The next day, two brothers, Liu Limin and Liu Lixin, went up the mountain with bamboo poles on their backs to collect herbs.
Between Dingxin Commune and Wubao Commune, there is a mountain range that stretches for dozens of miles. There are many rare herbs on this mountain. Of course, the mountain is also very dangerous, with various snakes and insects infested, and even many wild beasts. Legend has it that this
There are also foxes, leopards and the like in the mountains.
So going up the mountain this time was actually full of dangers. Both brothers brought hatchets and wooden sticks.
The most important thing is to avoid being bitten by snakes, so use a stick to find your way.
But any poisonous snake is just a delicacy to Liu Limin. Before the system, Liu Limin was very good at catching snakes. But after getting the Great Power Sage System, Liu Limin felt that his skills were even more agile. If he really encountered
It would be good to grab a few strips and make them into delicious dishes.
There are many medicinal herbs on the mountain, but it is not enough to pick them casually. There are also many considerations in how to maintain the best effect of the medicinal herbs. Some of them have to be processed after they are collected.
Liu Lixin was very curious about all this. His elder brother Liu Limin told his younger brother how to collect the medicine while collecting it.
For example, some herbs only need the roots, so you have to use sharp bamboo slices to dig up the roots completely. Some herbs only need flowers, which is much simpler.
Fortunately, we didn't encounter any poisonous snakes or beasts along the way, only some birds, squirrels and the like.
By noon, the two brothers' back baskets were full.
This time I went to the mountains to collect medicines, and the harvest was quite big. There were several kinds of medicinal herbs, all of which were very rare and indispensable in curing several serious diseases.
With these herbs, Liu Limin is more confident that he can relieve the pain of ten patients within this month.
The two brothers were also ready to go back. They took out the pancakes in their pockets and ate them while walking back.
He didn't encounter any wild animals along the way. Liu Lixin was a little disappointed and said: "Brother, why are there no wild animals on this mountain? Didn't I hear the old people say that there are foxes that turn into spirits and dragons on this mountain?"
Liu Limin chuckled and said: "Lixin, these are all superstitions and cannot be taken seriously! This mountain is not a hundred thousand mountains, where do the vixens and dragons come from? Most of them are passed down by old people. What kind of dragon, I guess.
It’s just that someone went up the mountain and encountered a big snake.”
Liu Lixin seemed to understand clearly: "Oh, brother is right, but aren't there some small animals in this mountain? For example, hares and so on."
Liu Limin smiled and said: "There must be hares, but we didn't see them. These little things are very clever. There are also things like pangolins and pheasants."
While the two were talking, Liu Limin suddenly grabbed Liu Lixin because he saw a snake spitting out a snake in the grass in front of him and looking at them with a fierce look.
This is an iron head, which is what people in the reform area call it.
This kind of snake is very poisonous. It is said that if you are bitten by this kind of snake, you will fall down before you can take ten steps.
Therefore, Liu Limin did not dare to be careless.
Liu Lixin was shocked when he saw it. Oh my god! He was walking in front. If his elder brother didn't help him, he would probably step on him.
However, in Liu Limin's eyes, this poisonous snake is a treasure, because according to the medical skills taught by the Holy Hand System of the Great Power, the whole body of this poisonous snake is full of medicine, especially the snake gallbladder, which is really a good thing.
But this guy is also very scary, with a ferocious temperament that makes people ooze just by looking at him. His triangular head and black and white scales exude a deep chill.
Liu Lixin was so frightened that he retreated behind his elder brother, trembling and unable to move his legs.
Liu Limin whispered: "Lixin, don't be afraid, big brother will catch it."
As he spoke, Liu Limin gently put down the bamboo pole on his back and prepared to catch the snake.
Liu Limin held the stick to attract the snake's attention. Then, with lightning speed, he stretched out his right hand and grabbed the snake's seven inches, and grabbed both sides of the snake's head with his left hand.
This snake was quite unlucky. It encountered Liu Limin and was accidentally captured alive.
The poisonous snake that was caught in the vital part twisted its body and opened its mouth to bite, but it couldn't bite, so it struggled desperately.
But its struggle is in vain.
This was not Liu Limin's first time catching snakes. He had been catching snakes with adults since he was a child. In that era when there was no food or drink, everyone ate and caught everything.
There were eighty snakes in Liu Limin's hands, if not a hundred.
When Liu Lixin saw his eldest brother catching the venomous snake, he said with admiration: "Brother, you are amazing. This snake must be delicious when stewed in snake soup, right?"
Liu Limin smiled and said: "This snake is not delicious, but it is a very good traditional Chinese medicine. Take it back and make medicinal wine, it will be fine!"
Next, Liu Limin executed the venomous snake on the spot, disembowelled it, took out the snake's gall, and took the snake body back to soak in medicinal wine.
After doing this, Liu Limin walked to the place where the poisonous snakes were entrenched just now and took a look, because generally speaking, there are often precious medicinal materials in places with poisonous snakes.
As a result, Liu Limin discovered a valuable medicinal material, which turned out to be a wild ginseng.
You must know that in Sichuan Province, wild ginseng can only be found in the western Sichuan area. In Dingxin Commune, I have not heard of anyone finding wild ginseng in the mountains.
What good luck. Liu Limin was so excited that he picked up the sharp bamboo slices and carefully dug out the wild ginseng. It was not big, but it must have been very old, and it had extremely high medicinal value.
Liu Lixin asked curiously: "Brother, what kind of medicinal herb is this?"
Liu Limin chuckled and said: "Limin, we brothers are really lucky today. This is a wild ginseng. If we sell it, it will cost at least a thousand yuan!"
One thousand yuan? Liu Lixin was dumbfounded.
You know, in 1979, one thousand yuan was a lot of money.
The national average annual household income is only over 400 yuan, while in rural areas, the annual household income is only over 100 yuan.
So one thousand yuan is definitely a huge amount of money.
Liu Lixin said happily: "Brother, we can sell this wild ginseng. Then we can buy a lot of things. I want to wear new clothes!"
Liu Limin shook his head and said: "We can't sell it. This is a good medicinal material that can cure diseases and save people. Okay, let's go back, don't let our mother worry!"
Although this wild ginseng is very valuable, as a doctor, Liu Limin still hopes that it can exert its maximum value, especially for his old mother. If she uses wild ginseng and other medicinal herbs, it should be able to extend her life.
Thinking of this, Liu Limin was still secretly excited. Every time he went to the mountain to collect herbs, he had such good luck, and there would be more to come in the future.
Maybe we can encounter some precious medicinal materials.
The old people say that there are Ganoderma lucidum and other things on this mountain. I guess this is true.
Nothing happened along the way, and the brothers finally arrived home safely.