Traveling with Ma Guangnian slowed down the process, but the gains were also quite rich. Huo Yishen thought for a moment and said, "We haven't found all the medicines we want yet. We'll go back tomorrow."
So, the group slowly walked up the mountain.
When they were almost halfway up the mountain, Ma Guangnian suddenly said excitedly, "Brother Huo, this is the Nanling calamus you are looking for."
It is only a seedling, less than half the height of a palm, so it cannot be used as medicine. It needs to be carefully cultivated for at least half a year.
He dug it out carefully and handed it to Huo Yishen, not forgetting to teach him how to plant it.
Rest when you are tired, add or remove clothes when the weather changes, just like walking on a fashion show.
The temperature was nearly 40 degrees at noon, and it was almost zero degrees before night.
The herbs were too precious, and Ma Guangnian was afraid that the seedlings would be frozen to death, so he took off his jacket and wanted to provide them with windproof and warm measures.
Jiang Ning thought for a moment and took out the thermal film from his bag, "Use this."
They are the professor's right-hand men. If they fall ill and die here, the anti-smog virus medicine may not be successfully developed.
Ma Guangnian thanked him repeatedly, and the team members helped to protect the herb seedlings.
Time is precious. No one complained about being tired, and no one stopped working because of the cold.
Although the weather is cold, having experienced the test of extreme cold, zero degrees is not a disaster. It’s just that the too frequent temperature differences make the body very uncomfortable.
I felt dizzy, had muscle aches and so on, and it felt like I had a fever or a cold, so I quickly made a fire, boiled some water and ate something.
Jiang Ning and Huo Yishen are fine, their physical fitness is much better than theirs.
There was nothing wrong with the two of them. They didn't even breathe hard under the protection of the constant temperature suits.
"How about we take a break?"
When his biological clock struck, Jiang Ning felt a little sleepy, and he was also tired after the long journey.
Ma Guangnian and others had no objection, so everyone started to set up the tent.
Drinking boiled water and eating toasted buns, Jiang Ning turned the topic to liver and lung diseases. "Brother Ma, I have a relative who lived in a city with severe smog in his early years. His liver and lung functions are very poor as he gets older. I wonder if there is any medicine that can improve it?"
"It's hard to take care of your liver and lungs if they're not healthy. Western medicine doesn't work very well, and Chinese medicine requires long-term medication..."
Ma Guangnian mentioned several prescriptions, including verified folk remedies, all of which are for nourishing the lungs and liver.
If the end of the world had not come, for an expert of his level to see patients in the hospital, the registration fee alone would be 1,200 yuan. Not only would the number of appointments be limited, but the appointment would have to be made three months in advance, and it all depended on luck and hand speed.
Jiang Ning listened carefully and memorized the entire prescription.
He listed many medicinal names, but dragon knot grass was not one of them.
Jiang Ning could only hint further, "This time, my relatives asked me to help find dragon knot grass, saying that it is a folk secret recipe that is very effective. Is this medicine really effective?"
"Dragon Festival Grass is quite effective, but it is rather picky about its growing environment. In the past few decades, society has developed too fast, causing great pollution. Even artificial cultivation is not efficient, so it will gradually become extinct."
Jiang Ning asked politely, "Besides dragon grass, are there any other rare special herbs?"
"Traditional Chinese medicine does not have a specific cure. Only a combination of drugs can maximize their effectiveness."
Of course Jiang Ning knew it. Could it be that Huo Yishen couldn't remember what the key herb was called?
Forget it. There are so many kinds of Chinese herbal medicines, many of which are rarely used or are on the verge of extinction. Even experts like Ma Guangnian cannot guess them accurately.
It would probably take three days and three nights to talk about the medicines for the liver and lungs alone.
Jiang Ning was a little depressed. He had been working so hard today that his eyes almost popped out of his head, but he still hadn't found the medicine he wanted.
Hope there will be good news next.
At that time, not only can we cultivate space, but we can also share it with Ma Guangnian and others, so that we can speed up the development of drugs when the disease really breaks out.
The weather was cold, so we said hello and went into the tent to sleep.
Although Jiang Ning is not in a hurry, being outdoors is not as comfortable as being at home, so he still pays attention to efficiency.
After sleeping for two hours to regain their strength, everyone packed up the tent and continued looking for medicine.
The higher you go, the fewer herbs there are.
When we were almost at the top of the mountain, we saw the lake left over from a volcanic eruption billions of years ago, and it was barren and desolate everywhere.
In the past, during the flood season, this place would host the World Lion Dance Competition every two years, attracting countless tourists to watch.
Now there are dead branches and fallen leaves everywhere, and the world is no longer the same as it was before.
Successfully reached the top of the mountain, the Taoist temple collapsed, and Guanyin fell to the ground and shattered...
Looking around, the mountains and rivers are in ruins.
Ma Guangnian stood on the top of the mountain and couldn't help but sigh, "How did our home become like this?"
Everyone feels heavy-hearted, but life must go on.
Instead of returning the same way, we went down the mountain along another road.
It was already noon when we reached the foot of the mountain, and it was another hot day with a temperature of 40 degrees.
Everyone sat down in the shade and began to share the herbal seedlings they had collected.
Jiang Ning was not greedy. Based on the number of people, she and Huo Yishen each got one-third.
Those with more plants will be divided according to the number, those with only two plants will be divided in half, and those with single plants... can be given to Ma Guangnian and his team, but they still need to do some superficial work, "You cultivate them first, and then give some to us when they are grown."
Jiang Ning called Huo Yishen to the side and said, "Since we haven't found the life-saving medicine, we can only go to Dongqiao Mountain."
The risk of going during polar day is relatively small, but setting out during eternal night or smog can really be life-threatening.
Seeing Huo Yishen's hesitation, Jiang Ning said straight to the point: "If you insist on going by yourself and something unexpected happens, what will Doudou and I do?
I know you want to protect us, but in the end times no one can protect anyone forever.
Besides, if you really want to protect us, you have to make sure nothing happens to yourself.
You'll be safer with me, right?"
Huo Yi was deeply worried, "Where are Doudou and Coke?"
"Wouldn't it be even more worrying if he stayed in Aoyuan? Take him along and keep a close eye on him when the time comes."
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