Chapter 58 This is my teacher
"Our Hongjitang is also the purchasing point for Chinese medicinal materials in Xiyuan County, so we naturally collect loose medicinal materials." The old man looked at Su Qing with a smile: "Little girl, is there anyone who collects herbs at home? I wonder what kind of medicinal materials they have collected?"
Su Qing smiled and said, "It's me. My home is in the countryside, next to the mountains. I often go into the mountains to collect mountain products, so I thought I could see if I could collect some medicinal herbs by the way."
After hearing what Su Qing said, the old man looked at Su Qing and said, "Little girl, collecting herbs is not an easy task, especially since many herbs need to be found deep in the mountains. You, a little girl, should not take risks. If you want to collect some herbs for some pocket money, I suggest you find some insect herbs, such as centipedes. If you bring them to me, I will give you eight cents for each centipede. How about that? In the summer, you can find cicada shells. I will give you two cents for each cicada shell."
"I still want to give it a try. I won't go into the mountains, but just look around." Su Qing smiled and said, "It's just that I don't know many Chinese herbal medicines."
"Haha, that's easy." Seeing Su Qing say that, the old man took out a booklet from under the counter and said to Su Qing, "This is a detailed illustration of some common Chinese medicinal materials. You can refer to it. When you send the herbs back later, we will check them."
"Ah, can you give it to me directly?" Su Qing didn't expect that the other party would give her a booklet directly. She was originally thinking about how to buy a related booklet from the other party.
"For you." The old man smiled and said, "We will give this booklet to everyone who comes to us to deliver medicinal herbs."
"Thank you so much." Su Qing opened the booklet and took a look. She found that the booklet contained some pictures of common Chinese medicinal herbs with the names of the herbs marked next to them. As for more introductions to the herbs, there were none.
Come to think of it, many people nowadays cannot read well, and it is estimated that not many people will be able to recognize it even if you write it a lot. It would be better to draw the medicinal materials in more detail, so that it will be convenient to pick the herbs directly by referring to them.
The old man was worried, so he gave her a warning: "Little girl, don't go into the mountains by yourself. It's too unsafe. There are many wild animals in the mountains. Just look for some easy-to-find Chinese medicinal herbs, okay?"
"Yes, I will." Su Qing responded with a smile.
Looking at Su Qing's smiling face, the old man nodded. Looking at the scar on Su Qing's left cheek, he couldn't help feeling a little sorry. It was estimated that even without this scar, she would still be a pretty girl. It was a pity that some old medicinal herbs were rare nowadays, otherwise, this scar would not be a big deal.
Forget it, I’d better not say anything, so as not to give the girl hope and then break her hope, and make her sad again.
Su Qing was very happy to get the booklet of Chinese medicinal materials. She thanked the old man again and was about to leave. When she turned around, she bumped into a man.
"Hey, you are... you are the little girl who came to see the doctor that day." The man looked at Su Qing twice and recognized her at once. There was nothing he could do because the scar on her face was too obvious and easy to recognize.
Su Qing was stunned for a moment, looked at the man, and said in a daze: "Doctor Du?"
This man was the doctor who took Su Qing to see her scar and gave her a prescription for medicine last time.
Du Chaoran smiled and said, "Yes, I didn't expect to see you here. Are you here to find the herbs for the prescription?"
Before Su Qing could speak, the old man behind the counter said, "Chaoran, is this the little girl you were talking about?"
"Yes, teacher, this is the girl I told you about." Du Chaoran responded quickly.
Du Chaoran smiled at Su Qing again and said, "This is my teacher, his last name is Gong. The recipe I gave you was taught to me by my teacher."
Su Qing didn't expect that when she came to the pharmacy to look for a booklet, she would end up finding it in the teacher's hands.
Mr. Gong smiled and said, "Little girl, you also want to find the Chinese medicinal materials on the prescription, right?"
Su Qing felt a little embarrassed, so she said, "Mr. Gong, I do have this plan. I'm sorry for not telling you just now."
"Haha, there's nothing to be embarrassed about. I didn't dare to tell you about the recipe just now." Old Master Gong laughed and said, "Speaking of which, if you want to find the herbs on the recipe, you only need to find two. The others can be bought at the pharmacy."
When Su Qing heard this, she hurriedly asked, "Mr. Gong, which two flavors should I look for?"
Grandpa Gong stroked his beard and said, "The chicken blood vine needs to be at least eighty years old. If you want better results, it's better to be over a hundred years old. And the purple salvia miltiorrhiza also needs to be over a hundred years old. However, these two are very hard to find nowadays. I think you, a little girl, should not go into the mountains to find these two herbs by yourself. You can ask the herbalists around you. I will also keep an eye out for you."
When Du Chaoran heard this, he hurriedly said to Su Qing, "You want to go into the mountains by yourself? It's too dangerous. Didn't I tell you to ask the herbalists?"
When Su Qing heard this, she quickly said, "I'm already asking around. I just want to try it myself, just in case I find it."
Old Master Gong smiled and said, this kid is still young. These hundred-year-old chicken blood vine and purple salvia miltiorrhiza are not so easy to find, otherwise, they would not have been out of the market for so many years.
"Okay, then you can try it." Mr. Gong nodded and said, "But, be sure to pay attention to safety."
"Well, okay, I will. Thank you, Mr. Gong." Su Qing responded with a smile, and then looked at Du Chaoran: "Thank you, Doctor Du."
"It's nothing." Du Chaoran waved his hand.
Su Qing knew that Du Chaoran came to see Master Gong, and that the master and disciple must have something to say, so she hurriedly said, "Master Gong, Doctor Du, I'll leave first."
After Su Qing left, Mr. Gong looked at Du Chaoran and said, "Why are you here so late in the afternoon instead of going to work?"
Du Chaoran stepped forward and said to Mr. Gong: "Teacher, the An family came to see me again."
Hearing Du Chaoran's words, Mr. Gong's face became serious: "I said that I will never care about the people of the An family. Have you forgotten?"
"No, it's just that, teacher..."
"Humph!"
Seeing Mr. Gong's attitude, Du Chaoran knew that there would be no hope today, so he sighed, "Okay, Teacher, I know your attitude."
"My attitude has always been clear. Why are you here to beg for mercy on behalf of the An family?" Old Master Gong glared at Du Chaoran and asked, "What good did you get from eating it?"
"It's unfair, teacher." Du Chaoran said hurriedly, "I just think An Zhihan is different from the other people in the An family."
"Hmph, can a bad bamboo produce good bamboo shoots?" Old Master Gong snorted coldly and glared at Du Chaoran again.