Chapter 106: Traveling back to ancient times to open a clinic 20: Discovering a good seedling...
Chen Qian looked at the children and said, "Since you all want to stay, remember, this opportunity to stay here is something you've fought for. Whether you can stay in the future will also depend on your own efforts. There's no need to screen them today; everyone stays. However, if anyone shirks their duties or bullies other children in the future, Manager Wu will kick you out at any time. Do you understand?"
The children said in unison: "I understand."
They have experienced troubled times, the death of their parents, and now they just want to survive. Naturally, they are now working for the medicine garden. In Shen Qian's eyes, they are all potential talents that can be cultivated.
However, if someone really goes astray in the future, then they will have to be treated according to the standards of Gu Jingxing: Jimin Medicine Garden does not keep idle people.
"These children alone may not be enough." After the children left, Shen Qian said to Wu Hen.
"I know. I have also hired some experienced herbalists and farmers. These kids can only help out at first, and they can take over after they have learned enough."
"Are the people you hired reliable?"
After all, China's medicinal materials business is almost monopolized by the Zhou family. If Gu Jingxing wants to get involved in the medicinal materials business, it is impossible for him to build a medicine garden in Anrong alone. Therefore, confidentiality becomes very important.
"Don't worry, young lady. These people are reliable."
Shen Qian nodded: "That's good."
For the next period of time, Shen Qian usually saw patients in the clinic and went to the medicine garden once a week.
After the preliminary preparations for the medicine garden were completed, Shen Qian led the farmers to select seeds and raise seedlings.
Jimin Medicine Garden is not an ordinary medicine garden. Gu Jingxing said from the beginning that this is to prepare for possible border wars, so Shen Qian specially selected several key medicinal materials.
The first choice is some medicinal herbs that can reduce inflammation, relieve pain, promote tissue regeneration and stop bleeding.
Honeysuckle, dandelion, white hyacinth, goldenseal grass, seven-leaf lily, etc. are extremely important life-saving items on the battlefield.
That day, Wu Hen came to Shen Qian with a purchase order for medicinal materials and said with difficulty, "Miss, we don't have these herbs at the moment."
Chen Qian took a look at the names on the list: Datura, Aconitum, Gelsemium elegans, and Hemp Seed.
"Are these medicines also for treating external injuries? We can't get them through our channels right now."
Shen Qian: "It's okay, next time my maid and I go up the mountain to collect herbs, we will look for it."
Wu Hen was a little surprised: "Can these herbs be found on this mountain? If so, I will send someone up to look for them. How can I let you girls go up to look for them?"
Shen Qian smiled and said, "It's okay. We usually go up the mountain to collect herbs every once in a while."
In fact, it is quite difficult to find these medicines in the mountains.
These are the raw materials of "Ma Fei San". They do not directly treat external injuries, but they can assist acupuncture in anesthetizing patients at critical moments, and then some simple surgical operations can be performed.
It is ancient times now, and it is difficult to get infected, so Shen Qian will not use a knife unless it is absolutely necessary.
But always take precautions.
As for the medicinal herbs that were not available on the mountain, Shen Qian used the system to exchange for some.
A big part of the reason why she set up a stall in Suchuan to save the people this time was the limited-time discount on medicinal materials in the system gold coin mall. She should really be grateful for this cold epidemic, which allowed her to earn a lot of gold coins. Now that the epidemic is over and the limited-time discount is over, she has saved up a full 40,000 gold coins. She has spent a lot of money recently to exchange for some rare medicinal materials, but the remaining 30,000 gold coins are enough for her.
The system already had the function of cultivating medicinal fields, which provided her with a lot of help.
In addition to the medicinal herbs used for external injuries and anesthesia, Shen Qian also asked Wu Hen to get a lot of common medicinal herbs such as astragalus, codonopsis, and angelica.
Wu Hen was a little puzzled: "Miss, do we need to plant a large number of these common medicinal herbs?"
Chen Qian nodded. "Although our medicine garden is full of reliable people inside and outside, ordinary people may not recognize us even if they come in. But it's better to be safe than sorry. What if someone with ulterior motives comes in and sees that the garden is full of herbs for treating external injuries? So the best way is to plant some herbs that are common in ordinary medicine gardens to deceive people. It's more effective than you guarding it all day long."
Wu Hen understood immediately: "In that case, young lady, you also run a clinic, it would be best to plant some medicinal herbs that Jimintang also needs on a daily basis, so that you can save a lot of trouble."
So Chen Qian added some medicinal herbs that could boost energy and nourish the body.
After the different varieties of medicinal herbs arrived, Shen Qian and the four maids took turns to go to the medicine garden to lead the farmers to turn the soil and apply fertilizer.
She had previously opened up a medicinal field in the mansion and planted some medicinal herbs. The four maids knew a lot about taking care of the medicine field. In addition, the herbal farmers invited by Wu Hen were also experienced. So everyone worked together and quickly divided the medicine field into areas and planted the medicinal herbs.
Those orphans also followed and learned, and sometimes they could do some odd jobs.
"You just watch from the side this year, and next year you can do it yourself," said Suyun.
Cui Liu soon discovered that although the girl named Aying was the youngest among the children, she was extremely smart and had an excellent memory.
Chen Qian was also here today, so Cui Liu quickly called her over and said, "Miss, please watch from the side."
"Aying, come here and help me pick out the white hyacinth."
Although the medicinal materials in the medicine garden had just been planted, there was space here, so all the medicines that needed to be dried and prepared at Jimin Hall were moved to the medicine garden.
At this time, Aying was called to the medicine drying area. Suyun deliberately mixed several kinds of medicinal materials together, and specially mixed in dried Angelica dahurica slices, and let the nine-year-old girl choose.
Aying didn't think much about it, just thinking that the adults needed her to do some work, so she hurried over and started picking.
After taking a few glances, Shen Qian realized that Aying was very smart. She picked out the white hyacinth accurately and without error.
"Do you already know the medicinal herbs?" Shen Qian asked.
"Well, my brothers and sisters have been taking classes during this period, and I have also listened and learned a lot." Aying answered without stopping the work in her hands.
"I've finished picking. Do I need to pick out other herbs?"
Shen Qian took a step forward, picked up another piece and asked her, "What is this?"
Ah Ying took a look and said, "This is dried Angelica dahurica, very similar to Bletilla striata."
Cui Liu picked up another piece: "What about this one?"
Ah Ying took it in her hand and thought about it, then put it in her mouth and tasted it: "It's very bitter and fishy. This is Fangji."
Chen Qian took her to the medicinal field again. There was already a batch of seedlings planted here. The farmers had recently brought their children to identify them, but it was unknown whether they remembered them or how much they could remember.
"What kind of grass seedling is this?" Shen Qian pointed casually and asked Aying.
Ah Ying squatted down, putting her face as close to the seedling as possible, then looked at the one next to it. Her posture seemed a little strange, and then she answered, "This is honeysuckle. The one next to it is the dandelion from which I got my name. Over there is kansui, and in front is seven-leaf lily. It can clear away heat and detoxify, reduce swelling and relieve pain. The teacher has taught us all about it before."
Chen Qian and Cui Liu looked at each other. What a smart girl! Whether she wanted to study medicine or pharmacy, she would be a good candidate.
There is a lot of knowledge that needs to be mastered in learning Chinese medicine. There are more than a thousand kinds of medicines recorded in the "Compendium of Materia Medica" alone. It takes a long time for ordinary people to remember the names of these medicines. However, Aying's memory is a gift, and she can learn faster than others.
"Aying, let me ask you, if you were given a choice, would you rather stay in the medicine field to learn how to make medicine, or go to a clinic to learn how to diagnose and treat illnesses?" Shen Qian asked.
Although the child is smart, she has her own ideas. If she doesn't want to learn, no one can force her.
Ah Ying thought for a while and said, "Sister, if possible, I want to learn how to cure diseases and save lives!"
"Oh? Why?"
Ah Ying's eyes were red. "My parents died from arrows. The arrows of the Yi tribe were poisonous. In fact, my mother had been holding on for many days. If I knew about medicinal herbs at that time and could go up the mountain to dig some wild herbs for her, maybe my mother would have survived... I want to cure diseases and save lives, especially those innocent people injured by the Yi tribe. Sister, please teach me. I want to learn."
Shen Qian patted Aying's head and said, "Okay, from today on, you are my little apprentice. From now on, you can call me Master and Sister Cui Liu. Do you understand?"
"Master, please accept my disciple's greeting!" Ah Ying knelt down and kowtowed three times to Chen Qian.
In fact, at present, in addition to Cui Liu, Meixiang, Suyun and Lingyuan also know some simple medical skills. She is willing to teach them whatever they want to learn, but silver needles belong to advanced medical skills, so she only teaches them to her own disciples.
The main reason is that acupuncture is very difficult to learn, and ordinary people would just waste time if they rashly learn it.
Therefore, while Chen Qian was running and building the clinic and medicine garden, he also took Cui Liu and A Ying with him, allowing them to learn and practice at the same time. Both of them learned very quickly, but they were interested in different areas.
Cui Liu prefers to study internal medicine, while Aying is more inclined to treat external injuries. The two complement each other well. Chen Qian sees that Aying is bold and careful, and is a good candidate for specializing in surgery, so he teaches her some modern medical knowledge.
"Master, since the surgical method you mentioned is so effective, why don't you just use it?"
"Because surgery has another barrier, the infection barrier. There are many invisible bacteria on clothing, skin, and even on our silver needles and scalpels. If these bacteria get on the wound, it will cause infection. If it is not controlled, the infection alone is enough to put the patient's life in danger."
Ah Ying seemed to understand but listened very carefully: "Master, I have taken note of it. Even if I want to learn how to perform surgery, I must be cautious and will not use this method unless it is absolutely necessary."
Shen Qian nodded.
Only the most pedantic doctors would completely abandon this method for fear of infection. If the patient is in critical condition and will die without surgery, then it is not impossible to take a gamble.
"Now I'll teach you how to sew. If you want to learn surgery, you must first learn how to sew. In the future, when you encounter a patient with severe trauma, sews can save lives in critical moments. You have a good memory, but some basics still need practice step by step."
When Aying heard that it could save lives, she immediately became very focused and started to learn. From the stitching technique, to the spacing, to the tightness of the stitches, Aying practiced over and over again and didn't feel tired at all.
At the same time, Chen Qian also taught Cui Liu the recipe for Ma Fei San and how to use the corresponding acupuncture techniques to anesthetize patients who were about to undergo surgery.
Just when Shen Qian was obsessed with growing herbs, opening a clinic and training apprentices, two things happened.
The first thing Emperor Yongtai did was to appoint the second prince Xiao Jinchen as the crown prince, and at the same time appoint the third prince Xiao Jinxiang as the King of Yu. The fourth prince Xiao Jinxiang was still young, so he did not have a title for the time being.
This matter originally had nothing to do with Shen Qian, but Shen Qian knew that this was not good news for Gu Jingxing. After all, she had known before that Gu Jingxing and the Zhou family were not on good terms. If Emperor Yongtai made Queen Zhou's legitimate son the crown prince, and the crown prince ascended the throne, the Zhou family's power would probably be even more prosperous than it is now.
However, Shen Qian was just thinking about it. It was not her turn as a female doctor far away in a small border town to worry about such things.
She is now far away from the capital and has cut off all ties with the past. I believe that even if Princess Shaoyang hates her, she cannot do anything to her.
The second thing was closely related to her. The original owner's mother and sister were escorted down by Gu Jingxing to An Rong to see her.
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