The old doctor's surname is Ge, and he is the only doctor in the five villages around here, I heard that he used to be the doctor of the Ciyao Hall in Qingshan Township, and he returned to the village to care for the elderly when he was old, but if a villager had a disease or something, Doctor Ge would also come to treat him, and he collected very little money, and he was the most prestigious and respected person by the villagers in this area.

Chi Shui carried a large basket on her back and came to the door of Dr. Ge's house, the simple wooden door was hidden, and she knocked on the door three times, and then she heard a gentle female voice coming.

"Who? Come on in! "Listening to the voice, it should be Dr. Ge's wife, Aunt Ge.

Chi Shui gently pushed open the wooden door, and when he looked inward, he saw a round wooden table in the middle of the courtyard, surrounded by several wooden stools, carved with quaint patterns. There were several rags on the table, and at the table sat a woman about forty years of age. The woman wore a silk bun on her head, and a carved jasper hairpin was inserted diagonally, with no other decorations. His face is shiny, and he looks like a person who is very good at maintenance. Wearing a purple cotton coat, but embroidered with elegant and beautiful border lines, the whole person looks solemn and elegant. She was holding a needle in her hand and embroidering it flexibly, and when she raised her eyes, she saw Chishui, with a faint doubt in her eyes.

Chi Shui hurriedly said: "Aunt Ge, I am Chi Shui, the third daughter of the Chi family in the neighboring village, and Dr. Ge went to my house half a month ago. ”

Aunt Ge put down the embroidery work in her hand, thought for a while, and said, "You have a new kid in your family, right?" Is your mother feeling better? ”

"Aunt Xie Ge is worried, my mother is much better now, and she needs to be treated by Dr. Xie Ge. Is Dr. Goe here? Chi Shui looked grateful, thinking in his heart, this Aunt Ge is also a charitable person.

"There's a medicine inside, you just go in from there." Aunt Ge pointed in a direction.

Chishui thanked Aunt Ge and walked in the direction she pointed, it seemed that this was the road to the backyard, and there were several kinds of flowers and plants planted in the gardens on both sides, which were very neatly maintained.

When I walked to the end, I saw a boy sorting out the dried medicinal herbs, and not far away, Dr. Ge was weighing the medicine. There are multiple medicine bags on the table next to it, and it looks like they should be ready.

Doctor Ge raised his head and saw Chi Shui coming in, Chi Shui hurriedly put down the back basket he was carrying and said: "Doctor Ge, I am Chi Shui, the third daughter of the Chi family in the neighboring village, thank you for Dr. Ge's diagnosis and treatment half a month ago, my mother is much better, this is the extra herb I picked, do you think it can be used?" ”

Doctor Ge came over and took the basket, and instructed: "Your mother can't be cold these days, pay more attention when taking care of it." ”

As he spoke, he took out the herbs in the basket and put them on the table, "yes, have you dried the following?" ”

"Well, those were picked a few days ago, and I was afraid that they would break if I didn't dry them, so I washed them with clean water before drying them." Chi Shui hurriedly said.

"Well, yes, yes. It's okay to get sunburned. However, it is best not to put these two herbs together, which will affect the medicinal properties. Doctor Ge pointed to two of the herbs and said, then handed the herbs to the boy beside him, and turned his head to look at Chishui.

"What a smart little girl, I took these herbs." Doctor Ge smiled slightly, and stroked the animal's long beard with his hand.

Chi Shui touched his head and said with some embarrassment: "I just want to recognize more of the appearance of medicinal herbs, and I will pick them and send them to you when the time comes." ”

Doctor Goe thought for a moment, "It's okay, you come here every three days after the next day to find Aoki, and he will teach you." "Aoki is the boy next to him, who looks like he is twelve or thirteen years old.

Doctor Ge looked very talkative, and then turned to Aoki and said, "Tell the little girl about some places that should be paid attention to when collecting medicines, and start with the most basic teaching." With that, he handed the red water to Aoki and went back to the house himself.

Chishui didn't believe it until he got home, he succeeded so easily. She didn't have time to say a lot of words prepared in her stomach, and Aoki said that the herbs she picked in the future would be purchased at the price, and she would have an income after that, albeit a meager income.

Aoki taught her a few more herbs, and by the way, he also talked about the medicinal properties of several herbs, the symptoms for which they were targeted, how to pick them, and how to dry them, and then asked her to come back in three days.

Chi Shui carried a small basket on his back, took a small hoe, and found some bamboo chips that his father had sharpened, and went into the mountain again.

Those bamboo chips were specially made by Chi Shui's father, although there are no big ferocious animals on the periphery of the back mountain, but small rabbits and squirrels can still be encountered occasionally. Chishui wants to lay a few small traps when collecting medicines, that is, the kind of digging a deep pit with bamboo chips inserted below, covering it with dead leaves, a bit of a guard for the rabbit, and then leave a mark next to it, go to see it every few days, and occasionally there will be a harvest, which can be regarded as improving life.

Three days later, Chishui got up in the middle of the night, boiled a large jar of mountain mushroom and pheasant soup, left half of it for the family, and the other half was packed in a small soup can, and walked to Dr. Ge's house with the herbs he had picked for the past three days.

People are in good spirits at happy events, and when Chishui went to check the trap yesterday, he really caught a pheasant, and his luck was really good. Coupled with Chishui's soup making technology in the past ten years, this can of pheasant soup is delicious and abnormal. Chishui couldn't help but drool when he smelled it.

There are relatively few seasonings in this world, and many of them can't be found, or it may be because the family is too poor to afford them, and the red water may not be able to play at the previous level when stir-frying. But making soup is different, you don't need so many seasonings, and the emphasis is on the taste is really delicious.

When I got to Dr. Ge's house, the pheasant soup was warm and just right to eat. gave a bowl to Doctor Ge, Aunt Ge and Aoki, which provoked their praise again and again. He also casually said something about the soup can also replenish qi and regulate blood, that is, it can be used as a medicinal diet, and it has many functions.

Chishui learned a lot from it, and since then, he has gone to Dr. Ge's house every three days, and Chishui has never stopped, learning more and more things, and he has become familiar with Dr. Ge's family.

What's even more surprising is that when Aoki taught Chishui again, he also began to slowly teach her to know some commonly used words. Chishui was so excited that he didn't sleep well for a few days.

You know, this place is too remote, and there are not many literate people. When Chishui was four or five years old, he also thought of learning the words of this world, but he couldn't find anyone to teach him. There is only one Lizheng master in their village who can read, but she can't just run to the family to teach her to read, right? When he really couldn't think of a way, Chishui at that time had no choice but to give up.

Now that such a good opportunity is in front of Chishui, how can Chishui not be excited. She became more and more serious, learning ten words from Aoki at a time, including how to write, what it means, and related allusions. Aoki is also a person who loves to read, and he knows a lot of relevant knowledge, and he didn't hide his secrets, and taught Chishui seriously.

On the way home, Chishui will sort out what he has learned, try to understand it, integrate it, and make it his own. When I got home, when I had some free time, I would take a wooden stick and write and draw on the ground, and try to write as well as possible.