Farmhouse Green Plum

"That's not right. Aunt Zhang got better after drinking ephedra. Could it be that Aunt Zhang didn't catch a cold?" Lai Di became more and more confused.

Knowing that they knew nothing about medicine, Lin Wenxuan simply explained: "Ephedra is used to induce sweating and relieve exterior symptoms, clear the lungs and relieve asthma, while Pinellia ternata is used to dry out dampness and resolve phlegm, and to relieve adverse reactions and stop vomiting.

Although both are wind-cold, the symptoms are different, so the medicines used are different. Of course, these two medicines can also be used together. "

Zhao Xiaocui was a little confused by this huge amount of information. "What is ephedra? Didn't my second aunt survive because of the blessing of her ancestors?"

Lai Di was annoyed, "What ancestors' blessing? In the middle of the night, the three of us carried torches and climbed several hills to find ephedra. We boiled it and gave it to Aunt Zhang to drink. Only then did she get better.

The injuries on Daya and I were caused by falling on the ice when the torches went out on our way back."

"You can also treat diseases?" Zhao Xiaocui couldn't believe it. She felt that the shock she had suffered in just a few days was too great. She didn't even recognize these three friends whom she saw every day.

"I can't cure it, just listen to Da~" When Lai Di was about to say the word "Ya", she suddenly remembered what Daya had just told her, and changed her words in time, pointing at Daya and saying, "Just listen to her."

Daya also quickly denied: "I just heard Brother Lin mention it before, it's just a last-ditch effort, it doesn't count as a cure."

Lin Wenxuan was stunned: "You dug up ephedra and boiled it to drink? You are so brave!"

Daya sighed softly, "There's nothing else I can do. Thinking about what you said to Doctor Ma before, I decided to take a risk and give it a try. Fortunately, you memorized the characteristics of several medicines that day, and Doctor Ma also explained in detail how to distinguish them."

"You can't just try it casually. Even if you identify the right drug, it's very dangerous."

"Why?" Daya didn't understand.

"When I became his disciple, my master told me a story. It was said that there was a child who was very talented. He learned medicine from his master for a year or so and achieved some success. However, he was proud and complacent and even looked down on his master.

His master was very disappointed and expelled him from the sect. Before leaving, he specifically reminded him: leafless herbs should not be used indiscriminately, and remember to use the stems to induce sweating and the roots to stop sweating.

The apprentice disagreed, nodded and left.

Later, the apprentice killed someone and was arrested by the government. When the official questioned him, the apprentice replied that his master taught him to do so, so the official arrested his master as well.

The master complained and asked his apprentice about the patient's symptoms and the medicine he was using. It turned out that the patient was sweating all over, but the apprentice was using the stems of leafless grass to treat him.

When the truth came to light, the government sentenced the apprentice to three years of hard labor.

After being released from prison, the apprentice found his master and cried bitterly, expressing regret for his actions. The master forgave him and patiently taught him medicine.

Because the leafless grass caused him great trouble, his apprentice called it trouble grass, and because the root of the leafless grass is yellow, he changed its name to "ephedra".

"It's the same kind of medicine, but the effects of the root and stem are opposite!" Daya broke out in a cold sweat when she heard this.

Fortunately, it was extremely cold at the time and the ephedra was buried in the snow, so they picked out some complete stem nodes and left. If they had dug out the roots and added them in, the consequences would have been disastrous.

"Of course not. There are quite a lot of these herbs, so you must be very careful when using them!"

Daya patted her chest in fear and murmured, "I will never dare to make herbal medicine for others to drink again."

Seeing that she understood the seriousness of the situation, Lin Wenxuan stopped emphasizing it and got down to business: "Come with me to the pharmacy, and I'll teach you how to identify Pinellia ternata."

Daya was a little confused. Before, Lin Wenxuan had taken herbs from the pharmacy to teach her how to identify them. This was the first time he took her to a pharmacy.

She didn't ask and followed Lin Wenxuan into the pharmacy.

After entering the pharmacy, Lin Wenxuan did not go to get the medicine, but said to Daya: "You should be careful. As the saying goes, teaching an apprentice will make the master starve to death. There are only so many mountains in your village, and the medicinal herbs are limited. If you teach so many people, it will be very difficult to collect herbs in the future."

Daya felt warm in her heart and explained earnestly: "Two of them were with me from the beginning, and the others were discovered some time ago, so I had to bring them along.

But later I thought this was not a bad thing. I grew up with them and I knew very well their situations, which were not much better than mine.

I earn money by collecting herbs and slowly improve my situation. If I can help them, I would be happy to do so.”

After a pause, she smiled and said, “We have finished collecting herbs in our village, so we can go to more distant mountains and get to know other herbs.

In short, if you think of a way, you can continue to make money."

Lin Wenxuan was stunned. He didn't expect her to say such a thing. A person who was in a quagmire was still thinking about pulling others who were also stuck in the quagmire. This made him admire her.

"As long as you know what's going on."

As he spoke, he took out Pinellia ternata from the medicine cabinet and taught her how to identify it carefully.

In the following days, when the weather was good, Daya took the girls to collect herbs.

There are not many herbs to pick in winter, and the money earned is much less than in previous months, but the girls are very content. They are not afraid of the cold and will make plans to go up the mountain to pick herbs whenever they have the chance.

Time flies like flowing water, and soon the Spring Festival is approaching. Every household is preparing for the New Year. The villagers no longer go to work in the fields, and the girls have to help with dusting at home and preparing New Year's goods, so they have to put their money-making businesses on hold temporarily.

On the 27th day of the twelfth lunar month, the Song family harnessed an ox cart and went to the county to buy New Year's goods.

After entering the city, Uncle Song separated from Daya and the others, and took the eels to give as gifts to the managers of those wealthy families, hoping that they would take good care of them in the coming year.

These eels were caught by Uncle Song a few days ago, who endured the severe cold and went down to the river to catch them. They are quite good even in winter.

Daya secretly wondered whether they should also give some holiday gifts to Lin Wenxuan and Doctor Ma to express their gratitude?

As the thought flashed through her mind, Daya immediately decided to go back and discuss with Lai Di and the others about what gift to give.

As for the date, we can only wait for the first day of the Lunar New Year. The first day is the beginning of the year. According to the custom of Xinghua Village, you must not work on that day, you have to play, and it is best to go out of the house to play, which means that the new year will be relaxed and not busy.

Therefore, on the first day of every year, children would go to the county in groups and use their lucky money to buy snacks to satisfy their cravings.

The most unpredictable thing about going to the clinic that day was that I didn't know whether it would be open.

Well, if the door is not open, I will find another opportunity to visit and wish them a happy new year later. There are still many opportunities during the first month of the year.

After thinking clearly about thanking and wishing a happy new year to Master Lin Wenxuan and his apprentice, Daya looked at Li and Yang who were walking in front of her. This year was different from previous years. She had made money, so shouldn't she also show her filial piety?

After thinking for a moment, she decided to buy some buns as a filial tribute. No matter whether they knew it or not, she should show her filial piety to seek peace of mind.

Daya slowed down her pace, gradually fell behind, and quietly took out a string of twenty copper coins.

When they were at a place with few people around, she leaned close to Li's ear and whispered, "Grandma, I found some money."