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Chapter 375 The custom of eating dumplings during the Winter Solstice

"There are still many theories about where Bian Que was from, what era he lived in, and how many years he lived."

"Let's first look at the events related to Bian Que recorded in history books. Bian Que's first appearance was to treat Duke Huan of Cai in 695 BC, and to treat Prince Guo in 655 BC. There was a gap of forty years. "

"Generally speaking, the age for a doctor to become famous is not too young. Let's calculate it as thirty years old. By 655 BC, Bian Que was already seventy years old."

"But there will be another appearance of him later. This appearance was separated by many years. When he treated Duke Huan of Qi, it was between 385 and 357 BC. Let's calculate it as 385 years, which is the same as when he first appeared. It’s also been 310 years.”

"Looking further, the Warring States Period records that Bian Que met Qin Wu Gong in about 309 BC. This was the last patient he saw."

"As for where Bian Que saw Qin Wu Gong and whether he passed away, it is unknown. Let's calculate it based on this year. There is also a gap of 386 years, which is almost four hundred years."

"Can humans live this long?"

When Wuyou asked this question, many people began to shake their heads.

Wuyou also shook his head: "Obviously it's impossible."

"So who is Bian Que? There is a saying that Bian Que is not a person, but a type of people, who may have had a master. All doctors with excellent medical skills from this master are called Bian Que."

"This can explain why there are records about him for more than three hundred years."

"Of course, there is another theory that Bian Que's surname is Qin and his name is Yue. He practiced medicine everywhere among the people and cured many people. He was very respected. People used the legendary figure with superb medical skills to honor him."

"Then let's take a look at Bian Que's achievements in medicine."

"He is proficient in internal medicine, obstetrics and gynecology, pediatrics, facial features, etc. It is said that he created the four major diagnostic methods of inspection, smelling, questioning and dissection. Everywhere he goes, he will understand the local customs and common diseases. He was in Handan At that time, he treated many women. When he was in Luoyang, he treated the elderly. When he arrived in Xianyang, Qin State, he treated children."

"Bian Que also attached great importance to preventive science. He believed that diseases can be completely cured as long as measures are taken in advance to eliminate them in their initial stages."

"It can be said that he played a role in connecting the past and the future in medicine, and his theories also had a profound influence. He can be called a medical master like the ancestor of medicine."

People in all dynasties knew about Bian Que, so when Wuyou talked about him, he didn't explain it in too much detail, but just walked through it very lightly.

After talking about Bian Que, she opened another document.

"The person we are talking about next is the Medical Saint Zhang Zhongjing."

Under the canopy

Many people were surprised: "What, the medical sage?"

Those who can be called saints must have made great achievements in this field, and can almost be said to be otherworldly figures.

Nanyang, Eastern Han Dynasty

Naturally, the Zhang family in Niyang County was also looking at the sky.

When they heard about the medical sage, the Zhang family still sighed: "The surname is Zhang, he is from our Zhang family, but I don't know which dynasty he is from?"

"Could it be someone from our family?"

"I thought otherwise, how is it possible?"

"Why is it impossible? Didn't our Aji learn medical skills from a master? Maybe he will become a miracle doctor."

"Being a good doctor does not necessarily mean you can become a medical saint. There is only one person who can be called a saint in thousands of years..."

The Zhang family is still discussing, but Wuyou has already introduced it. “Zhang Zhongjing’s famous name, courtesy name Zhongjing, was a native of Nanyang Nie County in the Eastern Han Dynasty.”

When the Zhang family heard this, they couldn't sit still and stood up one by one.

"He belongs to our family. The medical saint actually comes from our family."

The neighbors around his house couldn't sit still and came to visit him with their things.

The Zhang family is going to have a medical sage in the future, so we have to establish a good relationship with him as soon as possible.

Who can guarantee that this person will not get sick as long as he lives? If he gets sick, he will not ask a doctor. Now that there is a miracle doctor in front of him, who dares not to have a good relationship with him?

The Zhang family held their chests high and felt very proud.

The medical saint actually came from their family. I feel really proud when I think about it.

"Of course there are many stories about Zhang Zhongjing. In modern times, we call traditional Chinese medicine doctors who are sitting in the hall. The word "sitting in the hall" comes from Zhang Zhongjing. When Zhang Zhongjing was the prefect of Changsha, an epidemic was prevalent, and many poor people came to seek medical treatment. And Zhang Zhongjing was After finishing his official duties, he treated people in his own home or in the back hall. However, as the number of people increased, he couldn't handle it, so he simply moved the clinic to the lobby and treated patients in public. This was the first time that famous doctors sat in the lobby. A precedent. Since him, later generations have called Chinese medicine doctors sitting in court."

"In addition to the official sitting in the hall, our custom of eating dumplings during the Winter Solstice also comes from Zhang Zhongjing."

"What's going on?"

"It is said that when Zhang Zhongjing was an official in Changsha, it was a very cold winter that year, with freezing temperatures and heavy snowfall. He saw many people homeless and their ears were rotten by the cold, so he was particularly concerned. He returned to Nanyang In his hometown, he began to study intensively and developed a dietary formula to keep out the cold, called Quhan Jiaoer Decoction."

"This Cold-Dispelling Jiao Er Soup is to boil mutton and some cold-dispelling medicine in a pot. When it's cooked, take it out and chop it into pieces. Wrap it with dough into the shape of an ear. Then put it in the pot and cook it with the original soup."

"He asked his apprentice to build a shed in an open space in Dongguan, Nanyang, and treat everyone in the shed. The day he opened was the winter solstice, and the medicine he used was Quhan Jiaoer Decoction."

"Zhang Zhongjing was seriously ill. He knew that he had been ill for a long time. People who came to visit him in Changsha said that there was a place in Changsha with good feng shui that could be the burial place of Zhang Zhongjing a hundred years later. But the people in Nanyang gave up and thought that Nanyang was Zhang Zhongjing. His hometown, he deserves to be buried in Nanyang."

"After Zhang Zhongjing died, he carried the coffin from Nanyang to Changsha. Wherever the rope carrying the coffin broke, he was buried there."

"It was the winter solstice when he died. The rope broke when the funeral procession reached the place where he left the Quhan Jiao Er Tang. Everyone buried him there according to Zhang Zhongjing's instructions. Later, a temple was built, which became the Shrine of the Holy Medicine in later generations. .”

"In order to commemorate Zhang Zhongjing, later generations developed the custom of eating dumplings on the Winter Solstice. It is said that eating dumplings on the Winter Solstice will not freeze the ears. Until many, many years later, few people ate the Quhan Jiao Er Soup, but everyone must have a meal on the Winter Solstice. Dumplings.”

When Wuyou talked about this, he suddenly wanted to eat dumplings.

She got up and went to the kitchen, opened the refrigerator, took out some frozen dumplings and cooked them.

Hundreds of millions of fans were a little confused when they saw Wuyou leaving.

"What did the fairy do?"

"I do not know."

"What's the matter?"

Waiting until Wuyou appeared with a plate of dumplings and a piece of candied garlic in her hand, she sat down and ate one dumpling first, then took a bite of garlic: "Well, this one is stuffed with three delicacies, it's delicious."

She picked up the dumplings again. The dumplings were opened, and the fillings inside were exposed. The elastic meat grains formed into balls. The juice in the dough flowed into the plate, soaking the whole dumplings in it. Plus there were some on the plate. Red chili oil...

Gululu, I don’t know how many people’s stomachs started to growl.


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