After dinner in the evening, everyone drank more or less. Bai Ye didn't want to disturb Zi Yan, so he got up and came out of the house, strolling around the door.
The ancestral home was not far from the house where Bai Ye lived at that time. Not long after, he looked up and suddenly found a man grinning at him.
Bai Ye looked up and was stunned for a moment: "Uncle He?"
Lao He is still the same as before, smartly dressed, not bulky even in winter, his trouser legs are always tied up, and a pair of old military green sneakers seem to have been reinforced.
Moreover, it seems that Lao He still smells of herbs.
Bai Ye couldn't help but ask: "Uncle He, did you go into the mountains today? Did you collect herbs?"
Lao He nodded: "Well, I can't wait for it to snow. I won't be able to go in."
Bai Ye nodded: "How is your health lately?"
Lao He hummed: "You are young after all. If you were ten or eight years older, you might never have the chance to climb mountains in this life."
Bai Ye smiled: "Then take a rest early and take care of yourself. I'll contact you a nursing home. How about that?"
Lao He was kind to Bai Ye.
Bai Ye has never forgotten that when Lao He gave "Lao He Family Experience Inheritance" to Bai Ye, Bai Ye accepted this kindness.
This year Lao He is over 50 years old. In the village, such age is not allowed to be messed up.
Perhaps one of the differences between rural and urban areas begins at the age of fifty.
When a person reaches fifty, various body functions begin to decline.
Rural people have endured a lifetime of hardship and dirty work for half their lives. When they reach this age, various diseases begin to appear.
Of course, this refers to men.
As the family's only labor force and main source of income, they basically did not dare to take a break in the first half of their lives. There was an elder at the top, a wife at the bottom, and a wife in the middle.
After reaching fifty, some chronic diseases may begin to appear, or they may be the result of fatigue in the first half of life.
In the city, most men may not reach the peak of their career until they are fifty years old, which is the time of glory.
It is possible that Lao He does not age so quickly because he has been collecting herbs and exercising for many years, as well as knowing some pharmacology and nourishing methods, and his body function is still good.
but……
After Bai Ye approached carefully, he suddenly discovered that there was a strange smell on Lao He!
very familiar!
But also very strange!
This taste seems very familiar, but there is something different.
Bai Ye has a skill called scent recognition, so after smelling the scent, he was stunned for no reason!
He thought about it carefully and suddenly understood!
"Uncle He? The smell of Codonopsis pilosula!"
Lao He's eyes flashed: "What a good boy, he has a good way and his nose is better than a dog's nose!"
Bai Ye smiled awkwardly, but the smell of Codonopsis pilosula lingering in his mind.
The taste of this Codonopsis pilosula is a little worse than the current Codonopsis pilosula. Bai Ye can't feel the difference.
Lao He pulled Bai Ye and smiled: "Follow me into the house and I will show you something good."
When Bai Ye heard this, he quickly got up and followed Lao He into the house.
The old He family seems to have not changed at all. Aunt He is preparing New Year's goods. After all, the New Year is coming soon, and even the old couple should have some fun.
Seeing Bai Ye come in, Aunt He quickly stood up with a smile to greet him.
"Xiaoye is here, sit down quickly, I will get you something to eat."
Bai Ye quickly waved his hand: "Stop it, Aunt He, I just ate and I can't eat anything now."
Aunt He stood up with a smile, went to the house and took out a face plate, which contained some braised meat, but... it was not the kind sold in the market.
"These are some game foods that your Uncle He brought from the mountains, such as pheasants, hares, etc. You can take them back and give them to your parents to try. I guess you won't be able to taste the taste of our old mountains."
Bai Ye nodded, smiled and did not refuse.
In fact, mountains have their own flavor, each mountain has its own flavor, and each side has its own soil and water.
The old taste of Taihang Mountain feeds these lives.
Lao He didn't say anything more, but took Bai Ye into a room where he kept medicines.
After entering, a strong medicinal fragrance hit my face.
Bai Ye was caught off guard and sneezed.
Lao He said mysteriously: "Wait for me, I will get you some treasures to show you."
There are various bamboo baskets placed throughout the room, filled with medicinal materials.
These are all traditional Chinese medicines made by Lao He himself. In addition to using them for himself and giving some to fellow villagers, they sell them all to the city.
Of course, Lao He's medicine is better and not cheap, so the problem of subsidizing household expenses is not a big one.
Bai Ye browsed through them at random, and found some common medicines in the wild: licorice, dodder, wolfberry, Shouwu vine and the like.
Not long after, after rummaging around for a while, Lao He took out a few Codonopsis root roots and handed them over: "Try it and see what the difference is between these roots!"
Bai Ye looked at the Codonopsis pilosula in his hand curiously. Although the appearance was not that big of a difference, the touch was different too!
Especially the taste. Bai Ye put it under his nose and smelled it carefully. It seemed that each stick had some differences.
Bai Ye couldn't help but frown: "It seems very different!"
Lao He chuckled: "It's not just this little difference! The difference is huge!"
After finishing speaking, Lao He pulled Bai Ye out of the pharmacy: "Try them one by one and go back to study them carefully. If nothing happens in the past two days, I will take you to the mountains."
Bai Ye was stunned: "Go to the mountains? What are you doing?"
Lao He smiled non-committally: "Go and see something good."
Bai Ye nodded and walked out, holding a few Codonopsis roots in his hand, full of doubts.
Did Lao He discover the method of cultivating Codonopsis pilosula?
Thinking of this, Bai Ye's heart was filled with excitement and excitement. If this was really the case, it would be no small matter.
It can be said that there is a gap between Codonopsis Codonopsis and Codonopsis Codonopsis.
If we can find a way to cultivate old Codonopsis pilosula, it will definitely be a big deal to cultivate these things through artificial breeding.
Back in the house, Bai Ye carefully cut off a little bit and began to taste it slowly.
Although the general taste is not very different, there are still some differences in some subtle tastes.
Thinking of this, Bai Ye decided to let the staff test the difference tomorrow.
This time, in order to help the development of Pingyuan City, a lot of technicians and instruments were brought in. It should not be a big problem to test and separate a Codonopsis pilosula.
I'll settle the matter with the leaders as soon as possible tomorrow, and try to go into the mountains with Lao He the day after tomorrow to see what's special.
Bai Ye had a hunch that Lao He must have found a way to cultivate Codonopsis pilosula, otherwise there wouldn't be so many different kinds of Codonopsis pilosula.