"This is the root bark of wolfberry. Don't be fooled by its plain appearance, it has extraordinary effects."
"Di Gupi is cold in nature and sweet in taste. It can clear lung heat, cool the blood and eliminate steam. It has a good effect on relieving symptoms such as yin deficiency hot flashes and lung heat coughs."
"This is Gynostemma pentaphyllum. It is cool in nature and slightly bitter in taste. It not only clears away heat and detoxifies, but also replenishes qi and strengthens the spleen, resolves phlegm and relieves coughs."
“…”
"Okay, that's all for today. I'll have Hui'er take you back with me and turn the herbs you've learned these days into an atlas. Only when you memorize them will they become yours."
After that, he called Zheng Hui over and said, "Help Ah Zhi organize the herbs she learned today, and then start with the simplest words to teach her!"
Zheng Hui nodded and waved to Song Zhi, "Come with me."
After Zheng Hui brought Song Zhi back to her room, she took a copy of calligraphy from the shelf and turned to the simplest part.
"You've never learned calligraphy before. Today, we'll start with the simple 'one, two, three' to learn how to hold the pen, and then move on to pen-handling habits."
She first picked up a brush and demonstrated on paper. "Look, your fingers need to bend slightly, with your thumb and index finger pinching the brush shaft, your middle finger resting on the bottom of the brush shaft, and your ring finger and pinky resting naturally on the paper."
She demonstrated as she spoke, the tip of the pen gliding lightly across the paper, smoothly writing the character "一", with even and powerful strokes.
“Writing is not just a movement of the hands; it’s also a movement of the mind. If you think about the shape of the characters, your hands will naturally follow your feelings.”
After saying that, she put down the pen in her hand and motioned Song Zhi to try writing.
In modern times, Song Zhi has indeed not learned how to use a soft brush, so she doesn't have to pretend that she doesn't know how to use it.
She followed Zheng Hui's instructions and wrote on the paper somewhat uncontrollably.
As you can imagine, the words written are also crooked.
Zheng Hui didn't discourage Song Zhi. Instead, she encouraged her, "You've never practiced calligraphy before. It's already quite impressive that you can write like this for the first time. I'm giving you this copybook. When you go back, practice more and find the feel for writing. Your handwriting will become more and more neat."
"Thank you, Sister Zheng. I will practice hard when I get back!" Song Zhi said seriously.
Zheng Hui nodded. "I'll teach you how to recognize the characters on the copybook first, and then I'll help you sort out the herbs you learned today."
Song Zhi nodded obediently, and then took out a pen and paper from the small cloth bag she carried with her. She said embarrassedly, "Sister Zheng, can you use the pen and paper I prepared for a while?"
Zheng Hui glanced at Song Zhi, who was a little embarrassed, and didn't say much. She just nodded in response to Song Zhi's request.
The two of them worked like this, one teaching and the other learning, until dusk, and finally they sorted out all the herbal patterns that they had identified in the past two days.
Song Zhi could feel that the other party was trying his best to teach her.
Before leaving, Song Zhi solemnly thanked Zheng Hui, "Sister Zheng, thank you so much today!"
Zheng Hui raised the corners of her lips, obviously in a good mood, "Thank you for your little rabbit, I like it very much!"
The two smiled at each other, and their relationship seemed to have become much closer.
After leaving the Zheng family, Song Zhi hurried back home.
At this time, the villagers who were helping next door had already finished their work and gone home.
After Song Zhi returned to her room and put down the calligraphy, she first ran next door to check the progress of the project. A quarter of the foundation had been dug, and it should be completed in three or four days.
On the open space nearby, freshly made adobe bricks were drying. These bricks were made by the villagers using loess from the hillside behind the village mixed with wheat straw.
The adobe bricks made in this way are both strong and durable, and all the yellow mud houses in the village are made of such adobe bricks.
Thinking of this, Song Zhi thought of the traditional kang, which seemed to be made of yellow mud and straw.
Song Zhi was eager to try it, but considering that she had no good excuse to explain to her grandmother and the others, she had to suppress the idea of making a kang board for the time being.
It is not the right time yet. The safest way is to wait until she meets the craftsmen and then propose ideas and guide them to make the kang.
Song Zhi walked around the homestead and decided to discuss the kang after meeting the craftsman tomorrow.
There is one thing in the new house that she is most concerned about - the toilet
Basically every household in the rural area has a dry toilet. If you want it to be clean and hygienic, you have to flush it as you go.
As such, the toilet floor must be smooth and flat.
Buying stones and polishing them would not only be a complicated process but also very costly, which is obviously not the best option.
After much thought, Song Zhisi decided to experiment with making cement floors. If successful, it can be used not only in toilets, but also in more places.
She recalled the production process of earth cement that she had seen in her previous life. What was mainly needed was yellow clay, and another 10% to 20% of lime, as well as sand, gravel or gypsum. They were mixed together in a certain proportion, and then water was added and stirred.
Yellow clay is easy to get. It is available near this village. You just need to spend some effort to carry it back.
As for sand and gravel, this is not difficult to get. There is fine sand and gravel in the stream behind the mountain, which can be obtained by spending some time. If you really can't get it, you can buy some gypsum and add it in.
As for Uncle Lime, he just bought several loads yesterday, so it’s no big deal if he embezzles some of it.
But she couldn't say at the beginning that she wanted to make a cement floor.
Just like the kang, she had to think of a reason to do it.
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