Hou Men's Pampering: Splendid Little Doctor Girl

Chapter 135 Strange Old Man
"Little girl, are you interested in coming to the old man's booth and identifying these medicinal materials?"

As soon as the old man's words fell, a few laughs broke out in the crowd.

"You said this old man is really interesting. Don't you hope that the little girl is too young to understand? Is that clearly a grasshopper? Do you think grasshoppers can also be used as medicinal materials? It's really funny."

Someone in the crowd pointed to the booth and laughed.

"And that one is feed for cattle and sheep. Achnatherum splendens is not a medicinal material at all." Another person said with his arms folded.

"Also, also, is that the peeled orange peel, can it be used as medicinal material after drying? Isn't this old man crazy?"

"Don't talk about the orange peel. The two on it are wild vegetables that poor people have no food to eat. One is purslane and the other is shepherd's purse. The old man also put these two as medicinal materials. It's crazy."

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Those people in the crowd judged one by one, mocking and sarcastic, but Fang Dongqiao stared at the old man in front of the booth with bright eyes.

She knew that these things placed on the stalls were not regarded as medicinal materials in the eyes of those doctors, but they were actually medicinal materials, and they were all medicinal materials that could cure diseases and save lives.

"Little girl, if the old man's guess is correct, the little girl will recognize these and think differently from them, right?" The old man kept staring at the expression on Fang Dongqiao's face, without missing anything.

At this time, he could naturally see that Fang Dongqiao was very interested in the medicinal materials on his booth, and it was very possible that the little girl in front of him knew the uses of these medicinal materials.

To be honest, he has been setting up a stall here for seven days, and he is used to the cynicism and sarcasm of the doctors who come and go, and he doesn't take it to heart at all.

What he cared about was that he might have to go back disappointed when he came out this time.

I just didn't expect that on the last day, there would be an exception. This was the only doctor who didn't laugh at the medicinal materials he put out. Although this doctor looked too young, he seemed to be just a medicine boy.

But don't ask where the hero comes from, and don't judge people by their smallness. Maybe this little drug boy has great abilities. The old man stroked his beard and looked at Fang Dongqiao lovingly.

"Little girl, can you try?"

"If I try it, will the old man give me all the medicinal materials in this stall for free?"

Fang Dongqiao looked at the medicinal materials in the bags next to her, including plantain seed, yam, angelica, honeysuckle, Codonopsis pilosula, etc. The standard of the medicine was almost comparable to the medicinal materials in the pharmacy in her medicine field space.

Fang Dongqiao was also curious about this point, and she wanted to know how these medicinal materials were processed. Up to now, she still has many varieties of medicinal materials that cannot be processed so well?
When the old man saw that Fang Dongqiao was really going to try, the smile in his eyes deepened.

"That's it, please tell the girl one by one, and tell me what kind of disease these medicinal materials can be used to cure. Of course, the girl only needs to pick three things and say it. As long as the words are correct, the old man will treat them All the medicinal materials on the booth are provided for free."

It was rare for the old man to meet such a person, so he naturally didn't want to embarrass Fang Dongqiao, as long as she said three things right, he decided to let the little girl pass the test.

Fang Dongqiao heard the old man say that, and didn't refuse, picked up the Achnatherum splendens from the stall, and said with a smile.

"This thing is called Achnatherum splendens. It likes to grow on the sandy soil of saline-alkali flats buried deep in groundwater. It can be collected in low-lying valleys, lakesides, river banks and other places. It is eaten by various livestock all year round. Camels and cattle like to eat it. Followed by horses and sheep, this is the role of Achnatherum splendens as forage." Fang Dongqiao paused when he said this.

"Most people in the world know that Achnatherum splendens is feed for cattle and sheep, but they have not discovered that Achnatherum splendens is still a medicinal material. Achnatherum splendens is sweet and light in taste, flat in nature, its stem can diuresis and clear away heat, and its flowers can stop bleeding. If children have trouble urinating, use Achnatherum splendens flower , plantain, and wheat cobs, remove the wheat kernels, each one qian, decoct in water and take it.”

After Fang Dongqiao finished talking about the medicinal uses of Achnatherum splendens, he picked up the dried orange peels from the stall.

"Orange peels can be dried and washed together with tea leaves, or brewed alone. Its taste is fragrant, refreshing and ventilating. Orange peels also have the functions of regulating qi and reducing phlegm, strengthening the stomach and dehumidification, and lowering blood pressure. It is a very good Chinese herbal medicine. It can be washed and dried, soaked in white wine, and can be drunk in about 20 to [-] days. It can clear the lungs and reduce phlegm. The longer the soaking time, the better the taste of the wine .”

After hearing this, the old man showed joy, picked up the grasshopper from the stall and asked Fang Dongqiao.

"Little girl, do you know about the herbal medicine Grasshopper?"

"Gadkats, born in the grass and bean fields of wasteland, can be caught in summer and autumn. After being caught, they are scalded to death with boiling water, dried or dried, and can cure edema, oliguria, swelling and pain of waist and knees, wet beriberi, etc."

After Fang Dongqiao finished speaking, she smiled and showed her neat little teeth.

"Grandpa, am I right?"

"The little girl's words are really accurate, and the old man admires it."

The old man stroked his beard and smiled, pointing to the purslane and shepherd's purse on the stall. "Little girl, why not talk about these two herbs."

"But grandpa, I only know the three kinds of medicinal materials. My elder brother told me this. As for these two kinds of herbs, I only know that they are wild vegetables that can be eaten. My sister has dug them up the mountain. Mushrooms are stewed with these two wild vegetables to make a soup, which tastes very good. But since the old man has shown this wild vegetable as a medicinal material, I believe that this wild vegetable can also be used as a medicinal material."

Fang Dongqiao said, and pulled Zhao Anshun from behind.

"Grandpa, how about it, I don't know much, you can ask my senior brother, my senior brother knows it very well, and I have been studying medicine with master for ten years."

Fang Dongqiao blinked at Zhao Anshun, senior brother, it's up to you, the Encyclopedia of Chinese Medicinal Herbs I showed you is not for nothing, you have to show your hands once in a while to show off Qiao Er.

Zhao Anshun was pulled in front of the old man by Fang Dongqiao, facing everyone's eyes, his expression was a bit unnatural and restrained.

"Junior Sister, it's better not to make trouble, let's go quickly, Master Wu may be looking for the three of us everywhere." Zhao Anshun wanted to pull Fang Dongqiao out to find Master Wu.

Unexpectedly, Master Wu was already in the crowd, he could see Fang Dongqiao's performance just now clearly, now that Fang Dongqiao pushed Zhao Anshun out, he couldn't understand what that little girl was thinking.

At that moment, he also cooperated with Fang Dongqiao, took a few steps forward, and said to Zhao Anshun: "Anshun, since your junior sister said it, you can try it, don't be modest, what you learn always needs to be used by Fang. The land will do."

"In this way, the little girl learned about these three herbs from this young man. Then, this young man, I will ask you, what is the medicinal use of this purslane?"

The old man stared at Zhao Anshun with piercing eyes.

Seeing Fang Dongqiao's encouraging eyes, Zhao Anshun also saw that Shopkeeper Wu agreed with him to give it a try, so he no longer refused, and stepped forward with a reddish complexion.

"Purslane, also known as purslane, five-element dish, longevity grass, etc., grows in fields, roadsides, and courtyards. The young leaves and stems are collected and can be eaten fresh or dried for storage. Traditional Chinese medicine believes that purslane Amaranth is cold in nature, sour in taste, non-toxic, has the functions of dispersing blood, reducing swelling, detoxifying, treating stranguria, enhancing intestinal function, and quenching thirst. It is mainly used for 36 kinds of wind diseases, etc.

As soon as Zhao Anshun finished speaking, Fang Dongqiao gave Fang Dongqiao a bright smile and a thumbs up.

"Brother, you are amazing." Fang Dongqiao said softly, the voice was very low, but the old man heard it clearly. He smiled and glanced at Fang Dongqiao, then picked up the shepherd's purse and asked Zhao Anshun.

"Then what about this?"

"Shepherd's purse, sweet in taste and flat in nature, is the earliest edible wild vegetable in early spring. It has the effects of harmonizing spleen and water, stopping bleeding and improving eyesight, and can treat dysentery, excessive sunflower water, red eyes and pain."

Zhao Anshun spoke boldly, much more fluently and confidently than the first time before.

"Well, young people are awesome, that's not bad at all."

The old man smiled and pointed to the various herbs piled up on the stall.

"In this way, since you have answered the question posed by the old man correctly, the old man will naturally fulfill his promise and give all these medicinal materials to you for free."

The old man didn't feel bad that so many high-quality medicinal materials were sent out by him, and he started to tidy up the booth in a good mood.

Finally completed the task this year, I can go back to Happy Valley and have an explanation, the old man thought with relief.

The people who watched for a long time, all of them looked dubious.

"Are you saying what the two children said just now is correct?" Someone asked quietly.

"Who knows, and no one has tried these as medicinal materials, so how do you know if it's real or fake?"

"But the medicinal materials that the old man gave away are high-quality medicinal materials. The quality is much better than that at the medicine stall in front. You said that if the two children are wrong, can the old man give it away like this? " said the knowledgeable doctor.

"You are right, but no one has ever tried it, and there is no medical record in it." Some people still dare not take risks.

"In my opinion, it's better for us to make a conclusion after the people of Xiaoyao Valley confirm these herbs." Someone suggested.

"That's right, that's right, the people of Xiaoyao Valley figure out the medicinal value of several new medicinal materials every year. Now, counting the deadline, it's almost time for the people of Xiaoyao Valley to release the news."

"I just don't know what new medicinal materials will be announced this year." Someone was looking forward to it.

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While discussing, everyone dispersed, and each went to the medicinal material market to choose the medicinal materials they needed.

The old man squinted his eyes as he looked at the people who had left. Under the sun, there was a silver-gray texture clearly visible on the collar that was turned up by the wind.

The shopkeeper Wu next to him was startled when he saw him. After a moment, his expression returned to normal. He helped the old man clean up the booth, and asked the young and strong man to move all the medicinal materials to the carriage.

When it was time to part, the old man seemed to inadvertently ask, he asked shopkeeper Wu about Zhao Anshun and Fang Dongqiao's names, where they lived, and so on.

Of course, these topics are nothing more than gossip, and it doesn't seem like the old man is deliberately asking for news.

That shopkeeper Wu has always been a cautious person, but he didn't hide anything from the old man, and told the identities of Fang Dongqiao and Zhao Anshun clearly and clearly.

(End of this chapter)