That night, I sat by the fire listening to the howling of wolves. Although the fire was extinguished in the second half of the night, the temperature on the stones was still there, so He Siwei had a good rest that night, even better than in the ox cart and The campsite had a good rest.
When going up the mountain, He Siwei got a lot of mugwort. When sleeping at night, the mugwort surrounded him, which also played a role in driving away mosquitoes. This had some effect, but it was not very effective. Fortunately, He Siwei was prepared in advance. , brought out a gauze scarf and wrapped his face, relatively speaking, it was better.
When Lao Shen was there, He Siwei mentioned bringing clothes, but Lao Shen didn't care and just said that he had gotten used to it over the years.
Early the next morning, He Siwei woke up to the sound of birds chirping in the mountains. He Siwei found that Lao Shen was not there. He searched around and saw a man bending down and digging for something not far away.
He Siwei stretched out. This kind of life was really comfortable. She really hoped to stay here until she was admitted to college. That would be great.
For the sake of convenience, He Siwei brought the biscuits and water in the military kettle without worrying about it. When he went up the mountain, he saw a small stream flowing down from the mountain. The water was sweet. He Siwei washed his face and saw old Shen Ye. After returning to the stone, he stood up and went over.
She sat down next to Lao Shen with her crossbody bag, took out the biscuits, and the two of them ate. Lao Shen put a bunch of herbs in front of him, including aster, inula, and front beard. She recognized all of them, and among them was a bunch of hair. The fluffy grass looked a little unfamiliar, so she curiously took one and looked at it.
Then he looked back at Lao Shen in surprise, "Is this... the herb used to make Jian Shenqu?"
Shen Hongwen opened the kettle and drank some water, then smiled and motioned for her to continue.
He Siwei was also very excited, "Grandpa, I really didn't expect to see the herbal medicine for Jian Shenqu here. I've only read about it in books. When my father was alive, he liked Jian Shenqu very much. It's just that the two of us When I went to collect herbs, I never encountered them."
In fact, the herbs used to make Jian Shenqu are very common, but there are some things that really require a chance. Now that he saw his grandfather picking this, how could He Siwei not be excited.
'Shenqu' is not just a medicine, but is made from this special herbal medicine, combined with other herbs and flowers. It has the functions of regulating qi, relieving the surface and digesting food. Shenqu is a yeast preparation that can be combined with other medicines to have a beneficial effect. to different functions.
For example, the herbal medicine in front of you, plus the red tangerine, sea pumice, perilla seeds, perilla leaves, mint, licorice, Erzhuhuang, bitter almonds, fried Citrus aurantium husk, Platycodon, Fritillaria fritillary and Scutellaria baicalensis, is a simple Qingfei tablet. Decoction recipe.
This time they came up the mountain to look for herbs to treat the lungs. Unexpectedly, one morning, grandpa found four herbs.
Of course, not all of them can be considered as four kinds of medicine. For example, Jian Shenqu needs to be developed separately.
However, it is not easy to gather other medicines, some of which are herbs that can only be found in the south.
However, there are many types of medicinal materials in the north. In the current environment, it is not easy to get together a set of medicines. You can replace the unavailable medicines with others. Although the effect is not as good, it can still cure the disease.
The air in the mountains is very good. It's July, and it's summer in the Great Northern Wilderness. You can see many unknown wild flowers. He Siwei looked for herbs along the way and ate a lot of Heiyouyou, an annual herb that is cold in nature and bitter in taste. Slightly sweet; slightly poisonous. Regular consumption can improve myopia. The fruit can also be used to make dyes.
He Siwei looked at the endless mountains, as well as the squirrels, pheasants and birds that ran by from time to time. He took a deep breath and filled his chest with the fresh breath of the woods and green grass.
Thinking about how she was full of energy when she first arrived at Zhezi Farm, it was just that there were so many people and so many things happening.
Now, she can truly feel the taste of freedom.
They couldn't be out for too long, so the two of them went down the mountain before dark, and finally rested by the river at the foot of the mountain. At the same time, they could also process the collected herbs.
Today’s harvest is also a lot, including Codonopsis pilosula, Asparagus asparagus, and Aristolochia chinensis. The most special thing is that there are two coltsfoot flowers. Coltsfoot flowers are distributed in North China, Northwest China and other places. They are perennial herbs with rhizomes growing horizontally underground and flower buds. It's a bit like a kind of acanthus from the Northeast. The leaves of acanthus are slender, while the leaves of coltsfoot are like fans, but the flower buds of the two plants are very similar.
Coltsfoot has the effect of resolving phlegm and relieving coughs. People who live in the Great Northern Wilderness often suffer from frostbite due to cough and phlegm in winter. However, coltsfoot is a medicinal material that grows in the south, so it is in short supply in the north.
Now that he found this medicinal plant, Lao Shen was not willing to dig it down directly. Instead, he dug up the treasure and planned to plant it after returning to the camp and slowly propagate it.
After the two of them went up the mountain, two of each medicinal plant had their roots dug deep and were going to be planted back, so they couldn't delay outside. After a long time, they were afraid that the medicinal materials would not survive.
There was sand and gravel next to the stream, which was clean to sit on, but there were many mosquitoes. He Siwei found mugwort nearby. After the fire was raised, he spread several small fires around and threw the mugwort on. It won't burn, but the smoke will drive away most mosquitoes.
While looking for mugwort, He Siwei thought she was dazzled at first. After the mugwort was covered in smoke, she held a branch with fire in her hand and returned to the grass. She took a closer look under the weak firelight. In an instant, his eyes narrowed into slits, and he turned around happily and called Lao Shen.
"Grandpa, come here and take a look."
When Lao Shen saw the girl walking aside, he guessed that she had discovered something. When he heard that she was so excited, he was also curious about what it was. After seeing something in the grass, he bent down and took a closer look. .
The leaves are triangular to broadly ovate, and the plant is entangled in the grass.
He said, "Is this a wild yam?"
He Siwei was overjoyed, "Grandpa, we have food rations this time."
Yams are medicinal materials and can also be used as food rations.
And it is easy to grow. These vines can survive by cutting them into the soil. In winter, when the leaves wither, they are dug up and some roots are left, and they will grow again the next day.
Sweet potatoes and potatoes require seeds, which are not available in breeding farms. Nowadays, there are wild yams. As long as you grow them yourself, you can also keep them for winter rations.
Shen Hongwen also had a smile on his face, "This is a good thing. It's too late now. We'll dig again tomorrow morning."
He Siwei helped Grandpa back to the fire, "There happens to be cow dung as fertilizer, but it gets cold here early, so it's best to get a greenhouse."
There is no place for people to live, let alone a greenhouse.
He Siwei thought that he could get more weeds and cover them on the yams after the frost, so as to delay the freezing of the mountains as much as possible.
But in Beidahuang, it started to snow at the end of August last year, and it froze very early.
People are like this, always dissatisfied.
I didn't sleep well that night. It was very humid by the stream and there were a lot of mosquitoes. He Siwei felt that he hadn't fallen asleep, and he kept waving his hands to drive away the mosquitoes.
