After all this fuss, it was already two o'clock in the afternoon. Jiang Yuan looked at the time and decided to continue going up the mountain.

However, the gunpowder in his mineral water bottle has been poured out and it has been wetted by the water, so the gunpowder cannot be used.

Seeing that the fire gun couldn't be used, Mr. Jiang was worried and said: "Xiao Yuan...it's too late now, why don't you go up the mountain tomorrow!"

Jiang Yuan casually picked up the hatchet from the side of the well, raised his voice and said with a smile: "Grandpa... don't worry, it's getting late now, I can't go far up the mountain, so I'll just hang around nearby."

Turn around, I won’t run into any big guys, so I’ll go up there and try my luck to see if I can find any good medicine... I’ll definitely be back before half past five!”

Seeing Jiang Yuan's persistence, and as long as he didn't go too deep into the mountain, there wouldn't be any big wild animals, Mr. Jiang felt relieved. Only after a few more careful explanations, did he let Jiang Yuan go up the mountain.

There was no need to carry the gun anymore, so Jiang Yuan casually picked up a basket and carried it on his back, then threw the hatchet into the basket and started to enter the mountain.

The Jiang family's small courtyard was originally built against the mountains, with the vast mountain forest behind it. Jiang Yuan followed a path next to the courtyard and went into the mountains. It had been a long time since he had been in the mountains. He revisited his old place and listened to the things in his ears.

The chirping of birds in the forest and the gentle mountain breeze rippling through the mountains from time to time made Jiang Yuan feel extremely comfortable;

In the past few years outside, I have been cautious every day, for fear of accidentally making a mistake and losing my life. It has been a long time since I have been so relaxed.

In the past few years, I have been running around with the team in pursuit, and I have to be always wary of enemy attacks. Especially after I finally grabbed the small box, I started to escape while being intercepted and chased by more than a dozen enemy teams. It was even more frightening;

When have I ever had such a leisurely time to feel such a relaxed atmosphere?

Just thinking about the teammates in the team who died one after another, as well as the captain and others who finally covered his escape, Jiang Yuan's mood suddenly became heavy again.

"Captain...I won't let your death be in vain. I will definitely find out the truth...and avenge you..." Looking at the lush mountains in front of him, Jiang Yuan suddenly took out the bag from his backpack.

He came with a hatchet, then gritted his teeth and slashed it hard on the green bamboo beside the road.

Cut off a few green bamboos as thick as an arm, then neatly chopped off the branches and leaves, chopped a few green bamboos into about three meters long, sharpened them and put them in the basket on his back, and then strode towards the deep mountains.

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Collecting herbs is a very delicate job, because you must carefully observe the surrounding environment to find the herbs you want or those that are suitable for you among the weeds or trees and vines.

An experienced herb collector can even confirm where the herbs they need generally grow, so they can often confirm after a cursory glance at a certain place that that place is not suitable for growing.

May have its own goals;

Therefore, such experienced herb collectors often go up the mountain for a day and harvest several times more than some ordinary novices.

Jiang Yuan has followed Mr. Jiang to the mountains to collect herbs since he was a child. He can be regarded as a somewhat experienced herb collector. However, in the past, he was weak and could only follow the old man around the outside of the old forest instead of going deep into it.

; Only when he grew older, he followed the old man into the old forest a limited number of times to get familiar with the environment.

Especially since he has not been back to such a mountain forest for several years, Jiang Yuan is not very confident about whether he can collect herbs that are old enough, but he believes that as long as he is familiar with the environment, he should be able to

Finding what you want is just a waste of time at most.

For example, in the past few years outside, although the environment is unfamiliar and many plants and herbs are different from those in China, you can still find many suitable herbs among them, which can be used to treat injuries of teammates in emergencies.

Therefore, the reason why Jiang Yuan still went up the mountain after two o'clock in the afternoon was to familiarize himself with the environment and look for herbs. If he didn't find any, it would be for the second time going up the mountain tomorrow, and to go deep into it and do something.

Prepare.

Jiang Yuan did not just wander outside the old forest as he and the old man said, but went directly into the mountains. There was not much time this afternoon, so he did not plan to go there.

It's a waste of time outside the old forest.

In recent years, except for a few old hunters, the government has basically banned guns, so there seem to be more wild animals in the old forest. Jiang Yuan also plans to try his luck to see if he can catch anything.

Extra food, and those dark green bamboo spears in the basket on his back were what he had prepared.

These sharp bamboo spears are much more reliable for him than the old fire blunderbuss. As long as he doesn't encounter thick-skinned guys like wild boars, these bamboo spears are enough to deal with ordinary wild animals.

Following the path in his memory, Jiang Yuan walked all the way into the old forest. At the same time, he pulled a bamboo stick by the road and kept beating the ferns in front and on both sides. It was still the beginning of autumn.

, some snakes have not yet entered hibernation. Although they are wearing thick jeans and the trousers are tied tightly, they are still afraid of bad luck.

If you are really bitten, although you are not afraid, it will still be a big trouble.

To prevent such a thing from happening, the best way is to scare the snakes away. Bamboo sticks are not just whipping the roadside, it is enough to scare away any snakes that may be nearby.

After walking into the dense forest, Jiang Yuan began to walk towards some shady hillsides. Ginseng generally likes a cool and humid climate, and mostly grows in mixed coniferous and broad-leaved forests on gentle mountain slopes or slopes with a small temperature difference between day and night at an altitude of 500 to 1100 meters.

Or in the forest, and the possibility of it existing on such a shady hillside is still relatively high.

But if you want to find old wild ginseng, you have to rely on luck.

However, today's luck was not very good. Jiang Yuan found two or three similarities along the way, but only found two small ginseng plants that were about six or seven years old;

Jiang Yuan also took a closer look at the several mountain streams he encountered on the road. It was possible for some wild ginseng to grow in such an environment. Moreover, most of the wild Panax notoginseng he was looking for this time also grew in such shady areas.

in a humid environment.

Jiang Yuan searched carefully, his eyes carefully distinguishing the leaves and stems of those low plants. It was not easy to distinguish the leaves and stems of wild ginseng and Panax notoginseng among these clumps of weeds.

But there is only one good thing. At first glance, the leaves and stems of wild ginseng and Panax notoginseng are very similar. If you see such branches and leaves among weeds, you will probably find one of them.

Wild panax notoginseng is easier to find than old wild ginseng. After all, it doesn’t matter what year it is. After walking through several mountain streams, Jiang Yuan finally found that kind of wild panax ginseng in the weeds beside a stream.

The oval-shaped branches with several compound leaves, and there are four or five branches in a row, are exactly what Panax notoginseng looks like in the memory.

Seeing this, Jiang Yuan couldn't help but feel happy. There were four or five branches in this area, so two or three Panax notoginseng could always be dug out.

He carefully pulled out a bamboo gun from his backpack, and then used the tip to carefully dig up the branches, leaves, roots and stems. In order not to damage the Panax notoginseng in the soil, Jiang Yuan was extremely careful and spent a quarter of an hour before digging it out.

Three thirty-sevens were cleared from the dirt;

Looking at the rhizome, which was as strong as a small ball, Jiang Yuan finally showed a hint of joy. Although the number was small, the trip was not in vain. He put a few Panax notoginseng in his backpack and looked up through the dense forest above his head.

I looked at the sun and saw that it was already heading towards the west. It was time to go out of the mountain, otherwise it would be dark in more than an hour.

Jiang Yuan, who had gained something, no longer hesitated, turned around and strode away from the mountain;

With the harvest of these wild Panax notoginseng, Jiang Yuan's luck seemed to be improving. Just after walking out of the dense forest, Jiang Yuan faintly heard some subtle "rustling" sounds coming from the grass ten meters in front of him.

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Hearing this voice, Jiang Yuan's face lit up with joy. He slowed down and slowly moved forward a few steps. Looking carefully, he saw a pair of small black ear tips vaguely exposed from among the grass.

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Jiang Yuan chuckled, and carefully took out two bamboo spears from his backpack. He shook them in his hands, estimated their weight, then raised them, and with a fierce wave of his hand, he pointed one of the bamboo spears in his hand toward

It was thrown into the grass.

"Pfft..." The bamboo spear was stably inserted into the grass and then nailed to the ground. The tail of the bamboo spear was still trembling in mid-air, which showed Jiang Yuan's strength.

Seeing the shot hit the grass, there was only a faint sound of struggle in the grass. Jiang Yuan strode over proudly, stretched out his hand to pull out the bamboo gun from the grass, and looked at the bamboo gun strung on it.

The fat black rabbit smiled with satisfaction. It seemed that although the scars on his body were gone, the strength and accuracy he had developed in the past two years were still there, and he seemed to have improved a bit.

Jiang, who was proud of this bamboo basket and carrying a bamboo gun, strode out of the mountain with great satisfaction. However, he seemed not to have thought that he could still hear the sound of rabbits grazing from a distance of more than ten meters.

, it seems that not only has the accuracy improved, but also the listening ability seems to be better than before.

When he returned home, the old man had already stood at the door and was looking forward to it. Seeing that his precious grandson had returned successfully, the old man was relieved;

Looking at the fat hare stuck on the bamboo gun on his grandson's shoulder, the old man couldn't help but smile. He hadn't seen his precious grandson for three years, and he had really improved. He could actually hit a rabbit with a bamboo gun. This was better than his own.

This old guy is much stronger.

In the evening, the old man skinned the rabbit, carefully prepared a bowl of fragrant rabbit meat, cooked two side dishes, brought a bottle of grain wine, and led Jiang Yuan to carefully serve these three dishes to his ancestors.

In front of the master's shrine.

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