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Meng Chuxi stepped forward with the basket on her back, put it on the ground in front of them, carefully took out Polygonum multiflorum, and let them see it with their own eyes.

Polygonum multiflorum is considered to be a medicinal material known to ordinary people, but seeing Meng Chuxi holding such a large rhizome with both hands, a group of people couldn't help but let out a sigh.

Even the men sitting on the side couldn't hold back, "I haven't seen such a big Polygonum multiflorum in decades. It really has been hundreds of years."

"This appearance, let alone a real person! Look, it's a head, those are arms and legs, and the face looks like eyes and noses. It really looks like it. It's a strange thing!" Uncle Qiao Liu, who often went up the mountain, had seen Meng Chuxi's wounds before, and knew a lot about herbal medicine.His beard trembled with excitement.

The group of people around could also see it clearly, and they talked about it all in amazement.

"In the early years, I heard that Polygonum multiflorum has the miraculous effect of prolonging life and turning white hair black. But most of them are exaggerated. However, Polygonum multiflorum, which has been cultivated for hundreds of years, may really have miraculous effects. This is auspicious."

Uncle Qiao Six's words caused a commotion in the crowd, and the eyes they cast on Meng Chuxi and Zhou Qingwu really had their own tastes.Envious, surprised, and a little jealous.

"Ms. Meng is lucky. You have come across such a rare thing. I just don't know where to dig it. We have lived in the village for so many years, and we have our own mountains and forests. We have never found such a treasure." Among them A woman with a low bun asked curiously with a smile on her face.

Zhou Qingwu's eyelashes trembled. She had been standing quietly behind Meng Chuxi with no sense of presence. At this moment, her lowered eyelids slowly lifted up, and they lightly touched the woman's oily face, and then drifted away. As if it was just unintentional.

This Lin family has always been able to provoke right and wrong, and has repeatedly insulted Zhou Qingwu with words, not paying attention to Zhou Qingwu at all.In her opinion, a cowardly and timid mute, with the backing of a woman who came from nowhere, how tough can he be.But it was just that glance that made Lin's heart shrink inexplicably.Damn it, why did she feel flustered with just such a glance.

When she looked over again, Zhou Qingwu had already looked away, and was obediently standing beside Meng Chuxi.And Meng Chuxi naturally heard what she meant, and pretended not to know: "That's natural, the age of Polygonum multiflorum is so old because it is so inaccessible that no one has discovered it, and my own mountains and forests are so familiar, and I dug it as soon as I could. This is because Qingwu and I walked a long way in the back mountain and saw it next to the cliff over Liaoyeling. Zhoujia Village has vast mountains and forests and rich products. Aunt Lin, you should be more diligent and go to the deep mountains and old forests to find it. It must be much stronger than a young man with no experience like me, maybe even ginseng can be dug up."

Her tone was extremely sincere, but it choked Lin Shi.Meng Chuxi didn't want her to interrupt at this time, so she immediately brought everyone's attention to Polygonum multiflorum.

"I was surprised when I dug it out, especially the pair of eyes on its head, it looks more and more like it." She pointed to the two protrusions on it.The people who came over also looked at it carefully and discussed it one after another.

After they got home, there were still people who got the news and came to watch the fun. Meng Chuxi and Zhou Qingwu had expected it a long time ago, and put Polygonum multiflorum in the yard for them to discuss in amazement, and then left satisfied. In the end, the whole village was almost Everyone knew that Meng Chuxi and Zhou Qingwu had dug up the treasure.

It was dark, and Meng Chuxi and Zhou Qingwu took the Polygonum multiflorum back. This move is good or bad, and it goes without saying that although the village has always been peaceful, there is always something wrong with it. Liang Shangjun is unwilling to be lonely.

Taking back the cloth bag containing Polygonum multiflorum, Zhou Qingwu put a tree root that was about the same size and shaped like it after repairing it, and hung it in the corner of the main room.

Meng Chuxi pressed a small piece of bamboo on the hook, and hung a thin rope across the beam and tied it to a heavy wood.One end of the heavy wood rests on the beam, and only one end is tied in the rope circle, and the rope is stabilized by the taut bamboo pieces.If someone touches the cloth bag and is about to take it away, the bamboo piece will loosen at one end, and the force of the rope will be removed immediately, pulling the heavy wood and falling down, probably a head-on blow.

Looking at the heavy tree, Zhou Qingwu swallowed, and gestured to Meng Chuxi: Can this work?

Meng Chuxi nodded: "It's okay to simulate a few times, even if you miss it, you will be scared out of your wits. I hope those people in the village will be more conscious, and prepare tools just in case, lest the other party become angry from embarrassment."

Zhou Qingwu nodded, praying for that person in his heart, don't be distracted.

In order to prevent that person from rummaging around, Meng Chuxi had deliberately placed the medicinal materials nearby.As for the bedroom, it had been replaced with a wooden door with hidden bolts for safety earlier, and it was very strong.Of course, it would be best not to have other thoughts, otherwise it would be dangerous for the two women to live here and be missed.

Originally, she was just keeping an eye out for a rainy day, but Zhou Qingwu, who was not sleeping very well in the middle of the night, suddenly woke up, and the rustling sound in her ears made her heart beat involuntarily.

Suddenly there was such a little movement in the quiet night in the darkness, it was almost doubled and magnified, and even the picture appeared in my mind when I focused on it.Despite being separated by a door and a wall, Zhou Qingwu still couldn't help holding his breath.

Although she was mentally prepared, when it really happened, the sense of fear still seized her heart suddenly.The slight movement was the sound of someone blowing, and it seemed to be lighting a fire.She tried her best to keep her footsteps light, but Zhou Qingwu still heard it, and she didn't know if she really heard it or if she was hallucinating due to nervousness.

Not daring to pay too much attention to that side, Zhou Qingwu couldn't help turning his head to look at Meng Chuxi carefully. There was only her blurry outline in the night, and she fell asleep.In this situation, Meng Chuxi, who was asleep, seemed unable to comfort her.She was breathing very lightly, she was by her side, yet she was so far away.

Biting his lips tightly, Zhou Qingwu wanted to hide under the quilt, but suddenly the person beside him turned over, held her cold hand with his left hand and put it into his palm, and patted her back lightly with his right hand.

She got very close, and Zhou Qingwu saw her open her eyes. In such an instant, her fear was suddenly dispelled. She seemed to be picked up by Meng Chuxi from the edge of a cliff, and she was held in her arms very securely.Obviously she is also a girl, but it gives her an unparalleled sense of security.

Meng Chuxi also noticed that her tense body relaxed in an instant. At this moment, her still somewhat confused consciousness had been awakened. She listened carefully to the movement, then reached out her hand to the back of the little girl's head, and pressed her head into her arms.When the cold wind hit, she tucked the quilt tightly again and patted her head.

Her face was buried in Meng Chuxi's arms, and the familiar scent rushed over her face. The warm touch was enough to make her face burn. She tried to relax but her heart beat faster, but she knew very well that this time it was not fear.

The uninvited guests outside were still lingering, and the sound of footsteps approached, as if they were at the door.In the night, Meng Chuxi hugged Zhou Qingwu with her left arm, her eyes were fixed on the door. If he didn't have eyes and dared to enter this door, she would let him know what pain is.

But he was far away after a while, and within a few tens of breaths, there was a light bounce, followed by the sound of rope rubbing, followed by a muffled sound, accompanied by an uncontrollable howl of pain.The scream was quickly and abruptly cut off, but the sound of the plop falling on the ground and the sound of the heavy wood rolling down and hitting something was extremely loud, and the dog of Aunt Liu's house not far away barked violently.

This sudden incident made the person who was kicking his legs on the ground in pain so distraught that he covered his face and almost scrambled, struggling to run desperately without caring about anything.Aunt Liu's dog was not on a chain at night, and immediately bared its teeth and barked and rushed up. The dogs in the whole village were startled by the barking, and the continuous barking almost woke up most of the sleeping people.

After confirming that the person had run away, Meng Chuxi sat up and sneered, and the two of them got up without lighting the lights. In the dark, they found that the door had been pried open, and the heavy log in the room was rolling on the threshold.The two quickly bolted the door and both laughed softly.A farce at night alarmed many people, but the person who was chased by the dog experienced a nightmare.

Aunt Liu came over early the next morning, with a startled expression on her face: "Chuxi, Qingwu girl, there seemed to be thieves in the village yesterday, you don't know that my rhubarb barked so fiercely last night, how many miles did you drive us out?" Land. I was woken up and looked over. It seemed like a black shadow ran up the west slope of your yard. It scared me. I asked your uncle to check, but found that your door was closed. I didn't bother you because there was no other movement, you were not stolen at night, especially the Polygonum multiflorum."

Meng Chuxi couldn't help being moved, she glanced at Zhou Qingwu, and said quickly, "It's okay, auntie, I didn't lose anything. I didn't even know that uncle was here, thank you and Uncle Zhou for thinking about me."

Aunt Liu breathed a sigh of relief and waved her hands: "Neighbors and neighbors must be taken care of. I can't rest assured about you two girls. It's a good thing if the things are still there. Alas, the one who killed a thousand dollars must be thinking about what you dug yesterday. Baby, you guys are too young and too flamboyant, it's better to keep this kind of thing in secret. Luckily Rhubarb found out, but it's not afraid of thieves stealing it, but it's afraid of thieves thinking about it, so you sell it quickly. There are treacherous and evil people, but there are still villains with hands and feet, and I don’t know which wicked person is so bold.”

Meng Chuxi knew that she was really thinking of them, and the risk was directly proportional to the benefit. This move was indeed a little risky. Part of the reason why she dared to make such a publicity was because although there were bad-mouthed people in this small mountain village, most of them were simple.What's more important is that such a Polygonum multiflorum can be sold for less than two to three thousand dollars in pharmacies.Although a single income is optimistic, for a large family, it is only a dozen days of expenses, so it is not worth the risk.

On the contrary, this rare Polygonum multiflorum is more likely to attract people's attention, because in the eyes of these villagers who don't know much about it, it is probably a treasure and considered auspicious.And Meng Chuxi and Zhou Qingwu also took advantage of this mentality to ask the believer to pay a high price, and it would be safe if they let go.

The news spread quickly, and the villagers also heard about the robbery last night, and everyone was talking about it, guessing which wicked person committed the crime of stealing chickens and dogs.

Of course, after one morning, even the people in Qingyang Town knew that a family in Zhoujia Village had dug up a thousand-year-old fleece-flower root that looked like a human being.In the afternoon, someone came to Zhoujia Village. The person who came was quite cautious and did not bring any other followers. He was dressed in simple clothes and found Zhou Qingwu's house after asking for directions.

Hearing someone calling Zhou Qingwu outside the house, Meng Chuxi led Zhou Qingwu out the door. Meng Chuxi was slightly taken aback when he saw the person coming, and the other person was also taken aback, and then laughed: "So it's you."

Zhou Qingwu was a little confused, so, does this person know Meng Chuxi?Just thinking of something, her heart suddenly tightened, her expression changed a little, and she reached out and grabbed Meng Chuxi's arm.

Meng Chuxi was startled, and turned to see Zhou Qingwu's face turned pale. The eagerness and sadness in his eyes were not hidden, and he didn't understand why, so he didn't bother to greet him, and lowered his voice, "Qingwu, what's the matter?"

At this moment, Zhou Qingwu also realized that his behavior was inappropriate, so he forcibly suppressed the panic in his heart, and shook his head to signal Meng Chuxi to greet others first.

Meng Chuxi couldn't let it go, but it was impolite to leave others alone, so she shook Zhou Qingwu's hand, nodded slightly with a smile on her face: "It turns out that the master who took care of my business came to my humble house suddenly, why?"

Zhou Qingwu's sudden panic was because he misunderstood that this person knew Meng Chuxi before. If Meng Chuxi's identity was confirmed, he would definitely want to go home. This thought almost destroyed her sanity.But listening to the conversation between the two of them, she quickly realized that she had misunderstood, and her anxious heart calmed down, but watching Meng Chuxi chatting with the middle-aged man, she felt a sense of guilt and disgust again. heart.

Isn't it a good thing for Meng Chuxi to find his family and return to his home?She is alone and has no relatives, can't remember where her home is, and suffers with her in this small village. If she returns home, she will definitely be able to live a good life and be her eldest lady again, without having to worry about a little money .

Zhou Qingwu, you, you are so shameless, she treats you so well, but you selfishly want to keep her by your side forever.Zhou Qingwu was immersed in this emotion, scolding himself in his heart, and had no intention of listening to what Meng Chuxi had to say.

"Qingwu, let's take Steward Yan to see the Polygonum multiflorum." The person who came was Yan Qian, the chief steward of Yan's family in Qingyang Town, and the one who bought Meng Chuxi's winter bamboo shoots.The master of the Yan family was originally doing business in the capital, and his family was well-off. After handing over the family business to his son, he returned to his hometown in Qingyang. Now the largest house in Qingyang Town belongs to the Yan family, which can be said to be very rich.

"Qingwu?" Meng Chuxi called her again, she secretly noticed the little girl's expression, she was obviously better, why did she become more and more listless in the end.

Zhou Qingwu came back to his senses, nodded quickly and turned around in a panic, his cheeks flushed red.

Yan Qian, who was behind him, had been paying attention to these two people, and was a little curious at the moment: "Is this your sister?"

Meng Chuxi nodded: "She is a little uncomfortable, please forgive me."

Yan Qian shook his head, with a slight smile in his eyes, the two sisters are not alike at all, the little girl clearly has something on her mind.

However, his main purpose of this trip was to hear the news, to look at this Polygonum multiflorum for his master, and if it was true, he would bring it back.

When Meng Chuxi took out Polygonum multiflorum, Yan Qian stretched out his hand and said, "Can I let the old man take a look?"

After all, it is a rich family, even in a wealthy family, he is still polite and polite to these two little girls.

"Naturally, please." Passing the thing over, Yan Qian weighed it, looked at it, lowered his head and sniffed.It is really Polygonum multiflorum, and it looks intact. The people who excavated it were very careful, and there was no damage or pruning on purpose.With a smile in his eyes, Yan Qian nodded: "It is indeed a rare thing, rare."

As soon as Meng Chuxi heard it, she knew that the matter was basically completed. There were two or three batches of people who came this day, but Meng Chuxi was not satisfied with the price, so she suppressed it for the time being. She will not reveal this thought.