Section 14 Dew
There was a knock on the door, and Lu Youyou opened the door to see that Du Qingyi came in with a tea stove and showed her the newly learned tea ordering technique.
The tea drunk in this era is different from later generations, it is not pure fried tea to make tea, but after the tea cake is crushed, boiled water and salt, and then put into the tea powder, when the tea soup boils to the waves, then float away the floating film, add all kinds of seasonings you like, green onions, ginger, jujubes, cinnamon, tangerine peel, dogwood, mint can all be tasted, the master of the tea can even rely on the color of the seasoning, paint in the tea cup, just like the coffee latte art of later generations, the master can not only divide the flowers and willows, and even make landscapes such as mountains and rivers and bright moons, which can be called a must.
And at this moment, what Du Qingyi showed Lu Youyou was the painting she embroidered on the handkerchief the day before yesterday, Wushan Yunyu.
Lu Youyou took a sip, only to feel that his mouth was full of bitterness, astringency, numbness, spicy, salty, and mixed tastes, which was better than the medicinal juice poured down by Li Qi yesterday, but looking at Du Qingyi's expectant and affirmative eyes, he still nodded with a clear conscience and was full of praise.
In the end, I couldn't help but ask her, this embroidery painting, this tea painting, obviously not a hobby, do it casually, the meaning of the clouds and rain in Wushan, Lu Youyou didn't believe Du Qingyi didn't know, although this girl was only a teenager, much younger than herself, but in this era, she was old enough to marry someone as a wife and mother, and the girl's heart was not a big taboo.
"It's okay for me to try it, the key question is what kind of flavor you really want him to taste."
As soon as she said this, Du Qingyi's face turned red, and she shook her head again and again, refusing to admit that there was that person.
Lu Youyou disagreed with her twisting and reserved, "Tell me what you're afraid of, the man should marry the woman, and now you are out of the clutches of your mother-in-law, who do you want to marry, doesn't it depend on what you like?" Anyway, your brother's side will definitely cling to you. ”
Du Qingyi didn't expect her to be so frank and direct, but she looked at her with a little envy, "My sister is so bold, no wonder she ...... with Li Gongzi."
"Poof! What happened to me and him? We have nothing to do with each other! Lu Youyou finally couldn't help but spray the tea, and quickly covered her mouth, "Master's ears are smart, don't talk nonsense, if he hears it, I will definitely be punished!" ”
"If only I knew." Du Qinglian didn't even enter the door, so he lightly arranged the task outside: "From today on, take seven morning dew to make medicine introduction, if it doesn't work in one day, copy the "Hundred Grass Maps", and if it doesn't work in ten days, add a "Thousand Golden Prescriptions" ......"
Lu Youyou covered her eyes, but tears still couldn't help falling, Du Qingyi looked at her sympathetically, secretly glad that she had wittily endured it just now, and she didn't say that person, otherwise she would definitely have a part of her brother's punishment.
You must know that although these seven morning dew is a medicine, it is not easy to obtain, and it must be collected in the early morning for seven consecutive days, before sunrise, and the dew on the grass leaves should be collected once a day, and it will be completed in seven days. And Du Qinglian's requirements are more stringent, and they must be collected from the leaves of nettle, angelica, nightshade, artemisia annua, red knotweed, wheat winter, and jade bamboo in the herb garden of Baicao Valley.
"Don't worry, isn't it just to collect some dew? Mere trifle! ”
The little silver fox yawned on Lu Youyou's shoulder, and flicked his tail lazily, Lu Youyou watched the dew drops on the nettle leaves suddenly float in the air and fly towards her, she happily took out the bamboo tube to pick it up, but she didn't expect those dewdrops to ignore her at all, swoop in front of her, and in a blink of an eye, they got into Xiaobai's big fluffy tail and disappeared without a trace.
"What do you mean?" Lu Youyou pinched its neck and picked it up, shaking it vigorously, "Give me back the dew!" Give me back! ”
"Squeak!" The little silver fox rolled his eyes with difficulty, "Dew...... It's gone, it's a life, here you go! ”
Lu Youyou wanted to cry without tears, looking at the sun that had risen, the dew on the nettle was gone, and today was in vain, and he had to copy the "Hundred Sketches" again...... Without the help of the little silver fox, I have to get up early every day to collect dewdrops.
At breakfast, Du Qingyi learned that she failed to harvest dew, and comforted her, the first time she did it, it also took a lot of effort, this kind of water grinding work, grinding is patience and carefulness. Lu Youyou glanced at Du Qinglian, who had never heard of it, and gritted his teeth, if this is a test, if Du Qingyi can complete it, she will definitely be able to.
The next morning, before dawn, Lu Youyou got up early, tied the cuffs and skirt corners with cloth belts, so as not to touch the grass blades wet and dew in vain, all cleaned up, as soon as he went out, he saw Li Qi standing at the door, wearing a neat power suit, with all kinds of wrist gaiters, but it was somewhat similar to her self-made outfit, Lu Youyou was stunned at first, and then smiled knowingly.
"Helping me?"
Li Qi nodded, and handed her an inch-high sheep fat jade bottle, the most peculiar thing is that the mouth of the bottle is not blocked with a wooden stopper, but a small porcelain funnel is inserted, and the open bell mouth is closed into the bottle, and you don't need to ask to know that it is to facilitate the collection of dew drops and avoid waste.
"This medicine is made for me, and if I help you, I will also help myself, isn't it?"
"You're smart!" Lu Youyou breathed a sigh of relief, he did not take this opportunity to ask for favors, although his words were reasonable, but they made her feel more comfortable. When this person is not dead or arrogant, he can still be relied on with peace of mind.
Two people always work faster than one person, even if Li Qi's poisonous injuries have not healed, her skills are far better than her, and this kind of delicate work is no worse than her. Except for the opportunity wasted by the little silver fox on the first day, for the next seven days, he accompanied her to get up early every day, collect the dew, and after collecting the dew before sunrise, Lu Youyou went to work to learn medical endorsement, and Li Qi went back to the room to rest.
Until the early morning of the seventh day, when the last bottle of morning dew was collected, it was the beginning of the rising sun, and the golden sunlight sprinkled in the Baicao Valley, Lu Youyou couldn't help jumping up with joy, "It's done!" I've finally collected all the seven morning dews! ”
The dew on the blades of grass has been collected by her into the bottle, but the beads of sweat on her forehead reflect the crystal clear light in the sun, reflecting her bright smile like the morning sun, which is particularly eye-catching, even Li Qi can't help but stop for it, stand beside her and bow her head.
As soon as Lu Youyou finished cheering, he felt a shadow overhead, and suddenly his heart beat faster, and he didn't dare to raise his head, but he saw the shadows of the two on the ground overlapping, and saw his head slowly lowered, and his lips were about to touch her forehead......
To hide or not to hide?
"Childe! Son! A crisp boy's voice suddenly came from not far away, waking up the two of them at once, Lu Youyou raised his head suddenly, and hit Li Qi's chin with one head, and the two of them screamed in unison, and each took a step back.
"Yes...... Someone is looking for you, I'll go back first! Lu Youyou said in a panic, and then fled and left.