SFS Chapter 194 This is wolfberry
Chapter 194 This is wolfberry
The two sisters noticed Cheng Yue's strange expression and asked cautiously, "Mom, what's wrong with this red fruit? Is it that pigs and cows can't eat it?"
Is this thing poisonous? But it shouldn't be. Pigs and cows have been eating it for several days and there is no problem. On the contrary, they look more energetic.
They would eat it occasionally, but they were afraid that it would be bad for their health, so they didn't dare to eat too much. After all, the fruit was red, and although it was a little sweet, it was too bright.
Dad said that most brightly colored things are poisonous, like red mushrooms and flowers with worms.
Cheng Yue was afraid that the two children would think too much, so she immediately said: "Of course you can eat it. This red fruit is a medicinal herb called wolfberry, which can nourish the body.
The tips of the leaves are edible, and they are delicious whether used in cold dishes, stir-fried dishes, or soups."
She really didn't expect that there would be wild wolfberries on this hillside. From what the two sisters said, there were a lot of wolfberries, and they were everywhere.
In modern times, when people are specializing in growing wolfberries, they are not cheap, and those of good quality are even more expensive.
It is conceivable that its value would have been even higher in ancient times.
After all, at that time, few people specialized in growing medicinal herbs. Apart from some commonly used medicines, the rest were picked by mountain people.
Live by the mountain, eat from the mountain; live by the water, eat from the water. God has put food in front of your mouth, if you don’t eat it, you would be ignorant!
Chen Tong and Chen Ning opened their mouths wide enough to fit an egg in, "Ah? This is actually a medicinal herb?"
Then they are all eaten by pigs and cows. No wonder I have that expression...
Cheng Yue is not in the mood to make pastries now, she wants to go and check out wolfberries!
Anyway, she does it every day when she has time, and there is a lot of stock in the space, at least enough to sell for two or three days.
"Xiaotong, Xiaoning, stop feeding the cows and take me to the mountain."
The picking period of wolfberry is very long. Now it is just beginning to mature, and it can still be picked for several months!
She has been busy with the shop recently and has not been to the mountain for a long time. When she thinks about when she first came here, she went to dig ground rings and pick walnut flowers and toon.
She knew that there were many treasures on this mountain, and there must be other medicinal herbs besides wolfberry.
If the two sisters hadn't accidentally come back from cutting wolfberry trees, she would have almost forgotten about this mountain. While she had free time, she had to go and take a look around, who knows what business opportunities there might be!
The two sisters responded happily: "Okay!"
They were so lucky that they found medicinal herbs just by cutting the weeds. It was a pity that they didn't recognize them before, otherwise they could have saved them and sold them for money, after all, medicinal herbs are so expensive.
At that time, my father injured his leg, and just a few prescriptions would cost one or two taels of silver. I would definitely make a lot of money if I bought medicinal herbs.
Cheng Yue picked up a basket and followed Chen Tong and Chen Ning out the door.
Chen An was teaching the children to do woodworking. Seeing the mother and daughter in a hurry, he thought something had happened. "Ayue, why are you in such a hurry?"
"Xiaotong and Xiaoning accidentally brought back some medicinal herbs. I'll go up the mountain to see if there are many left."
Chen An was a little surprised when he heard this, "What medicinal materials?"
When he was with his father in the county town, he heard the herbalists talk about the appearance of common medicinal herbs, so he knew a few of them and even collected herbs to sell for money.
Later, because Zhao was always keeping an eye on him, he didn't dare to collect herbs often. The main reason was that he knew very few herbs and couldn't sell them for much silver.
But Xiaotong and Xiaoning just came back, and there weren’t any medicinal herbs there?
Cheng Yue raised the small red fruit in her hand and said, "This is it, it's called wolfberry. We'll go first and come back later."
Cheng Yue left after she finished speaking, leaving Chen An alone to wonder, this little red thing is actually called a dog, what kind of name is that? Or is it a medicinal herb?
As expected, Ah Yue is really amazing with her magical powers. She even knows the medicinal herbs...
Cheng Yue followed Chen Tong and Chen Ning up the mountain. Just when they reached halfway up the mountain, they saw a large area of wolfberry trees. The wolfberries were just beginning to mature, and the small red fruits were dotted among the green leaves, but there were not many of them.
However, there was obviously a missing piece in this large patch of wolfberry trees, probably cut off by the two sisters.
Oh! It's a bit sad.
Chen Tong glanced at Cheng Yue, picked his fingers and said carefully: "Mom, well, luckily you found it early, we didn't cut too much...
By the way, the roots are still there. We only cut it from the middle, so it will definitely grow back next year!"
Chen Ning was also rubbing the corner of her clothes. If they had known that this was a medicinal herb, they would not have picked this grass. This was all money!
And looking at my mother's expression, I know this is probably not a cheap one.
Cheng Yue shook her head and smiled, "Silly girl, you don't even know that this is a medicinal herb. Just cut it, why would I blame you? And there are still a lot of them, right?"
The two children looked so eager that she was afraid they would curse at them.
Chen Tong immediately became excited, "Mom, there are not only some here, but also some above. We haven't been to the back of the mountain, but I think there are quite a few!"
Cheng Yue nodded, "There must be more than these, let's look around."
Since we can find a large area of wolfberry trees here, there are probably some all over the mountain. After all, no one picks the wolfberry fruits, so they take root as soon as they fall to the ground.
Or birds or something like that would carry the fruits everywhere.
The more Cheng Yue thought about it, the more excited she became. If she could grow a mountain of wolfberries, she wondered how much they would be worth?
She would have to go to the pharmacy to ask tomorrow. If she didn't pick up the ready-made silver, it would be wasted if it fell on the ground.
No one has ever been to the back of the mountain. The weeds are so tall that there is not even a path. Cheng Yue thought about it and decided to wait until she has time to come over with a sickle and clear a path before going there.
Summer is here, snakes and insects are out and about, and she doesn't want to run into any big spicy strips.
The mother, daughter and her two daughters walked around the hillside and indeed found quite a few wolfberry trees. However, the sunshine time was short in some places, so the wolfberry fruits were still yellow-green, and they would probably take a while to ripen.
Cheng Yue looked around and had a rough idea of the number of wolfberries in her mind, so she stopped walking. She had to pick some and take them to the herbal medicine shop to ask tomorrow.
Cheng Yue picked the darkest wolfberry from the wolfberry tree in front of her and said to Chen Tong and Chen Ning:
"Look, this color means it's ripe, and this bright red one means it's not ripe. Help me pick them. Remember, only the darker ones are picked!"
Chen Tong and Chen Ning nodded and said, "We understand, mother!"
After saying that, he started to look for it carefully and cautiously. Cheng Yue smiled and started picking it too.
There seemed to be a lot of bright red fruits, but not many of them were ripe. The mother and her two daughters spent nearly half an hour picking a full basket.
Cheng Yue twisted her aching waist and said, "These are enough. Let's go home first and come back to collect more after I ask the herbalist."
The two sisters nodded obediently. Chen Tong couldn't help but ask curiously, "Mom, are there other medicinal herbs on this mountain? Can you teach us to recognize them? Otherwise, we will dig them up and feed them to pigs."
My mother can read and know a lot, and she certainly knows more than just this. They don't know anything, and they usually collect so much pig grass that it's hard to say that a lot of good things have been wasted.
Cheng Yue smiled and said, "Of course, I will teach you as long as you want to learn, but apart from a few common ones, I don't know many."
Just as she finished speaking, she remembered that she had bought several books on traditional Chinese medicine when she returned to the village. One of them was about identifying Chinese herbal medicines. She originally thought it would be useful for health preservation, but she wore it out before she even opened it.
Then he changed the subject: "But there are books in there that you can read. Let's study together when we get home."
At that time, it was traditional Chinese characters, and now it is simplified Chinese characters. She knows traditional Chinese characters, but the two sisters definitely don’t know simplified Chinese characters. It will not work if they don’t learn together. Besides, she also urgently needs to study hard.
It’s always good to have many skills. Knowing more about the benefits of traditional Chinese medicine can help you maintain your health and make money at the same time!