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

Before leaving, Dr. Yu left a new prescription for Shen Man.

Shen Man took the medicine and saw the name on it; it was Asarum. She knew that Asarum had many effects, such as dispelling wind and cold, clearing the orifices and relieving pain. When combined with Schizonepeta, Saposhnikovia, Notopterygium, and Perilla, it had a significant effect on treating some wind-cold diseases.

However, this is the lean season, when many herbs have withered and fallen from their old leaves from last year, and new shoots have not yet sprouted this year, making them much more difficult to find than in autumn.

Recently, in order to find those dozen or so medicinal herbs, they have searched almost all the mountains and forests around the village, but they seem to have never seen the herb Asarum.

Shen Man couldn't help but feel a little worried. If they couldn't find Asarum, then this herb-gathering mission might not be able to be completed.

However, the villagers had just tasted success selling herbs, and naturally they were unwilling to give it up easily.

So they decided to travel to even more distant places to find asarum.

Seeing the villagers' firm eyes and determination, Shen Man could only nod helplessly.

The next day, Shen Man got up earlier than usual. She practiced a set of boxing moves with Li Mufeng, then practiced her lightness skill once, and began preparing the things she would need to go up the mountain.

Before dawn, Lanxiang led Shen Man and the villagers up the mountain in a grand procession.

Today, their destination is a mountain called Wild Boar Ridge, which is far from the village.

Because of the long distance, Changsheng brought his family's cow with him today and put Shen Man and Shuan'er on its back.

Fortunately, the cow was quite docile and did not resist.

Along the way, everyone chatted and laughed, creating a harmonious atmosphere, and they didn't feel tired at all. After walking for more than an hour, they finally arrived at Wild Boar Ridge.

Shen Man looked around and found that the vegetation on the mountain was denser and the terrain more complex. She silently prayed that she could find Xixin successfully.

After resting for a while, the group began to disperse and search for Asarum.

Shen Man and Lan Xiang were in a group. They walked slowly along the mountain path, carefully observing their surroundings.

"Man'er, look! Isn't that Asarum?" Lanxiang said, pointing to a plant in the grass.

On the way, Shen Man had mentioned Xi Xin's appearance to everyone, so she recognized her very quickly.

Shen Man hurried over, squatted down, and examined it closely. Sure enough, the plant was Asarum.

Shen Man was overjoyed and quickly had Lanxiang dig it out and put it in the medicine basket. With this discovery, the mother and daughter searched even more diligently.

However, after a long time, they still couldn't find a second one.

Shen Man sighed, shook her head dejectedly, then raised her head and stretched her neck, which had become sore from looking down for so long.

Just then, she inadvertently caught a glimpse of the view above her head.

I initially thought they were just ordinary leaves, but upon closer inspection, I discovered that there were actually pale yellow silkworm cocoons hidden under the withered yellow leaves!

These silkworm cocoons, like tiny, exquisite treasures, hang quietly among the branches. Their colors are soft and warm, giving a sense of tranquility and mystery.

Shen Man's eyes widened instantly, a surge of excitement welling up inside her. She immediately shouted to Lanxiang, "Mother, come quick! I think I've found a treasure!"

Shen Man felt that collecting so many silkworm cocoons and reeling them into silk to weave into cloth would be much more valuable than the asarum.

Lanxiang rushed over upon hearing the noise and followed Shen Man's gaze, only to see the tree covered with pale yellow silkworm cocoons. She looked at the cocoons curiously, but didn't recognize them.

"Man'er, what kind of treasure is this?" Lanxiang asked in confusion.

Shen Man looked at the silkworm cocoon in her hand, her eyes sparkling with excitement. She smiled and explained to Lanxiang, "Mother, this is a silkworm cocoon, which can be used to reel silk. The silk clothes worn by the wealthy families in the city are made from it."

Upon hearing her daughter's words, Lanxiang's eyes widened in surprise, and she asked, "Really? These tiny silkworm cocoons can actually turn into such beautiful silk garments?"

Shen Man nodded and patiently replied, "Yes, Mother. After special treatment and processing, silkworm cocoons can be used to extract fine silk threads, which can then be woven into soft and smooth silk fabric. This kind of silk fabric is very precious, and only wealthy families can afford it."

"Moreover, silk can not only be made into clothing, but also into a variety of exquisite ornaments and handicrafts."

"Man'er, let's pick all these silkworm cocoons and take them back." Lanxiang said, and began to pick the silkworm cocoons.

Shen Man also helped out, and they carefully picked the silkworm cocoons from the tree and put them into their baskets. In no time, one basket was full.

"Mom, there are still so many there! Wow, this whole area is full of them!" Shen Man looked at her basket, which was completely full, and felt a little regretful.

"Yes, there are so many! It's a pity our baskets can't hold them all!" Lanxiang said.

"Mother, I didn't expect there to be such a large oak forest here. It's a pity it's a bit far from our home. If it were closer, we could get more silkworm eggs in the spring and harvest more cocoons!"

Looking at the vast expanse of oak trees, Shen Man suddenly had an idea: to lead the villagers in raising silkworms and selling silk, and to establish a cooperative like a modern rural village.

In this way, the villagers all had something to do.

"It's not too late now. When we have some free time, we can go to town and ask Manager Liu where we can buy silkworm eggs. We can buy a batch and raise them here."

In addition, let's buy another batch of oak saplings and plant them on those barren hills near the village. Next year, when those oak trees have grown taller, we can move the silkworms back there to raise them.”

Lanxiang saw through her daughter's thoughts and offered words of comfort.

Shen Man smiled and nodded, thinking that Lanxiang's method was feasible.

At this moment, some villagers saw Lanxiang and her daughter picking silkworm cocoons and curiously gathered around.

"What are you doing?" a villager asked curiously.

"We're picking silkworm cocoons," Shen Man replied with a smile.

"What's the use of these silkworm cocoons?" another villager asked.

Shen Man patiently explained, "These silkworm cocoons can be used to reel silk and weave cloth to make clothes, which can be sold and make a lot of money!"

The villagers were all surprised when they heard this.

"Really? Let's pick some too!"

"Yes, it's not easy to find asarum anyway, so it's more practical to pick some silkworm cocoons!"

Seeing this, Lanxiang quickly agreed, "Okay, let's all pick them together, whoever picks them keeps them!"

So the villagers all started picking silkworm cocoons. Before long, their baskets were full.

As evening fell, everyone returned home laden with their spoils.

Although they didn't know how to deal with these things, they felt that Shen Man definitely knew, so they weren't in a hurry.

After returning home and resting for a while, Shen Man went to the village head's house and told him about her idea of ​​setting up a silkworm breeding cooperative.

After hearing Shen Man's idea, the village head greatly appreciated it and expressed his full support.