Chapter 35: Wine Centipede

The centipedes collected by the pharmacy were alive, and because Song Jin had not yet said how to prepare them, no one was allowed to process them first.

Seeing Song Jin squatting in front of the jar containing the centipede, Yin Long asked, "Young lady, have you decided how to prepare it?"

"If my father were here..."

Song Jin's heart ached when he thought of his serious father. "Aunt Long, I need to make wine. Please help me prepare the rice wine first. I will use it when these centipedes are dried. The ratio of centipedes to rice wine is ten to one."

The purpose of using auxiliary materials to prepare medicinal materials is to induce the properties of the medicine and change or improve its performance.

Take the centipede, for example.

If you soak and roast it with wine, it can help to dredge the meridians, dispel wind and activate the collaterals; if you prepare it with vinegar, it can help to disperse blood stasis and treat headaches.

There is also the method of stewing honey and wine, which aims to use the sweetness of honey and its detoxifying effect, the wine to dredge the meridians, and the stewing to remove dryness, thus enhancing the medicinal properties. However, this method is complicated and difficult to perform.

Song Jin doesn't know how to do that.

In the entire Song family, only the head of the family, Song Kuan, understood it.

After consideration, Song Jin decided to use the wine in the pharmacopoeia.

That is the wine roasting method.

Just remove the head and feet of the dried centipedes, moisten them with rice wine, and dry them over low heat to make them crispy, easy to crush, and reduce their toxicity.

Song Jin remembered that his father, the Dianshi of Yi County, had recently suffered a stroke and was seeking medical advice.

The rank of Dianshi was not high, but he had great power. In the past, he was only a subordinate of the county lieutenant, but in this dynasty, he replaced the county lieutenant and was in charge of local justice, criminal justice, and public security.

If Jifang Pharmacy could get in touch with the Dianshi, it wouldn't have to worry about blackmail from the likes of Manager Chai.

Yin Long asked again: "The centipede is alive, how dry should it be?"

Song Jin instructed: "Have it dried in the shade until it is 80% to 90% dry. Remember to avoid exposure to the sun."

All she needs to do is give the order.

The boy who was processing the medicinal materials outside knew what to do.

The medicine boy first rinses the centipede under running water to remove impurities and secretions, then uses a small bamboo piece with pointed ends to fix the head and tail of the fresh centipede, and then puts it on a large sieve for drying.

Using bamboo strips to fix them is to prevent the centipedes from curling up and causing uneven drying.

The so-called shade drying means placing the medicinal materials in a cool and ventilated place and allowing them to dry naturally to avoid the loss of effective ingredients in the medicinal materials due to exposure to sunlight.

It has to be said that the Song family’s medicinal materials processing technology was at the forefront of the Great Xia Dynasty.

There is a reason why Song’s medicinal materials are famous.

Most of the centipedes used as medicine outside are placed in the sun to dry, so their medicinal effects are always inferior to those of Song’s medicinal materials.

Song Jin helped to process the medicinal materials.

If you see something wrong, please give some advice.

With her control, everyone has fewer opportunities to make mistakes, and those who listen carefully can learn a lot.

Song Jin was not afraid that these people would spread the news.

Apart from the Jinling and Yinlong families, the remaining servants and pharmacists were all bought by Jinling from the pawnshop and signed a life contract.

Busy until afternoon.

A day passed.

Song Jin wants to go back again.

I left the pharmacy from the back door and just walked out of the alley, I saw a carriage waiting there.

Qin Chi was standing next to the car.

Song Jin's eyelashes drooped slightly.

Seeing Qin Chi reminded her of what happened in the morning.

Under what circumstances would a scholar give up taking the imperial examination? One reason is lack of money, and the other is lack of qualification for the imperial examination.

It is obvious that Qin Chi is not short of money.

So would that be the qualification? In this dynasty, monks, clerks, prostitutes, low-class people, those in mourning, those who have committed crimes, etc. are not qualified for the imperial examination. Qin Chi does not look like any of these.

For a moment, Song Jin really couldn't figure out the reason.

Song Jin quickened his pace and walked over.

"Are you here to pick me up?"

"I forgot to ask Uncle Li to pick you up this morning. I happened to be on my way home from the academy, so I came here on the way." Qin Chi explained.

Song Jin said politely, "Thank you for your concern, sir."

After saying that, she got on the carriage without waiting for Qin Chi to help her with both hands.

Qin Chi's eyes flickered slightly.

It seemed as if he had sensed Song Jin's distance.

Today Song Jin did realize some problems, that is, she had to keep an appropriate distance from Qin Chi.

Song Jin was afraid that if she invested too much emotion, she would not be able to accept Qin Chi's death. This distance was good enough.

No need to confide in each other, just get along friendly.

Two people were sitting in the carriage, and they were the only ones in the small compartment.

Just need to reach out and touch each other.

"Is your work going well, ma'am?"

There is no wrong version in the 1619 book forum!

Qin Chi heard that people from Huairen Pharmacy were here to cause trouble.

Song Jin smiled and said, "Just like usual, it's fine."

"That's good."

Are you unwilling to tell him? Qin Chi sat leisurely, one hand resting lightly on his leg, his index finger tapping lightly from time to time, "If I sign up for the county exam, will my wife support me?"

"No matter what decision my husband makes, Jin will definitely support it." Song Jin replied with a faint smile.

Qin Chi had expected this, "But I don't want my family to know about this."

"I won't talk about this."

Although Song Jin didn't know why he wanted to hide it from the Qin family, he still respected his opinion and supported his decision. "Well, do you need money? If you do, tell me."

Qin Chi found her wealthy appearance very interesting and simply asked, "You gave me two thousand taels last time, how much do you plan to give me this time?"

"It depends on how much you need for the imperial examination."

Song Jin answered with a smile, especially emphasizing the word "imperial examination".

This statement shows that she supported him in the imperial examination, but only financially to support his examination expenses.

Qin Chi laughed and said, "How afraid are you of being taken advantage of?"

"Didn't I tell you this in advance? I'm afraid you'd misunderstand." Song Jin knew that Qin Chi was not short of money.

Sure enough, Qin Chi refused, "I have money on me."

Song Jin didn't necessarily have to give him money.

Just showing the attitude.

Anyway, it doesn't have much impact on her.

Huang Pozi was responsible for the daily chores at home, and Song Jin could not intervene in the affairs of Qin Chi's academy. When he first arrived in the county, Song Jin also thought about taking care of Qin Chi's food, clothing, housing and transportation.

But, the first day here.

Qin Chi made all the arrangements himself.

Isn't it obvious that he doesn't want her to interfere? Song Jin knew that Qin Chi had a secret.

The more secrets a person has, the less they want outsiders to interfere in their lives. Song Jin is very self-aware, so apart from pretending in front of outsiders like Li, he rarely cares about Qin Chi's food, clothing, and daily life.

Qin Chi didn't know at this time that he had arranged his daily life in advance, which led to her misunderstanding.

As a result, for a long time, Qin Chi felt resentful because he saw that his classmates had clothes and food sewn by their wives, while he had nothing.

I stayed in the county town for some more time.

Everyone is busy during this period.

Song Jin runs between the pharmacy and home.

The preparation of the wine centipedes has been completed. Song Jin picked out a part of the uniform size and excellent quality, and let Xing Lun take advantage of it to get in touch with the Dianshi.

Ever since the Song family fell.

In the gift-giving custom of Huizhou, if one of the gifts was Song’s medicinal materials, it would be considered a very prestigious thing.

In this life, Song Jin decided to let Xing Lun be the person in charge. As for matters such as building connections, it would be natural for Xing Lun to come forward.

(End of this chapter)