Chapter 209

When leaving Zizhou, Xu Yi left a lot of Xiaoshi pills in the drug store. These Xiaoshi pills were enough to last the drug store until Yu Qiulin came with new pills.

The huge donkey cart moved all the way to the southwest, passing through the vast dense forest. Xiao Huang, who was not willing to lie down in the carriage, came out and looked up carefully.

After passing through a dangerous area, Xiao Huang barked soon.

The Tiger Overlord lying in Yan Quyue's arms suddenly arched his back, his hair stood on end, and his eyes were as wide as golden bells.

Xu Yi said solemnly: "The wind is from the southeast, and there is a strange smell coming from the front, like the carrion of an animal."

"It doesn't smell much, it shouldn't be a human being." Yan Quyue covered her nose, glanced at her almond eyes, and saw something moving outside. Come.

At this time, the curtain was lifted from the outside, A Xu turned around and looked over and said, "Mr. Lang, there seems to be a grebe lying on the road ahead."

"A grebe?" Xu Yi was confused.

This hawk dove was an eagle. There were dense forests on both sides of the road, which was very gloomy. Xu Yi got out of the car first and came to the carcass of the hawk dove.

Judging from the degree of corrosion, the grebe dove had been dead for some time. Many maggots crawled out of the rotting carcass. Black crows kept chirping, fluttering their wings at both ends and flying fast. From time to time, they stopped on the treetops and watched silently. Down towards the two parked vehicles.

"Why did this grebe die here? Did it eat some poison by mistake?" Ah Jin asked seriously.

Xu Yi shook his head: "I don't know. We will enter the miasma forest not far ahead. It is difficult to leave even if we want to come."

Yan Quyue came over with Tiger Overlord in her arms. She touched Tiger Overlord's head to comfort her and said: "Then Don't think about it, the smell here is strong, it's time to get in the car and start again."

Xu Yi thought for a moment, said "ok", and took Yan Quyue back to the car.

Soon, the vehicle passed around the body of the grebe dove and continued to move forward.

After traveling for half an hour, there were many roadblocks ahead, making it impossible for the donkey cart to drive directly through.

A Xu, Er Qing and the others got off the front of the car, holding hands with Xiao Hui and Wang Cai. They cleared the roadblocks and observed the surroundings.

There are two cliffs in front of them, and there are screams of birdsong. Looking into the distance, you can see goshawks circling in the sky.

There is a rugged road ahead, and you can see Langshui [Note 1] below. The waves of the river are rolling and beating on the cliffs on both sides. The mountain scenery as far as the eye can see is already full of autumn, with green and yellow colors.

The sun hanging in the sky gradually moves westward, but there are still more than twenty miles away from the next station.

If we continue further, we may have to find a resting place on the towering half-cliff.

In addition, the location was remote and it was unsafe to travel at night, not to mention the two donkeys Xiao Hui and Wang Cai who had been carrying the vehicle for most of the day, so it was time to rest and feed themselves.

Xu Yi joined the ranks of clearing roadblocks with a machete in his hand.

He said: "Chop down all the roadblocks, use the dried branches to make a bonfire, and pile the wet ones aside."

After working for a quarter of an hour, they cleared out the place where they would stay tonight.

The bonfire was lit and burned for a while. The surrounding temperature rose a lot. A Xu started to prepare for tonight's meal. A Jin helped out, while Er Qing went to the carriage to get fodder and beans to feed the donkey.

Yan Quyue was worried that the Tiger King cat was so bold that it ran into the woods and lost it. She was about to get a rope to tie it up, but the raccoon slave huddled next to Xiao Huang to keep warm as soon as he got off the car.

"Pfft."

Yan Quyue looked amused and said, "I forgot, you are afraid of the cold."

Xu Yi looked over and asked with a smile, "Why don't we light a charcoal fire? We have to boil water anyway. Put up the stove."

"That's fine." Yan Quyue rubbed her hands and sighed.

When Xu Yi lit the stove, Axu Ajin and the others on the other side were cooking rice porridge.

In the wilderness, if you want to eat delicacies from the mountains and seas, don't think about it. This porridge only contains dried rabbit meat that has been soaked until softened, and a little salt is also sprinkled on it. After eating, you can enjoy the smell of meat and the salty taste. After getting pregnant, my whole body felt warmer.

After eating, they sat together, wrapped in blankets to keep warm and talked.

Xu Yi took out the map and spread it out in front of everyone. He pointed to the current location and said seriously: "The next inn will be twenty miles away, but in front of the inn, there is a miasma forest."

If he wanted to take them over mountains and rivers, he had to prepare travel plans in advance anytime and anywhere.

This time, the miasma they faced was also part of the plan.

This was what Xu Yi told them when they set out. If they wanted to carefully explore the landform, they had to go straight down from the southwest and not go around the long way. The ancients often said that "the southwest region is full of miasma." The southwest mentioned here actually refers to Yunnan and Guizhou. But that doesn't mean there aren't any in Sichuan, it just isn't as scary as the Hundred Thousand Mountains.

Whenever the forest is dense, the moisture is thick, and the corroded fallen leaves gather together, poisonous gases will be produced.

This gas is miasma.

Yan Quyue asked: "The pills we prepared will be taken tomorrow, right?"

"Yes, when passing by here tomorrow, I will stop and take the pills." Xu Yi pointed to somewhere on the map and replied.

There is not just one kind of detoxification pill he concocted. Among them is the evil-proofing pill. If you just heard the name, you would think that you had mistakenly entered the channel of cultivating immortals.

But this is just a traditional Chinese medicine elixir, the main medicinal ingredients of which are ginseng and red poria.

Ginseng has a detoxifying effect and can remove stone poison, while red poria cocos can relieve heat and promote water circulation, promote human metabolism, and can benefit the heart and lungs. Therefore, it can be made into pills with ginseng and can relieve mild poisoning after taking it.

If you want to make an anti-evil pill, you need to add several other medicinal materials, such as angelica root, atractylodes, polygala root, etc., which can be taken or carried with you.

In addition, licorice can detoxify hundreds of poisons. Xu Yi planned to have licorice in everyone's mouth when entering the miasma forest.

The miasma entered the body through the nose and mouth, so he made some detoxifying pills using licorice as the king medicine.

If anyone shows signs of poisoning during the process, they can take it at any time.

In addition to taking miasma-repelling pills, they also have to apply miasma-repelling powder on their bodies.

Xu Yi prepared all these pills and powders in a month and distributed them to them, asking them to put them in cloth bags and tie them around their waists.

Erqing's cheeks tightened. He had always had a different feeling about miasma than others. During those three years, he was always resisting this kind of place.

Now that we are about to enter the miasma forest, saying we are not afraid is just a bold statement.

He squeezed the wine bottle tightly and took a few sips of sweet and sour mulberry wine to calm himself down.

Ah Jin noticed something strange about him and stretched out his hand to hold his fist.

Erqing felt Ajin's palm and was so surprised that he couldn't speak for a long time. Only through the light of the bonfire, he stared blankly at the little lady he loved.

Ah Jin blinked at him and said with a chuckle: "We are here. If you are scared, just stand next to me and I will protect you." When

these words came out of her mouth, Er Qing didn't feel anything was wrong. He agreed immediately, as if he had been protected and felt completely at ease.

At the other end, Xu Yi and Yan Quyue were leaning together. Xu Yi told her in a low voice that when they came out of the miasma forest, the cities they passed along the way were only for rest and repair, and they would not stay long and go directly to Fuzhou.

Pan Zhizhou has been in office in Fuzhou for several months. He carries Pang Boyi's letter with him, but it has not been delivered yet. If you are delaying, that would be unjustifiable.

Yan Quyue didn't care. It didn't make much difference to her whether she stayed in Gongzhou or went straight to Fuzhou.

A few people chatted casually until midnight by the burning bonfire. It was very late at night, and the sound of surging waves could be heard from time to time. Xu Yi urged them to quickly get into the carriage and tent to rest.

He and Yan Quyue came to the carriage, took off only their coats, covered themselves with thick quilts, and fell asleep hugging each other.

At midnight the next day, Xu Yi and the others woke up one after another, had a hurried breakfast, then packed their bags and tents, put out the bonfire, and set off again.

Halfway through the height, Xu Yi stopped the vehicle and came out to explore the dense forest below. He saw the thick fog ahead. He thought about how to go and asked A Xu and others to tie up the powder they brought.

After walking for a few more miles, the surrounding dense forest was crowded and the mountain road became even more difficult.

Xu Yi and Shui took the pills and squinted their eyes to observe the surroundings. Then, he planned to take A Xu and A Jin on foot to look for medicinal materials. Yan Quyue and Er Qing would lead the donkeys.

At this time, the huge donkey cart became a burden.

People don't often come to this dense forest, and the road is narrow and difficult to walk, not to mention having to pull a donkey cart.

Xu Yi asked Erqing to feed the two donkeys water mixed with medicinal powder, and then asked him to take good care of the donkeys.

After explaining, he went to see Yan Quyue.

This woman, who was born in a famous business, is light and agile. She can walk and climb mountains with ease, and she has never cried out that she is tired. At this moment, she fed the docile Wangcai some water, and then coaxed Tiger King to drink the water with the medicine powder added to it.

Tiger King smelled the smell of the medicine and refused to drink it. She threatened and coaxed him with the dried meat, which actually made Tiger King take a few more sips.

Seeing Tiger King drink the potion, everyone felt relieved.

After all, Tiger King is now their number one cute pet, and even Xiao Huang is not as high as Tiger King.

Who makes Tiger King's fur soft and shiny, and extremely comfortable to touch? This is something Xiao Huang can't compare to.

As for Xiao Huang, he didn't need dried meat to coax him. Xu Yi poured some potion for him to drink, and he drank it with a slurp.

After drinking, he rubbed Xu Yi's legs and wanted to continue drinking.

Xu Yi: "..."

He patted Xiao Huang's head, stood up and shouted, "It's time to go."

"Axu, you lead the way." Xu Yi put the bamboo basket on his back, looked at them, and ordered , "I'm in the back. If you find anything, just shout."

"Understood."

Everyone said in unison, facing the miasma forest in front, nervous and expectant.

...

Into the miasma forest, they did not move forward blindly.

Everyone knows that the road they are on now has the least miasma. The most dangerous existence is only going deeper, where the miasma is bottomless and covers the sky and the sun.

Even so, they are also cautious.

Xu Yi kept exploring along the forest road. When he came across precious medicinal materials, he dug them up and took them away.

In the slightly cold autumn wind, he tied his ankles with cloth strips and held a wooden stick. Whenever his feet stepped on soft, rotten leaves, he would explore them first.

Suddenly, something caught his eye and he paused.

After confirming what it was, Xu Yi's eyes showed surprise. He smiled and shouted to the people walking in front: "Stop, I found something good."

In an instant, several people turned back.

A Xu wiped his face and took out a small flat scimitar from the bamboo basket. After handing the knife to Xu Yi, he looked closer, his eyes even more surprised.

"This is fresh Ganoderma lucidum, how can it grow so big?" He took a slight breath and exclaimed in surprise.

Ah Jin and the others had never seen Ganoderma lucidum bigger than two palms, and they were all very excited.

She exclaimed softly: "How long does it take for such a big Ganoderma to grow like this?"

"This is Zizhi. Normally it can grow to the size of a palm." Xu Yi said, "This plant can grow so big. I want to come around." There are others. "

And the quality is excellent, it is standard reddish brown, the handle is thick, the cap is beautifully semicircular, the edges are somewhat curved, and it has a paint-like luster.

Xu Yi took a knife and carefully cut off the handle, wrapped it in cotton cloth, and put it in a bamboo basket.

Next, they found several smaller ones on other tree trunks around.

"If it's as big as a palm, cut it off. If it's too small, don't take it away." Xu Yi told them.

After a while, they harvested six purple mushrooms of different sizes.

After half a day, Xu Yi led them out of the miasma forest. The biggest gain of this trip was to find Zizhi, which was an unexpected surprise.

...

Ba County is a very small county town. When entering the city, there is a quiet and simple street going north against the city wall. There are not many people on the street and there is a simple inn.

The inn has no door, only a cloth banner hanging at the door, with the word "Inn" embroidered on it, without even a name.

On weekdays, few people come to this inn. Only the occasional businessmen who pass by will stay here if they miss the inn where they are staying. The door of the store was closed, and the storekeeper inside was idly wiping the tables and chairs. No guests had checked in for half a month. If no one came again, this inn would probably close down.

Fortunately, just when the store guard was worried about his job being lost, there was a knock on the store door.

After Xu Yi and the others left the miasma forest, they rested for two days at a post station ten miles outside the city. After catching their breath, they planned to go into the city to buy some fresh ingredients.

Thinking of finding a quiet place to process the dug medicinal materials, Xu Yi decided to stay in the city for two days and wait until the medicinal materials were processed before setting off.

He searched around and found that Ba County today is really small. There are only more than a hundred households living in the ancient city wall surrounding it.

Even a decent inn, they couldn't find it.

The store door in front of me opened tremblingly, and I saw only a teenage boy in the dark hall. He couldn't help shouting happily: "How many of you are coming to stay in the hotel?"

"Yes, how many rooms are there? Room." A Xu said.

The young storekeeper was overjoyed when he heard this. He quickly opened the store door and welcomed them in: "My dear ladies, please come in quickly."

Seeing that it was a simple inn, everyone didn't expect much. After asking the price, they Three upper rooms were opened.

Then, Xu Yi asked: "Is there any fodder?"

"There is some, sir. As much as your husband wants, just go to the backyard to get the small ones." The storekeeper saw them coming with the donkey cart and thought, finally there is some. Big progress.

He was happy that he had saved his job, and he was able to work quickly.

Seeing that he was young but had a good attitude, when Xu Yi asked A Xu to pay, he rewarded him with the extra ten cents.

The shopkeeper did not keep the reward for himself. He went back to the backyard and saw the woman washing clothes inside. He handed out three copper coins to her hand: "The guests in front want to draw water from the well. You draw water for them." Then he asked them if they wanted to starch and wash their clothes."

After that, he went into the kitchen, gave the uncle in the kitchen five dollars, and shouted with a smile: "There are some guests staying in the hotel outside, and they want to be called. Let’s fry up some delicious dishes. No one has been here for a few days and we haven’t even prepared the meat. Uncle Cai, go to the butcher and buy a bunch of meat. We can fry the extra meat ourselves and eat it.”

Uncle Cai scolded with a smile. , shouted: "Young boy Shi, you are really not afraid. When the shopkeeper comes and sees you stealing meat, he will beat you till your ass is wet."

"The shopkeeper is reluctant to beat me." He smiled without fear, That was his father. No matter how angry his father was, he would never really break him.

He thought about it, and took out a penny from the money paid by the guests and asked Uncle Cai to buy meat.

The rooms in the inn are simply furnished, but they are more comfortable than living in the wild. Everyone likes to be clean. I haven't been able to take a good bath in the past few days. When I entered the inn, I naturally wanted to clean myself up.

When they came out, less than half an hour later, the storekeeper brought the steaming hot meals to the second floor.

After eating some delicious home-cooked food, Xu Yi and the others finally satiated their greed.

Then, everyone divided into two groups, one group went to the market to buy groceries, and the rest picked medicinal materials in the inn.

Xu Yi gave the ordinary medicinal materials to Ah Jin to process, but he planned to use charcoal fire to warm the Zizhi over a slow fire.

This was a meticulous job, and it took a long time. You had to keep an eye on the charcoal fire in the stove. Several people took turns guarding the stove, and it took two full days to bake the purple mushroom.

During this time, everyone in the inn knew what they were doing.

Knowing that Xu Yi was a well-traveled doctor, Shi Xiaozi made up his mind.

On the second day, in the evening, Shi Xiaozi had to run around looking for Xu Yi after finishing his work.

Xu Yi silently looked at the shopkeeper, who was younger than Ah Jin, and asked him what happened with a smile.

"Doctor Xu, can you treat me?" Shi Xiaozi said with a wink. He was afraid that Xu Yi would think he was making trouble, so he explained, "I have money. This is the money I have saved in the past few months. I have two One hundred cents."

He reluctantly took out the two hundred cents in his pocket.

Xu Yi smiled and said: "What do you want me to show you?"

Shi Xiaozi was delighted when he saw this, and immediately said: "I want to grow taller. Is it possible to be as tall as you?"

He looked at the store guard who only reached his chest. , Xu Yi raised his eyebrows in surprise, few people would come to him to see such a disease.

Seeing that he was silent again, Shi Xiaozi added anxiously: "I fell on my head before, and the doctor said that it was because of the blood stasis inside that I couldn't grow taller."

As long as the blood stasis is cured, he will definitely grow taller.