big sister headed home

Chapter 58

The next morning, Dou Hua and Dou Qing got up early as usual. They are going into the mountains today. They need to prepare earlier. Dou Cui also got up. doing.

Last night, when I learned that my eldest sister and elder brother were going to the mountains, Dou Cui baked a lot of sugar-fired sheets overnight and asked them to take them to the mountains to eat.

This trip to the mountain, once back and forth'It will take a whole day, food and water must be brought'Although there are springs on the mountain'It is not always possible to meet'Dou Hua always brings it with her every time she goes to the mountain The "bringing Dou Qing this time" with some water should be more well-prepared.

Two hatchets, one for each of Dou Hua and one for Dou Qing'two grass sticks, one for each' and a set of bows and arrows. I picked up a small bamboo basket.

After breakfast and getting ready, the two set off and headed towards the mountain.

Along the way, Dou Hua dug up some insect-repelling herbs, applied them on her and Dou Qing's bare hands, put some on her clothes, and even put some on the bamboo baskets, which can have a certain insect-repelling effect. ,

It took more than an hour for Dou Hua and his brother to arrive at the mountain. It was summer, and the mountains were densely covered with bushes. When walking in the mountains, one had to pass through these bushes. Not only had to be careful of the thorns of the shrubs and trees, but also Be careful, there are insects, ants, poisonous snakes and beasts hidden in the vegetation.

Fortunately, Dou Hua's five senses are supernormal, and she can hear sounds and movements very early, and avoid these things. Even so, they also encountered several poisonous snakes, mountain mice, and more insects and ants along the way, Dou Hua I don't know how many times I patted all kinds of unknown disgusting bugs that fell on my body, my brows raised, and I regretted going up the mountain.

"Sister, there are so many bugs. You have one on your back. I'll get it off for you." Dou Qing waved his hand to knock the bugs off Dou Hua's back. Thinking that her eldest sister had gone up the mountain by herself several times before, she couldn't help feeling distressed.

"Sister, don't go up the mountain in the future. Our family has land and food to eat, and it doesn't cost money." Dou Qing said, her eyes were red, and her voice became nasal.

Dou Hua turned her head and saw that her younger brother felt sorry for her. She felt warm in her heart, and quickly comforted her, "It's okay, Qing'er. When it was cold, there were not so many bugs. The elder sister paid attention to it. She didn't get bitten by bugs. It's you, be careful, it's your first time entering the mountain, and you haven't passed this."

"I know, I'm not afraid." Dou Qing said.

"There are two medicinal herbs in front, let's dig them down." Dou Hua found two medicinal herbs with a relatively strong halo not far in front of her. Based on her experience, Dou Hua knew that these two medicinal herbs must be old. The shopkeeper of Baohetang likes this kind of long-year herb the most. Dou Hua believes that the stronger the halo of the plant, the better the medicinal effect.

When it came to medicinal herbs, Dou Qing became more energetic and focused on the medicinal herbs. Seeing this, Dou Hua felt a little more relaxed.

The two walked and dug for medicine, and dug up a lot of herbs, but most of them were common herbs, just herbs that gave off a white halo.

Dou Hua knows that herbs that can emit a golden halo are the best, and they are also more valuable, just like the mountain ginseng she dug up before, a single tree of about ten years old can sell for 20 taels of silver, compared to Ordinary herbs are much stronger, and an ordinary plant can only sell for about seven or eight yuan now, and there are more herbs in summer, so the price is lower.

Dou Hua thought in her heart that she would find a few more medicinal herbs emitting golden light, so that she could sell more money. She had already thought about it before. If the family had more money, she would buy a shop in the county, whether it was rented or sold. Doing business for my own family is a long-term income earning, so that I have another security for my family.

It's a pity that Dou Hua thought well, but such a good herb is not so easy to come across. Before Dou Hua went to the mountain several times, she never found a wild ginseng. This kind of good herb is also rare.

Dou Hua has also been paying attention to the several kinds of medicinal herbs that Xiao Wu, the employee of Baohetang, has been paying attention to, but she has not seen any of them. The shopkeeper of Baohetang will not be lost either.

At noon, Dou Hua's sister and brother had already entered the deep mountains and old forests, which was a little deeper than Dou Hua's previous visits. She didn't find any movement around her. She picked up her nose and smelled the smell, but there was no fishy and weird smell, which meant that there were no wild animals in the vicinity and it was safe. Only then did she feel relieved and continued to take Dou Qing to the depths.

As she entered the depths of the mountain, Dou Hua discovered several kinds of medicinal herbs that had not been dug before. These medicinal herbs were all of good medicinal effect and exuded a strong white halo.Dou Hua was also polite, and Dou Qing dug up a lot of these medicinal herbs with good medicinal effects.

Later, in a very inconspicuous place in front of the crevice of the cliff, Dou Hua found that there seemed to be a golden light shining there. Halo herb.

Taking a closer look, Dou Hua found that this herb was very similar to the one on the herb map given by Xiao Wu before, and it was one of the several herbs he asked her to find.

Dou Hua was overjoyed, and stretched her stick into the crevice of the cliff and beat around the herbs. She also gained experience in digging herbs. There are always poisonous insects around good herbs. Reaching out to dig, if not done well, she will be bitten. When she was digging herbs, she encountered a poisonous insect emitting black light and was almost bitten. Since then, she has also developed a memory. With a mind.

Sure enough, after Dou Hua's threshing stick struck, six or seven red scorpions exuding a black halo crawled out of the crevice of the cliff, with their tail hooks raised high, looking like they were about to attack, crawling The speed is very fast, and it looks very penetrating.

Dou Hua herself was quite afraid of this kind of arthropod, so she took a step back in shock, and pulled back Dou Qing who was watching.

"Sister, this is a poisonous scorpion. It's still red. It must be very poisonous." Dou Qing was also very surprised. She didn't expect that the poisonous scorpion was still hidden in the cracks in the wall. If she stretched out her hand just now, she would definitely be stung. Arrived.

"Qing'er, stay away, don't touch them." Dou Hua instructed, but she could see the dark halo on the scorpion, which meant that the scorpion was very poisonous.

Scorpions are sensitive to light, and come out at night. This time, they were disturbed by Dou Hua before they came out. After crawling for a while, they crawled into the gap again. After the scorpions had crawled a little farther, Dou Hua had quick eyesight and quick hands. , Quickly tore down the few herbs, these herbs grew on the cliff, the roots were very shallow, Dou Hua pulled it down, and there was no loss.

After digging up the herb, Dou Hua hurriedly took Dou Qing away from this place full of poisonous scorpions.

"Sister, don't dig medicine in the future, it's too dangerous." Dou Qing couldn't help but said again, he said that there are so many people in the village, no one is willing to go up the mountain to dig medicine, so it's so dangerous, digging a medicinal herb will also encounter poison Scorpion, who dares to dig.

Dou Hua didn't pay much attention to it, but said happily, "Qing'er, you know, the few medicinal herbs we dug up are very valuable. If we sell them, we can buy a shop in the county town."

"Eldest sister, do you want to open a shop and do business?" Dou Qing asked doubtfully.

"I haven't thought about it for the time being. It's time for our family to discuss it carefully. If we don't do business, we rent it out to others, and we can collect rent." Dou Hua said.

"Then when I buy a shop, will my eldest sister not go to the mountain to dig medicine?" Dou Qing said.

"Well, I will try to go up the mountain as little as possible." Dou Hua said, she didn't think about not going up the mountain, after all, God gave her such a powerful ability, if she didn't use it, she would be blind for nothing.

"Well, then our family will buy a shop." Dou Qing felt a little happier when he heard Dou Hua say that he would not go up the mountain.

The two found a place, each ate some sugar, boiled water and drank some water. After resting for a while, they continued to go deep. Dou Hua thought about looking for the medicinal herbs that Xiao Wu had mentioned.

In the end, she was about to give up, and she found another one, but this herb grew in a special place, so lonely on the cliff, out of reach, high above, if she hadn't looked up , Seeing the golden halo, ordinary people can't find it at all. This herb is seven or eight meters high from the ground, but it is not so easy to dig it.

"Sister, it's too high, we can't reach it, so don't dig it." Dou Qing advised.

"It's hard to meet, I can't miss it, let's dig up these few herbs and go back." Dou Hua was eager to try, unwilling to miss it.

Dou Hua was glad that she brought a rope, and tied one end of the rope to the solid tree trunk and the other end around her waist. Sliding to the place where the herb grew, Dou Hua didn't forget about the scorpion before, she still took a wooden stick and beat around it. This time, what appeared was a blue-black poisonous snake. The poisonous snake was only as thick as a thumb, more than one meter long. It is long, spitting out red letters, and also has a dark halo all over its body, which can be said to be very poisonous.

With a stick in her hand, Dou Hua carefully pushed the poisonous snake away a few meters away. She tapped it a few more times worryingly, until there were no bugs reappearing, and then boldly removed the snake from the cliff. He dug all the herbs and carefully put them into the basket behind his back.

But at this moment, an accident happened, a bird rushed towards Dou Hua very fast, to peck and bite her hand holding the stone.

"Ah, it hurts~" Dou Hua was caught off guard, and was severely pecked and bitten. She let go of the hand holding the stone, and her whole body floated in mid-air like a kite. If it wasn't for the rope around her waist, she It fell straight away.

That's it, Dou Hua is also in pain, the weight of her whole body is concentrated on the rope around her waist, which shows how painful her waist is being strangled.

Dou Qing could see clearly from the cliff, she turned pale with fright, and shouted, "Elder Sister!!!"

(End of this chapter)