The water fly method has been used for medicine processing before the Tang Dynasty, but for the extremely hard gold and stone medicinal materials, because the method of calcining red vinegar quenching is not mastered, the mineral medicinal materials cannot reach the required degree of crushing, so even the water fly method can not get the required powder. Therefore, before the Song Dynasty, gold and stone drugs were generally directly calcined and then crushed and milled. The particles are also relatively large.

After graduating, Zuo Shaoyang worked in the pharmacy of the Chinese Medicine Hospital, and their pharmacy has a special processing workshop, which makes the commonly used medicinal materials by itself, which can reduce costs and increase profits. Although most of the processing equipment used is modern processing machinery, the basic principles and methods are still traditional. So he knew how to concoct this medicine.

Zuo Shaoyang chose Ziying, one of the most difficult to crush and grind goldstone drugs, as the first processing object, wanting to see how effective the ancient tools were. Due to the use of ancient concocted tools and instruments, Zuo Shaoyang decided to concoct them according to the processing method of the Song Dynasty.

He took a piece of purple stone, first put it in the calcined crucible furnace, calcined it with a martial fire, until the purple stone was red, and then immediately overturned the crucible, poured the calcined purple stone into vinegar and quenched it to cool, and took it out. Vinegar and asterite are arranged in a ratio of about one to three. After finishing, it is prepared in the same way, calcined again, and then quenched with vinegar. And so on and so on seven times!

Of course, in the modern Chinese medicine pharmacy to concoct purple stone, due to the advanced technology, it is generally only two times, and there is no need to repeat it as many as seven times.

After calcination, it is necessary to wait for the amethyst stone to dry before it can be mashed, so Zuo Shaoyang continued to concoct borax and other needed medicines.

In contrast, borax is easier to concoct, the processing method of the Song Dynasty is relatively complicated, to add some dressings, later generations to study these dressings on the efficacy and processing effect has no obvious effect, can be omitted, so it is omitted, directly after the borax is crushed, put in the calciner, heated with fire, calcined until the small bubble bulges into a snow-white crispy lumpy, take it out, and then crush it when it cools.

Before the Tang Dynasty, borax was directly crushed, and the powder obtained in this way was naturally not as good as crushing after calcination.

Relatively speaking, it is more troublesome to concoct calamine, before the Tang Dynasty, it was also directly calcined and crushed, the particles were relatively large, not suitable for the eyes and other parts, Zuo Shaoyang this time used the modern improved Ming Dynasty calcined after the three yellow soup quenching method. Prepare the decoction of coptis, cork, and skullcap two or three times until the bitterness becomes very light, and then filter out the residue for later use. Put calamine into a calciner, heat it with a fire until it is red, take it out, pour it into Sanhuang soup and soak it in quenching, stir, pour the suspension in the upper water, and continue to quench the residue three or four times. until it can not be suspended. Then mix the suspension, let it stand, and pour the upper layer of water after clarification. Wait until it's dry, and it's ready to use.

Calamine processed by Sanhuang soup can enhance the effect of dehumidifying and purging fire, clearing heat and detoxifying.

Zuo Shaoyang also used the improved methods after the Tang Dynasty to concoct several other medicines, but these medicines could not be made in an hour or two, and after he had done the preliminary work, it was already time for dinner in the evening.

Hou Pu accompanied the old man to talk, listened to the sound of the bellows in the concoction room, and the sound of smashing was endless, only then did he know that Zuo Shaoyang would do what he said, and he was really concocting medicinal materials inside, so he stepped forward and patted the door and asked if he wanted to help, because there was not much medicine, Zuo Shaoyang was busy alone, so he said that he could do it alone, and let Hou Pu chat with his father.

In the evening, Fennel knocked on the door and said, "Brother, it's time to eat!" ”

Zuo Shaoyang then put out the fire and came out. Hou Pu looked at him sweating profusely and asked with a smile, "Are you tired?" The result? ”

"It's about half done, it's drying, and it's going to be crushed and ground at night, and the water is flying or something, I won't know until tomorrow morning."

Zuo Gui was somewhat impressed by his son Zuo Shaoyang's ability to treat diseases, but he didn't have any feelings about concocted medicinal materials, mainly because Zuo Shaoyang had not shown his ability in front of him. Zuo Gui wanted to stop Zuo Shaoyang from tossing the medicinal materials, but Hou Pu and his two grandsons were there, so he didn't stop it, and he heard Zuo Shaoyang say that the concoction was half completed, and he didn't bother to go in to see the strangeness, anyway, the golden stone medicinal materials were not expensive, and it didn't cost anything to toss.

The door was open for an afternoon, and no patients came to seek medical treatment, which affected some of Zuo Gui's mood, seeing that the food had been put on the table and the sun was setting, he said in a muffled voice: "Okay, let's eat!" ”

Talking about eating, Zuo Gui did not serve the table, but came to the offering table with his hands behind his back, dusted off his sleeves, respectfully put on a stick of incense, and then came to the table and sat down.

He put on the incense, and the rest of the people naturally followed suit, and sat around the small square table. Zuo Gui sat in the upper seat, Hou Pu and Zuo Shaoyang sat on one side, and Fennel and Liang sat at the bottom. Zuo Shaoyang originally asked his mother to sit with his father Zuo Gui, but his brother-in-law Hou Pu smiled and shook his head, beckoning him to sit down. Only then did Zuo Shaoyang know that this was the rule of sitting on the main seat in ancient times. Later, he learned that if he was in a large family, a more formal banquet like a son-in-law, and the women would not be at the table, let alone sit down.

The Houpu family came to greet the New Year and brought a thin cut of pork, a small half bag of rice and a pot of wine. Liang fried the mutton for the 30th night ancestor worship to entertain his son-in-law's family, and kept beef and a few rice cakes as a return gift to send his son-in-law back to the basket. The dishes on the table were mutton and pork brought by his son-in-law Hou Pu, which were made separately, and there were four or five kinds of meat dishes, and there was a soup with green vegetables and leaves. I saw that the two children of soybeans and bean curd swallowed their saliva. For children from poor families, all year round, in addition to the New Year, it is rare to see a few meaty ones, no wonder children like the New Year.

The son-in-law came to visit the New Year, and brought wine and meat, and he couldn't let the son-in-law's grandson eat mulberry white skin and black flour buns, so Liang was ruthless, poured half of the small half bag of rice brought by Hou Pu's family and boiled it, and then added a bowl of black noodles, half a pot of water, and a pot of black porridge with soup and water. A large porcelain bowl was used to fill each of the two children, and two large slices of semi-fat and lean pork were placed on top. The two little ones happily took their meal to the door and sat down on the threshold to eat.

Fennel filled half a bucket of hot water in a small wooden barrel, poured a pot of wine into an earthen porcelain wine cup, and placed it in hot water to warm it. took three small white porcelain wine glasses with missing corners and put them in front of Zuo Gui, Hou Pu and Zuo Shaoyang, and carefully poured the wine.

Zuo Shaoyang saw that there was no wine in front of his mother Liang and sister Fennel, and said with a smile: "Sister, take two more cups and pour them for you and your mother." ”

Fennel glanced at the wine cup, swallowed her saliva, smiled reluctantly, and said, "Sister doesn't know how to eat, you just accompany your father and your brother-in-law!" ”

Zuo Shaoyang said: "How can that happen!" For the New Year, you have to drink to be like the New Year! On the thirtieth night, my mother also drank it. ”

Hou Pu patted Zuo Shaoyang's shoulder and said with a smile: "Okay Dalang, don't persuade her, she really wants to eat, this pot of wine is not enough for her to eat alone." ”

Zuo Shaoyang smiled: "Then drink it tightly!" ”

Fennel glanced at Hou Pu and said, "Don't listen to him, you eat quickly, the food is going to be cold." ”

"No, you and your mother have worked hard this year, if you don't drink a glass of wine during the New Year, I won't drink either!"

Zuo Gui stroked his beard and smiled: "Since Zhong'er said so, you two should each have a drink!" ”

Fennel Wan'er smiled: "Then you don't need to take a cup, I'll just take a sip from Houp's wine glass." ”

Hou Pu hurriedly covered the wine glass: "Forget it, you better take the glass yourself, otherwise I won't be able to eat this wine!" ”

The whole family laughed. Liang took two more glasses, poured two glasses of wine and put them in front of the two of them.

Zuo Gui raised his glass and said a few words of reunion and auspiciousness, drank the wine dry, fennel saw that his father had finished drinking, did not wait to say hello, tilted his neck, poured a glass of wine into his mouth, swallowed it with a bang, smashed his mouth, and muttered: "I haven't tasted the wine yet, why is it gone?" ”

Zuo Shaoyang smiled, and after drinking the wine, he was about to pour wine for his sister with the wine cup, and Fennel hurriedly picked up the wine glass and put it under the table: "No, brother, my sister won't eat it, you eat!" The three of you eat and drink by yourself! ”

Hou Pu and Zuo Gui both laughed, and Hou Pu said: "Da Lang, don't pour it for him, the little daughter-in-law's family, it's almost enough to eat this cup." ”

Liang's wine only took a sip, and put the remaining half of the glass in front of fennel: "This wine is too spicy, knife-like, my mother doesn't like to eat it, you can help my mother eat it." ”

"Okay!" Fennel happily picked up the wine glass, for fear that people would stop her, so she was busy tilting her neck and squeaking it dry again. Smack your lips and lick your tongue on your lips.

Only then did Young Master Zuo know that his old sister was a massive.