Chapter 5 Qin Zhi Goes into the Mountains and Gains a Lot

Chapter 5 Qin Zhi Goes into the Mountains and Gains a Lot

In the morning, the rain had stopped, and the chirping of birds outside the house pulled Qin Zhi back from his sleep. When Qin Zhi opened his eyes, the bed was empty, as if no one had been there last night.

Qin Zhi didn't think much about it and just left. Later, when Shen and Qin Zhen found out that the man had left, they didn't ask any more questions.

Qin Zhi stood up and stretched his stiff arms. He fell asleep on his stomach yesterday and woke up with body aches. After Qin Zhi pinched his arm, the aches in his body were relieved a lot. Then he brought in a basin of clean water and prepared to wipe the torn mat on the bed. The man in black was covered in blood last night and had a fever and sweat in the middle of the night. The mat must be dirty. While wiping, Qin Zhi found a jade pendant in the corner of the bed. Could it be that it fell off when the man took off his clothes last night? This jade is of high quality and it is not an ordinary item at first glance. Qin Zhi carefully put the jade pendant into the space and returned it to him if he had the chance to meet him again in the future.

Qin Zhi brought another bundle of mugwort, lit it and fumigated the whole room. This would not only repel mosquitoes but also cover up the bloody smell from last night.

Qin Zhen had already cooked a pot of wild vegetable porridge, which had now cooled to a suitable temperature. Shen had gone to the mountains to dig wild vegetables early in the morning and had just returned, bringing back a lot of freshly picked mushrooms.

"Mom, there are so many mushrooms here. Let's pick some more later, dry them and eat them in the winter," Qin Zhi said happily when he saw the mushrooms Shen brought back. The mushrooms are delicious and can be fried or made into soup. They are also easy to store after being dried.

"Yes, mother, we are penniless now, so we need to save more food." Qin Zhen also agreed with her sister.

"Okay, let's eat quickly and then set off quickly. There is still a lot to do in that forest." Shen replied to her two daughters with a smile.

After breakfast, Shen took her two daughters up the mountain. It rained all night last night, and the road was muddy. But the mother and daughters were in a good mood. After leaving Lao Qin's house, they could finally live freely. The road was full of greenery, the sun was out, birds were singing on the branches, and butterflies were flying freely among the flowers.

Qin Zhi even hummed a song in a good mood.

In the forest, Shen and her two daughters picked a lot of mushrooms. Qin Zhi even found a lot of mushrooms that are relatively rare in modern times. In line with the principle of not wasting, he picked all the mushrooms he saw. After the boxes he brought were full, Qin Zhi relied on his keen intuition as a special forces soldier for many years to make sure that there was no one around and hid the picked mushrooms in the space.

"Mom, I'll go in and see if there are any wild fruits. You and sister can continue picking mushrooms here." Qin Zhi looked deep into the forest and felt that there would be a lot of wild animals there. She was afraid that Shen would not let her go far, so she found an excuse to pick wild fruits.

"No, it's dangerous deep in the forest," Shen thought of the hunters in the village who disappeared after entering the mountains, and disagreed with Qin Zhi going into the mountains.

"Mom, please let me go. I promise to stay on the outskirts and not go into the mountains," Qin Zhi said coquettishly, pulling Shen's sleeve.

Shen listened to her little daughter's coquettish voice and softened her heart instantly. Fortunately, her daughter was a person of good plans and would not do anything reckless, so she finally agreed. However, she repeatedly reminded Qin Zhi to pay attention to safety.

After Qin Zhi walked into the forest, he found that the flowers, plants and trees there were becoming more and more dense. Qin Zhi took out medicine to prevent snakes, insects, rats and ants from the space and sprayed it on his body. He walked while observing the surroundings, waiting for prey to appear at any time.

Suddenly, there was a puffing sound coming from the bushes not far ahead, and it seemed something was happening.

Qin Zhi walked towards the bushes carefully. Oh wow, it turned out to be a pheasant laying eggs. Qin Zhi quickly picked up a small stone from the ground, flicked it with her finger, and the stone hit the pheasant's head accurately, and the pheasant fell to the ground immediately. It seems that the skills of the special forces in the previous life are still there. Qin Zhi's mouth corners unconsciously raised a beautiful arc. With this pheasant, I can have meat today. Qin Zhi walked over to pick up the pheasant, only to find that there was a nest of pheasant eggs under the pheasant. She put the pheasant and the eggs into the backpack on her body, and then continued to move forward.

After walking for about half an hour, Qin Zhi found a large area of ​​wild Panax notoginseng. For Qin Zhi, who was born in a family of traditional Chinese medicine in his previous life, this was a priceless treasure, and Qin Zhi was so happy that he couldn't close his mouth.

We can't let go of these Panax notoginseng today, so we have to get started. Qin Zhi took off the backpack on his back, took out the tools for digging herbs from the space, and lay on the ground to start harvesting these Panax notoginseng.

Qin Zhi was picking the herbs while storing them into the space. After digging up the last herb, Qin Zhi realized that his waist seemed to not be his own and it was extremely sore.

Oh no, I was so busy that I forgot the time. The sun is almost setting. Mom and sister must be getting worried sick.

Qin Zhi quickly picked up the backpack and rushed back. When she walked out of the forest, she saw Shen and Qin Zhen running around anxiously, both of them with red eyes.

"Xiaozhi, we were scared to death. Where did you go? We searched the entire outside of the forest but couldn't find you." As soon as Qin Zhen saw Qin Zhi coming out, she immediately ran over, grabbed her and asked.

Shen also ran over and hugged Qin Zhi and said, "Why did you run into the woods? I scared you to death. I was afraid something bad would happen to you."

Qin Zhi felt guilty towards his mother and sister, and was afraid that they would worry, so he adjusted his expression and said with a smile, "Mom, I'm fine. I was just watching from the side. Look, I also caught a pheasant. Look, there are more than a dozen pheasant eggs."

Shen was also happy to see the pheasant. The child had just recovered from an injury, so she had to make some chicken soup for the child. Although the two twin sisters were already ten years old, they had been working non-stop in Lao Qin's house and had not eaten enough for a long time. They were thin and smaller than other children of seven or eight years old.

Qin Zhen also happily took the backpack from her sister's hand. Her sister had lost so much blood in the past few days and had escaped death, so it was time for her to have some nourishment.

After returning to the thatched cottage, Shen went straight into the kitchen to clean up the pheasant. There were no pots, pans, or seasonings in the thatched cottage. Qin Zhi took them out from the space and put them away immediately after use to avoid being discovered by others.

Shen used fresh wild mushrooms to make a pot of chicken soup and made a few wild vegetable cakes. The whole family drank the delicious chicken soup tonight, and they were happier than during the Chinese New Year. Everyone drank until they were full.

After dinner, Qin Zhen cleaned up the kitchen. After washing and scrubbing, she asked Qin Zhi to put back the things he had taken out of the space.

After Qin Zhi put the pots and pans into the space, he pulled Shen and Qin Zhen and said, "Mom, I found a large patch of Panax notoginseng in the woods today."

Shen looked confused...

Panax notoginseng, what is that?

Qin Zhi explained to Shen that Panax notoginseng is a precious medicinal herb with excellent hemostatic effect, and he plans to go to the pharmacy to sell herbs tomorrow.

Shen looked at her little daughter in confusion, "When did you learn to recognize medicinal herbs?"

"Mom, actually, after I injured my head that day, I saw an old Taoist nun in a daze. He swept my head with a whisk. When I woke up, a lot of skills that I didn't know before appeared in my mind. Even that space was given to me by him." Qin Zhi didn't know how to explain the things in his previous life to her, so he had to lie and blame everything on the Taoist nun.

After hearing this, Shen did not have the slightest doubt. Instead, she said excitedly, "Xiao Zhi, that old Taoist must be a god. He saved you and gave you so much blessing. Try not to take things from outside in the future. I'm afraid it will use up your blessing."

Qin Zhen also agreed, "Xiao Zhi, I think mother is right. It doesn't matter if we live a hard life. You must be well."

Qin Zhi felt warm in his heart as he listened to what his mother and sister said.

"Okay, then let's go to the pharmacy tomorrow to sell medicine and buy some pots and pans. If the medicine sells well, we'll pick more and buy more, and try to save more money. Then we can build a small house of our own before winter comes, which can shelter us from the wind and rain."

Shen and Qin Zhen's eyes lit up after hearing this. Yes, we have our own house, and our future life will be better.

That night, the mother and her two daughters slept particularly soundly.