Chapter 117 Concoction…………
“Knock knock knock!”
Chen Yin knocked on the door, interrupting the heated discussion inside.
Upon hearing the voice, Fu Rui immediately realized that it was Chen Yin. He quickly stood up and greeted her warmly, "Doctor Chen, you're here. Come and sit down!"
Before she finished her words, someone immediately made way for her. Chen Yin greeted him with a smile and sat down.
Secretary Wu noticed the familiarity between Chen Yin and Secretary Fu and hurriedly explained:
"Yinyin, Secretary Fu came to our village during his annual inspection tour and saw the trifoliate orange trees planted on the mountain. He felt that the development of the Chinese medicinal materials industry had great potential. Knowing that you recommended the planting, I wanted to talk to you."
Upon hearing this, Chen Yin realized that Fu Rui had been promoted and was now the secretary. She immediately smiled embarrassedly.
Fu Rui waved her hand indifferently. She was more concerned about how Chen Yinshi would judge the development of medicinal herb planting and the selection of varieties.
"Doctor Chen, you are a highly skilled doctor. Today, we'd like to ask you: Is there a shortage of Chinese medicinal herbs right now?"
"Secretary Fu, you're exaggerating. I can't say for sure whether there's a shortage or not, but at the city expo I attended two years ago, I noticed quite a few pharmaceutical companies developing traditional Chinese medicines."
"Furthermore, as people's pockets get fatter, they're paying more attention to their health, and medication is a necessity. If we continue with the previous model of relying on naturally grown medicinal herbs, we will definitely not be able to meet national demand."
Chen Yin expressed her original idea of encouraging her uncle to grow Chinese medicinal herbs, and many people nodded in agreement.
Apart from anything else, as for myself, after I became rich, I would not choose to endure some illnesses, but seek treatment in the hospital.
It seems that there is great potential in growing Chinese medicinal herbs.
"Doctor Chen, you are not only a brilliant doctor, but also have a far-sighted vision. We need to learn from you."
Fu Rui kept praising her as if she was free, leaving the team members who usually worked with her stunned, as if they were meeting Secretary Fu for the first time.
But what everyone didn't expect was that what he just said was not over yet.
"I just took a quick look, and the hilltop is planted with trifoliate orange trees, right?"
"Yes. I chose the Citrus aurantium tree because its growth characteristics are more suitable for the soil and environment of our Tongxi area. The fruits that fall in May and June can be made into Citrus aurantium, and after another month or two, they can be processed into Citrus aurantium fructus. Both medicinal herbs have good effects and can be sold at a reasonable price."
"As for honeysuckle, it takes up little space and can take root in the mountains. This year, my uncle and the village party secretary both had a good harvest. And moxa wool processed from mugwort is even better. Even some unprofessional health centers use it, so the demand is huge."
Chen Yin's words were like pouring a bowl of oil on the burning hearts of the people. Their excitement grew even hotter, and they couldn't wait to start studying the feasibility of developing Chinese medicinal herb cultivation in Yunchuan County.
In the end, Fu Rui's excited heart was suppressed, and he continued to ask Chen Yin for her planting opinions.
After all, she was also a little worried that there were too many similar medicinal herbs planted throughout the county, and that poor sales would be the result of their poor work.
Just like that, Fu Rui and his group originally just wanted to take a look around and then go back to the town guesthouse to rest, but they didn't expect that they would chat with Chen Yin until dark.
The mountain road was difficult to travel on, so the group had no choice but to rest in the village for one night.
Perhaps because he was too excited to discover an industry with extremely high feasibility, Fu Rui hurriedly took his people back to the county town early the next morning, just to put into practice the enjoyment he had last night.
When Chen Yin heard the news, she couldn't help but show a surprised expression.
"You left so early in the morning, why are you so busy?"
Upon hearing this, the village party secretary gave Chen Yin a look that said "Don't you understand?" It must be because of the discussion about medicinal herb planting yesterday. Even he didn't sleep well last night.
Although yesterday we simply seemed to be discussing the feasibility and selection of Chinese medicinal herb cultivation, there are many complexities involved.
Let’s say that both their family and Wu Gui’s family are growing medicinal herbs for the first time, and they have successful experience that no one else can match.
Once the county officially decides to fully encourage all townships to develop Chinese medicinal herb cultivation, will the news that there are capable people in Qingshan Village still spread?
By then, there will definitely be many people coming to learn from the experience. Thinking of that lively scene, the village party secretary felt hot all over and couldn't wait to show off a few things now.
Chen Yin was not clear about the village party secretary's "vision" and was now talking about another more important thing.
"Grandpa Secretary, my uncle and I agreed yesterday that I would teach you how to prepare Zhi Shi and Zhi Ke during my free time during the New Year holiday. Otherwise, I don't know when we'll be able to do it next year when we're busy."
Upon hearing the serious matter, the village party secretary immediately collected his thoughts and nodded repeatedly.
"Your uncle is right. The saplings are three years old and will bear fruit next year. You are a busy person. You must learn the skills while you are at home, otherwise you will be delayed in treating patients and saving lives."
"Your vacation is only two days long, so you have to go back today. There's not much to do in the mountains lately, so why don't I just ask your brother Yushu to go to town with you so as not to waste your time?"
"If you don't mind the trouble, you can come with me to town. The clinic is large and has plenty of space to rest."
Thus, the matter of processing Citrus aurantium and Citrus aurantium was decided.
When Wu Qiufeng heard about the arrangement made by the village party secretary, he agreed with it very much. The party secretary's family was going to Yushu, so their family would naturally send Wu Wenbo. They were both young men with many common topics and it would be convenient for them to live together.
So, when Chen Yin and her friends came, there were three of them, and when they left, there were five of them, and they also brought back a lot of food.
When Wu Dongmei returned to the clinic, she was most concerned about the sausages she had hung out to dry on the first floor. Two days had passed and she didn't know if they had gone bad due to the weather.
Chen Yin looked at her mother who disappeared in a hurry, pulled the corner of her mouth helplessly, and took Wenbo and Yushu to the sixth floor to put the luggage away.
Originally, she planned to let the two of them rest for a while and then start buying some oranges to practice tomorrow.
Unexpectedly, the two of them were so busy that since they hadn't started their official work today, they helped the clinic with other things.
For example, organizing the medicinal materials in the pharmacy, cleaning, chopping wood, and any other things that can be done.
For half a day, the two of them were busy all the time, which made people jealous.
Just then, Wu Dongmei checked and felt that after two days, all the sausages that had been dried in the sun were ready to be frozen, so she took out a few and let everyone taste them.
At the dinner table, Wu Wenbo eagerly introduced the delicious taste of sausage to Wu Yushu.
"Brother Yushu, let me tell you, this sausage looks different from the ones we have here, right?"
"Yes, it sounds different. The color seems to be brighter red." Wu Yushu nodded and told the difference he noticed.
"That's right. This is the sweet sausage popular in Guangzhou. When I first heard about it, I wondered how I could eat such a sweet sausage. But once I tried it, my goodness, my aunt made it so delicious, not at all greasy."
As he spoke, Wu Wenbo couldn't help swallowing his saliva and urged, "Try it quickly!"
Facing Wu Wenbo's fiery gaze, Wu Yushu stretched out his chopsticks and picked up a piece.
The sausage is crystal clear and slightly sweet. With a light bite, the fat bursts instantly and the sweet taste flows immediately between your lips and teeth.
Although it tastes sweet, the flavor is exactly as Wu Wenbo said. Not only is it not greasy, but the more you eat it, the more you want to eat it.
Wu Dongmei looked at everyone cheering for her and couldn't hide the smile on her face.
"If you like it, eat more. I also learned the sausage recipe from the family of one of Yinyin's patients. I never thought that a young man could be so talented in cooking. It's really impressive."
"Really? Yinyin now has patients from Guangzhou." Wu Wenbo asked curiously.
"Of course not. Nowadays, anyone from all over the world who has heard of Yin Yin's reputation would want to try their luck."
Talking about her daughter's achievements, Wu Dongmei was very proud.
Liu Mengxi followed suit and added, "Not to mention Guangzhou, now even people in the capital know that Yinyin is an amazing doctor. I guess by then, not only will people from surrounding provinces and cities come to see her, but also from the capital."
As for the possibility of Chen Yin moving directly to the capital for medical treatment, everyone rejected it in their hearts.
Ever since Huimintang became famous because of Athena Chan, countless people have tried to poach her, but none of them have succeeded.
In the eyes of Liu Mengxi and others, no matter how powerful the people in the capital are, they cannot change Chen Yin's ambition.
When Wu Wenbo and Wu Yushu heard Liu Mengxi's words, they looked at Chen Yin with admiration in their eyes.
In their view, the capital is the political, cultural and economic center of the country, and all the good things are concentrated in the capital.
People from such a good place all come to Chen Yin for treatment. How good is Chen Yin's medical skills?
The two looked at each other and made a silent decision in their hearts that they must learn the skills of preparing Citrus aurantium and Citrus aurantium as soon as possible so as not to delay Chen Yin's time to treat and save lives.
The next morning, the two of them immediately went out to look for suitable oranges according to Chen Yin's instructions yesterday.
It is already very inappropriate to use oranges for processing and preparation. If we don’t follow the situation of citron, we will probably encounter a lot of trouble when we do it ourselves next year.
So the search journey for the two was not so easy.
To make money, most fruit farmers choose to plant varieties that ripen around the Lunar New Year. Wu Wenbo and his companions were searching for fruit that hadn't yet ripened, so they had to search orchard after orchard, which took quite a while.
The two were busy looking for the right fruit, and Chen Yin was also busy in the clinic.
Just as Liu Mengxi said yesterday, the proportion of people coming to Chen Yin for treatment recently is increasing. The first patient is from Huguang.
The patient didn't even need to describe it. As soon as he entered the door, Chen Yin and Qi Wenzhong could tell why he came.
The little girl subconsciously avoided Chen Yin's sharp gaze and tried to hide her face.
The mother didn't notice and continued to pull her daughter forward, pushing her into the seat and looking at Chen Yin eagerly.
"Hello, Doctor Chen!"
Liu Mei was just about to speak when she caught a glimpse of her daughter trying to escape. She immediately closed her mouth and forcefully pried her daughter's hands apart.
"We're already in the hospital, why are you still hiding? How can the doctor treat you if you don't show me?"
When he spoke, he exerted force and directly showed his daughter's face in front of Chen Yin and Qi Wenzhong.
The little girl's face flushed red, and she didn't dare to meet Chen Yin's and the others' eyes. At this moment, she just wanted to bury her head in her chest.
Liu Mei didn't care about that and was afraid of delaying the consultation, so she quickly introduced herself.
"Doctor Chen, this is my daughter, Qiu Qianqian. She's been itching all over lately, and every time she scratches herself, dandruff falls off. We've always bathed every day and are very clean."
"At first I thought it was because the winter was too dry, but I tried some moisturizers and they didn't work. That's when I realized something was wrong. I heard that Dr. Chen was an amazing doctor, so I immediately brought my daughter to Dongyu for treatment."
As she spoke, she pulled her daughter's hand out from under the table, pulled up her clothes, revealing her arm covered with white fluff.
"Look! That's it," Liu Mei grabbed lightly, and countless pieces of skin flakes flew in the air with the movement.
Chen Yin was worried that the family would continue to make these emphatic gestures, so she quickly raised her hand and pressed down, "Don't worry, we already understand the situation of the dandruff falling."
"Aside from the flaking, have you noticed anything unusual happening on your daughter's face?"
"What?"
Liu Mei followed Chen Yin's instructions and looked at her daughter's face in confusion. She looked at it carefully several times. Apart from the fact that it had become a little whiter recently, there seemed to be nothing unusual.
"It seems to be because the skin flakes are falling off and it has turned a little white."
It seemed that the family members were deceived by the child, and the child knew very well that his abnormality would be exposed in front of a doctor like Chen Yin, so he kept covering his face after entering the room.
Chen Yin glanced at the patient who was still trying to escape and reminded him, "The child seems to understand."
As soon as these words came out, Liu Mei's eyebrows squeezed together instantly, her eyes burned with anger, and she held her daughter's face up with both hands, staring at her daughter's face, vowing to find something unusual in it.
Soon, she realized something was wrong and immediately took out a tissue from her bag and wiped her daughter's eyebrows.
Seeing that she could no longer hide it, Qiu Qianqian spoke the truth at a rapid speed, knowing that she would be stabbed if she stuck her head out.
"My eyebrows are losing color—"
"The color is fading," Liu Mei exclaimed in surprise, and she unconsciously exerted force with her hands to quickly wipe her eyebrows clean.
After taking away the tissue, the horrific condition of my daughter's eyebrows immediately caught my eye.
Liu Mei couldn't help but scream, "Ah!"
She really had never thought about what a person's eyebrows would look like if they turned white, and one day she would see it on her daughter.
At this moment, Liu Mei didn't care about anything anymore. She threw herself on the table and gave Chen Yin a pleading look.
"Don't worry, let's hear what Qianqian has to say first," Chen Yin soothed softly, turning her gaze towards the patient. "Qianqian, when did your eyebrows lose color?"
Qiu Qianqian met Chen Yin's eyes, turned her head to look at her mother, bit her lower lip, and it took her a while to make up her mind.
"About a month ago."
"So long! Why didn't you tell your mother?" Liu Mei's sharp voice exploded in the clinic.
Qiu Qianqian covered her ears and rolled her eyes at her mother. Her expression clearly showed that she didn't want to tell her mother because she was worried about the current situation.
Seeing this, Chen Yin could only calm the family members down first, and then continue the medical consultation after Liu Mei's emotions stabilized.
Later, several people realized that Qiu Qianqian not only concealed her eyebrows, but also her cheeks, which seemed to reveal a lot.
When all the disguises were washed away by clear water, Qiu Qianqian's true appearance was revealed.
I saw that one of her eyebrows had completely faded, and there were cloud-like peeling marks on her cheeks, with the center pale and faded, which were clearly symptoms of vitiligo.
The diagnosis is based on the patient's self-reported description of itching and dandruff all over the body, as well as tongue and pulse diagnosis.
It is obvious that the patient's vitiligo is caused by the disharmony of the Ying and Wei systems and the accumulation of wind and poison in the skin.
Chen Yin explained her judgment to the patient, prescribed Kebaisan plus wolfsbane, and wrote down the instructions for use.
Liu Mei took the prescription impatiently, her mind still a little slow to react, and asked with a dull look:
"Doctor Chen, is this the end of the consultation?"
"My daughter's vitiligo can be cured with just this medicine?"
Chen Yin nodded affirmatively. "The patient's current symptoms are not very severe, and the prescribed medicine is sufficient for treatment. Just remember to keep an eye on them when you return to prevent a relapse."
"Go back?" Liu Mei shouted in surprise, "Doctor Chen, can we go back now?"
"The medication is clearly written above. You just need to take it on time. It doesn't meet the criteria for hospitalization."
"No, no, no! We need to be hospitalized. We need to be hospitalized."
Liu Mei excitedly waved her hands, firmly expressing her determination to be hospitalized. Facing Chen Yin's disapproving look, she simply shrank her neck and asked tentatively:
"Is there no more beds available in the hospital?"
"Yes!" Qi Wenzhong said seriously, "Our clinic has wards from the third floor to the fifth floor."
"That's fine, we need to be hospitalized." Liu Mei smiled happily and with a firm attitude.
Seeing that she couldn't stop them, Chen Yin stopped talking about this topic and asked Qi Wenzhong to take the two of them to go through the hospitalization procedures while she continued to stay in the clinic to see patients.
The consultation time always passed quickly and it soon got dark, but Wu Wenbo and Wu Yushu, who had gone out early in the morning to look for a suitable "Zhi", did not come back.
Wu Dongmei looked at the door with a worried look on her face, and the food in her hand tasted like chewing wax.
Chen Yin noticed her mother's worry and said to her mother, "Mom, Wenbo and Yushu are two strong men. Nothing will go wrong."
"That's true, but they haven't been in town much in recent years. Could they be lost? Or should we go out and look for them?"
"Mom, there's only one main street in our town. We won't get lost."
"No, I'll go out and take a look!"
Wu Dongmei decisively put down the bowl and chopsticks in her hands, stood up, and walked towards the door of the clinic.
Before she walked out of the cafeteria door, two long black shadows approached from the distance. She squinted her eyes and saw that they were the two people she had been thinking about.
"Wenbo? Yushu? Why did you two come back just now?"
As she spoke, she walked quickly forward, and Chen Yin also quickened her pace and moved closer to the opposite side.
When you look closely, you will see Wu Wenbo and another man carrying a basket full of green oranges, which is almost overflowing. I don’t know where they found so many.
"So much?" Wu Dongmei looked at the harvest in the two people's hands in surprise.
Wu Wenbo smiled foolishly and wiped the sweat from his forehead with his hand. "I found it in some abandoned orchards by some farmers. It didn't cost much."
"Great, great! I can still encounter such a good thing."
Wu Dongmei picked up a green tangerine. The familiar rough feel and rich citrus fragrance made her mouth water.
Chen Yin also picked up one to observe. Although it looked very similar to the tangerine peel, it was not the same thing after all. The medicinal effect of the peel could not compare to that of the tangerine peel, so it could only be used for practice.
"Brother Wenbo, Brother Yushu, both of you put your things down and eat first."
Wu Dongmei slapped herself on the forehead in frustration. "Right, right, right! Eat first, eat first. You two have been busy outside all day, you must not have eaten properly."
Wu Wenbo and Wu Yushu felt the hunger in their stomachs. Without objecting, they put the bamboo baskets in their hands in a dry place and followed Chen Yin to the cafeteria.
At the dinner table, the two of them recounted their entire journey today in search of a substitute for the bitter orange.
Everyone then realized that they had gone to the surrounding villages to try their luck because they couldn't find any unripe oranges with green skin around them.
Finally, he found the fruit he wanted in an abandoned orchard and bought it for less than one-tenth of the planned price.
Everyone couldn't help but praise the two people's intelligence and talent. They really did achieve great things with little money.
But no matter what, these things are bought with money. If they are only used for practice, it would be a waste to throw them away after they are made.
Especially for Wu Dongmei, who was so eager to spend every penny, she couldn't help but ask with regret:
"Yinyin, these green tangerines we bought can't be used as medicinal ingredients after processing and preparing them. Are we going to throw them all away after we're done?"
As soon as these words were spoken, everyone's eyes instantly focused on Chen Yin.
Chen Yin met everyone's gazes, shook her head and said, "Of course we won't waste it like that. Its medicinal effects can't be compared with Zhishi, so it doesn't need to be used as a medicinal ingredient. But we can use it to make tea and add some flavor to the water."
After hearing Chen Yin's answer, Wu Dongmei finally felt relieved.
After resolving one concern, she began to wonder when she would start teaching the cooking techniques.
"We'll start after dinner. The picked Citrus aurantium can't be kept for long. To process the Citrus aurantium peel, we need to split it in two as soon as possible, and dry the pulp at night and the skin during the day. As for the Citrus aurantium..."
Chen Yin described the processing techniques in detail, and everyone couldn't help but stop what they were doing.
As students, Wu Wenbo and Wu Yushu listened attentively. While listening, they engraved all the content in their hearts, fearing that they would show their weakness when they started to practice later.
The moment Chen Yin stopped talking, the two of them quickly poured the food in their bowls into their mouths, speeding up their eating.
The last two of them finished their meal even faster than Chen Yin did. They hurriedly said, "Let's move our things to the sixth floor first," and ran away.
Chen Yin couldn't help but speed up her eating, put on her knife, and followed the pace of the two men.
Liu Mengxi and the others were also very curious and wanted to see how "Zhi" was processed from raw materials into the appearance they were familiar with. After washing the dishes and chopsticks, they went upstairs with a knife.
When Chen Yin arrived at the sixth floor, her two cousins had already poured out all the green tangerines in the boxes to prevent moisture from accumulating on the surface of the tangerines and affecting the finished product.
"Brother Wenbo, the processing of both Citrus aurantium and Citrus aurantium is very simple."
As she spoke, Chen Yin picked up a green tangerine that could be held in her palm from the ground, and held a knife in her other hand to show it to the two of them.
"The green tangerines you two picked today are more suitable for processing into Citrus aurantium. Because the main raw material of Citrus aurantium is the parts that naturally fall off during the growth of Citrus aurantium, the ones you two picked today should all be cut from the trees, right?"
Upon hearing this, the two nodded heavily at Chen Yin, confirming her guess.
"In fact, the processing of Citrus aurantium and Citrus aurantium is very similar and very simple. You just need to master the judgment of the dryness of the two during the drying process, and you will be 80% successful."
When Wu Wenbo heard this, his ears perked up immediately and he asked, "How do you determine the dryness?"
"You two must be feeling unsure. After I cut all the green tangerines tonight, I'll teach you how to judge them when I turn them over and dry them in the sun every day."
As she spoke, Chen Yin cut the green tangerine in her hand in half, and then placed the pulpy part upwards on the clean ground.
"The first step in processing Citrus aurantium is to separate it and then dry it in the sun."
When the two heard this, they didn't expect it to be so simple and quickly started working.
Compared with the processing methods of Citrus aurantium mentioned in ancient medical classics, what Chen Yin teaches today is very simple, and it can even be said to be a fool-proof processing method. It is easy to learn and will be convenient for the village to centrally process and prepare it in the future.
Wu Dongmei and others who were working hard heard the technique and joined in. Soon the whole basket of green oranges was cut cleanly by everyone.
At this moment, the green and white oranges placed on the ground represent the hope of Qingshan Village. Everyone stares at them intently and is reluctant to leave.
When the moon was halfway up in the sky, Chen Yin told Wu Wenbo and Wu Wenbo to remember to turn over tomorrow morning and go back to their room to rest so as not to affect their early rise tomorrow. Then the two left reluctantly.
The next day, Chen Yin got up in the gray sky to exercise as usual. When she walked to the place where she had dried green oranges last night, she saw two black shadows that almost scared her.
Upon closer inspection, they turned out to be Wu Wenbo and Wu Yushu.
"Brother Wenbo, you two got up too early! You said it's for sunburn, but there's still some difference between now and daytime, right?"
Wu Wenbo straightened up in disapproval. "By sunbathing the skin during the day, it means the inside shouldn't be exposed to sunlight. When the sun comes up later, we won't have time to turn it over."
As he spoke, he quickly squatted down and continued to deal with the green oranges beside him.
Chen Yin sighed helplessly and was about to approach when Wu Wenbo said without even looking up:
"Yinyin, go and exercise quickly. The two of us are enough here."
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