I practiced medicine in ancient times

"Qingyi, you were the one who found the medicinal herbs. We'll need you to teach us in the future. Just take care of it." Wen also knew that Qingyi had been promoted to a disciple in the clinic, and had been promoted repeatedly within a year. It was obvious that Xu Qingyi's potential was not comparable to that of her granddaughter. Even if Qingyi and her granddaughter had a good relationship and friendship, she could not waste their favor at will.

"In that case, I'll leave the Millettia reticulata and Trichosanthes kirilowii to you to pick and prepare.

Don’t be fooled by the myth that there are only two herbs. The herb Trichosanthes can be separated into Trichosanthes peel, Trichosanthes seeds and Radix Trichosanthis root.

The preparation is relatively simple and the picking is easy, so the rest is left to our family.

Now you guys pick the herbs first, and I will teach you how to prepare them one by one later." After thinking for a while, Xu Qingyi gave the Millettia reticulata and Trichosanthes kirilowii to the Bai family to pick and prepare.

As for picking and preparing medicinal herbs such as Polygonum multiflorum, Atractylodes macrocephala, and Magnolia officinalis, they are much more troublesome. The Bai family is short of manpower and can only pick some simple tasks of picking and preparing medicinal herbs for the mother-in-law and daughter-in-law.

"Okay, we will listen to Qingyi. Thank you very much, Qingyi. We will trouble you to teach us more in the future.

Let's go up the mountain to collect herbs now." Wen Shi also liked these herbs. She was very grateful to Xu Qingyi and then asked her daughter-in-law to go up the mountain to collect herbs, looking very motivated.

“Although the herbs I gave to the Bai family are simpler to pick and prepare, they are common herbs and don’t sell for a high price.

The Atractylodes macrocephala and Polygonum multiflorum that I kept are both tonic herbs. They are not cheap, but relatively speaking, they are also quite troublesome to prepare.

I will stay at home for about half a month and teach you one by one. Otherwise, I would not have picked and prepared these two herbs.

No matter how good the relationship is with other families, it is not as close as our blood relationship. I will always put our family first, and the Bai family will take care of them as much as they can. "Xu Qingyi was afraid that her family would have a problem with the herbs she picked for the Bai family, so she explained a few words to her family.

"Qingyi, you have had your own ideas since you were young. Just take charge of these matters. Our family has no objection." Zhu said with a smile.

Afterwards, he also asked his family to go up the mountain to collect herbs.

This time, except for the fourth brother who stayed at home with the fifth sister, the rest went up the mountain to collect herbs.

Moreover, the troops were divided into two groups.

The brothers Xu Dafu and Xu Dafu went up the mountain to dig Atractylodes.

Zhu, Zhang, little Zhu, and the three siblings Xu Qingyi, Xu Qingping, and Xu Qingan went to pick magnolia flowers.

The two sisters Xu Qingyi took a large oilcloth and spread it under the magnolia tree. Xiao Zhu and Zhang used bamboo poles to knock the magnolia flowers down.

Five days later, after the four medicinal herbs of Atractylodes macrocephala, Polygonum multiflorum, Magnolia flower and mulberry leaf were picked, Xu Qingyi taught everyone in the Xu family how to prepare them one by one.

Take the original medicinal material of mulberry leaves, remove impurities, crush it, remove the stems, and sift out the ash. This preparation method is the simplest and most primitive.

However, there are other ways to prepare mulberry leaves, including honey-prepared mulberry leaves, fried slightly yellowed mulberry leaves, and steamed mulberry leaves. Overly complicated methods take too long and have too many steps. In order to avoid mistakes and errors, Xu Qingyi taught the Xu family the simpler the preparation method, the better.

In this way, the efficacy of the medicinal materials is guaranteed without affecting their use, while the time can be shortened and the output can be increased.

The preparation of mulberry leaves and magnolia flowers is much simpler, but the preparation of Atractylodes macrocephala and Polygonum multiflorum is not so simple.

Pick out the impurities from the Atractylodes macrocephala, soak it in water to make it thoroughly moist, then take it out, slice it, and dry it in the sun to make it raw Atractylodes macrocephala.

In addition, there are three other processing methods for Atractylodes macrocephala: stir-fried Atractylodes macrocephala, scorched Atractylodes macrocephala, and stir-fried Atractylodes macrocephala in soil.

Among them, the amount of scorched Atractylodes macrocephala used is very small, and most of them are stir-fried Atractylodes macrocephala.

However, the price of fried Atractylodes is much higher than that of raw Atractylodes. Therefore, in addition to teaching the Xu family how to prepare raw Atractylodes, Xu Qingyi also taught them how to stir-fry Atractylodes.

Stir-fried Atractylodes macrocephala: Grind the heart of the stove (Fulonggan) into fine powder, stir-fry in a pot, add Atractylodes macrocephala slices, stir-fry until the outside is covered with earth color, remove, sieve out the soil, and let cool. Stir-fried Atractylodes macrocephala is good at strengthening the spleen and stomach, stopping diarrhea and vomiting, while the raw product is good at replenishing qi, strengthening the spleen, and relieving constipation.

As for the preparation method of Polygonum multiflorum, it is even more complicated.

First, it needs to be cut to remove impurities, washed, slightly soaked, moistened, cut into thick slices or blocks, and dried.

After that, the auxiliary ingredient black bean juice needs to be prepared.

In addition, take 10kg of black beans, add appropriate amount of water, cook for about 2 hours, boil about 15kg of juice, add water to the bean dregs and cook for about one and a half hours, boil about 10kg of juice, and combine to get about 25kg of black bean juice.

Next, take the raw Polygonum multiflorum slices, steam them for about three to four hours, simmer for one night, take them out; sun-dry or bake them until 1% dry, mix them with black bean juice, and after the juice is absorbed, steam them for about 8 hours again, until they turn black inside, and then dry them.

Polygonum multiflorum has the functions of nourishing liver and kidney, improving blood and essence, blackening hair, and strengthening tendons and bones. It is used for sallow complexion due to blood deficiency, dizziness and tinnitus, premature graying of hair, soreness of waist and knees,

Numbness of limbs, metrorrhagia, leukorrhea, and physical weakness due to long-term malaria.

It is an excellent and widely used tonic medicinal material. In Huichun Medical Clinic, the purchase price of high-quality Polygonum multiflorum is 25 cents per catty. In addition, Polygonum multiflorum is heavy, so the Xu family can sell it for a lot of money after processing it.

"Qingyi, can we still eat these black beans after they are processed with Polygonum multiflorum?" After processing the Polygonum multiflorum, Zhu saw a pile of black beans in the wooden basin, and she said to her granddaughter with some heartache.

“Of course it’s edible.

Add a handful of Su Dou, eggs, and sword bean shells and cook them. It can not only make your hair black, but also replenish blood and kidneys. It can be considered a tonic, which is just right for you, your grandma, parents, uncles and aunts.

As for my second brother, it doesn't matter if they eat a small amount. "Xu Qingyi naturally knew that Zhu was distressed, and she didn't make Zhu feel distressed with her next words.

Feeling that it was worthwhile to prepare the Polygonum multiflorum, the black beans were edible and were also a tonic. Zhang, who was standing by, quickly picked up several eggs and took a handful of Su Dou and sword bean shells, planning to eat this tonight.

The days back home passed quickly. I collected herbs during the day and selected them at night, or I would find time to teach my younger siblings how to read and write.

The time passed by in a flash.

During this year's Chinese New Year, the Xu family made a lot of money, and there was also money and food brought back by Xu Qingyi, so the atmosphere of the Chinese New Year was very strong and everyone in the family was very happy.

On the day of the Chinese New Year, the whole family prepared a New Year's Eve dinner together, and made many delicious dishes, which was a treat not offered in previous years. Xu Qingyi also helped. Although she was learning cooking skills outside, she did not fall behind.

After eating the New Year's Eve dinner and staying up all night, this year Zhu also gave some lucky money to Xu Qingyi and his generation, and was very happy to have several little treasures.

On the first day of the Lunar New Year, people visit every household in the village to wish their elders a happy new year.

The second day of the Chinese New Year........