In the next few days, Chu Yue would either follow Zhang Zheng into the mountains to identify medicinal materials, or follow him to see people in the village. Every time he checked someone's pulse, Chu Yue would let Chu Yue feel it again.
As she felt her pulse more often, Chu Yue became more and more proficient in controlling the pulse, and now she has the ability to treat people alone.
"Master, I have almost recognized the commonly used medicinal materials. I can recognize the rest later. Now that you have taught me a lot about pathology and pulse conditions, can you also try to teach me prescriptions and acupuncture?"
Apart from anything else, Zhang Zheng's acupuncture skills are really powerful.
When someone in the village had a headache, leg pain, and arm pain, he would give him a few injections and the pain would go away immediately. Then he would give him a prescription, and the pain would slowly subside.
At least in the past ten days, Nai's headache has not happened again.
Zhang Zheng stroked his beard and glanced in the direction of the chicken coop, "It's not impossible..."
He had missed the taste of fried chicken for a long time since he last had it.
Chu Yue understood in her heart, turned around and ran to the chicken pen, "Master, wait, I will catch a chicken first and make fried chicken for Master at noon."
Looking at Chu Yue's fiery figure, Yun Cuihe, who was sitting in the main room doing needlework, shook her head helplessly, "Yueyue, catch two. When they are ready, send half to your grandma's house. I saved them before. There aren’t many rice husks left for the chickens to eat, so the chickens may have to eat them slowly.”
While catching chickens, Chu Yue asked, "Mom, Brother Dalin has been shelling rice husks in his house all year round. Do they have rice husks for sale? If so, let's buy some to raise chickens. We will go to town in a few days. I'm afraid we won't be able to sell the meat, so we have to keep a few chickens to lay eggs. Don't we still have a hen laying eggs? When the chicks grow up, they will also eat them."
After hearing this, Yun Cuihe stood up immediately.
"Yueyue's words reminded me, I'll ask about it right away."
After saying that, he put the sewing basket in his hand back into the house and went out to Sun Dalin's house.
In two quarters of an hour, she picked up a load of chaff mixed with a little broken rice.
Chu Yue, who was plucking chicken feathers, quickly stood up and wiped the water stains on her hands, "Is there really rice bran?"
Yun Cuihe stepped into the threshold and said, "A load of broken chaff is twenty cents, which is five cents more expensive than usual. Many people are rushing to get it. Fortunately, I went early. If it had been later, these chaff would have been lost." It will be bought by someone else."
In any case, the chickens in the house have enough food for the time being.
Chu Yue stepped forward to help Yun Cuihe remove the burden from her shoulders, "Are those people buying chaff also to feed the chickens?"
"Of course not." Yun Cuihe said slowly, "Mixing rice bran into porridge and eating it can make you full. Before you married Xinghe, we also ate like this in our house. Although it is not easy to swallow, it is indeed better than eating it. Eating rice porridge alone will make you hungry."
Chu Yue pursed her lips, "After all, our family's conditions are better now, and we don't have to swallow chaff to fill our stomachs anymore. It will get better and better in the future."
Yun Cuihe smiled and said, "That's right, as long as our family works together, things will only get better and better in the future."
Chu Yue helped Yun Cuihe pour the rice bran into her dustpan and basket, and then continued to pluck the chicken feathers.
Yun Cuihe patted the chaff on her body and shouted into the room, "Xing Ping Xing'an, help your mother send the basket and pole to Dalin's house first, and then you can practice calligraphy when you come back later."
Some time ago, Lu Xinghe copied a thousand-character essay for the two of them. Maybe it was because of the novelty. He has been actively learning and practicing calligraphy recently, and even Lu Xingping, who is usually like a hairy monkey, has become a lot quieter.
"Mom, here you go."
The two brothers responded, then left the house, strung the two baskets on the poles, and carried them all the way down the mountain.
Yun Cuihe hurriedly chased her to the entrance of the courtyard, "Slow down, don't fall."
Lu Xingping, who was walking in front, waved as he ran, "I got it, Mom."
Yun Cuihe sighed helplessly, "This hairy monkey thought that reading and reading would calm his temper, but I'm afraid he won't be able to sit still for a long time."
Chu Yue couldn't help but laugh and said, "Mom, isn't Xingping always like this? I think it's pretty good."
Yun Cuihe also covered her mouth and smiled, "That's true, heartless and worry-free."
After Chu Yue cleaned the chicken feathers, she put it on an open fire and burned off the fine fluff on the chicken. Then she removed the internal organs, rubbed the chicken all over with ginger, sauce and salt, and marinated it in a bowl. I went to the main room to find Zhang Zheng.
"My teacher told you before that when you look at the color and press the pulse, you must first differentiate between yin and yang. Floating, rapid, slippery, and flood are the pulse signs of Yang's prosperity. On the contrary, heavy, slow, astringent, and thin are the pulse signs of declining yin. In addition to yin and yang, , as well as the six factors of exterior and interior, cold and heat, and deficiency and excess. Only after confirming the patient's disease location can we prescribe the right medicine to supplement what should be supplemented and purge what should be purged."
Chu Yue nodded. She had a good idea of these elements after following Zhang Zheng and feeling the pulse of many people some time ago.
"About the four qi, five flavors and meridian tropism, I have already talked about it before when I taught you how to identify medicines, so I won't repeat them again. Today I will focus on talking to you about the seven situations of compatibility of medicinal materials and the ingredients in the prescriptions. The relationship between king, minister, assistant and envoy.”
Chu Yue was fascinated by what she heard, and before she knew it, it was time for dinner.
She ran to the kitchen to get Zhang Zheng a cup of tea, and then went to the kitchen to make batter for fried chicken.
Lu Xing'an, who was cooking porridge on the stove, looked in Chu Yue's direction, "Sister-in-law, can you understand what Doctor Zhang said?"
When Dr. Zhang was giving lectures to Chu Yue these days, he would sit next to him from time to time and listen, but every time he listened, he didn't learn anything and his mind became increasingly empty. Once empty, he just wanted to doze off.
"Of course I can understand." Chu Yue said with a smile.
Lu Xingan's eyes were full of admiration.
"Sister-in-law is probably the kind of person who is gifted in medical skills."
Chu Yue smiled and said no more.
She already had a basic foundation, but now she just picked up the traditional Chinese medicine that she had not fully studied before and continued to learn. The master also taught students according to their aptitude, and the content of the lectures was all things that she could understand at her level.
If you replace someone with a weaker foundation, you may not be able to keep up.
She slid the battered chicken into a pan with just the right oil temperature and fried it until both sides were golden brown and crispy on the outside. Then she took it out to control the oil.
Then a portion of cabbage was fried, and the family served the meal.
"Mom, after we harvest the radishes and cabbages on the ground in our old house in a few days, how about we plant another batch?" Chu Yue asked.
She didn't know why, but she always felt that at this young age, she would feel at ease if she had more food.
Yun Cuihe frowned, "It's already October after harvesting the radishes over there. It's cold here and the sprouts may be frozen."
Chu Yue felt a little worried, "What should we do? We can't leave the land empty. I still have a lot of vegetable seeds I bought before."
Lu Xinghe put down his bowl and chopsticks, "Actually, it's not impossible. You can put the rice straw stored in the old house on the ground as a layer to keep warm. I've grown vegetables like this before. Carrots and cabbage are quite cold-resistant. With straw to keep warm, it should be able to Just carry it for a while and then take the vegetables back when it's about to snow."
Chu Yue's eyes lit up.
"Then after harvesting the cabbage and radishes, I will try to do this. I am afraid that the cabbage in the old house will be more than a load. I will keep a few in my house to eat, and the rest can be taken to the town. Sell it, now that it’s grown this year, the cabbage should fetch a good price.”
