I practiced medicine in ancient times

"Senior Brother Xu, are you coming from the capital to participate in this medicine competition?" Xu Qingyi asked with an idea in his mind.

"Yes, which county or town are you from, junior sister? Who is your master?" Xu Junpeng asked.

“I’m sorry to disappoint you, Senior Brother. I’m from Qingshui Town. A few years ago, there was a disaster in my hometown and I sold myself to the Huichun Clinic.

As for my master, I don't have one, and I just became an apprentice less than three months ago." After hearing this, Xu Qingyi understood what Xu Junpeng meant. He was trying to find out where he came from, and if he performed well in the next two games, he wanted to recruit him.

The competition in pharmacy and medicine not only provides a stage for individuals to display their talents, but also serves as a channel for the upper class to discover, cultivate and select outstanding talents. I have really caught the eyes of others.

"What?" Xu Junpeng was a little surprised when he heard that.

“So that’s how it is. Junior sister, your starting point was not high, but you were able to take the top spot in the first round, beating both me and Wang Yongliang. Plus, you passed the apprentice assessment less than three months ago, which shows that you have a talent for medicine.

Qingshui Town is a bit remote. If Junior Sister achieves good results in the second and third games, perhaps I can talk to my grandfather and have you transferred to the Chuanshan County Rejuvenation Clinic."

"Thank you for your appreciation, senior brother. May I know who your grandfather is?" Xu Qingyi smiled and neither agreed nor refused.

“My grandfather was Doctor Xu, one of the six examiners.

In addition, my grandfather was also the imperial physician in the palace, treating the concubines, princesses, and princes in the palace. "Xu Junpeng said his grandfather with great pride.

"I see."

The two chatted for a while, and then Xu Junpeng said goodbye and left. He still had to look for other outstanding players to recruit.

"Junior Sister Xu is really amazing. After she won the first round, people came to recruit her." Wu Yao, who was standing aside, also heard the conversation between Xu Qingyi and Xu Junpeng, and said with envy.

After being transferred from Qingshui Town to Chuanshan County, the treatment there is incomparable to that of Qingshui Town, it is simply like a fish leaping over the dragon gate.

Capital city > prefectural city > county > town. Being able to transfer from the town's Huichun Medical Clinic to the Chuanshan County Huichun Medical Clinic to study medicine and pharmacy, or even become a master, is naturally what young people like Wu Yao are looking forward to.

Moreover, many doctors also hope to be promoted step by step to a prosperous prefecture or county or a rejuvenation clinic in the capital.

Wu Yao felt a little confused when he saw that Xu Qingyi had easily obtained what he had always dreamed of.

When it was halfway through the morning, when the time was up, Doctor Xie and six examiners walked in from outside.

“First of all, congratulations on passing the first round of the Medicine Road Competition. I hope you will do better in the second round.

In the second round of the medicine competition, you draw lots for prescriptions, and then make corresponding pills based on the prescriptions.

This part of the competition is about the quality of the medicine. We will give scores and the candidates will enter the next round according to their ranking. The medicine preparation time ends at Youshi. When the time is up, the medicine preparation will be stopped immediately. You can also hand in your paper and leave early.

The clinic will also provide lunch at noon. Now you will draw prescriptions according to your ranking. After you draw the prescriptions, you can go outside to make your own medicines. "Doctor Xu stepped forward and explained the rules of the second round of the medicine competition to everyone. He also held a pile of prescriptions in his hand.

As soon as Doctor Xu finished speaking, Xu Qingyi stepped forward, bowed respectfully to Doctor Xu, took a prescription from Doctor Xu's hand, then stepped back and carefully checked the medicinal materials in the prescription.

Codonopsis pilosula, Atractylodes macrocephala, Alpinia galanga, Cyperus rotundus......

When Xu Qingyi looked at the medicinal materials in the prescription, he found that after these herbs were ground into powder, they had good water absorption and were easy to shape with water as a binder. This was an excellent prescription for making water-filled pills.

Xu Qingyi made a prompt decision and started making water-filled pills.

First gather the medicinal materials for making Shuifan Pills, and dry them first. After drying, crush the large pieces of medicinal materials in a mortar, and then grind them in an iron medicine mill, and then sieve them. The residue left after sieving should be crushed in a mortar again.

After sifting, grinding and sifting dozens of times, which took nearly two hours, Xu Qingyi twisted some medicinal powder with his index finger and thumb and found that the medicinal powder was already very fine and met the requirements for making water-filled pills. Then he could proceed to the next step.

The fineness of the crushed medicinal materials is crucial to the quality of the Shuifan pills. If it is too coarse, it will affect the efficacy of the medicine, and if it is too fine, the pills will be too loose and unable to be formed. Therefore, when making Shuifan pills, the crushing fineness of the medicinal materials must be strictly controlled. Generally speaking, the fineness of the medicinal materials should be controlled at around 100 meshes, which can not only ensure the full play of the efficacy of the medicine, but also make the pills well formed and easy to take. If the medicinal materials are crushed too coarsely, they should be crushed or screened again to ensure the quality of the Shuifan pills.

After grinding the powder, the second step is to make the mold.

This is the initial stage of making water-filled pills, which involves the selection and use of molds. The process of demolding involves evenly spreading the powder on a wet bamboo plaque, and then using gentle movements to make the powder adhere and gradually increase in size to form a pill mold.

This step is easier said than done. It is not only tiring, but also requires manual skill. If it is not done well, it will not only affect the subsequent pill-making process, but also affect the quality of the final pills.

Xu Qingyi had already prepared the tools for making water-filled pills, including a round bamboo plaque, a bowl of water, a brush, and on the left was the medicinal powder ground into water-filled pills.

Brush water on one side of the bamboo plaque and sprinkle medicinal powder on it. Xu Qingyi then picked up the bamboo plaque and rotated the medicinal powder on it clockwise.

As the powder rotates and slowly absorbs water, it gradually takes on an irregular granular shape, which also means that the demolding is complete.

After the mold is removed, Xu Qingyi continues to add medicine powder (or water) and slowly and rhythmically rotates the bamboo plaque, so that the medicine powder (or water) in the pill mold is coated with the medicine, thus forming pills.

During this process, Xu Qingyi uses different techniques, sometimes kneading the balls and sometimes knocking them over, to ensure that the balls are uniform in size and round in shape.

However, Xu Qingyi's movements were gentle and regular, neither fast nor slow, and filled with a strange beauty, making the pills a pleasure to watch.

Each of her movements is so smooth and natural, yet there is an inner strength, as if every subtle movement of hers contains profound skills. Every move is full of beauty, which makes people marvel at it.

There were fifty people participating in the second competition. Three pharmaceutical laboratories were originally prepared for the preparation of medicines for the competition. Six examiners also needed to patrol back and forth just in case.

Xu Qingyi's pleasing medicine making and outstanding medicine making skills instantly attracted Doctor Xie and Doctor Zhou who were always paying attention to her. Then other patrolling doctors such as Doctor Xu and Doctor An were also attracted by Xu Qingyi and stood not far away watching Xu Qingyi make medicine.