"I was wondering what kind of scary wild things are there in the mountains that make the villagers so afraid?"
Bai Yunxi looked at Xiao Wu and chuckled.
The family is all scholars, and no one usually goes into the mountains. Only the second child often goes into the mountains to cut firewood, but that man has a simple and honest personality and is very obedient. He said he would not take risks, so he has always been obedient and has never ventured into the mountains once.
Listening to his mother's curious tone, Xiaowu was stunned.
"I heard that wild animals in the mountains and forests are also divided into territories. There are pythons, which are as thick as the beams of the house, and their mouths are as big as the mouth of the well. They can swallow people in one bite. There are also blind bears, who are as strong as cows and can slap a person.
You can smash people’s heads to pieces.”
"I have heard these rumors since I was a child. There is nothing strange about them."
Listening to Xiao Wu's tone, Bai Yunxi twitched the corner of his mouth,
"Has anyone seen it?"
"No, that's what everyone said. I heard that there was a famine in the past, and the village organized strong men to go hunting in the mountains. As a result, they met a blind bear, killing and injuring many people. From then on, I warned future generations not to go deep into the mountains."
Xiao Wu glanced at the dense mountain forest and shook his head.
"Everyone is saying this anyway, but no one has actually seen it in detail."
Bai Yunxi nodded. The original owner had memories of the famine. The old scholar once told her that it happened when her father was a child. It was estimated to be fifty years ago.
Times have changed, and no one really knows what the situation is now.
"Are there any hunters around us?"
Orion hunters often travel through the mountains and forests, so they must know the situation in the deep mountains. It would be best to ask them about it.
"Yes, but those hunters all live in the mountains. Apart from selling prey, they never go out of the mountains. We are not familiar with them."
Xiaowu thought for a moment and told his mother truthfully what he knew. Then he looked up at Baiyunxi uneasily.
"Mom, don't you want to venture into the mountains?"
Looking at Xiao Wu's doubtful eyes, Bai Yunxi chuckled,
"I have this idea. No one has entered the deep mountains for so many years, so there must be a lot of good things growing there. But the prerequisite is to ensure safety, and it is not advisable to venture into it. If there are no familiar hunters to ask about the situation, my mother will take the risk."
Listening to his mother's assurance, Xiao Wu sighed and said,
'It's better not to take risks,'
Just when he was thinking about what to say, he heard Li's surprised call.
"Come and look, I found wild yam, a big yam seedling."
Xiao Wu was so yelled at by her that he immediately diverted his attention and watched Mrs. Li waving to everyone on the hillside. Bai Yunxi asked her son to go over and help.
"You can dig a piece of wild yam once you find it. You can dig it for a day. Go and get busy."
"Okay, mother, just go there slowly."
Xiaowu agreed, turned around and ran over. Seeing the second sister-in-law showing off the dug piece, she also picked up the small hoe in her hand and started digging.
"Be careful and try not to break it."
Seeing the five and four children coming to help, Mrs. Li grinned and told, followed a vine to the root, and started digging.
Baiyunxi looked back at the mountains, and went to help with a basket on his back. After walking a few steps, he found a patch of isatis roots that were growing well.
The leaves have been beaten by frost and have withered, but they are not small and the roots should be thick. Isatis root is a very good Chinese herbal medicine. It is very good at clearing away heat, detoxifying, cooling blood and relieving pain. It is widely used.
The leaves are called Daqingye and can also be used as medicine, and isatis root is easy to prepare. You only need to remove impurities, moisten it, slice it, and dry it.