Chapter 52: Missed
More than ten years of frailty and illness have made Xu Changting a long-term illness, and this is the main reason why when he was pondering the Liuwei Dihuang Pill, he accidentally created ice.
In Xu Changting's view, among the long-standing Chinese civilizations, if there is a single civilization that makes him feel the most proud, in addition to words, Xu Changting's first recommendation is traditional Chinese medicine.
Among the thousands of years of civilization, although the status of traditional Chinese medicine in the course of Chinese civilization is not so high, it is an unobtainable existence.
What's even more incredible is that the famous gunpowder and so on were originally invented because of traditional Chinese medicine.
As for saltpeter, which can make ice, it can be said that it is like life and death, which can be used in medicine to live people, and used in war to kill people!
The two extremes of life and death are vividly reflected in traditional Chinese medicine, and war and peace seem to be more and more inseparable from the relationship between traditional Chinese medicine.
Therefore, Xu Changting never thought that there was a lack of so-called biology, chemistry and other disciplines in the Chinese civilization for thousands of years, and in his opinion, Chinese medicine included everything.
It is really inclusive of all rivers and rivers, and tolerance is great!
Xu Changting, who had changed his clothes, walked out of the room, and at this time, the middle-aged man was holding the cup in his hand, and he still didn't move, but the entourage behind him had already drunk a lot, and he was still smacking his mouth at the moment, as if he was reminiscing.
"And maltose in there?" The attendant asked in surprise.
"Technically, it's called carbohydrates." Xu Changting said.
The attendant frowned, he had heard and understood all five words, but he was confused when they were put together.
"What are carbohydrates?" The middle-aged man asked with a smile.
"Talking about people is sugar." Xu Changting looked at the entourage behind the middle-aged man, revealing a mouthful of white teeth.
The entourage was speechless for a moment, so he had to take a deep breath, turn his head and stop looking at Xu Changting, who teased him once.
At this time, the middle-aged man slowly picked up the cup in his hand and sipped it lightly, and then his eyes lit up: "Well, it's really good, it's cool with sweetness and the taste of peaches, it's really good." Can it be named? ”
"Half dragon peach juice." Xu Changting opened his eyes and said nonsense.
Anyway, no one has done it before, and there is no descendant to criticize him, so he can choose a name as he wants.
The middle-aged man seemed to know that Xu Changting couldn't spit out ivory in his dog's mouth, and he didn't bother with Xu Changting, and naturally he wouldn't really regard Banlong peach juice as the name of peach juice.
"I heard that you made the ice inside?" The middle-aged man continued to ask.
Wu Jiangnan, the former victim on the side, snorted and got up and went back to his room, and then Xu Changting let the local dog occupy the seat, and naturally sat on the stool that Wu Jiangnan had just sat on.
didn't answer the middle-aged man's words first, but shouted to Wu Jiangnan, who ran to the room and sulked: "Go to the door to see if the willow root and Dong Pimple should come, and tell them that the medicinal materials sent over yesterday are not good, so a little thing will be dug up, and you can't make money like this, just change to grab money." ”
"Grab money? Can they still rob you? What could be more shameless than you? Wu Jiangnan walked out of the room expressionlessly angrily, but walked directly to the door very obediently.
The model of saying no to the mouth and being very honest in the body is definitely Wu Jiangnan.
Every day is almost at this time, and the willow root and Dong Pimple will come to Xu Changting with a basket of herbs on their backs.
Then the next is the time for Xu Changting to bargain with the willow root and Dong Pimple, although Xu Changting will accept all the baskets ......of herbs, but when it is accepted, it is like a waste collector, sitting on the stool and picking and choosing, and his mouth will always say something about this, the medicinal properties are too mild, this is ginseng, this is obviously your brother willow tendons.
The willow roots are the eldest, followed by the willow bark, willow tendons, and a willow leaf, but a woman, who has been married to a neighboring village in the early years.
Therefore, Xu Changting often jokes about the names of his brothers, and the honest and honest dealer was a little restrained at first, never returning the favor, just honest and honest, just laughing, as long as the money is in hand.
However, as he became more and more familiar with Xu Changting, he would occasionally refute Xu Changting.
Especially since they started trading herbs between them, it was really a penny dispute for a long time.
Even did not hesitate to argue with Xu Changting's face and thick neck, and in the end, Xu Changting was defeated, watching people count the copper coins and leave satisfied, and then scolded loudly behind the backs: "Old thing, you wait, tomorrow you don't want to cheat a penny from me." ”
But after the second day, all kinds of things yesterday were as if they hadn't happened, but they would still go through the same way as yesterday's script, and then they counted the money and left satisfied, Xu Changting continued to scold and swear unwillingly in the old tune, swearing .......
The chattering dialogues and scenes have made Wu Jiangnan and others tired of watching it, but Xu Changting is still happy to do it, and as more and more farmers collect medicine, Xu Changting's side is becoming more and more weak, and he has to pay dozens of dollars to the farmers led by Liu Shugen and Dong Pimple almost every day.
But fortunately, there is also an unlucky guy Wu Jiangnan, who has contributed nearly a hundred taels of silver to him for him to squander.
At this time, the middle-aged man seemed to believe that the little brother in front of him, who was only twenty years old, was not a man of words, but really knew how to make wine.
Especially after drinking two glasses of peach juice in a row, I was even more curious about what the peach blossom wine that was blown into the sky by Xu Shenstick would taste like.
However, it is a pity that Xu Shenzhu has not come out with the kind of peach blossom wine with fragrant lips and teeth, clear liquor, and rich aroma.
"So, it's going to take a while to drink your wine?" The middle-aged man asked with a smile.
Xu Changting didn't ask the middle-aged man's surname, and the middle-aged man didn't mean to take the initiative to introduce, so the two of them until now, the middle-aged man only knew Xu Changting's surname Xu, and Xu Changting was ...... for the middle-aged man Nothing is known.
But from his eloquence and exquisite clothing, he can still spy that he is so idle every day, and he is afraid that he is either rich or expensive.
And the middle-aged man in front of him was not angry and arrogant, which made Xu Changting even more convinced, this person is definitely not comparable to the ordinary dignitaries and nobles who come to Banlong Village, I am afraid that the status is higher than I imagined, and it is really possible to be a royal nobleman, a prince or a county king.
"Good food is not afraid of late, and good wine is not afraid of deep alleys. But the ugly thing to say is ahead, if this wine is good when the time comes, you will have to buy a few jars...... Forget it, I can't sell you yet, in case it's really a jade liquid, it's very expensive. Xu Changting said with a smile.
The middle-aged man smiled, pointed to his already empty cup, and said, "But there is still one?" The weather is so hot that people are a little dizzy, and drinking some cold peach juice is quite refreshing and relieving the heat. ”
"No, if you do, you have to wait for Wu Jiangnan to come and then pour it for you, I won't help you pour it anyway." Xu Changting was a little dissatisfied, why was he still addicted to drinking? You can't drink like this without money.
The middle-aged man seemed to know the thoughts of the chicken thief in front of him, turned his head to look at the entourage behind him, and then the entourage hurriedly put down the cup in his hand and took out a brand-new five-tael silver in his sleeve pocket.
But before the entourage could hand it forward, Xu Changting had already gotten up and stretched out his hand with enthusiasm on his face: "Look at this...... What's so embarrassing about that, oops...... This has to be a silver ingot of five taels...... Wu Jiangnan, you pay me back, that's for me. ”
Xu Changting was furious in the end, and just as he was about to touch the silver with the forehead pattern in his fake style, Wu Jiangnan, who appeared at some point, quickly took the silver from the entourage.
"Hmph, it's beautiful! This is what I robbed! Wu Jiangnan said confidently, and then took the cup in the middle-aged man's hand, intending to refill the cup for others.
Seeing that the five taels of silver that were about to arrive were intercepted halfway like this, Xu Changting was very unwilling in his heart.
His eyes looked at the sleeve pockets of the attendant, which were still a little heavy, and estimated that there were at least one or two pieces of silver tattooed in it, and then his unwilling face was immediately replaced with a passionate smile.
Just like Wu Jiangnan's face change speed just now, it changed in a flash.
"If you're drowsy, you might as well try this, it's actually more effective than that peach juice." As if a trick, Xu Changting's hand stretched out from his sleeve, and there was a small azure porcelain vase similar to a gourd in his hand.
"What is this?" The middle-aged man asked with interest.
In this short period of time today, in the little brother in front of him, the middle-aged man felt an incredible surprise.
Although the peach juice is like that, after all, what kind of good things has he never drunk?
But mixed with the cool juice of ice cubes, and the ice cubes are still hand-caught, he still feels very fresh and shocked.
"It's not for drinking, I've said it in advance." Xu Changting warned, and then handed the small azure porcelain gourd in his hand to the middle-aged man, and said, "Pull out the wooden stopper, you can gently smell it once or twice." ”
The middle-aged man had some doubts in his eyes, but he still pulled out the cork according to his words, leaned in front of his nose and sniffed lightly twice, and instantly felt a pungent cool and refreshing smell on the tip of his nose, which rushed into his brain along his nose, and suddenly made him feel a little more sober, and then he saw a hand that quickly snatched the small porcelain bottle in his hand.
"Ten taels of silver...... No, twenty taels of silver. Xu Changting smiled brightly.
The attendant behind the middle-aged man, a pair of hands hanging down in his sleeves, made a crunching sound at this time, and it seemed that he wanted to beat people now.
"That's it...... How dare you ask for twenty taels of silver? The middle-aged man was not angry Xu Changting rashly snatched the small porcelain bottle from his hand, and the tip of his nose still had the cool and refreshing smell, especially the original really drowsy mind, but at this moment it has really become a lot more sober.
"There is no other bottle in the world, there is only one bottle in this world, and I originally planned to keep it for myself to sleep at night. There wasn't even a single wind at night these days, and it was very hot. Think about it, if you have this thing next to your pillow and you feel uncomfortable, pick it up and smell it...... Xu Changting said smugly.
"Harmony, pay for it." The middle-aged man interrupted Xu Changting's words and said lightly, as if there was a power in his words that could not be disobeyed.
When the middle-aged man called his name, the entourage subconsciously bent over, although the movement was extremely slight, it was still caught by Xu Changting.
Of course, more importantly, he really caught four ingots and five taels of silver, which appeared in the two hands of the attendant.
Just as he was about to get up to pick it up, he heard the middle-aged man say, "Slow." ”
"What's wrong?" Xu Changting froze in place, and the hand that was ready to receive the money was already stretched out at this time...... Finish.
"Pay with one hand and deliver with the other." The middle-aged man got up and stretched out his hand and said with a smile.
Xu Changting looked at the middle-aged man's smile, and slowly put the small porcelain bottle in his hand into the man's palm very interestingly, and then the man's palm flipped, holding the small porcelain bottle behind his hands, and said lightly: "Xianghe, give the money to the little girl, it is very hard to pour tea and water at the back of our arrival." ”
"It's not...... It's mine...... I sold you ....... Xu Changting was about to take the money, but the hand called Xianghe had already retracted, and he turned out to be ...... Didn't touch it.
The middle-aged man looked at Xu Changting's anxious appearance of being stunned, scratching his ears and cheeks, and said with a smile on the corner of his mouth: "The business is about the sister-in-law who is not bullied, and there is no reason to sit on the ground and raise the price, this money should be given to the little girl." ”
After finishing speaking, the middle-aged man took the lead in walking out, and then a hearty laugh came out of his mouth, which made Wu Jiangnan feel happy and angry, and made someone angry, but there was no way.
I could only watch Wu Jiangnan work hard for a while, and he earned twenty-five taels of silver.
Someone standing in the center of the courtyard looked at Wu Jiangnan, who was holding a brand-new silver tattoo on his five cheeks, and walked up to him and said affectionately: "Jiangnan, you know how ...... I have for you." ”
"......." Wu Jiangnan went back to his room with the silver in his arms: "By the way, Uncle Liu, they are at the door, go and collect your medicinal materials!" ”
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PS: It's better to collect medicinal materials than to receive recommendations and collections, someone has a heart.