Chapter 126 Aconite
It is not that easy to turn poison into medicine.
There must be aconite for sale on the market.
But people still want to buy it at a high price, which means they have higher requirements.
Song Jin asked casually: "How much did the other party offer? What are the requirements?"
"The other party said that the aconite sold on the market is more or less toxic, which means that the amount consumed will not kill a person. However, this time the patient is very precious and the risk of toxicity is unacceptable. Therefore, the reward requires high quality and good efficacy."
Xing Lun held up a finger and said, "As long as you pass the test, in addition to the silver for the medicinal materials, you will be rewarded with an additional 5,000 taels of silver."
Song Jin was silent. "The bid is so high, it's probably for saving lives. Even if I make it, it won't be in time."
What is Huiyang Jiuni? Huiyang means to restore Yang Qi; Jiuni means to cure Jue Ni. The other party was so anxious to find Fuzi, which is mostly used for critical cases where Yang Qi is about to be lost.
To put it in simple terms, there is a dying person who urgently needs this life-saving medicine.
Xing Lun asked his parents and two chefs, but they all said they couldn't completely remove the toxicity of the aconite. He had no idea how many days it would take for Song Jin to prepare it.
"Boss, will it take many days to roast this?"
“It takes at least seven days, and the process is complicated.”
In his previous life, Song Jin knew a method of preparing medicine by combining water and fire, which could not only reduce the toxicity to a minimum, but also improve the efficacy. However, this method of preparation did not come from the Song Pharmacopoeia.
Song Jin had saved an old man in her previous life. Unexpectedly, the old man was an old pharmacist who had fled from Nancheng County to Huizhou. Seeing that Song Jin was interested in preparing medicinal materials, the old man taught her for a while. Otherwise, with only a pharmacopoeia and no one to guide her, Song Jin would only be able to learn on paper.
Song Jin asked again: "Do you know who offered the reward?"
"I heard that he came to Huizhou Prefecture with a noble from the capital. There is a reward guaranteed by the government, so there is no need to worry about encountering a scammer."
Xing Lun came to find Song Jin only after he figured out the situation.
Song Jin heard him mention the noble person.
Helian Pu subconsciously came to my mind.
Song Jin met Helian Pu twice.
He has an air of nobility about him, and one can tell at a glance that he is of noble origin.
Even though Qin Chi did not elaborate on his uncle's origins, Song Jin could still see the clues due to his extra lifetime of experience.
Then there is Helian Pu’s morbidity.
Song Jin was not sure whether the person in urgent need of medicinal materials was Helian Pu, but since he was mentioned as a nobleman from the capital who was also sick, he obviously fit the description.
With only a little doubt, Song Jin decided to prepare the aconite first, but still instructed: "Send someone to inquire more."
Inquiring is one thing, and fabricating is another.
This time, Xing Lun brought more than ten kilograms of Aconitum roots to the pharmacy. They had been cleaned and no dirt was seen on them.
Song Jin put on leather gloves and checked them one by one.
The skin of the root of Aconitum is black.
This thing is obviously highly poisonous.
When she saw Song Jin picking it up, Yin Long hurried over and said anxiously, "Young lady, let me do it. This thing is poisonous. It will be troublesome if it touches you."
"It's okay. I'm wearing gloves."
Song Jin carefully picked out the best quality parts, and let Xing Lun deal with the rest. "Auntie Long, ask the medicine boy to get a basin of clean water, and ask someone to go to the utility room to get an hourglass, and change the basin of clean water every four hours."
“Should I add salt to the water?”
Yinlong asked another question.
Soaking in salt water can effectively remove toxins.
The kind used in Song Jin is not.
Use clean water to soak, and change the water every four hours, which means change the water three times a day.
This process is not difficult, but it is time-consuming. She can ask someone to do it for her, but she will have to do everything afterwards by herself, and she has to arrange things at home before that.
It’s mainly about the two children.
Three days passed in the blink of an eye.
"You said you were going to stay in the pharmacy for a few days?" Li looked at Song Jin puzzledly.
"right!"
Song Jin found an excuse, "The pharmacy has something important to do, and they want me to take care of it personally."
Li still trusts her daughter-in-law, but any normal mother-in-law would not agree to her daughter-in-law being away from home for several days.
"It would be bad if a woman like you left home without anyone familiar to accompany you. Even if I believe you, what about others?" It was not that Li was deliberately making things difficult for Song Jin; this was the truth.
"Auntie Long will accompany you."
Song Jin could only mention Yin Long.
Yinlong had lived in the Qin family for quite some time, so Li naturally knew her, but she was still hesitant.
You have to know that in this world, if an unmarried woman spends a night alone outside, her reputation will be ruined. Married women are not so demanding.
But it also depends on the husband's family being open-minded.
How should I answer when someone asks me about these three days away from home?
He said he went to work in a pharmacy, but there were always some people who liked to gossip and spread rumors, and some things became distorted as they were passed around.
Song Jin knew what Li was worried about. "How about mother, take the two children with me to the pharmacy? It's a good way to relax."
"Well, is this convenient?"
There is no wrong version in the 1619 book forum!
Li was somewhat tempted.
Since she married into Qinjiagou, she has never lived outside.
Song Jin smiled and said, "The pharmacy has room for you to stay, and there are people who will help you take care of the baby. But this kind of thing will happen frequently in the future..."
Li knew that Song Jin must go.
I just told Boss Qin.
Boss Qin thought there was no problem and said he would go to the pharmacy to find them when he had time. "It's close. I'll walk faster and I'll be there in a quarter of an hour."
The man walked quickly and could walk several miles in a quarter of an hour.
Let Boss Qin take care of this matter.
Song Jin said frankly that she had to go to the pharmacy to work and had to work at night. Li was worried and took the two children to accompany her.
Old Man Qin didn't dare to stop Song Jin's affairs openly, so he just told him to go early and come back early.
After listening to half of what was said, Old Liu had a very long face and stepped forward to block them, refusing to let Boss Qin load his things onto the carriage.
Boss Qin frowned, "Mom, I asked Dad, and he agreed. Don't be unreasonable."
"Why are you leaving? Who will do the work in the fields when you're gone?" Old Liu was just looking for trouble.
"Don't worry, mom. I will come back to work during the day." Boss Qin also knew that the family was very busy at this time, especially in addition to the work in the fields, there was also the medicinal field this year.
The Salvia miltiorrhiza planted in the medicinal field grew better than expected.
The harvest will be in half a month.
The second and third children alone cannot handle the job.
Mrs. Li hadn't handed over the money for half a year, and Mrs. Liu had been holding back her anger for a long time. "You are not allowed to go. I can't say for sure. No one can go out."
"What on earth do you want to do?" Boss Qin also became angry.
"Your wife hasn't paid into the government for half a year! If you want to go out, pay the money you are short of for the past six months first."
Old Liu finally revealed her purpose.
All this fuss is about money.
Song Xiu was washing clothes in the yard, gloating, "That's right! Big brother, we don't keep people who eat for free at home."
"Why are you everywhere?"
Song Jin glanced at Song Xiu coldly, then turned to look at Old Man Qin, "Grandfather, don't you want to talk about grandma? My mother-in-law has been taking care of the children and has no time to do embroidery."
"My vision is blurry now. I won't embroider anything anymore." Li, who had been quiet, suddenly said this.
This sentence is undoubtedly like a bolt from the blue.
Old Mrs. Liu, who had been sitting at home collecting silver for twenty years, suddenly lost this income, which was like cutting off her flesh.
Old Man Qin didn't expect this to be the case. "Big Boss's Wife, is this really the reason?"
Li looked at Old Man Qin calmly, "If you don't believe me, you can go out and ask around to see what the eyesight of people my age doing embroidery work will be like."
Now even Song Jin looked at Li worriedly.