Chapter 106 Encouraging Lijia Village to Plant Medicinal Herbs
Du Wanwan, who was concentrating on making medicine, had no time to think about these things. Besides, it was all arranged by Ye Tingxiao and had nothing to do with her.
Dujia Villager: "???" How come it's none of your business? Who asked you to save Yetingxiao?
The next day at noon, Li Laoliu came and brought the Isatis root that Du Wanwan had been dreaming of.
"Yes, yes, that's it. Uncle! Go back and organize the villagers to plant a large amount. No matter how much they plant, dig up the roots in the fall and keep them all at the People's Hospital."
Isatis root is a good thing! If it is collected and made into medicine, it is a powerful weapon to kill colds.
"Yes! I have remembered what you said, sir. When I go back I will ask everyone to reclaim the land and plant crops." Li Laoliu said this, bowed deeply to Du Wanwan, and left.
After returning to Lijia Village, he went directly to the patriarch of the Li family and reported the matter to him.
Chief Li is the grandfather of Li Laoliu. He is over 70 years old and has the highest seniority in the village. There are more than 40 households in Lijia Village, and they also fled here more than 20 years ago to escape famine.
Everyone in the village has the surname Li, and there are no outsiders.
The ancestor that Li Laoliu mentioned is the ancestor of Lijia Village. That was before they fled to Liang County to escape famine. Later, they fled here and no one remembered anything about it.
Li Laoliu would remember that it was because he loved collecting herbs and took the young men in the village to collect herbs, that the patriarch mentioned this to him.
He remembered it and began to pay attention to the medicinal properties of various medicines, and which medicines could cure which diseases.
Farmers have no other income, so they either hunt, collect herbs, or sell firewood, and that’s all.
Neither the father nor his son knew how to hunt, so they could only collect herbs and occasionally sell firewood. There were many days when they did not collect herbs.
From now on, the firewood needed for the master's family will be provided by the father and son. The master has done him such a great favor, he must repay him well, otherwise he will feel unworthy.
"Sixth Brother! Are you telling the truth?" Patriarch Li's eyes lit up when he heard what Li Laoliu said. "The owner of the People's Clinic said that he collects Daqinggen?"
"Yes! The demand is huge. Let our village plant a lot of them." Li Laoliu told the truth without exaggerating. "Chief! Our village has a lot of mountains. If we can open up the land for planting, every household will have an extra income in the fall."
Chief Li nodded slightly. "What you said is right. Call a meeting tomorrow and encourage everyone to open up wasteland and plant crops. That kind of firewood grows lushly in the wild, so it should be easy to plant. You can plant it in any piece of land you open up in the mountains."
The people in Lijia Village had long heard about the good deeds of the People's Medical Clinic. Now the clan leader said that he wanted to plant the common indigo plant on the mountain and would come to harvest it in the fall.
Every household was excited. Such a good thing actually happened to their Lijia Village.
"Buddha bless you! The doctor at the People's Clinic is really kind-hearted. He has pointed out a way to make money for our Lijia Village."
"Oh my! Daqing is actually a medicinal herb? We didn't know it before and even cut it to use as firewood. You must treasure it when you see it in the future."
"Uncle Six! I didn't expect that your Danniu's accident would turn out to be a blessing in disguise and bring benefits to our entire village."
Li Laoliu looked at everyone and said: "Sir, you are kind-hearted and don't look down on us farmers. If the big green indigo in our Lijia Village is planted well, you will definitely be happy to see it."
From then on, the people of Lijia Village began to work hard to plant Isatis indigotica. The back hills were cleared piece by piece, and the Isatis indigotica plants were transplanted one by one.
Du Wanwan has made some cold medicine. In the future, if anyone catches a cold, they don’t need to drink the bitter medicine, but only need to swallow the black cold pills.
Ye Shiyi saw it by chance and reported it to Ye Tingxiao. He immediately felt that this method would be very convenient and useful if it was applied in the army.
Soldiers were fighting bravely outside, so where could they get medicine? If they had a headache or a fever, they could only bear it and get treatment when they arrived at the camp.
If you have such a convenient small pill to treat colds, you can treat it anytime and anywhere.
He reported this to his father Ye Zhenghai, who also thought this was a great idea. Bitter medicine was inconvenient to carry and not tasty.
Who wants to take medicine when there are pills to swallow?
"This Miss Du you know is really special. I heard from your mother that she can cure your illness?"
Ye Zhenghai was also worried about his son's illness. He was relieved when he heard that the young doctor at the People's Hospital could cure him.
It was his order to investigate the movement of the main army of Qizi, but he didn't expect that it would harm his son. His wife didn't know the reason yet, and if she knew, she would definitely blame him.
"Yes! Miss Du is an excellent doctor and a rare one." Ye Tingxiao didn't dare to tell his father about what happened to him, for fear that his father would suspect him.
"You're right. To be able to figure out a way to make a decoction into pills, she must be very knowledgeable and smart." Ye Zhenghai was surprised and asked his son, "Is she really a village girl from a mountain village?"
"Of course. My son was seriously injured, his wounds were festering, and he had a low fever. He lived in Dujia Village." Ye Tingxiao told his father in detail how Du Wanwan saved him. "If she hadn't helped, it would not have been so easy for my son to come back. He would have suffered a lot."
Ye Zhenghai stood up and paced around the study room with his hands behind his back: "Are you saying that she can mend people's wounds? And can she also make potions that make people feel no pain?"
"Yes!" Ye Tingxiao told the truth, "When she was stitching her son, she could only hear the sound of the needle and thread going through the flesh, but she didn't feel any pain at all. It was magical."
Hearing this, Ye Zhenghai became excited: "Since this Miss Du is so capable, we must find a way to learn her medical skills. If we use them in the military, we can save many soldiers' lives."
Ye Tingxiao paused and gave a suggestion: "Father! We have to do it step by step. Miss Du has agreed to teach the military doctor how to sew wounds, but she said that the catgut and the needles for sew wounds have not been produced yet.
Let's first let her teach the military doctor how to make small pills to treat colds or other diseases. After she learns, we can then have someone learn the art of making medicine to mend wounds."
Ye Zhenghai thought for a moment and felt that his son was right. One must eat one bite at a time and learn medical skills one step at a time.
This Miss Du who escaped from famine really brought many different surprises to Liang County. If the medical skills of the military doctors could be improved, the death rate of the soldiers would definitely be reduced a lot.
"Okay! I'll leave this matter to you."
Ye Zhenghai felt that his son would be staying in Liangjun City for a while and also had to see Miss Du for medical treatment, so it would be a good idea to let him go and kill two birds with one stone.
"Yes! My son will do his best to handle this matter." Ye Tingxiao smiled slightly and sighed from the bottom of his heart, "Miss Du is not a stingy person. She has great love in her heart."
After hearing his words, Ye Zhenghai frowned slightly, feeling that Miss Du had a high status in his son's heart. He had always been cold and icy, but when had he ever praised a woman like this in front of others?
Could it be that he was bewitched by Miss Du?
(End of this chapter)
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