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Unknowingly, the two of them searched on the mountain for an hour, and found eight or nine kinds of medicinal materials, among which the Polygonatum japonica was the most precious, and a Gastrodia elata was dug near the top of the mountain.Gastrodia elata is the rarest medicinal material near Zhoujia Village. Because it grows in a harsh environment, the high terrain cannot accumulate water, and the soil requirements are also high. It is not easy to meet a plant.

It is also the first time for Zhou Qingwu to come to this mountain forest. Collecting medicinal materials is hard work and dangerous. Few people in the village rely on medicinal materials for a living like Zhou Qingwu. Good luck this time.

Meng Chuxi was a little tired after walking for so long. The two of them sat on a rock to rest. Zhou Qingwu handed the bamboo tube filled with water to Meng Chuxi. His eyes were shining brightly. He couldn't help but gesture to Meng Chuxi: Today is my luckiest day. Today, these medicinal materials can be sold for about [-] yuan.

Among them, this Gastrodia elata is very big, and the fresh price is about 13 yuan. The price of sealwort can be doubled by seven steaming and seven drying. If it is sold directly, the [-]-year-old sealwort is also very valuable.Overall, this day's income was something that Zhou Qingwu could hardly earn even five or six times in the past.

Meng Chuxi smiled at Yanyan: "It seems that bringing me here is very beneficial, I can make you rich."

The two words Wang and Ke are almost frequent visitors in the mouths of people in the village. Zhou Qingwu himself bears the name of Kefu. When Meng Chuxi said that Wang wanted her, her first reaction turned out to be Wangfu.But when he thought of this, he blushed again in shame, what was he thinking about.

But she really felt that Meng Chuxi was her lucky star, and although she blushed at her sudden blind thinking, she still nodded very seriously.Then he stretched out his hand and gestured: Chuxi is a lucky person.

Meng Chuxi bent down to put the basket on her back, smiled sideways and said, "It's a blessing, that's why you picked it up by Qingwu."

It was already a very disappointing thing for her to travel to such an era inexplicably, but being picked up by Zhou Qingwu by accident was a blessing in misfortune.Otherwise, in other situations, she doesn't even know what she will encounter here.

She wasn't trying to make the little girl happy, so she turned around and concentrated on watching the road after she finished speaking.Zhou Qingwu stared at her blankly, a warm and joyful feeling lingered in her heart, there are still people in this world who are lucky to meet her, how lucky is she who fell in the mud.

Meng Chuxi has no memory of going up the mountain for a long time. Although she is tired after running so far, she has the feeling of going up the mountain with her grandfather when she was back in junior high school, so she is a little excited.

The mountains behind Zhoujia Village are very vast, and there are several mountains that are very high, so the forest resources are very rich.On the way back, there was a large pine forest. Looking at the green pine needles, Meng Chuxi suddenly thought of something, and stretched out his hand to pull a pine branch as tall as a person.Sure enough, I saw sticky and crystal-like water droplets in my memory on it, and some of them had formed white crystals.

Reaching out to pick off a pine needle, Meng Chuxi tentatively licked it, and the sweet scent of pine needles in his memory immediately brightened his eyes.

Zhou Qingwu couldn't understand it, so Meng Chuxi picked a few more pine needles and handed them to Zhou Qingwu: "Qingwu, this is so sweet, try it."

There was a little surprise in Zhou Qingwu's eyes, but Meng Chuxi would not lie to her, so he put it in his mouth and licked it. The sticky and crystal clear dew was actually very sweet, even more delicious than the caramel she had eaten.

"Is it delicious?" Meng Chuxi stared at her with burning eyes.

Zhou Qingwu's eyes lit up, and he nodded: delicious.

This is the first time she knows that there will be such sweet things on the pine tree. She leaned over to have a look, and almost all the pine needles that are slightly lower have this kind of sugar. She tasted all of them, and it was very sweet.

Meng Chuxi cut off a pine branch and handed it to Zhou Qingwu. She looked at the pine forest. She looked inside and saw that there were a lot of pine candies this year. , and Hoarfrost.

Although it has not been long, she also knows that sugar is a rare thing at this time, unlike the common ones in modern times, it can no longer be common.She was so bitter from taking the medicine that she felt nauseated. Zhou Qingwu bought a small packet of candy because he felt sorry for her, but he didn't want to eat any of it.

Turning his eyes, Meng Chuxi said: "Qingwu, there are a lot of this kind of pine candy on this tree, let's chop some and boil the candy tomorrow, okay?"

Zhou Qingwu thought for a while, and gestured hesitantly: Can I eat more of this?

Meng Chuxi nodded: "I should have eaten it in my memory."

Zhou Qingwu actually had some doubts when she picked the fruit, Meng Chuxi seemed to remember something, did she remember something?She stretched out her hand and gestured: Do you remember anything?

Meng Chuxi suppressed her smile when she heard the words, frowned unconsciously, shook her head and said, "Actually, I seem to remember a lot of things, but I don't have any memory of how I got hurt, where I came from, and who I know. "

After she finished speaking, she fell silent, and lost the joy she had just now.Zhou Qingwu's eyes were a little annoyed, why did he mention that matter, if Meng Chuxi remembered it, he would definitely say it.

Meng Chuxi frowned not because she was sad, after all, she didn't remember why she was very clear, but she just felt a little sorry for Zhou Qingwu, she was lying to her.But some things are always involuntary, and now she can only excuse that she was injured and lost her memory.

Seeing that she was silent and depressed, Zhou Qingwu stretched out his hand and gestured: I'm sorry, I shouldn't mention this.Don't be sad, you will definitely remember it.

Meng Chuxi came back to her senses, and smiled lightly: "It's okay, I'm fine." After that, she pointed to the pine tree and continued: "Some people call this pine tree sugar, which oozes out from the crystallization of sugar in the pine tree and is edible. .”

Zhou Qingwu couldn't understand what she meant by crystallization again, but he didn't continue to ask. He just took another sip, and his eyes were full of surprise: Chuxi, you know more than me.

Meng Chuxi was a little embarrassed by her big shining eyes, and looked for the pine needles that had condensed a lot and chopped off some, "This pine candy can't touch the water, and it will disappear after the next rain. It's just that it doesn't condense." It’s good, if the weather is good tomorrow, we should be able to do a lot, let’s take it back and try again tomorrow?”

Zhou Qingwu nodded, and the two of them prepared to go down the mountain and go home.Meng Chuxi was observing the surrounding things along the way, thinking that there is no land now, and this mountain is what the two of them depend on for survival. After more than ten years in the countryside with her grandfather, her life experience is actually better than that of a person struggling to survive alone. Zhou Qingwu is richer.

It is already October, and besides medicinal materials that can provide them with financial resources, there are also some god-sent foods.Today's pine candy is a surprise, and in a month or two, the best delicacy hidden in the bamboo forest will come out.In addition, she looked at Zhou Qingwu who was thin and weak beside her, and wanted to find something to replenish her body.

On the way here before, there was a large area of ​​dried up vines in the small mountain depression, and she was familiar with kudzu root vines.The roots that go deep into the ground under the inconspicuous vines are a treasure. In their era, the price of wild kudzu root powder was basically one or two hundred and one catties, which was a rare tonic.

Zhou Qingwu also digs some kudzu roots for medicinal materials, but it takes a lot of effort. She can only dig some small ones by herself, so there are quite a lot of kudzu roots on this mountain.

But if you can’t chew too much, tomorrow’s goal is pine nuts. If you have time, you can go to the bamboo forest to find winter bamboo shoots.

But the dream is full, but the reality is very skinny, Meng Chuxi couldn't come the next day at all.

It was already late afternoon when the two returned home, and they ate the dry food cakes they brought with them at noon, which didn't taste very good. By now, Meng Chuxi was already hungry.And the most terrible thing is that this body is really pampered. After walking such a long mountain road, her legs are so sore now, and even carrying the not very heavy back basket, her shoulders are already sore.

Zhou Qingwu was so much younger than her, but because he was used to it, he didn't feel anything at all.It's just that when she saw Meng Chuxi's tired expression, she squeezed her shoulders quietly from time to time, and walked with a limp, she knew it in her heart.She first went up the mountain back then, similar to Meng Chuxi, and the taste was indeed very grueling.

Zhou Qingwu felt a little regretful, Meng Chuxi shouldn't have been forced to run so far with her back on his back.Thinking of this, she hurried to the kitchen to boil hot water, and told Meng Chuxi to sit down and rest.

Meng Chuxi was really exhausted, sitting on the edge of the bed with a dull expression, until Zhou Qingwu squatted down and put down the wooden bucket filled with hot water, and she slowed down when he took off her shoes, and quickly waved her hands to avoid: "Myself Come on, you've been tired all day."

Zhou Qingwu gestured with a serious expression: You hurt your leg from walking, I added some herbs to soak your feet and massage your feet, otherwise the pain will be sore tomorrow that you won’t be able to walk.

Meng Chuxi couldn't get a 15-year-old girl to wash her feet, so she bent down to take off her shoes: "I... hiss"

Even bending over and raising his hands, his shoulders hurt and his waist was sore. He immediately hunched over and froze there. After a while, his eyes were moist when he raised his head, and he just stared at Zhou Qingwu.

Zhou Qingwu looked distressed and funny, and sat on a small stool to take off Meng Chuxi's shoes and socks.Meng Chuxi's feet were as white as jade, with round and lovely toes, but the little toes of these beautiful feet were rubbed red, and the soles of her feet were covered with blisters.

Zhou Qingwu watched carefully and frowned: Why didn't you tell me, it's all blistered.

Meng Chuxi was a little embarrassed, her feet smelled after walking all the way, she hurriedly said, "I didn't think it was serious before."

Zhou Qingwu looked annoyed, and gestured: I didn't think carefully, I should have thought of it.

After finishing speaking, she put Meng Chuxi's feet on her legs, raised her head and gestured earnestly: I'll rub your legs and soak them again, or you won't be able to walk tomorrow.

Regardless of Meng Chuxi's refusal, she reached out and kneaded her calf and ankle.The soreness felt relieved a lot under her just right strength, and it was even very comfortable.

Meng Chuxi's earlobe was a little red. Looking down at the serious and attentive little girl, the corners of her mouth couldn't help curling up. She was so cute and sensible.

When Meng Chuxi's legs were no longer tense, Zhou Qingwu stopped and let her soak in hot water, continuing to soothe her muscles and bones.She kneaded quite methodically, it was sore when she kneaded, but she felt relaxed afterwards, Meng Chuxi gritted her teeth and endured it, the feeling was really painful and refreshing.

"Qingwu, your method is really, uh... hiss, it's too professional."

Zhou Qingwu looked at her face with a ferocious look from time to time, and then relaxed again. It looked quite funny and couldn't help laughing: My father taught me, he often massaged my mother.

When talking about his parents, there was no pain on Zhou Qingwu's face, and there was nostalgia and a trace of happiness in those eyes, which made Meng Chuxi faintly sour, but at the same time felt comforted.Fortunately, the little girl is very strong, and survived such a difficult day alone.