Chapter 205 Return to Yunling?
The ground was littered with herbs, both dried and fresh.
The old doctor needs help. The fresh herbs need to be picked out of debris, identified and classified, and finally placed in a cool and ventilated place to wait for drying.
Most of the dried herbs cannot be used directly and need to be cut, sliced, dried, fried, steamed, ground into powder, etc.
For this purpose, we moved out the three small stoves in the house and lit them in the yard, but there is still a lot of work left.
Gu Xixi said helplessly, "Master, even though summer has arrived and these things are growing one after another in the back mountain, you can't move them home every time you have time."
"So many, and they are all used to treat internal injuries, traumatic injuries, hemostasis, and dysentery. How many patients like this can you see in a year? I'm afraid we won't be able to use them all by next year."
The old doctor said, "Who said I need to spend so much money to treat my own illness? But..."
He turned to Gu Xixi, nodded with satisfaction and smiled, "You can recognize what kind of medicine I am going to make. It shows that you have studied hard during this period of time."
Gu Xixi didn't care to listen to the master praising her, and asked in confusion, "Why do you make these if you don't want to use them yourself?"
The old doctor continued to pound the medicine, and said with a smile, "Of course I am loyal to the person who entrusted me with the task."
"Hey, don't ask too many questions. If you agree to help the old man, then get to work."
Gu Xixi and He Jinglan looked at each other and communicated silently: There is something strange.
An Qinghe worked very seriously and volunteered to be responsible for three stoves and three pots.
The old doctor only needed to control the temperature of the medicinal materials from time to time, and leave all the work of lighting the fire and doing the work to An Qinghe.
After dinner, everyone lit the lights in the yard and worked for a while.
Until the moon reached the treetops, Aunt Zhang brought her two children to ask Gu Xixi how she would sleep tonight.
Gu Xixi said it according to the expected arrangement.
Qing'er relies on Shitou a lot, holding Shitou's hand tightly and not letting go, "Qing'er wants to be with Brother Shitou."
"No," said Mrs. Meng, "Your grandmother Zhang will be tired taking care of two children."
Qing'er didn't dare to act willful, she just pouted and looked a little unhappy.
Aunt Zhang took a look and said with a smile, "Shitou is sensible and I never have to worry about him. Qing'er is also so well-behaved. It's okay to let them both follow me. As long as you, as a mother, are willing to let them go."
Shitou also raised his hand and said, "Don't worry, Aunt Meng, I'm here. I'll take care of Qing'er and stop her from crying."
Mrs. Meng looked at her daughter and finally smiled and sighed helplessly.
"Then I'll trouble you tonight. If she makes a fuss in the middle of the night, please let her come to the main room to find me."
After washing up, the children followed Aunt Zhang into the house, talking and laughing.
The old doctor smelled the pot of freshly steamed herbs and said, "Okay, put out the fire. That's all for today."
Everyone went back to their rooms and prepared to go to bed.
While brushing her teeth, Gu Xixi thought of a possibility. She whispered to He Jinglan, "Do you remember when the person who locked the west room left?"
He Jinglan thought about it and picked a date.
Gu Xixi asked again, "When did my master start collecting herbs so desperately?"
He Jinglan thought about it, and the two looked at each other, staring and gasping at the same time.
He Jinglan: "Did he do it again?"
Gu Xixi, "To be exact, it's them."
If you think about it carefully, wasn't it after Mu Nanzhao left that the old doctor started to carry medicinal herbs home every day?
Gu Xixi rinsed her mouth, spit it out, and said with a serious face, "The more I think about it, the more reasonable it becomes."
"My master is very good at making medicine."
"Medicine for internal injuries, external injuries, and dysentery, in such large quantities, they are all needed frequently in the military camp."
He Jinglan nodded in agreement, "Yeah, I think it makes sense too!"
"I didn't expect him to leave without leaving us a broken lock and so much work!"
She said bitterly, "When I see him again, I will definitely scold him..."
"It makes him feel ashamed!"
Gu Xixi was also very unhappy, "You didn't even say hello, and you kept it a secret from my master."
"Using my site, my furnace, my charcoal, and our labor, it's a good plan."
He Jinglan continued to complain, "He still doesn't pay me!"
She asked Gu Xixi, "Shall we do it again tomorrow?"
Gu Xixi said, "Of course we have to do it. If these medicines are for the soldiers, we should protect them and do our part."
He Jinglan thought of Meng Chengping and fell silent.
After a moment, she perked up and asked with a smile, "What about Mr. Jiang? Should we continue to pretend we don't know?"
Gu Xixi nodded, "He and my master must have reached some kind of tacit understanding. My master has his reasons for not saying anything now."
When returning to the room, He Jinglan talked about An Qinghe again.
Gu Xixi thought about it and said, "Okay, I'll talk to him tomorrow."
As a good friend, she couldn't let An Qinghe be trapped here and make mistakes.
The next morning, in the tea tree experimental field on the west side of Houshan.
When Gu Xixi mentioned to An Qinghe about returning to Yunling County as soon as possible.
She couldn't explain it too clearly and could only say half-heartedly that the war had just ended and she was afraid that there would be more unrest afterwards. What if she was trapped in the village and couldn't go back, wouldn't that delay her important work?
An Qinghe blinked and his expression turned serious. "Xixi, did you also know something about this?"
"Also?" Gu Xixi hesitated, "Did you hear something?"
An Qinghe looked around and whispered, "Although I am not sure, there are rumors that the Daye court is unstable."
"And I heard that several wealthy businessmen in Jiangnan who have connections in the capital have secretly hidden and transferred their wealth."
He cupped a hand to his mouth and lowered his voice even lower, "I'm afraid there will be chaos in the near future."
Seeing that Gu Xixi was silent, An Qinghe thought she didn't believe it.
Then he said, "Have you forgotten what I do?"
"Merchants attach the most importance to news, not only news from the business world, but also news from the court."
The seedling business of the Hu people in Yunling County has long been established in prosperous areas such as Jiangnan and Huaizhong.
Gu Xixi naturally understood that what An Qinghe said was not groundless.
Business and agriculture have some similarities to some extent.
They are like the roots of plants, extending to wherever there is human life, and are everywhere.
Both will be directly affected by the needs and policies of the court.
Therefore, it is not surprising that some big businessmen have access to information in this area.
Gu Xixi turned to An Qinghe and smiled, "What I know is similar to what you said."
"So I picked some tea leaves for you today, and you should set off back to Yunling as soon as possible."
However, An Qinghe looked at Gu Xixi and said firmly, "I won't leave."
"The more dangerous it is, the more I can't leave your side!"
The whole family was busy for two days. Gu Xixi helped the old doctor to prepare the medicine, while He Jinglan and An Qinghe counted the pills, weighed the powder and packed them.
Finally, at dawn on the fourth day, all three medicines were prepared and packaged.
Several people sat on the ground exhausted, some leaning against the wall, some leaning against the table, and let out a tired sigh.
An Qinghe said, "Finally, it was done in a hurry."
He Jinglan laughed weakly, "You always use idioms in a weird way."
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