Chapter 34 Polygonatum
"Xiaoyu, Xiaoshuang, come and collect the leaves. Let's pull down these leaves. Today's pigweed mission will be almost completed."
"Wow. , Sister-in-law, there are so many.”
“Hurry up, we can play with the pigweed after cutting it.” Xiaoshuang ran over excitedly and poured out the velvet grass from the basket and started to pull out the leaves.
After rolling up the leaves, put the pigweed on top of the leaves. This will prevent the pigweed from falling out and compact the leaves.
After plucking up the leaves, Lin Shu pulled out a short plant and asked the system: "This weed can also be used as pigweed. What is its name?"
[Back to the host, this plant is called Pinellia ternata. 】
Lin Shu nodded. The name Pinellia ternata was very familiar, but she didn’t know that this plant was called Pinellia ternata. You must know that this plant likes to grow in the ground and is an endless weed.
“Can Pinellia ternata be harvested in this season?”
[Pinellia ternata can be harvested in spring and autumn, but the medicinal value of harvesting in autumn is the best. Now it has been harvested. harvest season. 】
OK.
Lin Shu searched around and found a plant not far away with alternate leaves and large leaves. She walked over and asked, "What is this kind of thing called?"
[The family has a lot of money, It is not as good as one liang of Polygonatum sibiricum. These plants are Polygonatum odoratum. The rhizome can moisten the lungs, the spleen can be nourished in the middle, and the kidney yin can be nourished in the lower part. It is worth two yuan per pound. 】
Hiss, the value is not low.
What are you waiting for? Let’s dig.
"Sister-in-law, what are you digging for?" Lin Xiaojun ran over when he saw Lin Shu waving a small medicine hoe.
Lin Xiaoyu and Lin Xiaoshuang also followed.
Lin Shu pointed to the branches and leaves of Polygonatum japonica, "This plant is called Polygonatum japonica, and it is a medicinal material. Go look around and see if there are any other places?"
Three siblings When they heard that it was medicinal materials, they all spread out in excitement and howled like joy.
"Slow down, be careful there are snakes in the weeds." Lin Shu was a little worried about their careless temperament.
"Don't worry, sister-in-law, we will definitely find a few more Polygonatum japonica plants and dig them up in exchange for money. Remember to buy candies for us."
While the children were talking, they had already run away.
Lin Shu shook his head and continued to coil it. After digging down for a while, he saw its rhizomes section by section.
[The host has become rich, this Polygonatum japonica has been growing for at least twenty years. 】
“How do you know it has grown for more than twenty years?”
[One section of Polygonatum rhizome represents one year of growth. The root you are digging now has at least twenty sections. 】
"Wow, according to what you said, we are really not far away from getting rich." Lin Shu saw a part of the exposed rhizome, and excitedly picked up the loose soil with his hands.
Her Polygonatum plant had not been completely dug out when Xiaoshuang's shout came from the other side, "Sister-in-law, sister-in-law, I found two plants here!"
Lin Shu stood up and saw them. Xiaoyu and Xiaojun were still digging in the weeds, so they said to them: "You two help Xiaoshuang dig it out. Be careful when digging, don't damage the roots and break them."
Part 2 One Polygonatum plant was dug out, and the other plants were not far away.
After a few plants were dug out, Lin Shu asked the system to estimate it. It was 13.5 kilograms, and 2 yuan per kilogram equaled 27 yuan.
Think about it. In this era, a worker’s monthly salary may only be more than 20 yuan.
She, a girl, earned more than 20 yuan by digging up a few Polygonatum japonica trees.
Rice is 0.138 yuan per pound, and 27 yuan can buy 195 pounds of rice. In later generations, if 195 kilograms of rice is calculated as 3 yuan per kilogram, it is equivalent to 585 yuan. In other words, Lin Shu just dug up a few Polygonatum japonica plants and sold them for 585 yuan.
Lin Shu didn't know how much a pound of Polygonatum would sell for in later generations, but the price given by the system should be reasonable.
“Sister, hurry up, we can dig out these two rhizomes and exchange them for a lot of money, right?”
Lin Xiaoyu glared at Xiaojun, “It’s enough for our family to know this. "Don't yell outside. If others listen, what will happen to our family?"
Lin Xiaojun is busy. She covered her mouth with her muddy hand, and her eyes rolled around. When she noticed that there was no other person around, she rolled her eyes at Lin Xiaoyu, "You will scare me."
Lin Xiaoyu ignored it. He ran towards Lin Shu holding two pieces of rhizomes, "Sister-in-law, how much can I exchange these two pieces for?"
Lin Shu took the rhizome and counted it. One piece had sixteen nodes and the other had twenty. He asked the system to estimate the weight, which was seven kilograms.
"I should be able to exchange a lot of money. Next time I go to exchange the money for you to buy candy and fabric, and let your mother make you new clothes."
Xiao Shuang snorted. Hum: "My mother hasn't made the fabric for us that my sister-in-law bought last time."
The little girl loves beauty, so Lin Shu gave each of them a piece of fabric last time, thinking they would have new clothes to wear. , but after so many days, they still haven’t seen their mother making clothes.
Uncut the cloth, it will always be a piece of cloth.
In one afternoon, I dug up about 30 yuan worth of medicinal herbs. I was really lucky. After putting the polygonatum at the bottom of the basket, Lin Shu greeted the children to go home.
After returning home, several children saw Liu Xiaoe at home, so they mysteriously pulled Liu Xiaoe into the kitchen.
“It’s so mysterious, have you found a treasure?”
Liu Xiao’e was originally joking, but she didn’t expect the children to actually pull out a few sticks from the bottom of the basket and get them covered in dirt. The lumps of soil, "What is this?" "
Remembering that several children had gone out with Lin Shu in the afternoon, Lin Shu could now distinguish the medicinal materials, so Liu Xiao'e turned to Lin Shu who was standing there drinking water: "This is valuable. Medicinal materials?”
Lin Shu spat out two words lightly, "Potati."
"What's the difference between Polygonatum and ginseng essence? Or is it as valuable as ginseng essence?"
"Ahem, although this Polygonatum is also worth some money, but it is far inferior to ginseng essence. "So don't have high expectations, lest the money you get back from selling it won't be as good as Phellinus linata. Don't be too disappointed.
Liu Xiao'e's slightly frowned eyebrows relaxed: "As long as it's worth a little money, if it's really as valuable as ginseng essence, I'm afraid I won't be able to sleep well at night."
Lin Shu laughed after hearing this. We rural people are content with what we have. For them, having enough food and clothing is enough.
"It's good if you think about it this way. Not to mention a lot of money, these Polygonatum can at least be exchanged for one month's salary for the workers, which is enough for our family for several months."
When the rest of the family came back from work in the evening, they learned that the digging The medicinal materials returned can be exchanged for one month's salary of the workers, and everyone is very happy.
Dinner is put on the table, a pot of sorghum porridge, a plate of pickles, a plate of potatoes, and a plate of green vegetables, a very simple farm meal.
Lin Gang, who had been tired for a long time, looked at the food on the table, frowned and said dissatisfied: "Mom, the conditions at home are better now. Last time, the youngest bought a lot of food, so why can't you cook something? We are given rice and flour. How can we have the strength to work if we eat so poorly every day?”
Liu Xiao'e took a sip of the porridge and sarcastically said: "With the few work points you earn every day, you can't even afford the food like this. How dare you show your disdain? You have to be like the youngest." , I make rice and flour for you every day, but do you have the ability?”
When Lin Gang heard this, his eyes lit up, "Hey, you said this, Comrade Liu Xiao'e, please remember what you just said, if I can also make money, I will eat rice and white noodles."
"I don't have amnesia, remember!" Liu Xiao'e looked at him in confusion: "Don't you Are you going to work hard tomorrow and earn ten work points?"
Unexpectedly, Lin Gang turned around and smiled fawningly at Lin Shu, "Youngest, can you take your brother and me with you when you go up the mountain tomorrow? ”
(End of this chapter)