The next morning, all members of the Shen family, except for Old Master Mo and the old housekeeper who stayed behind to look after the younger ones, went to help.
They were in urgent need of this batch of medicinal herbs.
Sun Yue did not hide anything from Shen Yao, directly telling her the real reason for the urgent need for the herbs.
It was because where there are people, there will be strife, let alone between countries.
Even though their country, Hua Nation, had always adhered to the principle of peaceful coexistence, it did not mean they were to be bullied. Thus, in places unseen by ordinary people, there was still a group of passionate sons and daughters of Hua Nation guarding their land.
At this time, with wars breaking out in other countries, it was impossible for Hua Nation to be completely unaffected. Moreover, every time a global conference was held, there were always people wanting them to take sides.
The attitude of Hua Nation could even determine the outcome of this war, and thus, there were countless people secretly trying to trip them up.
If it were only these things, it would be the soldiers defending the country who suffered.
Some of them dedicated their passion to their country, some did not even have a tombstone to call their own, and some, after being injured, had to sadly leave the army they loved, simply to avoid becoming a burden.
However, the country invested no less than any other party in nurturing a soldier capable of fighting on the battlefield, so they did not wish for such a thing to happen.
Even if it ultimately became unavoidable, they hoped to compensate for it as much as possible.
And the medicinal formula Shen Yao had given out was undoubtedly that life-saving straw!
“What is planted in this area?” Sun Yue asked, looking at the overgrown hillside, voicing his question.
It wasn’t that he lacked knowledge, but he simply couldn’t tell what medicinal herbs could be found here.
“Gastrodia elata.”
Shen Yao slowly uttered the words.
This batch of Gastrodia elata was the first medicinal herb planted after the land was contracted.
The vines of Gastrodia elata had mostly withered by now, so to dig them out, they had to rely on the markers made.
Fortunately, the markers were very easy to remember. To ensure the nutrition of Gastrodia elata, they usually planted it near rotten wood.
Therefore, to find the location of Gastrodia elata, as long as one could find the rotten wood, digging along its side would definitely yield the Gastrodia elata.
The growth of Gastrodia elata was unpredictable, so they had to be very careful when digging. If one was not careful and damaged it, that stalk of Gastrodia elata would be considered ruined.
There were many people digging for Gastrodia elata, because this entire mountain slope and the two behind it were planted with Gastrodia elata.
Gastrodia elata had too many uses, and it was especially favored by the elderly. When used in fish head soup, it was the best remedy for migraines.
The sliced Gastrodia elata sold in family medicine stores cost tens of yuan per gram, and good quality Gastrodia elata cost even more, so its price had always been high.
Although the price had gradually decreased as more people cultivated Gastrodia elata in the past two years, natural wild ones were still incomparable.
Shen Yao did not need to worry about these things. As long as Sun Yue and his people were not foolish, they would know how much better their cultivated Gastrodia elata was compared to others.
Even if it were not used for refining pills, this Gastrodia elata, when made into slices to treat headaches, would be far more effective than others!
The workers who came here to work were all from neighboring villages and were skilled farmers.
In their eyes, digging this Gastrodia elata was the same as digging potatoes or sweet potatoes, as long as they were careful, careful, and very careful.
They found the root stem of the Gastrodia elata and dug downwards along the stem to reach the tuberous Gastrodia elata.
A worker was the first to dig up a Gastrodia elata. Looking at it, which was larger than his palm, he couldn’t help but exclaim.
“My heavens! Has this Gastrodia elata become a spirit!”
After saying that, he raised the Gastrodia elata in his hand. All the workers around him could now see it clearly.
Indeed, seeing such a large Gastrodia elata, others couldn’t help but exclaim as well.
“This Gastrodia elata is too big! How much would this sell for!”
“This is the first time I’ve seen such a large Gastrodia elata. This one looks very effective. I wonder if the owner sells it? Is it expensive? I want to buy some for myself.”
“Such a big Gastrodia elata is almost a treasure!”
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Everyone started discussing, but their hands did not slow down. With the first Gastrodia elata dug up as a comparison, they all wondered if they could dig up even better ones!
Thus, in an instant, the unspoken competitive spirit of the fellow workers surged!
In a short while, several more people dug up Gastrodia elata.
The Gastrodia elata they dug up was all exceptionally large, not much different from the first one.
Seeing how enthusiastically everyone was digging, Sun Yue couldn’t help but try his hand.
However, compared to others, his movements appeared much more clumsy. He accidentally broke the vine and then couldn’t find it when he tried to look for it again.
So, he had to give up on that one and moved on to another.
This time, his movements were obviously much gentler. He gently pulled the vine with his left hand and slowly peeled away the soil with a small hoe in his right hand.
With a crisp “crack,” Sun Yue’s hoe struck, immediately digging away half of the Gastrodia elata.
When he finally dug out the entire Gastrodia elata, he looked at the missing half and was overcome with pain.
It was impossible not to feel heartbroken!
This Gastrodia elata was the largest he had seen among all of them.
Unfortunately, he had damaged it with just one hoe strike!
Sun Yue felt like crying but had no tears. He awkwardly tried to press the broken piece back onto the Gastrodia elata as if to deceive himself.
Then, under his hopeful gaze, the broken piece fell off.
Sun Yue: …
He reluctantly placed the broken piece aside and continued to dig along the rotten wood, unwilling to give up.
This time, after digging for a while, he felt that there should be Gastrodia elata in that spot. He immediately put down the small hoe in his hand.
He began to dig with his hands.
Sure enough, after a while, the feeling under his hands changed. He felt something and then slowly worked around its outline, prying it out.
Finally, a complete Gastrodia elata was dug out by him.
This Gastrodia elata was even larger than the previous one. His earlier heartbroken mood was immediately soothed.
With such a large Gastrodia elata, what did the previous one matter! (Dog head jpg.)