Return to the small mountain village in 1981

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Chapter 331 Chapter 332: Back
Zhang Xiuxiang suddenly thought of something, "Chunyan, I remember when I had a toothache, I dug the roots of gardenia flowers and stewed them into soybean soup. After eating them, the pain disappeared. Are the roots of yellow gardenias also medicine?"

"It's a traditional Chinese medicine. Gardenia root has the functions of clearing away heat and dampness, cooling blood and stopping bleeding, and antibacterial and anti-inflammatory." Yang Chunyan said, remembering the time when she met the wild boar. There was a large area of yellow gardenia in the mountains. "We will go back tomorrow to connect these to the grass." After digging, go pick yellow gardenias."

Zhang Xiuxiang said: "I know that yellow gardenia can be dyed when boiled. I used to pick yellow gardenia and madder to dye the homespun cloth I used to weave."

Yang Chunyan thought that in the future, old-fashioned fabrics would be much more expensive than polyester ones. "The old-fashioned fabrics actually look pretty good after they are dyed."

Zhang Xiuxiang: "There are people in my mother's family who can weave, and the cloth they sell is expensive. If you like it, I will bring it to you next time."

"Yes! Buy a few more pieces for me and I'll use them to make quilt covers and blankets."

My sister-in-law had been busy for several hours, and her stomach growled, so she took out the dry food and water she had brought and sat on the sack to eat.

Zhao Huifang looked at the Bletilla striata piled on the ground, "There are too many. I didn't expect these things to be so fertile. When they fill up the area under the ridge, they can dig at least several thousand kilograms."

Yang Chunyan nodded, "This thing grows very fast. Let's go back and pick out the roots with longer terminal buds and plant them while it's still cold."

Li Qiuyue swallowed the pancake in her mouth and said, "Chunyan, how many years will it take to harvest this thing?"

Yang Chunyan recalled, "After planting, the underground tubers can only be dug in the fourth year after they have grown."

The three of them looked at her in surprise, "How long has it taken?"

Yang Chunyan nodded, "Yes! Although Bletilla striata has a long growth period, it is easy to grow as long as it is planted in loose and fertile soil, and the yield is high. Chonglou's growth period is longer than that, so it is not easy to grow."

Zhao Huifang: "How much can a pound be sold for now?"

Yang Chunyan thought that in later generations, a kilogram of dry food would cost sixty or seventy yuan. "Fresh goods can be sold for two or three cents a kilogram, so it should be no problem."

After hearing this, Zhang Xiuxiang said happily: "That's not bad. We can dig at least two to three hundred kilograms by the afternoon."

"Hmm!" Li Qiuyue took a bite of the pancake and puffed out her cheeks and said, "After eating, refuel and dry it. I will dig again tomorrow and go to the place I saw last time."

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Seeing that the kiln fire had been lit, Zhou Huaian looked at the time and saw that it was almost five o'clock. The few people who went into the mountain to dig herbs were still missing. "Old man, I'll go to Fangtian to pick up Chunyan."

"Yes." Zhou's father thought about it and said, "Your third brother has helped Secretary Xu's family plow the fields. Please take a look when you pass by."

"It's okay. Third brother is now better at driving a tractor than me." After saying that, Zhou Huaian got on his bicycle and walked down the mountain.

The rice fields at the foot of the mountain are full of busy figures, some are ordering beans, and some are preparing to sow rape seeds in separate compartments across the fields.