Although it was already lunch time, Chu Mu had already forgotten all sleep and food. His expression was unprecedentedly solemn and focused, as if he was completely immersed in the dozens of wooden boxes in front of him.
Only twenty-eight wooden boxes could be distinguished by Chu Mu from noon to dusk.
After several hours of extreme concentration, he should have been extremely exhausted, but Chu Mu's bright eyes also proved that at this moment, Chu Mu was obviously not in a calm mood.
Twenty-eight wooden boxes and twenty-eight herbs.
The oldest one, a green spoon, is about seventy years old.
The herbs with the lowest age are about ten years old.
What is priceless?
The twenty-eight wooden boxes in front of him were worth sixty cents!
You know, the medicines used in medicine are all ordinary medicinal materials, and they basically have a one-year growth cycle.
Even the prescriptions he used to assist in the practice of the Body Strengthening Technique were all ordinary medicinal materials.
Before today, he had searched through all the medicine cabinets in the entire pharmacy, but he could never find a single herb from the previous year.
According to descriptions in medical books, although most medicinal plants can continue to grow against the growth cycle, this growth is extremely harsh on the environment, climate and other related factors.
It can be said that every herbal plant of last year can be said to be the creation of heaven and earth!
He once asked Mr. Li about his doubts about old medicinal materials, but in the end he only got the word "rare" in answer.
At the moment, looking at the twenty-eight wooden boxes in front of him, Chu Mu felt as if he was in a dream.
"how?"
When Chu Mu was lost in thought, Mr. Li made a faint sound.
Chu Mu was startled for a moment, then stood up and bowed his hands. This time, it was the first time that Chu Mu showed sincere respect.
In the past, whether it was injuries being treated by Mr. Li, or the knowledge of getting started with qi and blood cultivation, or the current study of medicine.
In Chu Mu's view, it was just a transaction of money.
He provided the money, and Mr. Li provided the knowledge. It was an equal exchange, nothing more.
But this time, these twenty-eight medicinal herbs from previous years were undoubtedly beyond the scope of equal exchange.
Even if he only saw it once or twice, this medicinal material has nothing to do with the baby.
But just this knowledge...even if he has ten thousand gold, where can he find it?
He doesn't have this channel at all! With his current status, he is completely out of reach!
No matter what Mr. Li in front of him thinks of this move, to him, it is an undoubted kindness!
Mr. Li picked up a wooden box and took the Qingning Ginseng in his hand. He looked at it and asked casually.
"What year is this Qingning ginseng?"
Chu Mu fixed his eyes a little and said respectfully: "About thirty years."
Mr. Li frowned: "How many years exactly?"
Chu Mu thought for a moment and shook his head:
"Mu... is stupid and doesn't know. Please ask Mr. Li for advice."
Mr. Li did not answer, but the conversation suddenly changed: "What is the growth cycle of this Qingning ginseng?"
Chu Mu replied without thinking: "It is recorded in the Baicao Illustrated Book that Qingning Ginseng sprouts in early spring, matures in three years, and withers in the twelfth lunar month."
"Brother Mu is good at reading medical books."
Mr. Li showed approval: "Brother Mu, do you know that the medication recorded in medical books is based on the three-year cycle of Qingning Ginseng."
Chu Mu was slightly startled, unable to react to what Mr. Li said.
Immediately, as if a sudden inspiration came to him, Chu Mu's expression suddenly became serious. After organizing his words a little, Chu Mu couldn't wait to say:
"Mr. Li, what you mean is that if you want to use medicinal materials of this age, you must find out the specific age of the medicinal materials, so as to determine the medicinal properties of the medicinal materials!"
"Brother Mu is really talented."
Mr. Li looked a little solemn: "The so-called miss is a thousand miles."
"Once any herbal plant has crossed its own growth cycle, it will compete with the sky for its destiny. Every year or even every month of growth, it is undergoing transformation, and its medicinal properties will inevitably be greatly different."
"A Qingning ginseng with a normal growth cycle of three years and a Qingning ginseng with a normal growth cycle of three years can be said to be two different medicinal plants."
"A Qingning ginseng that has first crossed the three-year cycle and a Qingning ginseng that has grown for six years can also be said to be two different medicinal plants."
"Brother Mu is familiar with medical books and naturally knows that after medicinal plants cross the growth cycle, they have extremely strict requirements on the environment and climate in which they grow."
"Some may even undergo unpredictable changes due to different climate environments."
"Some appearance and shape will not change, but the properties of the medicine will change completely. It is not impossible for a tonic to turn into a poison. All kinds of changes cannot be judged by common sense."
"Therefore, the most important thing in practicing medicine is to know the medicine!"
"Knowing the specific year and specific medicinal properties of the medicinal materials, this specificity, how detailed it can be, determines to a large extent, Brother Mu, how far you can go on this road!"
Chu Oh was slightly startled. This theory, which was not within the scope of his thinking, was like a thunderclap at this moment, making him unable to react.
Know people, know medicine...
His understanding is so shallow...
Chu Mu took a deep breath, kept these words in his heart, and bowed: "Mu... be taught!"
Mr. Li ignored Chu Mu and fixed his slightly cloudy eyes on the Qingning Ginseng in his hand.
Then he took out a thin beard and put it into his mouth. After chewing it for a while, Mr. Li slowly said: "This Qingning ginseng is from thirty-sixth year and August. In this world, it is considered a treasure. …”
The age of the medicine was detailed down to the month, but Mr. Li was not at all proud. On the contrary, his expression was uncontrollably dejected.
It was as if the chewing of this thin whisker brought back the old man's sad past.
Chu Mu was speechless. He could not imagine how much experience he had gained by being able to specify the month.
After all, a medicinal plant that is older than him is beyond his reach, let alone having more contact with it, accumulating experience, and even accumulating such profound experience.
"Um?"
In the midst of surprise, Chu Mu suddenly frowned, and his eyes were instantly fixed on the Qingning ginseng in Mr. Li's hand.
eager!
Indescribable longing!
Chu Mu senses himself.
He was sure that this was not an illusion.
Just now, after Mr. Li took off the thin beard of Qingning Ginseng, this feeling of longing came out of his body inexplicably.
It's like...
Chu Mu's pupils shrank suddenly. That night, that bloody pill... wasn't that what he longed for?
This Qingning ginseng...
Chu Mu looked fiercely at the Qingning ginseng in Mr. Li's hand again.
Thirty-six years and eight months of medicine, so effective?
Then why didn't he feel this way when he held it in his hand just now?
Thin whiskers?
Chu Mu focused on the severed beard and seemed to have the answer.
Was it because the roots were broken and a certain aura was exposed, which aroused the desire in his body?
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