The pastoral life of the grass tribe chief

Lu Yao and Lu Jiming's family spent three days visiting various seaside attractions, and on the fifth day they went to Luofu Mountain.

Xie Qiurong was driving Lu Jiming's second brother's car.

Lu Yao rode in his car alone.

Lu Jiming, his parents, wife, and son were in one car.

Lu Yao didn't like going to so-called famous mountains and rivers; they had lost their spiritual energy and become tools for making money for private individuals.

He likes to go to nameless or remote villages, towns, seaside, lakes, mountains and deserts, where they are not polluted by vulgarity and still retain a sense of authenticity.

Only the real things have spirit.

Only things with a spirit can truly attract people and touch their hearts.

The only thing that attracted him to Luofu Mountain was the Chinese herbal medicine.

The south gate of Luofu Mountain is open to the public free of charge, and night climbing is also free.

Another method, which works in almost all tourist areas, is to find a local friend or relative and ask them to take you in for free.

Xie Suqin and Xie Qiurong's maternal grandfather's house is located at the foot of Mount Luofu, and Mount Luofu can be entered from the back mountain of the village.

Xie Suqin and Xie Qiurong's maternal grandfather was also a well-known herbalist in the area. He was very familiar with Luofu Mountain and knew exactly where the precious Chinese medicinal herbs were.

The old man has three daughters and one son.

The son works and lives in Shenzhen, and usually only the two elderly people live at home.

The old man rarely goes into the mountains to collect herbs these days, but every time Lu Yao comes, he personally takes Lu Yao into the mountains to collect herbs.

He truly loved Lu Yao and always lamented that it would be so wonderful if Lu Yao were his child, then his skills would not have been lost.

However, this time the old man could not take Lu Yao into the mountains.

The elderly man injured his ankle in a motorcycle accident a few days ago and now needs a cane to walk.

"Grandpa, why didn't you tell us?"

Xie Suqin was a little angry, but she felt more sorry for the old man.

"It's nothing, just a minor injury. It'll be fine in a couple of days."

The old man comforted his granddaughter instead.

"Grandpa, you have a ligament injury in your foot. Try not to walk on it, otherwise even if it heals, you are prone to habitual ankle injuries."

Lu Yao also called the old man "Grandpa" like Lu Jiming and Xie Suqin did, just like the two of them called him "Grandpa".

"That old man is so stubborn, he won't listen to anything I say."

Grandma said helplessly.

"Grandma, don't worry. I'll go into the mountains and gather some herbs to apply to Grandpa's face for a couple of days, and then he'll be able to walk again."

Lu Yao comforted his grandmother.

"real?"

Everyone looked at Lu Yao with surprise and delight.

"Grandpa was injured, and Grandma was the one who was most heartbroken."

"I can lie to you, but I can't lie to Grandma."

Lu Yaodao.

"Hahaha."

Everyone laughed happily, especially Grandma, who laughed the most.

Grandpa was injured. Lu Liren and his wife Lü Guihua, Xie Suqin and their son stayed at home. Lu Yao carried the medicine basket and hoe that Grandpa used for collecting herbs, and Lu Jiming and Xie Qiurong went into the mountains.

This wasn't the first time the three of them had been into the mountains, so they didn't get lost without the villagers leading the way.

Mount Luofu is very large, divided into Mount Luo and Mount Fu, and is known as a repository of medicinal herbs.

Many herbalists gather herbs in Luofu Mountain, but it is difficult to find precious Chinese medicinal herbs at the foot of the mountain.

The three of them took a route away from the popular scenic mountain peaks and climbed towards the uninhabited mountain peaks.

As you venture deeper into the uninhabited mountains, you can find more and more Chinese medicinal herbs.

"Let's rest here for a while."

Lu Yao picked some herbs for his grandfather to apply, and seeing that the two of them were too tired to walk any further, he sat down on a cool rock.

Lu Jiming took out orange cookies and bottled water from his backpack and gave them to the two of them, then took out his phone to record a video and post it on his WeChat Moments.

"I'll go see if there are any elixirs or cultivation manuals left behind by immortals."

After finishing the orange and drinking two sips of mineral water, Xie Qiurong went to explore along the valley's water source.

It rained here during the Qingming Festival, and some long-dried valleys have started to flow again.

"Brother Yao, brother-in-law, come and see! What kind of bird is this? It's so beautiful!"

Lu Yao was scrolling through his phone replying to messages when Xie Qiurong suddenly shouted from a short distance away.

The two put away their phones and followed the water source to Xie Qiurong.

Xie Qiurong squatted on a large rock, with a sparrow lying at his feet. However, this sparrow was different from the ordinary ones. Some of its head feathers were red, some were blue, and some were yellow. Most of its head was black, while the rest of its body was green.

"This is a five-colored bird."

Lu Jiming had heard his maternal grandfather say that there was a five-colored bird in Luofu Mountain with bright and eye-catching feathers, which was similar to a parrot with green feathers and a red beak.

Legend has it that these sparrows understand human nature; when a distinguished guest arrives, they will fly around the eaves and chirp to let the owner know that a distinguished guest has arrived.

When my grandfather was a child, he often saw the five-colored bird in Luofu Mountain. Now it is very difficult to see it. Many villagers even said that it has become extinct. I never thought I would see it here today.

Just as Grandpa said, it was lovable, but unfortunately it was seriously injured and looked like it wouldn't survive.

Lu Yao gently picked it up, plucked some herbs to clean its wounds, and dripped spiritual spring water onto the herbs.

A moment later, the five-colored bird, which had been on the verge of death, suddenly fluttered up and flew away, circling over the valley for a moment before flying off.

"If I had known you could heal its wounds, I would have taken it home and raised it."

Xie Qiurong watched the five-colored sparrow fly away and slapped his thigh in regret.

"Those are endangered species in the world. You can feed them if you want to eat a free meal."

Lu Yaodao.

"If we don't tell anyone, who will know?"

"Besides, it would have been dead if it hadn't met us."

Xie Qiurong regretted it more and more the more she thought about it.

"Come on, it's another half hour to the place Grandpa mentioned. Once we've collected the herbs, we can go back."

Lu Yao slung his medicine basket over his shoulder, picked up his hoe, and left.

The two packed their things and followed.

Half an hour later, the three arrived at a valley at the foot of a cliff.

The valley was covered by jungle, making it difficult to move around.

"Wait here for me, I'll go take a look."

Lu Yao put down the medicine basket, picked up the medicine hoe, and went into the jungle.

Be careful.

The two of them were tired from climbing, so they sat down to drink water, eat, and wait for him.

Lu Yao traversed the jungle, encountering many precious medicinal herbs. He took what he could and put it into his spatial storage. He even watered some endangered species with spiritual spring water so that they could grow more and live longer.

Arriving at the edge of a cliff, a strong fragrance could be smelled from afar.

He walked around a large tree and saw a milky white orchid growing on a dead tree.

This orchid is taller than the potted variety, with smaller leaves and flower stalks that shoot downwards like arrows, with dozens of flowers on each stalk.

It was the orchid that Grandpa had told Lu Yao about.

My grandfather found it two years ago when he went into the mountains. It had just started to grow then, so he didn't dig it up.

Wild orchids are not only more ornamental than other orchids, but also have greater medicinal value, such as promoting blood circulation, relieving pain, treating injuries, clearing heat and soothing the throat.

Lu Yao carefully dug out the wind orchid and put it into his spatial storage.

He walked back along the way he came and saw a bamboo with a human face on the edge of the cliff that could be used as a fishing rod. He went down to cut it down, and the grass ring in his hand vibrated.

Having learned from his previous experience of finding a century-old He Shou Wu (Polygonum multiflorum), Lu Yao knew there were good finds nearby.

He felt the vibrations of the grass ring and slid down the cliff.

When they reached a huge, withered tree root, the grass ring finally stopped vibrating.

The dead tree was scattered everywhere, its withered remains lying about. One can only imagine how tall it must have been in life.

The dead tree root was still several meters long. Lu Yao continued to slide down it and found a Ganoderma lucidum growing in one of its cracks.

A century-old Ganoderma lucidum!