Chapter 18: Digging Wild Ginseng
After walking for a while, Jiang Qingwan pointed to a place, "It's right here. Look at that!"
"This is?" Lu Yujue looked at the plants pointed by the little girl with some curiosity.
It seemed to be herbal medicine, but he had no research on herbal medicine and wasn't sure what it was.
"It's wild ginseng, but looking at the leaves, it's not too old, but it should still be worth some money." Jiang Qingwan found a branch from the side and carefully started digging the ginseng to avoid damaging the ginseng roots.
When Lu Yujue heard that these plants were ginseng, a hint of surprise flashed in his eyes.
He has always wanted to find some nourishing medicinal materials, but he has never had the chance. The barefoot doctor in the village does not have these precious medicinal materials in stock.
I have to say that the little girl's luck is really good, because in the south due to the natural environment, ginseng is extremely rare, and now she actually found three ginseng plants in Baiyun Mountain.
"Come over quickly and help. We'll have one plant each." Jiang Qingwan saw Lu Yujue standing aside and didn't move, so she asked him to dig together, "Just don't hurt the roots when digging."
It would have taken her a long time by herself, and she would have to send the cut pigweed down the mountain. She had already been delayed on the mountain for too long.
Lu Yujue didn't say anything after hearing this. He silently found a thicker branch, imitated Jiang Qingwan's movements, and slowly cleaned the soil around the ginseng root next to him.
It took two people a long time to dig out two ginseng plants, and one was too small to dig out.
Jiang Qingwan got several pieces of mossy soil from the ground nearby and wrapped the ginseng.
Then dig out the ginseng seeds from the ginseng plant, sprinkle them on the place where the ginseng was just dug, and cover it tightly with soil, so that small ginseng will grow there in the future.
After completing a series of tasks, Jiang Qingwan stood up and said to Lu Yujue, "Okay, let's go."
Lu Yujue looked at the little girl's series of skillful operations and felt that the little girl knew a lot. He felt that she must have had experience digging ginseng before.
On the way, Jiang Qingwan handed one of the ginseng wrapped in leaves to Lu Yujuan, and told him some things to pay attention to about ginseng to prevent the loss of ginseng ingredients.
"If you want to sell this ginseng, it may need to be cooked. If you want to eat it directly, it is best not to store it for too long, otherwise the water will easily be lost."
"Just give me this big one? I think you should give me that one. When I dug it, the ginseng root was not very complete." Lu Yujue said seriously without stretching out his hand, "This one is better than what I dug."
That one should be worth more."
"No, this one will do. It's thanks to you that I wasn't bitten by a snake today. Just think of it as repaying the favor of saving my life." Jiang Qingwan put the ginseng with some damaged roots into the basket on her back. In fact, she used the basket on her back.
Put the ginseng directly into the space.
She didn't care that the ginseng roots were damaged. Planting them in a space should repair them and speed up their growth, making them last longer.
If there wasn't enough time and there were other people around, she would have wanted to dig out the smaller one and put it in space.
Lu Yujue accepted the ginseng handed over by the little girl and raised the corner of his mouth, because he needed this ginseng now, so he did not refuse.
Thinking that I can help the little girl more if she encounters something in the future.
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