Zhu Yao's understanding of concoction knowledge is still in its infancy. After experiencing the benefits of Zuo Shaoyang's new method in curing diseases, his interest increased greatly, he is a businessman, and his keen insight into business opportunities makes him feel that this is likely to be a good opportunity to make a lot of money. So there is this proposal.

The history of the processing of medicinal materials is as long as the appearance of medicinal materials, but the initial processing is only to purify the medicinal materials, that is, to wash the soil, remove the non-medicinal parts, and slic, cut and crush, etc., to the early Tang Dynasty, the level of medicine has made great progress, but the processing level of medicinal materials is still relatively low, until the Song and Yuan dynasties, due to the emperor's great attention to medicine, this made the processing of medicinal materials to be greatly improved. Of course, after Chinese medicine entered the modern era, with the help of modern technology, the concoction method has been developed by leaps and bounds.

Of course, Zuo Shaoyang also wanted to let Zhu Medicine Cabinet know more about the importance of concoction, and after Zhu Yao Cabinet knew the important surname of the concocted medicinal materials, he would strive to use his distribution network and the reputation of the time-honored medicine store to promote the medicinal materials concocted by the new method. Money must be earned by everyone in order to make more money. Moreover, if there is a concoction method that Zhu Medicine Cabinet is interested in, and transfer it directly to him at a reasonable price, he may be able to make up enough for the rent.

Zuo Shaoyang's spirit perked up, thought for a while, and said: "The processing of medicinal materials is generally divided into three parts: net system, cutting system and artillery burning. Each type of preparation will affect the efficacy. For example, in the net system, the parts that must be used must be removed, so that the dosage of the drug can be calculated accurately, otherwise the impurities contained in it will occupy the dose, and the actual amount of medicine that can be used will not be enough, and the efficacy will be affected. For example, the yang tonic dodder silk seed, raw dodder silk contains a large amount of sediment impurities, accounting for about 20%, which must be washed to remove the sediment, and the rest can be used medicinally......"

Zhu Yao rubbed his beard and said slowly: "How to clean the old man knows, you can say something about the old man who doesn't know how to concoct it." ”

"Don't know?" Zuo Shaoyang's eyes rolled, and he said with a smile: "Okay, since you know all about the purification method, uncle, then I will ask you about it, uncle, how is the white peony in the guizhi soup sliced?" ”

Zhu Yaojie was stunned for a moment: "Take a knife and cut it!" ”

"Naturally, I cut it with a knife, why don't you break it with my hands? ――I asked how thick a slice is more appropriate? ”

Zhu thought to himself, this is not a secret, people come to buy medicine, and at a glance, they can know whether they are cut thick or thin. Immediately stretched out his hand and gestured: "It's so thick." ”

Zuo Shaoyang smiled and shook his head.

"Isn't that right? Thick or thin? ”

Zuo Shaoyang smiled but did not answer.

Zhu medicine cabinet smiled: "I understand, I heard that Huimin Tang Ni Er and you buyers, the price is very low, and the speech is very difficult to hear, so it was beaten out by your sister with a broom, rest assured, there are only two of us here, what you said is not in vain, I will give you money to buy it, of course, what you say must be something I don't know, and it must be reasonable." Of course, I won't pretend to know what I don't know, believe me or not? ”

"Naturally believe!" Zuo Shaoyang also smiled: "The old man is a senior in the medicine industry, so naturally he won't lie to me." What price is the old man going to pay for this method? ”

"Do you still need to buy it? Hehe" Zhu Yao Cabinet Le said with a smile, "This white peony slice is nothing more than thick, thin, not thick and not thin, I cut and sold it, let others choose." If it doesn't work out, uncle, I can still steal and play tricks, and ask someone to go to your Guizhitang to take a look at your white peony pieces, won't you know? You don't have to spend a penny. Hey.

"Uncle is right. However, if the old man listened to what I said about the principle of slicing, and said this to the buyer when selling the medicine, people would know it, wouldn't they secretly praise your bank for understanding pharmacology, and by extension, wouldn't you have more confidence in the medicine you concocted? As for the medicinal materials of our Guizhitang, the old man didn't know that all the medicinal materials of our Guizhitang were not concocted by us, and they were like this when they were bought. And, to be honest, my father didn't know about these methods, I learned them from an old bell doctor. ”

"Old Doctor Bell?"

"Yes, that's right, one year, it's also the New Year, I saw an old bell doctor, who was almost hungry and fainted, so I gave him two black-faced steamed buns......"

Zuo Shaoyang told Zuo Gui's father the story about reading a medical book from Lao Ling's doctor again, of course, this time it added fuel and vinegar and added his real surname.

After listening to the medicine cabinet, he sighed: "Oh, brother, what kind of old bell doctor is this, it is clear that the god of medicine has a fate with you, and he turned into an old bell doctor to teach you the fairy formula, but it's a pity that you didn't copy the book, otherwise, the god doctor in the world must be yours!" Alas, it's a pity. ”

Zuo Shaoyang deliberately sneered: "No, then the old bell doctor will be an immortal?" ”

"I'm just speculating, I'll just say, your medical skills are definitely not passed on by your father, and your father doesn't have this original."

"My medical skills were passed on by my father, and of course, some of them were learned from the old doctor's medical book, and there are some methods for concocting medicinal herbs in that medical book."

"So? Then why don't you follow the above recipe to concoct medicinal materials for Guizhitang? If this is the case, why can't you even pay the rent? ”

This question is the key to the whole lie, Zuo Shaoyang has already thought about it, and said with a wry smile: "My father is a stubborn temper, he doesn't believe what I say, he doesn't believe that I can concoct good medicinal materials, and he said that there are so many medicinal materials at home that are kept for treatment, and I am not allowed to practice badly." ”

"Well, your father is indeed a stubborn temper, he really asked for rice with a golden rice bowl, and let you be the main concoction of medicinal materials, your family doesn't say that you will get rich, no matter what, it is better than now, at least it is not a problem to eat and dress warmly. Alas, the so-called 'goods are sold and recognized', and if you don't know the goods, you don't know even if the treasures are in front of you. But it doesn't matter, I'm also a well-informed man, it depends on whether your goods are worth anything and how much they're worth. ”

"Uncle is right. This method of slicing white peony, is the old man interested in buying it? ”

"Since it's all said, it's natural to buy it." The man in the medicine cabinet tore out the bag of money, poured out a small ingot of silver, turned his head and shouted outside the door: "Sang old man, Sang old man!" ”

Daddy Sang, the shopkeeper of the tea shop, ran in with a huff: "I wish the old man, is there something?" Listening to the conversation, the relationship between the two is quite familiar, and they both call them nicknames.

"Well, give me these two pieces of silver for copper coins. Bring another pair of scissors. ”

"Okay, wait a minute!" Father Sang went out with the silver, and after a while, he came in with two large strings of copper coins and put them around on the bamboo table. There are a thousand texts in total, and those that are threaded up with thread are divided into ten hangings. Put the scissors on the table again.

Zhu medicine cabinet glanced at Zuo Shaoyang, clicked with scissors, cut off a drop of money, and put it in front of Zuo Shaoyang: "A hang, how about buying your method?" ”

The thickness of the white peony slices, this method can't keep it secret, and in the future, the white peony concocted by himself will be used in medicine, and people will know at a glance that if it weren't for the fact that the family was too poor to pay the rent, Zuo Shaoyang didn't plan to use this to sell it for money, so it didn't hurt to tell him directly.

Zuo Shaoyang said: "It's all up to you, uncle, I don't bargain, of course, if it's too low, I won't sell this method." Hehe, the old man first listened to me and told me the method and reason, and felt that it was not wronged, and I will take the money again. ”

"Refreshing!" Zhu Medicine Cabinet picked up the teacup and took a sip, smiling at him.

The river wind was cold, blowing people trembling, Zuo Shaoyang felt that his teeth were chattering, but looking at the old man, although he was wearing a silk robe, it was still too thin compared to those modern people wearing thick down jackets and giant pandas, which showed that his body bones were indeed tough. I didn't want to show weakness in front of him, so I straightened my chest, pulled my caged hand out of my sleeve, picked up the teapot and took a big sip, the warm tea kept flowing into my stomach, and it was really warmer.

Zuo Shaoyang said at this time: "Guizhi soup reconciles the camp guard, and Guizhi and white peony in Fangzhong are the main medicines in Guizhi soup, and they must be taken into account." However, the cinnamon branch is a medicine that is spicy and light, and it cannot be fried for a long time in the decoction, otherwise the active ingredients in it will volatilize and reduce the efficacy. The white peony in the cinnamon branch soup is won by taste, and it must be decocted for enough time to bring out the medicinal flavor in it. If the white peony is cut into thick slices and you want to take care of the cinnamon branches, you can't fry them for a long time, so you can't fry the medicinal flavor of the white peony, and if you want to fry the thick slices of white peony medicine, you must fry them for a long time, so that the smell of the cinnamon branches will be completely destroyed. To do both, you have to cut thin slices. In this way, you can do both! ”

"Makes sense! You can say that again! Zhu Yao's cabinet stroked his beard and said, "However, as far as the old man knows, white peony is not only used for guizhi soup, but also for other prescriptions, all cut into thin slices, can it be taken care of?" ”

"Yes. White peony has a firm texture, cut into thin slices, and can be decocted for a long time without affecting the medicinal effect. ”

"Well, okay, as soon as you say this, I will understand, in the future, the white peony in my pharmacy will be cut into thin slices, if the person who buys it asks, I will say this, hehe, it seems that we know medical science very well, hehehe." I can't imagine that there is so much attention to slicing. Oh, take it for 100 wen. It's worth it! "I wish the medicine cabinet to push the hundred texts in front of Zuo Shaoyang.

Zuo Shaoyang said with a smile: "There are a lot of slices, and I will give the old man a tip for slicing." ――Do you know how to slice the best flavor of Eucommia? "Selling something comes with a little thing, you can exchange it for the other party's favor, so that you can buy more things in the future, this little trick Zuo Shaoyang still knows.

Zhu Medicine Cabinet shook his head: "Our concoction room is randomly cut into pieces. It's about the same size. Is there anything else going on here? ”

"Of course there is. Remember, when cutting decoction pieces, Eucommia ulmoides should be shredded horizontally, so that it is easier to decoction the active ingredients in the medicine than cutting into cubes and shreds. It can exert more medicinal effect. You don't know, do you? ”

"To be honest, I don't really know. I don't know if it's true or not, hehe, but I heard you say that it's decent, and it's also very effective to bluff people, and few of the medicinal herb dealers who buy it understand medicine. ”