Chapter 184: A Bountiful Harvest

Along the way, Luo Qiao dug up numerous herbs not found on the outskirts into her dimensional space, not sparing even those rare herbs from previous years.

During her journey, she encountered seedlings of yellow rosewood, red pine, birch, and camphor trees, all of which she collected several of into her space, planning to plant them on the mountain in her dimensional space when she returned.

She also came across ornamental tree species from later eras such as Acer pentaphyllum, Quercus variabilis, maidenhair Tree, chinese flame tree, and chinese yew. Luo Qiao collected several seedlings of each into her space, thinking they might come in handy in the future.

Thinking ahead, she planned to pick one to plant in the front yard of her house in the city, ensuring it would look particularly beautiful in the autumn.

As she walked and collected along the way, she realized that Daqing Mountain was truly a natural treasure trove. She found quite a few rare medicinal herbs this time, and unexpectedly stumbled upon seven or eight ginseng roots aged between forty to fifty years, as well as a dozen or so younger ginseng roots of various ages.

Carefully, she dug up a few roots and stored them in her dimensional space. She left two of the forty to fifty-year-old roots in their original location, knowing she didn’t need them herself. In case someone urgently needed them, they might come to the mountain to search, and perhaps someone fortunate would stumble upon them.

She also collected several of the younger ginseng roots into her space, planning to brew some ginseng wine later. She decided it was best to let these ginseng roots reproduce here, she didn’t want to deplete their population.

After checking the sky, she decided not to proceed further but instead took a different route back. With her ability in hand, she wasn’t afraid of getting lost. Today was the happiest day she had spent here.

Harvesting along the way, she unexpectedly encountered several beehives on the return journey. Without hesitation, Luo Qiao stored them in her dimensional space, ensuring she would have honey to drink in the future.

Now that they were in her space, she wasn’t worried about them stinging anyone. She thought about the flowers in her space and the fruit trees in the valley, these bees would have no shortage of places to gather honey. She felt quite content!

Previously, He Yujie’s people had brought her fruits of varieties not found in the north: mangosteen, loquat, bayberry, lychee, longan—none of these species were in her space.

So after eating them, she planted all their seeds in the vacant areas of the valley. Now they had all sprouted, and she knew it wouldn’t be long before these fruits would be ready to eat. She walked downhill happily.

As the sun started to set, Luo Qiao returned home. She took out a chicken from her dimensional space and covered it with a basket, waiting for Lu Yichen to clean it later. She was starting to feel more and more comfortable using Lu Yichen’s help. Hehe!

Luo Qiao steamed some rice directly. If the villagers saw this, they might say she was wasteful and didn’t know how to live frugally.

After bringing the vegetables back from the backyard, Luo Qiao saw Lu Yichen and Shitou come in together.

Without hesitation, Luo Qiao pointed to the basket, saying, “Help me deal with the wild chicken in the basket.”

Lu Yichen approached and handed over a letter, saying, “There’s a letter for you. I brought it back.”

Luo Qiao looked at the letter in Lu Yichen’s hand and asked, “My letter? Where is it from?”

Lu Yichen replied, “From the Beijing XX editorial department.”

Luo Qiao was delighted. Finally, her letter had arrived. Hopefully, it wasn’t a rejection. She wiped her hands on her apron, took the letter, and opened it directly.

After reading the reply, Luo Qiao smiled. It seemed like things were really happening.

Although it had taken some time, she was glad it worked out. Along with the letter, there were published newspapers. The editorial department mentioned that the idea of such a fable story with illustrations was excellent.

They encouraged her to submit more actively. If possible, they were preparing to establish a column and reserved a space. Even if it couldn’t be daily, a weekly submission would suffice. They hoped to receive Luo Qiao’s response soon.