I Am A Prodigy

Chapter 416 Leave the Roots When Collecting Herbs Zhao Liangying and Hu Yue’er both looked at Ye Lingchen speechlessly.“Baby Ying, does Lingchen know how to cook?” Hu Yue’er asked softly in disbelief.

Although Zhao Liangying was not that fond of Hu Yue’er, her unhappiness was only limited to her heart. She wanted to maintain her image in front of Ye Lingchen and nodded just as soon as Hu Yue’er asked that question. “He does, and it’s very delicious. He made porridge for me the other time. It didn’t have much ingredients, but it was delicious!”

Zhao Liangying could still imagine the taste at the thought of that porridge. She remembered that it was fish porridge too.

Hu Yue’er looked at Zhao Liangying with brightened eyes and asked, “Have you both met? What’s your relationship with him?”

Murkiness bubbled in Zhao Liangying’s eyes and she smiled in her heart. She finally had enough and wanted to smite the girl’s interest so she would be forced to retreat.

“I’m working under Lingchen’s company. We meet often, and he has a very close relationship with my good friend Xiao Feifei.” Zhao Liangying kept her voice low and gave Hu Yue’er a triumphant glance.

Sure enough, Hu Yue’er’s brows furrowed slightly and had started to visualize everything herself.

It came as a surprise that Ye Lingchen was still very close to Xiao Feifei. Hu Yue’er knew of Xiao Feifei since the latter was the queen of the screen, a goddess through-and-through, and someone who had also established a film and television entertainment company. Xiao Feifei was a combination of beauty and power.

Then, she glanced inconspicuously at Zhao Liangying with sympathy.

She could easily see through that silly girl’s thoughts—Zhao Liangying wanted to keep her as far away from Ye Lingchen as possible.

However, Zhao Liangying was under Xiao Feifei’s company and was close friends with Xiao Feifei as well. Did she never think about whether she would be prepared to vie for a man’s affection with Xiao Feifei? Hu Yue’er thought that the silly girl was even more hopeless compared to herself. It was ironic that Zhao Liangying was still so content and smug.

While two of them were having devious thoughts, Ye Lingchen concentrated on collecting medicine. After collecting some Dwarf Lilyturf, he raised his leg and walked toward another herb.

The leaves of that herb were elliptic-lanceolate with a cuneate base, pubescent adaxially and abaxially. Botanical terms used when describing a plant. It is instantly understandable to anyone with knowledge of botanical description, and Ye Lingchen does describe the plant rather accurately here.Leaf apexes were acute while margins were serrated[1]. The shape was indeed very different from other grasses, but most people certainly would not think that it was some kind of herbal medicine.

“Lingchen, what’s this?”

“Ox Knee[2]!” Ye Lingchen said faintly, and then said casually, “The root of this herb can be used as medicine. It can promote blood circulation and help with menstruation. It can also treat postpartum abdominal pain, irregular menstruation, amenorrhea, epistaxis, toothache, beriberi edema. When cooked, it can nourish the liver and kidney, and strengthen one’s waist and knees. It can be used to treat waist and knee pain, liver and kidney deficiencies, grazes, and bruises.”

“So amazing.” Hu Yue’er was marveling at two things; Ye Lingchen’s exposition, and the use of those herbs.

No one could have imagined that an unnoticeable herb had so many uses.

At the same time, she felt quite excited deep down, because after hearing the effect of that herbal medicine, it seemed just right for her present situation. She believed that he had kept her in his thoughts.

Next, Ye Lingchen continued to gather some other herbs, with Zhao Liangying and Hu Yue’er playing the role of curious babies asking a barrage of questions. Ye Lingchen was always able to explain the habits, characteristics, and uses of each herb.

[Well, I’m convinced that God Ye really is awesome.]

[Ashamed! I’m really ashamed of myself when I see God Ye! We all underwent a nine-year compulsory education, but why are you so outstanding?]

[Educated, really educated. I’m a graduate student in a medical university and I don’t even know any of these herbs.]

[The previous poster is a doctor for western medicine. If you learn Chinese medicine, you’d still know a little bit about these herbs.]

[Ayy, Chinese medicine hasn’t declined. I did not expect to find hope in this within God Ye.]

[Upstairs, have you forgotten Miracle Doctor Y, his knowledge in Chinese medicine is…very strong. Very strong!]

[God Ye actually plays basketball. Can you believe he’s such a spectacular sports superstar?]

[F*ck, if you didn’t remind me, I would’ve forgotten that God Ye was a basketball player. He’s a jack of all trades.]

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“Okay, let’s go back.” Ye Lingchen stood up and said.

“Lingchen, we’re only going to pick this amount of herbal medicine?” Zhao Liangying asked curiously.

Ye Lingchen only picked a little bit of each herbal medicine. There were even some which he took only a small portion of the rhizome. Even after picking for so long, it was not enough to fill his hand.

“It’s enough.” Ye Lingchen smiled. “There’s a saying in medicine collecting, ‘Whoever that uses the plant parts above ground must leave the roots intact; whoever that uses the underground part should collect the old and leave the young. Take that which is dense and leave that which is sparse.’ Only in such a manner will it not damage the flourishing of herbs, so they can be passed down to the next generation.”

[666666, God Ye is really the most perfect Prince Charming.]

[I was just thinking of picking all these herbs and selling them for money. I feel so ashamed!]

[God Ye is right in leaving the roots when collecting herbs. We must respect nature’s gifts. That’s the only way for it to proliferate.]

[Sigh, thinking of the environmental destruction in the world right now, if we all be like God Ye, perhaps not many things would go extinct in the future.]

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“Hehehe, let’s go back quickly.” Zhao Liangying smiled as she felt that Ye Lingchen was always correct.

Ye Lingchen’s temperament was very much beyond earthly in nature, but he may not have noticed it. His aura had gradually begun to change, and in countless situations, he no longer looked at the world from the eyes of ordinary people. It was probably related to his Qi Refinement and his erudition. To put it bluntly, it was a kind of foundation.

Moreover, his aura could easily rub off on people around him and convince others.

The three of them embarked on a journey back home while talking and laughing.

At that time, Huang Lei, He Jia, and Wei Daxun were waiting in the Mushroom Hut. They picked some corn and potatoes and were thinking about how to cook for lunch.

Hearing the sound of footsteps outside, they all looked up in unison.

“They’re back.” He Jia smiled. “Judging from their looks, they probably managed to get something.”

“Wow, what a big fish!” Wei Daxun had already rushed out. He could not help but exclaim in excitement when he saw the three fish in the hand net.

All three fish were very strong, as they were full of vitality and continued to struggle in the hand net even until then.

“You’re all really amazing.” He Jia gave a thumbs up to the three of them. It was very difficult to catch fish with a hand net alone.

“Hey, each one of these fish is more than two kilos, right? They’re so fat!” Huang Lei also said. “How did you catch them?”

“These three fishes are too silly. We put the hand net there and they swam in by themselves,” Ye Lingchen said casually and poured the three fish into the fish tank as he spoke.

“Wow, really? Then your luck is just too amazing,” Wei Daxun said.

“Hahaha, today’s meal is going to be good.” Huang Lei also smiled.

Zhao Liangying and Hu Yue’er giggled secretly from the sidelines and did not say a word.

The live broadcast room also flew into a frenzy, with excitement aplenty.

[Hahaha, God Ye is laying low. I didn’t expect them to believe it.]

[God Ye is too lazy to explain. If he did that, there’ll be another wave of exclamations and questions. He’ll be annoyed to death.]

[In my opinion, God Ye is not interested in putting up a front with three big men. If they’re replaced with three beauties, then hehehe…]

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[1] Botanical terms used when describing a plant. It is instantly understandable to anyone with knowledge of botanical description, and Ye Lingchen does describe the plant rather accurately here.

[2] 牛膝 bears the common name of Ox Knee, which is a literal translation. It is known scientifically as Achyranthes bidentata, with two distinct varieties: var. bidentata and var. japonica. It is quite a common plant, ranging across much of Asia.