Chapter 244 Thank you, old man
"And those things! They all look similar, but their functions and names are different! If they're different, why do they look so similar?"
Bu Ruo: I can’t refute it.
Doctor Du placed the two children on the small chairs he had specially made for them and said, "Sit still. Grandpa will show you why this person wants to study."
"Jin Congcong, I want to test you and Ruo'er now. The total is ten taels of silver, one tael for each question. Whoever answers correctly between you and Ruo'er will get the reward."
Jin Congcong's eyes lit up: "Okay, but it has to be what you taught me before. What if Ruo'er and I both get the answer right?"
Doctor Du snorted softly, "Although that's unlikely, if by some chance you both get the answer right at the same time, I'll give you the one or two taels of silver. But to prevent you from imitating Ruo'er, you'll answer each question first. I believe Ruo'er won't mind."
Bu Ruo smiled and nodded: "I have no objection, I agree."
"Bu Bu, today, you two wait for me. When I win ten taels of silver, I'll let Aunt Bi'er take you out to buy toys."
Jin Congcong: ...
"First question, what is this and what is it used for?"
Doctor Du casually picked up a herb from the medicine basket beside him and looked at Jin Congcong. Although he knew that Jin Congcong couldn't answer, there was still some hope in his eyes.
"This..." Jin Congcong took the herb and looked at it carefully from top to bottom, as excited as if he was looking at a tael of silver.
"This is... Pinellia!"
After hearing the answer, Doctor Du sighed deeply, as if to say, "Ruo'er, what do you think?"
Bu Ruo didn't even take it to look at it, just glanced at it from a distance: "This is stinking elixir grass, it clears away heat and detoxifies, relieves cough and eliminates phlegm."
Doctor Du nodded with satisfaction, took out a tael of silver from his purse and put it in Xiao Jin's hand: "Your mother's answer is correct, use it to buy some candy."
"Next question, where is Weizhongxue?"
"Weizhongxue... Weizhongxue..." Jin Congcong muttered as he raised his hands to scratch himself, "Weizhongxue... Is there such a xue? Old man, you are not lying to me, are you?"
Bu Ruo chuckled, took out a fruit and threw it at someone's knee: "Isn't it right here?"
Jin Congcong's knees softened and he looked aggrieved: "Okay, I'll give this to Bubu."
"Okay, I was just joking with you about the first two questions. I won't do that again next time. I'm sure I can answer them next time."
Doctor Du looked at his pitiful appearance and wanted to let him off easy: "Next question, what is the most taboo in making medicinal food?"
Jin Congcong quickly answered: "I know this~ I know this~ I'll tell you."
"The biggest taboo when making medicinal food... is of course not cooking it thoroughly. If it's not cooked thoroughly..."
"I won't let you cook it! I won't let you cook it!!" Before the person could finish speaking, Doctor Du was so angry that he picked up something at hand and threw it at the person, wishing he could kill him.
"Hey~ Master, what are you doing? Isn't the most taboo in making medicinal food undercooked? If it's not cooked, it will be so unpalatable..."
"Stop fighting, stop fighting! I'm here to compete and earn money, not to get beaten..."
Bu Ruo saw that Doctor Du had almost vented his anger, so he stood up and stopped him: "Alright, alright, Grandpa Du, calm down. I believe the two children now understand why they need to study hard. Why don't we stop here today? Three taels of silver is enough to buy them a lot of things."
Doctor Du put down the pestle in his hand and poured out all the silver in his purse into the hands of the two children: "Here, all for you. Let your Aunt Bier take you out to buy toys and delicious food! Don't leave a single copper for that loser!"
"A person who has studied beside me for more than ten years is actually not as good as what Ruo'er learned while playing and listening beside her as a child. This is shameful. You have ruined my entire lifelong reputation!"
Jin Congcong hid behind Bu Ruo, revealing half of his head: "Um... I have no objection if you give all the money to the two children, but... can I go with them?"
"You gave them more than ten taels of silver. I'm afraid they won't be able to spend it all..."
Doctor Du's beard twitched with anger, but he still walked over to the two children, squatted down, and asked earnestly, "Do you understand why you need to study hard now?"
Bu Bu nodded thoughtfully: "I know. If you don't learn, you will be beaten."
"Grandpa, if you can do it step by step, you won't get beaten."
The little girl slid down from the chair and walked to the medicine basket nearby, trying to stand on tiptoe to take the herbs out.
"This is Plantago, Artemisia selengensis, Andrographis paniculata, and Rehmannia root..."
Xiao Jin also sat on a small chair and pointed at himself: "Guanyuan acupoint, Neiguan acupoint, Hegu acupoint, Mingmen acupoint..."
Jin Congcong: ...
Bu Ruo: ...
Doctor Du: ...
"Woo woo... God has finally opened his eyes. God has finally opened his eyes. I have someone to take over my legacy. I can finally close this door."
"Wuwuwu... Ruo'er, thank you. Thank you. Thank you for giving me two such excellent disciples. You are my benefactor..."
Jin Congcong looked at the two children in disbelief, grabbing his hair with both hands. "These two little ones... are they really human? They are only two years old. How can such a small head hold so many things?"
"I tried hard to learn back then, but why do all those herbs look the same to me? You don't know, every time I make a herbal dish, I have to look at the herbs in a book and compare them, afraid I might put the wrong one in. But even then, I've only found the right ones a few times."
Doctor Du glared at him fiercely. "Don't mention you. Why would I mention you? I only taught them these things once and they memorized them. Look at you! It took me half a year just to teach them the dozen or so most commonly used herbs!"
"Jin Congcong, from today on, you will be retrained by me. When I teach my two children, you will learn along with me. I will teach you all over again!"
Bu Ruo looked at Doctor Du's excited expression and knew that the old man found confidence from the two children, and that Jin Congcong... was in trouble.
At this moment, Bu Bu suddenly looked at Jin Congcong with a puzzled look on his face, and then he laughed.
“Senior Brother…”
Jin Congcong: ...
"Brother, every step counts, money is yours, let's go~"
Jin Congcong didn't react for a moment: "Where... where?"
Bu Bu looked up at the sky, then at her mother, and pointed with her little hand: "Go, to the left."
Bi'er looked at Bubu's overly happy back and felt a little worried: "Princess... why do I feel that the way the little princess looked at Master Jin just now was a little... not pure?"
Bu Ruo handed her a soul-calming fruit and said, "You're not mistaken. She's definitely not innocent. Isn't that the look in her eyes that always makes her want to watch the fun?"
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