There were dozens of medicinal plants growing sparsely on a piece of land next to the vegetable field. Many of them were already dying, and some were as long and thin as homeless people who had no food to eat. They felt like they could be broken by a gust of wind.
This is nothing, but her sisters-in-law are too diligent. If it grows some weeds or something, it can be covered up, or it shows that she did not plant it so carefully, which led to such a situation, but there is a weed on it.
No, it's very well taken care of.
And because it was winter, Lao Zhou's family also built a shed to enclose these pieces of land. There were thatches on the roof and all sides for warmth. There were unharvested Chinese cabbages in the vegetable fields on the side. In such a cold day, it
He's not dead, he still seems to have some energy.
Compared with the wilted herbs here, it looks like they will not live long.
Shopkeeper Zheng Da looked around and saw that the light in the thatched house was dim, so he nodded and said: "The doctor Zhou is right, it may be because of the winter."
Man Bao nodded repeatedly, yes, that's the reason.
Shopkeeper Zheng Da said: "Well, how about we, Jishitang, are willing to carve out two acres of land and work with Dr. Zhou to study how to grow this medicinal material?"
Man Bao glanced at him and said: "Two acres of land are enough for what you can do. How about this? If my family has land and people, you will be responsible for finding various medicinal materials."
Is Manbao short of land now?
The thing she lacked the most was land. Not to mention the vast tracts of land for employment, the two pieces of land her father gave her as a dowry were quite a lot.
It is very convenient to grow herbs, but it is not easy to find growers.
She doesn't even lack seeds now, and all the herbs that have been collected can be purchased and cultivated through points and the encyclopedia.
However, she will be short of points. Well, she is not short of points now, but she will definitely be short of points in the future. Therefore, Manbao is in urgent need of plants that have not been included. Of course, herbs are the best.
Leave it to the encyclopedia to cultivate for a few years. When they figure out how to plant it, they can just follow the planting pattern and save a lot of research costs.
Man Bao, who has been planting experimental rice seeds for several years but still hasn't grown the rice he wants, knows that plant cultivation is not that simple.
Shopkeeper Zheng Da thought for a moment and asked, "How to calculate the harvest?"
Man Bao then casually agreed: "I will give you a free copy of any fresh herbs sent through Jishitang and the seeds that will be researched in the future, and I will also teach you how to sow them for free."
Shopkeeper Zheng Da looked at Man Bao in surprise, paused and asked, "Doctor Zhou no longer think about it?"
Anyway, with Encyclopedia as the starting point, they only needed to make slight adjustments and figured it out after one or two years of planting. The cost was not very high, so Manbao agreed very quickly.
Moreover, Jishitang has paid a lot. She has collected living herbs or collected seeds from various drug dealers in Jishitang before, but those who are willing to bring the herbs are not the herb farmers near the capital, that is, they have
Ask her pharmacist.
Therefore, there are not many herbal medicines collected through Jishitang, and the cost is still high.
She can't do this kind of thing, so only Ji Shitang, who has a wide network of connections, can do it best.
Shopkeeper Zheng Da felt that Zhou Man had a charitable heart and was touched by their friendship, so he did not sign a contract with Zhou Man and directly agreed verbally, "Okay, I will let people start looking for the herbs when I get back."
seed."
Man Bao immediately said: "I will give you a list later. I already have the seeds of the medicinal materials on the list. You can just collect the remaining herbs."
She paused and then said: "Actually, I think there are many, many materia medica in the world, but they are not known to the world yet. Otherwise, the "Shen Nong's Materia Medica" in the Han Dynasty would only have 239. After waiting,
In just a few hundred years, later generations have discovered 730 species, which shows that there are still many medicinal herbs in the world that are not known to us."
Shopkeeper Zheng Da was moved in his heart and looked at her, "So..."
Man Bao said with a serious face: "So it is better to tell the pharmacists and farmers that if you encounter plants that have not been used for medicine in the wild, or some plants that you have never seen before, send them to Beijing along with the medicinal herbs."
Shopkeeper Zheng Da was startled, "Physician Zhou, you don't want Shen Nong to taste the herbs, do you? This can't be done. Those plants that have not been recognized by doctors are likely to be highly poisonous. If you are not careful..."
"I know," Man Bao said, "Am I the kind of careless person? Don't worry, I cherish my life." She will include it in the encyclopedia first, and then she will study it again after they have researched it. Well, she
Research is just about confirming the conclusion of the encyclopedia.
Shopkeeper Zheng Da looked at her suspiciously. He had always felt that Zhou Man was a very courageous person. People who were not very courageous would not be able to reach her current position.
The two of them made a covenant while looking at the wilting herbs, and then walked out of the thatched house.
Shopkeeper Zheng Da walked out for more than ten steps and turned back. Only then did he understand why they had not noticed this corner and this thatched house when they came to the garden to relax.
It turns out that there are flower trees in front of this corner that are taller than a person. Well, most of them are plum trees and peach trees.
But at this time, the peach trees were bare, while the plum trees were bearing buds.
The thatched hut behind him was also very short. He had to lower his head slightly when he entered it. After all, it was not for people to live in, but to keep vegetables and grass warm. The thatched hut stood quietly at the back, not conspicuous or obtrusive at all.
Seeing shopkeeper Zheng Da looking back and forth, Manbao became proud, "My mother-in-law decorated this. How about it? It looks good. Even if someone sees this thatched house, it looks very wild when it stands in this yard. Originally, I
My mother-in-law also wanted to build an open thatched cottage on the other side of the open house, but my grandmother and my parents rejected it."
What Mrs. Liu meant was that if another thatched cottage was built, part of the garden land would be taken up, so the boss's garden would look a little cramped and unsightly.
However, Lao Zhoutou and Qian felt that if they wanted to build a thatched cottage, they could just choose a place in the countryside to build it, so why build it at home?
So Zheng's plan came to nothing, but Man Bao and Bai Shan discussed it privately and felt that the thatched cottage was more interesting than the open house. They once wanted to demolish the open house and replace it with a thatched cottage, but in front of Lao Zhoutou
In front of Qian, they didn't dare to say it in public.
Even Mrs. Liu would not agree.
Although the thatched cottage seems to be simpler than the Changxuan, it needs maintenance every year and consumes more energy. It is not at all as good as the Changxuan that was originally here.
Man Bao felt regretful in his heart, so he told shopkeeper Zheng Da: "You don't know, my mother-in-law is very talented in decorating these things. If you like it, I can give you the look of the thatched cottage we drew later, and you can build one at home."
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Well, from now on you can often go to your apprentice to play. If you don’t have it at home, it’s okay if someone else has it.