Haidiqiecuo, the name of this oasis lake, "Cuo" means lake, and "Haidiqie" means hope.
For the desolate and barren Gobi Desert, this lake can also bear the word "hope".
At the end of the day, when the sun is at its strongest, the poplar trees by the lake have become shelters for herdsmen, cattle and sheep.
The sheep were half-kneeling with sleepy eyes, and the herdsmen were rarely relaxed. They chatted about daily trivial matters in their respective villages. From time to time, people from other villages came to ask which family's daughter had grown up first.
At this time, an uproar started, and then became louder and louder, waking up the herdsmen who were about to take a nap. They walked toward the point of the noise with doubts.
That was where Tongjia Village usually stayed. The herdsmen who didn't know the whole story asked their acquaintances and learned that Tongjia Village had a teacher and was building a school.
Is this okay?
These people who were originally watching the excitement also pushed towards the crowd and joined in the commotion.
"We in Chenjia Village will also give us money to make the school bigger."
"Yes, our Diaojia Village also agrees. Teaching one village is also teaching, and teaching several villages is also teaching. Lao Zhang, don't you think so?"
"I think it's okay. As the head of a village, Tong Wu, don't be so annoying. Many children in my Zhangjia Village have Tong family blood, and they are not outsiders."
"Hey, you guys are so scared, wait until I ask Mr. Ha Jiaoshu."
Tong Wu, the head of Tongjia Village, grinned his yellow teeth and roared.
He was so annoyed by these people that he came here today. He couldn't hold it back and blew the news about the establishment of a school in the village. He didn't expect that these people would react so strongly.
Tong Wu roared fiercely, but everyone still refused to let him go. The herdsmen talked to each other, saliva flew everywhere, and Tong Wu even felt that his face was a little wet.
"Which Guawazi ate garlic today? It smells bad!"
He couldn't stand it anymore, so he stood up and wanted to hit someone, and then a voice came from the outside of the crowd.
"Chief Tong, I have no objection to the expansion of the school."
Yi Ning came from a distance and said with a smile. Fu Li followed him with an expressionless face.
Tong Wu found his savior and squeezed out from the crowd: "Mr. Yi."
Others' eyes lit up when they heard Tong Wu's name. Although they were confused about why the teacher had gray hair, they were not slow on their feet and quickly gathered around him.
"snort!"
Fuli raised his foot and stamped on the ground, causing cracks in the ground. The cracks spread out like spider webs, frightening the herdsmen who were planning to approach and froze in place.
Only then did the herdsmen see the strong man behind Yi Ning. Even though Fuli's tail had been hidden in his trousers, he was still tall and tall. As for his facial features, the word "fierce" was almost carved into his face.
After they secretly weighed how many punches they could receive, they instantly turned into obedient children and stood obediently in the distance, stopping to watch.
As a result, the scene quickly became quiet.
Yi Ning looked at Tong Wu and asked: "The village chief has any ideas about the expansion of the school."
"No, no, this is a good thing. It all depends on Mr. Yi's decision." Tong Wu waved his hand.
Land is the least valuable in the desert. As long as the school is built in Tongjia Village, he has no objection.
"The expansion can be arranged by Village Chief Tong. I have other things to do, so I won't disturb you all."
Yi Ning bowed his hands and saluted everyone, and led Fuli towards the lake.
I don’t know whether it was out of respect for him, fear of Fu Li, or both. The herdsmen spontaneously made way for a passage. After he had gone far, they returned to their true nature and started a new round around Tong Wu. Drooling.
This oasis lake looks blue from a distance, but when Yi Ning gets closer, it looks green again.
The green lake water sparkles under the sunlight, the grass on the shore is full of vitality, and the water waves and tender grass are rippling gently with the breeze.
This was a beautiful scene, but Yi Ning sighed because his suspicion was confirmed.
Then Yi Ning knelt down again and took a handful of water. The lake was crystal clear. He lowered his head to take a sip and shook his head: "I'm busy."
Fu Li didn't quite understand, but he followed suit by holding up the lake water, drinking it all in one gulp, and then carefully felt the changes in his body, and said doubtfully: "There is nothing strange about my body."
"Can you taste it?"
"A little salty."
"Because the salinity of this lake is greater than normal fresh water."
Yi Ning had stood up again and looked into the distance. "If the salinity is very high, the villagers will immediately notice the problem after drinking it. However, the salinity of the lake water is not high. It doesn't matter if you drink it once or twice. In the long run, it will cause Kidney and heart damage.”
After saying this, he left the lake and walked further away.
Fu Li followed behind and asked, "What is salinity?"
"How much salt is in the water? The salt is usually used for cooking. This situation is very common in oasis lakes." Now that he has accepted a disciple, Yi Ning answers all questions.
And then added: "The human body needs salt, but it should not be too much. Too much will cause kidney deficiency and yang hyperactivity, qi deficiency, blood stasis, and body edema."
“If you look at the rough skin and sallow complexion of the people in Tongjia Village, it’s not just the result of long-term menial work. Most of the problems are caused by long-term drinking of salt water.”
Yi Ning said as he walked, while Fu Li silently remembered it from behind.
"Master, is this knowledge the inheritance of our medical family?"
"This is the heritage of my hometown."
"Where is Master's hometown?"
"The stars in the sky are my hometown."
Yi Ning pointed to the sky, while his eyes moved around, looking for something.
Fuli muttered "the sky is full of stars", savoring the profound meaning, but he didn't know that the stars Yi Ning pointed to were really stars.
There was no city in the sky, and they were just walking in the Gobi under the scorching sun.
finally,
An hour later, Yi Ning stopped and looked at the small slope in the distance: "Found it."
Then the pace quickened, and soon we were on the hillside.
There is a green bush growing on this hillside. The plants are more than one meter high, one next to another, a bit like an enlarged version of weeds.
Fu Li came and asked, "Master, what is this?"
"There is an antidote near the poisonous snake. The lake where the heaven and earth were born also leaves a glimmer of hope."
Yi Ning took out a small hoe and dug out the roots of the plant. "This thing is called Apocynum. It grows in the Gobi. It can clear away fire and calm the liver, lower fat and blood pressure, digest food and resolve stagnation. It just solves the problem caused by the lake." question."
"So this is Chinese medicine?!" Fu Li's eyes flashed. He knew the relationship between Chinese medicine and doctors very well, so he watched with concentration, for fear of missing any details.
Yi Ning saw the tiger demon staring at Apocynum, as if observing some kind of Taoist rules, and felt a little helpless: "It's just a mortal grass, come here to help, be careful not to hurt its roots."
After a while, they wiped out all the apocynum in this area.
The two of them each held a large bundle of apocynum and returned to Tongjiacun.
Fu Li suddenly asked: "Master, with your level of cultivation, why don't you buy a storage ring to hold Chinese medicine? Does a doctor have anything to say?"
Yi Ning: "?!"
