Chapter 1532: Discoveries on the Road Ahead

Because of the appearance of the Huaxia Cavalry, Zhishou, who had originally wanted to stay in Qingqiu City, was also tempted; he decided that this time, he would follow Baifeng to the Shennong Clan, and since there were also all kinds of Huaxia Weapons, he really wanted to see how Huaxia fought wars.

The marching speed of the Xuanyuan Tribe was not particularly fast, and the stumbling blocks along the way had basically been cleared by the troops in front, but since Xuanyuan was bringing many people and many tools, they cleared the way a bit more while they were at it.

With so many people walking through, this path had already formed a very distinct road; there were originally no roads in the world, but when many people walk, it naturally becomes a road.

The road they were walking on now might not be the best route to the Shennong Clan, but since they were not familiar enough with the terrain and other aspects, it was difficult to open up a newer, closer, and better road; this road was undoubtedly the best choice for now, and in the future, if the Xuanyuan Tribe needed to travel back and forth between Qingqiu City and the Shennong Clan, this would be a necessary path.

Baifeng also set off with his team; there was no need for a guide, as the path was already very clear, while Zhishou was riding an ox—how could such an important person walk on his own when traveling? Of course, he had to ride an ox.

Although Baifeng was also traveling on horseback, even with a saddle, it was still very chafing to his crotch, so after riding for a stretch, he had to get down and walk to avoid bruising his crotch.

Those Cavalrymen practiced riding every day, so they had long since grown calluses between their thighs and were accustomed to that posture, which is why they did not feel much discomfort during long-distance riding.

Baifeng, who had not entered such a wilderness for many years, was still a little excited to see the scene before him; if he were alone, he would certainly be afraid and panicked walking on such a small path, as one never knew where a wild beast might suddenly pop out and bite one's neck off.

But here, including the people transporting food and Weapons, there were already over ten thousand people; what kind of wild beast would dare to attack them? Even if they had the guts of a bear or leopard, they would not dare to get too close.

Of course, it was impossible to avoid some fledgling wild beasts that had never seen humans and wanted to test if they were targets they could attack, or were simply curious, but they became a meal before they could even start testing; any wild beast with a bit of sense would try its best to avoid them.

Baifeng also found some of his own wild interest; here, he could see many, many wild plants and animals that he could not see in Huaxia, and even Changle had not seen many of them; for most of them, Baifeng could only identify them to the level of Phylum, and there were many whose names he could not say at all.

He also encountered many medicinal herbs, including things like golden hair dog spine and chicken blood vine, which were medicinal herbs that could not be seen in Huaxia, and they were relatively commonly used ones at that.

This was on the territory of the Xuanyuan Tribe, but that did not prevent Baifeng from having people dig up and collect some, mostly to be used as specimens; if he wanted a large quantity with a stable supply, he would have to let the Xuanyuan Tribe dig them up themselves, and have them trade with Huaxia after harvesting them.

As they gradually entered the territory of the Shennong Clan, Baifeng discovered even more medicinal herbs; he also had people record them one by one to keep as specimens, among which was the best Rehmannia here—it was abundant in quantity and excellent in quality, much better than what was produced in Huaxia.

As for medicinal herbs, wild ones are certainly good, but they have a greater relationship with the region; in many cases, wild medicinal herbs in some places are not as good as those planted in authentic producing areas (that is, authentic, not "the right way," I didn't type it wrong).

For example, Angelica; Sichuan Angelica has no medicinal value, not even if it is wild; the best is Min Angelica.

The same medicinal herb produced in different regions has different effects; for example, the effects of Fritillaria, Sichuan Fritillaria and Zhejiang Fritillaria are different—Sichuan is for clearing and Zhejiang is for moistening—so Sichuan Fritillaria and Zhejiang Fritillaria are used as two different medicinal herbs.

The place Baifeng saw now indeed had top-quality Rehmannia; even if it was not the season for harvesting, or rather, not the best season for harvesting, Baifeng still had people dig them up in large quantities when resting or setting up camp, because as long as it was on the Grass, one could basically see them; it was considered a dominant Grass species, very common, and there were also many under the trees in the forest.

With many people and a long time, they had already filled several large hemp sacks in the few days of marching, but carrying them like this all the time was indeed a waste of transport capacity, so Baifeng had people put the Rehmannia, which had been slightly air-dried over the past few days, into bags and hang them up on a tall tree.

Wild beasts might not necessarily eat Rehmannia, but if left on the ground, it was very likely that it would have already rotted by the time they returned; after thinking it over, Baifeng stopped having people dig them up and instead told the people of the Xuanyuan Tribe that when they returned, they could dig up as much as they could, and Huaxia would accept it all without fail.

Another important medicinal herb, which was also food, was discovered by Baifeng; it was not that Baifeng recognized it at a glance, but rather that he only recognized it after the people of the Xuanyuan Tribe dug it out.

That was yam; when the people of the Xuanyuan Tribe saw this thing with a huge root, they still subconsciously wanted to dig it out to see—in case it was edible, right?

They had not eaten it before, but this time it was a coincidence; at the resting place, someone saw a small section exposed, and the vine above had already grown very, very long; he was holding a "try it out" mentality, and since he was idle with nothing to do, he took a pointed wooden stick and dug and dug.

Then, after digging out a large piece, he accidentally broke it; knowing that Baifeng was knowledgeable, he specifically brought it for Baifeng to see; Baifeng would not ignore him just because he was a member of the Xuanyuan Tribe, but treated him as usual.

When he held a flat and wide yam in his hand, Baifeng was very excited because it looked like there was no problem at all; he rubbed a little of the mucus onto his hand, and after a while, itching appeared, which made Baifeng completely certain that it was undoubtedly a yam.

That day, he had people peel and cut the yam into pieces, and then stewed it with cured pork ribs for soup; the taste was still delicious, and it could be considered one of the few dishes of this era that could completely overlap with the taste of food in later generations.

Discovering a type of edible food was of course a big event; Zhishou arranged for them to continue digging to see how big they could dig out; as it turned out, that one yam was at least three meters long, and it was wide, thick, and very heavy; this one yam could keep a person full for many days—a great happy event, after all, it was such a high-yielding food.

Baifeng also said that this thing was not yet in the best season for harvesting, so they must wait until after autumn to dig it; Baifeng also looked at the withered vines from last year, which had Wax Seeds similar to wind chimes on them; as long as the Wax Seeds had finished forming, the root would also be at its largest.