What is the secret on Qingniu Mountain? Chen Xiaobei doesn't know, but he himself is facing a serious problem.
Just as he was going down the mountain, Chen Yutian's wife Jia Shi came back.
As soon as he saw his wife coming back, Chen Yutian looked very excited and quickly pulled her into the house and poured a bowl of water for her.
"Old lady, how are you? Have you seen Ermao and the others?"
Mrs. Jia picked up the bowl and drank some water.
Then he took a long breath.
"I saw him. Da Laohei locked him up on the mountain and was not allowed to come down even a step."
"That's good, that's good." Chen Yutian nodded, "Have you told him about that? Will he do it?"
Jia nodded, "I told him that as long as the troubles in the village are eliminated, Ermao can come back."
"Da Laohei said that he would send someone here in the next two days. By the way, he also said that it seems that for the sake of my dead grandfather, I don't need the money, but we have to get him something."
Chen Yutian looked at his wife in surprise, "What are you doing?"
Jia hesitated for a moment and said hesitantly, "He said he wanted us to take his people into Qingniu Mountain."
Upon hearing this, Chen Yutian couldn't help but frown, "Well, I have been to Qingniu Mountain a few times when I was young, but only to the mountain temple, and never to any higher."
Jia also sighed, "Yes, that's what I told him, but my cousin also made it clear. At least the mountain temple is ten miles further up."
Chen Yutian was silent for a while, leaning on his chair. He didn't say a word for a long time. Finally, he let out a long breath and stood up. "Well, I'm an old man and I'll go to the Qingniu Mountain."
Mrs. Jia lifted up her clothes and wiped the corners of her eyes, "I'm not forcing you as the head of the family, but this is the only condition for Big Hei. For other things, I can't even give you money."
Chen Yutian waved his hand slightly, "Isn't it just a trip to Qingniu Mountain? It's nothing more than a mountain of swords and a sea of fire. When will their people arrive?"
"We'll arrive tomorrow. We said that as long as their people come back from Qingniu Mountain, they'll start that night."
"Great, getting rid of Chen Xiaobei as soon as possible is more important than anything else." Chen Yutian became excited.
At this time, Chen Xiaobei had already carried a large bag of Houttuynia cordata on his back, carrying two ginseng plants and several Ganoderma lucidum plants back from the mountain. When he walked to his fish pond, he saw Lidong and others busy at work. He greeted them enthusiastically.
Hello.
Lidong saw that he had brought these two big bags back from the mountain. He couldn't help but asked curiously, "Brother Xiaobei, what treasure did you get from going up the mountain?"
Chen Xiaobei said vaguely, "Oh, there are some medicinal materials on the mountain that Hong Yu wants. I helped her get them back and dry them."
Upon hearing this, everyone burst into laughter again, "Xiao Bei, there is no one working for the mother-in-law. If you want herbal medicine, let the mother-in-law go to the mountain to pick it herself!"
"How can you listen to your mother-in-law?"
Facing the roar of laughter from the crowd, Chen Xiaobei was neither anxious nor annoyed. He just smiled and said, "You guys get busy first. I'll boil some water for you when I go home."
"No need to boil water. With such a big river, there is not enough water to drink." Lidong and others laughed again.
"Hongyu said that drinking unboiled water can cause stomach ache."
In fact, Cui Hongyu never said it at all, but Chen Xiaobei had to explain it this way.
Everyone laughed again, "I've never heard of men having stomachaches. It's only women who have stomachaches."
Chen Xiaobei didn't say anything and left quickly.
Seeing him walking away, Lidong shook his head helplessly.
In Hetou Village, it is very shameful to listen to your wife.
Having said that, in this era, patriarchal ideas and chauvinism are serious, and it is almost impossible for a woman to be the head of the house.
Back home, Cui Hongyu was embroidering under the big locust tree, and Qiaoer next to her was practicing calligraphy on the ground with a branch. The harmonious and warm scene made Chen Xiaobei feel warm and felt that all his hard work was worth it.
Seeing Chen Xiaobei coming back, Cui Hongyu quickly put down his work and came forward.
"Thank you for your hard work, husband."
Chen Xiaobei first handed him the Ganoderma lucidum in his hand, "Be careful with this."
Cui Hongyu took it and felt that the weight was a bit wrong. He carefully put it on the ground and opened the bag to take a look.
He was immediately stunned, "Why did your husband even dig the soil back?"
"Oh, I just want to try if I can grow this Ganoderma lucidum at home?"
Upon hearing this, Cui Hongyu was stunned.
"Husband, do you want to grow Ganoderma lucidum at home?"
Chen Xiaobei nodded. Although he didn't know how to express this, it was probably what Cui Hongyu meant.
"Yes, I want to try it. If it works, I don't have to go to the mountains to look for it every day."
"By the way, I'm going to dig up two more ginseng plants and try them too."
When Chen Xiaobei said this, he pointed to the corner of the yard next to him.
There are several flower pots there, which are carved out of stone. They can be regarded as ancestral items of his family.
Of course, in this era, a few flower pots carved out of stone can be seen everywhere, and some are even natural stones slightly processed.
"By the way, I will bring two more to Shopkeeper Jia in the city, and he will plant them too."
Cui Hongyu nodded slightly after hearing this, "I heard from grandpa that some drug store owners can grow their own precious medicinal materials in case of emergencies."
"No wonder Shopkeeper Jia gave you ten taels of silver last time. It turns out he did it for this."
Chen Xiaobei disagreed, "Hongyu, no matter what he is doing, as long as he gives us more money, it won't be a bad thing after all."
Cui Hongyu shook his head, "Husband, I'll give it to you this time. If anyone asks for this kind of Ganoderma lucidum or other medicinal materials in the future, can't you agree?"
Seeing Chen Xiaobei looking at him blankly, Cui Hongyu continued to explain, "Husband, there are only a few drug stores in Qingniu County. If everyone grows it, where will we sell it?"
"Furthermore, this kind of medicinal material absorbs the spiritual energy of the sun and moon and the essence of the earth in the mountains, and its medicinal effect is extraordinary. If it is grown in a flower pot, the medicinal effect will be a little bit worse after all."
This is true. Chen Xiaobei strongly agrees with this point. Planted medicine is definitely not as good as natural medicine.
It's just like the taste of fast-roasted chicken, which is not as good as old chicken.
After reading this, Chen Xiaobei took out the two sections of branches he had folded.
"Kuyu, look at this. There is a large area on the mountain. I don't know what it is?"
Cui Hongyu took it, put it in front of her nose, smelled it, and shouted in surprise, "This is dogwood."
Is it a medicinal material?
The first reaction in Chen Xiaobei's mind was to think of the poem "Planting dogwood everywhere but one person missing", and he vaguely remembered that this thing was once used as a chili pepper in history.
"Can this Kureha be used as medicine?"
Cui Hongyu nodded, "Of course it can be used as medicine, but the price should be about the same as Houttuynia cordata."
OK, no matter how high or low the price is, as long as it can be used as medicine, that’s fine.
If it's such a large area, why don't we just move a few trees down and it will be done once and for all.