319 7.47 Who Want To Be Billionaire...I Mean Herbalist Extraordinaire... (2/2)
We went back to our camp after 3 minutes on Cruising Along and found Will.I.Am was weeding and watering the plants. The crops are getting more healthier, most probably he got greener fingers than mine.
”Will, can you come here for a minute, sir robin wants to talk to you.” Jean Lethal instructed Will.I.Am who was busy tending to the fruit and vegetable garden and arranging the compost near the mounds of earth.
”Yes, sir, what can I be of service?” Will.I.Am appeared before me with his fingernails covered with the compost that he had placed in the fruit and vegetable garden.
”How well do you know about herbs? I mean about mushrooms, algae and ginseng?” I asked as he sat down cross-legged before us.
”Not very much, sir. The only ones I know are those wild mushrooms that could be eaten with scrambled eggs and some garnishings. Why do you ask, sir? Would you want me to harvest some for you for our meals or use the spores to make a plantation for our future garden.”
”I could make a few more pounds to extend the garden from this side onwards.” Will.I.Am pointed to the spot before the fruit and vegetable garden that is now lush with greens. It would be a week before we can start harvesting some of them.
”Hmm, Will...do you know the properties of these mushrooms or not? I mean their properties in healing and making some kind of concoction to replace loss Essense?”
”Not really, sir JL, I know these to make food and I am able to differentiate those edible and poison ones. Not really poison ones that can kill on the spot, but just makes you quest and vomit all day long.”
”Hmm, tell me more about mushrooms. I need to know more about them.” I said as we all got ready our notepads and pens to take down important notes.
”Those mushrooms or fungus such as incolours of white, yellowish or slightly black or totally black, are edible and they are called fern or black fungus respective and grows on rotting branches.”
”After a rainy day, some mushrooms would sprout with a plain brown colour top and these are edible. Just avoid any other colours I mention just now, sir.”
”Algae are those grown on tree barks are not suitable for consumption, algae found in the rover or sea, clinging to rocks and the aide banks are edible after a drying process. They are so-called weeds that contain a lot of nutrients, just avoid those on stagnant waters.”
”Ginseng is abundance here in the forest and I had seen their distinctive 5 leaves low shrub with either white or red flowers. I could pick these leaves for you to see and there are 2 variations to this. Don't mistake it with a poison ivy shrub. These ginseng shrubs only grow up to ankle-high and anything above it is just it's a lookalike.”
”Give me 5 minutes and I fetch you the ginseng leaves to put it in your notepads so you would remember them.” Will.I.Am said as he soon left running towards the forest and returned with the ginseng leaves and the rhizome that looked between galangal and also ginger but had longer kind of thin tuber-like form.
”Sirs and ma'am, these are the Ginseng leaves, stem and root I'm talking about. There's an abundance of them growing in the forest and there would be a shrub here and there with one or more ginseng root. This is a slow-growing plant and would take some weeks before the leaves and stem could be harvested.”
”Remember what the physician said about ginseng that costs 5 gold coins that have healing capabilities of 5 points every 2 seconds for a period of 10 seconds and a cooling time of 2 minutes? I've just had a brilliant idea... Hahahahahaha.” I laughed hysterically with a money-making glint in my eyes.