Because she was in constant danger last time when she went into the mountains, Su Xiao was extra cautious this time. After entering the depths of the dense forest, she walked more slowly, wary of encountering any ferocious beasts or bandits again.
Since most of the things she was looking for were found on the top of the mountain, she slashed the weeds with her knife to clear a path while keeping an eye out for other good things.
As a result, she didn't find many medicinal herbs, but she found a few wild fruit trees, including apricot trees and peach trees. The fruits were ripe and hanging on the branches.
Su Xiao nimbly climbed up the tree and picked a few apricots and peaches, rubbed them in her mouth and took a bite. Not to mention they were really sweet!
She picked as she ate and soon filled a small cloth bag.
Judging from the skinny appearance of those two little carrot heads, it is likely that they are also deficient in vitamins. These fruits can be taken back to supplement them.
Because she still had to go up the mountain, she first put her bag under the tree, covered it with weeds, and then climbed up again.
The physical strength and endurance of this body are definitely incomparable to her iron-like physique in modern times. She already felt a little exhausted halfway up the climb.
Su Xiao wiped the sweat from her head, took out the bamboo tube hanging on her waist, drank some water, and sighed melancholy.
Although those skills and moves are still there, the physical strength has to keep up, otherwise the chain will be lost at the critical moment.
She rested for a while, then continued climbing up. This time she climbed to the top of the mountain in one go.
This mountain is not too high, but the altitude is about four to five hundred meters, which is the suitable height for that thing to grow.
After finding a dense pine forest, Su Xiao bent over, pushed aside the grass, and searched carefully in the shade with squinted eyes.
"Yes!" About an hour later, she shouted happily.
In front of me are two green plants about half a meter high, with two leaves as big as a baby's hand, and a cluster of tiny red fruits like coral beads on top of their heads. They are bright red and cute.
It’s wild ginseng for sure!
Su Xiao's eyes shone brightly, and she chopped down all the nearby weeds, then got closer and observed them carefully.
Well, these two plants look very good. Although they are still seedlings, they are growing strong!
She took out the purchased plant growth liquid from her sleeve and carefully dropped a few drops on each of the two ginseng seedlings.
The ginseng seedlings trembled a few times as if they were blown by the wind. Then the leaves grew larger at an extremely fast speed and the color became more emerald green and deeper.
After a while, the leaves stopped growing. Su Xiao counted carefully. The two small and fragile leaves had turned into six clusters of large and thick leaves!
This thing is really useful. Now, these two ginseng seedlings have turned into 60-year-old ginseng!
Seeing the magical effect of this plant growth liquid with her own eyes, Su Xiao was really surprised.
She thought for a while, opened the bottle again, and poured four drops of liquid on each of the two ginseng plants.
A moment later, two impeccable century-old ginseng plants appeared in front of her!
Su Xiao rubbed her hands and laughed while looking at the ginseng.
Even if a ginseng sells for 500 taels, now it’s still a thousand taels of silver!
She looked at the growth fluid in the porcelain bottle and found that about one-tenth of it was used this time, but there was still a lot left.
Su Xiao carefully hid the growth liquid deeply in her sleeve pocket, then took out a cloth bag and put it aside, then dug up the soil with a hatchet.
These two ginseng plants have become treasures now, and it is absolutely impossible to keep them here any longer.
She had to dig them out and find a safe place to hide them.
Digging ginseng is a delicate job. If you accidentally break any of the tiny whiskers, the quality will no longer be complete, and the price will be greatly reduced.
Su Xiao used a hatchet to clean up the surrounding soil first, and then used her fingers to carefully clean up the soil near the roots bit by bit.
After digging out one tree, she was sweating profusely. When both trees were dug out intact, she felt as if she had just been fished out of the water and was soaked to the skin.
She gently placed the two ginseng plants in the bag and couldn't help but lower her head and take a deep breath.
The unique strong smell of ginseng wafted over, and her whole body was refreshed, and her fatigue seemed to have dissipated a lot!
"It is indeed a good thing! It is actually much more powerful than modern wild ginseng!"
Su Xiao murmured to herself happily.
It seems that the original ecological environment in ancient times was indeed more suitable for the growth of medicinal materials.
An idea struck her, and she suddenly had a new plan for the remaining growth fluid.
This time she poured the medicinal solution directly on the ginseng because she was in urgent need of money and had no choice.
Although I harvested two century-old ginseng plants, it was a bit too wasteful.
If it is diluted and then used, a large number of rare medicinal materials may be cultivated!
While she was thinking quickly in her mind, she picked up the bag and set foot on the road down the mountain with light steps.
When she arrived at the almond tree, she sat down to rest, and suddenly she heard the faint sound of water flowing.
She looked for the sound curiously and found a small stream. The water was jumping and splashing, so clear that it felt cool to the bottom.
Su Xiao held up the stream water and took a few sips. Then she washed her face and felt much refreshed.
A small pool was formed at the bend of the stream. Su Xiao looked out and saw, oh, there were many fat-looking fish swimming in it!
In modern times, she likes seafood, and almost every day there is a dish of fish or shrimp and crab on the table.
Now that the big fat fish was right in front of me, I couldn't hold it any longer. I took off my shoes and socks and jumped into the water. I caught three big fish in two and three strokes and threw them on the shore one by one.
"Today is a good day, everything you want can come true..."
Finally, Su Xiao carried three big fat fishes in her left hand, a bag full of fruits on her right shoulder, and two ginseng plants worth thousands of gold on her back, and hummed a little tune before returning home with a full load.
When she reached the foot of the mountain, she suddenly stopped.
Where can I hide these two precious ginseng plants?
She could never rest assured about the shabby place in the Su family.
As for the virtues of Mr. Li and Mrs. Sun, if they show just a little bit of clues, they would be weird if they don't rush in and turn the house upside down!
She can naturally intimidate them when she is here, but she can't go anywhere and just stay at home and waste time with them every day, right?
It's not a problem to put it in the aunt's house next door. Money is very attractive, but what if the aunt is dazzled by the money?
Su Xiao bit her lip and hesitated for a long time, unable to think of an absolutely safe place to store her precious ginseng.
Suddenly, an ice-like face flashed through his mind.
Yes, how could she forget someone?
Although his identity has not been disclosed to the public, he is the newly appointed county magistrate, and he has a bamboo shadow who is highly skilled in martial arts, so he is absolutely foolproof!
And judging from previous contacts, although Song Zeyi has a bit of a stinky face and a bit of a cold personality, he is still a gentleman and his character is not a problem.
Even if she slept with someone... Well, even if she didn't mention it, she had saved his life before. She could do this little thing for him, right?
Thinking of this, Su Xiao immediately made up her mind and happily ran towards the small house in her memory.