"Our Mei family has a long relationship with Clear Water Bay, and since our ancestors founded Jisheng Tang, the important Chinese herbs we need come from Clear Water Bay."

Mei Fangfei finished eating the sweet potato cake solemnly made for her, rinsed her mouth, and began to tell the story about the Mei family and the Mei family's courtyard.

Mei's family started from You Fanglang in the Shuizhou family, and became Mei Fangfei's grandfather's generation, becoming a master of traditional Chinese medicine in Shuizhou, with hundreds of clinics and pharmacies. Although the strength is not small, it has always adhered to the creed advocated by the ancestors of "hanging the pot to help the world, saving the life and helping the wounded", regardless of whether the patient is rich or poor, treat everyone equally, and respect life.

The Mei family in Shuizhou has a good reputation and is deeply supported by the people.

The Yu family, as a businessman in Shuizhou, is rampant in the township, and he does not dare to be presumptuous to the Mei family.

Qingshui Bay at the foot of Daming Mountain, the mountain is high and dense, the climate is unique, and many rare and precious herbs grow here.

Since ancient times, the Lin family, who have lived in Clear Water Bay, have made a living from farming, revered the mountains and forests, and never allowed to cut down trees without authorization, and did not allow outsiders to pick all kinds of Chinese herbal medicines in the mountains. Only the Mei family in Shuizhou is respected, and the medicinal materials required by their pharmacies are provided free of charge.

The Mei family in Shuizhou knows how to be grateful, and always sends all kinds of materials to the Lin family in Qingshuiwan every once in a while on weekdays, and they offer good things in the city during the New Year's holidays. The Lin family of Qingshuiwan did not shirk it, and distributed it equally to each family according to the population.

The Mei and Lin families have been friends for generations, and until the devil invaded Shuizhou, there was still a secret connection.

On that day, Lin Xizhen and Zhuang Su rescued the commander from Ningzhou, but due to a bumpy road, the wound of the commander on the second day of his arrival in Qingshuiwan festered, and the high fever did not go away, and his life was in danger.

The guerrillas and the Lin patriarch had no choice but to send Zhuang Su into Shuizhou, hoping that the Mei family would send a doctor to Qingshuiwan to treat the commander.

Mr. Mei, that is, Mei Fangfei's father-in-law, disregarded his personal safety, and personally followed Zhuang Su to Qingshuiwan after dressing up.

"Mr. Mei, please heal the commander no matter what." The guerrilla leader pleaded with Mr. May.

"Captain, I'll do my best. Due to the strict investigation of the enemy, there was not much western medicine penicillin brought out, and only relied on the local herbs of Clear Water Bay. "Mr. Mei first gave the commander an anti-inflammatory.

"Mr. Mei, you just have to instruct, what kind of herbs do you need in Clear Water Bay? I'll pick it up for you, folks, and I. Patriarch Lin assured Mr. Mei.

"Patriarch Lin, you first ask the villagers to pick some andrographis and dandelions, and boil soup to reduce inflammation for the commander."

"Okay, I'll give you the order right away."

After three days, the commander's inflammation subsided, but his health still did not improve.

"Mr. May, is there a way to make the commander get better sooner? He is needed in the troops. "The guerrilla leader was anxious.

"Captain, there are three flavor herbs that can help the commander recover completely, but these three flavor herbs are the treasure of Clear Water Bay, I wonder if Patriarch Lin can be willing to do it?" Mr. Mei looked at Patriarch Lin.

"Mr. Mei, didn't I say that you just have to tell me what herbs do you need in Clear Water Bay? I'll pick it up for you, folks, and I. ”

"Patriarch Lin, I need Sanqi, Chonglou and Yanhuanglian."

"Mr. Mei, Sanqi and Chonglou are easy to do, and we have marked the places where these two precious herbs grow in Qingshui Bay, and we can send someone to pick them immediately. It's just that this rock yellow lotus grows under the cliff, and it is really difficult to pick it. What's more, in the past few days, the heavy rain has continued, and the soil of the cliff is loose, and I am afraid that no one dares to go down to dig. ”

"Patriarch Lin, the commander has serious liver and spleen damage, and if he wants to fully recover, he must take Coptis chinensis."

"Patriarch Lin, tell me which cliff this Yan Coptis is on in Clear Water Bay? I'll pick it! ”

Zhuang Su volunteered.

"The high-grade rock coptis is on the cliff in the eastern corner of the front mountain, where the strange rocks are craggy and the soil is loose, don't talk about a big man like you, before you reach the edge of the cliff, the whole rock will collapse first."

Patriarch Lin knows every mountain, soil, grass and tree in Clear Water Bay well.

"Then I'll send a little guy to try it right away." The captain was heartfelt.

"Captain, I am familiar with all the guerrillas in your team, none of them are eligible, and they have never picked herbs. This digging herbs is a science, leaves, roots, stems, whiskers can not be damaged, once damaged, it has a great impact on the efficacy, especially such valuable medicinal materials like Coptis chinensis, must be picked whole herbs. Patriarch Lin shook his head.

"Is there such a person among the villagers?" The captain asked.

"Of course I have, but I can't open my mouth. Even if they wanted to, I couldn't let them die. ”

The Lin patriarch regards the villagers in Clear Water Bay as his family.

"Well, what can I do about that?"

The captain was anxious.

The enemy is tightly blocked, Shuizhou can't go back to get medicine, and Yanhuanglian can't be mined, what can I do?

Just when everyone was in a hurry, Lin Xizhen walked in, and the petite she first saluted Mr. Mei, and after inspecting the commander's injury, she said boldly:

"Dad, I'm going to mine Coptis chinensis!"

"You?"

"Yes!"

Patriarch Lin knew in his heart that his daughter was indeed the best candidate to go to Coptis chinensis.

She has followed him all over the mountains and rivers of Clear Water Bay since she was a child, is familiar with every corner and corner, and knows how to dig medicinal herbs, has a petite body, a light body, and has learned kung fu.

However, she is such a precious daughter, and she is reluctant to take this risk.

"Dad, the front line is waiting for the commander to go back to command the battle, don't worry, I will be fine."

Lin Xizhen, a strange woman, is determined to sacrifice her life to go to the cliff to pick herbs.

"Okay, but you have to be careful!"

In order to save the commander, Patriarch Lin was willing to sacrifice his daughter.

"Hi girl, thank you. After going down, your safety comes first, it doesn't matter if you can't pick herbs, you must come up well. The captain instructed Lin Xizhen.

"I make sure that the people and herbs are all in good condition."

Lin Xizhen tied the rope, and a dozen guerrillas grabbed the other end of the rope in the woods, holding a small iron pickaxe in her hand and carrying a medicine basket, and the swallow floated like a swallow to the bottom of the cliff.

"Whoa!"

Lin Xizhen had just stepped on a large protruding boulder at the bottom of the cliff, and a large amount of dirt fell from the sky above her head, smashing her head and smashing her head.

"Hey girl, be careful!"

Zhuang Su stood in the cliff and shouted anxiously.

"Brother Su, it's okay."

Lin Xizhen shook the rope, and quickly got under the big rock to hide. When the earth is finished, climb back onto the big rocks, stand up and raise a small pickaxe to dig up Coptis chinensis.

"Hiss ......"

There was actually a small snake entrenched on a small tree next to Yan Huanglian, spitting out red letters towards Lin Xizhen.

"Guy, what are you doing here? Did you fall from above and not be able to go back to the nest? Do you want me to help you get up? ”

Lin Xizhen was fearless in the face of the little snake with her head and tongue out, and talked to the little snake with a smile.

"Hiss ......"

The little snake seemed to understand Lin Xizhen's words, and the red letter that he had originally spit out retracted, and his two small eyes revealed a message of asking for help.

"Okay, I'll help you up, but you have to be obedient and don't bite."

Lin Xizhen said as she stretched out the little iron pickaxe to the little snake, and the little snake climbed along the small iron pickaxe to Lin Xizhen's wrist.

"You go and lie in the medicine basket for a while, and when I dig up the herbs, I will send you up, good."

Lin Xizhen threw the little snake into the medicine basket on her back with her backhand, and continued to dig Coptis chinensis by herself.

Soon, more than a dozen branches of Coptis chinensis under the cliff were all dug up by Lin Xizhen.

"Xi Meizi, you are really a strange woman!"

When Lin Xizhen returned to the flat ground, Mr. Mei gave Lin Xizhen a thumbs up and couldn't wait to go to the medicine basket to get Coptis chinensis.

"Mr. Mei, slow!"

Lin Xizhen turned around and took the medicine basket from his back to the front, not letting Mr. Mei touch it.

"Hi girl, what's wrong?"

Mr. May was startled and withdrew his hand.

"There's a little guest inside, come out quickly!"

Before Lin Xizhen could finish speaking, the little snake crawled out of the pile of herbs.