Longevity starts with learning

Chapter 4 Is this a peaceful and prosperous world?
Chu Mu walked slowly on the street, greeting people he was familiar with or unfamiliar with from time to time.

The original owner's memory of nearly 20 years, the information in it is simply not too huge. For Chu Mu, it is obviously impossible to perfectly receive the memory of nearly 20 years in an instant.

Under the brain's self-protection mechanism, the memory of the past 20 years is like a memory library. It exists, but specific information needs to be triggered by a certain factor, and then digested little by little.

Just like the person I met just now, unless Chu Mu thinks about it himself to trigger the memory of the original owner before meeting him personally, otherwise, to Chu Mu, this person is a complete stranger.

Under such circumstances, Chu Mu naturally became a little more cautious about this era.

Even if the memory of the past 20 years is triggered, it is impossible to be clear in an instant, and it will take time to adapt and digest.

Along the way, they were all greeted with smiling faces, coping with every sentence, digesting the memory of the original owner bit by bit, and recognizing this era bit by bit.

Following the memory of the original owner, he walked for about a quarter of an hour, and finally stopped at the entrance of a pharmacy.

"Mingxintang."

Stopping outside the door of the medicine hall, looking at the plaque hanging on the eaves of the door, Chu Mu silently recited these three words in his heart.

He can read, but he can't.

What he knows is naturally the Chinese characters of the previous life, and this life... Although it is quite similar to the ancient times he knows, it is a pity that the characters are not Chinese characters.

At least, in every character he saw, there was no sign of any connection with Chinese characters.

The original owner was a complete illiterate, he didn't even know how to write his own name.

As for how he knew that the three words on the plaque were called "Mingxintang"... well, because everyone else called it that.

If the accent is wrong, it might not be called "Ming Xing Tang" or "Ming Xing Tang"...

"Anyway, I'm still a college student, but I'm still illiterate..."

Cursing secretly, Chu Mu took another look at the plaque of the medicine hall, shook his head, and walked into the medicine hall without thinking too much.

Mr. Li in this pharmacy can be regarded as Chu Mu's acquaintance in this life.

After all, just after time travelling, because the original owner passed out, it was this old Li who was undergoing diagnosis and treatment. For two consecutive days, this old Li also came to the house for treatment one after another.

Afterwards, the funeral was busy, and Mr. Li never came to the door. He just told him to go to the pharmacy for a follow-up visit after the matter was settled.

Although he didn't feel that there was anything serious about his body, he specialized in surgery, and it was hard for Chu Mu to evade the doctor's instructions.

The medicine hall is not too big, and the decoration is not much different from those traditional Chinese medicine halls that Chu Mu visited in his previous life. The strong herbal smell is exactly the same as the traditional Chinese medicine.

Mr. Li, the only one who had met several times, was sitting alone at the counter, carefully flipping through an obviously old book.

"Brother Mu is here..."

Mr. Li put down his books and looked up at Chu Mu.

Chu Mu responded with a smile, and then stepped forward.

"……sit down."

Mr. Li raised his finger and pointed to the seat in front of the table. After Chu Mu sat down, he got up and came over, raising his hand to check his pulse.

After checking the pulse, Mr. Li pulled Chu Mu's arm again, kneaded it a few times, and then looked at Chu Mu: "It's not a big problem, it's just that the muscles and bones are a little strained..."

Speaking of this, Mr. Li paused for a while, and then said: "Brother Mu is practicing martial arts?"

"It's all fake tricks, I practiced it when I have nothing to do."

Hearing this, Elder Li nodded:
"When you practice martial arts, you must not overdo it, it will hurt your body too much, besides, Brother Mu, your body is a little weak..."

"In this way, the old man will prescribe a prescription for nourishing qi and nourishing essence for you, so take good care of it."

After finishing speaking, Mr. Li raised his pen and ink, pondered for a moment, and then wrote the prescription.

The pharmacy boy at the side also walked forward quickly, and immediately took the prescription after writing it, and then compared the prescription to grab the medicine in front of each cabinet.

Chu Mu, on the other hand, was still sitting at the table, talking with Mr. Li. Of course, most of the time, Mr. Li, the doctor, was giving instructions, while Chu Mu, the patient, was listening silently.

Although Chu Mu didn't know much about Chinese medicine in his previous life, he lived in Guangdong all the year round, and the wind of Chinese medicine in Guangdong is strong, and he has some knowledge under his influence.

Now, listening to what Mr. Li said, coupled with the memories of the original owner, Chu Mu discovered that the doctors in this medicine hall seemed to be no different from the traditional Chinese medicine in his previous life.

"Take the prescription once in the morning and in the evening. After taking it, you need to do some exercise..."

The thought just passed away in a flash, and before he had time to think about it, Mr. Li's voice interrupted Chu Mu's thought.

Chu Mu didn't get too entangled. Things like time travel happened all the time, and the mere medical system was the same. There were too many factors that could explain it. If he was entangled in everything, he probably couldn't get over it.

The prescription was ready, and after paying nearly ten silvers, Chu Mu didn't stay long, and left the medicine hall with the prepared medicinal materials.

It was already early morning at this time, and the traffic on the street was obviously more. This time of day was almost the busiest time in Qinghe County.

The people from the nearby villages came to the market, the merchants in the town, the common people, the children playing around, and occasionally the carriages or sedan chairs of the family members, as well as the soldiers of the guards, the streets were full of people coming and going, very lively.

His body was still sore, so the arrangement to report to the inspection department could only be shelved for the time being, so Chu Mu was at leisure.

Just walking leisurely on this street, while observing the ancient city life, while comparing with the memories in my mind.

He didn't walk fast, of course, his muscles were sore at this time, and he couldn't walk very fast.

Along the way, stop and go, Chu Mu also discovered a piece of useful information.

The food sold on the street, whether it is grain weighed by the catty or ready-made food such as steamed buns, seems to be quite cheap.

Steamed buns can be bought for one copper, and unhulled rice can be bought for only seventy to eighty coppers. According to the weight unit conversion of this era, one stone is equal to one hundred catties, that is, one catty of rice is less than one copper.

According to the appetite of ordinary people, at most two or three coppers can meet the daily food needs.

Such cheap food clearly proves that at least in Nanshan Town, there is a huge surplus of food.

You know, from the memory of the original owner, this Nanshan Town was built around the Nanshan Iron Mine. It is located in the mountains, and it is definitely not a big grain-producing town.

It is not a big grain-producing town, but there is such a surplus of grain. You can tell from a glimpse, that the people in Qinghe County are definitely living well.

After all, one copper is the minimum value of paper currency, and a single copper has such purchasing power, no matter how poor the people's life is, it will definitely not be much worse.

If the scene is like this in other places, then the current world of Great Chu is obviously a prosperous and peaceful world that is "rarely seen in history".

(End of this chapter)