deepened, the mother and daughter's conversation gradually faded into the silent darkness, leaving only a warm sense of family affection in the air.