Chapter 25: Digging for Gastrodia elata in the mountains

Lin Yuexi watched her two children’s satisfied faces, and her heart was filled with warmth. But her two children and herself couldn’t stay in rags forever. It was almost October, and the weather was getting colder day by day. They needed to get autumn and winter clothes. She had already gone to town to buy fabric today, so it was considered legitimate. Next, she had to find someone to make a few sets of clothes for herself and her two children. She could sew clothes, but there was no sewing machine at home.

She had one in her space, but there was no reason to take it out. Right, her second sister-in-law, Wang Lijuan, had one! She would go to her house tomorrow and make the clothes. With the plan in mind, after dinner, Lin Yuexi took out two plastic bathtubs from her space, as usual, for her two children to take a bath.

After they finished, she put them in their pajamas and threw them into bed, covering them with blankets to let them sleep. Lu Ziyan and Lu Xiyun had been busy with her all day, and they soon fell asleep. Lin Yuexi took this opportunity to enter her space, harvested all the crops in the farm, and piled all the grain in the warehouse below the villa. Then she planted all kinds of seeds. Walking to the fenced pasture, she saw that the livestock and wild animals she had bought in had increased a lot.

Looking at the chickens and ducks, the trees, and the wild animals in the pasture, Lin Yuexi laughed until her stomach hurt. However, Lin Yuexi was worried that the wild animals and domestic animals would compete for food, so she used her mind to create a long fence between the two, separating them. This way, even if she raised a wild boar or a leopard, she didn’t have to worry about it eating the domestic livestock.

After doing all this, Lin Yuexi returned to the villa and started sewing clothes using the electric sewing machine. She made a simple long-sleeved cotton shirt for Lu Ziyan, with a small pointed collar design and a few wooden buttons. The pants were made of dark blue corduroy, with a straight leg and a loose elastic waistband for convenience. She also made a set of sailor suits. She made a white long-sleeved shirt with a Peter Pan collar for Lu Xiyun, with a white cotton frill around the collar and cuffs for a touch of sweetness.

 The pants were made of floral cotton fabric with suspenders, the suspenders were fastened with buttons, and the legs were very loose for comfort. She also made two sets for changing. Then she prepared a few sets of winter cotton clothes for them. As for the inner underwear, she would use the new clothes and pants she had stored from the 22nd century. No one would look closely anyway.

When it came to herself, she simply didn’t make any. She simply found new clothes from the pile in her space that were suitable for this era. When everything was ready, Lin Yuexi went back to the bedroom, lay down in bed, and fell asleep with her two children.

The next morning, before Wang Lijuan went to work, Lin Yuexi told her that she wanted to borrow her sewing machine to make clothes for her children. Wang Lijuan was a little surprised. She never knew that Lin Yuexi could sew clothes. But these past two days, Lin Yuexi had been like a changed person. She had made her mother-in-law and eldest brother and sister-in-law eat their words, and she had heard from Captain Li that Lin Yuexi’s grandparents were a martial artist and a skilled doctor, and they had trained her when she was young.

So, although she was half-believing, she still agreed. She even asked her husband, Lu Jianmin, to deliver it to her and said that she could borrow it for a few days. With this excuse, Lin Yuexi simply stayed at home for the next few days. She boldly took out clothes from her space that matched this era, organized them in the closet, and took out beddings that matched this era, setting up a bedroom for her two children, so they wouldn’t have to squeeze into one bed with her every night. A few days later, Lin Yuexi told Wang Lijuan that she had finished making the clothes. She even specially made a white cotton shirt for Wang Lijuan as a thank you for borrowing the sewing machine.

 Wang Xiuyuan was overjoyed, but she was also a little worried that Lin Yuexi had spent all of Lu Cheng’s thirty yuan allowance. What would she do in the future? Lin Yuexi told her not to worry, she had a way. In this way, Lin Yuexi’s life gradually got back on track. Her two children, wearing new clothes, looked even more well-behaved and adorable. Lu Ziyan’s sailor suit made him look energetic, like a little man, while Lu Xiyun’s Peter Pan collar shirt and floral overalls made her look like a sweet little fairy. The Lu family, after being reprimanded by Captain Li once, didn’t dare to come and make trouble again. Lu Ziyan and Lu Xiyun, under Lin Yuexi’s care for half a month, had regained their rosy cheeks and gained some weight. Her own body, the original owner’s body, was also gradually getting healthier. It was like a transformation every day.

Although she hadn’t recovered to the level of her physique when she was an assassin in the 22nd century, it was already very difficult for ordinary people to get close to her. Of course, all of this was due to Lin Yuexi’s self-discipline and daily exercise. A few days later, Lin Yuexi felt that this wasn’t a good solution. She was eating meat and drinking wine every day, and everything in the house was brand new.

People would be suspicious. She had to find a way to make money aboveboard. Right, wasn’t there treasure everywhere in the mountains behind the village? It was said that there were bears, and not many people dared to go deep into the pine forest. But who was she in her past life? An assassin, a secret agent, her hands were stained with blood. Even if she encountered a bear, she wouldn’t be afraid.

She had real weapons. Thinking about it, she did it. That morning, Lin Yuexi arranged for her two children, making sure they ate their fill, and taught them to play checkers at home. Then she went up the mountain with her backpack. Lin Yuexi went towards the mountains behind the village along the winding mountain path. The path was rugged, but her steps were steady. As she walked, she looked around.

She didn’t see anything on the path just inside the mountain, only a few scattered birds flying by. After all, it was almost October, and the birds and beasts were starting to prepare for hibernation! But along the way, she still found many root herbs. After walking for a long time, she was a little tired. Lin Yuexi leaned against a tree and closed her eyes to rest. A gentle breeze blew, and Lin Yuexi felt a little chilly.

 She opened her eyes and accidentally saw some things that looked like dry branches under the shade of a tree not far away, on the decaying leaves. Lin Yuexi’s eyes lit up, and she quickly walked over. She took a closer look and used her mind to take out a small shovel from her space. Then she carefully dug up the soil around it, and a yellow stem was revealed. Was it Gastrodia elata, wild Gastrodia elata? In the future, it would sell for over 1000 yuan per pound. She didn’t know how much it would sell for now, but such precious medicinal herbs should also be valuable in this era. Moreover, looking at this place, such a large piece of land, there must be at least twenty pounds.

Lin Yuexi thought, such a large patch of Gastrodia elata, and no one came to dig it up. It means that the people here either don’t recognize it or are afraid of the bears people talk about. This was a good thing for her. Lin Yuexi happily dug, working so seriously for the first time. It was a pity that this wasn’t her space, otherwise she could just take it back with a thought! But it was good this way. She needed to exercise this body.