The leaves of perilla are pure green, so he quickly rejected his idea.

"I can only be sure that this isn't Shiso, but... I don't recognize it."

The young boy Jingguang returned the herbs to Mr. Lin with both hands and said respectfully and apologetically.

"It's already amazing that you can tell it's not Perilla. We locals call it by different names. Some call it purple spot grass, some call it moss removal grass, etc. It's mainly used to treat white peeling on the face, skin allergies, white spots and white moss. Boiling this grass and using it for cleaning will have a relatively good effect. It can be considered a folk remedy."

Jingguang nodded in understanding.

I came across Gentiana scabra again. Its main function is to treat viral hepatitis, hepatitis B, jaundice and hepatitis. However, if used alone, it has little effect.

........

At noon, everyone found a flat place to rest for a while, and after replenishing some nutrition by eating and drinking water, they continued on their journey.

When we arrived at the alpine meadow at an altitude of 3,500 meters, we found it was full of surprises.

Especially for the young boy Jingguang.

The vegetation here is dense and the grass grows luxuriantly. The wind blows through the grass, and from time to time a few very fresh and beautiful herbs appear in the slightly lowered grass.

First, there are Gastrodia elata, Five-clawed Golden Dragon, Dendrobium officinale, Gentiana yunnanensis, and Southern Salvia miltiorrhiza, which can replenish qi and activate blood circulation...

There are also Rhododendron serrata, Hydrangea vine, Snow tea, Veratrum, Tiger palm grass...

......

It was very late that night before everyone returned to the foot of the mountain and found a B&B to rest.

Everyone got up early and went to Jiaoding Mountain.

There, the top of the mountain is surrounded by ice and snow all year round, and the average annual temperature is around 0 degrees Celsius.

The clouds and fog gathered suddenly, turning this place into a white world.

Even though it was a clear summer day, the temperature was not high and visibility was extremely low. Everyone walked carefully. Mr. Lin's four disciples tacitly formed groups of two, one in front and one behind, protecting Mr. Lin and Mr. Hua in the middle, as well as the young boy Jingguang who had just arrived.

The howling winds all year round force all plants to bow their heads.

But there are exceptions. A very small number of plants still create a unique habitat in an independent manner. Among them are many precious medicinal herbs grown in the mountains. The crowd did not pick them, but just observed their appearance in detail and listened to the two teachers explain their functions.

Because the medicinal herbs here are already rare plants, the country has expressly prohibited their picking.

Once picked, it takes ten years.

As for substitutes, those grown artificially are sufficient.

......

Jingguang has been in Yunnan for more than a year with Grandpa Hua, and he has learned a lot about the herbs in Yunnan.

This was the longest time they had stayed here, because there were so many herbs here, and there were different types to learn all year round.

Second only to the time we lived in the Qinling Mountains.

I would also follow Mr. Lin and Mr. Hua to see patients from time to time.

Often, the two old gentlemen would watch from the side while the apprentices of Mr. Jingguang and Mr. Lin took the pulse one by one, and each would come up with a plan. The two gentlemen would then judge together whether the prescription was appropriate or not.

The medical skills of those senior brothers are also very good. Although they may not have such excellent memory, they are much better than Jingguang in experience and judgment.

The boy seemed to be introverted and taciturn, but he got along well with his senior brothers.

After all, young boys always like to discuss things with them seriously, and are willing to learn with an open mind.

The senior brothers are not selfish, and they often get different inspirations when discussing with this junior brother who is like a medical encyclopedia.

After a while,

The relationship between them became much better.

Several senior brothers even brought the young boy Jingguang to try everything, from Xizhou baba to Weishan braised pork shreds, from Nuodeng ham to Yongping braised chicken, from the local flavor eight bowls to Mizhi tofu feast, the ancient city's roasted milk fan, roasted bait blocks, cold chicken rice noodles, stir-fried snails, fermented black beans, oily chicken fir, Nanjian's oil noodles, Fengyi's raw hides and shabu-shabu vegetables, Eryuan's carved plums, preserved plums and other preserved fruits, Heqing's fried pork liver, Midu rolled pig's trotters, pickled vegetables, spicy and so on.

After a year, the young boy Jingguang who was about to leave had gained ten kilograms!

The little face has become rounder.

Of course, I've grown a lot taller too.

In the blink of an eye, he is already a fourth-grade student, but he is still a handsome young man.

But what surprised Jingguang was that he was slightly taller than his brother.

Of course, it seems to have become a little darker.

Well, just a little bit.

About...2 cm.

It was not until much later that the young boy learned from a joke let out by his grandparents that in order not to lose to him in height, a certain arrogant young master went from drinking one cup of milk a day to two cups.