Chapter 246 Where did he get so many Rejuvenating Herbs?

"Princess, Princess?" Zijuan gently shook her awake. "Princess, don't sleep on the table, you'll catch a cold."

"Uh-huh……"

Sheng Sheng rubbed her eyes and sat up, not even realizing that she was about to fall asleep.

Once she regained consciousness, Sheng Sheng's first reaction was to check if she had crushed the thin notebook. She breathed a sigh of relief when she saw that the notebook was unharmed.

Sheng Sheng patted her chest and said, "I was so scared! I almost fell asleep!"

Zijuan saw that the oil lamp on the table had not yet burned out, and knew that Shengsheng had not been sleeping for long: "You must have been too tired these past few days. Fortunately, Princess, you did not sleep for long, otherwise, in this cold weather, you would have caught a cold."

Zijuan had barely recovered from the frightening cold Shengsheng had caught last time, and she didn't want to see her princess suffer a second time.

Sheng Sheng knew that Zi Juan was concerned about her, so she obediently said, "Okay, Sheng Sheng will be careful next time."

Zijuan was touched by her obedient nature and brought her a bowl of noodles for a late-night snack.

“Princess, you didn’t eat much tonight. Why don’t you have a late-night snack while it’s still early?” Zijuan helped her add the chopped scallions and mixed the noodles. “This soup is a lily soup that the small kitchen has been simmering for a long time. It’s very light, so don’t worry about it being too greasy and keeping you awake.”

"Okay, thank you Zijuan."

The fried sweet potato fries that Sheng Sheng brought back in the afternoon were eaten by Xie Yunchuan and Xie Yunyang, but the rest ended up in Sheng Sheng's stomach.

So, Sheng Sheng wasn't very hungry at dinner and only ate a little bit.

I took a short nap and now my stomach is rumbling a bit.

Sheng Sheng carefully put the notebook aside, slurping her noodles while trying to recall the page she had finally managed to read.

In the afternoon, when Shen Jiaqing said that he would leave the Rejuvenating Grass for them to use as seeds, Sheng Sheng thought that they could just take some of the fruit from the fruit part of the Rejuvenating Grass.

I learned from the record book that after the fruit was picked, it wasn't used directly as seeds. Instead, the fruit was peeled open, and the powdery substance inside was the real seed. Moreover, it had to undergo a series of processing steps.

It's nothing serious. It may be troublesome, but being careful won't cause any problems.

What bothered her most was the content that followed after she had only glanced at it a few times.

That's right, it's the Rejuvenating Grass and its harsh growing conditions.

Because wild Rejuvenating Grass grows wildly on cliffs, after Shen Jiaqing and his master conducted 81 trials, they discovered that artificially cultivating Rejuvenating Grass is different from cultivating other herbs.

It's not just different, it's extremely different.

Leaving aside herbs, when you grow flowers, plants, or even trees, you cultivate them in soil, right?

But this spring grass is different.

It is cultivated using powder made from ground stones.

That's right, you just grind the stones into fine powder, then plant them layer by layer, alternating between a thin layer of soil and a layer of stone powder. Otherwise, they just won't grow.

Neither Shen Jiaqing nor Physician Sikong could explain why.

On the last page of the manual, they did explain that since the Rejuvenating Grass originally grows on cliffs, where there is only a small amount of soil in the rocks, this method of artificial cultivation of the Rejuvenating Grass may be to create the illusion that it grows on cliffs.

Not only that, but in addition to "faking" the growth environment, he also had to fake the different situations he encountered during his growth.

Wind and rain, scorching sun and freezing cold, lightning and thunder...

In short, the main point is to grow artificially cultivated Rejuvenating Grass in the same way that wild Rejuvenating Grass grows.

Putting aside the idea of ​​planting rejuvenating grass with stones, the ever-changing weather itself is tinged with melancholy.

It's not that the weather in Beijing doesn't change much; it rains quite often in Beijing, so that's not a problem.

That's right. Although the spring grass likes this kind of changeable weather, it's still a delicate plant!

Like wild Rejuvenating Grass, Rejuvenating Grass will be injured and damaged when it experiences these harsh environments. Worse still, it will wither overnight.

As Sheng Sheng ate her noodles, she couldn't help but sigh, "The growing environment is so different from other herbs, how come it's still as fragile as other herbs? There are only so many seeds, what if they all don't survive one cold, rainy night?"

This isn't about planting a rejuvenating herb; it's purely gambling on it.

The gamble is on whether the Rejuvenating Grass can survive a stormy night.

I'll bet that when I open my eyes tomorrow morning, the vibrant spring grass from yesterday will still be standing tall.

Seeing that she was so distressed that she couldn't even enjoy her midnight snack, Zijuan quickly tried to comfort her: "Princess, don't worry. That's why this Rejuvenating Herb is so precious. If it were no different from ordinary herbs, we wouldn't have gone to such lengths to find it, right? It's precisely because the survival rate of this Rejuvenating Herb is so low that only the Rejuvenating Herb that survives to the end can become a peerless medicine that saves lives."

"That's true."

This is why Rejuvenating Grass is so rare. Moreover, as far as she knows, the only person in the world who has figured out how to cultivate Rejuvenating Grass is Shen Shenyi. If it were that easy to grow, it wouldn't be called Rejuvenating Grass.

Speaking of this, Sheng Sheng was still somewhat amazed, never expecting that the method of cultivating this spring grass could actually be researched and developed.

Wait a minute, what is Xiao Jiuzhu's Rejuvenation Pill...?

To refine the Rejuvenation Herb into the Rejuvenation Pill, a large quantity of Rejuvenation Herb is required to extract its essence into the elixir.

Xiao Jiuzhu gave that bottle of Rejuvenation Pill to Pei Ji's mother ten years ago, which means that the bottle of Rejuvenation Pill has been around for at least ten years.

Where did Xiao Jiuzhu get so many Rejuvenating Herbs ten years ago?

Suddenly, Sheng Sheng remembered something and clapped her fist: "That's right, Uncle Xiao said that he was not from the State of Song, but from the State of Jin. He only came to the State of Song because he was injured in the martial arts world, and he met Brother Pei Ji's mother by chance!"

Zijuan asked, "Princess, I also remember that Master Xiao said he was from Jin. But so what if he's from Jin? Does Your Highness suspect that Master Xiao and Doctor Shen know each other?"

Sheng Sheng nodded: "Yes, yes! That's exactly what I mean!"

Zijuan thought it made sense: "This servant thinks it's very possible. Didn't Master Xiao say that he had a master who died of illness? Since Master Xiao is such a powerful swordsman, his master must have been an extraordinary person as well. Although Master Xiao is all alone, his master certainly wasn't. Perhaps, Doctor Shen's master and Master Xiao's master knew each other."

He blinked and actually considered the possibility in his mind.