Seeing Hu Xiaobei running over enthusiastically, Guo iyu expressed so surprise, "Xiaobei, what are you..."
Before she could finish, Hu Xiaobei hastily interjected, "Sister-in-law, let's not talk about that now. First, take a look at these dicinal herbs I gathered on the mountain?"
"dicinal herbs? Xiaobei, do you have a misconception about dicinal herbs? Not all plants can be called dicinal herbs!"
Hearing Hu Xiaobei's eager tone, Guo iyu chuckled and waved her hand.
In Guo iyu's mind, Hu Xiaobei must have haphazardly gathered so common mountain grasses to help pull her through a tough ti!
But when she got a better look, she was stunned!
Because she realized that Hu Xiaobei was really holding various dicinal herbs in his arms...
"Golden Bamboo Flower, Lanling Grass, Suying Fruit... this..."
After the shock, Guo iyu dumbly asked, "Xiaobei, where did you get these dicinal herbs from?"
As she asked this question, Guo iyu pinched herself. If it hadn't hurt, she would have thought she was dreaming, because this scene was simply unbelievable!
Seeing Guo iyu's astonished expression, Hu Xiaobei chuckled, "On the mountain, sister-in-law, there's plenty on the mountain!"
"Plenty?"
While the corners of her mouth twitched, Guo iyu glanced at her empty dicine basket.
"Yeah! I just can't carry anymore, otherwise I'd still be gathering!"
Hearing Hu Xiaobei's explanation, Guo iyu's eyes brightened, "Then... then I'll lend you my dicine basket, and let's go gather so more!"
"Sure!"
Seeing Hu Xiaobei agree so readily, Guo iyu hesitated for a mont and asked timidly, "Xiaobei, if we gather a lot, could you give so?"
Feeling Guo iyu's apprehension, Hu Xiaobei laughed, "Sister-in-law, what are you saying! No matter how much we gather, I won't keep any!"
"All... all for ?"
"Yeah! You can take them to the county town tomorrow and sell them, then you'll have money!"
"This... could sell for a lot of money! Are you really giving all to ?"
Guo iyu thought Hu Xiaobei did not know their value, so she reminded him appropriately.
"Yeah, really giving it all to you! Let's go, sister-in-law, it's going to get dark soon!"
"Alright! Good!"
And so, Guo iyu and Hu Xiaobei started to venture into the mountain...
Guo iyu was curious about Hu Xiaobei's thod of gathering herbs, so she deliberately walked behind him, watching his every move. Soon, she beca perplexed as she observed Hu Xiaobei seemingly wandering around aimlessly!
"Can you really find herbs by wandering around like this?"
Watching Hu Xiaobei truly just ambling everywhere, she was bewildered!
Previously, to gather more dicinal herbs, Guo iyu had specifically learned thods of gathering!
Indeed, she knew that typically one had to squat on the ground and search very carefully because many dicinal herbs look quite similar to ordinary grasses!
A few minutes later, being sowhat overwheld, Guo iyu comnted, "Xiaobei, this aimless searching isn't right, to find herbs, one should..."
Guo iyu hadn't finished speaking when she saw Hu Xiaobei squat down!
Curious, Guo iyu moved closer, and before she even got there, she saw Hu Xiaobei stand up again!
"Sister-in-law, for you…"
After clearly seeing what Hu Xiaobei handed her, Guo iyu was speechless!
After a while, looking at the green-colored herb in her hand, she dumbly said, "This... this is Green Leaf Blue! Xiaobei, how... how did you know it was here?"
Seeing Guo iyu's amazed expression, Hu Xiaobei smiled.
Hu Xiaobei couldn't possibly reveal his secret, so he casually made up an excuse, "Sister-in-law, I used to play around here often, so I'm very familiar with this place!"
"But even if you're familiar, you shouldn't be able to find it so easily!"
"Maybe I just have a knack for spotting them! Co on, let's keep looking!"
"Okay!"
In the following hour, Guo iyu was completely convinced because she realized Hu Xiaobei truly had a knack for this...
In just one hour, Hu Xiaobei had found more than a dozen types of dicinal herbs...
Guo iyu knew that even if she spent ten days or half a month, she would have difficulty finding as many, so she was completely impressed...
"It seems that the bigger the white spots, the better the dicinal herbs!"
Gradually, Hu Xiaobei figured out a pattern!
The larger the white spots that appeared on the map in his mind, the better the dicinal herbs were!
"There's a really big white spot here, I wonder if we should go check it out?"
Hu Xiaobei hesitated at this mont!
"Forget it! We'll have another opportunity later!"
Hu Xiaobei knew it was getting late, and with Guo iyu by his side, it really wasn't a good idea to go deeper...
Thinking this, Hu Xiaobei gave Guo iyu a dazed look and said, "Sis-in-law, it's getting late, let's head down the mountain!"
"Okay! Sure!"
Guo iyu agreed imdiately without hesitation!
She had been wanting to suggest leaving because the sun was about to set...
...
Going up the mountain is easy, coming down is hard...
Although the mountain wasn't very high, it beca challenging to walk as it gradually got darker.
"Sis-in-law, do you need to help you?"
Hu Xiaobei, carrying the dicine basket, saw Guo iyu lagging behind and asked.
"No need, I can manage on my own!"
Even though she was scared inside, Guo iyu still spoke stubbornly!
"Oh! Then I..."
Before he could finish, Hu Xiaobei heard a scream and quickly turned his head, only to see Guo iyu sitting on the ground in pain...
Looking at Guo iyu with concern, Hu Xiaobei quickly ran over, "Did you fall sowhere, Sis-in-law?"
Hearing Hu Xiaobei's anxious inquiry, Guo iyu felt a warmth in her heart and softly said, "I just fell a little bit, it's nothing serious!"
While saying this, Guo iyu tried to stand up, but she gasped in pain!
"What's wrong? Where does it hurt?"
Guo iyu bit her cherry-red lower lip and whispered, "Xiaobei, I think I've twisted my ankle!"
"Is that so? Let check!"
As he spoke, Hu Xiaobei quickly squatted down...
"Don't..."
Before Guo iyu could finish, her white canvas shoe was swiftly set aside by Hu Xiaobei...
"Sis-in-law, I can't see clearly with the sock in the way, just bear with for a mont while I take it off!"
"Well... okay then!"
Upon Guo iyu's consent, Hu Xiaobei held her tense calf with one hand, and gently removed the slightly warm white sock with the other hand...
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