Returning to my hometown to inherit three mountains: Don't stop me from raising pigs

In the northeast corner of the South Campus of the Agricultural University, there is a large piece of land at the foot of the mountain, which is directly connected to Lion Rock in the south.

This particularly large piece of land is basically the planting base for the Agricultural University's Chinese herbal medicine cultivation and identification major; here, hundreds of medicinal herbs of all sizes are planted.

The major of Chinese herbal medicine cultivation and identification at the Agricultural University is one of its flagship majors; in terms of scale, it is comparable to a department at other schools.

Professor Li Chunfeng, who specializes in Chinese herbal medicine cultivation and identification, is a top expert in the field of herbal herb cultivation in the country.

Thanks to the efforts of Professor Li Chunfeng and his team, dozens of artificial herbal cultivation bases have been established in many places across the country, and large-scale production of more than a dozen wild medicinal herbs has been achieved.

Which one is stronger, artificially cultivated Chinese herbal medicine or collected wild herbal medicine? Just like Chinese medicine diagnosis, it requires a comprehensive consideration of the four examinations and treatment based on syndrome differentiation.

Nowadays, some people have misunderstandings about Chinese herbal medicine. Some people blindly believe that between artificially cultivated Chinese herbal medicine and wild herbal medicine, wild Chinese herbal medicine must be more effective. Some even look at them with contempt and disapproval when artificially cultivated Chinese herbal medicine is mentioned.

In fact, the efficacy of many artificially cultivated Chinese herbal medicines has far exceeded that of wild Chinese herbal medicines.

Take mugwort for example. Mugwort is an annual herb that sprouts on the winter solstice and is harvested on the Dragon Boat Festival. In such a short period of time, it needs to absorb a lot of nutrients.

The quality of wild mugwort is related to the environment. Most mugworts are relatively thin due to their growing conditions.

Artificially cultivated mugwort uses farmyard manure and has a much better growing environment than wild mugwort. The effective content of its various medicinal ingredients is higher than that of wild mugwort.

However, for plants like ginseng and polygonatum, it takes a very long time to accumulate nutrients. Wild ones usually have a longer growth cycle and take several years to mature, while artificially cultivated ginseng and polygonatum can mature and be harvested in a shorter time.

Another reason is that wild polygonatum and ginseng grow in a natural environment and their nutrients are relatively richer, while artificially grown polygonatum and ginseng may be affected by fertilizers, pesticides, etc., and their nutrients may be relatively less.

At this time, at the Chinese Herbal Medicine Cultivation and Identification Center of the Agricultural University, Li Chunfeng and his graduate students were screening information.

In the past decade or so, Chinese medicine has shown signs of gradual revival. People are gradually discovering that this treasure trove of Chinese medicine that has existed for thousands of years is a profound and extensive discipline, a treasure of Chinese traditional culture, and a valuable medical heritage.

The key to the quality of Chinese herbal medicine has also become one of the keys to determining the success or failure of traditional Chinese medicine.

Many artificially grown herbs today are much less effective than the wild herbs of the past and can no longer cure diseases.

Therefore, Professor Li Chunfeng and his team are committed to building Chinese herbal medicine production bases across the country.

No matter whether it is a wild Chinese herbal medicine producing area or an artificially cultivated Chinese herbal medicine base, as long as the efficacy is good, Professor Li Chunfeng's team will try it.

However, after a period of experimentation, Professor Li Chunfeng and his colleagues suddenly discovered that sometimes the human factor is the key.

Choosing a good leader and person in charge is more important than choosing a good Chinese herbal medicine production area.

Over the years, Li Chunfeng and his team have encountered many people and many things. Some people defrauded subsidies by growing Chinese herbal medicines; some passed off artificially grown herbs as wild ones; and there are many more who cheated and deceived people in the name of Chinese medicine and health care!

Therefore, Li Chunfeng and his team were extremely cautious when selecting partners or people in charge of production bases.

"Teacher, these medicinal materials are in short supply at the moment, but we haven't been able to find a suitable production base," said one of Li Chunfeng's students.

Li Chunfeng took the information and took a general look at it. It listed ten kinds of Chinese medicinal materials, including Snow Lotus, Magnolia officinalis, Polygonum multiflorum, Gastrodia elata, etc.

"The growth environment of snow lotus is unique, the quantity is limited, and it is difficult to replicate its origin; Polygonum multiflorum and Aucklandia lappa have a long growth cycle, high planting costs, and insufficient supply; and Gastrodia elata has a very wide range of uses and has always been in great demand in the market..."

Li Chunfeng frowned. The origins of these Chinese herbal medicines are not easy to determine.

At this time, Wang Linghai came to the Chinese Herbal Medicine Cultivation and Identification Center of the Agricultural University, carrying a big bag.

As soon as he entered the door, Li Chunfeng looked up after hearing the voice. When he saw Wang Linghai, he was happy and asked, "Come if you want to. Why do you bring anything with you? What's going on? Are there more pigs being sold?"

The students around laughed out loud. The two teachers were good friends and were used to joking with each other.

A boy immediately stood up and moved a chair for Wang Linghai.

Wang Linghai rolled his eyes at Li Chunfeng, looked at the boy with admiration and said: "The master is not a good person, but the student is a good student. It's a pity to follow an old man like you!"

"What? It's not a pity to follow you in raising pigs?" Li Chunfeng puffed his beard and glared.

"Isn't it better to raise pigs with me than to farm with you?"

"How is it stronger? You smell like pig shit every day?"

“Come on, our pig farm is all modernized. But you guys have to apply farmyard manure for no reason, which smells like feces, right?” Wang Linghai said sarcastically.

"You smell like pig shit!"

"You stink of shit!"

"You smell like pig shit..."

"You smell like shit..."

The two old men, who weighed more than a hundred yuan in total, started quarreling like two children.

The students around him held their foreheads with their hands, looking speechless.

"Ahem, Professor Wang, what's in your bag?" a female classmate asked to change the subject.

"Yes, yes, Professor Wang, have you bred a new breed of pigs? The last batch of pork was so delicious!"

"Hmph, today I'm just doing this for the sake of my student." Wang Linghai was very arrogant.

Wang Linghai opened the bag, and several large pieces of Gastrodia elata instantly came into everyone's sight.

"Gastrodia elata?" everyone asked in surprise.

Li Chunfeng walked up and picked up a piece of Gastrodia elata to observe it. The students around him also gathered around and started to look.

After observing for a while, Li Chunfeng asked: "How is it, what do you think?"

Wang Linghai rolled his eyes. This old man Li just likes to teach others. He would teach students whenever he had time.

The boy who helped Wang Linghai get a chair picked up a piece of Gastrodia elata and said, "There are fewer ring patterns, only 7, with a pole on top and a large, round bottom. The surface is yellowish-white or light brownish-yellow, translucent, and only wild Gastrodia elata has this."

A girl wearing glasses next to him said: "Brother Zhao is right. Real wild Gastrodia elata has circles of small dots on its surface. These are hyphae that provide nutrients for itself. Look at this Gastrodia elata. The circles on the surface are typical hyphae circles."

"Well said." Li Chunfeng praised.

"Well, it smells like the unique flavor of Gastrodia elata. It's strong and lasting and stronger than the artificial Gastrodia elata." A chubby boy held a piece of Gastrodia elata, put it to his nose and smelled it.

Wang Linghai picked up a piece of Gastrodia elata curiously, smelled it and asked: "What does it smell like?"

Li Chunfeng glanced at Wang Linghai, and after he put the Gastrodia elata on his nose, he said with a smirk, "It smells like horse urine!"

"vomit……"

"Hahahaha..." Li Chunfeng laughed so cunningly!