Do you know the long song of laughter?

Chapter 5 Windfall from Heaven
  In the dense mountain forest, the morning mist is filled, and from the jungle branches, the chirping of insects and birds can be heard from time to time, which is very pleasant and makes people feel comfortable.

However, the occasional roar of beasts added a bit of terror.

"When walking in such a mountain forest, you must choose a place where the weeds are not deep and there are few shrubs to avoid encountering venomous snakes."

Shi Lin took Shi Zhu and Li An to walk in the mountains and forests, and told them some things they needed to pay attention to in the mountains and forests along the way.

Suddenly, Shi Lin stopped, squatted down, pointed to a small footprint on the ground that was wider in front and narrower in back, and said: "This is the footprint left by a hare, which means that there are hare activities nearby, which is suitable for setting traps." However, hares are jumping around when walking, so they have to lower the trap a little higher when putting on the trap. Moreover, hares are timid and very vigilant. The area around the trap must not be damaged, otherwise the hare will notice it and run away. "

Shi Lin did not shy away from Li An at all and taught him very seriously.

However, his efforts were destined to be in vain. One of Li An and Shi Zhu was not interested, and the other could not understand it at all.

After Shi Lin finished speaking, he stood up and continued walking forward, but this time he walked very slowly, looking for a suitable place to set his trap.

Li An looked around, looking for medicinal materials.

It has been seven days since the last time he asked Shi Lin to take him into the mountains.

Just the day before yesterday, all the rice seedlings had been planted in his field.

Yesterday, his father and uncle had gone to Yangzhou Wharf, seven or eight miles away from Lijia Village, to unload goods.

Early this morning, while his family was not paying attention, he quietly slipped out of the house carrying a bamboo basket and followed Shi Lin into the mountains.

In fact, he saw a lot of medicinal materials along the way. Unfortunately, these medicinal materials were very common and grew every year. It was not the time to pick them yet, so they were completely worthless.

Shizhu was bored. When he saw a few butterflies, he ran after them.

Shi Lin was looking for a suitable place to put the condom on when he heard a swishing sound behind him. When he turned around, he saw Shi Zhu chasing several butterflies into the forest not far away. He shouted with an ugly face: "Goudan, hurry up. Come back to me."

"Oh~"

Shizhu looked at the butterfly not far away, then at his father, and walked back unhappily.

"Dad, I'm going to catch butterflies soon." Shi Zhu said a little unhappy when he came back.

"How many times have I told you not to run around and you have forgotten?" Shi Lin said with an ugly expression.

"Uncle Shi, Goudan is still young, so it's normal to be playful. It would be better if he was older," Li An said.

In fact, Li An felt that Shizhu was not suitable for learning hunting.

The ancients matured precociously, and children of eight or nine years old were actually relatively sensible.

However, because Shizhu's brain was burned out, although he is nine years old, his intelligence is the same as that of a four or five-year-old child.

I don’t know if my intelligence will increase when I grow up, but there will definitely be a gap compared with normal people.

Hunting requires not only attentiveness but also caution due to the dangers.

And these are things Goudan does not have.

"Ugh."

Shi Lin sighed and stepped forward to help Shi Zhu clean up the grass clippings hanging on his body.

Shi Zhu thought his father was going to hit him, so he instinctively ducked back and looked at his father nervously.

"Goudan, Uncle Shi wants to help you clean up the grass clippings. Look at how much grass is hanging on your body." Li An said.

"Oh."

Shi Zhu grinned and said, "Dad, I can do it myself."

After saying that, he patted his clothes with his hands.

Shi Lin glared at him and helped him pick off the leaves hanging on his head.

Li An smiled and felt a little thirsty. He took off the backpack and wanted to take out the bamboo tube and drink some water.

At this moment, out of the corner of his eye, he saw a leaf that looked like a bamboo leaf on the hem of Shizhu's clothes. His eyes focused and the movement of his hand stopped.

Li An stopped drinking water, put the bamboo basket back on his back, came to the stone pillar, took off the leaf from the hem of his clothes, and looked at it in his hand.

"What's wrong?" Shi Lin asked doubtfully.

Li An showed joy on his face and said: "Uncle Shi, these are the leaves of Polygonatum japonicus, which are exactly the same as those painted in the book. This means that there is Polygonatum odoratum in the place where the dog egg just passed." The leaves of Polygonatum odoratum look like bamboo leaves at first, and generally need It takes three to five years to become useful.

The longer it grows, the more valuable it is.

Although Shi Lin didn't know Polygonatum, he had heard of it and knew that this medicinal material was not cheap. Hearing this, he hurriedly said: "Then look for it quickly."

"Yes." Li An nodded and followed the traces left by the stone pillars to search.

At this time, he also calmed down. It takes four to five years for Polygonatum to become useful. Even if Polygonatum is discovered, if the growth period is insufficient, the price will be greatly reduced, or even not sold at all.

Polygonatum does not like sunlight and generally grows in mountain forests and bushes where sunlight does not reach it.

Li An knew the growth habits of Polygonatum odorifera and quickly found Polygonatum odoratum.

"Uncle Shi, I found it."

Li An shouted, squatted down, found a branch, and dug it up carefully.

The soil where Polygonatum grows is relatively soft, so it is not difficult to dig.

Shi Lin heard this and came over with Shi Zhu.

Shi Zhu saw Li An digging there and thought it was funny, so he said, "Li San, let me help you."

"do not move!"

Shi Lin quickly stopped him. If the medicinal materials were damaged during picking, the price would be greatly reduced.

Shi Zhu had rough hands and feet, how dare he ask him to help.

Li An dug slowly, and soon the roots of Polygonatum japonica were revealed.

Seeing the thick rhizome, Li An showed joy.

Just looking at the rhizome, it can be seen that the growth life of this Polygonatum is not only enough, but also far beyond it.

This means that this Huang Jing can be worth a lot of money.

After spending nearly half an hour, Li An finally dug out all the Huang Jing.

Polygonatum is also called tiger ginger because it looks similar to ginger.

Polygonatum will grow new bulbs every year based on the female parent bulbs, and the original female parent will not die. This way, there is one annual main bulb each year.

Li An carefully picked up Huang Jing. It felt very heavy. He estimated it to be about ten kilograms.

Putting it into the bamboo basket, Li An counted the bulbs. There were nine in total, which meant that this Polygonatum had been growing for nine years.

Unlike ginseng, polygonatum can generally grow for decades if the environment is not damaged. However, polygonatum ginseng that is decades old is rarer than ginseng that is hundreds of years old. Polygonatum ginseng that is nine years old is already rare.

Shi Lin never bothered Li An, and even stopped Shi Zhu from affecting Li An.

Seeing that Li An had finished his work, he asked, "Can you tell how many years this Huang Jing has been growing?"

"Uncle Shi, this Polygonatum has been growing for nine years." Li An said with a smile.

"Nine years?" Shi Lin said in surprise: "Wouldn't it be possible to sell it for dozens of taels of silver?"

"So valuable?" Li An was surprised when he heard this.

He knew that Polygonatum was very valuable in ancient times, but he didn't expect it to be so valuable.

Although the economy of the Song Dynasty was prosperous and prices were higher than those of other dynasties, ordinary people could not even spend one tael of silver a month.

Of course, this only refers to food and drink. If you marry a wife and build a house or something, the expenses will be huge.

A few dozen taels of silver was already a huge amount of money for their family.

"I'm not sure. I heard someone say before that you have to go to the drug store in the city to find out." Shi Lin said.

"Yeah." Li An nodded and said, "If it weren't for Goudan, I wouldn't be able to find it. This Huangjing is half as big as him."

　Can I give you a counting ticket?

　　
  　
  (End of this chapter)