The road of the farmer's fortune and the imperial examination

Chapter 52
"This is cinnamon twig. Gui twig can produce sweat and relieve muscles, warm meridian and open channels, help yang transform qi, dispel cold and relieve pain, etc. You see, its surface is reddish brown to brown, with longitudinal ridges, fine wrinkles, and small bumps. Leaf scars, branch scars, bud scars, lenticels point-like, hard and brittle, easy to break. These have been processed for several days, and it will be ready after another day of drying."

Gu Chengyu was a little strange. The osmanthus twigs introduced in the medical books of the previous life obviously grew in the south, and Jingyuan Prefecture should belong to the north. How could osmanthus twigs be so rich?
Li Langzhong pointed to the medicinal material next to him and continued to introduce, "This is ephedra. It is warm in nature, pungent and slightly bitter. It has the effects of sweating and dispelling cold, clearing the lungs and relieving asthma, diuresis and reducing swelling. It can treat wind-cold colds, chest tightness and asthma." Cough, wind, water, edema, wheezing, and other symptoms." Next, Dr. Li introduced several kinds of medicinal materials, which are often used.Although Gu Chengyu knew them all, after all, the books were full of illustrations, which were not as accurate as the real objects. Moreover, the ancients paid attention to the artistic conception and did not pay attention to realism, so they were more abstract. Listening to Li Langzhong's detailed explanation this time, Gu Chengyu also learned a lot.

"Of course, some medicinal materials can be used in combination, which can effectively treat the corresponding disease, but some medicinal materials cannot be used together, because they have the principle of mutual restraint." Li Langzhong saw that Gu Chengyu listened very seriously, and could ask questions , Infer other cases from one instance, and teach more and more vigorously.In this way, one was teaching carefully and the other was studying seriously, without paying attention to the passage of time, until Yao Shi came over to call for dinner, and the two of them stopped with still interest.

"Okay, master, the meal is ready, let Xiaobao come over to eat! Don't play with your treasures, the baby may be hungry." In fact, Yao has been watching for a while, and it is rare to see Li The doctor was so excited, she was also happy in her heart, so she didn't step forward to disturb him.

"Look at me, I have forgotten the time, well, come here! I see that you are also very interested in medicinal materials. I taught you just now. If you forget or don't understand something, you can ask me. In the future, you Just come, I will teach you at home, how much can you remember what I said today?" Li Langzhong also wanted to see how much Gu Chengyu could remember on a whim, but in fact he didn't expect Gu Chengyu to remember, after all, he was only five years old. For an old baby, the knowledge of pharmacology is very difficult to understand, and there are many similarities. He has to remember other medicinal materials and principles that interact with it. Although here are only seven or eight medicinal materials, he also interspersed a lot of them when explaining. None here.However, even if he didn't remember it, as long as he listened carefully, it wouldn't be a waste of his hard work.

"Uncle Li, I have written it all down. If I want to ask other questions in the future, can I still come to you?" Gu Chengyu had already carefully studied the illustrations of these medicinal materials in the space, and he never forgot this. Thanks to the skills, I am already familiar with it, but the medical books do not list in detail which diseases can be treated by combining this medicinal material with which medicinal material, and there is no detailed explanation of the medicinal materials that are incompatible with it, which may be explained in other medical books. superior.After Li Langzhong's detailed explanation, he now remembers it all.

"What? You really remember it all? Don't lie to Uncle Li, a child who lies is not a good boy." Li Langzhong looked at Gu Chengyu with a look of incredulity, and his eyes were a little sharp. People, this behavior is not enough.

"Really remember everything, don't you believe I'll recite it to you?" Gu Cheng thought that since the imperial examination will be held in the future, with his photographic memory, it's impossible to keep a low profile, so it's better to be high-profile, maybe in the future There are more opportunities.

"Well! Since you have this confidence, then you can recite it to me, and recite it one by one according to the order of the medicinal materials I introduced to you just now." Li Langzhong still refused to believe that someone could really recite it in such a short period of time. , I will repeat so much of what I just said.

Gu Chengyu lit the herbs drying in the yard, and recited what Li Langzhong said just now without saying a word, and added his own understanding and analysis, and what he said was logical.

Li Langzhong was shocked and surprised at first, but later he became more and more satisfied, stroked his beard again and again, and nodded. "Well! I thought you were frivolous and like to show off, but you can really recite it, but I was so suspicious of you before, it was my fault, don't take it to heart." Li Langzhong could see that the fifth brother of the Gu family was not Ordinary children sometimes look as calm as adults and have some winks when they behave in the world, but they are still young and need to be honed, so they can't be treated like ordinary children.Compared with these, what is even more strange to Li Langzhong is that he just taught a lot of common sense about pharmacology, and when he talked about it, he also interspersed with many medicinal materials that are not used in daily life. Why is Gu Chengyu able to memorize it all?Is it true that some people are born with a special talent for certain things?Or is it that he can remember everything after listening to it once?Li Langzhong couldn't help but admire, this kid is really talented.

Gu Chengyu saw that Li Langzhong would apologize to a child, which was enough to show his good character, so he became more determined in his heart.

"Well, you are quite talented in medicinal materials. If you still want to know, come to me when you have free time. Let's go! Go eat first." Li Langzhong suppressed the excitement in his heart, and walked into the main room first dining hall.

Although the Li family's meals were not richer because of Gu Chengyu's arrival, it could be seen that they put their minds to it.There were only three dishes on the table, and they were all made of coarse porcelain, not the sea bowls of the Gu family. Anyway, the sea bowls of the Gu family are very frequently used. They are used for drinking water, and for eating and serving dishes.

A plate of patted cucumbers is emerald green and appetizing; next to it is a plate of cabbage stew and braised tofu. The staple food is multigrain rice, which is brown rice mixed with some beans.There are even meat dishes, I don't know if they are usually eaten like this, or because he came here to cook them specially.The Gu family has always served cornbread with black batter. They eat a lot of pasta, and rarely eat dry ones, let alone brown rice. It's been five years since I've been here, and this is the first time I've seen them.

Originally, Gu Chengyu planned to go back to eat again, but when it was time for dinner, Li Langzhong definitely refused, and it was not good to go back like this, it seemed too disrespectful to the host, so it is better to wait for the honeysuckle to dry and make up for it.After making up his mind, Gu Chengyu stopped being polite.

"Little Treasure, you are welcome to Uncle Li's house, eat quickly! The dishes cooked by your aunt are not bad, you can try them." The Li family also has no rules of not talking when eating or sleeping. The chopsticks first picked up some meat and vegetables for Gu Chengyu.

Gu Chengyu quickly thanked him, and Yao took advantage of Gu Chengyu's meal to take a few glances at him, and saw that he behaved politely, he didn't pick the meat and vegetables when serving dishes, and he wasn't picky about his food, he didn't eat slowly, and he didn't feel embarrassed. Without making too much noise, he turned his gaze away with a smile, and happened to meet Li Langzhong's eyes.Gu Chengyu had already felt Yao Shi's gaze, and then Yao Shi became more enthusiastic.Gu Chengyu himself has a sweet mouth, boasting that Yao's cooking is delicious, and during the period, he acted like a baby and was cute, with witty remarks, coaxing Yao's heart into ecstasy, and he kept picking up vegetables for Gu Chengyu.

The meal ended amidst the laughter of the three of them, and Gu Chengyu was ready to go back after eating and drinking enough. Today's sense of presence has been brushed up to the present, and he is very satisfied with the results, but everything is too much.

(End of this chapter)