Portable space

After dinner, Zhang Taiping came to the pharmacy and took out the jade bottle with two ginseng fruits and handed it to the old man, saying, "This is the ginseng fruit on top of the ginseng."

The old man uncorked the bottle and looked inside, only to see two fiery red fruits the size of the cap of a little finger lying quietly in the suet jade bottle, like two burning flames.

"Is this what you picked today?" the old man asked.

Zhang Taiping nodded: "I picked it at noon."

The old man put the cork on the bottle, looked at the suet jade bottle in front of his eyes and said, "This bottle is amazing, it can keep the vitality of the ginseng fruit as if it was just picked." The old man has seen ginseng fruit before, but they are all The year is not long, and if it is picked and not used immediately, it will lose its luster and become dull and dry in a very short time. Although it may not have all the medicinal effects, it is still not as miraculous as fresh fruits.That's why the old man praised it.

Zhang Taiping didn't quite understand the principle of this time, he didn't know that ginseng fruit would dry up when he dressed it up, so he randomly found a beautiful mutton jade bottle and put it in, never thought it would have such a miraculous effect.

"Looking at the quality of the ginseng fruit, it must not be short. Have you dug up the ginseng below?" The old man carefully put away the jade bottle and asked again.

"Bring it back." Zhang Taiping replied, taking out a wooden box, putting it on the table, and gently opening it.

Inside lay an old wild ginseng half a foot long, the roots were not broken at all, and Zhang Taiping used soil to gently inlay it in the center of the wooden box. Air stays fresh.

"It's 300 years old." The old shoe carefully took the ginseng out of the wooden box, put it in his hand and observed it for a while.

Zhang Taiping nodded and said, "I think it's almost that year."

The old man put the ginseng away again and said, "I've only seen 300-year-old ginseng four or five times in my life. You're lucky enough to be able to dig a ginseng by yourself."

Zhang Taiping smiled and said: "I don't dare to take credit, it's all due to Xiaoxi." Although Zhang Taiping's words were not exhaustive, they were not too exaggerated.This is indeed Xiaoxi's credit. Almost all the ginseng transplanted into the space were found by Xiaoxi, otherwise there would be no chance to cultivate it in the space.

The old man didn't think so, and said with a rare open smile on his face: "This can be regarded as your blessing. Your father and I are people with shallow fortunes. Life is either rough or dies early. Now it's time I feel relieved that you can improve here.”

Seeing that the old man remembered some bad things again, and his mood was a little depressed, Zhang Taiping quickly changed the topic and said: "I heard that ginseng has the effect of prolonging life, so let this old wild ginseng help grandpa to strengthen his body."

The old man shook his head and said with a smile: "Aged ginseng has miraculous effects, and it's even more difficult to use well. But it can't be used indiscriminately. People of my age can't bear it."

The role of ginseng in Zhang Taiping's natural way is called a fairy medicine by some people, because it can hang a dying person for several days or even dozens of days. It works wonders when used together.However, it should not be taken indiscriminately. If a healthy person takes it, at least it will be too nourishing, and the nosebleeds will not stop, and at the worst, it may directly cause the person's essence to gather and not disperse, and eventually die from hyperactivity of yang or burst blood vessels all over the body. and die.Zhang Taiping believed that the old man's understanding of ginseng was not inferior to his own, and he said those words just to change the topic.

The old man put the ginseng on the medicine shelf behind him and said, "Put it in a cool place outside and let it dry in the shade tomorrow, and then prepare it a little bit. Maybe it will become a life-saving medicine at that time."

Zhang Taiping asked again: "Now that we have ginseng fruit, when will Fan Ming's illness start to be treated?"

The old man stroked his beard and said: "Everything else is ready, and the treatment can be started at any time with the medicine primer." After thinking for a while, he said, "Just two days later, you can tell her later She's mentally prepared."

After chatting with the old man for a while, Zhang Taiping went back to the front house. Fan Ming didn't go back to his room to sleep, but was absent-mindedly watching TV.

Seeing Zhang Taiping coming in, he jumped up to Zhang Taiping with a jump that was not weaker than Wukong, and asked a little uneasy: "What did Grandpa Zhang say?"

"Everything is ready, let you get ready, and the treatment will start in two days. Once the treatment starts, you will have to get acupuncture and drink medicine every day. You have to be mentally prepared." Zhang Taiping said.

Fan Ming let out a long sigh of relief, as long as it can be cured, it will be fine. Anyway, I have already got a lot of needles, and it doesn't make any difference if I get a few more needles. Anyway, the thin silver needles don't feel pain when they are stuck in the body. .

Two days later, the old man temporarily stopped treating others, and devoted himself to treating Fan Ming's strange disease, and Yitu cured it in one fell swoop.

After five days of frequent acupuncture and medicine, the momentum of treatment finally slowed down.

That night, the old man said: "From tomorrow onwards, we will resume the previous treatment."

After hearing this, Fan Ming's face turned pale.

The old man waved his hand and said, "Don't be afraid, it has been cured, but you need to continue to take medicine for a period of time to completely eradicate the pain."

Only then did Fan Ming's complexion turn better. Hearing what the old man said just now, she thought that the treatment had failed and she had to control the disease as before.

He patted his chest and asked, "Then how much time do you have for treatment?"

The old man stroked his beard and replied, "Two months at most, one month at least."

Fan Ming nodded. This time is not too long. It can be cured before the new year. Maybe after the new year, he can experience college life like Da Nier.

After he was in a happy mood, he asked the old man again: "Then can I take a bath now?" During these five days, she was either injected with needles or soaked in potion, and the old man forbade bathing, and now she can be smelled from three meters away The smell of medicine on the body.

The old man smiled and nodded.

"Ah, that's great!" Fan Ming jumped up from the stool, pulled Ye Ling and said, "Let's go, Linger, let's take a bath, you can help me rub my back, it's really uncomfortable."

Looking at Fan Mingmu who ran away, Hongyu's eyes were full of envy.

The old man said: "The cause of your leg has been found, and the required medicinal materials have also been prepared. It is not difficult to treat, but it cannot be cured now."

Both Mu Hongyu and Fu Hongtao were overjoyed at first and then a little puzzled, why they couldn't be treated after they were all prepared?

The old man saw the doubts of the two, and continued: "The muscles and nerves in Mu Nuwazi's legs should be necrotic or atrophied due to working on the wheelchair for too long. Before treatment, these muscles and nerves need to be restored. , If you treat it rashly before recovering, it may lead to many unwanted problems. This recovery process needs to be adjusted slowly, and it is a long process, so you need to wait patiently."

The two have no doubts about the authority of the old man in medical skills. I believe that if the old man says it can be cured, it will be cured. As long as there is hope, they can afford to wait, let alone a few months, even a few years, Mu Hong Yu's patience is much stronger than Fan Ming's.

After returning from a hot spring, Zhang Taiping didn’t care to watch the TV dramas that Cai Yazhi and Fan Ming watched to make women cry. When he was feeling bored, he suddenly thought of the bow on the back of the woman he saw when he entered the mountain a few days ago. , Thinking about making a bow myself, it is also a good idea to take the bow and arrows made by myself on the back of the big dog to hunt in the mountains when it snows in winter.

Generally speaking, oak, willow, hickory, cedar, iron tree, hundred elm, juniper, birch and hemlock are ideal materials for making bows.

He found a secluded and unnoticed place and entered the space, and searched on the mountain in the space. There were only hickory trees and willow trees, and Zhang Taiping was not very satisfied.In his opinion, since the production is only a high-grade bow, the wood cannot be so simple.

Yew is an ideal bow material All old English longbows were made of yew.

But there is no yew tree in the space, and it is not easy to find it in the mountains outside.So he turned his idea to Tiemu.

Iron wood, also known as iron wood, is hard wood, not inferior to steel, and extremely heavy.It will not rot and deform after being buried in the ground or soaked in water for a long time. Therefore, iron li wood is often used to make furniture, architecture, shipbuilding, bridges and machinery manufacturing.

The wood grain is nearly staggered, and the texture is fine and neat; the heartwood is dark greenish brown or black, and the sapwood is light yellow; the wood has natural oily secretions and has a faint luster.

The natural oily substance secreted on this kind of iron wood is a kind of thing that cannot be contaminated. If people who are not allergic to this are contaminated, it is okay. At most, it is difficult to wash off and keep on for a while. For people with allergies, that would be a serious problem. They can't be washed off even if they are washed, and it will directly cause small red bumps all over the body, and the itching is unbearable and they cannot be scratched with nails.Most people are allergic to this.

The new cut surface of the wood is fragrant and fragrant, and the fragrance is overflowing when sawing. The sawdust is green and sticky, and the color of the water after soaking is also light green or dark green.Drying is very difficult, and the method of drying in the shade is generally adopted. It is for this reason that the wood is particularly resilient and suitable for making bows.After processing, the surface of the wood is relatively oily, with a bright luster and a beautiful appearance.

But now there is no iron wood, so it can't be done.There are on the mountain, but you have to wait until tomorrow to go up the mountain.

Went over to ask Wang Peng while he was free. He had already complained several times that Zhang Taiping did not take him with him when he went into the mountain. The previous few times when he went into the mountain, it was not convenient to take anyone with him. I am going to go with Wang Peng, so as to save him from nagging all the time.

Hearing that Zhang Taiping was preparing Jinshan, Wang Peng agreed without asking what to do.

There was nothing urgent for the two of them, so they discussed going into the mountain after breakfast.

On the way into the mountain the next day, Wang Peng remembered and asked, "What are you going to do in the mountain?"

Zhang Taiping replied: "I'm going to cut down two iron trees and come back."

"What do you cut the iron tree for?" Wang Peng was puzzled.

"Two days ago, I saw someone carry a big bow into the mountain, and I also want to make one. Iron wood is used to make bows." Zhang Taiping replied.

Wang Peng asked curiously: "Who has entered the mountain with a bow? Why haven't I seen it?"

"I don't know it either. You didn't see it because you walked east and didn't go here."

"Brother, can you make me a bow and arrow?" Wang Peng said to Zhang Taiping with bright eyes.Most men have a fondness for bows and guns.

Zhang Taiping nodded and said: "It's a trivial matter!"

When walking down the mountain in the south, I met old man Qian who was checking the corn with his hands behind his back.

"Qian. Uncle Qian, what are you doing?" Wang Peng almost shouted "Old Man Qian", but fortunately Fan Ming came to correct him.In fact, everyone called him "Old Man Qian" behind his back without any malice. It's just that when he was a child, he was often slapped by him when he was mischievous. Therefore, calling him "Old Man Qian" has become a habit since he was a child.

"Look at Baogu, what are you two doing?"

Zhang Taiping said with a smile: "Go into the mountain and see if you can cut down one or two iron trees and come back."

"Ironwood?"

Wang Peng said: "That's right! It's Tiemu. Come back and make two bows and arrows for fun."

If Wang Peng alone said he was chopping iron and wood to make bows and arrows for fun, old man Qian would have scolded him back long ago, but it would be a different matter if Zhang Taiping was around.With Zhang Taiping's current status and prestige in the village and the things he has done for the village, it is impossible for old man Qian to yell at him. He just frowned and asked, "Why do you make bows and arrows?"

Zhang Taiping said with a smile: "It's not convenient to carry a shotgun when entering the mountain, and it's not good to be seen by others. It's more convenient to carry a bow and arrow."

Old Man Qian nodded and said, "Now the rule in our mountain is to plant twice as many saplings after cutting down a few trees. Don't forget to plant saplings when the time comes."

Zhang Taiping nodded yes.

Watching the two go into the mountain talking and laughing, old man Qian muttered to himself: "A bow and arrow." But in his heart he wondered if he would make one when he went back.

After abducting the cornfield, he was sure that the old man Qian couldn't hear the voice of the two of them talking, so Wang Peng complained: "This old man Qian is too lenient, right?" He is a fool, but meeting old man Qian is definitely like a mouse meeting a cat.

Zhang Taiping smiled and did not speak. It is not a bad thing to have such a number one person in the village, but a good thing. Only people like him can always remind people to abide by the rules that a mountain person should abide by.

When he walked, he didn't bring the lion and grimace with him, and when he didn't want to walk halfway, Ah Huang jumped down from a slope.

"Damn! I almost scared me to death." Wang Peng was startled by Ah Huang who jumped out suddenly, patted his chest and said, "Why do you appear and disappear like a ghost?"

There was still a trace of blood on the corner of Ah Huang's mouth, obviously he had just had a full meal.This guy usually wanders around the orchards or mountains around his home now, and he solves it by himself when he is hungry, and only returns home at night.

Zhang Taiping pushed Ah Huang's blood-stained mouth away and said, "It's just a coincidence."

"Oh, I remember that Ah Huang was only so small in the past," he said, gesturing at Ah Huang's previous size, "Why is it so big now? How did the elder brother feed it? I will raise my little dog as well." Like this."

"Is there any way? Just feed like that, three meals a day is enough, the size of the growth has nothing to do with the feeding, it's because of the breed." In fact, Zhang Taiping lied, Ah Huang used to be just A very ordinary little yellow dog has changed because of the space spring.

But this reason cannot be told to others, nor can it be explained.

Just think who would believe that a dog could be fed water to such a size?