It’s comfortable to be in the wild, and the mountains are high and low again.

Good peaks change everywhere, and the secluded paths are alone.

The frost falls and the bear rises and the trees rise, and the deer drinks the stream in the sky.

Where is he? A chicken sounds outside the clouds.

"I won't mention it, just come back safely. Come and sit down and have a cup of tea." Uncle Cao saw that the two girls' faces changed a little and he crossed the topic.

Of course, I wouldn't continue asking, and I'll just ask Cao Yu when I have time. Sitting next to Cao Bo, Ruobing poured water on all of us.

Ruo Bing stood beside Jiang Tingting and Xue Yuping, "Sister Tingting, Sister Pingping, tomorrow is a big market in our hometown. Do you go there? There are not many such big markets a year."

"Okay, let's go together tomorrow." Of course, they wouldn't let go of this kind of excitement.

Suddenly I remembered what I said during the day. I walked to my room, took out a paper bag, and handed it to Cao Lei: "Brother, this is 6,000 yuan. I'll go to the township tomorrow and go install the phone."

Cao Lei's face changed and he looked at his father: "How can you let you pay for so much money? Besides, installing a phone now is not very useful. When we live a better life in the future, we will just pretend when we have money."

Cao Yu also insisted on what he said: "Brother said, "I'll wait until I make enough money before I can prepare it."

Cao Bo and Ruobing were on the side and did not express their opinions.

"Okay, that's it. Take it and install it first. It's okay to return it to me when Cao Yu has the money." Since it has been decided, no matter how their brothers refuse, they can't change my mind. Although Jiang Tingting said that I spent money so much, this matter has been said, and it will be said later if it needs to be corrected.

The Cao Lei brothers still insisted on refusing to agree. Cao Yu turned to Cao Bo, who had not spoken: "Dad, you should say something, how can we use Brother Yu to have so much money?"

"Da Lei, take the money and go to the market tomorrow to get the matter done. This is also the child's will. It will be convenient for everyone to have any problems in the future. Let their brothers solve the money themselves. Anyway, this money is an external thing."

"Hey, I knew that the old man was not a secular person." Cao Bo agreed, and his brothers no longer insisted. I handed the paper bag to Cao Lei. "Brother can ask for half of the payment in advance, and it will not be too late to pay the full amount after it is loaded. Otherwise, if they pay the money, they will be very unhappy with the craftsman."

Xue Yuping curled her lips at me and said to Jiang Tingting: "This person is really a thief. You have to be more careful in the future."

"You must not have the intention to harm others, but you must be careful of others. This is a famous saying left by the predecessors. Yicheng's statement makes sense. Xiaoyu is a little bit short of this aspect now. Learn more from your brother Yu in the future." Jiang Tingting had not spoken yet, but Cao Bo defended me. Although he was old, his ideas were not behind at all.

Cao Lei carefully took the money and walked into the house to put it in.

"Yicheng, since you are here, we have not had a good chat yet. I plan to go to the mountains to collect herbs tomorrow. How about you accompany me?"

"It's great. I'm just about to go and see with you, and it just so happened that I could understand what the herbs look like."

Ruobing was unwilling to do so: "Dad, everyone has agreed to ask Brother Yicheng to go to the market together, why did you pull him away again?"

"I'll just lend him one day, so I'll let Yicheng accompany you some in the future." Cao Bo spoke the most kind to this little daughter, and Ruobing was the one who was the least afraid of him among the children.

"I'll be with you too." Cao Yu said.

"No need, you and Ruobing accompany the girls to the market to watch the fun."

Ruobing rubbed against Jiang Tingting: "Sister Tingting, are we all good together?"

Jiang Tingting started to hear that I couldn't go together, and she seemed a little disappointed, but when Ruobing said this, she couldn't help laughing: "Okay, we're together." After that, she glanced at me with the corner of her eyes.

"Ruo Bing, be with you Sister Tingting." I still gave a message to the little girl.

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It was still dark, so I set off with Cao Bo. At this time, those who were preparing to go to the market had not yet got up. In Cao Bo's words, different medicines must be picked at different times. The medicinal properties can only be best developed at the most appropriate time, and the best results can be achieved when the medicine is used. Some medicines must be used at night. His statement really made me more knowledgeable. The Chinese medicine I saw before was kept in the cabinet and used when needed. Unexpectedly, there are so many things to pay attention to. Nowadays, Chinese medicines are cultivated the most, and they are mostly picked when they grow to the largest and can best exert economic benefits. Not choosing the right time to apply is probably one of the reasons why Chinese medicine is not as magical as those used by the ancients.

Cao Bo, who was over 50 years old, took me to climb between the rugged mountain roads quickly. If I hadn't known it for a long time, it would be hard to imagine that this old man who was steeping as fast as he was that old. I claimed to be good physical strength and felt a little breathless when I walked behind him.

He specially selected those few paths to walk, and explained to me while walking that precious medicinal materials are often in places where ordinary people do not.

When the day was bright, we had already walked more than ten miles of mountain road and reached the deep mountains where there were almost no people. Cao Bo began to search carefully among the messy plants. Suddenly he shouted happily: "Child, look, this is the very rare black ginseng now. Its function is to promote blood circulation and remove stasis, and the effect is the most magical. Because artificial cultivation is the most difficult, it is rarely used as medicine now. I didn't expect that we are so lucky today."

He carefully used the small shovel he carried with him to calculate the medicinal material, drew a circle, and then began to dig carefully.

Finally, I dug out a plant that looks like a carrot. The dark green leaves are very thick and emit an attractive luster. A few drops of morning dew are particularly bright, making people want to take a bite, but the rhizomes are pitch black and not good-looking at all. Uncle Cao carefully put it in the small backpack I was carrying.

"This is a good sign, and we may have a better harvest today."

"Old man, how do you know so much? Now I'm afraid many old Chinese doctors don't know such good guys."

"You can't say that, you have a specialty in your profession. Many good doctors don't have the conditions to collect medicine and practice medicine like me. In the past, those who wanted to learn Chinese medicine had to work as an apprentice in a pharmacy for a few years, learn to take medicine first, and only then can they learn to see a doctor from their master after they have learned the properties of the medicine. Generally, they can practice medicine by themselves when they become apprentices, and they are all thirty years old."

I nodded slightly when I heard it. Many educations are too utilitarian now. A student has been to Chinese Medicine University for several years and started working after graduation. He has almost no chance of practice. They are not very clear about what Chinese medicine is. Therefore, most people nowadays only choose older doctors when seeing Chinese medicine.

"Our family opened a Chinese medicine clinic since our ancestors. When my grandfather's generation fled to the mountains, I learned from my childhood and went to the mountains to collect herbs with my grandfather. However, there are still many things I learned from books. Unfortunately, my two sons are not interested in this now, and when I see you, I feel quite spiritual. This is also the reason why our two men get along with each other at first sight."

"How did you find that my body is different from ordinary people?" This question has troubled me for a while. Now the two of them are alone and have asked them at the right time.

"This is simple, but I also saw it in the book and I have never encountered it before. At that time, I was not sure, and after coming home, I looked through the book. If I guess correctly, you should practice a kind of innate exercise." After that, he looked at me.

I nodded: "Yes, the reason why this happens is because of an accident that happened two years ago. Because of the short time, I have never mastered it well."

"That's right. People who know innate skills have different breathing from ordinary people. There is almost no difference when inhaling, but when exhaling, they are soft and long. Ordinary people breathe about twenty times a minute, but you only have thirteen or four times. Of course, if you have deep skills, you may not have less than twelve times. So I conclude that you have not reached a certain level and your skills are not very deep."

I nodded again and asked again, "How did you find out that I was injured?"

"You don't understand traditional Chinese medicine, so naturally you don't understand that people who practice innate exercises are different from ordinary qigong. There is no flash of light in your eyes, but a soft light. After seeing them, it gives people a very comfortable feeling. Of course, those who practice qigong will also have innate exercises and signs. However, whether innate or acquired, they rely on their talents, and there is no necessary relationship with age."

As he said that, he simply pulled me to sit down on a hard rock, grabbed my wrist and carefully evaluated the pulse, "As soon as I came back that day, I found that your eyes were dark and completely lost in the past. Sure enough, when I checked the pulse, I felt that your breath was accumulated, and naturally it was disturbed by the outside world. At that time, I didn't ask in detail, can you tell me now if you were traumatized by someone with deeper skills than you, and was that person practicing innate or acquired?"

"I was a person who understood innate martial arts and hurt me."

"It's no wonder. Fortunately, you are calm and kind, so you didn't intensify your injuries. And now it seems that you are still getting better. If you are by chance, it wouldn't be a strange thing to be able to recover suddenly."

"I think this has something to do with you taking medicine at the right time, my husband." I feel grateful for helping others.

"Or why do you say that you are very blessed, and your future will be limitless. Old man, I have some selfish intentions. I hope you can help Xiaoyu well and be brothers together, so that both of you can have a good future."

"You don't need to say this all the time. I have always treated Cao Yu as a good brother since I started fighting."

"I'll be relieved if you say this. Xiaoyu is just like you. He is kind-hearted and smart enough. He will be a good helper in the future."

"If you say this again, you'll see you, comrade, old man." I'm joking about this old man as if I've known him for many years, without a trace of restraint.

"You little brat, I'm not a fan of you? I never see you. Old man, I treat people with medical treatment. Even if it's a life-saving grace, I often don't take any penny. Why do you take out a few thousand dollars to hold a phone call? Don't even think I don't know. You have helped Xiaoyu a lot since the beginning. The two of you went abroad together. The money you invested was all yours, but the bonus he received was dominated by. This bad guy has the same temper as me, but he doesn't say it out loud. He talked to me in the letter, but he doesn't let anyone tell me."

"Then old man, do you think we are considered 'a friend of Guan and Bao'?"

"Hey, you kid." Cao Bo Lao was very happy, "Just Xiaoyu's two tricks, how can he compare with his predecessors? You've had a good rest, so keep going."

I have problems but I have been stuck in my heart and feel a little embarrassed to speak up, but I also know that if I don’t ask this time, I’m afraid I will have no chance to speak in the future.

"Old man, then how did you find out that I had improved a lot the next day?" After thinking for a long time, he still couldn't ask directly.

"Hehe, are you asking that?" The old man looked at me hurriedly, "You are embarrassed to ask directly, and I also told me. For example, internal injuries like this are to maintain a good attitude, and the other is to maintain a good attitude, and if the Yin and Yang are mixed together, it will be of great benefit to the injury. You go out for no reason and change so much after you come back. How could I not think of that aspect?"

I nodded, my face turned red and lowered my head.

"Haha, I'm sorry, there's nothing wrong with men and women. The key is to grasp a good degree, which will benefit all kinds of benefits and no harm. I've already started a family when I was as old as you." This old man really became a spirit in old age.

"Well, I understand. Uncle Cao, let's go." I was anxious and called out a very formal title.

Amid his laughter, we continued to head towards the deep mountains.

The deep mountain trail is a winding path. This Wumian Mountain is really a treasure land. Not only did I know traditional Chinese herbal medicines like Chuanxiong, Angelica, Codonopsis, and Gou Vine, but I also saw several very rare drugs, such as the jade hemp plant, and this pair of Shuoyue, which are almost extinct now. Cao Bo was also very happy, saying that he had given me the blessing and found good things that he had not found for many years.

In addition, under the guidance of Cao Bo, I also saw many endangered animals and plants. The most incredible thing is that in a small hill, I also saw a small piece of golden fir trees that were only recorded in the book, and the extinct outside was golden, which was magnificent. If I went out to promote it, those archaeologists would definitely flock to turn this quiet mountainous area upside down.

When I told Cao Bo about my thoughts, he shook his head disapprovingly. I also understood that he had become accustomed to this peaceful life and did not want too many people to disturb him. He had to suppress his impulse and regard this trip to Wu Mianshan as the most beautiful experience in his life.

Cao Bo and I walked home with two baskets of medicinal materials, and the sky was already a little dark. Of course, my harvest was not only here, but also learned about beautiful scenery, gained a lot of knowledge about traditional Chinese medicine and medicinal materials, and more importantly, cultivated my temperament. After the purification of the mountains and inspired by Cao Bo, I had a new understanding of everything in the future.

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Ruobing had already been waiting at the entrance of the village early, and saw us from afar, ran away quickly and picked up the things from his father's hand.

I showed her one of my biggest gains, and the naughty Ruo Bing immediately stuffed the medicine basket back into her father's hand: "Brother Yicheng, where did you come from?"

There is another harvest that I have time to say, that is, under a big rock, I picked up a little roe deer that was hit by death. They all said they were "waiting for rabbits", but I stayed at an animal that was bigger than a rabbit, and there was a delicious meal tonight.

After listening to me, Ruobing laughed happily: "Brother Yicheng, you shouldn't have come back. How good is it to stand beside that big stone and 'guard the stone and wait for the roe deer'." He dragged the little roe deer and ran to the house with a shout, not to mention how fast it was.

When Cao Bo and I returned to the yard, the guy was so quick. Cao Lei had already started to "Cao Ding's roe" in the yard. Jiang Tingting and Xue Yuping were both watching curiously, but Cao Bo and I didn't notice it even when we came back. Cao Yu's mother was wiping her hands and complaining: "You old guy, you take people out. I don't know how to come back early. Everyone was anxious when they didn't see it. Erlin's family called for dinner over there, and I pushed it to tomorrow. I thought you were spending the night outside and didn't go back."

The old man is not very talkative and doesn't want to be so funny as soon as he opens his mouth. He can't help laughing: "You don't know, you're not here, I'm walking slowly."

"Since I've brought the game back, I'll spare you this time, so I won't be the case." Ruobing was very generous.

"This girl doesn't know how to save some face for my dad, so why don't you come and help me dry the medicine."

At this time, Jiang Tingting and Xue Yuping also came to help. I was a little proud and learned to sell land to explain the names and functions of the medicinal materials to them. Not to mention that the two girls were shocked, even Ruobing and Cao Yu were surprised.

Ruobing said to his brother: "No wonder my father would rather take Brother Yicheng to dig medicine than take you. He knows more than you."

"Yicheng's talent in this is not comparable to that of ordinary people." Cao Bo praised, and he became angry at the same time. He personally cooked medicine for me every night these days.

I had a great dinner today because I went to the big market today. With Jiang and Xue, the two girls in the market, I would naturally not miss the good things in the market. Xue Yuping joked to me that they bought most of the delicious food in the entire market, and with the new "hunting" little roe deer meat, how can it be so cool?

During the meal, he asked Cao Lei how about the phone call. He smiled and told us the process. He paid half of the money as agreed in advance. As a result, the post office immediately agreed to start work in the afternoon. Sure enough, the wiring had already started that afternoon and said that it would be able to be opened in two days.

This is also a considerable business for a remote small post office. In fact, the outside world has been separated for many years, but because there are few business here, it is still together.

I ate my stomach so much that I hadn't eaten such a full meal in several days, and everyone was only satisfied.

After the meal, Cao Bo and Cao Lei and his wife went to their neighbors' houses to send some delicious food to each household. This is a good custom in the mountains.

We pulled the lights into the yard, started poker, and Ruobing poured water beside us to watch the fun.

Unexpectedly, after half a year, Jiang Tingting's level has improved greatly, but she is not inferior to Cao Yu. She sat in a group with her and was very lucky. I highly praised her. Their group had some backs, and Xue Yuping shouted bad luck and said to me: "Can't you make people make progress? I don't have the luck today, so I'll make you two proud."

Seeing her annoyed look, Jiang Tingting smiled with her lips pursed and her eyes narrowed even harder. Hearing us clamored, Ruobing was very excited.
To be continued...