Three Kingdoms: I help Liu Bei grow thousands of miles

Chapter 445 I Don't Know Materia Medica

Lan Tian saw that Hu Ke agreed without hesitation, and then explained with a serious face: "This time going to Jiangdong and Africa is better than going to Jiaozhi. Although Sun Quan is not flattering in commanding the army, he is much more clever than Shi Xie, and this person is cunning and suspicious. It’s really hard to believe that there are some flaws.”

"Sir, you can rest assured and leave it to me. You just need to tell me what the task is. I will adapt to the situation when I arrive in Jiangdong." Hu Ke replied seriously.

"I've been staying in Jiangdong for a long time this time. If it doesn't work, I'd better marry a wife and leave an heir before setting off, otherwise I'll never feel at ease." Lan Tian's expression was still dignified.

Hu Ke said with a smile: "Why does a man have to worry about not having a wife? It's not too late to remarry if you become famous."

"Sir, Hu Ke is very stubborn, why not let him go." Gao Shun sighed.

Lan Tian nodded helplessly, and then explained the overall plan in detail. Gao Shun next to him frowned, but Hu Ke was very excited.

After Hu Ke accepted the task, he rushed to prepare supplies. During this period, he only asked for two deaf-mute followers from Shishi. On the third day, he took a full ship to Jiangdong.

Before leaving, Hu Ke wrote a letter and sent someone to Jiaozhi secretly, saying that he would find a way to rescue Shi Qian, so that Shi Xie wanted to respond as much as possible.

Hu Ke left for a month without any news. Gao Shun approached Jiang Wan many times to ask for information. It turned out that Lingnan News was the state newspaper of Jiaozhou, and did not send scouts to Jiangdong and the Central Plains. Jiang Wan could only ask Ma Liang for external information.

In the midsummer of July, the weather in Jiaozhou is extremely hot.

Lu Lingqi was born in the north, and she never experienced such a scorching heat when she was in Jingnan. As her belly got bigger, it became more and more difficult for her. Every morning and evening, Lantian would accompany her for a walk on the beach to cool off the heat.

At this time, Lu Lingqi had been pregnant for half a year. Apart from being extremely unaccustomed to the hot weather, her appetite became very poor. She ate very little meat and vegetables, and fruits basically became her staple food.

Lan Tian was worried that Lu Lingqi's nutrition could not keep up, so he approached Hua Tuo to prescribe some medicine for conditioning, but Hua Tuo persuaded him that the medicine was three-point poisonous, and asked him to gradually adapt to Lu Lingqi's taste by improving the dishes.

Lan Tian followed the advice to cook by himself, and made all the ingredients that Lu Lingqi liked to eat in the past, but the result was still very little. Lu Lingqi's taste became bland and she didn't like meat.

One morning, Lan Tian and Gao Yuan came to the market in casual clothes. He wanted to find inspiration for the dishes through the ingredients. It is undoubtedly green and pollution-free.

Lan Tian was walking aimlessly in the noisy market, and suddenly he stopped in front of a stall. In front of the owner was a basket of soybeans for sale.

Buy some bean sprouts at home?Lan Tian suddenly had an inspiration.

After returning home, Lan Tian washed the beans and soaked them in water. The next morning, he was supposed to accompany Lu Lingqi for a walk by the beach, but he went to dig a hole in the vegetable field in the backyard alone.

With the help of a maid, Lu Lingqi came to the vegetable field in the back garden very curiously. Lan Tian dug a hole two inches long, wide and deep, and was just picking up a wooden bucket to water the hole.

"Husband, what are you doing? Planting vegetables is not like growing vegetables, and planting trees is not like planting trees." Lu Lingqi asked curiously.

Lan Tian smiled slightly: "Xiao Jun, wait patiently for a few days, and I will make you something delicious."

"Seeing that the sun is about to get up, Husband, don't be too busy, and your appetite will recover after giving birth to your daughter and concubine." Lu Lingqi was even more puzzled after hearing this, thinking that digging a hole can make something delicious?

"How can it work? You have to try it, it will be fine soon."

When Lan Tian was talking, his hands were not idle. After pouring the water, he brought the bowl of fermented beans and sprinkled them evenly on the bottom of the wet pit. state.

After scattering the beans in the bowl, Lan Tian found a few twigs and placed them horizontally on the top of the pit to make a skeleton, and then covered the pit with dry straw to control the temperature and protect it from wind and light.

"Okay, we'll collect it in three days." Lan Tian clapped his hands and said.

"Husband, what are you doing?" Lu Lingqi asked.

"You will know when the time comes." Lan Tian smiled mysteriously.

Lu Lingqi took Lan Tian's arm and walked back to the dormitory. Since the other party wanted to pretend to be profound, she could only wait a few more days.

In the early morning of the third day, Lan Tian went to the market to buy pork, live chicken, pig bones, and pig knuckles. After returning home, he used a big tripod to stand outside the house, and then added water and firewood underneath to heat it up.

First, Lan Tian needed to peel and cut the pork into pieces, chop the big bones and knuckles into chunks. While he was processing the previous ingredients, the maid had already slaughtered and washed the chicken. After that, Lan Tian removed the chicken breast and the remaining chicken. Chop chicken into pieces.

After the chicken breast was chopped into puree, Lan Tian put the puree on the pig skin, and then used the back of a knife to continuously forge it.

Lu Lingqi looked at Lan Tian busy to and fro, as if she was cooking some strange dishes, so she couldn't help but called Gao Yuan and asked, "What kind of dishes is my husband doing? I've never seen this kind of cooking before."

"Mr. didn't say anything, how can I guess with my brain." Gao Yuan scratched his head in puzzlement.

"It's really difficult for you." Lu Lingqi shook her head.

After all the ingredients were prepared, Lantian put the chicken mash in a bowl, covered it with cold water for later use, then poured all the meat into the copper tripod, and added two bowls of rice wine to remove the fishy smell.

Lan Tian asked the maid to hold a wooden spoon and ordered to scoop out the floating blood foam in the cauldron in time.

Gao Yuan understood this, and Lantian made a dish similar to Fushouquan. He asked with a smile: "Sir, how long will it take you to cook meat in such a big cauldron? I don't plan to eat it at noon. It's time for lunch."

Lan Tian shook his head and said, "I suggest you eat some, because this tripod broth needs to be boiled for three hours."

Gao Yuan's eyes widened when he heard that it was going to be three hours, thinking that it must be time for dinner?So he grinned again: "Hey, then I will eat less at noon."

Lantian stewed the meat and took the small basket to the backyard vegetable field to uncover the cover. At this time, the bean sprouts in the pit were already an inch high. He picked up a handful of bean sprouts and put them in the small basket. Finally, pick out the larger rhizomes and put them aside.

When Lan Tian was pinching the bean sprouts, he called Gao Yuan again and said, "Go to the medical hall quickly and ask them for two silver needles."

"Uh, I'll go right away."

After Gao Yuan got the order, he left the house quickly. He knew that the silver needles were used for acupuncture, but he didn't know what Lan Tian wanted them for.
For the sake of Lu Lingqi's health, Gao Yuan not only quickly brought back the silver needle, but also brought back the genius doctor Hua Tuo.

Hua Tuo was surprised when he saw the bean sprouts and said: "This is the middle grade contained in "Shen Nong's Materia Medica", named 'Daybean Yellow Roll', which is mainly used for dampness, numbness and spasms, and knee pain that cannot be flexed or stretched. I don't think that Mr. Fu also understands Materia Medica. But this thing needs to be boiled when it is used, why are you doing this?"

"How do I know about herbal medicine? It's just used as an ingredient. Please lend me a silver needle from Mr. Lantian." Lan Tian responded with a smile.

(End of this chapter)