Chapter 111: Mulan Soup in Potions Class
Thursday morning, it was a Potions class.
Because of the Dragon Boat Festival's need to worship Longzu and pray for blessings and ward off evil spirits, Zheng Qing and his companions went out a little later than usual. And on the way to the teaching building, many students who know or don't know will suddenly come over and tie a five-colored silk thread on the wrist of a stranger, which is an ancient blessing that no one will refuse.
So, it took more time than ever to get to the classroom today.
Kankan before the class bell rings.
The stick figure villain behind the door unexpectedly didn't say anything to ridicule everyone, Zheng Qing paid attention to it, only to find that I don't know which kind person smeared the stick figure villain's head with realgar.
The orange color is very conspicuous on the whole stick figure, as if it is glowing.
This keeps it rolling in place with pleasure.
Zheng Qing stopped, hesitated for a few seconds, took out a 'noon talisman' from the gray cloth bag, hung it on the drawing paper of the stick figure villain, and tied it with colorful silk threads.
The noon charm is not a talisman to tell the time, but similar to the yellow and five-color silk threads, which has the effect of dispelling evil and praying for blessings. In the morning in the dormitory, Xiao Xiao asked Zheng Qing to draw a few more.
"This blessing to others could not be more appropriate for you. Dr. Xiao advised.
And that's exactly what happened.
On the way to class, whenever someone tied a five-color silk on Zheng Qing's wrist, he would give back a noon talisman. The effect is excellent. At present, the talisman hanging on the paper of the stick figure villain has failed a little, and it is a little rude to give it away, and it is very appropriate to use it to compliment this stick figure villain.
Sure enough, his actions won the stick figure a great favor.
"Merlin bless you, the public scholarship student who is about to be late!" The stick figure figure rolled up from the ground, brushed the sparse hairs on his head, and bowed to Zheng Qing decently: "...... Professor Li will be in the door in twenty-seven seconds!"
Zheng Qing didn't have time to thank the stick figure villain, so he pulled out his legs and ran to his seat.
He didn't want to be deducted points for being late or having a style issue in the last few classes at the end of the semester.
When passing by the first row of the classroom, Li Mengxing rushed to him and stretched out his hand, as if he also wanted a noon talisman. Zheng Qing gave her a slap in the palm of her hand, and a gust of wind jumped past the little witch.
Behind him, Li Meng's angry curse sounded, and Jiang Yu couldn't help but persuade him.
With a smile on his lips, the wizard sat in his place.
As soon as he took out the "Standard Pharmacy: First Year of College" from the gray cloth bag and placed it on his desk, Professor Li pushed open the door and strode in.
There was silence in the classroom.
Zheng Qing quietly breathed a sigh of relief and wiped the fine beads of sweat on his forehead.
"You should bring a few cool charms with you and exchange them as you go. Fat Xin poked Zheng Qing's arm with the barrel of his pen and suggested, "Anyway, it won't cost a few coppers...... For you. ”
Zheng Qing squinted, vaguely agreed to the fat man's suggestion, and his gaze fell on a copper basin on Professor Li's desk.
The professor walked in with the copper basin in his arms.
Most of the students in the classroom focused their eyes on the copper basin.
Professor Li looked around with a smile, raised his head, and said in a subdued tone: "Today's day is good, it coincides with the Dragon Boat Festival, the fifth day of the fifth month of May, worship the gods and ancestors, the yellow calendar says that today is not to break ground, then we will follow the guidance of tradition and not go to the medicine garden to break ground today...... Everyone has a theory lesson. ”
There was a chorus of laughter in the classroom.
The professor patted the edge of the copper basin, and there was a slight hum, and the laughter in the classroom came to an abrupt end.
“...... This is Mulan Soup, "Years of Guangji" said that on the fifth day of the fifth month of May, competing to collect miscellaneous medicines can cure all kinds of diseases. The professor said, shaking the slender whip in his hand: "Of course, we all know that most of the rumored potions that can cure all diseases do not exist in this world...... Like snake oil, is it useful for many pathologies? But it's no more effective than a placebo. ”
"Also, according to tradition, you should bathe in Mulan soup...... At present, the conditions are limited, and everyone uses it to wash their hands, and the meaning is fine. ”
The classroom was once again filled with joyful laughter.
Few professors face a serious holiday with such a witty attitude, let alone Professor Li, who is usually serious. This made the originally dull learning atmosphere because of the arrival of the final exam suddenly relaxed, and the haze that pressed on everyone's hearts unconsciously dissipated a lot.
More than a dozen elves in gray uniforms dragged a net of multicolored silk threads and dragged copper basins from the podium, stopping for a moment at each desk.
The edge of the copper basin was covered with a white towel, and there was a small piece of medicinal pancreas.
Everyone put their hands in and washed their hands religiously. The difference is that the girls seem to wash only a few of their fingers, while the boys are so aggressive that they want to wash their entire arms.
In this process, Professor Li kept smiling and talking to everyone about the potions knowledge that was talked about in the previous course and involved in today's Dragon Boat Festival.
For example, the raw materials for boiling Mulan soup are not limited to mugwort leaves, cattails, magnolias, and impatiens, some wizards will add peach leaves to exorcise ghosts, cypress leaves to dispel evil spirits, and some people use wind roots instead of mugwort leaves, and the effect is the same.
Another example is the similarities and differences between noon water and rootless water.
Noon water is the water from the well at noon of the Dragon Boat Festival, also known as 'extreme yang water' and 'lombon water', the yang energy is extremely heavy, the effect of dispelling evil is excellent, can be used to neutralize the excess cold of many cold medicines, is the first choice for many prescriptions to reconcile medicinal properties.
The origin of rootless water is the opposite of the noon water that gushes out of the ground, and generally refers to all the water that falls from the sky, including rain, snow, frost, dew, and other forms, each of which has its own wonderful use. Unlike noon water, which contains yang energy in itself, rootless water does not contain any 'properties' and is known as the 'cleanest' water because it can keep the medicinal properties of the herb intact to the greatest extent.
In addition, the professor also talked about the compatibility and efficacy of different medicinal wines such as realgar wine, pu wine, and cinnabar wine.
"Because there is too much Potions knowledge involved today, I once suggested to the school that the Dragon Boat Festival be changed to the Potions Festival...... Of course, this suggestion was rejected by the joint meeting of professors. ”
Professor Li smiled along with everyone, and then continued:
"The reason why there is so much knowledge of potions related to the Dragon Boat Festival is because the Dragon Boat Festival is full of yang energy, and it is the most powerful day of the year for many herbs, so collecting medicine is the most important job for many wizards today. ”
"Another reason why I didn't take everyone to Baicao Garden today is that the school committee is organizing people to carry out protective picking in the garden...... You first-graders have gone, and in addition to adding to the chaos, you are still adding to the chaos. Therefore, it is most appropriate to stay in the classroom honestly and memorize two prescriptions. ”