The Resplendent Farming Apothecary - Chapter 109

[Chapter 109 The Leopard]

“Sister Ye’er, the road on the mountain is slippery, be careful!” Zhang Lihu knew that Gu Ming had gone to town early in the morning, and when he saw the little girl going up the mountain alone, he couldn’t help frowning. The ten-year-old Li Xiaohai was directly ignored by him. A little boy who can’t take care of himself when he encounters a situation, how can he take care of their little fairy in Qingshan Village?

Gu Ye was walking on the path in the forest. The land was wet, and the ravines between the mountains and rocks were filled with melted snow and turned into babbling creeks. The air is moist and fresh, the birds sing on the branches, and occasionally a hint of greenness emerges from the cracks in the rocks, and the sleeping mountains and forests gradually regain their vitality.

Zhang Lihu and Li Xiaohai followed closely behind her, like two generals guarding the rare pearl. Passing through the forest, Gu Ye turned his head to look at Li Xiaohai, and said, “Where is the valley you said? You lead the way!”

Li Xiaohai looked around, carefully identified the direction down, and walked towards a hill in the north . After turning over this hill, it was a mess of rocks, and he continued to walk inside. Zhang Lihu frowned and said, “There are few people here, I’m afraid it’s not very safe.”

Li Xiaohai stopped when he heard the words. The last time I came, it was because I was bullied by the children in the village. I didn’t want my family to worry, so I ran out randomly, and went back after I cried enough to find a place where no one was there. Accidentally bumped, ran into the quiet valley. Thinking about it now, the children in the village really rarely come here. If there were dangerous beasts hidden in the valley, wouldn’t he have harmed Sister Ye’er?

“Don’t be afraid, isn’t there Brother Lihu?” Gu Ye lifted the cloth on the top of the basket, revealing a bow and crossbow made of steel, and said with a smile, “I brought the crossbow and arrows that Major General Chu gave me, if I encounter a beast, I just used it to practice my hands.”

Sister Ye’er was really different from the other little girls in the village. When others heard that there was danger, they ran back in fright. Younger sister Ye’er looked eager to try, as if she was looking forward to it. A few months ago, she carried the body of a tiger from the mountain, and if it was someone else, she would have been terrified!

The chaotic stone forest has come to an end, and it seems that there is no way out. Between the two huge rocks, there is only a gap that a cat can pass through, surrounded by withered weeds, which is generally difficult to find. Li Xiaohai didn’t know how to find it.

Like drilling a labyrinth, the three people walked through the cracks of the stone, and after walking for another quarter of an hour, they suddenly realized that an empty valley appeared in front of them.

There are high cliffs on three sides, the valley is flat and open, and in the valley is oily black soil, with shrubs and dry grasses growing messily, among which there are many wild vegetables and herbs. However, at this time, the vegetation has not turned green, and many herbs are difficult to identify.

“Sister Ye’er, here! Look, is this Tianma?” Li Xiaohai couldn’t wait to get into the grass and found a familiar plant.

Gu Ye lifted up his skirt and tucked the skirt into his waist, from a beautiful little fairy to a down-to-earth little village girl in an instant. She came to Li Xiaohai. Among the withered and yellow inflorescences, cylindrical yellow-red stems emerged from the soil, and the underside was slightly swollen. She used a small shovel to dig around, revealing lumps that looked like potatoes…

Gu Ye nodded . He nodded and said , “It is indeed Tianma, and it is a good-quality winter hemp!”

Li Xiaohai’s face burst into an excited smile. Under the guidance of Gu Ye, he carefully dug the gastrodia elata. Suddenly, Gu Ye stood up straight and looked around vigilantly. Her five senses are four or five times stronger than those of ordinary people, and in the moment just now, she smelled a faint fishy smell, and a sense of danger struck her heart. No, there are beasts in this valley!

“Sister Ye’er, it’s dangerous!” Zhang Lihu, who had been watching the movements around him, suddenly raised his voice and shouted! Immediately afterwards, a gust of wind swept through, and an agile shadow rushed towards Gu Ye and Li Xiaohai.

Zhang Lihu quickly opened his bow and shot arrows. The figure was like a gust of wind, arrows shot on the afterimage, and they all fell into the air. Gu Ye tucked Li Xiaohai under his arm with one hand, and flicked to the side, avoiding the shadow’s attack.

A closer look, it turned out to be a fit leopard. The golden fur is covered with black oval plum-shaped spots, like coins falling on the golden carpet. At this moment, this beautiful leopard was grinning, baring its teeth and grinding its sharp claws, waiting for the opportunity to launch a second attack.

In Gu Ye’s eyes, this ferocious leopard had already become a beautiful and warm mattress. The tiger skin I picked up last time was given to my grandfather. He often complained to his master how warm the tiger skin was and how filial his granddaughter was. This made the master look resentful, saying that she hurt her apprentice in vain. This leopard has plump fur and bright colors. Master will love it!

Seeing that the leopard’s attention was focused on Gu Ye, Zhang Lihu couldn’t help but get anxious. He knew that this matter rashly attacked, and if he couldn’t kill him in one hit, he would definitely anger the beast and make the opponent launch a more violent attack. Younger sister Ye’er is even more dangerous! How to do how to do?

Li Xiaohai saw the situation in front of him clearly, and his body trembled into a ball. He did not expect that there was a fierce beast living in this valley. The last time he came, everything was fine, so he dared to bring Sister Ye’er here. I didn’t expect…

No, sister Ye’er can’t be in trouble! The ten-year-old child tried his best to muster his courage, and his trembling voice betrayed him: “Sister Ye’er, I will attract its attention in a while, you hurry up and escape!”

Without giving Gu Ye a chance to react, he suddenly jumped out and turned towards him. He yelled at the leopard: “Come and bite me! I’m not afraid

of you!!” Just as he made a move, the golden leopard, which was ready to go, launched a second attack. Its powerful hind legs slammed on the ground, volleying towards Li Xiaohai who was provoking it.

Li Xiaohai closed his eyes and shouted with all his strength, “Sister Ye’er, go!” He wanted to run into the valley to give Sister Ye’er more chances to escape, but unfortunately his legs were not up to the mark, and he was a little weak. nothing. After he shouted, he sat down on the ground with a soft leg, closing his eyes and waiting for death to come.

However, the expected pain did not come. A warm and salty smell sprayed his face, followed by the sound of heavy objects falling to the ground. Is this… the smell of blood? Did the leopard bite through the blood spurting out of his neck? But why is there no pain? It is said that when a person dies, there is no pain. Did he die too soon to feel the pain?

“Hey! Open your eyes!” Zhang Lihu naturally didn’t have a good voice for Li Xiaohai, who brought sister Ye’er to a dangerous situation, “You still plan to sleep here? Li Xiaohai, you won’t faint from fright, will you? If you don’t open your eyes again, we will leave you here and go back by yourself!”

Li Xiaohai slowly opened his eyes and saw Sister Ye’er looking at him with concern and Zhang Lihu’s impatience. He…isn’t dead?

When he turned his eyes, he found that the leopard that was pounced on him was lying motionless on the ground, his head was pierced by a black crossbow arrow, and he couldn’t die any longer! Li Xiaohai heaved a sigh of relief. Great! Sister Ye’er is fine, so is he, and everyone is fine! Li Xiaohai was frightened for a while, and burst into tears.

“Look at your cowardice! The leopards are dead, why are you crying?” Zhang Lihu’s dark face loosened. Li Xiaohai sacrificed his life to give Gu Ye a chance to escape, which was enough to offset his fault. After all, he is a child, and it is not bad to be able to do this.

Gu Ye squatted down, stroked Li Xiaohai’s back, and comforted the frightened little boy with a soft voice: “Little brother Xiaohai is so brave, he dares to help his sister be a beast. You are the most heroic and powerful boy I have ever seen! Don’t be afraid. , the leopard is dead, we are all safe!”

“Sister Ye’er is amazing! The leopard was killed by elder sister Ye’er!” Li Xiaohai cried so hard that he wiped the tears from his cheeks a little embarrassedly, “Ye’er I’m sorry, elder sister, I didn’t know there were beasts here. I almost killed you, woo woo…”

Gu Ye was not very good at coaxing children, and said with a big head: “I always wanted to get a tiger skin or a leopard skin for Master, I finally got my wish. I should thank brother Xiaohai! Don’t cry, let’s dig up the gastrodia and go back quickly, lest the blood of the leopard will attract more powerful beasts.”

Li Xiaohai immediately stopped crying when he heard it. Afraid of attracting other beasts, he stopped digging gastrodia, and had to pack up and go back. Gu Ye talked about it, and then he hurriedly dug up the Cong Tianma.

This clump of gastrodia is of good quality. Originally, Gu Ye was thinking of wandering around the valley to see if he could find anything else. But in the end, under the nervous urging of Zhang Lihu and Li Xiaohai, they left the valley with some reluctance.

According to her observation, the soil, environment and temperature of the valley are more suitable for planting medicinal materials. If it is opened up, there will be nearly 200 acres of medicinal fields! If it is distributed to the villagers, it can increase the income of the villagers and improve their lives.

There are less than 30 families in Qingshan Village. At present, the village chief’s family has the most land, which is only about ten mu of mountainous land. His family has a large population, more than a dozen adults and children, and one person has less than an acre of land. The mountains are barren, and it is not enough for a family to eat for half a year. In the second half of the year, he relied on the wild vegetables in the mountains and exchanged food for food. Every household in Qingshan Village was living in a tight situation.

If you grow medicinal herbs, you can earn at least a few taels to a dozen taels per mu of land, which is much more than the income from growing food! Hmm… go back and discuss with grandpa and the village chief!

Zhang Lihu carried the leopard, Li Xiaohai carried Gastrodia, and Gu Yekong followed behind the two with two paws. Although she has repeatedly shown that she is strong, the two teenagers, big and small, just refused to let her help. She is about to be spoiled by the people around her as the “eldest miss” who doesn’t touch the spring water with her hands! Gu Ye expressed helplessness.