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18 The knowledge of Astragalus

There were several plates of side dishes on the bluestone table in the courtyard, including the pickled green pickles from home, the white and tender cold bamboo shoots, and the crispy cucumbers. They were all very simple and refreshing. With steaming steamed buns and a few bowls of yellow millet porridge, Ji Nian's stomach roared. Speaking of it, he didn't eat good food last night. After that night, he was so hungry that he quickly washed his hands and sat down, picked up the rice bowl and picked up the steamed buns and started eating.

"Did you take photos at Beilinquan just now?" Liang Anfu picked up a chopstick and picked up pickles and put them in his mouth, and asked casually.

"Yes, I happened to meet Brother Liu's mother at the Lotus Tower. She told me about the Beilinquan and went to take a look. But I felt that the Beilinquan and the Lotus Tower were simply incomparable. The Lotus Tower was still a bit of a sense of historical vicissitudes. But although the Beilinquan is a bit old, the stone tablets that are inseparable from all directions are clearly new, and they should not be more than twenty years old. Uncle Fu, it wasn't called Beilinquan before?" Ji Nian asked after taking a sip of rice porridge.

"Yes, it was not called Beilinquan before. In fact, it is like the Qinghuai River, called Qinghuaiquan. I heard from the old man that there were all locust trees around the spring. Later, a big fire burned the trees and changed it to a stone tablet."

"When it comes to those stone tablets, I know how it came from. There is a quarry near our village. They also carved stone tablets and statues. Some of the carved stones were left to put there, so they were pulled over and piled up there. After a few moments, more and more piles were piled up. Later, the eyes of Qinghuai Spring were called the Stele Forest Spring."

Liang Anfu's words are the most authoritative and authentic explanation.

Oh, so that's it, no wonder the difference is so big.

"Actually, our Shitou Village has lotus pedestals, stele forest springs, and rivers in front of the mountains. It has the original natural scenery. It is most suitable to transform it into a tourist village. Especially those weathered stone houses and stone roads are a unique style. Although I didn't look carefully, I saw the remaining stone arch holes between the alleys, high alleys and low alleys intersected, and connected by stone steps. These are all artistic witnesses of ancient craftsmen. As long as the publicity is properly, it will definitely cause a sensation. At that time, people in our village did not need to go out to work, and they could make money by opening a hotel and farm stay at home." Ji Nian said in a real-time study and selling.

"We all understand what you said. I heard that the county is already formulating a plan and preparing to carry out tourism development in our village." Liang Anfu waved his hand and smiled, as if he had seen the happy days ahead.

Ji Nian couldn't help but nodded, raised his thumb and said, "That's good, maybe I'll call you Boss Liang in the future."

Liang Anfu chuckled, changed the subject and asked directly: "Xiao Nian, let's go to Dameng Mountain today to see those wild medicinal herbs?"

"Well, I came here just to see those medicinal materials. I can't just spend time eating and drinking, but I have plenty of time and don't have to go up the mountain today. I want to go to the village first. The main ones are those who go to Zhonghai to sell medicinal materials. I think there should be some medicinal materials in their homes, so I can help them see it." Ji Nian thought about it and said, "I don't have to hurry up the mountain. Compared to looking at medicinal materials, he cared more about that section of Qinglong Wood.

I don't know who has it in this village.

What Ji Nian can confirm now is that there is definitely not around the village, because after running along the village road in the morning, the vitality in the palm of the hands and palms was not moved at all except in the Lotus seat. This shows the problem. I just hope that there will be Qinglong wood in the farmers' homes.

"Okay, have a meal quickly, I'll take you to see after you finish eating."

After breakfast, Ji Nian went to visit herbs led by Liang Anfu. Not every household in Shitou Village knows how to pick herbs, so there are only six companies selling medicinal materials in Zhonghai. After all the first four companies were visited, Ji Nian went straight to Liu Guangli's house.

This family was his last hope. If there was no Qinglong Wood here, he would have to go to the mountain to try his luck. He wouldn't be so sad. He couldn't find a Qinglong Wood. Ji Nian was speechless, but it was right to think about it. This thing is so precious. If you can pick it up in the whole village, would it be his turn?

When Ji Nian walked into Liu Guangli's house, he found that he was drying herbs in the yard. Seeing Ji Nian come in, Liu Guangli quickly put down his work and sat down. Following Ji Nian, Liang Anfu and others were also following him, and some people even came to watch the fun.

"Huh." Ji Nian just sat down, raised his eyebrows and a strange surprise flashed across his face. It was really the God of Heaven that paid off. From the beginning of entering the door, the vital energy of the palm began to slowly rotate. His eyes swept over with the direction of the vital energy, and finally determined that the location was in the firewood room.

Since swallowing the vital energy in the lotus seat, Ji Nian has found that the vital energy in the palm of his palm has an extra function, which can detect the external vital energy and also form an arrow in the palm of his palm to indicate the direction.

This alone can save Ji Nian a lot of time and save a lot of trouble.

Although Ji Nian really wants to go over and take a look now, the situation is not right now. With so many people around him, you can't just leave, right? Even when he goes to the toilet, he feels a little uncomfortable. Forget it, let's send all the people in front of him and chat with Liu Guangli in private.

After making up his mind, Ji Nian stopped thinking about it, stood up and walked towards a basket, twisted a beard-like thing from it and asked, "Brother Liu, are you drying astragalus?"

"Yes, it's Astragalus." Liu Guangli nodded and said, "Ji Nian, are you right to tell us about drying Astragalus like this? And what should we pay attention to when picking Astragalus? By the way, you know? The medicinal materials we sell at Zhonghai are not 100% wild, and they should be called semi-wild."

The so-called semi-wild refers to artificial planting on the hillside to allow it to grow naturally. Such planting is called semi-wild, which is different from the wild astragalus that grows purely in the mountains. However, Ji Nian is very supportive of semi-wild planting, because the extensive picking of these years has made the wild astragalus in the mountains almost extinct. If you don’t take some control measures, do you really have to wait until there is no wild astragalus in the mountains to realize your regret?

"Of course I know."

Ji Nian smiled and swept the audience, "Dear fellow villagers, I am sure that you are very convinced of the way to grow medicinal materials in semi-wild. Although wild medicinal materials are rare and can be sold more expensively, they are not the number after all, and there will definitely be certain dangers when picking."

"Don't think that the dangerous plots mentioned in the novel are all fictional. Next to the truly valuable wild medicinal materials, there will be animals like poisonous snakes and venomous spiders. The animals are also spiritual, and they also want to wait until the medicinal materials are mature. If you encounter these evil insects and poisons during picking, the mildest will cause the worst to lose your life if you are injured, which is really dangerous. So by adopting semi-wild planting method, you can pick the medicinal materials safely, and it will be better to sell them for money."

"Then what kind of medicinal materials should we plant to make more money?" The question asked by the villagers was very real.

"Well, this does not necessarily depend on the market conditions. As long as you want, any medicinal material can be planted. As far as I know, Brother Liu's family planted astragalus, and Bo Fu's family planted as Angelica, you can also plant Bupleurum and other things. As long as the medicinal materials are of the age, as long as you are careful when picking and there is no damage, I guarantee that you can sell all the plants."

"Haha, you must know that Qihuang Pavilion in Zhonghai City does not refuse medicinal materials, so you can be completely relieved. Now I will tell Brother Liu about the precautions for picking astragalus. If you are interested, you can also listen." Ji Nian picked up a piece of astragalus, put it on the end of his nose and smelled it. His eyes were slightly closed, and when he opened it again, he had already sorted out his language.

"Since our village has planted Astragalus, we should have the minimum understanding of this medicinal material. I believe you all know that Astragalus can be eaten. Decocted astragalus or soaked in water can prevent the occurrence of diseases. As expected, the most important thing is to replenish qi. For example, if anyone in your family has weak people, weak limbs, and is prone to colds when encountering changes in weather, then taking Astragalus can replenish deficiency and nourish qi. This is different from the great tonic of ginseng."

"Ginseng is an urgent supplement, while astragalus is a slow supplement. So if people in our village want to live a healthy and long life, it is best to soak astragalus soak astragalus and drink it and cook it... In general, Brother Liu's family still has a set of picking and drying astragalus. Have you seen it? The astragalus he picked all the roots, and the most important thing is that it does not harm the outer skin and does not break the roots. This will ensure the integrity of astragalus."

"At the same time, after picking it, wash off all the soil, cut the head and remove the beard, dry it while it is half dry, and then let the astragalus regain moisture, spread it out and dry it. This way, repeat until all the astragalus is dry. Finally, the roots are straight, tied into small bundles and can be taken out and sold."

...

At this moment, Ji Nian was bathed in the sun and talked freely. The slightly green face exuded a warm feeling that made people feel particularly friendly. If Zhao Jingluo saw his current appearance, he would definitely be more sure how wise he decided to accept Ji Nian as a disciple.

Isn’t a person who is willing to impart knowledge selflessly worthy of everyone’s respect?

While selfless, it is so profound that it is hard to find such disciples who are holding lanterns. How can they miss it when they encounter it?

Ji Nian said everything he knew. If anyone could not understand something or had any doubts, he would seriously re-interpret it. Two hours passed in a flash, and he was dry and his throat was smoking.

Seeing this, Liang Anfu got up and shouted that everyone would leave first. The villagers looked at Ji Nian with great gratitude. When they left, they called him a teacher and invited Ji Nian to have dinner at their house. However, Zhou Lihua blocked her back without hesitation. Just kidding, everyone has come to their house. If they still can't keep it, there is really no place to put this old face.

When the villagers who were asking for advice dispersed, the courtyard that was still noisy just now became quiet in a blink of an eye. While there was no one at this moment, Ji Nian got up and walked towards the toilet. He said he was going to the toilet, but in fact he couldn't help but want to go to the firewood room to take a look.

When Ji Nian saw that the pile of inconspicuous wood was thrown on the ground casually, and some of them had already grown moss, he felt inexplicably worried. It was such a waste of resources. It was a treasure worth a thousand gold.
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