The next step is to soak it. Medical books say there are two ways to process it, one is steaming and the other is soaking.
As the names suggest, the first method requires steaming. Tian Cai does have a small pot for making medicine, but she was afraid that after making the medicine, when she opened the lid for a long time, the smell would not be medicinal but the stinky smell of deer penis. It would be bad if the medicine she made later had this smell, so she gave up on this method.
Then you can only use the second method - soaking.
Tian Cai found a large basin, filled it with warm water, and soaked the three deer whips in it. To prevent them from floating away, he also put a scrubbed stone on top of them.
"This will take at least a day to soak." She went over the following steps in her mind and felt that it was almost done. Tomorrow she would soak it, remove the inner membrane, slice it, and then she could soak it in wine!
Tian Cai put his hand under his nose and smelled it. There was still a faint smell of stench on his hand, but he had gotten used to it after smelling it for so long.
Qin Ling and Yu Xuewei also went out to wash their hands, and then helped her fill a basin of water again.
Tian Cai smiled and thanked him, then carefully washed both hands three times and put them to the tip of his nose again. The smell was now so faint that it was almost inaudible.
Qin Ling glanced around the kitchen. There was still a lot of chopped firewood and half a tank of water in the water tank.
Thinking that he would have to change the water for soaking in the future, he picked up the bucket and went out to fetch water again.
Yu Xuewei was sitting on a small stool next to him. He had helped Tian Cai with work twice, and the two of them were quite familiar with each other, chatting casually.
Tian Cai lowered her head and carefully observed the deer whips soaking in the water. These deer whips were not long. The shortest was about 25 centimeters, and the longest was just over 30 centimeters. They were shorter than the ones she had seen at Grandpa Tian's.
However, these things will be cut from the sika deer raised in the deer farm. I don’t know if it’s because the farmed sika deer are well fed and bigger, so this thing is also bigger, or if it’s because they have eaten a local growth-promoting formula?
The ones in the basin were all from wild deer hunted in the mountains. She was very sure that they were purely wild. She wondered if the medicinal effect would be stronger than those raised in deer farms.
One stick can make ten kilograms of wine, and three sticks will make at least thirty kilograms. Then she will add some aphrodisiac herbs to increase the efficacy. These three sticks can make at least fifty kilograms of wine. Wow, once the efficacy comes out, it will probably sell like hot cakes. Then she will sell it by the pound. Although most of the money she collects will be given to the team, she can still save a lot for herself.
The book says that this thing needs to be soaked for at least half a month, which is a bit time-consuming.
When Qin Ling came in carrying two buckets of water, he saw Tian Cai staring at the deer whip in the basin with his eyes shining, as if he was staring at some treasure.
Tian Cai turned to look at him when she heard the voice, finally remembering the purpose of their visit. She stood up and brushed off the non-existent dust on her body. "Let's go, I'll get you some medicine. What kind do you want?"
Yu Xuewei hurriedly said, "Order everything."
Tian Cai followed his instructions and put some of each medicine into bamboo jars, but what Yu Xuewei wanted the most was hemostatic powder, a whole jar.
"Why do you need so much hemostatic powder?" Tian Cai looked at him in confusion, then looked down at his pockets which had little money left, but still fastened the matching lid for the bamboo tube tightly on it.
"I want to take it back to the army. We train a lot, and this stuff is used up quickly. Plus, there are so many people in a team, and I have to share some with everyone. Eventually, this little bit won't be enough for anything."
Tian Cai nodded and simply gave him the remaining portion in the bag. "I'll give you all of these too. I'll make more later."
Yu Xuewei was immediately delighted and said with a grin, "Thank you, Doctor Tian!"
These may not look like much in the bag, but if you put them in the jar, they can probably fill up half of it. They just helped me with work for half a day, so I'll just give them some.
Qin Ling watched from the side without saying anything.
There is no dew mixed in these powders. They are all prepared by Tian Cai according to the Cai family's prescription. The efficacy is much better than the hemostatic drugs on the market, but it is still much worse than the enhanced version.
Now Tian Cai has unlimited dew in her hands and can use as much as she wants. In the past, she had to dilute the dew before making medicine, and the effect was already so good. You can imagine how amazing the undiluted dew would be. So Tian Cai only secretly made a small bottle and hid it in her kang cabinet. This bottle would absolutely not be exposed to the outside world.
Whenever she and Mimi were injured, Tian Cai would secretly use this medicine as long as no one else knew about it. Minor injuries would heal in a short time without even leaving a scar. For more serious injuries, only a red mark would remain overnight, and it would disappear completely after another application. It was truly a panacea.
For dinner, Tian Cai took out star anise, angelica dahurica, and cumin from the medicine cabinet, crushed them, and mixed them with some salt and chili powder. This was the barbecue seasoning she had prepared. No matter what was grilled, it would smell so delicious that people would drool. Tian Cai just imagined it being sprinkled on the grilled venison, and she couldn't help swallowing her saliva and speeding up her hands.
So several families living in the south of the village saw Dr. Tian, who was full, leading the big cat walking back and forth nearby at night, calling it exercise.
The next day, Tian Cai went to the city again to give Qian Liming acupuncture. As soon as she entered the house, she saw Old Man Qian, whom she had not seen for only two days.
Mr. Qian greeted Tian Cai with a smile, "Doctor Xiaotian, we meet again!"
Tian Cai also smiled slightly.
She didn't expect the other party to be so impatient and compromised after just two days. It seemed that the illness was more serious than she thought.
Seeing that Mr. Qian and Tian Cai had something to say, Qian Liming found an excuse to call Du Chunyan out, leaving only the old man and the young in the room.
Mr. Qian: "I think Dr. Xiaotian has guessed the reason why I came here today. Then let's discuss the treatment plan next."
Tian Cai nodded and replied very straightforwardly, "Okay."
"My status as an old leader is quite special, and many people are watching him. Therefore, Doctor Xiaotian cannot go there as a doctor. You will need to make an exception and pretend to be my granddaughter to visit. My granddaughter happens to be about your age." Old Master Qian explained all the points he could think of to Tian Cai one by one. Thinking of the things needed for treatment, he continued, "I will also prepare the needles and medicinal materials for the treatment. Doctor Xiaotian, please feel free to ask for anything else."
Tian Cai responded, "No problem."
There is nothing wrong with this. Since the patient's identity is not ordinary, it is not easy for him to trust an outsider. Otherwise, he would have died countless times.
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