Song Yi

Chapter 15
Lin Qingdai was skeptical.Wu Cong asked in a low voice, "Shopkeeper, should Lily continue honey moxibustion or switch to the honey steaming he mentioned?"

"Do as Mr. Du says! He is a doctor, and he knows best how to use medicine."

"Ok!"

Du Wenhao smiled and walked out of the awning. When he passed by Yingzi who was busy cleaning medicinal materials, he took a look and asked, "Yingzi, are you cleaning seaweed?"

"Yes."

"You just wash like this?"

Yingzi stopped and looked up at him: "Yes, how can I wash it if I don't wash it like this?"

Du Wenhao sighed: "Seaweed is very salty, and it must be washed repeatedly in long running water to remove the salt, otherwise the salt will affect the efficacy of the medicine."

Yingzi stuck out her tongue: "I always wash like this."

"Oh, the medicinal materials are prepared in this way. No wonder your pharmacy rarely even comes to grab the medicine." Sitting back on the stool, he continued to pound the antelope horn with the knife.

Lin Qingdai said to Yingzi: "Do as Mr. Du said, go to the well to change the water and rinse."

Yingzi agreed and left with the basin.

Lin Qingdai sat down, smiled and said to Du Wenhao: "Mr. Du seems to know a lot about medicinal materials?"

"Of course." Knowing that this is not the time to be polite, Du Wenhao weighed the small piece of Atractylodes Rhizoma Atractylodes Rhizome in his hand, "My uncle opened a pharmacy."

Yingzi by the well spoke bluntly, and asked with wide eyes, "Then why did you come out to be a bell doctor and go out of the rivers and lakes?"

"I... am I helpless!"

"Did something happen?"

Du Wenhao pretended to be sad: "The past is unbearable, I'm sorry, I don't want to mention it again..."

Yingzi hurriedly said sorry, took a piece of Bai Wei from the pile of medicinal materials at his feet and asked, "Dr. Du, what does this Bai Wei treat?"

Du Wenhao said: "Bai Wei can clear away heat and cool blood, and can also detoxify and treat sores. It can treat postpartum asthenic fever, as well as sores, and can be cured of being bitten by a poisonous snake. However, Bai Wei has a small poison. An overdose can be poisonous."

Yingzi quickly threw Bai Wei to the ground and clapped her hands in embarrassment.

Du Wenhao said with a smile: "Bai Wei is only slightly poisonous, and only overdose will cause poisoning. Skin contact will not cause poisoning, don't worry."

"Oh." Yingzi's fair and pretty face flushed, and she picked up another herb and asked, "What about this? Is this also poisonous?"

"It's three-point poisonous medicine. Many medicines are poisonous. The medicine in your hand is called Niuzizi. It is a kind of strong diarrhea and water-dispelling medicine. It has miraculous effects in treating ascites and poor stool. However, taking a large amount of Niuzizi can also cause poisoning." .”

"Yeah? Why is this medicine called this name? It's so weird!"

"Hehe, there is a legend, do you want to hear it?"

"Okay, okay, I like listening to stories the most, tell us."

"Okay, once upon a time, there was a man who suffered from bloating and was very uncomfortable. He sought medical treatment everywhere but was unable to cure him. Later, a doctor cured him with this medicine. The man was very happy, so he took a cow to thank the doctor. .Later, the story spread, and people called this drug "Princesus."

"Hee hee, it's really interesting! Let's tell another story."

"Okay." Du Wenhao picked up a piece of ore medicine from the pile of medicinal materials: "This medicine is called Yu Yuliang, and it is made into medicine with vinegar. It can treat dysentery, uterine bleeding, and blood in the stool. Do you know why it is called this name?"

Yingzi shook his head.

"This kind of medicinal material is shaped like a steamed bun. It is said that it is the food left by the ancient Dayu when he controlled the water. In the famine era, the people were so hungry that they picked this kind of stone and ground it for food, which saved many lives. Well. It’s just that it’s uncomfortable to have a bowel movement after eating too much, but it’s better than starving to death.”

Yingzi's big eyes sparkled, and he nodded repeatedly.

Lin Qingdai said from the side: "Doctor Du has a lot of knowledge and memorization, he knows a lot."

"Where is it! Shopkeeper Lin has won the prize. It can be seen that shopkeeper Lin's ancestors should also open a drug store."

"Really? How do you see it?"

"From the name your parents gave you, Qingdai is a good medicine for clearing away heat, and it can also detoxify various medicines. It can be compatible with many medicines to treat many diseases, and you can use the name of the medicine as your boudoir name. It can be seen that your parents have a lot of medicine. Fingers crossed."

"I can't tell, Doctor Du knows how to tell fortunes. In fact, my ancestors farmed the land honestly. My father changed his business and focused on medicinal materials. When my mother gave birth to me, she wanted to name me. My father took a medical book and flipped through it. Yes, it happens to be the medicine of Qingdai, so I was given this boudoir name."

"Oh! This pharmacy is also your family's ancestral business, right?"

"No, I set it up by myself. Before I married into my husband's family, my husband-in-law was already seriously ill in bed. My husband's family wanted to be happy to treat the illness. Unexpectedly, the very sick husband-in-law died on the day I married in.

My husband's family said that I was forced to die, and immediately drove me out, and only allowed me to take half of the dowry.

I left my husband's house and was ashamed to go back to my mother's house. When I passed by Dongda County, I saw that this medicine shop was going to sell it, so I pawned half of the dowry, and took over the medicine shop.

However, I don't know much about medicinal materials, and business has been sluggish. "

Du Wenhao nodded again and again, believing that this little widow is really pitiful, this widow is really wronged.

Yingzi was engrossed in listening just now, and wanted to continue listening, and said to Du Wenhao: "Dr. Du, can you tell us about the processing, efficacy and anecdotes of these medicinal materials, okay?"

"Okay! The processing of medicinal materials is very important. Different processing methods should be selected according to different medicinal materials and treatment requirements, especially for some poisonous medicinal materials. The processing is even more particular. For example, this leech, if it is not processed well, will have a strong fishy smell. After being put into the decoction, the smell is very bad, it is difficult to take, and it is easy to absorb moisture and soften. How should it be processed? It should be mixed with rice wine..."

Seeing that Yingzi and the others liked to listen, Du Wenhao also became interested. While helping to sort out the medicinal materials, Du Wenhao began to talk endlessly.

This talk was like a torrential river, continuous, until the sound of clappers came from outside, it was already three o'clock, Du Wenhao said: "Okay, it's late at night, let's continue talking tomorrow."

Yingzi couldn't get enough, clapped his hands and said, "I haven't heard enough!"

"There will be plenty of time in the future!" Du Wenhao stood up, clasped his fists at Lin Qingdai, and said, "Shopkeeper, I'm leaving and going back to rest."

Lin Qingdai smiled and stood up: "Dr. Du, please wait a moment."

"Boss, do you have anything else to order?"

"I don't dare to order, but I just have a suggestion. I heard what you said just now, and I feel that you know a lot about the processing of medicinal materials. Therefore, I want to hire you as the master of processing medicinal materials in our Wuweitang. I wonder if you are willing?"

Du Wenhao was overjoyed: "Okay! Thank you shopkeeper Lin! I'm just a quack doctor. I'm tired of Dr. Ling's wandering around the world. I just want to have a place to stay. That's why I just wanted to apply for a job as a drug picker yesterday. Being able to be a master of concocting and medicinal materials is already a great benefit, there is no reason why you don't want to."

Lin Qingdai smiled and said, "Well, your monthly salary is tentatively set at Erguan, do you think it's okay?"

Du Wenhao was full of surprises. The two copper coins are two thousand Wen, which is equivalent to RMB 2000, enough to feed a family of five for two months.This can be regarded as a high salary. I was afraid that I had heard it wrong, so I asked: "The shopkeeper Lin said two thousand Wen?"

"Well, why, don't you think it's too little?"

"No no! Hehe, there are too many, I can't believe my ears. Hehehe."

"It should be, I hope you will do your best to help me guide the preparation of medicinal materials in the future."

"sure!"

"In addition, before the doctor is invited, you will continue to be the doctor of our Wuweitang, okay?"

"Okay! Thank you, shopkeeper!" Du Wenhao was even more happy, and thanked him again and again.

"Now you are the master craftsman of my Wuweitang. You need to have a separate residence. Don't share the Datong shop with them. Yingzi, go and tidy up the study next to us and give it to Dr. Du."

"Hey!" Yingzi agreed bluntly, turned around and was about to leave, but was stopped by Du Wenhao, who waved his hands repeatedly and said, "No, this is your study room, shopkeeper, how can I live in it! I will stay with them It’s fine to just squeeze the Datong shop, it’s fine.”

"That won't work! This study room is owned by the pharmacy when I bought it. It's full of medical books left by the previous pharmacy. I can't understand it either. Besides, I'm still busy with business and don't have time to read it. Are you Doctor, it is very suitable to live there. Those medical books may be of some help to you."

"This one……"

Wu Cong said from the side: "Doctor Du, it is better to obey than to be respectful. Since the shopkeeper has arranged this way, you just obey."

"But……"

Du Wenhao hesitated.She wasn't worried about other things. There was a lot of gossip in front of the widow's house, not to mention living next door to the widow. The rumors were good or bad. It didn't matter if she was single, don't ruin the girl's reputation.

Lin Qingdai said indifferently: "Doctor Du, if you don't like it, how about I go and rent a long-term room for you at the Hengxiang Inn opposite?"

Du Wenhao was taken aback, waved his hands and said, "That's unnecessary."

Silly Fatty also chimed in: "Doctor Du, don't hurry up and agree to it. If you continue, I'm afraid the shopkeeper will repair a house for you alone."

Seeing Lin Qingdai's stern look, Du Wenhao didn't dare to refuse any more, so he bowed and cupped his hands and said, "In that case, I would like to thank the shopkeeper, I live in the study."

Only then did Lin Qingdai break into a smile, and she glanced at Yingzi, who hurried to arrange a place to live.

After a while, Yingzi came back and said that the residence had been settled.

(End of this chapter)