Later, Li Lei could no longer work, so he had to return to his hometown, Baihu Mountain in Yicheng. This is a small mountain, but there are many stories here, and the medicinal materials in the mountain are also very rich.
Since ancient times, this place has been blessed with beautiful scenery, outstanding people, and many famous figures.
At the foot of Baihu Mountain, a small river flows, creating many fertile dams wherever it goes. One of them is called Lijiaba, because if viewed from a high altitude, this place looks like a winding dragon.
Although the land in Lijiaba is said to be fertile, it was also a very poor place in the late 1990s.
After Li Lei returned home, he could only do farming.
Li Lei, now in his early twenties, is a real young man and the main labor force in the family.
However, Li Lei's surname was actually Yuan. Because his father died young, his mother remarried to the Li family in Lijiaba, so she changed her surname to Li. More than ten years have passed since then.
Li Lei is the eldest son in the family, so he naturally shouldered the burden early. Although it is a bit embarrassing now, he is still content to be a farmer, but because of this, he is considered a famous person in this area.
Li Lei's family was really poor, and the shabby mud houses looked too shabby, so no one was willing to come to propose marriage. Li Lei never found a wife and was single.
But Li Lei is still very hard-working. As long as he earns money, he will give it to his mother and use it by the whole family. He does not hide any private money.
Sometimes Li Lei also wonders, should he save some money for private housing? But the money he earns now is too little, and he has no choice. The whole family is pointing at him.
It is impossible to save private money.
On weekdays, in addition to doing farm work, Li Lei also likes to go into the mountains to find some game, or go to the fields to get some loaches and eels to bring back to improve the family's food.
These days there is no concept of protecting animals, so we can get a lot of them.
But he couldn't make any money doing this, so Li Lei had been thinking about how he could make money.
Today, Li Lei took his half-brother Li Gui with him to go hunting in the mountains.
In the White Tiger Mountain, there is everything, including pine cones, pheasants, hares, etc. Sometimes, if you are lucky, you can catch snakes, which is an excellent tonic.
Baihu Mountain is not high, the highest peak may only be a few hundred meters, but the vegetation inside is very lush, with many tall pine trees, and many what the old people call Manzi Cave.
It is said that those Manzi caves were the lairs of bandits in ancient times. There are even legends that there are spirits living in some of the Manzi caves.
But Li Lei is not afraid. He often goes into the Manzi Cave to see what's inside. Sometimes he can find big snakes inside.
Today Li Lei discovered another very secret Manzi Cave. It seemed that no one had come in here yet. After Li Lei got into the Manzi Cave, Li Gui was guarding outside.
Li Gui took a torch and illuminated it. The barbarian cave was not big and there seemed to be nothing in it.
But he suddenly discovered that there was an unusual place on the ground. After knocking on it, it turned out to be empty, and there was something underneath.
Sure enough, Li Lei found the mechanism and opened a bluestone slab. There was a pit underneath with a black box.
Li Lei picked it up excitedly and opened it. There was no Li Yin inside, only two thick ancient books. He didn't know what the books were made of, but they seemed to be intact and not rotten.
No matter what, Li Lei still took it out.
Li Gui was also very excited. He picked up one of the ancient books and read word for word: "Xuanyuan Zhu Youshu, what kind of book is this? It's so strange!"
Li Lei held a book in his hand, with the four words "Medical Law Yuantong" written on it.
Li Lei pondered: "It should be two medical books. No matter what, it's not in vain. Take it back and read it again!"
This book box was quite good, and the workmanship was very fine. I don’t know what kind of wood it was made of. The two brothers returned home with today’s harvest.
At night, with the light of an oil lamp, Li Lei opened these two ancient books. The contents were too obscure, and he didn't recognize many of the words. After all, they were all traditional Chinese characters, and there were many rare characters. He just read them.
Li Lei, who has been studying for five years, naturally cannot recognize a few of them.
Although he doesn't know much, Li Lei probably understands a little bit. These two medical books should be very powerful!
Although he didn't know many words, Li Lei was still very interested in these two medical books. He read them until late at night, until he couldn't stand it any longer, so he lay down on the old table and fell asleep.
Li Lei had a bizarre dream.
He dreamed that he followed many people to a place where Chinese people lived in Nanyang, and washed dishes in a restaurant here. This was during the Shunzhi period.
However, the peaceful life of washing dishes was soon broken, and it was related to traditional Chinese medicine.
Many of the Chinese in this place came here for their ancestors to make a living. Many Chinese have come here since the 15th century, so the Chinese brought many things with them, such as traditional Chinese medicine.
In a dilapidated corner, there is a deserted-looking medical clinic. On the door is a shabby-looking plaque with the words "Huichun Hall" written in three characters.
It's just that this medical center is very strange. Almost no one can go in to see a doctor. It can be said that it is deserted.
You must know that a year ago, this medical clinic was still very busy. There were many patients who came here to seek medical treatment. But now? It is empty. What happened?
To be precise, there is only one apprentice in this medical clinic now. The owner died a year ago without even leaving any last words.
Those who were seeking medical treatment saw only a young apprentice in his twenties when they entered the museum. When they inquired, they found out that the owner of the hospital had gone west, and they all couldn't help but feel sorry for the owner.
It should be noted that the owner of the museum, Master Xu, is only sixty years old, so logically he shouldn’t be!
But it's a pity, it's a pity, now the patients don't dare to let the apprentices treat them, so as time goes by, no one enters the Huichun Hall to see a doctor anymore.
It can be said that Huichun Hall is quite deserted, and Li Lei, the only person in the medical center, doesn't know what to do.
Li Lei is actually a young man who came to Singapore from the mainland to work. Because he had no special skills, he could only wash dishes in a restaurant.
One day, Li Lei suddenly suffered from severe pain in his abdomen and was sent to Huichun Hall by his colleagues.
Of course, Master Xu's medical skills were not mentioned. Within ten minutes after the silver needle was inserted, Li Lei felt that his stomach pain was gone. After applying two pairs of Chinese medicine, he was completely healed as before.
So after recovering, Li Lei found Master Xu and expressed his gratitude in person.
Unexpectedly, Master Xu refused to let Li Lei leave this time, and insisted on letting him come over as an apprentice. He also said to Li Lei, "Young man, I also see that you have very good bones, and I can't bear to see you wasting your time in a restaurant."
Hiding your talent, as long as you study with me for a few years, it will not be a problem at all not to say that you will be rich and wealthy in the future, and you will have no worries about food and drink. In the future, it will be easy to open a medical clinic in your hometown and find a wife.