Wang Dashan went up the mountain to hunt. The money at home was only enough to buy grain, but he needed to earn more to nourish his children.

He stopped after they had just crossed a hill: "You guys stay on the mountain around here. I'll go with Big Head to look for them."

He didn't expect the children to actually find any herbs; he just didn't want to spoil their fun.

Wang Yi handed Wang Dashan a crossbow bolt: "Dad, this one is more accurate."

He then handed Wang Datou a dagger: "Brother, this is sharp."

Wang Dashan did not refuse, nodded, tied the crossbow bolts to his back and covered them with animal hide. Wang Datou also placed the dagger in his belt and covered it with his outer robe.

Wang Ertou was a little unhappy: "Little sister, it's fine that I can't go hunting with Dad, but you don't even think about sharing your good stuff with me."

Wang Dashan was still a little worried, so he specifically asked Ertou to stay and accompany them.

Wang Yiyi rolled her eyes: "If you're going to do something dangerous, I'll naturally give it to you."

Wang Dashan took out a few bamboo whistles and handed them to them: "Blow these if anything happens."

He gave the group a few more detailed instructions before leaving.

Wang Daya followed her father's instructions and only allowed her younger siblings to find herbs nearby.

After searching for a long time without finding anything, everyone except Daya became a little impatient.

Er Tou simply sat down on the ground: "If you ask me, all these herbs have already been picked by the herb farmers, so let's not waste our time."

"How about we go a little further into the mountains?" Wang Yi suggested.

The mountains around here have been searched countless times by herbalists. These laymen have to compare their methods with books; it's no wonder they can't find it.

Both Er Tou and Er Ya agreed with this suggestion.

Daya hesitated, "Father said we should search around here. There's miasma in the old forest; it would be dangerous for us to go in."

Er Tou pointed to himself: "Big sister, I'm here. I've been going into the mountains with Dad since I could walk. Would I take you to a dangerous place?"

Er Ya also advised, "Big sister, let's not go far, let's just search around the old forest."

Daya bit her lip, her heart filled with conflict, but in the end she shook her head: "No, it's dangerous inside."

Wang Yiyi clung to Da Ya's arm and said sweetly, "Big sister, you forgot I'm protected by the gods, so nothing will happen to us. Besides, if we find the herbs, it'll be a help to the family, won't it?"

Da Ya was tempted. She had seen what was going on at home these past few days and was very worried. She gritted her teeth and said, "Then let's look around and make sure we don't get separated."

The other three nodded in unison.

The vegetation inside the old forest was noticeably more lush than outside, and only a small path, worn by people or animals, could be vaguely seen.

Daya became more vigilant: "Just search along both sides of this road, and if anything happens, immediately blow the bamboo whistle."

Wang Yi would take out a book that looked familiar and compare it with the one he was looking at. Er Ya did the same, taking the book over to look at it every now and then.

Two Heads wasn't interested in this. He broke off a branch and started whipping around aimlessly. Every now and then, he would choose a tree to climb up. If there was a bird's nest, he would chirp excitedly. If there wasn't, he would scramble down and go look for another tree.

Only Daya remained very serious from beginning to end.

Just as Wang Yiyi was about to give up, Da Ya suddenly shouted, "Third Sister, come here quickly, is this Polygonatum?"

Wang Yi rushed over, tumbling and crawling. He looked at the book, then at the one Da Ya was pointing to. Its stem was upright, and its leaves were long and thin, like willow leaves with curled tips.

She was so excited that she almost stammered, "It's exactly the same as in the book, it's Polygonatum."

If it's over ten years old, one plant would be enough to cover the Wang family's living expenses for a month.

Er Ya and Er Tou immediately gathered around. Er Tou was about to dig when Wang Yiyi stopped him, saying, "Be careful, if you break it, it won't be worth anything."

Daya said softly, "I'll do it."

As she spoke, she put down her basket, took out a small hoe from it, dug for a while, and then switched to using her hands.

It took a full fifteen minutes to dig up the Solomon's seal plant.

Wang Yiyi compared the plant according to the method in the book and concluded that this Polygonatum plant was definitely over ten years old.

"Big sister, this is over ten years old Huangjing (Polygonatum sibiricum)."

Daya smiled too. She didn't know how much Polygonatum was worth, but she knew that the older the herb, the more valuable it was.

She carefully wrapped the Solomon's Seal with leaves and gently placed it into her basket. "Let's see if there's anything else."

Everyone was in high spirits after successfully finding a medicinal herb, but after searching around, they only found some Pinellia ternata and no other herbs like Polygonatum sibiricum.

Wang Yiyi discovered that Daya had an exceptionally good memory, practically photographic. When she and Erya were searching for herbs, they had to constantly compare their observations with the book, but Daya had only read it once the night before, yet she remembered the appearance of almost all the herbs. She was the one who found all the Pinellia ternata.

She couldn't help but ask, "Big sister, these herbs and weeds all look pretty much the same, how did you remember them all?"

Daya said softly, "Maybe I looked more carefully."

Er Ya looked at her with an air of utter disbelief: "Third sister, our eldest sister has always had a good memory. Her future brother-in-law wrote our names once, and she remembered them all. What's so difficult about these herbs?"

Wang Yiyi sincerely praised, "Big sister, with your talent, you should go to school and learn to read and write. You will surely become a great talent."

This society is burying talent!

Daya blushed slightly: "You actually believe Second Sister's nonsense? Hurry up and pack up and go home, or Dad and the others won't be able to find us."

Wang Yi looked up at the sky and realized it was getting late. The group tidied up and went to the place where they had parted ways with Wang Dashan earlier.

When they arrived at the destination, Wang Dashan and Datou were already waiting there.

Wang Dashan was somewhat displeased: "Da Ya, didn't I tell you to bring your younger siblings nearby, and Er Tou too? I told you to protect your older and younger sisters, did you even hear me?"

Daya whispered, "It won't happen again."

The two men, who were being scolded, acted as if they hadn't heard a thing and stared intently at the pheasant in the big man's hand.

There are two of them!

He rubbed his hands excitedly: "What a great harvest today! My older sister dug up some Solomon's Seal, and my older brother hunted a pheasant."

"What? You've dug up some Solomon's Seal?" Wang Dashan asked in disbelief.

Daya nodded: "It should be a ten-year-old Huangjing (a type of medicinal herb)."

Wang Dashan was excited. He knew more about the herbal medicine market than the children, and naturally knew that this ten-year-old Solomon's Seal was very valuable.

He took the basket from Daya and hurriedly led the children home.

Mrs. Li was delighted to see the pheasant: "Today's harvest is good. I'll stew one to nourish the children, and I'll take the other to town to sell."

Wang Dashan nodded: "Either is fine." Then he lifted a corner of the basket: "The children have dug up some Solomon's Seal."

Li smiled and said, "I'll take them to sell tomorrow along with the pheasants."

Then he said to the children, "I'll give you an extra meal tonight: pheasant stew with mushrooms."

Da Ya, Da Tou, and Wang Yiyi calmed down a bit and smiled, while Er Ya and Er Tou couldn't help but cheer.

Suddenly, there was a knock on the door.

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