70: Raising a wife, the whole village is inhaling the aroma of stewed meat.

"Honey, let me massage your back."

"No! Don't I know you too well? You'll get hard if I keep rubbing you! Stop moving!"

Zhou Qingwen's evil scheme failed, and his wife fell asleep from exhaustion.

Zhou Qingwen smiled slightly and then fell into a deep sleep.

When Zhou Qingwen woke up in the afternoon, it was already past three o'clock. He had eaten chicken soup noodles for lunch, and there was still some chicken soup in the pot in the afternoon, so he added some fuel to the fire and drank the chicken soup.

He's going hunting in the mountains today.

This time we'll have to go a bit further; I estimate we'll be wandering around in the mountains for several days.

If you hunt wild goats in the mountains at this time of year, the meat is quite delicious.

Zhou Qingwen then took a hunting rifle, darts, a water bottle, a knife, a bundle of rope, and another small knife.

After everything was ready, we went up the mountain.

By 6:30 a.m., Zhou Qingwen had crossed three mountains. He had planned his journey in advance, and this time he arrived outside the cave.

The outside was sprinkled with the medicine powder for controlling beasts.

Sure enough, the night was quiet. That night, Zhou Qingwen blocked the cave with stones, leaving only a small hole for ventilation.

I slept well that night.

Zhou Qingwen got up. He had caught a rabbit on the road yesterday, and now he had roasted it on a small stone slab and eaten it with a little salt.

This time, Zhou Qingwen had two plans. He brought ginseng-digging tools, carried a small basket, and also took a small piece of red silk cloth.

The deeper Zhou Qingwen ventured into the mountains, the better his spirits became.

Sure enough, after carrying the beast-taming powder, we didn't encounter any ferocious beasts along the way.

It is still quite safe.

Zhou Qingwen went to Hongyouling, a remote mountain area. His father, Zhou Feitian, had mentioned it before, saying that the area was rich in medicinal herbs.

Zhou Qingwen walked carefully in the deep mountains. Hunting and digging for medicinal herbs both tested a person's patience and physical endurance.

You won't reach Hongyou Ridge in less than a day and a night.

Zhou Qingwen stopped to rest at Hongyou Ridge.

It was hot, and as soon as he stopped, he saw a green bamboo snake on a tree, flicking its tongue at him, hissing.

Zhou Qingwen immediately pulled out a dart and threw it: "Pfft!"

The green bamboo snake was immediately severed in two at its seven-inch mark.

Zhou Qingwen didn't rush over to grab the dart. Based on his experience, snakes can still bite their enemies and retaliate within three minutes of dying.

Sure enough, the green bamboo snake's head twitched a few times on the ground before finally taking its last breath and dying.

Zhou Qingwen then used a wooden stick to throw a piece of the snake's head far away, and then took a dart from the tree.

He wiped the dart clean, then held it in his hand and walked up into the deep mountains.

I kept a close eye on the vegetation along the way.

We stopped at a small stream, filled our water bottle, and took a couple of sips of water.

As I was drinking, I looked up and saw something that looked like an umbrella at the base of a tree.

Zhou Qingwen's eyes lit up with surprise; this was as wide as two adult hands!

This is definitely a Ganoderma lucidum!

The price of Ganoderma lucidum from deep in the mountains is quite good!

These aged Ganoderma lucidum mushrooms can be sold at pharmacies in the county town, and the profits can be quite good!

Zhou Qingwen stepped across the stream and walked towards the Ganoderma lucidum, gently tapping it a few times with a stick.

Make sure there are no other snakes or insects here.

Zhou Qingwen carefully stepped forward and gently picked the Ganoderma lucidum. Goodness, this Ganoderma lucidum must weigh several pounds.

Once it's delivered to the pharmacy in the county town, that'll be today's profit.

Keep in mind, it's been almost three days since he entered the mountains, and this is only his first harvest!

When Zhou Qingwen sold ginseng last time, he asked about several medicinal herbs, including Ganoderma lucidum.

The owner of the pharmacy said that aged Ganoderma lucidum is quite scarce, and a single wild Ganoderma lucidum can sell for a full 60 yuan!

Zhou Qingwen tightened his grip on the Ganoderma lucidum, took off the basket from his back, plucked some grass from the ground, and put it in the basket.

Then gently place the Ganoderma lucidum on top, and cover it with a little grass.

Protect it carefully.

This is a really good Ganoderma lucidum worth 60 yuan!

Zhou Qingwen carefully placed it away and then carried it on his back.

I harvested a Ganoderma lucidum in these three days, so the trip wasn't a complete waste.

Even hunting doesn't necessarily yield such high returns.

Meat caught in the summer hunt doesn't sell well.

Without a refrigerator, if you hunt a wild boar and there's extra meat, you can only share it with the villagers.

If they don't sell, they'll go bad!

Therefore, there is also the income from digging for medicinal herbs deep in the mountains.

Of course, this kind of thing only exists in remote mountains that are inaccessible to most people.

Ordinary villagers might be able to pick some honeysuckle from the outskirts of the mountain and sell it to pharmacies, earning a small profit of three or five cents. Many people would do this.

However, Zhou Qingwen clearly didn't care about the small amount of money he could make from honeysuckle.

His goal is to find the precious, aged medicinal herbs hidden deep in the mountains; that's his true objective.

Zhou Qingwen wandered around in the deep mountains again and actually found more than a dozen very good Gastrodia elata!

This thing can also be sold for money.

The medicinal effects are self-evident; these are all very rare medicinal materials. Dig them up, dig them up, dig them all up.

There were a few smaller ones next to the gastrodia elata. Zhou Qingwen looked at them and decided to leave them alone, since they were too small.

However, Zhou Qingwen made a small mark on the location of the gastrodia elata.

Next time we come, we can harvest these small gastrodia elata plants; by then they will have grown into large, mature ones.

Zhou Qingwen placed a dozen or so large Gastrodia elata tubers under the basket of Ganoderma lucidum, separated them by a layer of grass, put the Ganoderma lucidum tubers in, and covered them with another layer of grass.

By the end of the day, they had harvested several kilograms of gastrodia elata.

While Zhou Qingwen was overjoyed, he did not forget to keep a vigilant eye on his surroundings. He then sprayed the beast-taming powder all over his body again. The smell was so strong that even wild beasts hundreds of meters away would feel nauseous.

That's why Zhou Qingwen could dig for medicinal herbs with such peace of mind.

Zhou Qingwen slowly made his way home, catching three rabbits along the way. The rabbits were quite plump, and it was three days later when he finally returned to the village.

"Mom and Dad, Xiaoya, I'm home!"

Zhou Feitian and Liu Yue'e happened to be at the entrance of the courtyard early in the morning, and Yu Yalan was carrying a basin of green vegetables outside.

"You're back! You've lost weight these past few days!"

Liu Yue'e immediately took the rabbit from Zhou Qingwen's hand.

Zhou Feitian immediately said, "Let's go inside and talk. We're afraid the walls will be overheard."

Zhou Qingwen swallowed the words he was about to say: "Alright, come into the courtyard and I'll show you the treasure I dug up!"

Yu Yalan also stopped to look, and then her eldest brother and sister-in-law, second brother and sister-in-law, and Zhou Jinfeng all turned around.

"What is this? It looks like a white sweet potato?"

"This is called Gastrodia elata!"

Zhou Feitian said in a slightly tense voice, "This Gastrodia elata will fetch a lot of money!"

"What's wrapped in this red silk cloth?"

"This is Ganoderma lucidum!"

"Haha, the third brother has struck it rich again!"

Zhou Qinghe rubbed his hands together excitedly.

Zhou Qingshan said with a look of envy, "Third brother, you're really awesome!"

Yu Yalan stared at Zhou Qingwen with admiration and said, "How are you so amazing?"

"Honey, give me a kiss!"

Everyone!