I practiced medicine in ancient times

Zi Lin and the other four nodded silently. They knew that Xu Qingyi was right. At this critical juncture, any panic might lead to failure in the game.

Xu Qingyi went on to say: "The next step is to rely on luck. But remember, luck is also part of strength. As long as we try our best, no matter what the result is, we will not regret it."

Zi Lin and the other five were encouraged by Xu Qingyi's words. They took a deep breath and prepared to face the next challenge. They knew that this medicine competition was not only for themselves, but also for the entire clinic.

As time passed, those who participated in the competition gradually left, and soon it was Xu Qingyi and his friends' turn.

"The next group, Xu Qingyi, Zilin, and Li Li, you go in when they come out."

When Xu Qingyi entered the examination room, he saw three tables placed in an N shape inside.

There were baskets of medicinal herbs on the table, including roots, barks, leaves and grasses.

The two examiners sat on the upper left and right sides. No matter which direction Xu Qingyi argued about the medicine, the two examiners could see him.

And when she found out that one of the examiners was an acquaintance she met yesterday, she smiled faintly and nodded to the old man as a greeting.

The old man also smiled, and Xu Qingyi nodded.

"Ahem! The medicine identification begins now." After the door of the wing room was closed, an examiner in the wing room saw that the visitor was a contestant from Huichuntang. He also saw that the contestant knew Doctor Xie of Huichuntang. Just in case, he did not give Xu Qingyi time to check the medicinal materials and immediately asked her to identify the medicine.

"Licorice, Aster, Pueraria, Poria..., Peucedanum, Platycodon, Codonopsis, Bupleurum, Astragalus, Sophora flavescens, Acanthopanax bark, Cyperus rotundus bark..., Ligusticum chuanxiong, Geranium..." The identification of medicines starts from easy to difficult, and then starts with putting two extremely confusing herbs together.

For example, Codonopsis pilosula and Bupleurum chinense are very similar in shape, color and smell. In order to increase the difficulty, the eyes and lion head of Codonopsis pilosula are removed, and the pearl plate of Bupleurum chinense is also removed.

Xu Qingyi was still able to tell it apart, relying on the trachoma on the silver Bupleurum.

In addition, these medicinal herbs also include several kinds of cold medicinal herbs that are not commonly used in the north and south.

There are differences in the use of medicines between the north and the south. Some medicinal materials are widely used in the south but rarely seen in the north, and vice versa.

However, these uncommon medicinal herbs from the north and south may not be recognized even by the locals because they have not seen them often.

It can be seen that the first game of medicine debate is not that simple.

Doctor Xie and Doctor Zhou, the two examiners, were surprised to see that Xu Qingyi took only a moment to identify each medicinal ingredient, no matter whether it was from easy to confusing herbs or herbs from the north and south that were less popular. They saw that Xu Qingyi did not pause and could accurately name the herbs.

The medicinal materials for the first test of drug identification were carefully selected by them. In order to increase the difficulty, they also specially found several obscure and uncommon medicinal materials.

Even if they were asked to identify and differentiate the herbs themselves, they might not be able to do it like Xu Qingyi, who could accurately identify each medicinal ingredient without spending too much time.

They couldn't help but feel surprised at Xu Qingyi's solid basic knowledge of medicine identification, and were also surprised that Xu Qingyi had such a level at such a young age.

"Yes, you were able to identify each medicinal herb in just one breath, and all of them were correct. You are quite capable. I'm afraid you will win the first game.

The medicinal materials for the first round of assessment were carefully selected by us, and there were also cold medicinal materials from the north and south mixed in. Even old doctors like me can't identify medicines as fast as you." Doctor Xie's eyes lit up, and he looked at Xu Qingyi and praised her.

“Since you have some skills, I will make the next questions more difficult.

The preparation of medicinal materials requires the mastery of steaming, boiling, frying, roasting, calcining, and roasting. Each method has different characteristics and scope of application, and needs to be used flexibly.

Slicing medicinal materials is also a technical job. If the slices are too thick, it will affect the release and absorption of the medicinal effect; if the slices are too thin, they are easy to break and lose the medicinal effect. Therefore, it is necessary to master the appropriate thickness when slicing to ensure the maximum medicinal effect.

So the question is, which of these herbs are not suitable for slicing? " Doctor Xie and Doctor Zhou looked at each other, and Doctor Zhou asked Xu Qingyi after Doctor Xie nodded.

"The white peony root is cut too thick, the herb is cut too thin, the white mulberry bark is cut too narrow... In addition, the angelica root is too oily, and black spots have appeared in the codonopsis..." Xu Qingyi chuckled and walked around the three tables, pointing out the shortcomings of these herbs one by one, and even going beyond the scope to point out the shortcomings of some herbs.

Doctor Xie and Doctor Zhou looked at each other, surprise showing on their faces.

It's not that what Xu Qingyi said was wrong, but Xu Qingyi pointed out the shortcomings of the slices of some medicinal materials, and also pointed out the problems of several medicinal materials.

"Okay, very good. You go down first. Wait until all the contestants in the first round have finished the exam, then you can leave." Doctor Xie said to Xu Qingyi with a smile.

After Xu Qingyi left, he took out the roster, found Xu Qingyi's name, and gave her a full score of 10.

Doctor Zhou also gave Xu Qingyi a score of 10.

Xu Qingyi was sent to a side room where more than twenty contestants were already inside, some standing, some sitting, or chatting in groups of three or four.

After Xu Qingyi came in, he just glanced at Xu Qingyi casually and ignored her.

Firstly, he didn't know Xu Qingyi, and secondly, he felt that Xu Qingyi was a little young and didn't think she could learn any skills.

The youngest person participating in this medicine competition was fifteen years old, and each of them had studied medicine and made medicines for at least eight or nine years. Only Xu Qingyi was skinny and small, and looked like a little girl. Naturally, the contestants did not take Xu Qingyi seriously.

"Qingyi, how's your medicine identification going? Are you confident? It's too difficult. I haven't identified several herbs yet." After Zi Lin finished the assessment, she saw Xu Qingyi standing in front of the window in the rest room. She walked over and asked Xu Qingyi in a low voice.

"It's really difficult. I also haven't identified several kinds of medicinal herbs. Qingyi, have you identified them all?" Li Li also looked at Xu Qingyi and asked.

"Yeah!" Xu Qingyi nodded slightly.

"Qingyi, you are so awesome." Zilin said with some envy.

"It's difficult for those who don't know how to do it, but it's not difficult for those who know how to do it."

"It seems that in the first match, Qingyi, you will be able to take the lead." Li Li's face showed a slight smile of joy.

The people from their own clinic were able to win the first place in the first game, which was a great honor for them.