The master and disciple went up the mountain again.
Master felt it was a shame to take a day off yesterday. Liu Yuhan couldn't bear to say anything more when she saw how dedicated Master was to collecting herbs. She was just worried that Master was too tired. After all, he was old. Sixty years old was already considered old in ancient times.
Today they changed to another side of the mountain and walked towards the south mountain.
The trees on the southern side of the mountain are not very tall, there are few animals, and few hunters come here. This side is full of low-lying shrubs or grass, but you can find some herbs.
They walked further and further, and stopped by a stream in a low place to wash their hands and rest, then sat down to eat a simple meal.
"Hey, why does this rock wall look so similar..." Liu Yuhan dug with a small hoe.
"This is saltpeter, right? Master, this is saltpeter, right?"
Doctor Liu twisted it with his hands and smelled it.
"It's indeed Xiaoshi. This area should be full of them. No wonder there are so few plants. Judging from the terrain, this should have been a volcanic crater."
Liu Yuhan looked at the terrain and found that it was indeed in the shape of a bowl.
The master told her that medicine could be used to dissolve the stones, but it should be used with caution.
Saltpeter is also known as flame saltpeter, potassium saltpeter, etc. It is colorless, white or gray crystalline with a glassy luster. It can be used to prepare peacock green glaze, as a pigment for multicolored and pastel colors, and is one of the raw materials for making gunpowder.
It can be used to make black powder, fuse, glass, matches, fireworks, and can also be used as fertilizer (potassium fertilizer, nitrogen fertilizer).
Saltpeter can also make ice!
Saltpeter also has other names: sodium sulfate, Glauber's salt, potassium saltpeter, saltpeter, raw saltpeter, and earth saltpeter.
Saltpeter is poisonous and can be used as medicine, but it must be taken according to the doctor's instructions and cannot be taken privately.
Saltpeter can help break up accumulations and assist in treating heatstroke, colds, vomiting and diarrhea, abdominal pain, jaundice, painful stranguria, sore throat, conjunctivitis, carbuncles, and furuncles. It has diuretic, purgative, and detoxifying effects. It can be taken in pills or powders, or applied externally by grinding into a powder and applying to the eyes, blowing into the throat, or by mixing with water and applying as a compress.
Liu Yuhan felt a little excited.
It seems that this is a saltpeter mountain that no one mines. Saltpeter is so useful that she now thinks it would be great just to be able to make ice in the summer.
The summer in the south is very hot and lasts for a long time. If you can make ice, you can not only store food, but also make iced drinks. Putting it in the room can act as an "air conditioner", and even some special medicines that need to be frozen can be easily solved.
Even if saltpeter is to be mined, private mining should not be allowed, and only the government can do it.
It seems that I should talk to the Huo family first. Even the prefect of Fu'an City has the surname Huo, so maybe there is some connection.
Liu Yuhan really guessed it right. Huo Jinhai, the prefect of Fu'an City, really did have a little relationship with the Huo family, but it was just a relationship involving the Five Blessings.
The master and the disciple decided to tell Huo Dong of the Huo family about this matter first, and then they walked around the area, identified and picked some medicinal herbs before returning.
My mother and the others have returned from seafood hunting. They went early and brought back a lot of goodies.
The best seasons for sea hopping are generally spring and summer, especially in summer.
The temperature is high in summer, and the sea temperature is also high. Marine organisms have vigorous metabolism, a wide range of activities, strong reproductive capacity, and many species and numbers, making them easy to be caught.
The best time to go fishing is during the low tide period, and in spring and summer, especially in summer, so that you can catch more, better and fresher marine life.
Going to the sea is a traditional way of life in coastal areas.
The key to going to the sea is the word "rush", which means to chase, to be timely, to do it quickly and to do it quickly.
There are a few tips you must master. First, the lowest tide time is limited. If you want to harvest more seafood, you must act before the high tide.
Secondly, when dealing with fast-moving seafood such as crabs, shrimps, and octopuses, you should catch them quickly before they have time to slip away or hide.
Third, it takes time to collect clams and razor clams hidden in the mud and sand, and oysters and abalone shellfish attached to the reefs, so you need to act early.
Liu Yuhan also wanted to go fishing.
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Naturally, they were having seafood and game tonight.
"Since my sister and her family came to our house, we have been eating very well. We have meat every day, and the food my sister cooks is delicious." After saying this, Liu Zhi picked up another piece of dried meat and put it in his mouth.
He loves eating dried meat so much because it tastes so delicious. Even though he is changing his teeth on both sides, it can't stop his enthusiasm for eating dried meat.
The Liu family nodded in agreement.
After spending a few days with her, I found that my granddaughter is really nice. She has a good temper and is hardworking. She has beautiful handwriting, can recognize medicine, and can make so many delicious foods.
Next year, my granddaughter will be coming of age. It would be great if they could leave the island to watch the ceremony. After all, coming of age is the most important moment and age for a girl.
The so-called "jigui" is actually the age when girls start wearing hairpins.
When a woman wears a hairpin on her head, it means that she has reached the age to get married.
In ancient times, a fifteen-year-old girl had to go through the "Ji Li" ceremony. The "Ji Li" was an extremely important "coming-of-age ceremony" for ancient women, so a girl who reached adulthood at the age of fifteen was also called a "Ji Ji".
"Ji" is the hairpin worn by women in ancient times.
In ancient times, girls under the age of fifteen did not wear hairpins. When a girl reached the age of fifteen, the female elders in the family would choose an auspicious day through divination. On that day, a "hairpin ceremony" would be held for the girl. The female elders would tie her hair up and put on a hairpin, and the girl would receive the approval of the family elders, thus declaring her "adulthood".
From then on, girls could wear hairpins and start families, and girls officially became "jigui" girls who had to shoulder certain social responsibilities and respect social ethics and etiquette.
"Ji" restricts a woman's words and deeds, and she cannot be as unrestrained as a child and behave in an impolite manner.
Because of the importance of "ji" to ancient women and the existence of the ancient "jili" etiquette, the stage when a fifteen-year-old girl reaches adulthood is called "jiji".
In modern times, it actually means that girls are over 18 years old. They can get married, but they must be careful about their words and actions. If they commit a crime, they will be held legally responsible.
The great-grandmother is the oldest among the grandparents. If she can do her granddaughter's hair and put on a hairpin, it is of great significance.
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