Portable Space: Little Miracle Doctor

Chapter 7 – Baizhu

Yan Shuxue locked the door, and the five members of the family headed toward Four Sisters Mountain with bamboo baskets on their backs.

Yan Shuqin and Yan Xiaosi walked side by side. Looking at Yan Xiaosi’s neck, Yan Shuqin asked, “Xiaosi, what happened to the jade around your neck?”

Ms. Zhong, Yan Shuxue, and Yan Shuyun stopped to look at Yan Xiaosi.

They couldn’t see the jade they had expected around her neck either.

Ms. Zhong’s face became solemn. “Xiaosi, where is the jade?”

“Is it this one?”

Yan Xiaosi took the jade out of her pocket. “The string broke.”

The rest of the family was relieved as they saw the small jade in her hand.

Ms. Zhong reminded her, “This piece of jade was given to you when you were half a year old. You were sick and couldn’t be cured by any medicine. Your father took you to the temple to pray for help. A monk gave it to you and told your father that it would protect you for the rest of your life. You must keep it safe.”

Yan Xiaosi didn’t believe that a small piece of jade would protect her for a lifetime. But since they were all so nervous about it, she put it away carefully.

“Mom, I understand. Don’t worry, I’ll never lose it.”

After putting the jade away, she followed Ms. Zhong and her sisters forward along the rugged path.

After walking for an hour, they reached the periphery of the mountain.

Even though it was on the periphery, there were still many shrubs and towering trees.

Yan Xiaosi straightened her back and looked up at those giant trees.

Such good material.

If these woods were in the 21st Century, they would be made into exquisite furniture worth a fortune.

Unfortunately, in the era of the Great Chu Dynasty, there weren’t any methods to make high-quality furniture from these woods.

Ms. Zhong, Yan Shuqin, Yan Shuxue and Yan Shuyun put their baskets down. They proceeded to pick out branches that were around a child’s arm thick to cut.

Yan Xiaosi watched for a bit. She couldn’t help in any way, so she said, “Mom, sisters, I want to go look around.”

Ms. Zhong looked over as she continued cutting branches. “Just don’t venture too deep into the mountains.”

“Okay, mom.”

Leaving Ms. Zhong and her sisters’ line of sight, Yan Xiaosi began looking for medicinal herbs.

This is such a large mountain, there must be valuable medicines!

Yan Xiaosi wasn’t sure whether she could find medicinal herbs around the edge of the mountain, but she was confident that there must be some higher up. But, since she had just transmigrated into Yan Xiaosi’s body yesterday, it was still extremely weak. She couldn’t even use a third of her skills from her previous life. She also didn’t have any lethal weapons. She decided that she would save the four mountain peaks for later and try her luck around the base of the mountain.

After wandering in the shallow forest for an hour, Yan Xiaosi’s eyes lit up upon seeing some plants a few yards away.

Baizhu. There were some flowers and leaves that had withered, identifying it as baizhu.

Yan Xiaosi, who had eaten two meals of coarse buns, started salivating when she saw them. She licked her lips.

Although baizhu is a type of medicine, it could also be used to make chicken stew. It was quite a delicacy. 

Her stomach rumbled.

Even though she didn’t have chicken, she could still dig up some baizhu and bake them like potatoes. At least they’ll be better than the coarse wild vegetable buns…