"Grandpa, this is a medicinal herb, called He Shou Wu, it is a very valuable medicinal material!" Xie Xuan said with a smile.

"Really? Is this really a medicinal herb? Xie Wang's couldn't believe it and looked at a large field of wild vines with small white flowers on the ground, this thing they had seen before, it had always been a weed, it was really a valuable medicinal herb?

"Xuanxuan, how do you know?" Xie Qingshan asked Xie Xuan.

Xie Xuan was shocked in his heart, but said with a smile on his face: "I didn't know before, but in the next few days when I was in a coma, it was like living for many more years and going through a lot of things in a dream, and I woke up as if I had suddenly grown up and opened my mind. ”

Everyone in the Xie family looked at each other, thinking about it carefully, the days when Xie Xuan woke up were indeed not the same as the previous appearance, as if he had become more sensible and intelligent. It's a bit strange that even things you never knew could tell the truth.

"Wow, Xuanxuan, you're so amazing!" Xie Zhicheng didn't think as much as adults, and looked at Xie Xuan with admiration.

After a moment of silence, Xie Qingshan turned his head and said to everyone with a serious face: "Don't tell anyone about Xuanxuan, it's good that our own family knows, I'm afraid that those people who don't know anything will spread the word and spread our Xuanxuan's reputation badly, have you heard it!" "At the end of the day, it's a bit harsh.

Everyone nodded solemnly, although Xie Zhiyuan and Xie Zhicheng didn't know why the adults were so serious, they also nodded when they saw their grandfather's solemn appearance.

"Xuanxuan, is this thing really a medicinal herb? Can it be sold for money? Xie Qingshan asked Xie Xuan seriously.

"Of course, its vine is called nightshade vine, which can calm the nerves, nourish blood, detoxify, and the underground tubers can replenish sperm and blood, benefit the liver and kidneys, black hair, and strengthen muscles and bones, but it needs to be concocted to mature Shou Wu, which should be sold very expensive in the medicinal herb shop."

Even in the later generations, wild He Shou Wu can be regarded as a high-grade nourishing and health product, not to mention the Ming Dynasty, where there is no large-scale artificial cultivation and breeding of medicinal materials!

There are also records in the historical materials of the Ming Dynasty that Emperor Jiajing took the Qibao Bearded Pill of He Shou Wu as the main medicine, and gave birth to several princes in a row.

"Oh, then let's dig it out and go to the medicinal herb shop to sell it and try it?" Xie Ping'an was eager to try.

"Okay, let's dig out this piece first, if it's really valuable, let's look elsewhere, we've seen a lot of it when we went up the mountain in previous years!" Xie Qingshan said.

Xie Pingtian came over with a firewood knife and asked Xie Xuan: "Xuanxuan, how do you dig this medicinal herb?" ”

"As long as the stems and roots of the medicinal herbs, pull up the stems to remove the branches and leaves, and be careful when digging the roots below, so as not to hurt the roots." Xie Xuan said.

When he came, he only took two firewood knives, Xie Qingshan and Xie Pingtian dug up the roots, Xie Wang and Lin dealt with the branches and leaves on the stem, and after a while, a large piece of He Shou Wu on the ground was pulled clean.

Waiting for Xie Qingshan Xie Pingtian and his son to dig out the three or four black rhizomes, Xie Xuan took a closer look, the largest one was the size of a human head, the growth texture was tight, the color was dark, the tuber was lignified, and it was obviously a long time, not fifty years but forty years.

As the saying goes, "thousand-year-old Ganoderma lucidum and 10,000-year-old Shou Wu", the longer the year of He Shou Wu, the more valuable it is, it is said that Cixi at the end of the Qing Dynasty also loved to use He Shou Wu to use black hair and beauty, legend has it that her hair is not white until she died, that is, Li Lianying found a hundred-year-old He Shou Wu from the folk to give her to take, and kept her hair black and bright until she died.

Although it is a legend, it is enough to show how the ancients admired He Shou Wu.

"Grandpa, how many catties is this piece?" Xie Xuan was weak and weak, and he obviously felt that he couldn't support it for long when he picked up the piece of Shouwu with both hands.

Xie Qingshan shook his hand and said, "I'm afraid there are eight or nine catties!" ”

"This year is the longest, it should be the most valuable, you have to be careful!" Xie Xuan advised.

"Xuanxuan, can these black things really be sold for money? You didn't lie to me! Xie Zhicheng looked at the unsightly rhizomes on the ground and said with some suspicion.

Everyone also looked at Xie Xuan expectantly.

"Shall we go to the pharmacy and sell it?" Xie Xuan said with a smile.

Under Xie Xuan's reminder, the Xie family threw the ripped branches and leaves into the pit and buried them, and then piled up the dead branches and leaves to hide them. Then everyone was a little absent-minded when they picked up the chestnuts again, and when the sun turned west, everyone piled the chestnuts on the shou wu and went home tightly.

When they got home, they naturally boiled porridge and ate, and agreed at the dinner table, and the next day Xie Qingshan and Xie Pingtian took Xie Xuan to sell He Shou Wu in the county pharmacy, Xie Zhiyuan and Xie Zhicheng naturally wanted to follow, but they were coaxed and frightened by Xie Wang's and Lin's mother-in-law and daughter-in-law to stay at home.

The next day, Xie Xuan was called up by Xie Wang, his eyes were confused, he was wiped by Xie Wang's face with hot water, put on a thin cotton jacket, and was carried on his back by Xie Qingshan, Xie Pingtian carried He Shouwu with a back basket, and the three of them went out together.

As soon as I went out, I was blown by the cool breeze of the early morning, and then I felt trembling, and I woke up, and looked around on my grandfather's back, the sky in the east did not see the slightest morning light, and there were a few stars hanging in the white sky, except for the insects chirping in the surrounding ridges and fields, and it was very silent all around.

Struggling to get off the ground by herself, she was reprimanded by Xie Qingshan for a few words, saying that it was dark and the road was long, so stay on your back, Xie Xuan gave up, anyway, she is a child now.

Wandering, I don't know when she fell asleep again.

When they were awakened by a commotion, it was already dawn, and they had arrived at Linzhang County.

Linzhang was called Ye in ancient times, and according to legend, it was the fief of Daye, the son of the granddaughter of the Yellow Emperor. During the Spring and Autumn Period, Duke Huan of Qi began to build Yecheng, and during the Warring States Period, Marquis Wen of Wei was designated as the accompanying capital. At the end of the Eastern Han Dynasty, Cao Cao lived in Ye, prospered the hegemony and built three bronze birds, laying the foundation for the establishment of Cao Wei. In order to avoid the sorrow of Emperor Sima Ye, the Western Jin Dynasty renamed Yecheng "Linzhang", which was named after the Zhanghe River in the north. During the period of the Three Kingdoms and the Northern and Southern Dynasties, Yecheng was the capital of the six dynasties of Cao Wei, Later Zhao, Ran Wei, Qianyan, Eastern Wei and Northern Qi, and lived as the political, economic, cultural and military center of northern China for four centuries, making Linzhang enjoy the reputation of "the hometown of the Three Kingdoms and the ancient capital of the Six Dynasties".

I asked passers-by who has the best reputation in the pharmacy in the city, and they all say that it is Baicaotang, and the doctor Liu Yiti in the hall is a well-known famous doctor. And Dr. Liu has a kind personality, and the visit fee of the rich and noble family is five taels of silver, which is not counting the cost of medicine, but if there is a poor person who really can't afford to pay for medicine, he does not charge for medical treatment, but sticks the money for medicine, so he has always been respected by the people of Manxian County.

Xie Qingshan admired and pulled Xie Xuan and Xie Pingtian to walk in the direction guided by passers-by, and when they arrived at a quiet street market, they saw an antique courtyard crowded with people from a distance.

When I got closer, I saw a plaque in the hall, with three big characters on it - Baicaotang, and the couplet next to it said, "I hope that people in the world will live forever, and they will not hesitate to put medicine on the shelf."

There were a lot of people inside, but it wasn't noisy. To the left of the lobby is a row of medicine cabinets with the names of medicines, and there is a half-person high counter in front of it, behind which two young men are busy grabbing medicines according to prescriptions.

On the right side of the lobby sat two middle-aged men who were looking at the patients, and those who came later were sitting on chairs and waiting quietly.

Xie Qingshan didn't dare to disturb, so he took Xie Xuan's hand and walked to the counter, and asked the guy a little nervously, "Do you collect medicinal materials here?" ”