Riding the wind of rebirth

Chapter 1941: Look at the shape, listen to the name, they are all good things

Wenwangbi is a very strange-looking plant. Its scientific name is Snakehead mushroom. It looks like a red unopened mushroom. In fact, it is not a mushroom, but a parasitic plant. It mainly parasitizes on the roots of rhododendron plants under the fir forest.

This strange plant was first recorded in the Compendium of Materia Medica as having a sweet and bitter smell, being non-toxic, and being used to refresh the mind and treat alcohol accumulation.

Later, it was used in some prescriptions to treat gynecological diseases and coronary neurasthenia, and has analgesic, anti-inflammatory, antibacterial and antioxidant functions.

I don’t know when it started, maybe influenced by the saying “like cures like”, it was suddenly said that this thing can strengthen sexual function, and it also got another name - Rejuvenation Grass.

This kind of plant is also produced in the island country, it is called the island snake gourd, and it looks like an underdeveloped thin pine cone. I don’t know if it is a trend brought from there, or if it is a folk remedy that was learned from somewhere. In any case, the guys like Matsui Zou and Jin Junyi who had lost all their bodies in the bar street outside the Minshan Hotel were asking Zhou Zhi about this thing, wanting it.

In fact, there are a lot of this thing in Daliang Mountain, but Zhou Zhi didn't believe in the efficacy of this thing. He opened the ancient books to check, but there was no record in the ancient books, so he didn't look for it seriously.

I finally got the job done today.

After such a walk, their bodies were cold again. The three of them put the wild vegetables and herbs they had collected on the raft and swam slowly to the pasture to feed the horses.

When taking horses out for a trip, we usually prepare soybean feed or soybean meal to supplement the horses' nutrition and protein. Although Sichuan horses can tolerate rough feed and the journey is not far, Lao Chi Ri also prepared some for the horses.

Because the horse grass was abundant, Zhou Zhi did not rush to feed the horses yesterday, but waited until this morning.

Each horse has its own bean feed bag. To feed the horses with beans in the wild, just put the beans into the bean feed bag and put it in the horse's mouth. The horse will eat the beans obediently, so all the horses can be taken care of in this way.

Although Mai Xiaomiao is no longer afraid of riding a horse, she still doesn't dare to feed the horse herself. After all, horses are large animals and they will show their teeth when they are happy to see the bean feed, which is quite scary for a girl.

Also, one way horses express their love for their friends is by chewing their fur. Although they think it's light, when it happens to humans, the feeling is different and it still hurts a bit.

So this was Zhou Zhi's job. These horses all liked Zhou Zhi very much. When they saw them coming, they were led by the big blue horses and greeted them with twinkling eyes.

Zhou Zhi took out a brush made of fine steel wire from the saddle box of the big blue horse and gave it to Mai Xiaomiao and Jike Azi: "They like this, use it to play with them."

This is why these horses like Zhouzhi. Before Zhouzhi came to Lianhe Township, the horses in Lianhe Township could not enjoy the use of wire brushes to brush their fur.

Brushing a horse's coat can help remove old hair, dust, parasites, protect the skin, and help the horse restore strength. Brushing the coat can also be used to enhance mutual communication and the relationship between the two parties. This is how Lao Chi Ri's big blue horse was "bribed" by Zhou Zhi.

After feeding the seven horses with beans, Zhou Zhi took down the bean bags and hid them where the saddles were piled. Then the three of them went back into the water and swam towards the camp.

In the camp, Wu Renzhong and Shama Ricong had also gotten up. It looked like they had already had breakfast. Now they were each holding a cup of milk tea, sitting on reclining chairs in a rather petite manner, looking as if they were living a peaceful and tranquil life.

"Shama looks good sitting like this, but Renzhong looks a bit pretentious sitting like this." Although Wu Renzhong is actually quite handsome, Zhou Zhi just likes to criticize him: "Go for a morning swim, it's very comfortable!"

"What did you pick?" Wu Renzhong asked curiously, "A whole basket, Boss."

"Herba schizonepeta, wild onions, mushrooms, and the most common one is leek, that's it."

"What is this?" Wu Renzhong picked up Zhou Zhi without introducing it.

"This is called King Wen's Brush, also known as Lotus on the Stone and Rejuvenating Grass. It was found for the two Japanese and Korean foreigners who came to inspect last time." "Why did they find this?" Wu Renzhong became more interested: "Looking at the shape and the name, this thing seems to be a good thing..."

"I think they are all rumors. The book says that it can refresh the mind and treat alcohol accumulation. The Tujia people also believe that it can clear lung heat and relieve heat toxins. As for the claims that it can strengthen yang and nourish the kidneys, treat impotence, neurosis, gynecological diseases, chronic hepatitis, etc., I think they are a bit exaggerated."

"Give these to me." Wu Renzhong asked for them without hesitation: "Find another one for the two foreigners."

"How about I take you there? Actually there are still a lot, but Brother Elbow said they didn't need it, so I didn't take more."

"Your brother Elbow doesn't need that." Wu Renzhong rolled his eyes at Zhou Zhi: "He doesn't know how many people in the world need this..."

"Do you need it?" Zhou Zhi looked at Wu Renzhong suspiciously: "Renzhong, if you are sick, you should treat it early. Stay with Grandpa Chi Ri, and I will cure you..."

"Go away! I have some friends..."

"I understand. Anyone would say the same thing..."

"I don't want to bother with you, Ah Zi, let's go!"

"Then remember to bring a snakeskin bag."

"No matter how many friends I have, I don't need such a big bag..."

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"Get lost! I mean bring back some more leeks. They make delicious pickles."

"..."

The camp became quiet again. Mai Xiaomiao and Zhou Zhi changed their clothes and went to the stream together to wash their spoils.

"Xiao Miao doesn't seem to like blood sausage?" Zhou Zhi asked Mai Xiaomiao while washing wild vegetables. There is warm water for washing vegetables here. It has to be said that this is the best camping site Zhou Zhi has ever stayed in.

Mai Xiaomiao shrugged his nose: "I can accept the braised pork intestines you made, and the steamed pork intestines with rice flour that I ate in Xichang, but I really can't accept this."

"Actually, this is an improved version." Zhou Zhi smiled and said, "The traditional Yi pig blood is actually even simpler. Just mix the pig blood with chopped potatoes, stir-fry until half cooked, then add salt, ginger, Litsea cubeba, pepper, garlic and other seasonings, and then stuff it into the pig's large intestine. Hang it under the eaves to drain the pig blood, then hang it in the woodshed and smoke it for about ten days. This is the most authentic blood sausage."

"Sour cabbage and blood sausage are delicious, glutinous rice is delicious, pig intestines are delicious, but I can't eat them when they are made into blood sausage." Mai Xiaomiao surrendered and pointed at Zhai Ergen: "My limit is to accept this, the tender kind."

“Hahaha…” Zhou Zhi laughed, “In fact, the Yi people have another delicious dish called sandworms. I guess you, Xiao Miao, won’t be able to enjoy it.”

"Thank you, I'd rather not have that blessing." Mai Xiaomiao felt goosebumps when he heard it, picked up the deer ear chives in his hand and smelled it: "This seems to be quite good. How is it usually made?"

"I'll teach you a lesson. As long as it's wild vegetables, you can basically chop them up and scramble them with eggs." Zhou Zhi said, "If they are very bitter, rinse them with water first, then squeeze them dry, chop them up and scramble them with eggs."

"But the taste of deer ear chives is similar to that of leeks, with a hint of green onion fragrance. Apart from scrambled eggs, it can be eaten in almost any way that leeks can be eaten."

"It seems that Koreans like this very much, and think that spicy pickled vegetables and barbecue are a perfect match." Zhou Zhi said: "I want to try this method of pickling salted vegetables in my hometown."