When Tian Cai finished making the ointment, he felt that his whole body was filled with the smell of medicine, so he took a bath. While bathing, he suddenly had an idea. If he made a foot bath bag for Old Lady Qian, it could remove the coldness from her internal organs, dredge her blood vessels, and regulate her joints. In this way, the time for acupuncture and ointment application could be shortened without compromising the effect.
After she finished washing and went to look through the medicine cabinet, she found that there was not enough mugwort at home. She had no choice but to change into work clothes, carry a bamboo basket and go to the mountains.
In fact, the season for picking mugwort is summer. The mugwort now is a bit old, so Tian Cai can only try his luck and pick some that have not yet bloomed.
As soon as Mimi saw Tian Cai carrying a bamboo basket, she immediately followed her happily, knowing that she was going up the mountain.
Tian Cai ground up several herbs for making the ointment last night and started making it early in the morning. By noon, it was basically done, so there was plenty of time to go up the mountain after noon. She simply picked up a large bamboo basket and carried it on her back, intending to pick more herbs by the way.
Tian Cai picked up a thin bamboo pole from the backyard, and put a small medicine hoe and a hatchet in the bamboo basket, and went into the mountains.
In fact, you can see a lot of medicinal herbs as soon as you enter the mountain, but Tian Cai usually likes to walk deeper before picking them. She doesn't touch the ones on the nearby hills, which makes it more convenient in case she needs them urgently in the future.
This time she still had to climb over two hills before she started collecting herbs. She used a hoe to dig out the roots of the herbs she needed, and she also used a hoe to dig out the flowers or stems and leaves of the herbs she needed. Mimi was playing not far from her, and occasionally she would chase after a squirrel or pheasant she saw, and unknowingly she walked deeper into the water.
As soon as the sun began to set slightly, Tian Cai's bamboo basket was almost full. This time when she went up the mountain to collect herbs, she had a great harvest. In addition to the mugwort that she had to collect, she also found several rare herbs, two of which were needed to treat serious illnesses. She collected them all, and after preparing them, she would store them in the medicine cabinet for several years.
The medicinal herbs had been almost collected, and Tian Cai planned to hunt a pheasant or rabbit to improve her diet when she returned. She hadn't eaten meat during the autumn harvest, and the thought of the taste of beggar's chicken made her saliva water.
Tian Cai looked around but couldn't see Mimi. She didn't know where she had gone. She shouted its name loudly while knocking on the grass next to her with a bamboo pole.
As she was shouting, she suddenly stopped. In the bushes in front of her, there was a snake spitting out its tongue and looking at her with fierce eyes.
I was careless and didn't bring any snake and insect repellent powder after taking a shower today.
This was a gray-brown snake. Tian Cai didn't dare to move. Judging from the patterns on the snake's body, it should be a rock viper, which is highly poisonous.
When Tian Cai first arrived in Kaoshan Village, the first person she treated was Zhang Baocai, who was bitten by a viper. Because the symptoms were similar, she didn't know which one it was.
If she hadn't been calling "Mimi" while walking, she would have stepped on it just now. The hairs on Tian Cai's back stood up.
Although this poisonous snake is full of treasures, whether it is the snake skin, snake gall, or even the snake bones, they are all of great medicinal value. It is really a good thing all over the body!
But this guy is more terrifying. Most venomous snakes are ferocious, and they look scary. The triangular head and emotionless eyes make people feel cold from the bottom of their hearts.
This was the first time that Tian Cai encountered a poisonous snake in the mountains. He had encountered snakes before, but most of them were non-venomous.
She looked at the viper that was only one step away from her, and knew that she would not be able to get away with it today, so she took a deep breath, used the bamboo pole in her hand to attract its attention, then slowly took off the backpack on her body, and stretched out her right hand with lightning speed to grab the viper's vital point.
But this snake was not a vegetarian either. It reacted quickly and bit her hand.
Tian Cai immediately kicked out and grabbed the viper's vital point with his right hand. The viper was caught in the vital point and twisted its body. It opened its mouth wide and wanted to bite people, but Tian Cai couldn't bite it by the vital point, so it struggled desperately.
She didn't plan to bring the snake down the mountain alive. In case it was bitten by someone she wasn't watching carefully, she would just cut it open with a hatchet and take out the gallbladder.
After doing all this, Tian Cai went around the place where the viper had just been lying, but didn't see any snake eggs or anything. He waited for Mimi to come over with the hare in its mouth, and then he and his pet slowly walked down the mountain.
As for the method of preparing poisonous snakes, Tian Cai had to search medical books for a long time before she found it. She planned to make viper powder, which was relatively simple. It was to dry or roast the viper, and then grind it into fine powder. It has the effects of dispelling wind, unblocking meridians, attacking toxins, and calming the nerves. It is mainly used to treat scrofula, scabies, smallpox and leprosy.
Snake gall is used to make wine, but she only has alcohol at home, so she can buy some in the county tomorrow.
The next day, Tian Cai went to the county early in the morning. She also went to Qingshan Village in the afternoon to deliver the pillowcase prepared for Wan Xiu Li. She had said before that she would get married after the autumn harvest. Although she didn't know the exact date, the autumn harvest time in the two villages was about the same. The grain was still drying in the threshing ground. In a few days, a tractor would come to take it to the commune. By then, she would be completely free.
Tian Cai took the plaster and foot bath bags to find Du Chunyan, explained to her how to use them, and agreed on a date for acupuncture treatment before leaving.
Not only did Du Chunyan pay the medical bill, but she also stuffed a lot of things into her hands before she left.
She has always had a good relationship with her mother-in-law. When she first got married, she separated the family into two parts. Over the years, she never interfered in anything in her family. When her son was young, she took the initiative to come and take care of the child. When the child was old enough to go to kindergarten, she returned to the old house without delay.
Even her mother said that there were few people as understanding as her mother-in-law, so Du Chunyan empathized with the old lady and treated her well. Every time she saw her husband getting anxious and angry because of her suffering from rheumatoid arthritis, she felt bad too. Her leg pain had become more and more severe over the years.
If Tian Cai can cure his mother-in-law's cold legs this time, it will be a relief for the couple.
Tian Cai did not stay in the county for long today. He bought two buns and a bottle of wine and took a bus directly back to the commune, and then went to Qingshan Village.
She ate the buns on the way. It was not too late when she arrived at Qingshan Village. It was noon time. Production team members were returning home from the threshing ground in groups of three or four to eat. She was very conspicuous among these people, mainly because the threshing ground was too white, which contrasted sharply with the group of people who were tanned after the autumn harvest.
"Doctor Tian is here. Who are you treating?" Old Mrs. Shi was chatting animatedly with someone when she turned around and saw a fair-skinned girl walking among the people leaving work. She looked closely and realized that it was Doctor Tian from Kaoshan Village, except that she had changed her hairstyle.
Tian Cai also recognized the person and said with a smile, "I'm not here to see a doctor, I'm here to see Wan Xiu Li."
"Oh, Xiu Li, her house is right next to mine. I also want to go home, so just follow me." Old Mrs. Shi invited warmly.
Tian Cai did not refuse. She didn't know the way and was about to ask someone. The two of them walked towards the village while talking.
Previously, Old Lady Shi had taken Shi Fulan and her son-in-law Wu Fendui to Kaoshan Village for an infertility consultation. Tian Cai had a very good impression of her son-in-law, and this happened just before she went for the training.
Old Lady Shi suddenly clapped her hands and said with a smile, "Lan Zi is pregnant. She came back to see me today. Doctor Tian happened to be here. Can you take her pulse later?"
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