Chapter 2: "Basic Medicinal Materials Identification Atlas"! 【Please collect】
Chapter 2: "Basic Medicinal Materials Identification Atlas"! 【Please collect】
After half an hour
Thirty young men washed off their dirty clothes and changed into gray linen clothes.
They lined up respectfully in three rows in the backyard of Chen's Pharmacy.
There was also a middle-aged man next to the blue-robed steward.
He was wearing a long black gown, looking elegant and steady, with a sharp and scrutinizing look in his eyes.
"What are you all standing there for?" The blue-clothed steward shouted at everyone, "This is our pharmacy's owner, Doctor Pu Xingxian. He is a famous doctor in Qingshan County. Why don't you greet him?"
"Hello, shopkeeper!"
"Hello, Doctor Pu!"
The boys greeted each other in a disorganized manner.
Pu Xingxian didn't care either. He nodded and said kindly, "We don't have too many rules in our pharmacy. The menial apprentices get up at the crowing of the cock every day and do odd jobs during the day, such as cleaning, drying herbs, and serving tea. In the evening, they practice martial arts and exercise their bodies, and they also have to find time to recite the pharmacopoeia."
"New recruits will have a three-month probation period. At that time, you will be assigned to various places based on your performance. You can either serve as a guard in the escort team, go to the villages and towns outside to collect medicinal materials, or work as a doctor's apprentice in the front hall."
"In short, your fate is in your own hands. If you want to turn things around and live a good life, you'd better work harder."
A passionate encouragement
The longing for the future in the young people's eyes became more intense again.
Pu Xingxian nodded with satisfaction and had no interest in saying anything more.
This was just a routine training session for new servants.
After recognizing their familiar faces, Pu Xingxian turned and left, leaving behind a sentence: "Since you have just arrived, there will be less work for you today. Xu Si, take them to find accommodation first, and then go to eat."
"yes!"
The blue-robed steward agreed respectfully.
We quickly arranged accommodation for everyone.
The 30 teenagers were directly divided into three large bunk beds.
Ten people live in one room, and each person has only a small space to stand.
The room was dimly lit and the air was filled with various moldy and sour smells. The accommodation environment was quite bad.
Next up is meal!
There is a cafeteria in the pharmacy, but it is a place only for doctors.
Ordinary guards and servants could only eat while squatting next to the kitchen.
Buckets of meat soup, meat patties, whole-grain steamed buns, and hand-rolled noodles were placed directly on the ground.
Add a few plates of spicy and delicious side dishes, and the teenagers' appetites were whetted.
As Wei Han ate this simple food bite by bite, the satisfaction he felt in his stomach made him feel a lot more comfortable.
After being hungry for two months, I finally had a full meal. It wasn’t easy!
"The treatment at Chen's Pharmacy is so good. I can finally have enough food to eat. Wow, it's a pity that my parents died early!"
"Don't cry, or Manager Xu will kick you out."
"That's right, don't look so sad. We are here to do chores. If we break the rules, we will be kicked out."
The boys discussed cautiously.
One of the dark-skinned boys nudged Wei Han and asked in a low voice, "Your name is Wei Han, right? My name is Wang Tiezhu, and I'm also from Tu County. My home is in Tieniu Village."
"My name is Cui Bin, and I'm also from Tu County."
Another handsome young man gathered around.
In this unfamiliar place, fellow villagers always feel close to each other naturally.
Wei Han nodded politely, and the three of them got to know each other and subconsciously formed a small group.
Looking around, there are still many such small groups.
As the saying goes, where there are people, there are rivers and lakes. Although the young men are not very experienced in dealing with the world, they have learned a lot from the ways of adults.
"Mr. Pu said that we have a three-month probation period, after which we will be assigned to different places. I wonder what the difference is?" Wang Tiezhu spoke with a worried look on his face.
Cui Bin whispered, "I know this. My father had already inquired about it yesterday. Chen's Pharmacy is backed by the Chen family, a wealthy family in Qingshan County. Their status and background are quite good. They handle countless patients and medicinal materials every day, so they need a large number of guards, errand boys, and apprentices."
"In the first three months, we will be assigned to practice martial arts and identify medicinal herbs. After the assessment period, those who excel in martial arts will be assigned to the guard team. They will usually guard the pharmacy and the medicine garden outside the city, or escort medicinal herbs. The minimum monthly salary is 2 taels of silver."
"Two taels?"
Wang Tiezhu swallowed in surprise.
Wei Han also became interested and motioned Cui Bin to continue.
"Two taels is low. It is said that the senior guards start at five taels. They do life-threatening work, so they naturally make a lot of money." Cui Bin continued enviously: "Of course, it is also good to go to the towns outside to collect medicinal materials. It is said that there is a lot of money, but it is a bit hard and tiring. You have to run around every day and are likely to encounter bandits."
"The best assignment is to be a doctor's apprentice in the front hall. You can learn the skills from the doctors. Although it may not seem like a high position, you can be a good candidate for becoming a doctor in the future."
"You don't have to work as hard as a guard, and you can earn more. When you become a doctor, your status is higher than others. The wealthy people in the county are polite to you when you meet them."
Wei Han immediately became happy when he heard it.
Isn't this the most suitable career for him?
It is safe and profitable, and having a skill is better than anything else.
Of course, martial arts are also essential.
These days, there are disasters, soldiers and bandits everywhere, and strange things are rampant.
If one does not have some skills, even an immortal would be in big trouble.
"Manager Xu said we can learn martial arts, right?" Wei Han asked, "I don't know what we will learn."
Speaking of martial arts, Wang Tiezhu and Cui Bin also became interested.
After all, they are all young men, and nothing can attract them more than wielding swords and guns.
Cui Bin thought for a moment and said with a smile: "I haven't asked about this, but the pharmacy is backed by the Chen family, so the martial arts used to train guards will not be too bad. It is better than the common martial arts outside, and we don't have the money to go to a martial arts gym to practice martial arts, right?"
"That's right!" Wang Tiezhu said with a simple smile, "It's better to join the pharmacy. It's free to practice martial arts."
As he was speaking, Manager Xu walked into the cafeteria again!
Two servants followed behind him, holding thick books in their hands.
"Distribute it. For the next three months, you must memorize this herbal medicine identification atlas!" Manager Xu said loudly, "I advise you to take it with you when you eat, sleep, or go to the toilet, because it is the key to the assessment in three months. Do you understand?"
"Ah? So thick?"
"Oh my god, where are the more than a thousand kinds of medicinal herbs?"
“Who can remember so many?”
When the boys took the map and looked at it, their scalps all went numb!
This thick atlas is densely packed with records of the habits and patterns of a large number of medicinal materials. There are more than a thousand types in total, and the information contains hundreds of thousands of words.
It is really difficult to remember them within three months.
You have to know that the young men have to do odd jobs during the day and practice martial arts at night.
Normally, I am afraid that I can only squeeze out time from eating and sleeping to memorize the knowledge, in order to have a hope of passing the exam.
However, Wei Han was not panicked at all. He chewed the meat pie slowly while flipping through the atlas.
Just a stick of incense later, a new line of words appeared on his attribute board - "Basic Medicinal Materials Identification Atlas" was successfully included, please choose whether to hang up.
【bite! "Basic Medicinal Materials Identification Atlas" is in idle mode, currently in normal idle mode, and the proficiency increase is 5 points per hour! 】
[Friendly reminder: Spending money and taking tranquilizing and refreshing medicines can increase the speed of this skill. 】
Please continue to collect and please collect, woooo!
(End of this chapter)
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