I practiced medicine in ancient times

It is now the coldest time of the year and the farming season is off. No villagers in Shili Village go out to work. Almost every household stays at home burning firewood to keep warm, and no one is walking around in the village.

Xu Qingyi went home in a carriage without attracting the attention of the villagers.

The carriage stopped in front of the Xu family's door. Xu Qingyi jumped off the carriage and looked up at the sky. Although the sun was shining down, the cold wind was biting and people could not feel a trace of warmth.

"Dad, Mom, I'm back." The driver carried the things down and drove back. Xu Qingyi shouted towards the backyard of his home.

Then there was a noise from the backyard, and Zhu, Zhang and others hurried out from the backyard. After seeing Xu Qingyi coming back, Zhu's face showed joy and asked, "Qingyi, why did you come back at this time?"

"These are broken rice, and more than ten feet of cloth, and some cakes. What's going on, Qingyi?" Zhang also saw the things at her daughter's feet. She took a look and asked in surprise.

"The thing is..., I have been promoted to a disciple in the clinic, and these things are the monthly salary allocated to me by the shopkeeper for half a year so that I can go home and have a good New Year." Xu Qingyi told everyone in the Xu family the whole story.

Upon hearing this, Zhu, Zhang, Little Zhu and the Xu Dafu brothers all showed expressions of joy on their faces.

Zhu even exclaimed that Xu Qingyi had become more promising and was extremely happy.

Before, Xu Qingyi was promoted to apprentice in the clinic. He taught them how to harvest and prepare several kinds of medicinal herbs. After making a lot of money by selling them to the clinic, they thought Xu Qingyi had a promising future. Now that they see Qingyi has made further progress in the clinic, they are very happy.

Zhu took the things Xu Qingyi brought back to the warehouse, and took Xu Qingyi to the firewood room to warm themselves by the fire. She asked about Xu Qingyi's well-being and a warm atmosphere filled the air.

Xu Qingyi opened a bag of pastries in his hand, smiled faintly, distributed them to his younger brothers and sisters, and touched their heads.

The second brother Xu Qingping thanked him and started eating in small bites.

The third sister, fourth brother and fifth sister, the three little ones, drooled with greed. They took the pastries handed over by Xu Qingyi and started to eat them with big mouthfuls.

Obviously, they had never tasted such delicious food. Satisfied smiles were on their faces, and their happy eyes were narrowed to a thin slit.

Xu Qingyi watched them eat with gusto, her face full of satisfaction.

As for the elders in the family, they did not take the cakes. Maybe they were reluctant to eat them, or maybe they wanted to save them for the children. This scene made people feel the warmth and love of home.

"Grandma, this tael of silver is the reward for the medicine competition. These six hundred coins are my advance for six months' salary. Please keep it." At this time, Xu Qingyi took out the silver and handed it to Zhu.

"So many." Zhu was so surprised that her words could not express it.

In the past, Qingyi from her family never brought back money, but this year, not only did she bring back money one after another, she also taught them how to harvest several kinds of medicinal herbs and sold them for a lot of money. The money their family saved in the second half of this year is equivalent to the money they saved in a whole year.

"My granddaughter will bring back more money in the future.

We will try to renovate our house next year, build a few more rooms, buy a few acres of land, raise a few more pigs, chickens and ducks. "Xu Qingyi knew that the family was poor enough and wanted to make every penny count.

This time, Zhu was naturally surprised that she brought back more than one or two taels of silver.

"Okay, mother will wait." Zhang smiled and did not take Xu Qingyi's words seriously, but treated it as a joke.

"Qingyi, now that you have been promoted to a disciple in the clinic, can you also arrange Qingping and Qingan to study medicine and make pharmacy in the clinic?" After thinking about this, Zhu said to Xu Qingyi.

Now that Zhu sees that her eldest granddaughter has not only learned real skills but also made money, and that medical skills are a craft that can be passed down from generation to generation, she naturally wants her eldest granddaughter to study medicine as well so that she can have the skills to settle down and make a living in the future.

"I asked the shopkeeper when I went home today. I can be arranged to work in the clinic to learn medicine and make pharmacy, but I have to start as a menial worker. The path to promotion is the same as before.

But you don’t have to sell yourself to enter the clinic to learn skills. You need to pay 200 coins per month as tuition, and the clinic provides food and accommodation.”

"That's great. Qingping and Qing'an, you must learn to read and write from Old Zhang. Once you have learned all the knowledge, you can go to the clinic to learn skills as soon as possible." Upon hearing this, Zhu's face was filled with joy.

"Second brother and third sister, how many words have you learned now?" Xu Qingyi asked his younger brother and sister.

"I have learned about three hundred words, and Qing'an has learned more than two hundred." Xu Qingping looked at his elder sister seriously.

"That's right, I'll stay at home these days and teach you well." It has been more than a month since the last time, and on average I can learn nearly ten words a day. For a novice like my brother and sister-in-law, this is very good.

It can be seen that they worked hard.

"Mom urges them every day." Ever since Zhang decided to send her son and younger daughter to the clinic to learn skills, she has been urging her children to learn to read. Now, all that's left is for her children to learn to read so that they can go to the clinic to learn skills with her eldest daughter.

Zhang was very glad that she had foresight in advance.

"Dad, uncle, let's go up the mountain again tomorrow.

Since I am spending more time at home these days, I will teach you how to harvest and prepare several kinds of medicinal herbs.

Second brother, go to the Bai family and let the Bai family's grandmother and aunt go up the mountain with us tomorrow." The most important thing for Xu Qingyi to do when he returned home this time was to teach his family how to collect and prepare several kinds of medicinal herbs.

There is a harvesting time for medicinal herbs in every season and solar term, provided that you can find them in the mountains.

Xu Qingyi also planned to take his family to the mountains to collect medicinal herbs throughout the year or during some special solar terms to ensure that they have work to do all year round and can earn money.

This time when he returns home, Xu Qingyi will take a lot of time to teach his family how to harvest and prepare several kinds of medicinal herbs. Only by letting his family master these skills can he ensure that they can collect herbs from the mountains and sell them to the Rejuvenation Clinic when he is not around.

"It's winter and very cold. Is there any herbs to collect?" When Zhu heard that her eldest granddaughter would take them to the mountain to collect herbs tomorrow, her eyes lit up.

“Some medicinal herbs can be harvested all year round, but this requires extremely high experience and discernment.

It is actually much easier to find medicinal herbs in winter than in spring, summer and autumn, because everything withers in winter, and the shape and characteristics of herbs are more obvious, which makes it easier to find medicinal herbs.

The ancient medicine experts were able to accurately determine the growing areas of medicinal materials by observing their growing environment, shape, smell and other characteristics.

Winter is actually the golden season for collecting herbs for those ancient people.

My granddaughter is not very talented, but she has some natural talent in medicine. We won't be afraid of not being able to find herbs when we go up the mountain tomorrow.

The weather is very cold, and picking herbs is also much more difficult. After all, it is inconvenient to work in the cold, and some herbs may be frozen and difficult to pick. "Xu Qingyi said calmly and confidently.

Xu Qingyi's appearance seemed to have influenced the other members of the Xu family. They all looked ready to do something big.