Chapter 373: White Amaranth

Also known as Artemisia rotten, white hyssop, soil hyssop, white hyssop, etc., perennial herbaceous, Amaranth alba plant, generally grows in hillside shrubs, has not been artificially introduced and cultivated. Pen, fun, pavilion www. biquge。 The stems of Amaranth albia alba are erect or slightly spread, with white pubescence, which gradually fall off, the leaves are opposite or alternate, ovate-elliptic, oblong or lanceolate, with small mangs at the apex, wedge-shaped at the base, pubescent on both sides, glabrous when old, spike-like inflorescences axillary and apical, densely clustered at the tip of the stem raceme. The sexual taste of amaranth is pungent, slightly cold, and the medicine has the effect of invigorating blood and dissipating stasis, clearing heat and removing dampness, and is mainly used to treat menstrual irregularities, blood stasis and leakage, amenorrhea, bruises, rheumatic joint pain, damp heat jaundice, dysentery, corneal cloud.

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The autumn wind is sultry, the insects are chirping, and the golden ears of rice are bent heavily, like an overwhelmed old man, although he will live his whole life, but he will leave the fragrance of rice in his belly. A crisp shout suddenly sounded outside the 1,000-acre rice field of the "Widow's Tun", which made the busy Chen Siping and others stretch their waists together, and looked in the direction from which the voice came with an indescribable joy and warmth.

It didn't take long for a beautiful team of "women's troops" to slowly walk out of the windbreak with pots and jars, big bowls and small plates, and entered the sight of Chen Siping and others. I saw them wearing colorful clothes, wearing exquisite and shiny jewelry, or laughing softly, or looking up, all full of energy and joy, and the leader was Wang Qiaoer.

As the saying goes, "things happen for a reason, and things have a result", Chen Siping is not a smart person, but he is not a stupid person, he and his fellow villagers were inexplicably brought to this area, and then they were recruited by the Southern Zhou State in a daze, and were captured by the "benevolence" army in a daze, and took refuge in Shu as a matter of course, bravely and fearlessly wounded, and was extremely lucky to be assigned to the "widow's tun", all kinds of experiences made him have a guess in his heart, a thief's bold guess, that is, he and his fellow villagers let people be monkeys.

Of course, from the perspective of mortals alone, this kind of speculation is tantamount to a more serious paranoia, no matter how capable a mortal is, it is absolutely useless to do it silently, but don't forget, this is a world of immortals, there are immortals, as long as you have heard and seen something by chance, and look back and think about everything you have experienced, it is not surprising that there is this guess.

Chen Siping's ancestor had worked as a pharmacy helper in the town for several years, and accidentally heard the pharmacy shopkeeper mention that more than ten years ago, the pharmacy shopkeeper's father had just died, and he took over the pharmacy's business, but unexpectedly acquired a "century-old blood ginseng". Originally, the shopkeeper of the pharmacy wanted to seal the "hundred-year-old blood ginseng" as an heirloom, and he didn't know which link leaked the news, but it didn't take long for a "demon cultivator" to come to the door, bargain several times, and finally sell it for a value of three hundred taels of gold.

There is no doubt that when the "demon cultivator" first entered the pharmacy, everyone didn't know his identity, but when he left, it was different, and the buddies didn't know whether they were excited or depressed, so they actually rose into the air in front of the public, and directly turned into a cloud of black smoke and flew away.

The sudden change frightened everyone, and the pharmacy shopkeeper and his family packed up and fled that night, and the young man, the old bookkeeper, the maid, the mother-in-law, or the old man, were either repatriated home, or made a living in a different place, except for an old servant, because he was lonely and widowed all his life, he kept the three melons and two dates from the pharmacy and did not leave, and the others were scattered in a hurry in just half a month.

A few years later, the pharmacy shopkeeper's family settled down in a remote town that was not much away from their ancestral hometown, and they also did their old job, and they also collected and sold medicinal herbs, but the store was much larger, and the number of people in the account room was several times more than before.

It is said that things have changed, and the shopkeeper of the pharmacy has obtained gold and opened a new store, and it should be that the days are getting better and better, but who would have thought that he would have a heart disease because of this matter, and he was always worried that the "demon cultivator" would come to his back account all day long, after all, the price of three hundred taels of gold is indeed a bit dark, and the average rich and noble family will sell it for forty or fifty taels at most, and he will never take out so much unjust money.

Slowly, the shopkeeper began to be absent-minded, and contaminated with some bad habits, such as alcoholism, gambling, obsession with beauty, more than ten years of three hundred taels of gold and most of the family funds were squandered, only an empty shelf pharmacy was kept to maintain the livelihood of the family.

Chen Siping's ancestor was a helper in the pharmacy at that time, and it happened to be the time to purchase medicinal materials, and accompanied the pharmacy shopkeeper to go out to purchase. After drinking and staying drunk a few times, pushing the cup and changing the lamp a few times, the secret rolled out of the drunken words, and it couldn't be stopped.

Chen Siping's ancestor only worked as a helper in the pharmacy for a year and a half, but he was worshiped by the hundred and ten people in the township for more than 50 years, and even his son, grandson, and grandson...... , until Chen Siping's generation, they are still enjoying a level of treatment slightly higher than others, the reason is that they know about the gods and demons, and they can tell the story, compared to other villagers who don't know anything, it is too much at stake.

"Brother Chen, rest for a while, come over and drink saliva......" Wang Qiao'er, who walked to the ground with the burden, quickly put down the flat burden and shouted loudly at Chen Siping.

"It's coming!" hehe...... Chen Siping proudly glanced at his comrades beside him, slowly puffed up his chest, and responded loudly.

Wang Qiao'er is a well-known flower in the "widow's tun", although there is still a long distance between her appearance and figure and the "ominous" widow Xu, but the family's innocent background is good, and she is fifteen or sixteen years old cardamom, for the bundles of silly old men in the barracks, it is a first-class high-quality eye-catching target, who can win her heart, that sense of pride feels rippling when you think about it.

Speaking of this, I also want to talk about a major choice that Chen Siping is facing now, that is, "job transfer". The so-called "transfer" is an exclusive policy for those who have been wounded and stralled in the Shu army for more than five years, and those who have been stationed in the new territory of Shu for more than five years can choose to follow the large army or stay in the station, but the premise is that the "life and death documents" must be cashed, and there is also a local woman willing to vouch for him.

"Brother Chen, this is your favorite meat bun, eat it while it's hot......" Wang Qiao'er said coquettishly with a red face.

"Oh, okay, hehe......" Chen Siping washed his hands neatly, rubbed it on his body, took the hot meat bun and nodded repeatedly.

"Eat slowly, eat slowly, I've made a lot!" Wang Qiao'er happily reminded him, and poured out a bowl of sweet rice wine from the jar he picked and handed it over.

"It's delicious, it's delicious, what Qiao'er makes is delicious!" Chen Siping said as if flattering and laughing.

"Of course Qiao'er's sister is delicious, how can she be like us yellow-faced women, no matter how good she is, she won't be welcomed. The widow Zhou next to her was very jealous when she saw that this pair was talking, laughing and sweet, and couldn't help but say in a weird way.

If you want to talk about the surname of the widow of Zhou, she should be called the widow of Wang, but most of the people in this village are surnamed Wang, if you follow the surname of the mother-in-law, more than half of the widows in the village have to be called the widow of Wang, so in order to facilitate the distinction of them, they will be called by their maiden surname, if the surname of the mother's family is the same, add the size in front of the surname, if it is the same more, add the daughter-in-law of the first son of the family, for example, there are three widows in the village whose mother-in-law are surnamed Wang, then they are named after the widow of the king, the second widow of the king, and the fourth widow of the king.

"You, what do you know? Where, where to stay where it is cool!" Ding Shishi saw that Widow Zhou had eaten other vinegar, and immediately became angry, blowing his beard and glaring loudly.

"You know how to bully me......" Widow Zhou suddenly became honest when she heard this, she was very afraid of Ding Shi, especially afraid that he would be angry, if this man was really angry, patted his ass and left, she and her three young sons were afraid that they would return to the miserable past when they could not eat enough food and wear warm clothes.

"I, when did I bully you? Don't, don't say it in front of the deputy stationmaster, say those things that don't have a shadow!" Ding Shishi glared at Widow Zhou fiercely with a calm face, and hurriedly opened the topic and said: "That, you, you go back and let the second baby go to the station, I, I have already told Doctor Chen, okay, accept the second baby as an apprentice, you let him be good, prepare well." ”

"Really!" Widow Zhou was overjoyed when she heard this, and immediately pounced on Ding Shi's arm and said.

"That, that, that's fake?" Ding Shishi hurriedly avoided her, and deliberately turned his head away, munching on the white-flour bun sent by Widow Zhou a little dullly.

Ding Shi, the person is very honest, and the name is also very honest, but the things he does behind his back are not honest at all. Three years ago, Widow Zhou also inexplicably went back to her parents' house, and when she came back, she brought a little baby boy, saying that she picked it up on the side of the road, but the longer it looked, the more it looked like Ding Shi, and the men, women and children in the village struggled to save some face for them.

"Sister Zhou, what Lao Ding said is true, you can take the second baby over in the afternoon, hehe......" Looking at Ding Shi's desire to cover up, Chen Siping felt a little funny in his heart, but as the "second in command" here, he still has to protect his brothers and save more face for everyone.

"Hey, hey, I know that Stationmaster Chen is the most benevolent, thank you, thank you, woo woo......" Widow Zhou cried with joy, wiping her tears and choking up.

"Hehe, Sister Zhou, thank you for this, thank Lao Ding, if he hadn't begged Doctor Chen and sent out the personal heirloom talisman, your two babies want to learn a specialty, it's really suspenseful, you know, our Shu law stipulates that you can be exempted from military service if you study a specialty!" Chen Siping smiled honestly, then lightly picked his chin, signaling that Widow Zhou should really thank the main master, and said pointedly.

"Ah, he, he gave away all the heirloom jade talismans?" Widow Zhou was taken aback, and stared at Ding Shi in shock.

"Hey, I said Sister Zhou, how do you know that Brother Ding's heirloom talisman is jade? Mo no, haven't you seen where he hid the heirloom talisman? Haha......" Seeing that Widow Zhou said that she had leaked her mouth, Chen Xiaoshan, who had always been known for her poor mouth, immediately came to her senses, hurriedly came over, and asked with a sly smile.

"You're itchy again, aren't you? You can ask everything, can you ask about this?" The fat girl pinched her waist with one hand, twisted Chen Xiaoshan's ears fiercely with the other, and scolded fiercely. She is a well-known "tiger girl" in the village, not only because of her strong body, but also because of her fiery temper and bold style, which can be regarded as complementary to Chen Xiaoshan, a monkey.

"Oops, tap and tap, the ears are unscrewed out!" Chen Xiaoshan howled dryly, and it seemed that he was jumping straight to his feet in pain, but it was unknown how much it hurt, it was estimated that only the fat girl with the strength in his hands and Chen Xiaoshan with his ears in other people's hands knew best, anyway, such dramas were often played, but his ears were always well attached to his face.

"Haha......"

"This pair of living treasures, hehe......"

In the imperial city of Shu, Lu Dabao sat on the dragon chair attentively and watched and criticized the folds. Now he is much calmer than he was five years ago, sitting in a sitting posture, moving with momentum, his eyebrows are solid, his eyes are steady, and his every move is full of the spirit of a tyrant.

"Minister Ouyang Xi visits the emperor, long live my emperor, long live, long live!" The door of the main hall was open, and Ouyang Xi, who was dressed in a purple four-clawed golden dragon robe, walked in with his head held high, and bowed down after a few steps.

"Oh Yi Aiqing, didn't I forgive you for kneeling a long time ago, why are you always like this, like this, hey, please get up, hurry up!" Lu Dabao saw that Ouyang Yi was still kneeling on the ground in the old routine, so he wanted to say a few words to him with some displeasure, but he stopped immediately after only half of the words, and hurriedly got up and stepped forward to help him.

"The emperor does not give up, over the years the minister has enjoyed a lot of grace, although he knows that the emperor is a heart of cherishing talents and loving talents, but he really does not dare to receive it again, otherwise it may be difficult to hold himself with greed, so this kneeling ceremony, the minister will never dare to abolish it, and I hope that the emperor will not blame. Ouyang Xi slowly got up with his support, and explained bluntly.

"Well, since Aiqing is so persistent, I will fulfill you. But how about we discuss?" Lu Dabao rolled his eyes when he heard this, and said with a chuckle.

"Your Majesty, you, didn't you think of any ideas again, did you?" Ouyang Xi heard him say this, and several layers of goosebumps suddenly appeared on his body, and he also screamed in his heart.

"What kind of idea is not the idea, do you just want to discuss it with you, hehe......" Lu Dabao laughed wickedly.

"Well, can the minister listen to what is going on first, and then then talk about whether to discuss it, is it okay?"

"Yes, of course!"

"Then, please ask the emperor for advice. ”

"Actually, it's nothing, I just want you to bow down when there are a lot of people, and just bow when it's just the two of us. ”

"It's as simple as that?"

"It's that simple!"

"No other conditions?"

"How can there be any other conditions?"

"Well...... , uh, Rong Chen asked again, when you are talking about only the two of us, are you considered a person?"

"If you say it, you don't count, if you say it doesn't count, it doesn't count. ”

"Hey, Your Majesty, if you have something to do, you can just give orders, and the ministers will not hesitate to go to the soup and the fire!"

"Alas, alas, why are you on your knees again?"

"Your Majesty, the ministers don't dare not kneel! Your ideas come one after another, and you have come up with a total of how many bad ideas you have come up with in the past few years, the minister, the minister can't wipe his ass anymore!"

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