I went crazy in the holographic world

Chapter 91 Herbs
Jia Ruoer spoke first, "Grandpa, let me switch with you. My bowl is too much and I can't finish it. Besides, I just woke up, so eating too much is not good."

Jiaruoer didn't wait for his refusal and quickly changed the positions of the two bowls of noodles.

Then he went to eat the noodles in his own bowl.

"By the way, Grandpa, I see that you have dried a lot of herbs in your yard. Are you going to dry them and sell them?" Jia Ruoer started to chat after eating halfway.

The old man was silent for a while, and just when Jia Ruoer guessed whether he asked too privately and thought that the old man wouldn't speak, he sighed heavily.

"Little girl, you are an outsider and don't understand the situation here." Having said this, the old man paused, "I shouldn't have said these things to you in the first place, so just listen to them and don't take them to heart. "

After the old man got up the idea of ​​talking, he seemed to have found someone to talk to, and he couldn't stop talking.

"Our village has always been self-sufficient, and the environment is good. It is rich in medicinal herbs. If you scatter some seeds and don't care, they will grow well. As for the herbs in my yard, I can find a lot of them on the mountains. Because It was so common that we just thought some herbs had good medicinal effects and didn’t take it seriously. Later, the village chief brought a few outsiders in and said they were here to buy herbal medicine. Some people heard that there were many herbs in the back mountains. The grass can still be sold for money, even if the price is not high, but I still signed a paper contract with them."

Afraid that Jia Ruoer, a foreigner, would not understand the role of the paper contract, the old man explained: "This paper contract is not an ordinary agreement. Anyone who signs a contract but fails to fulfill their promise will be punished by the paper contract. But We didn’t know that before, and we didn’t understand that much. The village chief said it was to prevent them from not giving gold coins, so we believed it.”

"It was okay at first. There were a lot of herbs in the back mountain and we sold more. Everyone made a lot of money. Some people who didn't sign the paper contract at the beginning were a little shaken later."

"But there are also some people who don't want to make money by selling herbs and don't want to sign paper contracts. However, later on, those people suddenly disappeared from the village. No one knows where they went."

"The only people left in this village now are those who signed the paper deed."

"Later, there were more people selling them, and the supply of herbs on the back mountain was no longer available. Those strangers seemed to have changed."

"They said that if we didn't abide by the agreement, we would definitely be punished by the paper contract. Some people didn't believe it and started making trouble with them, but they didn't end well. Even the village chief was on their side."

The old man sighed again and didn't talk much about the things in the village. "I was also short of gold coins at the time and thought I could make more. In addition, people who didn't sign disappeared inexplicably, so I signed. So you see There are so many herbs in my yard now, but they are not actually mine, and they will be handed over in a few days."

"Can you show me the paper deed?" Jia Ruoer ate all the noodles in the bowl in a few seconds when the grandfather started talking. At this time, seeing that he had almost finished talking, he wanted to see them. What exactly was signed?

Unexpectedly, the old man shook his head and said, "I can't see it anymore. After the contract was signed, it disappeared right in front of our eyes."

Jia Ruoer's heart sank. She had never heard of a paper contract. Based on the grandfather's description alone, she could not tell whether the punishment they would receive if they did not supply herbs as agreed would come from the paper contract or from those outsiders. .

squeak-

There was a knock on the door behind Jia Ruoer, and it was the grandpa's grandson who woke up.

Jia Ruo'er looked back, her pupils shrinking slightly unconsciously.

This child looked exactly like the guardian she and everyone in Guanchao Pavilion had seen.

However, there is a slight difference in the demeanor of the two people. Although the guardian also looks like a child under five years old, and his expression is deliberately like a child, from time to time he still gives people the feeling that he is not a child.

But this child is different, his eyes are those of a child.

At this moment, he looked at Garol with some curiosity and some shyness.

The old man stood up with a smile and introduced to Jia Ruoer: "This is my grandson, Qi Jie."

Jia Ruoer stood up and nodded, "My name is Jia Ruoer."

Grandpa Qi walked up to Qi Jie and touched his head. "Go and wash your face quickly. The noodles are already cooked." The two of them tacitly agreed not to discuss the previous topic again.

After breakfast, Grandpa Qi packed up his tools and prepared to go out to dig for herbs.

Jiaruoer also followed, and this time, Grandpa Qi did not refuse.

Before going out, Grandpa Qi told Qi Jie: "Stay at home today. Don't answer anyone's knocks until we come back. Do you understand?"

Qi Jie nodded obediently, holding his wooden dagger and playing with it.

After the two went out, Grandpa Qi locked the door of his house with a lock, and then left with Jia Ruoer.

The Qi family's location is relatively remote, and there are not many homes nearby. No wonder they dare to dry the herbs in the yard when they are not at home.

After the two of them walked for a while, Jia Ruoer realized that they didn't seem to be taking the path to the back mountain.

"Grandpa, aren't we going to dig herbs in the back mountain?"

"It's hard to find herbs in the back mountains now. I found a place to plant some. They have grown in the past few days. Now I'm going to harvest them."

"oh oh."

The two of them didn't speak any more along the way, and Jia Ruoer also discovered that Grandpa Qi also consciously avoided people along the way to prevent others from being discovered and following them.

Jia Ruoer walked behind, silently memorizing the route.

The two finally stopped behind an inconspicuous hole.

The entrance to the cave is so small that only one person can crawl through it. No wonder he didn't take the big bamboo basket at home before.

Grandpa Qi took off the bamboo basket on his back and said, "Just crawl through this hole."

Then he took the lead in pushing the bamboo basket in, and followed behind, pushing the bamboo basket forward.

After Jiaruoer confirmed that Grandpa Qi had gone in, he followed his way and followed him in.

Thinking about it carefully, this was the second time she drilled a hole, but it was only two meters long, so it didn't take much effort for her.

After getting in that small hole, Garuol seemed to be in another world.

Slices and slices of herbs were growing in an orderly manner in front of them, and the air became fresher.

"Some herbs become more valuable as they age, but some herbs will wither if they are not picked in time after they mature." Grandpa Qi explained to Jia Ruoer in a gentle manner, and then pointed to the three herbal fields in front of him, " These three pieces need to be picked in time.”

Jia Ruoer nodded and asked cautiously: "Are there any precautions when picking these herbs?"

Grandpa Qi shook his head, "Just pull it out by the roots. Remember to wear gloves, otherwise you will be easily injured."

(End of this chapter)