Chapter 5 Earthwork
"Taoist Priest, there is no wine at home, only this little tea, right?"
"Okay, peel the garlic, put it in a basin and mash it into a puree. Then boil the tea leaves in water. Don't add anything. Cook more and cook it thoroughly. I will use it later."
Li Anran actually wanted to help, but Zhao Er didn't agree with anything, so he could only keep telling the matter with his words.
Mrs. Zhao, who had brought the little ones into the house before, quickly took over the task of peeling the garlic after hearing this. In addition to the youngest, two and a half grown-ups also helped.
After Zhao Er boiled the tea, he hesitated for a moment, then gritted his teeth and walked out of the house, running towards the village along the narrow path.
In just a few minutes, Zhao Er ran back holding a small black jar.
"Taoist Priest, do you like this wine?"
The first time he saw the little black jar, Li Anran knew that the other person was holding wine. Although it was okay without wine, it was naturally better to have this thing.
It just made Li Anran a little regretful that the wine jar was not filled with the white wine of later generations but with rice wine. Just by smelling it, he knew that the alcohol content was not high.
"Put the wine aside first, and then pour it into the basin and mix it together after the garlic paste is ready. With this thing, the tea can be used later."
Mrs. Zhao took her eldest daughter and the second boy to work together, and soon the bunch of garlic was peeled, and then she smashed it directly into the basin with a wooden pestle.
When the minced garlic and the jar of rice wine were poured together to make a small pot of garlic and old wine soup, Zhao Da, who had left before, also led a dark brown cow into the yard.
After seeing the cow, Li Anran understood why Zhao Da was fooled. It was because the cow looked very strong on the surface.
After walking around the cow twice and looking at the cow's buttocks without being too dirty, Li Anran nodded and ordered: "Zhao Er, you and Zhao Da, give this pot of garlic and old wine soup to
Drink this cow down."
"Hey!"
After receiving the instructions, Zhao Er immediately followed his brother and began to pour the mashed garlic mixed with old rice wine into the cattle.
In fact, the principle of this traditional method is very simple. The function of garlic is to sterilize, while the function of old wine is to dispel cold.
Regardless of whether it's a human or an animal, as long as you suffer from intestinal dysentery, which is commonly known as dysentery, this trick will basically work every time.
Just drink it three or four times and it will stop you no matter how loose your bowel movements are.
Considering that Zhao Erxian had borrowed the jar of rice wine from the villagers, Li Anran decided to take care of both. In addition to the pot of garlic wine soup, the pot of tea soup would also be used later.
The tannic acid contained in tea is a good medicine for treating diarrhea caused by acclimatization. Although tea is an authentic domestic product, it was the British who first discovered this secret.
So, these guys tried their best to steal Chinese tea seeds and try planting them in various places. When the test planting was successful, they boasted that they "held a teacup in one hand and a musket in the other and conquered the world."
Considering that the price of tea is not cheap for Zhao Er and others, Li Anran also specially called Goudan and Zhao's two little ones to his side.
He took out a kind of Artemisia annua that he had just found near Zhao Er's yard, and asked the three little ones to get more of it before they started eating. They also specifically told them to dig up the roots together.
The principle of digging and cooking Artemisia annua is the same as making tea, which is to boil out the tannins. Add some millet and cook it into grass porridge, which is also effective for symptoms such as intestinal addiction.
This method is much cheaper than garlic wine soup and tea soup. Anyway, artemisia annua is everywhere. Even if the effect is slower, it is very suitable for the people of the Tang Dynasty.
I don’t know whether it was luck or whether the cow’s intestinal disease was not too serious. After drinking a pot of garlic and old wine soup, the cow quickly stabilized.
When they were pouring garlic and old wine soup, Zhao Da and Zhao Er were very busy. There was no way, this thing was not for cattle, and the only way to make it drinkable was to force it.
Seeing that the cow was much more stable than before, Zhao Er and Zhao Da suddenly felt a little more at ease, and immediately led the cow to the cowshed in the backyard.
Although the Zhao family does not have cattle, the cattle shed has been built long ago. When it is necessary to borrow cattle from others, it can be kept at home and taken care of carefully to avoid any mistakes.
"Brother, do you think this cow can be cured?"
"Brother, if the Taoist priest said it can be cured, then it can definitely be cured."
"Sigh... If it really can't be cured, I admit it. Greed is harmful to others."
Seeing that his brother still failed to listen to his words, Zhao Er wanted to speak, but he could only keep his mouth shut when he thought of someone's instructions when he was in the mountains.
After placing the cattle, the Zhao brothers hurried to the front yard to salute. Li Anran, who had been guarding against this move for a long time, directly pulled it up one by one.
"This cow, it will take at least two or three days to completely cure it. I will teach you two how to cure this disease later, so that you won't be in such distress again if you encounter it in the future."
"Ah? Tao... Taoist Master, do you want to give this method to us?"
"Yeah, actually, I can't say it's a lesson. Didn't you see all of this just now? Except for some small things, I believe you all should be able to do it."
"I didn't watch it!"
“I didn’t watch it either!!”
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For Li Anran, these two homespun methods to cure intestinal addiction would be nothing in future generations. But he never expected that it would be a big deal now.
In the opinion of Zhao Er and Zhao Da, if they could learn this method of treating cattle, they would not only be able to treat their own cattle, but also other people's cattle.
To be honest, although the method of treating intestinal addiction is simpler, it is still a craft, and it is a good craft that is not afraid of making money.
With the current price of cattle in this day and age, a strong cow can be sold for thirty guan. If a family's cattle really suffers from a fatal disease like intestinal disease, they will definitely be willing to spend some money to cure the cattle.
When the time comes, don’t make too much, just get one or two quid for each cow you heal. I believe some people will be willing to pay even higher, after all, the value of a live cow is much higher than a dead cow.
Originally, Li Anran didn't quite understand why he wanted to teach the cattle management method, and why the Zhao brother in front of him reacted so excitedly.
After listening to Zhao Er's explanation, I realized that I had unintentionally given away a way to make money. However, I still didn't take it to heart.
Although this time travel is quite sudden, it is not like the protagonists in those time travel novels, who either carry corn and potatoes or know how to make glass and steel.
But for Li Anran, he has followed the old man Li Guizhen for so many years. In addition to doing things, he still has many abilities that can make him worry-free about food and clothing.
Even if I couldn't bring my own medical kit with me during this time travel, relying on the medical knowledge I learned from the old man Li Guizhen since I was a child, not only curing diseases and saving people, but also making some Chinese patent medicines is still no problem.
In addition, the family has been engaged in the business of brewing local wine, including white wine, rice wine, rice wine, sake, and the wine made by Li Anran himself, which is quite famous in the ten miles and eight towns.
As for the start-up capital, it is not a problem. Even if there is no preparation for this time travel, the three-foot Qingfeng specially used for doing things can still be exchanged for two coins.
Li Anran spent nearly 2,000 yuan on this sword. Whether it was the equipment or the material of the sword, it was all very good. In this era, it is a magical weapon.
Coupled with the three-wheeled vehicle and the practitioners in the sidecar, at the very least, one can continue to work as a Taoist priest.
Seeing the excited reaction of the Zhao brothers, Li Anran quickly comforted him: "Okay, okay, we are destined to meet each other. What's more, Zhao Er is still kind to me. They are just two earthworks, not really.
What."
After a few words of persuasion, it was found to be useless. Li Anran could only put a straight face in the end, and finally got the two brothers Zhao Da and Zhao Er to calm down.
In the following teaching, one of them spoke carefully and the other listened carefully. In a short time, the recipes of garlic wine soup, tea soup and grass porridge were finished.
As Li Anran said, it's just three simple earth recipes, nothing difficult at all. If it hadn't taken some effort to explain the language, it would have been faster to learn.
With Mrs. Zhao and her eldest daughter joining in the kitchen, they will be able to prepare dinner after teaching them how to treat cattle.
Compared to adults, little ones who are still at an innocent age have long been attracted by the strong aroma of food in the air and have swallowed so much saliva.
After checking the cows in the backyard and finding that they were able to eat and no longer defecate as soon as they ate like before, the look on Zhao Da's face suddenly looked much better.
Li Anran, who really couldn't stand the enthusiasm of the Zhao brothers, could only sit up at the top of the table. On the table, there was a table full of large dishes.
The rice wine from before happened to be not used up, so Li Anran and the other three elders had an extra bowl of wine in front of them that they were usually reluctant to drink.
The difference is that Li Anran's bowl is full, while the bowls in front of Zhao Da and Zhao Er are only a small amount.
But no one, including the mothers-in-law of the two Zhao brothers, had any objections to such obvious differential treatment.
What made Li Anran a little speechless was that in this day and age, there is still a custom of not having the mother-in-law and the children at the table.
There were only myself and the Zhao brothers at the entire dinner table. As for the two wives and children, they could only eat in the kitchen.
Glancing at the dishes on the table, Li Anran knew that most of the meat was placed here. If you didn't look carefully, you wouldn't be able to find any trace of separation.
Chapter completed!