Chapter 11 Chapter 11 Another Book Father Zhao used a strip of cloth to...
Father Zhao completely wrapped his palms with a cloth strip, then squatted down and picked out the food from the pile of food that Zhao Mingsheng had dug up.
He picked up a mushroom that looked just like an ordinary oyster mushroom and introduced it, "This is a pleurotus ostreatus. It looks just like any other mushroom on the outside, but if you look closely, the underside is smoky gray. Eating it can cause dizziness and abdominal pain at the mildest, and even death at the worst."
The more Father Zhao picked up, the more frightened he became. Some poisonous creatures were rarely seen in the deep mountains and forests, but now there were piles of them in his yard!
He carefully picked up a green plant and said, "This is castor oil plant. Eating it can cause poisoning reactions such as vomiting, difficulty breathing, and numbness of the limbs. Even just skin contact can cause paralysis."
Father Zhao said with a worried look on his face, "My daughter, is your hand okay?"
With the protection of the jade pendant, these poisonous substances cannot get close to Zhao Mingsheng, so he naturally will not have a poisoning reaction.
"I did feel a slight numbness before, but if you hadn't told me, I would have thought it was due to poor blood circulation! I'm fine now, don't worry, Daddy!"
In order to show that he was in good health, Zhao Mingsheng stretched out his fair little hand and waved it in front of his father.
After a false alarm, Zhao's father confirmed that his daughter was fine and began to search the ground again. He sorted through half a basket of ingredients, and by the time it returned to Zhao Mingsheng, less than one-tenth was left.
Father Zhao was also helpless when he saw the poisonous creatures scattered all over the ground. There were many delicious and non-toxic ingredients in the mountains, but his daughter always picked up poisonous ones. It seemed that he needed to prepare another book on identifying poisonous creatures for his daughter to learn!
In the past few days, Zhao Mingsheng has asked Aunt Zou for a lot of advice on cooking skills. She is quite talented in this area, and even Aunt Zou praised her for being better than her master.
There were six wild yams dug up from the mountain, each about a foot long. Although it was not yet the season for them to be truly ripe, each one was as thick as a baby's wrist.
Zhao Mingsheng planned to make a three-fresh stew by washing and peeling half of the yam, cutting it into slices, and then soaking it in water. He then washed the other half and steamed it directly.
The soaked yam will have a crisper taste. Add the peeled and sliced carrots and the shredded ground ear and stir-fry together. Sprinkle a little salt before serving, and a three-fresh stew is ready.
Blanch the selected wild vegetables in boiling water for a short while, then remove them while the leaves are still green. Mash the garlic cloves into a paste and place them on the wild vegetables. Finally, pour a spoonful of hot oil over them to bring out the garlic flavor.
As for the mushrooms he picked, Zhao Mingsheng was very cautious. He first blanched the garlic and mushrooms in water. When the garlic did not turn black, he tried it with a silver needle.
After making sure it was non-toxic, I put it in the pan and stir-fried a dish of mushrooms and meat.
The steamed yam is soft and sticky and exudes a fresh fragrance. It tastes delicious when you peel it and dip it in sugar, or grind it into a paste and mix it with honey.
After dinner, Zhao Mingsheng stared at the new book in front of him, feeling like crying but unable to do so.
Father Zhao felt a little soft-hearted when he saw his daughter's pitiful appearance, but for the safety of his whole family, he had no choice but to make up his mind. He made an excuse to go see the boy to recuperate and took the opportunity to hide in the pharmacy.
Zhao Qingyue also heard about the poisonous mushroom incident and felt sympathetic. He pretended to ignore the gaze from Zhao Mingsheng and hid in the kitchen under the pretext of washing dishes.
Thanks to the Chinese medicine carefully prepared daily by Zhao's father and the nourishment of the spiritual spring, Meng's health has been getting better day by day. Her heart disease had been a major factor in her recovery, but now that she has a son and a daughter, she is naturally in a good mood and her health is gradually improving.
At this moment, she pinched Zhao Mingsheng's little face and said distressedly: "If you don't want to study, then don't study. Don't tire yourself out. Why do you feel that you have lost weight recently?"
She hasn't lost any weight, but she's lost a bit of her baby fat. She's been more active lately, so while she may seem thinner, she's actually healthier and stronger. She can now carry two buckets of water to water the fields without even getting out of breath.
Zhao Mingsheng shook his head and said, "Mom, I'm not tired at all. Daddy is doing this for my own good, so I'll learn!"
She herself was a little scared. If her father had not discovered it in time, these poisonous mushrooms would have been in the stomachs of the whole family. If something really happened, she would regret it to death!
She patted the thick "Pharmacopoeia" and decided to study hard, as learning never ends!
The whole family was no longer surprised by the fact that Father Zhao would occasionally pick up some injured people and take them home for treatment.
Mrs. Meng had some complaints at first, but until the last patient who picked up her daughter found her daughter, she was so grateful and happy that she stopped talking.
So the Zhao family was not surprised when they rescued a young man from the mountain this time.
When Cui Cen woke up, he felt pain all over his body, especially his left leg. He ignored the hoarseness in his throat and shouted at the top of his lungs, "Someone! It hurts so much! Where's the imperial physician? Call him quickly!"
Zhao Mingsheng was drying medicinal herbs in the yard. When he heard the noise, he hurried over.
As soon as I entered the room, I saw the young man pulling off the bandages on his body.
Yesterday, after Zhao's father carried him back, he discovered that in addition to being bitten by a poisonous snake, he also had multiple skin injuries on his body. Because he was tied up for a long time and rubbed against the rough hemp rope, his wrists were already bloody and the most serious thing was that his left leg was broken.
Zhao Mingsheng hurriedly stopped him, saying, "Don't move! You've finally fixed the bones, what if they become crooked?" Seeing that the boy ignored her advice and continued to do as he pleased, even struggling to sit up, she said anxiously, "Don't you understand me? I told you not to move!"
The young man suddenly looked up, and his two beautiful eyes shot towards her.
"Are you mean to me, little master?"
Zhao Mingsheng reflected on herself, realizing she hadn't controlled her emotions and shouldn't have been so harsh with the patient. She took a deep breath, imitating her father's affable manner towards the patient, and asked with a smile, "Are you thirsty? Would you like some water?"
"You're so mean to me, little master?"
Zhao Mingsheng clenched his fists and consoled himself mentally, "Never mind, forget it. Don't bother with the patient." He continued, "Are you hungry? What do you want to eat?"
"How dare you be so mean to me?"
Zhao Mingsheng hadn't seen such an arrogant person in a long time. He almost hit him on the head with his clenched fist, but luckily he held back.
The clothes the young man had taken off were made of very expensive material, likely meant to be of a wealthy or noble family. He looked like a spoiled brat, and talking to him was like talking to a cow. He simply shut up and walked out.
"Come back here!"
No one responded and the room suddenly became quiet.
Cui Cen also fell silent. He no longer had the strength to shout. His lips, which had not been wet for a long time, were so dry that they cracked at the slightest pull. He licked the blood off his lips and looked around.
On the left, against the wall, stood a large cabinet, like the kind used in pharmacies to store medicinal herbs. On the right, stood a large table, upon which lay a stone mill and some tools he could not understand.
Apart from the bed beneath him, this house didn't feel like a bedroom at all.
Cui Cen fixed his eyes on the pot of tea on the table. Just as he was about to call for more water, he remembered that the person who could pour water for him had been driven away by him.
With no other choice, he had to put all his strength into his right leg, and with his hands on the edge of the bed, he trembled and got down to the ground.
When his right foot touched the ground, he suddenly realized that his right leg was completely powerless. However, his weight was already on his right leg, so it was too late. His knees gave way and he fell to the ground.
Sitting on the cold ground, Cui Cen's mind, which was confused by the pain, gradually became clear.
He gradually remembered that his right leg was bitten by a poisonous snake, which was why he was so weak. Before he fainted, he seemed to see a father and daughter saving him.
So it was the young lady and her father who saved him?
Did he just make his savior angry and leave?
Cui Cen hit his head in frustration.
Just when he tried to get up from the ground for the umpteenth time but failed, the tightly closed door suddenly opened again.
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