My experience of grinding in another world

Chapter 42

Chen Mu had always admired Jie Jia's money-making mindset.

But you can't just take advantage of me like this.

What to do if you've ripped all the skin off?!

"Want it?" Jie Jia still squinted, expressionless, and completely calm.

"Yes!" Chen Mu said through gritted teeth.

He needs to improve his proficiency in pharmaceutical preparation, which inevitably involves purchasing medicinal herbs.

Qingshan County is facing a shortage of supplies, and anything that is even slightly scarce is difficult to buy.

"I'll make a list in a few days before I buy anything." Chen Mu wanted to finish reading the medical books he had first, and only start buying when he had nothing left to read.

……

In the evening, after dinner and washing up.

Chen Mu, dressed in loose robes, sat at a wooden table under the window of the wooden house.

He lit an oil lamp and neatly arranged the medical books that Jie Jia had found on the corner of the table.

There were quite a few books, piles as high as a forearm, three piles in total.

If it weren't for the duplicate books, that small sack of books would have contained even more.

With a thought, he brought up the gray wall and looked at the medicine-making section.

Pharmaceutical Arts: 4852/10000/Second Tier;

Chen Mu already had a plan on how to improve his proficiency in medicine making.

The three piles of books in front of me are the best tools.

Chen Mu pulled out a book called "Compendium of Materia Medica," lit the oil lamp, and concentrated intently on it.

As I read, subtle insights flowed into my mind like a gentle stream.

Terminology that is difficult for ordinary people to understand is no secret to Chen Mu.

Proficiency improves rapidly with reading.

Half an hour passed, and he had read one-third of the thick medical book.

Adjust the proficiency level.

The skill level for medicine making has increased from 4852 to 4873, gaining 21 proficiency points.

"Good, continue!"

……

An hour later, Chen Mu finished reading the last page of the book.

The proficiency level has reached 4913.

Not only did the data improve, but when I closed my eyes and recalled the medical books I had just read, the images would appear in my mind like photographs.

My mind even gained additional information about the growth environment of the drugs.

"No wonder it's a cheat code!"

If only I had this cheat code in my past life.

All academic geniuses and top students have to step aside!

Chen Mu got up, stretched, and prepared to go to sleep.

It was late at night outside the window. Only his oil lamp was still lit.

There's not much entertainment in the other world at night.

Most of the people living here are laborers.

They quarried rocks during the day and fell into a deep sleep as soon as it got dark.

Chen Mu blew out the oil lamp and prepared to rest.

As I turned around, I couldn't help but glance out the window.

Under the bright moonlight, a dark shadow flashed by on the mountain path.

Chen Mu turned around.

Only a dark figure was seen leaping into Qingfeng Temple and disappearing without a trace.

"Forget it, let's not meddle in other people's business."

He had no interest in chasing after them to see.

His primary goal now is to recover from his injury.

He'll run away once he's healed; whatever secrets Qingfeng Temple holds are none of his concern.

……

Chen Mu's wooden house is located on a slope at the foot of Xiaodongshan Mountain, on the edge of the settlement area, closer to the forest.

He lived a secluded life and had almost no contact with the community.

Chen Mu was happy to be in peace and quiet, staying in the wooden house to slowly recover from his injuries, and spending his days reading and honing his skills to the point of obsession.

His pharmaceutical skills and experience skyrocketed.

Half a month later, at dusk, Chen Mu was half-reclined on a bamboo chair.

He held a copy of "Lei Gong's Treatise on the Processing and Properties of Medicinal Herbs" in his left hand, engrossed in reading it, while his right hand unconsciously fiddled with a peanut-sized pebble.

Putting down the book in his hand, Chen Mu drew up the gray wall.

Pharmaceutical Arts: 7726/10000/Second Tier;

He took out a porcelain bottle the size of a duck egg and poured out a pill of Sanyang Liujun Wan.

Hold it to your nose and carefully distinguish the smell of the medicine.

"Sixteen types, but that's not all."

He would smell the medicine, taste it, and test its components with other drugs after dividing it. Every day, he would use his pharmaceutical skills to identify the composition of Liu Jun Wan.

"I need to keep practicing my proficiency."

Chen Mu reluctantly put down the medical book. This was the last one he had.

Qingshan County is a small, remote town with limited cultural heritage, making it difficult to find new books.

"We still have to try it ourselves." Besides reading books, hands-on experience in making medicine can also improve proficiency: "This expense is unavoidable."

Chen Mu hesitated for a moment. Research and development is a bottomless pit of funding.

"Don't lose money."

Chen Mu pondered the Six Gentlemen Pill for a while longer, feeling that it was only missing two or three ingredients.

"First, I'll level up my medicine-making skills to level three. If that doesn't work, then forget it!" Chen Mu set a red line for himself.

Having already mastered the skills, I wouldn't be satisfied without giving it a try.

Just as I was pondering which medicinal herbs to practice with, a gray shadow flashed past in the jungle.

Chen Mu flicked his wrist.

Woo!
puff!
The pebble pierced the air and struck the gray shadow like lightning.

Chen Mu walked over out of curiosity.

A large, shiny gray rabbit was lying there, its head smashed.

"An unexpected treat! Extra food! Extra food!"

Living in the mountains means you'll have plenty of wild game.

Chen Mu had been to the small market in the settlement area several times.

Every time I see people selling wild game such as rabbits and pheasants that were killed that day.

I once saw someone selling half a wild boar; the bright red meat looked a bit creepy.

……

Carrying the wild rabbit, we went to a spot not far from the wooden house, where there was a spring and stream.

The roadside is covered with lush vegetation, which used to be considered weeds, but now we can identify them, and many of them can be used as medicine.

Clean it up, dig a hole, pile up some stones, and put two wooden poles on it to make a simple grill.

Find the charcoal prepared for decocting the medicine and light it.

Chen Mu prepared to roast the plump rabbit.

"It's a pity there's no barbecue hot sauce."

Just thinking about it, a whole bunch of information about herbs suddenly flooded my mind.

"This works?" Chen Mu asked in surprise.

After a little thought, a barbecue seasoning recipe popped into my head.

Many of the raw materials grow in the nearby mountains and forests, which can be described as making use of local conditions.

"This won't do, it's too bitter."

"This is not good; it tastes good, but eating too much of it will give you diarrhea."

"This combination is great. It removes fishy smell, stimulates appetite, and can also enhance gastrointestinal motility and speed up absorption."

"Make some more adjustments, hmm, not bad, supplement with trace elements..."

While recuperating and practicing his martial arts, he always carried a lot of medicine. He also took a walk in the surrounding mountains and forests to collect natural plants. Before long, he had concocted a barbecue seasoning.

……

"Let's do it!"

Sprinkle with seasoning powder, and with a sizzling sound of oil, a rich aroma spreads.

Before they were fully ripe, a figure appeared in front of the wooden house.

Chen Mu glanced at Jie Jia, who was staring intently at the roasted rabbit, and wasn't surprised.

The day after he moved in, Jiejia came over for dinner.

If it weren't for the distance, I would have to mooch off people for all three meals.

Stingy old man!

"It smells delicious!" Chen Mu tore off a rabbit leg and slowly savored it.

Jie Jia, who usually ate slowly and elegantly, was surprisingly quick today.

Chen Mu was also surprised.

Pharmaceutical techniques and culinary skills even had a chemical reaction.

"Perhaps we can prepare some medicinal cuisine."

Chen Mu subconsciously looked at the gray wall.

Surprisingly, my drug-making proficiency increased by more than ten points.

"This is truly a pleasant surprise!"

I just figured out a barbecue seasoning, and it actually improved my skill level!

He was still thinking about which prescription to practice with.

Here it is.

There are so many ways to practice your skills: using it as a deodorizing and flavoring agent, a medicinal food recipe, or a preservative for dried fruit and meat!
Moreover, it doesn't require very precious medicinal materials.

Chen Mu glanced at Jie Jia with a smile.

Now, there's a high chance that the old man won't need to help buy the medicine.

Are you trying to extort money from me again?
Just wait and see, haha...

(End of this chapter)