Chapter 69 Opening up the mind
The enhanced vision made it easier for Ye Yan to find herbs, and the overall efficiency was significantly improved.
In addition, there are quite a lot of the herbs that Ye Yan wants nearby. It can even be said that they are growing everywhere. In this era, no one picks them.
This allowed Ye Yan to go around and quickly pick enough.
The group returned with a full load. Zhou Xu, who was discussing the situation with Ye Jinghong at the time, saw them and immediately walked over and took a look at the almost full backpack.
“It seems like a good harvest.”
"Yes, Chief. There are many herbs growing near the camp. There should be enough for us to use."
The unexpected discovery of herbal resources around the camp was a good thing for Zhou Xu, and it could be considered a pleasant surprise.
However, at this moment, Zhou Xu's attention was undoubtedly still focused on the herbs in front of him.
"What are you going to do with these herbs?"
"How to deal with ..."
This question made Ye Yan feel strange.
"Just eat it directly."
“…”
Hearing this, Zhou Xu was silent for two seconds, and then tried to say...
"Ye Yan, have you ever thought about decocting it in water?"
"Boil it in water?"
Ye Yan was completely confused after hearing this.
Obviously, Ye Yan has not studied this matter too deeply, and his thinking has not been completely opened up.
But Zhou Xu is different. Herbal medicine is considered a traditional culture of their great China. When he was a child, he suffered from rhinitis and took Chinese medicine for a period of time. He knew the common sense that Chinese medicine needs to be decocted before taking.
At the same time, since cooking for others requires a fee, they bought the food and cooked it themselves to save money.
But thanks to this, he also acquired some relevant experience and knowledge.
"uh-huh!"
With a dry cough, Zhou Xu cleared his throat.
"Boil water three times, and all poisons will disappear! Have you ever heard of this?"
There was no need for Ye Yan to answer, he definitely hadn't heard of it.
This is what the old Chinese doctor who treated him told him.
According to the old Chinese doctor, Chinese medicine can effectively remove or reduce its toxic side effects through decoction.
At the same time, the decoction method is conducive to the overflow of the ingredients in the medicine, and boiling it into a decoction is also convenient for the body to absorb.
Of course, even if we put all these aside, Zhou Xu had a very simple and crude idea in his mind.
That is something that has been passed down in their great Celestial Empire for 5,000 years, and there must be a reason for it.
Although Ye Yan has an intelligence limit of five stars, it is still only at the two-star level now, and primitive people do not have much knowledge and culture.
Relying on what the old Chinese doctor said to him, wouldn't it be a piece of cake to intimidate Ye Yan?
Today, Zhou Xu also copied what the old Chinese doctor had said to him and helped Ye Yan to increase his knowledge.
"I see."
After listening to it, Ye Yan looked completely inspired. He looked towards Zhou Xu with admiration, and at the same time, he felt a little ashamed.
Originally, Ye Yan was very confident in his abilities, but now it seems that he is far inferior to their new leader.
"Please teach me, Chief!"
Zhou Xu was not polite about this. Since he did know more than Ye Yan, he naturally didn't mind teaching the other party everything he knew.
"Come with me."
After saying that, he brought Ye Yan and the two apprentices to the lake.
"First, let's clean these herbs."
The Chinese medicine they use is basically dried, which makes it easy to preserve and has already been processed.
But this fresh herb was obviously different, so Zhou Xu felt it still needed to be washed.
He also became quite skilled in the process of cooking Chinese medicine.
The process of boiling Chinese medicine can be generally summarized as the process of continuously collecting juice.
In the past, when prescribing medicine, doctors always said to boil three bowls of water into one bowl. This is basically what they meant.
During this continuous boiling process, the soup gradually changes, and a hint of medicinal flavor begins to overflow with the steam.
This change made Ye Yan's eyes light up.
"Chief, is this good?"
"It's still early. The medicinal properties have just been boiled out. It will take longer to fully boil out the medicinal properties."
Zhou Xu shared all his experience with others.
Cooking medicine takes time, so they naturally won't sit idle during this process.
"Ye Yan, have you ever thought about growing these herbs ourselves?"
“Growing herbs?”
In this era, the concept of farming did not exist. Even someone like Ye Yan, who possessed five-star intellectual potential, could not understand the meaning without any concept.
Faced with this situation, Zhou Xu thought about it for a moment and then spoke quickly...
"You know that even if the weeds growing outside are pulled out, they will grow back again after a while?"
"Know."
Ye Yan nodded, and then seemed to react a little, vaguely understanding what their new leader wanted to express.
But he didn't interrupt easily, but continued to listen.
"Just like these weeds, medicinal herbs can actually grow again, but when they grow outside, there are too many influencing factors. You never know when you won't be able to pick them. On the other hand, if we move the herbs right in front of us..."
Having said that, Zhou Xu no longer needed to say anything further, because Ye Yan already fully understood what he wanted to express.
"Why didn't I think of that? At the same time, when I need it, I won't have to go out and look for it!"
As Ye Yanyi muttered to himself, he became very excited.
Judging from his posture, he couldn't wait to take action. Seeing this, Zhou Xu quickly signaled Ye Yan to calm down.
"Calm down. This is not something that can be done in a short time. We can make arrangements slowly tomorrow. The most important thing right now is this pot of medicine."
"Oh, yes, yes! This pot of medicine in front of me is more important!"
Following Zhou Xu's reminder, Ye Yan quickly turned his attention back to the pot of medicine in front of him.
During this period, Zhou Xu certainly didn't mind giving Ye Kazun some distraction.
For example, dried medicinal materials.
For example, you can try to decoct herbs with compatible properties together, and achieve a better effect through the cooperation of multiple herbs.
The ideas and thoughts that Zhou Xu constantly put forward can be said to have quickly pushed Ye Yan's ideas on medication and pharmaceutical production to maturity.
Unconsciously, the Chinese medicine system has formed a relatively complete outline in Ye Yan's mind.
Next, it depends on how far Ye Yan can put it into practice.
Zhou Xu felt that he could not help much in this regard, and could only rely on Ye Yan to figure it out with his smart head.
During this process, the first pot of medicine was officially cooked.
"It's almost done. Remove the dregs and divide the soup into three bowls. Send them to the patient."
(End of this chapter)
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