Su Jinyao nodded, of course she knew that this kind of insect was not harmless to everyone, so of course she didn't get close to it just in case. Especially Xiao Cheng'er, his curiosity is heavy, and he can't let him get over.

Su Jinyao pulled Xiao Cheng'er aside a little and said, "Listen to the second sister, you can just take a look here in a while." The second sister is a doctor and is not afraid of poisonous insects, but you can't, you are still young, you know? ”

Xiao Cheng'er was really curious, but when he saw Su Jinyao's serious appearance, he nodded and said, "I know, second sister, don't worry, I won't just come over." ”

"Okay, if it's really not dangerous, the second sister can let you go over and see it. Safety is still paramount. After saying that, Su Jinyao walked up to Gu Xuebin (shēn) and signaled that he could open the bamboo tube.

Gu Xuebin was actually not afraid of insects, and now Su Jinyao also diagnosed that the insects did not harm him, so he directly pulled out the plug of the bamboo tube.

Su Jinyao was quite nervous, staring at the bamboo tube in Gu Xuebin's hand, waiting to see the insects inside. It took a while, and sure enough, I saw a pair of turtles emerging from the small mouth of the bamboo tube. But it is not like the crab or lobster, but a bit like a pair of jagged rakes of mole crickets.

Then, the strange-looking insect crawled out cautiously, not as big as Gu Xuebin said, except for a pair of frogs that were more conspicuous, (shēn) was a little bigger than a fly, but not as round as a fly's belly, a bit like a mosquito's belly. Overall, it looks like a large reddish-brown mosquito with a pair of crows.

"That's it?" Su Jinyao gave up her vigilance, leaned forward slightly, and after looking at it for a while, she asked, "Why does it bite you every time?" Doesn't look like there's any attack (xìng)? ”

"I don't know." Gu Xuebin shook his head, folded a small bamboo branch casually, and gently touched the abdomen of the big mosquito with the bamboo branch, and said: "Every time, it seems to crawl out slowly, and then suddenly jumps into my hand like a grasshopper and bites it." But it didn't hurt much, as if it had been bitten by a mosquito. ”

Su Jinyao asked again, "And then?" How does it react after biting you? ”

Gu Xuebin shook his head and said, "How do I know how it reacts when it bites me, and it doesn't say that my (ròu) is unpalatable." And I crushed it to death after I was bitten, I told you last time. ”

The corners of Su Jinyao's mouth twitched, and her eyebrows jumped. Yes, I was crushed to death by Gu Xuebin every time before, and I really couldn't observe it. But now it seems that this insect crawls slowly, and it doesn't jump around, let alone thinking about grasshoppers, it doesn't even look like a spider, it looks lazy at all.

Su Jinyao asked again: "Then why did it take so many days to find one?" Didn't you say that there would be one two or three days apart? ”

Gu Xuebin still shook his head, and then wondered: "Could it be because I haven't taken bamboo tubes to the bamboo forest recently?" ”

"What's going on, tell me in detail." Su Jinyao asked Gu Xuebin to say in detail, and at the same time motioned for him to stuff the worm back first.

Gu Xuebin picked it with a bamboo branch, and the insects fell back into the bamboo tube and were covered again. Then Gu Xuebin said: "I'm just guessing." The tube had never been filled, so I went to the bamboo forest almost every day to collect the water bitten by the bamboo insects. So every two or three days, you will find this kind of bug crawling out of it. But recently when the collection was full, I hung the bamboo tube in the house and didn't go to the bamboo forest again. Could it be that it has something to do with this? ”

After listening to Gu Xuebin, Su Jinyao also frowned, and then guessed: "Could it be that it's an egg?" ”

Su Jinyao's guess was that when Gu Xuebin was collecting this kind of water, the eggs of this insect would inadvertently fall into the bamboo tube. The eggs hatched and grew in the bamboo tube, and when Gu Xuebin opened the bamboo tube again, they crawled out. Recently, Gu Xuebin has not collected this kind of water, so the possibility of insect eggs falling into it (xìng) is relatively small.

Thinking of this, Su Jinyao asked Gu Xuebin: "Then this bug suddenly appeared, is it because you opened the stopper two or three days ago?" ”

Gu Xuebin nodded and affirmed: "It should be said that I opened the bamboo tube in the bamboo forest." Haven't had any bugs since you left that day. I also felt very anxious, so I simply took a bamboo tube on (shēn) and opened it when I was idle, and stirred it with a bamboo branch. Then three days ago, it was probably in this position, and I opened it when I was waiting for the small town, so when I looked at it again today, insects crawled out of it. ”

Su Jinyao narrowed her eyes and looked up at the few bamboos in front of her, as if she had found the answer. It's because the eggs fall inadvertently, and then the larvae hatch in the bamboo tube. And the larvae grow at an amazing rate, they can grow to such a large size in three days.

"I'll go up and take a look, and maybe I'll find something different from before." After Su Jinyao finished speaking, she began to climb on top of the bamboo.

Gu Xuebin was not at ease, but this pillar could only climb up one person, because the side branches of the bamboo were very thin, so he couldn't stand people, and Gu Xuebin could only stay under her even if he followed Su Jinyao up. So he simply climbed up to the nearest bamboo to Su Jinyao, and the distance between the two was only two arms long. From this position, from this angle, Gu Xuebin was also able to see clearly the place that Su Jinyao was observing.

The last time she climbed the tall bamboo, Su Jinyao only observed the bamboo insects gnawing on the bamboo, and then spitting out a lot of nutrient-rich "water". This time, Su Jinyao wanted to find out if there were any eggs of bamboo insects, or eggs of other insects. However, there are many bamboo insects, but none of the eggs are visible.

Su Jinyao jumped directly from this bamboo tree (shēn) to another bamboo that was not too far away, but there was still no special discovery.

At this moment, Xiaocheng'er, who was waiting below, shouted: "Second sister, you can split the bamboo and take a look." Will it hide in the bamboo? ”

That's right! Su Jinyao's eyes lit up, and she casually took out the horn sharp knife on her waist, stabbed it into the middle of the bamboo, and then shook the handle from side to side a few times, and split the bamboo with the blade.

With a "click", the crack of the bamboo extends straight down, and the upper part is also divided into two halves, and the hollow inside the bamboo tube can be faintly seen.

"Sure enough, there was something." Su Jinyao poked the tip of the knife into it and picked out a little bit of brown powder, which felt light and fine like soot.

Gu Xuebin jumped several times with Su Jinyao, and remained in his position on Su Jinyao's side (shēn). It's just that the things on the tip of Su Jinyao's knife can't be seen clearly, so he has to say, "Jinyao, what did you find?" Bring it to me. ”

Su Jinyao said: "Throw the bamboo tube over, I'll put this in." ”

Gu Xuebin untied the bamboo tube on his waist and told Su Jinyao: "Be careful to open it, beware of the insects inside crawling out." ”

"yes, I know." Su Jinyao said, climbed the bamboo with both legs, persuaded one arm to come over, clamped the bamboo, and then carefully pulled out the stopper, and gently shook the brown powder on the tip of the knife.

Before the tip of the knife could be withdrawn, the big mosquito poked its head out again. As a result, he was stabbed by the tip of Su Jinyao's knife and stuffed it back again.

After covering the stopper, Su Jinyao hung the bamboo tube on her waist before sliding off the bamboo.

Gu Xuebin jumped down directly, and when he saw Su Jinyao putting the bamboo tube next to him, he said worriedly: "Jinyao, leave this to me for safekeeping." If you can hatch worms, I'll call you to see them. ”

Su Jinyao took the bamboo tube in her hand and looked at it, she also knew that it might be dangerous to carry it with her. And this kind of insect is almost no harm to Gu Xuebin at present, and there are benefits. But Su Jinyao couldn't hand this over to him for safekeeping, because she was the doctor, and she should learn from her mother and find a way to detoxify herself.

And Su Jinyao felt that her mother just said that there would be hope in the bamboo forest, and it should not be just these insect eggs. Because if this kind of insect is a medicine, then since the mother has found it, why hasn't Gu Xuebin been completely detoxified.

It seems that everything still needs to be solved by yourself, so you can't do it for others, and neither can Gu Xuebin.

"I'll keep it. I'll try to be careful. Su Jinyao gave Gu Xuebin a smile and signaled that he was relieved.

Gu Xuebin still wanted to fight for it, because he was really worried about Su Jinyao.

Su Jinyao didn't give him a chance, and directly pulled Xiao Cheng'er and said, "Okay, today's harvest is really big." I'm going to go to the small water shop, you can go with me, Xiaocheng. ”

"Jinyao, you must be careful." Gu Xuebin saw that Su Jinyao and Xiao Cheng'er were about to leave, so he had to tell again.

"Don't worry, I'm measured." After Su Jinyao finished speaking, she pulled Xiaocheng'er and walked straight away.

The two sisters and brothers came out of the bamboo forest, and Xiao Cheng'er asked, "Second sister, is that insect really dangerous?" ”

Su Jinyao nodded, "I can't be sure yet, but these bugs are a key." If Gu Xuebin's illness wants to be completely cured, he may have to rely on these bugs. ”

"Second sister, I think these bamboo insects are also (tǐng) interesting, why do they seem to eat bamboo leaves specifically to feed these strange insects." Xiao Cheng'er sighed with emotion and said, "Is it possible that these strange insects can only survive in the water bitten out by these bamboo insects?" ”

This is also a question that Su Jinyao has been thinking about, and at the same time, she feels that this strange insect alone must not be directly used as medicine. So what's the key? I really want to know what my mother did back then.

However, it is always impossible to come up with any results now, and this is not a problem that can be solved overnight, and it is necessary to observe slowly and find out what is in doubt. And the worst thing is that there were no laboratories in ancient times, and apart from the experience of self (shēn), you can only judge by what is in the books. Then take the risk of trying it yourself, otherwise you won't be able to know if the new thing has the right medicine (xìng).

Su Jinyao could only put the strange insect thing (qíng) first, and went to Xiaoshuipu with Xiaocheng'er.

When I got off the mountain, I saw that a large pile of soil had been dug up on the opposite side of the small water shop, and the part below that was used as a storage room had been dug almost one person deep. But the few helpers who were in charge of the hard work were still digging.

Siping said before that if you want to build an underground storage room, of course, you must dig as deep as possible, so as to ensure that the temperature change of the ground has little impact on the temperature of the underground storage room. And it is necessary to do a good job of ventilation, otherwise people will suffocate as soon as they go, which is too dangerous. So it may seem like digging a deep pit, but in fact there is a lot of work to be done.

Xiao Cheng'er didn't care who dug the pit or how to design it, he was just excited that this place was finally going to change a lot, and the original small bamboo shed was now going to become a brick dining hall. In the future, there will be a two-story building above as a private room, and there will be a carriage and horse shop and a temporary rest post station opposite, so that the development step by step, then their family's business is really prosperous I dare not imagine.

Therefore, Xiao Cheng'er almost ran over with a grin, squatted on the edge of the pit and looked down, and asked excitedly: "This is the storeroom, it's so beautiful." ”

When Su Jinyao walked down, (chūn) Niu also greeted her. The two of them were happy when they heard Xiao Cheng'er's words. (chūn) Niu said, "Xiaocheng'er, are you dizzy?" A big dirt pit can be seen good? ”

Xiao Cheng'er pursed his lips and smiled, "Yes." You see, this side is the staircase, and this side is the shelf. If you dig a little deeper, you might be able to store some of the ice you saved up in the winter. I've heard that large families have ice in their cellars all year round. When summer is at its peak, boil a pot of sour plum soup with a few pieces of ice, and that's called a cool. ”

Su Jinyao listened to Xiao Cheng'er and probably knew who told him this. Except for Gu Xuebin, the extraordinary person who hid (shēn), who else would have thought of telling Xiaocheng'er such a thing? It is estimated that the cellar at Gu Xuebin's house is not small, otherwise the ice is not so easy to store until summer.

The girl was stunned when she heard it, but when you think about eating a piece of ice or drinking a sip of iced sour plum soup in the summer, it feels so different.

(chūn) Niu pulled Su Jinyao's shirt and asked, "Jinyao, why don't we dig the storage room into a cellar too?" ”

"you, it's just a matter of listening. That's the luxury life of the rich and noble, and we can't expect it now. Besides, no matter how much our small water shop develops, most of the people who come and go are those who have been selling goods all year round. Who are we going to sell those expensive things to? ”

Su Jinyao didn't say that there were no rich businessmen passing by on this road, but even if there were, they didn't necessarily come and go often, and sometimes they might only meet one or two people a month. Even if it does, it is to rest your feet, eat a bite to eat and continue on your way.

Because the location of this road (shēn) is not very good, it is not a transportation artery of several large cities, nor is it an important hub for several countries, there are cars and horses, but most of them are porters who transport goods. Therefore, the limitations of the road (xìng) are there, and it must be built for the crowd.

However, this idea does not mean that it cannot be used, if you build a high-end post house on a road to the capital, you can provide these expensive food.

(chūn) Niu was choked back by Su Jinyao's words, and she didn't get angry, but smiled: "Yes, yes, yes, you have a lot of eyes." Okay, the money is yours, the place is yours, you say you can build it. Let's go to the side and have a look. ”

As he spoke, (chūn) Niu and Su Jinyao walked over, and like Xiao Cheng'er, they squatted next to the big pit and watched.

In fact, looking at it now, I really can't see anything. I found that there are not many stones below, but the soil is still very solid. It's laborious to dig this way, but it's also safer. In case the soil was very soft, Su Jinyao wouldn't dare to let these people dig too deep.

It is important to know that soft soil is prone to soil erosion. If they dig such a large pit at the foot of the mountain, it would be too dangerous if a heavy rain softened the surrounding soil and soaked the surrounding soil and flooded the storeroom, but it would be too dangerous in case of a large area of landslide caused by soil erosion. Su Jinyao and (chūn) Niu also squatted on the edge of the pit to watch, and Master Gu, who had been talking to Siping Lian just now, came over and said to Su Jinyao; "The little proprietor is here. I have to say, your blessing is really great. The soil here is very strong, and there are not many stones, so even if it takes a lot of effort to dig it, it's okay to dig deeper, so you don't have to worry about landslides in the future. ”

Su Jinyao also said: "I'm also worried about this, so I came to ask Master Gu." Since you say so, I'm relieved. ”

Master Gu pointed at Siping and said, "This is also what I said to Siping just now. The two of us just measured here and around the place of a hundred or ten paces, and found that the terrain here is relatively highest. It's not easy to see if it's just a little higher, but it's clear when you measure it with a mercury ruler. Don't underestimate the distance that is high, if it really rains heavily, the rain will not be stored here, and the possibility of this collapse (xìng) will be reduced. Therefore, the little proprietor has a good vision and good luck. ”

When Su Jinyao heard this, she really breathed a sigh of relief. It seems that the quality of the soil is very important, and the topography is also very important. In this way, it is really a blessing light, and after listening to the casual advice of the guests, I found such a good place.

Master Gu said again: "However, I still have to discuss something with the little owner." Look at how those adobe bricks and beams were brought here? If you use an ox cart to transport it directly from the main road, you have to go around the mountain, and it will not take you a day to get here. So we had to pull the adobe bricks from the road in the village, put them at the foot of the mountain, and then hire someone to bring them over. It's just that in this way, there are more people who need to use it. After all, it is to build a big house, but it is not enough to build it with a few baskets of adobe bricks. So, do you think these people are hired from the village, or will I find you a few porters here? ”