Wang Ye's foodie farm concubine

Chapter 4703 The Apprentice
Yuyao explained the acupuncture points to Qin Zhen while applying acupuncture, telling her the functions and taboos of acupuncture points.

"Take the needle after two quarters of an hour." Yuyao turned to look at the men in the room and asked, "Do any of you know herbal medicine?"

Several people all shook their heads.

"We are all farmers. How can someone who can't even read Chinese characters know about herbal medicine?"

Yuyao had no choice but to wait until the silver needle was taken out before going to collect medicine.

Qin Zhen wanted to help, but she knew that her knowledge of herbal medicine was limited. If she could help, Yuyao would have let her go.

"Do other people who are sick also have these symptoms?"

Uncle Quan nodded, "Most of them are. Doctor, what disease do they have?"

Yuyao looked at the skinny woman lying on the bed and sighed, "Gastroenteritis caused by hunger, whether serious or not, can kill people."

Yuyao's words silenced everyone in the room.

"Do you really have no food at all?"

It is hard for a man to imagine that a person’s home would have nothing to eat.

Uncle Quan sighed, "We really have nothing to eat. We eat grass roots and gnaw tree bark. We have no choice but to snatch your things on the road."

The surprise on the man's face was evident, "How could this happen?!"

"The war has caused the people to be displaced, homeless, uprooted from their homes, and the fertile fields have been laid waste. However, the court is still levying taxes on the people. Have you ever heard of a saying? 'The wine and meat in the rich families smell stinky, and the roads are frozen to death.' It's better to be dead." It's like this, where you can't die, and it's hard to live, that's the saddest thing."

Li Tang clenched his fists, feeling angry in his heart.

"The imperial court is useless and cannot protect the peace of the people. Instead, all the troubles of the people come from them. In fact, ordinary people's thoughts are very simple. As long as the society is stable and peaceful, they can live a steady life. But now living has become their only wish."

It can be said that people in the world today are in dire straits, and there are countless people like Uncle Quan and others.

When the time comes, Yuyao takes off the silver needle from the old woman.

Yu Yao handed the silver needle to Qin Zhen aside, "I'm fine for now. Please take me to see the others. After that, I'll go up the mountain to collect medicine." It's just a good time to see what diseases they have, so I might as well go up the mountain in a while. Collect all the medicinal materials at once, so as not to have to run several times when the time comes, which is not only time-consuming but also tiring.

Uncle Quan took Yuyao to see several other patients in the village.

Yuyao couldn't help but sigh after reading it. Everyone's situation was similar. Although the symptoms were different, most of them were caused by hunger.

After being hungry, some people drink water, chew tree bark, and some even eat and vomit. This way they can keep their bodies from getting sick.

But compared to something going wrong, staying alive is the most important thing.

So they knew they couldn't eat these things, but they still ate them in order to survive.

Survival is human instinct, and who can really face life and death calmly?

"I'll go back to the mountains to collect some herbs."

Yuyao took Qin Zhen up the mountain, and the man wanted to go with him, so Yuyao followed him.

If there are more medicinal materials collected by then, he can be asked to help Qin Zhen share some of the burden.

"I haven't asked my brother's name yet. My name is Li Tang. What's your surname?"

Li Tang introduced himself.

"Yu Yao."

"Who is this girl?"

"She is my apprentice, her name is Qin Zhen."

Qin Zhen nodded to Li Tang.

Li Tang returned the greeting, "Miss Qin."

(End of this chapter)