"You see what I said last time was right, Xiao Xu is the immortal in the sky who came down to help us, and even the county magistrate asked him to help treat the summer epidemic!" A villager exclaimed excitedly.

"Yes, yes, if it weren't for Xiao Xu this time, not to mention that they might get sick, the more than 2,000 people might die of illness!" Many people nodded along with each other and sighed.

Chen Xu could only smile bitterly and shake his head, and only after the villagers discussed a lot quieter did he say: "Because of the summer epidemic, the entire Nanyang County will buy a large number of medicinal materials recently, so I came back this time to tell everyone to dig some back in the mountains while they have nothing to do in the summer and autumn, clean and dry them and collect them together and sell them in the town, and they can also earn some money to subsidize the family, and the medicinal materials are still those, licorice, turmeric, skullcap, banlan root, Rhizome, Coptis chinensis, etc., tomorrow I will teach you how to collect and dry them, If you encounter wild kudzu yams, you can also dig some back, these are both food and medicinal herbs......"

"Xiao Xu, when I was looking for tea trees on the mountain the day before yesterday, I saw a big lump of black skin and white flesh arched out of the mountain, and there was a fragrance when I smelled it, I didn't know what it was, I didn't dare to eat it but I didn't want to lose it, I guess you might recognize it when you come back!" A villager stood up and said.

"What are you doing standing there, hurry up and get it!" Uncle Ma said with a glaring eye.

"Hey, okay, I'll go get it!" The villager hurriedly ran to his home, and soon ran back out of breath and put a rattan basket in front of Chen Xu.

"Hey, Poria Cocos!" Chen Xu recognized this thing at a glance.

"What?" Yu Wuya was standing next to Chen Jiang's to watch her cook noodles, and when he heard this, he rushed over with an exclamation, looking at the big black thing in the rattan basket, his excited face changed, and his voice trembled and said: "Sure enough, it's Poria cocos, this is an immortal medicine, and it is a necessary thing for the alchemy of the immortal family!" ”

As soon as Yu Wuya said this, the surrounding villagers suddenly rose up and crowded over to watch.

Chen Xu couldn't cry or laugh, Poria cocos was rumored to be a god in ancient China, it is rumored to be the food eaten by the gods, long-term food can light weight and live a long life, "Compendium of Materia Medica" is listed as one of the eight treasures, it is a precious medicinal material of the same level as ginseng, Polygonum multiflorum, and Ganoderma lucidum, and it already belongs to the category of fairy grass that absorbs the essence of heaven and earth and has the effect of prolonging life.

Therefore, this thing was very sought after by Taoist doctors in ancient times, and many hermits who practiced qi and valley treated Poria as a longevity elixir.

However, later generations of medicine proved that Poria cocos is actually a piece of fungus, that is, similar to mushrooms, containing many kinds of amino acids and other rare nutrients, with great edible value and medicinal value, belonging to the food and medicine tonic materials, not as miraculous as the ancient blow.

And when Chen Xu was a child, he also ate Poria cocos cake and Poria cake, in fact, from a medical point of view, the effect of Poria cocos and yam mushrooms is almost the same.

"Engong, this Poria cocos is an extremely rare thing, such a large piece is probably hundreds of years old pine can grow, absorb the essence of the sun and the moon, gather the aura of mountains and rivers, is the essence of heaven and earth, long-term food can be lightweight, strong and calm the soul, is a must for the cultivation of Bigu, but unfortunately, it is a pity that a large piece was eaten by the mountain!" Yu Wuya excitedly took out this big piece of Poria, and looked at the position that was damaged by the wild boar arch and regretted.

Chen Xu thought for a while, and couldn't bear to hit this product, so he just said lightly: "Since it is the food of the immortal family, this mountain should be able to open up after eating!" ”

Uh~ Yu Wuya turned his face and looked at Chen Xu blankly.

"Poria cocos is indeed rare, the preciousness is just that it is too rare, and it is not as magical as you think, but such a large piece is indeed rare and valuable, and it is also a good snack to strengthen the stomach and eliminate appetite when made into Poria cocos cake."

"Phew~"

Hearing Chen Xu say this, the interest of the villagers suddenly dissipated.

They don't know Yu Wuya's identity, they only know that he is a dying person who was picked up on the road, and then he came back to life under Chen Xu's medical skills of rejuvenation, and although no one in the village has seen Poria cocos, there are still some people who have heard rumors similar to Yu Wuya, thinking that it is fairy food, and eating it can prolong life, but they now believe in Chen Xu more, since Chen Xu said that this thing is not magical, then it is not magical, otherwise as Chen Xu said, why didn't the mountain swallow eat it and say human words!

"Engong said that this Poria cocos does not have the effect of longevity and health?" Yu Wuya was a little dumbfounded.

"No, it's not as magical as your Taoist doctor said, the effect is still good, I heard that there is a pill called Shiquan Great Tonic Pill, Poria Cocos is the main medicine, it is a great tonic, it has a very good effect on the seriously ill and weak people, and the elderly and frail people do have the effect of prolonging life!"

Yu Wuya breathed a sigh of relief, and said overjoyed: "Engong has Taiyi ......"

Chen Xu frowned, and Yu Wuya hurriedly changed his words: "Engong is familiar with medicinal properties, since that is the case, Poria cocos is naturally still a good thing, and eating more is still very good for the body, right?" ”

"Hmm!" Chen Xu nodded, and at the same time had a little headache for Yu Wuya, a guy who neither likes women nor men, and is bent on pursuing immortality, but fortunately, he is willing to follow him every day, lest he go to the famous mountains and rivers to find those hermits to publicize his nonsense identity, otherwise the world will soon be chaotic.

"Uncle Dagen, sell me your piece of Poria cocos, and I can make some Poria cakes to eat when the time comes!" Chen Xu said with a smile.

"If you still say that you can't sell it, you just take it!" Dagen waved his hand again and again.

"No, this Poria cocos is a very precious medicinal material, it is difficult to find, mother, you go and get three hundred yuan to Uncle Dagen!" Chen Xu refused.

Seeing Chen Jiangshi take out a large string of gold and swaying copper coins from the room, the villagers were boiling, and holding the heavy three hundred copper coins, Tian Dagen's face was red with excitement, he didn't know what to say, and stood in the crowd dumbfounded.

The villagers also looked at this large string of copper coins, and they were more enthusiastic than amazed, and many people communicated that they would immediately form a team to go up the mountain to brush Poria cocos.

"Hehe, don't worry, it's all up to luck to find something like Poria cocos, so you must be careful when you go up the mountain, don't be injured by the tigers and leopards in the mountains, you can search and dig some of the medicinal materials I just said nearby, accumulate them in a month and two months, I believe everyone will have a lot of gains, even if the government does not collect it in the future, I will also open a pharmaceutical shop in the town, collect medicinal materials as usual, everyone can take advantage of the slack to earn some change to subsidize the family throughout the year, maybe in a year, every household can build a new house, You can also wear new clothes during the New Year! Chen Xu said with a smile.

Saying this, the villagers became even more boiling.

Although Chen Xu hasn't said how much the medicinal materials cost a catty, but the income from building a new house in a year will definitely not be too small, and a few hundred dollars will be there after all, looking at Tian Dagen, a piece of black lacquered Poria cocos was sold for 300 Wen, which is almost the family's use for several years.

After some exchanges, soon the sun was setting in the west, and the villagers also dispersed one after another to go home for dinner, all of them were full of excitement, and seemed to be looking forward to a happy future with enough food and clothing.