After spending two days planting the fields, Wan Changsheng went up the mountain every day to look for medicinal herbs. His son insisted on following him, and he had no choice.
Mei Niang started making summer clothes at home. It was already early April, and in more than a month it would be the season to wear summer clothes.
They are in the north, so it starts to get cold after October and warms up after March. The winter is particularly cold, but when spring comes, the weather warms up quickly.
After a few days, there were really not many medicinal herbs left in the shallow mountains to the west. If he was alone, he could go in a little further, but he didn't dare to do so with the child.
I had no choice but to take the children to the West Mountain. These mountains belong to the village, and no one would say anything.
Even so, he did not go through the village, but took the small path through the South Mountain and went directly to the West Mountain. However, this way, he could not go home at noon. He had to go out in the morning, take some bread and water with him, and could not return home until the afternoon.
In the space of half a month, both the father and son lost a lot of weight, but they gained a lot.
Wan Changsheng roughly calculated that the surplus medicinal materials in the past half month could be sold for seven or eight taels, not counting the few ginseng plants transplanted in the vegetable garden.
The age of ginseng is not very good, only about ten years old. But even if it is ten years old, one root can be sold for ten taels, and three roots can be sold for thirty taels.
These were all found by my son alone.
The other medicines are not very valuable, but there are some better ones such as Astragalus, which were basically discovered by my son.
This made Wan Changsheng amazed. It seemed that his son was not only smart, but also a lucky little star.
The ginseng is just temporarily transplanted. I will sell it when I go to the county town tomorrow. I am not sure if I will leave it in the vegetable field. Besides, it will be of no use after planting it for a few years. If it dies, I will lose a lot of money.
Before dinner, Wan Changsheng packed up the medicine he would take to the county town tomorrow. He also dug some ginseng before going out. This time he planned to bring more rice bags with him because he had to buy food as the remaining grain at home would not last for half a month.
In the next period of time, he will prepare to plant the crops. The temperature will rise during the day, the mountains will be covered with green grass, and snakes and insects will appear. He is afraid that his snake and insect medicine will not be completely safe.
It’s okay to go out alone occasionally, but I would never dare to take children with me.
What's more, it is difficult to find medicinal herbs that can be harvested in the shallow mountains at this season. If you really want to find them, you can either go to deeper mountains or go to other mountains.
Ping'an still decided to go to the county town with them. He would not be able to go up the mountain with his parents for the next period of time. He had to read books and write at home by himself.
My father would take time out every day to teach me how to read from Baicao Ji or Thousand Character Classic, but there were still many characters I didn't recognize. Of course, these unfamiliar characters were not difficult for me.
But if you want to learn these characters honestly, you have to ask Doctor Sun to teach you.
Mei Niang asked, "Husband, when you go to buy food tomorrow, will it be inconvenient to take Ping An with you?"
Wan Changsheng shook his head and said, "It's okay. The cart can still carry four or five hundred kilograms at a time, but it can't be used to lay out mattresses."
"That's fine, Ping An. Don't run around when you get to the county town. Just stay with your father."
Inside Baicao Hall.
Doctor Sun looked at the three ginsengs that Wan Changsheng took out, and he sighed in his heart that this man was so lucky that he could discover good medicines one after another in the mountains.
"Changsheng, you are very lucky. Although the age is low, it is a good medicine after all. I will give you thirty taels for three plants. The rest are not valuable, but the quality of the astragalus is good. I will calculate it for you."
Wan Changsheng just grinned and didn't say that it was his son who found it. It's better to keep a low profile.
"Thirty-seven taels and nine, let's make it thirty-eight taels. Go to the counter over there and get the money."
"Thank you, Doctor Sun." Wan Changsheng took the note and walked to the counter.
Ping An saw that there were not many people around at this time, so he hurriedly said, "Uncle Sun, there are some words in the book that I don't know, can you teach me?"
Doctor Sun was happy: "Xiao Ping'an, come over here."
Doctor Sun first explained to Ping'an the words that he didn't know, and then tested him one by one with the ones he had read in the past few days.
Wan Changsheng looked at his son with a smile, his eyes full of joy. This child went to the mountains with him to collect herbs during the day. He taught him a few pages of words after meals and read books with him for an hour at night.
He was so amazing that he even thought, it is only the end of April now, and the private school will be on vacation at the end of June, which is still two months away. Should he send the child to his husband as soon as he returns? He can't waste any more time.
Suddenly he saw a young man about his age turning a corner, looking at his son eagerly.
That look made him inexplicably worried, and he hurried towards his son.
"Yes, this kid is good. How old is he?"
Doctor Sun stood up as soon as he saw the person coming and said with a smile, "Young Master, this child is over seven years old and has a photographic memory."
"I can't claim to have a photographic memory. Ping An, come to your father. Doctor Sun, the child is troubling you, and we will be back soon."
When Sun Sicheng saw that someone was about to leave, he asked, "Uncle Jian, this is..."
Doctor Sun knew at a glance that the eldest son liked this child, and said with a smile, "Wan Changsheng, he worked for my cousin for seven years. After retiring in the past two years, he collected herbs and sold them to Baicaotang. He is a very good person.
Changsheng, this is the eldest son of my Baicao Hall. He is an excellent doctor and a straightforward person. He just came to us yesterday."
After hearing what Doctor Sun said, Wan Changsheng certainly couldn't leave.
Doctor Sun once told him that in the Great Zhou Dynasty, Baicaotang was the best medicine. There was a Baicaotang in almost every one of the 32 prefectures in the country, and there were also some in every larger county. It could be said that the medicine was spread all over the country.
It is even more difficult to count the number of medicine mountains and medicine shops. Baicaotang basically supplies up to 60% of the army's medicine.
The third-generation head of Baicao Tang, Grandpa Sun is now nearly seventy years old and still in good health. Grandpa Sun himself is an expert in medicine and can be called a national master. In addition to managing Baicao Tang, he also devotes himself to teaching his grandchildren.
The most powerful one is the eldest son of the Sun family. Almost all the medicinal materials are under his control and he also arranges the personnel. He is less than 30 years old, but he is very demanding in medical skills and is willing to travel thousands of miles for a rare secret recipe.
The young man in front of you should be this one.
"Wan Changsheng, you and I should be about the same age. My name is Sun Sicheng, and I'm twenty-seven this year."
Wan Changsheng said, "Young Master is one year older than me. My name is Wan Changsheng, and I am from Wanjia Village."
"Haha, we are about the same age. How about this, Brother Wan, can we chat in the backyard?"
Wan Changsheng's heart sank. Could it be that he wanted my son to be a clerk or apprentice? No, I must let my child study.
"Okay." If he didn't agree, the other party wouldn't be able to take the child away. The other party was of such a high status, it would be rude if he didn't agree to talk.
As soon as he reached out his hand to his son, his son's little hand had already been taken away by Master Sun.
The backyard is not small, with six or seven rooms and a small hall. It is clean and fresh, with a scent of medicine.
Ping An likes this kind of environment very much.
Tea and snacks were soon served.
"Brother Wan, please have some tea, Ping An, this snack is good, eat more if you like it."
Thank you for the peace, with a clear voice, not anxious or irritable.
Sun Sicheng was even more satisfied, "Does Ping An like medicine? How much of this book have you read?"
Ping An said, "My Lord, I like medicine very much, but I am learning this book mainly for collecting herbs. I have read forty pages and asked Uncle Sun about the words I don't know today."
"Oh? Ping An, can I test you?"
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