Published at 9th of February 2020 10:12:35 PM
Chapter 56
ch 56 – Building A New House (4)
Why was she thinking about that person again? Gu Ye frowned her little nose a little bit and expelled Icy Face’s cold image from her mind before continuing onto her journey .
The hidden guard followed the diva from afar and felt his stomach tightened seeing the black bear about twice her height not too far from her; and a giant snake with diameter thicker than his arm swam under her feet; and a pack of starving wolves ran away from her with their tails behind their hind legs… .
The more he saw the more odd he felt – why would all these normally vicious beast all ran away like they have ran into their natural predator whenever the diva got close to them . If it was his master, that then would still make sense to him; his master exuded this viciousness that even the beasts innately knew to stay away from him as far away as possible . But what made the ferocious beasts afraid of this scrawny little girl?
“Ginseng! Real wild ginseng!!” The little human from afar let out a loud, happy cry before she squatting down and happily dug away in the bushes .
“Looks good . At least several dozens of years . Should worth some good money!” Only money and pretty men could make Gu Ye so happy . She cracked out her mouth and smiled like it was a gold bar that she had just picked up .
The further she walked the more previous herbs she found: rhubard, gastrodia, five-flavor berry, Siberian ginseng, gentian… . Gu Ye’s little back basket was quickly getting filled . These were all money on the ground! Gu Ye was smiling so much that her eyes were now a straight line . Skipping on her way and humming her tuneless songs, she went on collecting her herbs happily .
Picture: rhubard (looks like red celery to me)
Source: goodhousekeeping . com
Picture: gastrodia
Source: new . qq . com
Picture: Five-flavor berries
Source: pchouse . com . cn
Picture: Siberian ginseng (looks like black berries if you ask me… . )
Source: pingguolv . com
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Picture: gentian
Source: z . xiziwang . net
Picture: gentian2 (comes in different color too!)
Source: pchouse . com . cn
“Eh? That piece of leave looks so familiar, it looked like wild Chinese yam . ” Gu Ye immediately thought of Chinese yam and spareribs soup, Chinese yam and black fungus (wood ear) stir fry, Chinese yam and carp soup… . All these yummy dishes were making her drool .
Picture: Chinese yam (aka cinnamon vine)
Source: pixnet . net
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Picture: Chinese yam and spareribs soup
Source: xiachufang . com
Picture: Chinese yam and black fungus stir fry
Source: xiachufang . com
Picture: Chinese yam and carp soup
Source: meishij . net
She ran toward it as fast as she could and immediately started digging away with her little hoe . These wild Chinese yam mostly grew inside the crack of soft stones; plus their shapes were irregular, so it was no easy task to dig them out . But that wasn’t a deterrent for Gu Ye, all she needed was a bottle of strengthening potion . There was quite some Chinese yam in this field and it took her a few hours to dug them all up . By this time, her little back basket was completely full .
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Looking at the sky, it was starting to get late . As much as she didn’t want to, she needed to start heading home . Otherwise, her “housekeeper” of a brother would be all nagging again . Aye, sometimes family could be such a sweet burden .
On her way back, she ran into a Siberian roe deer . Her strengthening potion hadn’t all worn off yet . With a casual throw of her hoe, the deer was knocked out cold . With her back basket complete full and a 100 something jin (approximately 50 kg / 110 lbs) game, she was still walking in her regular pace .
The hidden guard behind her rolled his eyes when he witnessed this . ThIs diva must be a naturally strong woman, even if she had ran into any vicious beast that didn’t know better, she wouldn’t have needed his help . Aye! Master, you sent me to stay here, but she didn’t need me at all . As one of the four prestigious hidden guards of the Hall of Hidden Souls, all he did was follow a girl around day in and day out . Wasn’t that kind of a waste of his ability?
“Mei mei! Where have you been? I have been looking for you for the longest time!!” Gu Ye could hear Gu Ming’s voice when she approached their new house . She stopped in her way and prepared herself for his nagging .
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