nucmednet Chapter 283 Climbing Yuntai Mountain
Chapter 283 Climbing Yuntai Mountain
The learning process went smoothly, and she quickly mastered the techniques of growing vegetables, fruit trees, and mulberry trees. The only thing that bothered her was that it was not easy to turn silkworms into silk.
Especially the silk reeling, winding and warping machines, which she saw were like nothing she had ever seen, and she could not replicate them at all. In the end, Bai Jingzhou had to personally take action to turn these tools commonly used by the people of Linjia Village into drawings and preserve them.
Not only that, on his day off once every ten days, he used his father Lin's connections to visit the workshop and observe the silk weaving, dyeing and finishing process.
Others thought that he was just curious and was just taking a quick look, and it was impossible for him to learn anything. However, they did not know that Bai Jingzhou was actually just confirming the knowledge he already had in his mind.
The group memorized more and more content in the booklets about farming and breeding. At the same time, the things Gu Wenxuan and her friends bought filled up half of the room without them noticing.
They bought a lot of books, ceramics, embroidery, bamboo weaving, tea, and salt from the county and state capitals, and also looked for shops to purchase rice, silk, and cloth later.
Originally, Gu Wenxuan wanted to buy some shell products, but the shell jewelry and ornaments in the city were all very expensive. Gu Wenxuan couldn't bargain and was unwilling to spend extra money on this, so she simply asked Master Lin to find a guide for them to take them to the seaside fishing village.
Only the members of their team knew that the local ritual items that Gu Wenxuan had already bought and planned to buy included a share for them, the accompanying team members.
Although the quantity and variety could not be compared with what Gu Wenxuan and Bai Jingzhou prepared for their families, it was already rich enough for them.
Fang Youfu and others shook their heads and refused, saying that they had also brought money with them and would buy some to take back for their family and relatives.
Gu Wenxuan said, "I agreed to pay for everything. Do you want me to break my promise and gain some extra income?"
After calming down Fang Youfu and the others, she turned around and looked at Yang Wandong, who was the only one on the household registration list. "I'll convert your share into silver. If you have anything you want, you can come with us to the county town to choose when you have time."
Yang Wandong shook his head subconsciously. It was okay for others to take things, but what about him taking money?
Bai Jingzhou patted his shoulder and said, "If you don't want money, then you can ask for some cloth, rice, seafood, etc. When we return to Xingzhou, you can use these things yourself or sell them."
Yang Wandong thought for a moment and said, "Then please help me pick some seafood. I can give it to those orphans so that they can have a taste of it."
He felt that he was luckier than other orphans because he met Gu Wenxuan and others earlier. Perhaps because they shared the same suffering, Yang Wandong had more sympathy for the orphans adopted in large numbers by Gu Wenxuan and Bai Jingzhou than others.
Gu Wenxuan nodded decisively, "Okay, I'll remember that."
Loneliness is very scary for people who are not strong enough inside. If the young Yang Wandong could find some psychological comfort from those children who share the same suffering as him, Gu Wenxuan would not mind him spending money on those children occasionally.
She flipped through the new book she bought from the capital, and handed over a few travel notes that she thought were good to Bai Jingzhou. "I bought some shells. Can you make them into wind chimes and various small ornaments for me?"
Fang Youfu took the job, "Let me do it. Don't Jingzhou and the others need to study?"
Gu Wenxuan glanced at Fang Youfu's big hand, then turned her gaze to Bai Jingzhou's slender and straight fingers. The meaning was self-evident.
Fang Youfu:......
Fang Youfu, who was despised for his clumsy fingers, silently clenched his fists. Well, he was presumptuous, he was really not good at this kind of tricky work.
Bai Jingzhou smiled, "Don't worry, cousin. Wenxuan didn't ask me to do it right away. I'll think about it bit by bit when I have some free time."
It's called thinking, but in fact it's "recalling". When he recalls the various wind chimes, sailboats, birds and beasts, flowers and trees that he had made... he can also teach this skill to the Lin family members in Linjia Village. It can be regarded as a way of returning the favor and thanking the Lin family members for teaching them the valuable knowledge in farming, breeding and other aspects.
After comforting Fang Youfu, who was worried that Gu Wenxuan would delay his studies, Bai Jingzhou turned back and gently reminded Gu Wenxuan, "When you go to the fishing village, bring more copper coins, coarse cloth, grain, sugar, oil and the like. The fishermen are in short supply of these."
Gu Wenxuan nodded vigorously. This was also her plan. It would be more convenient to mobilize the fishermen than to bring a few people with her to search everywhere.
It just so happened that she also needed to buy various seafood from the fishermen, so she could take care of the shells as well.
Following Bai Jingzhou's suggestion, she did not go straight to the small fishing village, but went to climb Yuntai Mountain first.
The "Classic of Mountains and Seas" calls Yuntaishan Duzhoushan. This mountain is a branch of the Yimeng Mountains in the Taishan Mountain Range. It is surrounded by clouds and mist, and embraced by mountains and sea. It is a famous sacred mountain scenic spot. It is said to be the first stop for Buddha when he came from the sea.
Since ancient times, Yuntaishan has been known as the best scenic spot in the East China Sea, with its emerald peaks and "the misty moon is as deep as the blue sea".
In the world where Gu Wenxuan and Bai Jingzhou once lived, Su Dongpo of the Song Dynasty once praised this mountain as "a mountain on the sea with lush greenery, like the abbot of Penglai, with no separation. I heard that all the herbs and trees are elixirs for immortality, so I wanted to abandon my wife and guard the world."
Gu Wenxuan has no talent for poetry and lyrics. She likes the beauty of Yuntaishan and its rich resources.
According to the information she learned, Yuntaishan is close to Haizhou Bay and has a rocky mountain. There is a relatively complete warm temperate forest ecosystem inside the mountain area. It has a unique climate environment that transitions from warm temperate to subtropical. It has rich plant resources and a wide variety of species. It is one of the treasure troves of wild plant resources near Haizhou.
Gu Wenxuan wanted to go there, firstly to enjoy the scenery, and secondly to see if there were any wild plants there that would interest her or Bai Jingzhou.
Before entering the mountain, she had already obtained a brief map of Yuntaishan. Yuntaishan is distributed from southwest to northeast, and along the direction of the mountain there are five mountain ranges: Jinping Mountain, South Yuntaishan, Central Yuntaishan, North Yuntaishan, and Yingyou Mountain.
Jinping Mountain was formerly known as "Qu Mountain", named after Qu County established in the Qin Dynasty. People in Haizhou commonly call it Nanda Mountain. It can be reached by walking about three miles from the south gate of Haizhou City. The main peak is Maer Peak, with an altitude of more than 420 meters.
Mount Nanyuntai is also known as Cangwu Mountain. The Water Curtain Cave in Mount Huaguo described in the mythical novel "Journey to the West" is located at the middle foot of Mount Nanyuntai. The highest peak, Yunu Peak, is more than 620 meters above sea level and is the highest peak in Haizhou.
The cloud tea produced here is very famous. Gu Wenxuan and his friends bought a lot of pre-rain tea from tea farmers in the mountains.