Chapter 6: The Family's Plans

In the evening, the uncle took out the notes recorded in the afternoon and discussed the key points of earthworm breeding with Li's father, and Li Ya went to the third master's house.

The third master heard that Li Ya wanted to study medicine, and said happily: "It's good if you want to study medicine, your father's generation is uneven, there are no conditions to study medicine, and he hasn't been an apprentice yet." Now only by teaching your generation can our Li family's medical skills be passed on. ”

Li Ya said with a smile: "There are many people in my generation, dozens of brothers, as long as you have time to teach, there will always be a few who are willing to learn." ”

The third master took out a box from the cabinet and put it on the table to open it, took out a stack of books, and said: "Here is the experience of practicing medicine handed down by my ancestors, and there are also those I have written down, which is the most important thing in family medicine." The medical skills of our Li family, in addition to those brought by the refugees at the end of the Ming Dynasty, are summarized by the local ethnic groups, and there are also those who went out to learn after settling here. He showed it to Li Ya, put it away again, and then continued: "To learn medicine, you must first identify medicinal materials, and most of the medicinal materials grown in the group (near the production team) are known in the village, and it is relatively simple to identify medicinal materials, but you also have to look at the "Compendium of Materia Medica", which has to be accumulated for a long time. To know herbal medicine, you also need to learn to process it, but there are not many herbs with complex processing process, and reasonable processing methods can make the medicinal effect of medicinal materials better, which is also a secret that many doctors do not pass on. Then learn to see the doctor, and memorize the prescription and the symptoms of the case. After learning this, I finally read the notes in that box. In this way, with the passage of time, the experience of diagnosing and using drugs increases, and the medical skills can be sharpened. Your father's generation basically learned to make raw rice, and he could only cure some minor diseases, collect some medicinal materials and process them to sell. ”

Li Ya listened to the third master, first identified the medicinal materials, and then Li Ya found that many common names were different from the titles of the books, such as hemp taro is Banxia, tiger ginger is yellow essence, hornet bag is prunella, and brain water thorn is the top ten merits. If there was no one to guide him, Li Ya would only have to go to the pharmacy to buy medicine even if he had learned. The third master took the "Compendium of Materia Medica" and handed it to Li Ya, and said: "The common names are all indicated, and there are some medicinal materials that are not recorded in the book, and I have also written a new one, first memorize the medicinal materials, and teach you to make medicinal materials when I finish it." ”

After saying goodbye, Li Ya compared the thickness of the page, and he would be busy for a while.

When he got home, his brother-in-law took the book in Li Ya's hand and looked at it, and said unexpectedly: "How is it the "Compendium of Materia Medica"?"

This Dad Li knew and said: "Learn medicine before distinguishing medicine, there are so many medicinal materials recorded in the "Compendium of Materia Medica", of course you have to use it." If it is missing, just make up another copy. ”

The uncle looked at the tome in his hand and sighed: "No wonder they all say that the old Chinese medicine practitioner, when you have all these medicinal materials and have rich experience, won't you be old when you are famous?"

Dad Li said: "Not necessarily, our ancestor has a twenty-year-old medical skill who is very high, and the medical books that have survived now have been sorted out by him." ”

Li Ya said: "In fact, there are classifications of Chinese medicine, such as pediatrics and gynecology, so you can save a lot of time by learning the basics first, and then specializing in one." There was no such condition before, but now it is possible to do this, and dozens of brothers can produce a few doctors. ”

The uncle agreed: "This method is good, only learn a fraction of the things in the same time, so that it is easy to learn the essence." ”

The brother-in-law had a happy time at Li Ya's house, and he didn't go back until the uncle came to call him. The uncle saw that the production team would go to work in two more days, and took advantage of the time to raise the earthworms, so he came over and picked up a flat shoulder, and when he went back, he decorated the earthworms by the way, so as to save himself from having to go to the field to find them.

The earthworms raised by Li Ya's family have been able to pick up the stubble, and the previous ones were all pulled from the dung heap, and the number was not large, and there was no amount of feeding. The uncle looked at the scalp of the earthworms in Li Ya's earthworm pond full of rolling and crawling, and said, "Good guy, this is numb and crispy at a glance, and it is quite satisfying." ”

Dad Li smiled: "I will get used to it after watching it a few more times, thinking that the pig has eaten fat and dudu, not only am I not afraid, but I also like it very much." ”

The uncle listened and said, "I'll go and see how your pigs are." As soon as he entered the pigsty, he let out a compliment: "It's really fatter than other pigs." ”

The uncle said: "According to the growth of the pig, the further you go, the greater the difference. ”

The uncle fantasized and said: "You can't feed three or four hundred catties for seven or eight months, and you can be two pigs." ”

Li Ya said on the side: "Generally speaking, two hundred and seventy eight or three hundred catties will be sold, and after the fastest growth time, the more you feed it, the less cost-effective it is." ”

The uncle calculated: "In this way, you can sell it in four months, feed three troughs (slaughtered three times) this year, and marry a literate daughter-in-law for your brother-in-law." "Uncle Li Ya graduated from high school and served as a soldier, his vision is naturally high, and he can't look down on the uneducated big girl in the village, so he is not enthusiastic about the object, he is twenty-two years old, and he has no object, and others are anxious for him, but the uncle just doesn't want to. The twenty-year-old boy in the village had all the children born.

Li Ya persuaded his uncle: "My uncle is educated and knowledgeable, and he will have the opportunity to get rid of the hoe in the future, and he is only twenty-two years old, just past the legal age of marriage in the country." Since there are few places recommended to go to university, you can also choose a militia captain first, and you may not be able to work in the commune in the future. Although Li Ya knew that the college entrance examination would resume next year, Li Ya couldn't find an excuse to say the news. My uncle will only be twenty-three next year, and with his education level, how can he be admitted, and if he gets married, even if he is admitted, he doesn't know if he can go to college.

When the uncle heard this, he said happily: "Yes, yes, the captain of the elective militia is good, and he is also a cadre, and it is good to go out to his family and hear that he is the captain of the militia." ”

The brother-in-law said helplessly: "Big brother, why did you go on a blind date again." ”

Li Ya also understood his uncle's thoughts, and time passed in a flash, and it was difficult for the uncle to find a partner when he was old. Anyway, I have lived in the village all my life, and as long as I can find a partner who can be reasonable and can work, what if I am educated, experts and professors will also be decentralized.

In the evening, Dad Li came back from a meeting and said: "Tomorrow I will pack up the farm tools, and the day after tomorrow I will order buds (plant corn), and I will also go to the third day of junior high school, and I will not let the pigs go." ”

The next day, Li Ya took the hat and followed his parents to the ancestral hall, and the grain was placed in the ancestral hall. After the last round, Uncle began to assign tasks. Li Ya and his father put manure, and his mother laid seeds.

The entire production team of more than 100 people worked together, the scene was extremely spectacular, and Li Ya was also infected and sped up. Maybe it's the reason for the crossing, maybe it's because I didn't eat well before, anyway, recently Li Ya found that he had become a little strongman, although he was not as good as Sanbo and Brother Yuanzhi, but the half-sack of manure was not heavy in his hands, so he simply threw a handful of baskets and carried the sack.

Seeing that the sun was getting higher and higher, the members gradually slowed down, and the uncle said loudly: "Let's have two songs to refresh yourself." ”

When the song sounded, the members were indeed in a lot of spirits, and the movements in their hands sped up a little. Li Ya wiped his sweat, rolled his eyes, ran over and said to the uncle: "Uncle, I found that there is a lot of pheasants and hares in Lao Lin. ”

Uncle suddenly realized: "The rabbit sent to my house is where it was set, right?"

Li Ya smiled, it was a tacit acquiescence.

Uncle asked, "How many?"

Li Ya gestured and said, "About two or three hundred, just some." ”

The uncle learned about the situation of the col, and called the three uncles and said: "The third year of junior high school knows that there are many hares in a col, and the two of you go with him to set some and come back to add vegetables for everyone, remember that as long as the male is released, the female is released." ”

At that time, the two listened to the rabbit and were very excited. After walking with Li Ya, he remembered and asked, "Why is the female rabbit going to be released?"

Li Ya said with a smile: "There is only a very steep path down that col, and it is difficult for pheasants to fly out (pheasants do not fly high, and the flight distance is very short, mainly by walking on both feet), and the path cannot be run out of a block." ”

The third uncle listened to Li Ya's description and said excitedly: "There is also such a place, so that the team can often fight tooth sacrifices." Pheasants and rabbits reproduce quickly, and they become several wild boars in a year. ”