Chapter 260 Chapter 259 Fuling
Confused, Daya squatted down and stared at the tree stump for a long time, but still couldn't see a flower. She asked weakly, "Auntie, what's wrong with this tree?"
Manbao said seriously, "This is a pine tree."
Daya looked at it and it seemed to be true. "Then what?"
“It was cut off.”
Daya: “…Um, so?”
"So, are there any pine stumps around here that have been cut down?"
"Yes, we used up most of our firewood to dry rice and wheat. My father and uncle went up the mountain to cut down several trees. They seemed to be all pine trees."
This piece of land is the village chief's family's share of land. Anyway, there are no good straight trees that can be used to build houses, beds, boxes, etc., so these pine trees are cut down at random.
Manbao looked around and asked, "Where is it?"
Daya: ...How does she know where it is? She didn’t cut down the tree.
But Daya thought about it and remembered seeing several tree stumps when she went up the mountain these two days, but she couldn't tell what kind of trees they were.
But never mind, just take my aunt to see it.
Daya was still very curious, "Auntie, how did you know it was a pine tree stump?"
Manbao looked at her strangely and said, "You can tell. There's a pine tree next to the stump. You can tell by comparing it."
Daya: ...She just can’t see it. She thinks all tree stumps in the world are the same.
Of course Manbao couldn't leave her own bamboo basket behind, so she insisted on dragging her broken bamboo basket with her. The key point was that there were not only dead leaves in it, but also a lot of soil, which was very heavy.
Daya tried to drag it for a while, but it was difficult to move, so she dropped the bamboo basket and ran to find her fourth uncle on the other side.
Zhou Silang came over happily, picked up the bamboo basket and was about to go down the mountain. Working with Manbao is better than working with his second and third brothers, right?
Manbao is small and can never do any heavy work.
Seeing that he was about to go down the mountain, Manbao immediately grabbed his clothes and said, "Fourth brother, we still have something to look for, don't go down the mountain yet."
Zhou Silang took a look at the bamboo basket and said, "Well, it's not full enough."
He didn't mind, picked them up, and said with a big wave of his hand: "Let's go, I'll go with you to find it."
After walking around two tree stumps, Zhou Silang realized that they were not looking for dead leaves, but for "tree roots".
Yes, Zhou Silang had seen the black and brown things that Manbao had thrown into the bamboo basket and thought they were tree roots, but when he saw the white root flesh, he felt something was wrong.
How can the inside of a tree root be white?
Zhou Silang was just thinking about what this thing could be when he heard Daya's scream, "Aunt, I found it!"
Manbao immediately dropped the tree stump next to him and ran over to see Daya.
She saw it at a glance and immediately went forward to break it open happily, "That's it, that's it."
She failed to get it out the first time and almost fell to the ground.
Zhou Silang put down the bamboo basket, rolled up his sleeves and stepped forward, "I'll do it!"
This tree has fewer stumps than the previous one, but there are still quite a few.
After breaking it, Zhou Silang smelled it and found it had a fresh fragrance. He looked at Manbao strangely and said, "Little sister, tell me quickly, is this a treasure?"
Manbao nodded seriously, "Yes!"
Zhou Silang's eyes lit up, and he asked, "What treasure is it?"
"We'll know soon." Manbao picked up a piece and said, "Let's go down the mountain. I'll go ask the master."
Zhou Silang: "...So you didn't know?"
"I don't know."
Zhou Silang was too tired to speak anymore. He picked up the small broken bamboo basket and said, "Okay, let's go down the mountain and go home. It's almost time for dinner, right? Have you finished your homework?"
Zhou Silang worked in the woods all day today. Because there were many trees in the woods, there were shadows everywhere and it was relatively cool, so Old Zhou didn't give them any time to rest.
Zhou Silang felt that he could hardly straighten his back.
Manbao accurately saw that Fourth Brother wanted to be lazy, and snorted twice and said, "I finished it long ago. I'm not you."
Daya didn't want to go down the mountain. Many of her friends were still in the woods. She wanted to stay and play with them. Seeing that her aunt was accompanied by her fourth uncle, she immediately ran off to play.
Manbao didn't mind and walked down the mountain with Zhou Silang.
Manbao did not go home directly, but ran to find his husband with the thing in his arms.
Mr. Zhuang was drinking tea in the yard and correcting the children's homework. When he saw Manbao running in, all dirty, he looked at her with a smile, "What's wrong?"
"Sir, do you know what this is?" Manbao showed him the pile of things in his arms.
Mr. Zhuang was slightly surprised. "Poria cocos?"
He asked with a smile, "Where are you from?"
"Poria cocos?" Manbao's eyes sparkled. "I know. Poria cocos cream, Poria cocos cake."
Mr. Zhuang laughed heartily and said, "These are all food. Did you eat at Shanbao's house?"
Manbao lowered his head embarrassedly. He really was eating at Bai Shanbao's house.
Mr. Zhuang looked at the Poria cocos in her hand and asked, "Did you break this?"
Manbao nodded, "There are some that I can't open, so my fourth brother opened them for me."
Mr. Zhuang nodded slightly and said with a smile, "Dig deeper underground along the roots of the pine trees. There should be more."
Manbao was surprised, "Sir, how did you know I found it at the root of the pine tree?"
Mr. Zhuang smiled and said, "Do you know why it is called Poria cocos?"
Manbao shook his head.
"Some people believe it's a magical substance transformed from the essence of pine trees, calling it Fuling (Fuling), Fushen, or even pine. Ge Hong of the Jin Dynasty wrote in his book, Biographies of Immortals, that "the essence of old pine trees transforms into Fuling." Mr. Zhuang smiled and said, "Fuling has three parts, all of which can be used as medicine."
Mr. Zhuang pointed at the dark brown skin and said, "This is Poria peel. It helps with diuresis and swelling, and it helps circulate water in the skin."
Pointing to the white flesh, he said, "This is white Poria cocos. The Poria cocos cream you mentioned is made from it. It has many other uses. It can strengthen the spleen and replenish qi, and can also cure insomnia and nightmares."
Mr. Zhuang had only skimmed through one or two medical books, and his knowledge was only superficial. Manbao had to look for more specific information.
Mr. Zhuang said, "This is a medicinal herb. If you want to know more, you'll have to ask a doctor or someone at the pharmacy. However, this Poria cocos also has a section pierced by pine roots, called Fushenmu. You probably didn't dig it out, but that Fushenmu is also a medicinal herb."
"What can be cured?" Manbao asked hurriedly.
Mr. Zhuang smiled and shook his head, "I don't know. I'm a teacher, not a doctor."
"Then I'll tell you, sir, when I find out."
Mr. Zhuang smiled and agreed, "Okay, I'll wait for you to tell me."
Mr. Zhuang checked the time and waved, "Go back quickly, or your family will be anxiously looking for you."
Manbao responded, picked up Fuling and ran home.
At home, Old Zhou was holding up the dark brown thing and looking at it. He couldn't figure out what it was for a long time. He thought Old Four was playing a trick on him, so he dropped it and asked, "Could this thing be a treasure?"
As soon as Manbao ran back, she saw her father throwing her things on the ground and immediately shouted, "Dad, this is Fuling!"
(End of this chapter)
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