In the morning, Li Xia had sold the fish, cooked, and delivered the food. He had made two trips back and forth to the village and county, which had consumed a lot of energy. He had not eaten yet, but his stomach was already growling.
After all, he wasn't an iron man and needed to eat. Li Xia quickened his pace and rushed home.
Li Xia stopped in his tracks when he passed by the Yongji Hall Chinese medicine store in the county town.
He turned his head to look at the Chinese medicine shop and remembered something.
In his previous life's memories, he was still that idle street punk, running around the streets all day long.
One day, he happened to bump into the owner of a medicine shop buying a Chinese herbal medicine called Chonglou.
When Li Xia heard the price of the herbs, his eyes immediately turned red.
The herb called Chonglou was actually sold for five yuan per catty.
Li Xia was secretly surprised. That herb looked very familiar, as if it could be found everywhere in the mountains.
Hence, Li Xia jumped into the forest to look for that herb.
In the end, Li Xia picked a basket of weeds with similar shapes and wanted to sell them to the owner of the medicine shop.
The owner of the medicine shop took a look. There was not a single herb inside. It was all useless weeds.
Li Xiabai had been busy for the whole day. Later on, she held a grudge and did something stupid. At night, she smashed the window glass of the medicine shop and escaped.
Li Xia shook his head and smiled bitterly as he recalled the stupid things he had done in the past.
But now, Li Xia had found another way to earn money, which was worth celebrating.
Picking wild herbs on the mountain and selling them in the medicine shop was another business without capital.
Li Xia rushed home and walked into the kitchen.
Sure enough, the two little ones were sitting on the chairs, rubbing their round stomachs and burping from time to time.
It looked like they were stuffed.
When they saw Li Xia return, they did not become his leg accessories like before.
He really ate too much!
Li Xia shook his head helplessly." You two little foodies, don't eat so much next time. It's not good for your health."”
The two milk dumplings didn't seem to listen to him, and they kept making noises.
"Daddy! The food you cooked was so delicious that Duoduo accidentally ate too much!”
"Papa! Nuannuan loves to eat prawns! Can we do it again next time?"
Li Xia walked over and carried the two little ones down from the chair. He let them walk around and digest their food.
Li Xia was a little speechless. Could it be that his cooking skills were too good?
Next time, he had to give the two little fellows a fixed amount of food so that they wouldn't eat too much.
There was still a lot of food left on the table. Duoduo and Nuannuan were children after all, so they couldn't eat much.
Li Xia was too lazy to heat up the dishes. He scooped a bowl of rice and started eating.
He finished the food and cleaned up the kitchen. Then, he carried a bamboo basket and a chopper and went up the mountain to pick herbs.
In his previous life, Li Xia knew nothing about Chinese herbal medicine.
Therefore, at that time, all the weeds that were picked were useless, and they were only similar in appearance.
On the mountain near Shangrong Village, there really was a wild herb called Chonglou.
It was just that there were very few of them, so he needed to spend some effort to find them.
Chonglou was an extremely valuable Chinese medicinal herb.
In later generations, wild Chonglou would be sold for two to three thousand yuan per catty, and there was often no market for it.
The market price in the 1980s was five yuan per catty.
Li Xia held the chopper and climbed up the mountain.
Chonglou liked shade and usually grew in places under the shade of forests on hillsides, as well as in damp places in valleys.
That kind of place often had no roads and was very difficult to walk on.
Li Xia forced his way into the area where the grass and trees intersected. He waved the chopper in his hand and cut off the sharp branches.
There was no road in this world, but when more people walked, it became a road.
Li Xia had forcefully opened up a mountain path.
Of course, he had also paid a hefty price.
His arms and legs were scratched by the sharp plants.
It was burning.
Li Xia gritted his teeth and continued forward.
He walked to a rotten and damp area, which was full of scattered dead branches and leaves.
Li Xia looked around and found a shady hill covered with seven-leafed herbs. On top of the seven leaves, there was a bunch of red capsules.
Li Xia's eyes lit up.
He found it.
This was the Seven Blossom Leaves, also known as Chong Lou.
Li Xia walked over. After careful identification, he found that this area was growing the wild medicinal herb he was looking for-Chonglou.
"I'm rich!"
Li Xia did not expect to find such a large area.
It was estimated to be about ten catties.
Excited, Li Xia reached out and uprooted one of them.
He picked it up and admired it up close.
This kind of herb was very beautiful.
There was a saying in traditional Chinese medicine that said,"Two taels of nine-leaf building, one coin of silkworm pupa during the winter solstice, fried into the next year's snow, can cure the suffering of human lovesickness!"
In the future, this Chong Lou was still a protected plant.
Therefore, Seven Blossom Leaves was also known as the grass that could pass through the prison.
As long as you dare to pull it out, it will be three to seven years.
However, in this era, it could be plucked at will.
Every single one of them was worth money!
Li Xia 'shaved' the entire hill.
All the herbs were put into the bamboo basket, leaving only the bare moss.
This harvest had greatly boosted Li Xia's confidence. The wounds on his body did not hurt much anymore.
However, Li Xia's luck wasn't so good after that. He only found a dozen or so scattered plants and didn't find a large number of buildings.
This was also normal, because a wild medicinal herb like Chonglou was originally a rare and rare item.
In addition, the growth cycle of Chonglou was relatively long. If it was artificially planted, it would take four years to pick seeds, five years to harvest, and even longer if it was wild.
In a short period of time, Chonglou was a precious resource that could not be regenerated.
From the looks of it, it was reasonable to sell it for five yuan per catty.
However, in the eyes of ordinary people, five yuan per catty was considered a sky-high price.
Li Xia looked up at the sky. Unknowingly, he had spent the entire afternoon on the mountain. It was already evening.
Li Xia tidied up and walked down the mountain.
If it was dark, it would be quite dangerous in the deep mountains and forests.
When Li Xia returned home, Chu Mengxi had just returned from work.
Chu Mengxi looked at the things in the bamboo basket and asked curiously,""Why did you pick these weeds?”
"These are not wild grass, but wild herbs called Chong Lou.”
"Wild medicinal herbs?"
"You only need to know that they can be sold for money. That's enough." Li Xia smiled.”
Chu Mengxi was stunned. She had heard that some wild herbs were very expensive.
"Sell it for money? How much?"
Li Xia stretched out a palm and waved it in front of Chu Mengxi's eyes.
"50 cents per catty?"
"Five yuan per catty."
"Ah?"
Chu Mengxi's beautiful eyes immediately widened. These things that looked no different from wild grass could actually be sold for five yuan per catty.
"How…how many pounds is this?" Chu Mengxi asked.
"About ten catties." Li Xia said calmly.
Chu Mengxi was shocked.
So many!
That would be more than fifty yuan!
She quickly carried the bamboo basket inside and closed the door after Li Xia entered.
Li Xia smiled and shook his head." There's no need to do that. Even if you leave the bamboo basket outside, it's still very safe. Because very few people know that these are wild herbs, and they can be sold for money."”
Chu Mengxi glanced at Li Xia and asked curiously,""Then how did you know?"
"Your husband is very knowledgeable." Li Xia smiled.”
Chu Mengxi was stunned for a moment. The sudden mention of the word " hubby " made Chu Mengxi's fair cheeks blush.
Chu Mengxi lowered her head and spat lightly, not saying anything else.
Li Xia stared at Chu Mengxi with a deep gaze.
A breeze blew past, blowing off a few strands of hair on the woman's forehead and covering her eyes.
The woman reached out and tidied her hair with her fair fingers.
She had a gentle temperament and an otherworldly appearance. She could not get enough of it.
The sky was red and rosy, but Li Xia felt that it was not as intoxicating as the scenery in front of him.
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