Space Food Storage: Daily Travel

Chenshi.

The mother and daughter drove a carriage and took some luggage to the provincial capital.

After arriving in the city, we first stored the carriage and headed for the linju (renting house). Linju was a place where people rented houses in ancient times.

I found the shopkeeper and told him that I wanted to rent a suitable small courtyard, preferably near Dejitang.

The shopkeeper, surnamed Wang, was a very polite and smooth person. Seeing that the two women, though dressed simply, had an extraordinary demeanor, he quickly called the agent, obtained a few sets of keys that met the requirements, and took them to view the house.

There are two small courtyards for rent across the street from Dejitang, both of which are small courtyards with one entrance.

In the first courtyard, in addition to the main hall and kitchen, the east and west main houses each have two side rooms, and there is also a cowshed in the backyard.

The ground and the courtyard were paved with bluestone slabs, and the houses were made of blue bricks and blue tiles. There was also a pomegranate tree in the yard, and there was a well under the tree.

The house was simple and exquisite, and it was obvious that the original owner had maintained it well. The light was good, the gate was sturdy, and the walls were high enough. Liu Yuhan liked it at first sight.

But she didn't show it too much. She looked at every room and found that each room basically had a wooden bed, a table and a chair.

I went to the kitchen and took a look. The space was quite large, with two stoves. Apart from the two stoves, the kitchen was empty.

They walked around the yard and checked the well water. The broker even drew some water from the well in a wooden bucket and showed it to them. Hmm, the water was very clean.

There is a small courtyard nearby, let’s go and see it.

The second courtyard is also nice, a little smaller, but very cozy and bright. But people have this kind of mentality, they tend to stick to their "first impression".

After a few private conversations, the mother and daughter asked the broker what the prices were. The broker was responsible for guiding the way and giving an approximate price. If they couldn't reach an agreement, they could go directly to the owner of the shop.

The agent said the first courtyard was asking two taels of silver per month, and the second one was asking one tael, eight hundred wen. Liu Yuhan tried to bargain, but seeing that the agent seemed powerless, he returned to the rental house to see the owner.

"Boss, we've got a yard we'd like to rent. How about we each take a different approach? I'll rent it for a year for one and a half ounces of silver a month, and I can pay it off in one lump sum. What do you think?"

"Miss, you have good taste. That small courtyard was previously occupied by a teacher and his wife. They sold the house for some reason. Well, since you can pay it off in one lump sum every year, I will reluctantly give you 300 coins!"

"Shopkeeper, the girl seemed to be talking about the one with two taels..." the broker whispered to the shopkeeper.

This is too cruel! He killed half a tael of money directly, and the shopkeeper was heartbroken.

"Boss, think about it, if you rent it out sooner, can't you get the money sooner? A month of vacancy is a lot of money. Isn't it unusual for someone like us to rent it out for a year as stably as we do? That would save you a lot of effort. Besides, my mother and I are honest people, so you don't have to worry too much about renting the house to us, let alone worrying about damaging it. I'll come to you if I need it in the future. You can do the math and it's actually not a loss."

"You're such a good talker, girl...Okay, pay the money now and we can sign the contract."

Liu Yuhan paid 18 taels and read the contract carefully. The content was nothing more than the names and genders of both parties, and then the reason for the contract. The main body of the contract was the address of the house to be sold, landmarks, building structure, area, etc., and finally the transaction amount, signature, and fingerprint.

After signing two copies, one for themselves, they took the key and the house belonged to them.

The mother and daughter went to get the carriage first, passed by an iron shop, and bought a new lock.

After entering the yard, he changed the lock and closed the gate, then pulled the carriage to the backyard and took some food and drinks for Feiyan from the space.

Liu prepared some water and began scrubbing the rooms. Liu Yuhan took a broom from the space, opened all the doors and windows, and began sweeping the cobwebs and dust off the walls of each room.

Lead the water pipe out of the space and flush the house while letting the water out. Use a broom to quickly sweep the water in the room. Uh, it's too wet.

But she is a bit of a germaphobe and afraid of dust, so it’s better to do it again.

The good beds were carefully scrubbed several times, and the bad beds were dismantled and used as firewood. The good bed boards were taken out from the space and put back in place.

The mother and daughter's rooms each had two new beds. They must have been taken from an unoccupied new house in the county town when they were fleeing famine.

The six rooms were cleaned up, and the empty main room was also cleaned up, and the stools and tabletops suitable for the main room were taken out.

After cleaning the windows and doors, both of them were exhausted!

Finally it was the kitchen's turn. It was easy to clean as it was empty. Except for the stove, it was also rinsed clean with a pipe and swept clean. If it was wet, it would dry after being left in the sun for two days.

Liu Yuhan sprayed every room with disinfectant.

Finally, rinse the bluestone slabs in the yard clean.

Done! It was already past noon, and Liu Yuhan took the few bread and milk from the space and ate them with his mother.

After eating and resting for a quarter of an hour, Liu Yuhan changed his clothes and went to the pharmacy.

Liu went to buy some daily necessities. She had already told her in advance what Liu Yuhan had in her space. There was basically enough space in the kitchen and bedroom, which saved a lot of expenses.

Deji Hall.

Doctor Liu breathed a sigh of relief when he saw that his apprentice finally remembered to come look for him.

He was planning to take Ah Fei to Fulai Village to look for her in the next couple of days. His apprentice said that the spring planting should be done soon.

You have to continue learning medical skills and not give up halfway.

There are mountains near the city. It is the beginning of spring now and it has rained a few times. The medicinal herbs should be growing. You can go to the mountains to identify and collect some medicinal herbs in a while.

The master spent the whole afternoon testing her on the knowledge of identifying and recognizing medicines that she had learned some time ago, as well as the pharmacology that she had been asked to memorize before. Seeing that she could recite them one by one in an orderly manner, he finally felt relieved.

After she became proficient for a couple of days, she could learn how to prescribe medicine and take a pulse. She needed more practice, and it didn't matter if he was watching her.

Liu Yuhan breathed a sigh of relief after her master finished asking the questions. Her master was really strict. Every time he taught her medicine, his aura and attitude changed.

Although she felt somewhat confident, she couldn't help but feel a little nervous because it was not a territory she was truly familiar with.

Liu Yuhan mainly followed Ah Fei to get prescriptions and medicines. When he had some free time, he would open each medicine cabinet, look at it carefully, smell it carefully, and identify it carefully.

There are some differences between well-processed and unprocessed medicinal materials, and the efficacy will be very different. These need to be remembered.

There are even some medicinal herbs that are in short supply. She needs to remember whether other herbs can be used to replace them and what the effects will be.

For example, Chinese medicines with the same efficacy as Ophiopogon japonicus include Polygonum multiflorum and Lycium barbarum. Although Chinese medicines have similar efficacy, their applicable populations, usage, and dosage still need to be reasonably selected and matched according to individual circumstances.

For example, gypsum and rhizome of Anemarrhena. Gypsum is pungent, sweet, and extremely cold, benefiting the lungs and stomach. Used raw, its pungent properties can relieve muscle tension and reduce fever, while its cold properties can clear heat and purge fire. Its sweet and cold properties can relieve restlessness and quench thirst. It is a key herb for clearing excess heat in the lungs and stomach, clearing lung heat and purging stomach fire, and after calcination, it can astringe and promote tissue regeneration.

Zhimu is bitter, sweet and cold, and it nourishes the lungs, stomach and kidneys. It clears the fire in the lungs, stomach and kidney meridians, and its sweet and cold nature moistens the yin fluids of the three meridians; it clears the excess heat in the qi and clears the fire in the phase to reduce the deficiency heat.

For example, safflower and salvia miltiorrhiza. Salvia miltiorrhiza is bitter and slightly cold, and is a key herb for promoting blood circulation and removing blood stasis. It is widely used to treat various blood stasis conditions. Its cold nature also cools the blood, making it particularly effective for treating blood heat and stasis. It's said that "a single salvia miltiorrhiza drink has the same efficacy as a Four-Ingredient Decoction." However, salvia miltiorrhiza doesn't have a blood-tonifying effect. It promotes blood circulation and regulates menstruation, making it a key gynecological herb, cooling the blood, eliminating carbuncles, and calming the mind.

Safflower is pungent and warm, and it affects the heart and liver meridians. It promotes blood circulation, unblocks menstruation, removes blood stasis, and relieves pain. Besides treating gynecological and postpartum symptoms, it can also treat accumulation of lumps (zhēng jiǎ) [a term used in Traditional Chinese Medicine, corresponding to uterine fibroids and ovarian cysts in Western medicine], chest pain, heartache, and injuries caused by falls, among other symptoms of blood stasis.

These still need to be memorized, and Liu Yuhan is learning with both pain and joy.