No Chirping

The winters here are long and cold, and most of the vegetables people eat are stems and tubers stored in caves.

Stem tubers are not very easy to preserve. The longer they are stored, the greater the chance of them spoiling. They become wrinkled and prone to sprouting, resulting in a poor texture and taste.

If the Rain Rising Tribe could grow vegetables in winter, it would be very popular.

The Rain Rising Tribe also intends to continue its vegetable cultivation business.

Qi Ming asked, "Doctor Jian Mo, have you made up your mind? Could you stay in our tribe for two days and take us to find the medicines you mentioned?"

Jian Mo had made up her mind. "Two days is fine, any longer won't work. We also collected Throat Eyeball, planning to make ointment when we get back."

Qi Ming quickly replied, "Two days will be enough. The main problem is that we're not familiar with the medicinal herbs. If you give us the prescription, we can find them ourselves in the future."

Jian Mo: "Then we need to talk about compensation."

Qi Ming: "What kind of reward do you want?"

Jian Mo explained her proposed compensation, "Give us a share of the vegetables you grow, and also a share of the seeds and such. We'll also get a proportional share of this fall and winter's produce."

Qi Ming: "How much is it proportionally?"

Jian Mo: "One-tenth?"

Jian Mo explained, "I'll prepare the pesticide formula for you, and you can use it continuously from now on. I'll only charge you once."

That's not expensive, so Qi Ming agreed, "If it works well, we have no objections."

The implication is that if the results are unsatisfactory, then we'll have to discuss it further.

Jian Mo said, "Indeed, we should charge based on the results. Let me think about which herbs can be used on vegetables first, and then we'll go collect the herbs tomorrow and see how they work."

Qi Ming agreed, "I'll find you a place to stay, so you can get some rest."

Jian Mo: "Okay, you guys get ready too, we'll leave early tomorrow."

Jian Mo and Wu Jiong went back to their temporary lodgings to write down the prescription from memory.

There are many poisonous medicinal herbs nearby. As for which ones can be used on vegetables and which ones are best avoided, Jian Mo needs to think it over carefully.

Just as Jian Mo was deep in thought, he heard a chattering sound outside.

He went to the window and looked out, only to see a group of chubby chicks who had somehow arrived and were playing with the Jiujiu and Ying'ao.

Hearing the window open, the fat chicks looked over and waved happily to Jian Mo and Wu Jiong: "Jian Mo, Chief Wu Jiong-- "

Jian Mo: "How did you get here?"

The chubby chicks said, "We flew over as soon as we heard you were coming. Jian Mo, are you going up the mountain to gather medicinal herbs tomorrow? We'll go with you."

Jian Mo: "Then you'll have to ask Clan Chief Qi Ming."

The chubby chicks said, "Qi Ming agreed, saying we can go if we want."

The way they address each other has changed; it seems the relationship between the two tribes has indeed improved considerably.

Jian Mo raised an eyebrow. "That's fine then, we have no objections."

The chubby birds. "What are you doing? Come down and play!"

Jian Mo: "You guys go ahead and play with the medicinal formula that can be used on vegetables, I'm busy for now."

The chubby chicks then asked, "Chief Wu Jiong, are you free? Would you like to come down and play?"

Wu Jiong hadn't expected the fat birds to invite him. "Alright, I'll come down."

The chubby chicks cheered, "Come quickly!"

Wu Jiong said to Jian Mo, "From what Qi Ming said, it seems that most of their vegetables were delivered by the Cypress Branch Tribe. I'll go and ask them."

Jian Mo was engrossed in writing and didn't have much time to worry about this, so she readily agreed, "Go ahead, and remember to feed Jiujiu and Ying'ao later."

Wu Jiong cupped Jian Mo's chin, lowered his head, and kissed his forehead. "I know, I'll bring you something delicious when I come back later."

Jian Mo returned the kiss, waved, and told Wu Jiong to hurry up.

Thanks to her experience studying at the Stored Star Tribe, Jian Mo learned about many poisonous plants.

These plants, when combined in different medicinal formulas, can have varying effects; some can detoxify, while others can exacerbate toxicity.

The witch doctors increased the toxicity of their medicines primarily to treat external parasites and abscesses; no one expected that Jian Mo would use them as pesticides.

Jian Mo was writing down the prescription on the paper, her pen flying across the paper. To make pesticides, it was essential to adapt to local conditions.

If there are some effective prescriptions, but the necessary herbs are simply not available here, and it's impractical to travel far to exchange for them, then...

After preparing for an entire afternoon, Jian Mo wrote down all the relevant prescriptions she could remember, filling more than a dozen pages.

He had several prescriptions, and he was certain that the relevant medicinal materials were available locally.

He had visited the Cypress Branch Tribe and Rain Rising Tribe many times before, and he had seen all those plants.

This time it should be a sure thing. Jian Mo has already prepared the ammunition, and he feels he should be able to make a profit from this batch of vegetables from the Rain Rising Tribe.

Perfect timing! Once they bring back the vegetables and seeds, they can plant a batch along the riverbank.

If the weather is too cold this autumn and winter, then wait until next spring to plant.

At that time, the prescriptions he developed will still come in handy.

Chapter 192 No Jiujiu

Jian Mo and her group went into the mountains to collect medicinal herbs early the next morning.

Because of the chubby birds, the group was very lively. Everyone chatted along the way, and the journey into the mountains didn't feel so arduous.

Jian Mo gave them a general idea of the medicinal herbs needed and asked them to keep an eye out for them.

They had only been in the mountains for a short while when one of the Rain Rising Tribe shouted, "Isn't the medicinal herb we're looking for up ahead? I saw a Stinky Banban there."

Everyone looked ahead, then looked at Jian Mo.

Jian Mo followed the man's gaze and said, "It really does seem so; we can start digging now."

The young people in the group immediately ran to the front and dug out the medicinal herb called "Stinky Banban". Among the young people were people from the Rain Rising Tribe and people from the Cypress Branch Tribe.

The young people all ran back and held up the medicinal herbs for Jian Mo to see.