Quick Wear: Reversing Life

Chapter 223: Escape from the Mountains (4)

Pistacia chinensis is also a natural beauty and skin care product. Applying a composition containing Pistacia chinensis gum on the skin can improve skin oil production, has antioxidant effects, reduces wrinkles and improves skin radiance.

The seeds of Pistacia chinensis can be used to extract oil, make soap, etc.

But this is not what Xiaocao needs.

She found several Rehmannia glutinosa plants under the Pistacia tree in front of her.

Xiaocao squatted down and dug out the rhizome of the Rehmannia glutinosa with his hands. The tuber was thick, fleshy and yellow-brown, and it was still a Rehmannia glutinosa plant.

This is good stuff.

One Rehmannia root has three medicines: fresh Rehmannia root, dried Rehmannia root and cooked Rehmannia root.

Fresh Rehmannia root is freshly dug out, without being processed or dried. Fresh Rehmannia root has the effect of stopping bleeding, and can also be used to treat sore throat, vomiting blood, and fever.

Dried Rehmannia is baked and dried, and has the effects of clearing heat and cooling blood, nourishing yin and promoting fluid production.

Rehmannia glutinosa is a product that is steamed or stewed and then dried. It has the effects of nourishing blood and yin, and replenishing essence and marrow.

The Compendium of Materia Medica states: "Raw Rehmannia is very cold and cools the blood, so it is suitable for those with hot blood. When cooked, it is slightly warm and nourishes the kidneys, so it is suitable for those with blood deficiency."

However, Rehmannia is not suitable for people with weak stomach and poor appetite.

It’s better to sell it to the barefoot doctor in the village.

Xiaocao dug out a few plants from under him and threw them into the bamboo basket.

Later she discovered a lot of Forsythia, whose fruits can also be used as medicine, but it takes one or two months for the fruits to mature.

Finally, after picking a lot of honeysuckle, he returned to the village carrying a full bamboo basket.

Instead of going to the school to find Xiaohua first, she found the barefoot doctor in the village and put the Rehmannia she dug on the table.

"Uncle Wang, do you want to buy Rehmannia?"

Doctor Wang was sitting in the yard drinking tea with his eyes squinting, but when he saw the fresh Rehmannia, his eyes widened.

"Did you dig it yourself?"

Xiaocao nodded.

Doctor Wang picked it up and looked at it for a while, and it was indeed Rehmannia glutinosa.

Xiao Cao said, "This should be Rehmannia root, wild."

"How do you know this?"

Xiaocao made up a story: "I heard someone say it was similar to a sweet potato when I was washing vegetables in the cafeteria."

"Will you accept it?" Xiaocao said, "My family is very poor, and Xiaohua has to go to school in September."

Doctor Wang said, "50% success?"

Xiao Cao said, "50 per jin?"

Doctor Wang sighed. He had originally intended to accept the full amount for 50 yuan, but seeing how malnourished Xiaocao looked, he softened his heart.

He knew what kind of person Li Yuliang was. He spent all his money on drinking, and the whole family had to rely on his eldest daughter to support them.

"Okay, okay, let me weigh it."

"It's exactly one kilogram. See?" Doctor Wang showed Xiaocao the scale on the scale, then took out a plastic bag from his pocket with some money in it.

"Here, a total of 50, hold on to it and don't lose it." Doctor Wang handed the money to Xiaocao: "Don't give it to your father."

Xiao Cao thanked him and took it: "Thank you, Uncle Wang, are you still collecting medicinal herbs? I'll dig them up for you if I see any."

Doctor Wang took Xiaocao to the backyard where the medicinal herbs were dried.

"Hey, these are winter rubes. They're rare. Have you seen any? If you see any, bring them here."

Xiaocao asked, "Are the forsythia and honeysuckle harvested?"

These two are common, and sometimes Dr. Wang himself goes up the mountain to collect herbs.

Seeing Xiaocao was really pitiful, Doctor Wang said, "Why don't you just come and be my apprentice in the future? I'll give you 30 a week."

Xiao Cao naturally agreed and immediately smiled happily: "Thank you, Doctor Wang! Thank you, Master! From now on, when you go to see patients, I will carry your medicine box for you."

Doctor Wang narrowed his eyes and smiled: "You little girl!"

...

After leaving Dr. Wang's house, Xiaocao rushed to school.

When Xiaocao arrived at school, the last class had not yet ended. She first entered the school cafeteria and ran into Wang Yuanyuan, the girl who had brought the original owner away from the mountains.

Wang Yuanyuan is two years older than the original owner and a head taller than the original owner. Although she is also thin, she is not skinny.

She had two thick, shiny braids, her skin was a little dark, and her face was red.

"Xiaocao! Why are you here just now?"

Wang Yuanyuan raised her arm and wiped the sweat from her cheek: "I've been so busy."

At this time, Wang Yuanyuan's mother also came out. Seeing Xiaocao, she frowned and asked, "Why are you here so late today?"

Xiao Cao said, "I'm sorry, Auntie. Something delayed me this morning."

This job was introduced by Wang Yuanyuan. The two of them used to be good friends, and the canteen was contracted by Wang Yuanyuan's family, so Wang Yuanyuan asked the original owner to help with the work and earn money.

Xiaocao walked in. The dishes had already been cooked by two chefs. She only needed to wash the pots and cooking utensils.

While Xiaocao was working, Wang Yuanyuan stood by the stove.

Seeing her mother leave, Wang Yuanyuan said, "Xiao Cao, have you made up your mind?"

“The county town is so beautiful.”

Wang Yuanyuan was talking about how the two of them went to the county town to work together.

The original owner was taken out of the village by Wang Yuanyuan. She had been to the town with her mother to purchase goods before and knew how to get out of the mountain.

Xiao Cao asked while working, "How do you know how to get to the county town?"

Wang Yuanyuan said: "There is a bus in the town that can go to the county town. I have seen it when I went to the town before." There were also several girls coming to the town from the county town, and they were all dressed beautifully.

Xiao Cao asked, "Do you know how far the town is from the county seat?"

"It'll take a whole day to get there... Hey, Xiaocao, are you going or not?"

Xiaocao lowered her eyes: "Yuanyuan, you know, I don't have money to buy a ticket, and I have a younger sister to take care of..."

She bit her lower lip, raised her head, looked at Wang Yuanyuan, and whispered, "How about...you go first? Then tell me how to get to town, and I'll come back to the county to find you?"

There is more than one village called Xiaoba on this vast hilltop, and there are several sections where there are no roads.

It was night when Wang Yuanyuan took the original owner to the town, and it was Wang Yuanyuan who drove the ox cart.

On the way back, Xiaocao also hitched a ride on a fellow villager's ox cart. She fell asleep during a part of the journey, so the original owner had no idea how to get there.

Wang Yuanyuan had no doubts, after all, she knew Xiaocao's family.

"Okay, but how should I tell you?"

"Draw it." The grass said, "Draw it how it turns."

Wang Yuanyuan thought for a long time and said, "Okay, I'll give it to you when I finish the painting."

...

The bell rang for the end of get out of class. Xiaocao wiped the water off his hands and went to Class One, Grade One to pick up Xiaohua.

As soon as I walked into the classroom, I saw Xiaohua sitting on a stool sobbing and crying.

Frowning, Xiaocao walked over: "Xiaohua? Why are you crying?"

As soon as Xiaohua saw her sister coming, she immediately stood up, hugged Xiaocao's waist, buried her head in Xiaocao's belly and cried.

At this time, a girl passed by and said, "The little monkey pushed her and broke her water bowl."

Little Monkey is one of the bullies in the village, and is as famous as Li Yougen. They are both hated by cats and dogs in the village.

But the little monkey's family is rich and they run a grocery store in the village. Many families can't afford to offend him, and even if the little monkey steals the vegetables and peppers grown in the yard, they can only endure it silently.