Druid's Country Retirement

Chapter 177
Today is a good day, folks, cheer up!

A man carries a shovel, a woman carries a hoe, an old man leans on a crutch, and a child holds a stick in his leg, searching the fields and digging holes all over the mountains and plains.

If they hadn't dug out flowers and plants from the ground from time to time, people who didn't know would think that treasures were found in the mountains.

"Uncle Da Kui, I dug up a basket of cloves, all with roots."

"Send it to the paddy field, praise it and take it to Uncle Hong Soldier's house."

"Okay!"

It may be difficult to dig precious medicinal materials such as sealwort, angelica, and Gastrodia elata in the forest area, but weeds such as mugwort, angelica, clove, mint, and ageratum should not be too easy. The fields are everywhere, and there is no need to deliberately Look for it, these grasses basically grow in a large area, and you can dig a basket casually.

Snapped!
The whip flicked into the air and exploded.

The ox cart full of herbs walked slowly towards the old house of the Li family, followed by carts and wheelbarrows, forming a mighty long queue.

Pharmacy.

The blind man is responsible for cutting the mugwort into small pieces with a medicine cutter, boiling it in hot water until it changes color and picking it up.

Li Hongbing is in charge of controlling the temperature of the stove. The cooked mugwort is baked on the stove, and it is considered qualified when it breaks apart when it is baked.

Next, Shawa puts the dried mugwort into a grinding tank and grinds it into fine pieces, and finally puts it into a medicine bowl and grinds it into powder.

Such an AI powder is considered complete.

Although it is not as fine as mechanical crushing and grinding, it is enough to make Qixiang powder medicine introduction.

After you get something out, whether it works or not will only be known after testing.

Li Hongbing confessed to the blind man, "Take the moxa powder, go to the meadow to find a place where there are mountain mosquitoes, and sprinkle some to see the effect."

"Brother Red Soldier, Brother Red Soldier!"

The sound came from far to near, and Shan Xing appeared anxiously at the door of the pharmacy.

"What's wrong?" Li Hongbing came out covered in moxa powder.

"Uncle Tie Zhu, and the folks sent a lot of mugwort, cloves, and mint, one cart after another, a lot." Shan Xing was frightened by the scene outside the old house, so much so that he spoke incoherently.

"It's okay, just bring me the herbs."

Li Hongbing walked to the gate of the courtyard with a smile, and the four wolfhounds were guarding the gate, with their hind legs slightly bent and their front legs stretched forward, assuming a posture of diving downwards, their eyes gleaming fiercely.

Now the wolf dogs are much bigger than the earth dogs. Their tall and strong bodies are like calves. The corners of their mouths are grinning, showing sharp fangs, which scares the villagers so that they dare not approach them.

Uncle Hong Soldier's dog looks so much like a wolf!

With just one bite, half a catty of meat can't be bitten off.

"Go back, don't scare people." Li Hongbing kicked lightly, still yelling at Erhei to scare the villagers.

Ow!

When Dahua received the order, she immediately let out a low growl, turned around and ran back to the yard with her brothers and sisters.

Only now did the villagers who delivered the medicine dare to hug Tie Zhu to the door, and Tie Zhu wiped off the cold sweat on his forehead with lingering fear, "My mother, Uncle Hongbing, your wolf dog is bigger than a wolf. I have been to your house quite a few times, and they see that I am like a thieves guard, what a good dog."

Li Hongbing didn't want the wolf dog to get too much attention. Looking at the bullock carts at the door, the piles of herbs on the carts and wheelbarrows, his pupils couldn't help dilated.

That's a lot of work.

Just found so many herbs needed for Qixiangsan.

Li Hongbing really underestimated the villagers' feelings for livestock.

But the problem is that there are so many herbal medicines, and it is up to oneself, the blind man, and the idiot, when can they all be processed into medicinal powder.

"Uncle Hong Bing, is it enough? People in the village are still digging on the mountain!" Seeing Li Hong Bing's expression of embarrassment, Tie Zhu quickly explained, thinking that there were too few herbs delivered.

"Enough, there are too many." But they can't send home any more, Li Hongbing hastily waved his hand to stop it, it will take half a month for the whole family to concoct these medicinal herbs.

suddenly.

Li Hongbing had a flash of inspiration.

Why not let the villagers concoct it together!

I only produce medicine primers, and every household in the village has a stone mill. These herbs only need to be roughly processed, and they can be ground into fine powder with a stone mill.

Snapped!
Li Hongbing clapped his hands fiercely, startling Tie Zhu.

"Uncle Hong Soldier, what's wrong with you?"

It just so happened that the blind man returned to the old house after trying the effect of Ai Fen, and talked to Li Hongbing about the result, and Li Hongbing showed a satisfied smile on his face.

"Tie Zhu, you go back and tell everyone that you don't need to send herbs here. Let the villagers process it, and I will charge you 5 yuan per catty. The herbs you dig later are only made of leaves and poles, and the roots are kept to grow. , don’t dig it out of the house.”

"Blind man, go to the village with Lord Tie Zhu and tell everyone how to make herbal medicine. Remember to use a stone mill to grind them coarsely, not so finely."

Ah!
Tie Zhu and the villagers behind him were stunned.

I can't turn my head around a bit, and I came here to deliver the herbal medicine by myself, but why did it involve money, processing and so on.

"Uncle Hong Soldier, can you be more specific?" Tie Zhu's old face couldn't express his awkwardness.

"Let the blind man tell you, just remember that it costs 5 yuan a catty. If the adulterated Qixiang powder doesn't work, don't blame me, Li Hongbing."

Adulteration!

It can be sold for money, and it can also prevent mountain mosquitoes.

Who the hell dares to adulterate, even smashing the door and pot.

The villagers nodded repeatedly, patted their chests and said that there would be no adulteration.

Tie Zhu looked at the cart full of herbs on the side of the road in embarrassment. These herbs were dug together in the village, and now they can be sold for money. How to divide them when they are taken back.

"Uncle Hong Soldier, what should we do with these herbs?"

Li Hongbing thought for a while, then said helplessly, "Forget it, unload it at the door, I'll clean it up later."

Great!

The villagers happily unloaded the goods, wishing they could grow two hands and go back to dig the herbs as soon as possible after unloading.

5 yuan a catty!
After unloading the goods, the villagers didn't want to stay for a moment, and hurried back to the village.

Wait until everyone leaves.

There were piles of herbs in front of the old house, Li Hongbing secretly sighed.

Self-inflicted, can't live, even if you want to be lazy.

"Silly boy, come out and work."

Some herbs were selected from each herb and planted in the backyard as medicine primers, and all the rest were sent to the barn. These herbs are non-toxic, and it is beneficial for livestock to eat them.

Money drives the heart.

The villagers returned to the village and spread the news that Uncle Hongbing had collected the herbs.

All the villagers were overwhelmed, they could not only keep the livestock, but also earn extra money, and they screamed and worked harder.

As for things like cutting weeds and roots, no one will do it now.

This is a steady stream of money!
Next, the villagers dug up herbs to be more careful, and kept as much stems and leaves as possible. If they saw their children digging too hard, they would go up to give a love education and scold the prodigal son.

Gradually, the villagers changed from disorder to order. Some took the family as the unit. The men dug the grass, and the women went home to learn how to cook.

And the blind man has also become the sweet pastry that everyone is vying for, because he has the technology in his hand, and he is expected to teach the processing process of Qixiangsan herbal medicine, but whoever comes first will have to talk about it.

For a while, the blind man also enjoyed the treatment that Li Hongbing was surrounded by the crowd.

Aunt Gui Zhi, who occupied the golden position, held her right hand, "Blind man, Auntie has treated you well all these years, go to my house."

On the other side, Aunt Xiu'e grabbed the blind man's left hand, "Blind man, when my aunt made clothes for you, you can't be a white-eyed wolf."

The other village women were even more eager to swallow the blind man whole, yelling.

"Blind man, go to my aunt's house, and my aunt will bake you big cakes."

"What's so good about big cakes? Auntie will introduce you to a woman."

"What's the introduction, Auntie will promise Erni to you now."

As soon as these words came out, the scene was stunned for an instant, and everyone's eyes fell on Widow Liu's face.

Her husband ran to the mountains and died in the mountains in the early years. Widow Liu raised her daughter alone to grow up. She has a fierce personality and is extremely shrewd. A stone can squeeze out two or two oils. How can I change my temper today? Daughter, promise to a blind man who has eaten hundreds of meals since childhood.

something wrong.

When it comes to women's smartness, only the countryside ranks first.

Can count people clearly.

Soon some village women reacted.

Secretly scolding Widow Liu, this old lady is so smart.

The blind man had no parents since he was a child, and he grew up eating a lot of food. He also looks good, but his temper is a bit weak. Recently, he came to Li Hongbing and healed his eyes.

Who is Li Hongbing, the village head!

Not to mention the money, but the medical skills are particularly superb.

Moreover, he is the only grandson of Mrs. Li, who lives in a big house, and his parents have a house in the city. I heard that the pension is not old or young for a month. The eldest daughter is the principal of the school, and the youngest daughter is a doctor.

If this was in the past, it would have been a well-off family. Recently, I heard people say that Uncle Red Soldier took blind and idiots into Li's house, and the two boys would not fly on the branches and become phoenixes.

Widow Liu married Erni to the blind man, which is equivalent to recruiting a son-in-law who stepped in. This deal is too good.

The village women, who were belatedly aware of it, finally figured out the insidiousness and cunning of Widow Liu, and shouted one after another.

"Blind man, I have a niece who looks more upright than Erni. See you some other day."

"What is your niece? My niece is just a flower in Taohuagou. Cooking brothers serve men, so there is no choice."

"My cousin..."

"I…"

After a good technical guidance, it gradually turned into a blind date meeting. The blind man was stunned, like a helpless boat bumping in the stormy sea.

"What are you doing, what are you doing, get up and grab men, the old men at home can't fill you up."

Li Huaizhong's energetic and loud voice sounded.

For the village head, the village women are still a little afraid, which is related to the status of their men in the village.

Li Huaizhong walked into the crowd and saw that the blind man was still being dragged by several women, and his face was unhappy.

"Don't let go yet, prepare to enter the bridal chamber with the blind man!"

spit!
The women blushed a little, and reluctantly let go of their hands.

The blind man who had regained his freedom walked to Li Huaizhong in a panic, and Li Huaizhong looked at everyone.

"Look at you scaring the children, and use that energy on your own men."

I don't know the woman in the crowd and said in a low voice, "A full man doesn't know a hungry man, and there is no man at home."

boom!
The crowd burst into laughter.

Li Huaizhong heard who said it, and didn't intend to find him out.

"Okay, stop talking nonsense, the red soldiers just called the village committee, you all calm down, the blind man came here to guide everyone to concoct herbal medicine, don't be like eating tiger wolf medicine."

"Who doesn't want to make money, first listen to the blind man how to do it, and then ask when you don't know how to do it. But I have something to say first, money can be earned, but herbal medicine cannot be adulterated. If the Qixiang powder made by adulteration cannot prevent mountain mosquitoes, I will skin your man."

"Blind man, tell me what to do."

Li Huaizhong grabbed the blind man's arm and pushed him forward.

Faced with so many fiery gazes, the blind man was stunned for a moment, and stammered to teach everyone how to prepare herbal medicine.

The process is actually very simple.

First boil it in hot water to change its color, then put it on the fire and bake it until it is crispy and then grind it with a stone mill.

The village women are all smart people, and you can learn the process of processing pretty much every word you say.

After learning, they dispersed in twos and threes.

It didn't take long for smoke from cooking to appear in the sky above Caogou Village, and there was a strong smell of herbs at the head and alleys of the village. Not to mention mountain mosquitoes, even mice couldn't stand the smell, and they all abandoned their homes and fled to the wild for refuge.

Twilight falls.

It was supposed to be dinner time, but there were still busy villagers in the fields and hillside woods.

Li Hongbing didn't stay idle either, he processed all the mugwort he planted into moxa powder, and then injected the original power into the newly planted new herbs.

……

The next morning.

When the sky was bright, there was a knock on the courtyard door.

The wolf dogs were guarding behind the courtyard door, with fierce eyes, a big white cockatoo flew to the door of Li Hongbing's room, gently pecked at the door with its beak, and yelled as it pecked.

"Boss, someone is looking for you."

Li Hongbing put on his coat and opened the door, wondering who came looking for him so early.

Pull the latch of the courtyard door.

It turned out to be Daquan, who didn't feel guilty about knocking on the door before dawn, but said politely.

"Red Soldier, I didn't sleep all night last night. I just made the medicine powder and brought it to you. You count."

After speaking, he pointed to several snakeskin bags on the bullock cart behind him.

Li Hongbing was speechless for a moment, just this nonsense.

Since it was delivered to your door, it was inappropriate to refuse, so I yawned and let it out, "Bring it in!"

At this time, Shan Xing, Sha Wa, and the blind man were also awakened by the noise, walked out of the room, and stepped forward to help.

Li Hongbing opened a snakeskin bag, reached out and took a handful out for inspection.

The baking is okay, there is no humidity, but the pieces of grinding are a bit big, all of which are large pieces, indicating that the last step of grinding was careless, and the work was done hastily.

Put it on the tip of your nose and sniff it.

The smell is also right, basically there are seven kinds of herbs mixed.

Li Hongbing nodded, and threw the powder back into the bag.

"Blind man, get on the scale."

The blind man and the silly boy went to the sundry room to bring a steelyard, but Da Daquan looked at the scale and the weight a few times uneasy, causing Li Hongbing's displeasure.

"Uncle Da Da Da, if you are worried, use your scale."

"Don't worry, don't worry." Da Daquan handed the scale back to the blind man.

The silly boy picked up a bag of medicine powder and hung it on the hook of the scale, and the blind man carefully moved the weight.

If other people came to sell the medicine powder, the blind man would guarantee that the scale beam would be raised high, but if Daquan came to sell it, he would seriously wish that the scale beam would be placed on a horizontal plane, and Daquan would not take any advantage.

Daquan who read it frowned, and secretly scolded the blind man for being unreasonable and deserved to be thrown out since he was a child.

The blind man weighed the weight and shouted loudly on purpose.

"Thirty-six catties and five taels, Master Daquan, why don't you take a look."

……

(End of this chapter)