People in the Siheyuan: I am a Buddhist who is in a mess

When Sun Datong saw Lin Yi's expression of surprise turning into frowning after seeing the appearance of the ginseng, he began to explain.

Lin Yi didn't know what the rebirth ginseng was. He frowned, not because he was dissatisfied with the ginseng. After all, Sun Datong had said at the beginning that it was half a hundred-year-old ginseng. He just felt it was a pity. The ginseng in this box must be more than half a stick.

"Can you please tell me what is the meaning of this ginseng?" If you don't understand, just ask. Lin Yi didn't pretend to be an expert. He really didn't know anything about this ginseng.

In later generations, people have indeed seen a lot of ginseng and used it even more. When making medicinal chicken, fresh ginseng is used just like radish. To stew a pot of chicken, at least two or three stalks of ginseng are used, and they are all quite large.

But compared to what's in this box, there's a world of difference.

Lin Yi didn't understand the medicinal effects, but he knew how to smell the ginseng. The smell of the ginseng in this box was far better than those grown ginseng.

In other words, this box is really well made, it locks up the flavor of ginseng tightly, and as long as it is not opened, no ginseng flavor will leak out.

“Some ginsengs grow very well at the beginning, but things happen unexpectedly. The growth of ginseng is not smooth sailing. In bad years, some ginsengs go bad directly, but some ginsengs will go dormant and enter fetal breathing. When there is plenty of rain and dew, new ginsengs will be nurtured in the ginseng body. Such century-old ginsengs are also called reborn ginsengs.”

Xu Datong gave Lin Yi a general explanation and made the concept of the reincarnation ginseng clear to him.

“In other words, this one hundred-year-old ginseng has the medicinal effect of at least two hundred-year-old ginsengs?” Lin Yi felt as if he had heard strange news. He didn’t expect that there was such a saying about ginseng.

However, he was still somewhat skeptical. After all, he came from later generations, and the natural sciences he studied when he was a child were not learned in vain. It was nothing more than the old ginseng withered and rotted, and perhaps the ginseng seeds nearby sprouted again and grew on the basis of the original ginseng.

In other words, it was just like when Lin Yi put the pineapple leaves he had eaten before into a water bottle, and they took root and grew into a plant again.

Lin Yi thought that this ginseng that could bring back the body was most likely one of these two situations.

Seeing Lin Yi's noncommittal expression, Xu Datong gave up the intention to continue explaining and said, "It would be a waste if I gave this ginseng to you. If it weren't for the old lady's face, I wouldn't give you this treasure of mine."

Hearing Xu Datong say this, Lin Yi remembered that Xu Datong said yesterday that it was half a hundred-year-old mountain ginseng, but now, it was obviously more than half a branch. Moreover, no matter what the situation of this rebirth ginseng was, in Xu Datong's eyes, this rebirth ginseng must be more important than the ordinary hundred-year-old mountain ginseng.

So Lin Yi quickly put it away and said, "I know you have good intentions. You must be unwilling to see my old lady suffer, so you are willing to give this treasure to me."

From Sun Datong's words, Lin Yi also heard that Sun Datong and the old lady should be familiar with each other, but he didn't know why they didn't visit each other often.

However, Lin Yi was not prepared to understand these things clearly. If the old lady was willing to talk, she would naturally tell him. If she was unwilling, it didn't matter.

Then, Lin Yi opened another box, which contained six pills wrapped in gold foil. There was a strong medicinal smell, which was different from the ginseng smell just now. This medicinal smell had a rich fragrance. When people smelled this fragrance, they felt extremely comfortable.

"This is life-saving medicine. As long as he is still breathing, I can keep him alive until you can send him to the hospital. As for the rest of the Angong Pills, you can go to the front and ask for them. I've given you a heads up."

Xu Datong waved his hand, indicating that Lin Yi could leave first.

Lin Yi put away the two boxes, thought about what He Yuzhu asked, and then told Xu Datong about He Yuzhu's situation in general.

"You only have half an egg left, why are you still thinking about those things? Don't let your masculine features disappear by then."

After hearing what Lin Yi said, Xu Datong said unhappily.

"If you want to be useful again with this kind of injury, you should stay away from women for at least three years. It's best not to even think about it. Otherwise, you won't even be able to produce offspring."

After saying that, Xu Datong looked at Lin Yi suspiciously again.

Lin Yi understood and became anxious, saying, "It really wasn't me. It was yesterday, that cook, my neighbor. Didn't you see him before?"

Xu Datong thought about it and remembered. No wonder the young man's face looked a little strange yesterday. He was very angry, but his kidney water was insufficient. It seemed that the problem was with the egg.

"If you just want to have fun, it's not impossible. Go to the hospital and get sterilized. You can still have sex in the future."

After saying that, Xu Datong left the room by himself, as if it would be shameful to continue staying with Lin Yi.

Lin Yi didn't care. He went to the lobby in front and told the waiter about Angong Maru.

"I'll get it for you right away."

The waiter quickly took out a wooden box of Angong Pills from the locked cabinet next to him. There were four pills in each box, and there were five boxes in total...

"Here you go. Master Sun said that if you need this Angong Pill in the future, just let us know in advance. We will definitely have the one for personal use." The waiter told Lin Yi about Sun Datong's instructions.

This Master Sun Datong must have a deep friendship with the old lady. This is a hundred-year-old ginseng, and it is the kind that can restore fetal development. The Angong Pills can also be bought directly. There are a lot of personal connections involved here.

Lin Yi didn't think that just five big turtles could receive such treatment.

Although that giant turtle is not common, there must be many even bigger turtles in China, a country with vast land and abundant resources. Sun Datong has also seen one.

To be able to offer such a favor, it must be because of the old lady’s connections and face.

Lin Yi's family knows their own business and would not think that Sun Datong wants to curry favor with him.

"Thank Master Sun for me. I'll remember this favor."

Since people give him face, Lin Yi naturally cannot lose it and will definitely remember it.

"By the way, how much does one pill of Angong Pills usually cost?" Lin Yi asked again.

"The ingredients for Angong Pills are hard to find. They are all aged and complicated to make. Only a few veteran pharmacists can make them. This box alone costs two hundred yuan. However, we also have pills in our pharmacy that ordinary people can afford. The medicinal properties of these ingredients are a little weaker, but they also have special effects. The price is much cheaper, five yuan a pill."

The guy guessed that Lin Yi was one of their own, so he explained it in detail.

Lin Yi didn't expect that the Angong Pills were divided into three grades. The popular version was five yuan a pill. The twenty pills in his hand were probably the hardcover version, fifty-one pills. As for the limited-sale six-pill gold-coated Angong Pills, they were probably the top grade, the kind that was in short supply.

"Hey, wait, there's a jar of turtle blood medicinal wine here. Master Sun made it overnight. I almost forgot about it."

Seeing Lin Yi was about to go out, the waiter hurriedly called Lin Yi to stop.

Then he took out a jar of wine weighing about 20 kilograms from under the counter.

"Master Sun said that this is hastily prepared, so it is best to place it in the cellar for three months before drinking it. Each time you drink it, do not exceed three grams, once a day. It has a miraculous effect on rheumatism."

At noon, the courtyard was extremely lively.

It’s more lively than the holidays.

In Lin Yi's opinion, the prepared dishes were just average.

There were big pots of braised fish fillets, big pots of wild boar meat stewed with cabbage and vermicelli, with some sauerkraut added, and also a stew of potatoes, cabbage and other things.

However, He Yuzhu's cooking skills are so good that the taste is indeed excellent.

Everyone in the courtyard was enjoying the meal very much.

I don’t know how they put the table together, but the four people from Yan Fugui’s family, including mother and son, and the mother-in-law and daughter-in-law Jia Zhang, had to sit at the same table.

As soon as the dish came up, Jia Zhang had already picked up a large bowl and put the fish and fat into the bowl, saying, "My Banggeng can't be served, I have to take some food to him."

Third aunt Chen Erni was caught off guard. When she sat down at the table, she told the two brothers Yan Jiefang and Yan Jiekuang that as soon as the meal started, they should pick out the good meat and fish and not rush to eat them. Instead, fill their own bowls and eat slowly.

I thought this was impressive enough, but unexpectedly, there was someone even more amazing who just took a big bowl and started scratching.

Qin Huairu felt a little embarrassed, so he lowered his head and kept eating the meat and vegetables.

"Sister-in-law of the Jia family, how can we eat the dishes if you scrape them like this?" Chen Erni spoke up. If Jia Zhang continued to scrape the dishes like this, all the dishes on the table would end up in the Jia family's stomach.

"What you are saying is that the bowl is here. If you want to eat, just take it yourself. I'm not telling you not to eat." Jia Zhang retorted, but the chopsticks in her hand did not stop, but moved even faster.

Chen Erni was speechless for a moment after being confronted by Jia Zhang, and quickly signaled her sons and daughters to speed up the process of picking up the dishes and not to be tempted by the aroma of the dishes. Instead, they should pick up the pieces of meat and fish and put them into their own bowls first.

After all, there was only one person from Jia Zhang's family, and there were two half-grown young men and a girl from Yan Fugui's family across the street, plus the third aunt Chen Erni. Although she was not as strong as Jia Zhang, the movements of her hands were not slower than Jia Zhang's.

Soon, only some soup was left in the two bowls containing meat and vegetables, but the bowls in front of the people were filled to the brim.

There were eight people at the table. Another person who was sitting at the table alone just picked up a piece of fish. Unexpectedly, before he finished eating, the meat dish was gone. There was only the pot of vegetable stew, but no one picked up any food for the time being.

The table occupied by Jia Zhang had the most food snatching, but the other tables were not much better.

For today's meal, we didn't eat enough pork, but we could eat as much fish as we wanted. A big fish weighing more than ten pounds was made into a large basin of fish fillets, which was more than enough in terms of quantity.

Moreover, the bigger the fish, the thicker the fish bones, making it easier to eat.

It is an exaggeration to say that these are reincarnations of starving ghosts for people who rarely see meat on weekdays, but there is no difference between the way they eat and the way people who have been hungry for several days eat.

However, most people still have some sense of propriety and dignity, and are not like Jia Zhang and the Yan family, who keep putting food into their own bowls.