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third chapter

In early summer, Xi Ningyu, who had been in the old house for half a month, had almost healed, but there were still some fine marks that had not completely disappeared. But this did not affect his movements, so he took the fish around the neighborhood after meals every day. First, he was familiar with the environment and the current customs and customs to leave a secret in his heart. Then, from the last time he said to Xue's mother and the original owner's memory, there was a very good problem. That was, it seemed that her "father" didn't plan to support herself, so Xi Ningyu had to find a way to make money by herself. She couldn't really live by eating other people's meals as Xue's mother said. I don't know how the original owner was, but Xi Ningyu, who came from modern times, was not the kind of person who was counting on others.

After a few days of strolling around to observe, Xi Ningyu discovered that although there were medical skills in this era, it was very different from the medical skills of the same period in that world and was too far behind. Xi Ningyu knew that there were more than 12,000 Chinese herbal medicines recorded in the ancient times to the modern times. However, in recent days, she inquired and observed in two pharmacies in the town and found that there were only more than 100 kinds of medicinal materials commonly used in pharmacies in the town and asked some of the pharmacies and doctors who knew about pharmacies. Xi Ningyu estimated that the medicinal materials mentioned by them were about 1,000 known medicinal materials. Even Xi Ningyu had seen several herbs in the mountains and forests, but the doctors here didn't know that they were herbs.

After confirming this situation, Xi Ningyu became happy instantly. With the medical technology and pharmacological knowledge she mastered in her previous life, and the herbs she saw in the mountains and forests, there were several more expensive medicinal materials, and the operational space here would be large. Xi Ningyu felt that she could survive easily, but now she lacked an opportunity.

That morning after breakfast, Xi Ningyu asked Yuer to go out. Before leaving, he saw Xue's husband sitting by the wall of the courtyard and weaving a basket with bamboo strips.

"Uncle Wen, your backpack is so woven. It looks good and sturdy. I'm afraid it can be used for many years!" Xi Ningyu saw Uncle Wen weaving the backpack and wanted to make two small bodies for her and Yuer, so he had a sweet compliment first.

"Haha... Miss, are you going out? Don't joke. These are all low-key tasks and things that you often use. There is something that looks good or not, but it's just used. I can make up a few and sell them for some rice and flour." Uncle Wen said modestly when he heard Xi Ningyu's praise.

"Uncle Wen, don't say that, what kind of lowly or not? This is all made by yourself. It's also a skill to have this skill. I think you are much better than those families who can only fight cocks and walk dogs except for eating and drinking..." Anyway, you're so flirting but not flattering. Xi Ningyu actually picked up a nice voice to praise Uncle Wen.

"Oh! Miss, don't say that. How dare I compare with those noble young men like me? These tasks are not what those young men should learn, hahaha... Miss, are you going out to play again? But be careful and come back early." Uncle Wen was still happy when he heard Xi Ningyu's praise for him and said something he dared not behaved. After all, it would be a kind of honor to be praised by his master in this era.

Mother Xue came out of the house where they lived in the downtown room with a pot of dried vegetables. She happened to hear Xi Ningyu flattering and said with a smile: "Miss, stop praising me, look at the old guy's beautiful face is blooming!"

"Mom Xue, I look at the backpacks that the uncle woven are so good, so I should praise them. Besides, I praise them is true. If I weren't afraid of causing trouble for the uncle, I would have wanted to ask the uncle to make two smaller ones for me and Yu'er to play with." Xi Ningyu said his purpose as he walked his mouth.

"What's the trouble? Since the lady likes it, I'll make two for you later. The small backpack won't cost much bamboo strips." Uncle Wen fell into the condom under Xi Ningyu, and was still happy.

"I'm sorry Uncle Wen, I'm just waiting to weave it and play with it." Xi Ningyu said that, and took Yu'er out.

Seeing Xi Ningyu's appearance becoming more and more vivid these days, Mother Xue finally let go of her worries. She smiled and shook her head and thought, "After all, she is still a child, and she can't keep it in her heart for a long time. She has recovered and let go after a few days. It's good that the eldest lady is the only one who leaves such blood and thinks about her previous kindness. She must take good care of this lady!"

As he walked towards the north gate, he looked at the fish who was about to leave the city and asked curiously: "Where are we going? Why are we coming all the way to the north gate? Miss, we have agreed not to leave the city."

"Yu'er, you said that you always do nothing by yourself, so how about eating other people's food?" Xi Ningyu, who looked at Yu'er, asked.

"Of course it's not good!" Yu'er replied blankly.

"Yes, you don't think it's good. Then you say we always rely on Uncle Wen's family. When will it be the end? Will they really not dislike it?" Xi Ningyu looked at Yu'er calmly and said with a little melancholy.

"But... but Miss, isn't the Wen family's servant? Then it's time to take care of you!" Yu'er said stubbornly.

"Is that true? Do I have the Wen family's body-selling documents? How can I be considered a servant without a body-selling documents? Why should I keep serving me?" Xi Ningyu said again.

"..." Yu'er heard Xi Ningyu's series of questions and immediately didn't know how to answer.

"So Yu'er, we can't always rely on others like this. What if one day, what I said is, what should I do if the Wen family doesn't want to support me? Will I die again?"

"Then... Miss, what's your idea?"

Yu'er doesn't look young, she usually looks dull. But after Xi Ningyu's few days of getting along, she knows that this is also an idea. As long as she explains it clearly, Yu'er should be able to figure out that others can't rely on for the rest of her life, and she still has to have the ability to survive to be safe.

"That's what I think. When I ran into the forest last time, I saw a lot of medicinal materials growing in the mountains. A few days ago, didn't I always take you to the pharmacy shop in the county? I plan to dig some herbs and sell them to the pharmacy shop. I guess I can exchange them for some money." Xi Ningyu said to Yuer slowly.

"Miss!! When did you know how to identify herbs? Why didn't I know? I haven't seen you read any books, right?" Yu'er immediately widened her eyes and said with confusion after hearing what Xi Ningyu said. Because in Yu'er's impression, her lady had never read any books. She usually walked around less, and the only time she took the initiative to go out was that she was injured and almost lost her life.

"You learned it from me before when I was with my mother. At that time, my mother was fine. She taught me some herbal things from time to time and some medical skills, but she couldn't use these things she learned before. Now... it's just right!" Xi Ningyu casually explained the reason why she knew medicine that she had thought about in her mind. After all, Yu'er followed her when the original owner was sent back to the old house. Before that, she didn't know what the original owner had learned, and she didn't know what the original owner had taught her. So she just happened to get away with it and wouldn't have any flaws.

"Oh. So it was taught by the eldest lady to the lady. Miss, will the herbs we picked be collected?" Yu'er asked with some concern.

"If you know, you know, let's not try it. If... they really don't accept it, then let's take it back and eat it ourselves." Xi Ningyu said casually irresponsibly.

"..." Yu'er felt dark in an instant, wondering if there was a new problem with her lady's head that was injured last time.

The two of them walked along the way and left the north gate of the small county town.

The mountains outside the North Gate are a branch that divides the main vein of the Western Qin and Northern Yan countries. The county towns call this branch Mangshan. The mountains are lush with plants and trees, and there are many species of animals and birds. Fortunately, some large wild animals such as tigers and leopards are active in the deep mountains and rarely appear outside the mountains, so there are few mountain people and woodcutters attacked by beasts. Mangshan is three miles away from the small county town. Usually, many woodcutters and mountain people who go up the mountain to chop wood have hunted small beasts and go down the mountain to exchange for money, so Xi Ningyu and Yuer can meet people from time to time along the way, so there is nothing to be afraid of.

Xi Ningyu and Yuer talked and laughed all the way. In less than half an hour, they walked to the foot of Mangshan Mountain. Many commonly used herbs appeared near the foot of the mountain. Xi Ningyu picked several kinds and observed them. Although they were all wild, they were both wild. They were both good in growth and medicinal properties. As long as they were not caused to lose their medicinal properties when preparing them, then these herbs were all top-quality. What surprised Xi Ningyu was that he found two herbs, Polygonum multiflorum and Mulberry Parasitica, which were much more valuable than dandelions, Artemisia annua, and Motherwort. Especially the prepared Polygonum multiflorum, and it would be even more valuable to find the older ones in the depths of the mountain... Xi Ningyu, who was a little demented, did not notice that Yuer was holding a plant in his hand and muttering towards her.

"Miss~~ Look at this, it looks very similar to the one you dug out just now. Is it also a medicinal material?" Yu'er walked up to him and raised her hand and poked the things in her hand into Xi Ningyu's eyes as if she was looking at it.

Xi Ningyu, who was called back to his senses by Yu'er's words, took a step back and looked at Yu'er's hands, and his eyes widened wider and wider. He raised his hand and asked with a trembling trembling question: "Where did it come from?"

"Oh~ just there. When I went over, I saw someone digging it out and throwing it into the grass nest. I looked a bit like the thing you dug just now, so I took it to show you." Yu'er looked at Xi Ningyu a little shyly and said.

Xi Ningyu let out a "scream" and snatched it from Yu'er. She looked carefully for a while, then smiled.

"Hahahahaha~~~Yu'er, have you stepped on the gou shit this morning? I didn't expect that you can pick up a baby!!!"

Yu'er, who had never seen his lady be so disgraceful, looked at Xi Ningyu with a confused look on his face and said, "Little... Miss, what is this... baby... baby?"
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