A plate of steamed chicken with mushrooms, a plate of bacon stir-fried with garlic sprouts, a plate of braised eggplants with peppers, a plate of garlic lettuce, and a chicken and wild mushroom soup.
Four dishes and one soup are quite a Chinese New Year meal for this poor family of only two people.
Although Lin Xiaoming was forced to stay for lunch, Zhang Yashu did not look kindly to him, remained silent, and had a cold and hard face that could not be cut with a knife!
On the other hand, the deaf-mute mother-in-law, although she couldn't speak and was hard of hearing, liked Lin Xiaoming's appearance very much and was very enthusiastic towards him. She kept gesticulating for him to eat food, and finally gave him a big chicken drumstick.
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If you are good to me, I will be good to you. This is Lin Xiaoming's basic principle of life. So he also gave his deaf-mute mother-in-law a big chicken drumstick.
Seeing this, the deaf-mute mother-in-law pointed to her mouth, then pointed to the chicken leg, and then waved her hand. It was obvious that her teeth were not good and she could not bite the chicken leg! Then she put the chicken leg into Zhang Yashu's bowl.
Unexpectedly, Zhang Yashu looked disgusted, "Pinching it here and there, so much saliva, is it dirty?"
The deaf-mute mother-in-law smiled and gestured to her to eat quickly.
Zhang Yashu picked up the chicken legs and stuffed them into Lin Xiaoming's bowl.
Lin Xiaoming looked at the two overlapping chicken drumsticks in the bowl and felt a bit dumbfounded. I'm not Luo Li and I don't like eating chicken!
Of course, if he really wanted to eat, he wouldn't be able to eat two chicken drumsticks, but he wanted to pack it up and go home, where he still had three little girls waiting to be fed!
It was so easy to finish the meal!
The deaf-mute mother-in-law didn't seem to be afraid at all that Lin Xiaoming and Zhang Yashu would have a super-friendly relationship, so she automatically disappeared, leaving the two of them alone in the room.
Facing Zhang Yashu again, Lin Xiaoming didn't know what to say!
Although everyone lives in the same village, he has never had any contact with this woman and has no idea of her depth.
The only thing I know is that she is fierce and arrogant, and has a reputation for being evil!
But think about it, it’s right. If a young and beautiful widow didn’t have such a character, she would have been bullied to death long ago!
Their eyes met, the atmosphere was still awkward!
Lin Xiaoming's eyes fell on her, and he couldn't help but think of the scene when he saw her taking a bath in the backyard.
Although this woman has been married twice, she still has the figure of a budding girl, especially her long and fair legs, which are really not ordinary sexy and alluring.
In fact, Zhang Yashu is not very old. The first time she was forced to marry by her family, she was only 17 years old, which was not old enough. The second time she was 20 years old, and now she is only 23 years old.
In her twenties, a woman is in her best years, but fate has caused her to become a widow who has been married twice.
While Lin Xiaoming was working hard to formulate his words, Zhang Yashu took the initiative and said, "Lin Xiaoming, I will not sell the homestead!"
One sentence made Lin Xiaoming feel discouraged. He didn't want to say anything and was about to stand up and leave.
But Zhang Yashu said again, "But you don't have to tear down the wall. You can continue to plant vegetables."
Lin Xiaoming said: "But..."
"When I want to use land in the future, I will notify you in advance!" Zhang Yashu did not give him a chance to interrupt, "Okay, you can go back!"
Lin Xiaoming didn't know whether to laugh or cry. She was really a difficult woman to talk to, but he didn't stalk her anymore, otherwise she would look like a bully.
Before leaving, the deaf-mute mother-in-law appeared again, gave him a bag of wild mountain twists picked while grazing cattle, and kept making gestures, apparently indicating that he could come and sit there often when he had time.
The deaf-mute mother-in-law is very easy to talk to, but unfortunately, Zhang Yashu is obviously in charge of this family.
It was already two o'clock in the afternoon when we got home. The three girls had already eaten, and Luo Li was the one cooking!
This woman actually knows how to cook?
Lin Xiaoming was a little curious when he heard about it, so he went to the kitchen to look at the remaining meals: boiled potatoes, fried tomatoes, and steamed corn!
I lost my appetite just by looking at it. After I tasted it, I found it really tasted bad. The food was either salty or bitter, and the rice was half-cooked. No wonder there was so much left.
I don’t know if Luo Li, a woman, can sleep in a room, but she obviously can’t get out of the kitchen.
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In the afternoon, Su Ziyun went to take a nap, Luo Li was secretly eating the bag of wild mountain twist, and Lin Xiaoming was sorting out his Chinese herbal medicine in the pharmacy!
While we were busy working, Luo Meihan came in pushing a wheelchair!
"Sister Meihan!" Seeing this woman whom he wanted to deceive the sun, Lin Xiaoming stopped and asked: "Didn't you take a nap?"
Luo Meihan laughed and said: "After I came here, I either ate or slept. I almost turned into a pig!"
Lin Xiaoming said: "Instead of being a miserable person, it is better to be a happy pig!"
Luo Meihan laughed again, "You are starting to become philosophical when you speak!"
Isn’t it infected by you two sisters? One teaches me how to reason, and the other teaches me how to criticize people... Lin Xiaoming smiled and said: "Those who are close to Zhu are red, and those who are close to Mo are black!"
After saying a few useless words, Luo Meihan asked with concern: "Do we really have to demolish the fence in the backyard? This has just been brewed. It would be a pity to demolish it!"
Lin Xiaoming said: "I discussed it with Zhang Yashu in the morning. She said that the demolition can not be done for the time being, and vegetables can continue to be planted. She will notify us in advance when she needs the land."
Luo Meihan breathed a sigh of relief and asked, "Can we build a shed?"
Lin Xiaoming was puzzled, "What is the purpose of building a shed?"
Luo Meihan said: "If you want to do cultivation research, you will naturally need a shed that can preserve heat, moisture and soil, as well as some things for experimental research."
Lin Xiaoming smiled bitterly and said: "The land is not my own, I will ask her then!"
Luo Meihan said: "In the morning, I already studied the Dragon Lin seven-leaf clover!"
This was a matter involving 100 million. Lin Xiaoming hurriedly asked: "Is there any result?"
Luo Meihan shook her head, "That herb has withered. It's hard to see what it looked like when it was alive! I need some fresh ones!"
Lin Xiaoming thought that the scar-removing medicine he promised Su Zijun was also out of supply, so he said, "Then I will go find some and bring them back tomorrow."
Luo Meihan said: "Actually, it would be best for me to go up the mountain with you to see the environment in which it grows and the surrounding flora. If we can simulate the same environment, its survival rate will be higher, but am I injured now?"
Well, I can’t move around.”
"Don't be in a hurry. If you want to go up the mountain, I can take you up the mountain at any time after you get better!" Lin Xiaoming thought for a while and said, "Do you think this works? I dig it back with the soil when I collect it, and then surround it with
We will also take photos or videos of the environment and let you take a look at that time.”
"This is barely okay!" Luo Meihan nodded, and then explained some other things.
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"If you go to the mountains to collect medicine, you will have no future if you sleep at home!"
Early the next morning, Lin Xiaoming went up the mountain alone.
If it's too late, Luo Li will wake up and clamor to follow, which will waste time and cause trouble.
After going straight up the mountain from the backyard, Lin Xiaoming roared. Seeing that there was no one around, he got angry and started running at full speed!
For a moment, the whole person was like a tiger and leopard running through the forest, and the human figure was so fast that it was difficult to catch it with the naked eye!
From Hekeng Village to Guwangling, you have to climb several mountains. The mountain roads are rugged and steep, and it would take ordinary people at least three or four hours to walk there.
Lin Xiaoming arrived at Guwangling in just over half an hour.
Without the burden of Luo Li, he had no burden in his heart and entered Guwangling directly!
Although there are many snakes, insects, ants and beasts in Guwangling, he will not be bitten as he always takes Qi discrete. The only thing he has to worry about is the miasma that is rampant inside.
Regarding the miasma, Lin Xiaoming had no good solution. He could only wear a medical mask to avoid inhaling it as much as possible.
It didn't take long before he came to the stream where the Longlin Aesculus was found before, and started looking upstream along the stream.
The danger of Guwangling Mountain is indeed well-deserved. During the search, many dangerous snakes, insects, ants and beasts were discovered!
For example, the bite of red ants can cause anaphylactic shock, the bite of hornets can be fatal, the bite of Aedes albopictus can cause dengue fever and various viruses, the ticks that like to suck blood can spread encephalitis, the ticks full of neurotoxins
Bungarus snake...the list goes on!
However, although these snakes and insects were dangerous, they did not dare to approach Lin Xiaoming and fled away when they smelled his scent.
Two days ago, if Luo Li had been willing to listen to Lin Xiaoming and stay within one and a half meters of him, she would not have been entangled by the king cobra.
It's just that although the snakes and insects are not afraid, the search for medicine is not smooth.
Longlin seven-leaf clover can be encountered but not sought, even in primitive forests such as Guwangling, where few people visit.
Lin Xiaoming spent the whole morning and couldn't find a single plant, but he also found a lot of good things!
For example, lotus leaf maidenhair fern, sacred guaiac, long-beak buttercup Alisma, wild gastrodia elata, Panax notoginseng...etc., but without eggs, these are not what he wants.
Seeing that it was getting late and the Longlin Seven-leaf Clover was still not found, Lin Xiaoming had no choice but to go home and prepare to look for it next time.
However, he did not forget Luo Meihan's instructions to take pictures of the growth environment of Longlin Aesculus, so he took out his mobile phone and took pictures while walking.
Just when he walked out of Guwangling, he heard faint movements in a valley. At first, he thought it was just birds and beasts, but when he listened carefully, he found that it was a woman shouting, "...
Oh, help, help! Help!"
This voice is vaguely familiar, why does it look a bit like that Zhang Yashu!
Lin Xiaoming didn't have time to think too much and hurriedly ran along the valley where the sound came from. When he found the place where the accident happened, he was a little stunned...