Allure of a Country Maiden-Chapter 25 - 24 Going up the Mountain Again

Chapter 25: Chapter 24: Going up the Mountain Again

Chapter 25 -24: Going up the Mountain Again

After all that commotion, it was already time for dinner.

Since Shen Chengyao bought meat, Mrs.

Liu made the dumplings Xiao’er loved for dinner.

The dumplings were delicious.

Probably because pigs in this era ate grass and slops, not fed with any feed, additives, or hormones; the pork tasted much better than in her previous life.

She didn’t like pork in her previous life.

Only when they saw Xiao’er enjoying her food did Shen Chengyao and Mrs.

Liu relax.

After dinner, Xiao’er returned to her room and entered her space.

Recalling Mrs.

Liu’s words about losing a daughter, she searched through the original owner’s memories and discovered that her twin sister wasn’t much like her.

She looked more like Mrs.

Liu, while her sister looked more like Shen Chengyao, somewhat similar to Mrs.

Shen.

Her sister’s name was Shen Yun’er.

When she was four years old, her aunt took her to the town’s grocery store and lost her.

She was never found.

Xiao’er cried for a long time for her lost sister.

After more than a year, she gradually cried less often and eventually forgot as she grew up.

Even though they reported the case to the government, many abducted children in modern times are hard to find, especially in the primitive times when communication was poor.

At first, Shen Chengyao would inquire at the government office every time the fair was held.

After two years, he visited less often but still asked whenever he went to the county.

Xiao’er felt suspicious when she thought about her aunt taking her sister to the grocery store and her sister getting lost.

Words from Shen Chengzong today made her even more skeptical.

She must ask Mrs.

Liu for the details.

Maybe her sister wasn’t simply lost, and there’s still a chance to find her.

Thinking of a little girl being separated from her parents at the age of four, experiencing unknown difficulties, Xiao’er felt a shiver.

It’s said that twins have telepathy, she wondered if that was true.

Xiao’er shook her head, deciding not to think about it for now.

She harvested the medicinal herbs in the space and planted some new ones.

She also harvested the paddy, corn, wheat, and cotton in the space and replanted them, occupying only one acre in total.

The cotton she planted was from seeds she took from the mountain in this space, and the cotton grown was big and white.

She also found that the paddy grown in the space had a higher yield than modern hybrid rice, so she decided to take these seeds out and try planting them in the spring.

All the vegetables and fruits in the space were also harvested.

Finally, she planted the seeds she bought today.

“Master, the rice grown in the space can maintain its high yield for only one season.

The seeds harvested outside the space will only have the original yield,” Bai Tian timely reminded Xiao’er.

“This is just like modern hybrid rice, which needs new seeds each year.”

Wait, thinking of hybrid rice reminds her of how it not only solved China’s food problem but also had an impact worldwide.

If she could somehow apply modern hybrid rice here, it would be beneficial to the people.

She remembered studying about hybrid rice in high school and wondered if sterile male rice could be found in this era.

If she could research and create hybrid rice in this age of scarce materials and outdated technology, it would be a great contribution.

However, this is a big deal and she shouldn’t rush.

She needs to wait until conditions are right.

The urgent task now was to make money and find a way to get rich.

Xiao’er took the scraps of fabric she’d bought today into space, sorted them, and tried making a few silk flowers, purses, and animal rag dolls like Mashimaro, Mickey Mouse, a pig, and a caterpillar, filling them with the cotton she’d grown in the space.

Xiao’er looked at what she’d made and was quite satisfied.

Once she had more, she would take them to the county market to sell and test the market.

After finishing these projects, she exited the space to sleep.

Tomorrow she needed to go up the mountain to find things to sell at the county market.

Luckily, time in her space went slower than outside, or she wouldn’t need to sleep after doing so much work in one night.

The next morning, after breakfast, Xiao’er and the two Jing brothers, Jingrui and Jinghao, went into the mountains again.

The second time in, Xiao’er was much faster.

Her strong sense of direction and memory made navigation easy.

She quickly reaped chestnuts from the spot where she had collected them last.

The chestnuts on the tree were completely ripe, their mouths bursting open, many had dropped on the ground.

“Brother, let’s gather all the chestnuts, roast them, and sell them at the market in the county in two days.

It’ll be good to earn some money for winter,” Xiao’er suggested.

When Jingrui heard that they could sell the chestnuts for money, he immediately agreed and readied to climb the tree.

Xiao’er stopped him: “Brother, let’s see what else we can sell.

Selling just one thing is too monotonous.”

“Sis, those kiwis tasted sweet and sour after they ripened last time, they were delicious.

Can we pick some to sell?” Jinghao remembered the taste of the kiwi, his mouth watering at the thought.

“That’s a good idea; many people love kiwis.” In her previous life, some kiwis could be sold for several yuan each, quite expensive among fruits given their small size.

“I’ll lead you to pick them,” Jinghao said happily.

Probably all children are like this: they feel especially happy when their suggestions are accepted by others.

More of these experiences can make a child more confident, more interested in the world, more explorative, smarter, and vice versa.

“Alright, let’s gather them before we head out.

We need to find what else could be sold for money.

The more we find, the more we can sell,” said Xiao’er.

The two brothers nod excitedly.

After all, money makes everything easier.

However, Jingrui insists that they must stick together; they couldn’t wander too far and risk getting lost.

They agree and nod their heads in understanding.

The trio walks further on.

Xiao’er spots a bunch of licorice roots, and she calls for the brothers to join her.

They dig it up carefully with a sickle or a stick, trying not to leave any root behind.

Xiao’er explains to them that these are licorice roots and can be sold to the pharmacy.

She comes up with an excuse that she learned this from seeing Doctor Luo do the same.

The rootstalk of licorice can be made into medicine through burning or raw. freёweɓnovel.com

It is used to treat conditions such as a weak spleen and stomach, chronic coughs due to lung deficiencies, throat pain, boils, carbuncles, and infantile malnutrition.

As they walk along, they find and harvest several other medicinal herbs such as notoginseng, purple gromwell, Canton abrus herb, plantago, and Poria cocos, filling three baskets in all.

Only then do they stop for a break.

Xiao’er also caught two pheasants and an entire nest of rabbits- all six of them.

Xiao’er spots some yellow fruits in the distance and is curious.

“Brother, Jinghao, let’s see if we can eat those wild fruits,” she says, pointing towards the wild fruit trees in the distance.

As they get closer, Xiao’er recognizes them as golden cherries.

She can’t help but feel a bit of surprise.

“Brother, these are golden cherries.

They are sweet, can be used as medicine, and can also be made into wine.”

Jinghao glances over at the baskets behind them, “Sister, our baskets are already full.”

Jingrui looks at the prickly fruit and shivers a bit, “This tiny thing is all thorns…

can it be eaten?”

“Yes, you can just rub the thorns off.

I’ve seen others do it before,” said Xiao’er.

She considers the baskets behind them which they still need to fill with kiwis and chestnuts.

After another glance at the golden cherries, she decides to return the next day to pick them.

She plans to buy some jars from the county to brew wine.

“We can bring Dad along tomorrow to pick these.

We should bring a couple of sacks and pick them all.”

The two brothers nod in agreement, “Okay.”

Compared to these prickly wild fruits, they prefer chestnuts.

Although chestnuts are also thorny, once they burst open, they can be easily picked.

Xiao’er suggests heading east, but Jingrui strongly disagrees.

He believes that the forest over there is ominous and that the trees there weep.

“Weeping trees?” A certain possibility crosses Xiao’er’s mind.

“Yes, the trees shed tears.

Everyone calls them weeping trees,” Jinghao tells her what he knows.

Trees that cry…

that could mean…

but how could those trees be here?

It’s nonsense!

But if it’s true, Xiao’er has thought of a great money-making plan.

Upon this thought, Xiaoer’s eyes glimmer with excitement, which only happens when she has a big business opportunity.

This mountain is truly full of treasures.

Xiao’er is determined to explore deeper into the mountain when she has time.

She isn’t afraid of any dangers because of her unique space, not to mention, she is quite resourceful and brave.

Knowing how superstitious ancient people are, Xiao’er doesn’t insist on going to see for herself.

The baskets they are carrying are becoming quite heavy, and her shoulders are starting to ache.

She imagines that her brothers are probably feeling even worse.

She decides that once they have gathered the chestnuts, they will head home.