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….
“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
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
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.
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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Translator’s Note:
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if you care about pictures of herbs… T.T
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Thanks for the update and the pictures! They were very welcome.
ReplyDeleteAra? Rhubarbs a precious herb? And to think I just pull it out of my yard and make an icecream topping out of it.
ReplyDeleteIt's what Google says. ¯\_(ツ)_/¯ Can't say I have had it before though... really? vegetable with ice cream? :S
DeleteIt's really delicious if prepared properly. We also use it for a dessert pie.
DeletePeople like it as pie. I only know about it as a comedy prop
DeleteWhile rhubarb probably counts as a vegetable, it's tart and tastes like a fruit. You can make it into jam, use it as pie filling, etc. It's also delicious to eat raw by just dipping it in sugar. We used to have it in our garden where I grew up, but unfortunately the plant died one year and now it's been years since I've had it.
DeleteThat being said, what Gu Ye was probably excited about was the roots of the plant, since they are used in traditional Chinese medicine.
I like those pictures, the let me know how they look irl. Thanks for your hardwork!
ReplyDeleteI like the pics!
ReplyDeleteThanks for your hard work. Love the pics!
ReplyDeleteHaha rubarb grows in my garden and it’s super low maintenance. They taste pretty good in pie.
ReplyDeleteI really like the photo's you include. Thank you for finding them.
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