Chapter 121 One gram of ginseng and twenty grams of gold
"I really don't know why Master likes to live here."
From a distance, Yi Chuanzong could see the small courtyard in front of him. The stained black wooden fence on the outside looked like it was old.
The area is not small, it seems to be less than 200 square meters.
But it's just that the yard is relatively large, and the small wooden house inside is only about twenty square meters.
The whole small house is also a bit gray and black. There are many yellowing wooden boards nailed to the narrator's firewood shed.
This was something he helped his master repair after coming here for the first time. Originally, most of the woodshed had collapsed, so the earthen stove could still be used for cooking.
There was also a field in the southeast corner of the yard. He thought his master would plant some flowers at home, but when he arrived, he saw bright white and green cabbages.
There are nearly a hundred in total. Huang Jingyi usually carries water to water them, and the growth is very good.
But his master couldn't eat them all. To be precise, he didn't miss a few pills all winter long.
This place is next to Houhai and almost one kilometer away from Tongrentang. It is very inconvenient to go back and forth every day, especially for an old man who is over eighty years old.
And Huang Jingyi, as a doctor at Tongrentang, is a household name regardless of his ranking in the 49 cities for his medical skills. His salary is only a seventh-level health worker, the lowest salary at the 21st level, and he can only buy a bottle of wine.
It hurts a lot.
Yi Chuanzong understood his master's thoughts very well.
"Here you come, why don't you come in?"
The sound is clearer and more powerful, and the condition is much better than before.
You can see the outside through the small gap inside the house, but Yi Chuanzong cannot see inside from the outside.
Looking at the fence that was only one person tall, Yi Chuanzong accelerated slightly and jumped directly in with a strong step. He landed softly and strode toward the cabin with a red wooden box in his hand.
Halfway through, he glanced at the woodshed. There was still a lot of wood there, so there was no need to chop wood today.
"squeak!"
Pushing open the cracked wooden door, Yi Chuanzong discovered that not only the master was in the room, but also a 'strong' old man with white hair wearing a cardigan. He was Dr.
.
The other one is Wu Jing, the medicine clerk in the drug store. He still has a poker face, his big eyes look a little dull, and his whole person is always emotionless.
Now Huang Jingyi and Dr. Xing were sitting on the square table facing each other in the south and north, while Wu Jing was sitting next to him and watching honestly.
When Yi Chuanzong saw his master's proud expression, he knew that his master was going to win this game.
Huang Jingyi likes to gamble for fun when he is with people close to him. Even though he is a charitable and peaceful person, when word spreads outside, he turns into a little old man who loves gambling.
"Master. Doctor Xing. Dawu."
Wu Jing's expression changed slightly. He couldn't understand why Yi Chuanzong gave him this nickname. It sounded a bit awkward.
"Well, when you come, just sit down and watch for a while. I thought you would only come here two days ago."
Huang Jingyi stroked his goatee and shook his head slightly, then waved his hand to one side.
Yi Chuanzong took the ginseng box and sat down at Dongshou, "I originally wanted to come here again years ago, but I came here today to ask you a question."
Huang Jingyi closed his eyes slightly and turned to look at the simple red long wooden box in Yi Chuanzong's hand, with some thoughts in his eyes.
After all, it is a century-old wild ginseng. The fresh weight is seven taels, and the dry weight is one liang or nine taels.
Although the saying "qi liang ginseng, eight liang treasure" has been around since ancient times, one kilogram now is equal to one kilogram six taels in the past, and seven taels is 350 grams. The fresh weight of this 'qi liang' is only 218 grams.
gram.
However, these two hundred and eighteen grams are quite a lot. A half-pound yam is usually fifty centimeters long. The century-old ginseng is about the same length, that is, the main stem is slender and has many whiskers.
Now Yi Chuanzong has brought such a thing. According to his current medical theory, ordinary medicine would not be consulted, and it is a relatively expensive thing.
Huang Jingyi started to guess out of habit.
Maybe it’s because I don’t use it for fortune telling on weekdays, and I always do fortune telling for some fun.
It may also be because he has never accepted a disciple. He likes to manipulate his little disciples. He looks confident and is very authoritative on weekdays.
Yi Chuanzong was not in a hurry. He was already used to having such a master. He had never had a master before and felt uncomfortable all day long without being beaten.
I lowered my head and glanced at the chessboard on the table. At first glance, I saw a lot of black, white and white.
Yi Chuanzong suddenly felt a little dizzy, and a sudden feeling of sleepiness arose in his heart.
He doesn't like Go. Chess is a skill left over from the past life. It's okay to play for fun, but it's not as comfortable as sitting in the sun after wasting your brain for a long time.
He raised his head and looked at Wu Jing. This guy was less than two years older than him, and he was still responsible for weighing medicines. This man had always thought that he would take over this kind of job, so that he could auscultate and treat patients. However, Doctor Xing disagreed, saying that he had no basic knowledge.
Not reliable enough.
Turning around to look at Master Xing, this doctor has a broad forehead, big nose, and thick lips. When he was young, it was hard to believe that he was a doctor compared to his figure.
Moreover, Dr.
Suddenly, Yi Chuanzong's eyes widened, and Master Xing glared at him fiercely, with a hint of warning in his eyes.
This old guy wants to move chess secretly!
Yi Chuanzong's expression became strange. If he were young, he might still be afraid that Dr. Xing would beat him, but now he is 70 years old.
There is a saying that boxing is afraid of young people. Although Dr. Xing can hurt him with a hit, he definitely cannot beat him.
Yi Chuanzong cleared his throat and coughed twice, "Ahem."
Huang Jingyi was thinking about the kung fu when he heard the voice and raised his eyelids, and then out of the corner of his eyes he caught a glimpse of the slightly withered hand stretched out on the chessboard.
He shook his head and chuckled, "Old Xing, you and I have been playing chess for so many years, is it possible that we are so old that we can't even remember chess?"
Dr.
He was a little annoyed, he was going to lose this game of chess!
Looking at the black chess piece held by Dr.
It must be very old, and this mahogany box must be fifty years old."
Yi Chuanzong didn't care. It was normal for his master to guess. He turned around and glanced at Dr.
Doctor Xing was in a depressed mood over there. When he saw Yi Chuanzong's slightly wary eyes, he sneered, "I haven't seen any ginseng before? Are you really taking it as a treasure? You brat, don't you need to take care of it?"
After saying this, Dr.
Yi Chuanzong raised his eyebrows, feeling that he was making a fuss out of a molehill.
Tongrentang was established during the Kangxi period. It was only the 17th century at that time. Now in the 20th century, when the Qing Dynasty was gone, Tongrentang had a history of two hundred years. It was still in Dashilar, Qianmen. Imperial doctors of all dynasties had it. Naturally, they were well-informed.
It is vast and has rich medicinal resources.
Simply, he opened the box directly, and a wild ginseng with a length of fifty centimeters and a graceful shape came into view.
Even though Dr. Xing said this, he was also curious. After all, Yi Chuanzong was Huang Jingyi's disciple, so he had some knowledge. It must be somewhat expensive, but it was hard to say how valuable it was. He also wanted to take a look.
With just one glance, Doctor Xing's eyes widened in an instant, and a mouthful of tea spurted out of his mouth the next moment.
Having been a Chinese medicine doctor for a long time, how could he not recognize this ginseng, let alone a wild ginseng with such a standard and 'domineering' attitude!
It turned out to be hundreds of years old. Where did this kid get such a treasure? Doctor Xing's eyes were full of scrutiny.
Wu Jing's face also changed drastically. It was rare that his whole face became fully active, and his expression was very wonderful.
Huang Jingyi's hands also shook slightly, and he chuckled towards the opposite side, "Your big dragon has not taken shape, but this water dragon has taken shape. It is a pity that my red sandalwood chessboard was given to me by Haoju for more than forty years. Now, now
And use it as a dinner plate."
Doctor Xing's eyes were filled with anger, and he yelled angrily, "That was given to me by Hao Ju! You won it from me by playing tricks!"
"That's why I'm heartbroken. You didn't like playing chess before." Huang Jingyi said proudly.
Doctor Xing's heart ached for a second. He had never seen how good this thing was before. It is quite good for eating. He turned his head, his face looked slightly fierce, "Boy, where did you get this wild ginseng?"
Yi Chuanzong raised his eyebrows and said seriously: "I dug this from the mountain. There is a cliff over there in Miaofeng Mountain Town. I found it under a tree halfway up the mountain!"
Doctor Xing looked like you are bluffing me, where is this place?
Forty-nine cities!
At the foot of the emperor, the country is peaceful and the people are safe. Naturally, it is the place with the most residents. In the past, medicinal collectors were also indispensable. What kind of cliff can people not find for a hundred years?
Just dig them up when they are 20 or 30 years old. If you really let them grow on their own, who knows if they will grow to death?
Besides, it's not very suitable for growing here. It's not possible at all, but very few ginseng grows here.
Huang Jingyi nodded slightly. He, as his apprentice, had always had a secret. The strange progress of his learning alone was really puzzling to him. He didn't need to know that much, it was enough to know that he was his apprentice.
"You are so blessed that you can get such a treasure."
Yi Chuanzong smiled sarcastically, and he pointed out that he had a deep blessing.
He had no choice. There had to be a reason for this thing to come out for no reason.
The master said that he dug it himself.
My wife told me she bought it.
All in all, it is easier for Master to fool him.
At that time, I will give some to my father-in-law at a discount based on the price. It doesn’t matter here at home. I will just add more as I consume it every day. If my father-in-law’s money is gone, he can also add some more.
This wild ginseng medicine is so powerful that it usually takes a week to be absorbed by one beard. With so many of them, it wouldn't be enough for them to use it up in a year or two.
It is a medicine that contains three parts of poison, and too much is not enough. This poison is not harmful, and it is no joke that the deficiency cannot be replenished.
He asked the question he was most interested in, "Master, how much is this wild ginseng worth?"
Huang Jingyi pondered for a moment, then said: "I have never asked about the drug store in these years. The drug store should not have received such treasures."
Doctor Xing over there nodded slightly, saying that he had never heard of it either.
This medicine is worthless in troubled times. Now all industries are owned by the public. If there is anything, it should be in the national treasury.
Ordinary people will not come to a drug store to sell century-old wild ginseng. Getting rich overnight is not in line with current thinking.
Huang Jingyi spoke again: "But when I was in the thirty-fourth year of Guangxu, I saw a century-old wild ginseng purchased by a merchant. That one was naturally not as good-looking as yours, but it was still worth one thousand one hundred and three hundred thousand dollars."
Twelve taels of silver."
"How many?"
"One thousand one hundred and thirty-two taels of silver!"
Yi Chuanzong was immediately shocked. Could these hundred-year-old wild ginseng be worth a hundred pounds of silver? More than ten pounds of gold? Is that how it was calculated?
Huang Jingyi nodded slightly and affirmed: "Yes, this kind of wealth is indeed shocking, and I will never forget it for a long time. The building was about to collapse at that time, but the price was actually low, and now its value must be even more expensive.
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Yi Chuanzong was a little dizzy.
Now he understood why Lou Xiao'e had that expression yesterday. It felt like he had been cheated!
In the late years of Guangxu's reign, the ratio of gold to silver was almost one to eight. One thousand one hundred and thirty-two taels of silver was almost equivalent to one hundred and forty-one taels of gold.
But it was a bit far apart, so we couldn't calculate it in terms of silver. After all, the price of silver had fluctuated. At that time, one tael of silver cost ten cents, which was equivalent to a thousand yuan.
Before 1949, a small yellow croaker was worth about forty silver dollars. One silver dollar was more than seven cents, and the content was not pure silver. Two silver dollars were equivalent to one tael of silver, which means one tael of gold was worth twenty taels of silver.
The price of silver is not standard, but the price of gold is very stable. The price of one hundred and forty-one taels of gold is about eight catties and eight taels in the market, and the weight is 4,400 grams!
The gold he sold at that time was 21.63 cents per gram, which is nearly 100,000 yuan!
One gram of ginseng, twenty grams of gold.
The hair he ate was not even a gram, but only half a gram. He ate ten grams of gold in one bite, which cost him two hundred yuan!
No wonder it feels so good!
There is a feeling of regaining glory.
How much ginseng can two small goldfish buy for 60 grams?
Three grams!
If she really went back with a few whiskers, Lou Xiao'e would definitely think of them as a few straws. This tiger girl didn't understand this.
The expression on Yi Chuanzong's face was dull, "Master, how can I eat this better? I'm going to cut it up and give you some."
Even though Huang Jingyi had been mentally prepared for it, his eyelids twitched when he heard his disciple say this. Sure enough, he still wanted to eat it himself.
If this wild ginseng is used properly, it can save hundreds of lives!
He is slightly dissatisfied in his heart, but he will not force it. Everyone has their own ideas and persistence.
Besides, as for my disciple’s fate, if I save myself for a while, I might be able to benefit tens of millions of people. The reincarnation of cause and effect is really difficult to infer.
"Your qi and blood are strong, and your physical strength is strong. You can take more when you usually consume a lot. If you are someone else, it is better to use nothing."
"The effect of using wild ginseng alone is not the best. According to the physical condition, follow the principle of yin and yang... I have seen all your family and friends. I will prescribe you some medicines in a while. You need to pay attention to the changes in dosage. You Think about it after you take it back, and I will give you a test after the Chinese New Year."
At this point, Huang Jingyi paused and said: "I've told you the storage method just now. You'd better keep some of these treasures as backup. Gold has a price and good medicine is hard to find. Saving a life should be a meritorious deed." Infinite."
Yi Chuanzong listened carefully to half of the class and replied: "Master, I will save it."
Even if the master didn't tell me about this life-saving treasure, he would still keep it well. His family wouldn't need it that much for the time being.
One gram of wild ginseng is worth twenty grams of gold, and one gram is his salary for nearly a year.
To be honest, if you really want him to be used by strangers, you have to think carefully about it. He is not that generous.