Chapter 384: Ice Princess

He Mi and Hou Yuhua became interested when they heard what Han Li said. After all, everyone can only rest for a few more days at most. During this period, it would be nice to go up the mountain to relax. However, before they had time to speak, they heard another to Han Li’s question.

"By the way, what day is it today? If it's not the day, you can't collect that kind of thing."

"Today is the tenth day of March in the Jiayin year of the lunar calendar, the Dingmao month, and the Guiyou day. In the Gregorian calendar, it is April 2nd."

"Sister He, how do you remember it so clearly? I am living in confusion every day now."

When He Mi heard Hou Yuhua ask this, he was silent for a while and said in a low tone.

"Because the day after tomorrow is March 13th in the lunar calendar, and April 5th in the Gregorian calendar is Tomb-Sweeping Day. I want to burn paper for my grandma on that day."

When Hou Yuhua realized that he had asked the wrong question, he quickly apologized, and Han Li also took the opportunity to bring up another topic to divert He Mi's attention.

"If we calculate based on this date, I'm afraid I won't be able to take you with me when I go to the mountain to collect things this time. Otherwise, the village will start spring sowing in a few days, which will coincide with the time of my collection.

However, after the spring sowing is completed, the seedlings will not grow immediately. There will be a few days of rest in between. At that time, the trees on the mountain will sprout green buds, and all the wild vegetables and wild flowers will appear. The scenery here will be very, very beautiful. We can go outing, enjoy the scenery, have picnics, catch snow clams, and fish. In short, we have a good time for two days. "

Han Li's topic diverted their attention. Hou Yuhua was very happy at first, but then she thought about the coming days, and the bitterness on her face was very obvious, because she had to work in the fields for a long time before the spring outing. Thinking about the two days of farm work that everyone said was hardly heavy, she suddenly felt very powerless.

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During this time, the biting cold wind in the sky became gentle, no longer biting but with a touch of gentleness.

However, the temperature is still not high, it is the kind of situation where it is freezing but not freezing, and all the snow is slowly melting.

The ice in the river has become very thin, and the children in the village have lost their skating paradise.

But they changed to smashing the ice with rocks to listen to the sound, but this kind of game is boring after all.

They would break some willow branches and twist off the bark to make a "croak" and blow it all over the streets.

Not long after, this small river, where many children came to play every day, was relegated to the sidelines and became very quiet.

Spring River Plumbing Duck Prophet, at this time, you can often see the shadows of some migratory birds returning in the sky.

Every day I can hear some birds chirping, as if spring has returned and everything on earth is reviving.

After clearing out a series of debris such as corn silk and sorghum roots in the ground two days ago, Village Chief Zhao and Captain Liang would carry an iron rod to the ground to check the thawing situation every day.

The black soil here is very fertile. Fertilizing, plowing, and sowing can be carried out after the soil has thawed for about five to ten centimeters.

However, the livestock in the village contributed the most to this process, so they have been eating extra meals these days.

During this period, Zhang Yaozu made gains almost every day, and brought Zhang Xiangjun into the trap.

Han Li was summoned to the county town. This time he went mainly for a meeting, and the health workers were asked to do a good job in spring epidemic prevention.

Earnestly implement the "two managements and five reforms", especially those villages that have started raising pigs individually.

(The two pipes are water pipes and manure pipes, and the five reforms refer to improving water sources, kitchens, toilets, livestock pens, and the environment.)

In particular, we must prevent the occurrence of infectious diseases and parasitic diseases. Early detection and reporting must be achieved, and the situation must not be allowed to spread.

Finally, some medicines and equipment were replenished for each hygienist, and a lot of bleaching powder and lime powder were also collected.

Bleaching powder should be put into drinking water, and lime powder should be used in toilets and livestock pens.

After Han Li returned from the county seat, bleaching powder was directly poured into the two wells in the village.

As for the strips of lime powder, they will be handed over to the village committee, and the village will send vehicles to bring them back. In addition to being used in the pig pens in the village, the rest will be distributed to the villagers who raise pigs.

Han Li calculated the time, and then told his wives that he took the two lynxes into the mountain. If someone came to see him, he said that this was the best time to dig some rhizome herbs and he couldn't miss it.

In fact, Han Li went to the mountains to collect medicinal materials this time, because the quality of these medicinal materials is very high, and they are a good choice whether for personal use or storage.

But Han Li's main purpose this time was to collect birch sap, which is a colorless or slightly yellowish liquid released from birch trees.

Birch sap can only be collected once a year, in spring when the birch trees are turning green and filling their pulp.

And its collection time is very short, only about half a month, and it can only be done during the period from mid-April to early May in the Gregorian calendar.

Birch sap is recognized in the world as a nutrient-rich physiologically active water. It is rich in dozens of trace elements, amino acids, and vitamins needed by the human body, and is known as the "magic sap."

Birch sap is known as the "Queen of the Forest" and "Liquid Bread" in China, and has been included in the medical annals.

It is known as "forest drink" in Northern Europe and "water of life" in lighthouse countries.

He is known as the "Blood Scavenger" in the Maple Leaf Country, and as the "Protector of Human Health" in his little life.

In the Victorian era, the Queen of Great Britain took a lot of birch sap to prevent her hair from thinning, and it later became one of the royal drinks.

In the Polar Bear Empire, it is known as "Polar Bear Holy Water", "Natural Beer", and "Tree Blood".

In addition, birch is also a symbol of the Polar Bear Empire, and has been respected by the Russians since ancient times.

Because in ancient times, people in the Polar Bear area generally used birch for heating, used branches to feed cattle, used trunks and bark to make household items, plates, decorations, children's toys, storage boxes and amulets, and used birch branches to make bath brooms, etc.

The written records of polar bears originated from birch chips and birch bark, and birch branches were also used as mysterious religious instruments.

They believed that the energy of trees was closer to women, so young girls would dance in circles around birch trees, begging for their help and protection.

Moreover, the ancestors of polar bears believed that birch sap was the source of life. They collected sap in special containers made of birch, believing that the beneficial effects of birch sap would be preserved longer in such containers. At that time, polar bear witch doctors also widely used birch sap to treat diseases.

It was not until the 1930s that a polar bear official visited the Lighthouse Country and found that they were drinking orange juice.

They did not have such a thing in their country, so they began to vigorously promote birch sap drinks, which became popular in many countries.

Later, after more scientific testing, birch sap was found to be rich in trace elements such as sodium, potassium, amino acids, iron, manganese, and natural vitamins B1 and B12 that are beneficial to the human body.

Birch sap can enhance the body's resistance to infectious diseases and has an anti-inflammatory effect on gastrointestinal mucus.

Birch sap can help treat upper and lower respiratory tract diseases, and has the effect of expectoration and strengthening the body.

Regular drinking of birch sap can purify the blood, maintain the liver, and remove harmful substances accumulated in the blood due to infectious diseases, such as fat, alcohol, virus residues, etc.

Especially in spring, when you feel sleepy, depressed, and distracted, a glass of birch sap every day has a good effect.

However, birch sap is not something that anyone can drink. Some patients with allergies and kidney stones need to be careful.

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How could Han Li miss such a good thing? He wanted to reserve more birch sap while he was still here.

However, when Han Li climbed halfway up the mountain, he suddenly felt that even if there was no birch sap, his trip was worth it.

During this period, the color of the willow trees slowly changed from dark red to crimson, and they looked like sunset glow under the reflection of the white snow.

In early spring in March, the red makeup is ten miles long.

Moreover, hairy dogs have grown on many willow branches, which reminded Han Li of a poem he had read somewhere.

At first glance, it looked like red bean branches, but the branches were full of lovesickness.

Thinking of you is like the eyes of a beautiful woman, with hairy eyes and a little crazy.

At this time, some green coptis and red azaleas have appeared intermittently in this icy and snowy land.

The clusters of green in the icy and snowy land that look like shepherd's purse are coptis, and the bright red and tender azaleas are azaleas.

Although their number is still very small, they have brought the breath of spring to this cold and lonely land.

Azaleas are also called Manshanhong and Yingshanhong, but locals prefer to call it primrose.

Azalea is also known as the Snow Princess. It sprouts in the winter snow and blooms in the spring cold. When all other plants turn green, the Snow Princess will quietly disappear, put on a green dress and blend into this green ocean.

After being refined, Coptis chinensis can clear away heat and dampness, purge fire and detoxify. Han Li will pick up some good ones and put them away after discovering them. The ones with poor appearance will continue to decorate the mountains and fields here, and will be picked when the time is right. Anyway, no one will eat them as wild vegetables.

Han Li hurried on the hillside quickly, the sparrows were still exploring the way ahead, and the two lynxes were always circling around him.

At this time, many wild animals have woken up from hibernation, and it is absolutely not a good idea to be careless.

Especially the blind bear, whose purpose of waking up at this time is similar to Han Li's.

When the blind bear wakes up from hibernation, it usually drinks a ready-made food such as birch juice to replenish the physical deficiency caused by hibernation.

Han Li's method of collecting birch sap was not suitable for others to see, so he could only keep rushing into the deep mountains, which increased the chance of encountering a blind bear.

Han Li had seen a video in his previous life that collecting birch sap required an electric drill, a section of infusion tube or rubber tube, and a clean bottle.

Use an electric drill to drill a hole in the tree, then insert the tube into it, and the other end of the tube is connected to the bottle.

The electric drill can be replaced by other tools, but Han Li only has a few infusion tubes and bottles, which can't meet his large collection of birch sap.

So Han Li planned to use the decomposition to make a birch sap collector with a wooden tube and a wooden barrel. Although this thing is not too complicated, it can't let others see such a large number.

When Han Li shuttled through the mountains and forests, the birds singing in the trees and the deer calls faintly heard in the distance made him feel refreshed. Even while running, he couldn't help but let out a long roar.

"Ah, roar."

At this time, the leader Liu at the wilderness station received a call, and a voice that hadn't been heard for a long time came from it.

"Haha. Lao Liu, I'm Gao Hu. It's not easy to talk to you on the phone. I have to transfer at least four times."

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