Navigating Ancient Cures Chapter 7

There were several wild jujube trees growing across the stream. Orion Ning stepped on the rocks and picked one and put it in her mouth, grinning sourly. This mountain is shady and has short sunshine, so it is estimated that it will take another month for these wild jujubes to mature.

Ziziphus jujuba kernel can also be used as medicine, which can nourish the liver, calm the heart, reduce sweating, and promote fluid production. Wild jujube can be made into wild jujube cake. The operation is also simple. Just cook it and dry it. Orion Ning noted the location and planned to come back in a month.

When the temperature in the mountain dropped and the air became colder, Orion Ning picked a lot of mushrooms and fungus under a few rotten trees, and then went down the mountain with a full basket on his back.

Orion Ning put down her backpack when she got home, washed the shepherd's purse she dug up on the road, mixed it with soybean noodles and steamed it together when cooking porridge.

His porridge took a long time to cook, and the rice grains melted into the soup, and the rice oil covered it with a thick layer. The shepherd's purse is also steamed until soft and seasoned with minced garlic, sesame oil and salt.

After the meal, Orion Ning processed and cleaned the Bupleurum roots dug out today one by one, only to find that there was no place to dry them. So he went to Shan Bo's house and borrowed a bamboo basket, and gave Shan Bo 20 yuan to ask him to make ten more big baskets.

"You can just use the bamboo basket at Auntie's house. How much do you want to pay?" Auntie Shan felt sorry for Orion Ning's spending.

"Mother Shan, you and Uncle Shan have already helped me a lot, how can I get your things for nothing," Orion Ning said with a smile, "Don't worry, I will use these bamboo baskets."

"Don't worry about it, Orion Ning knows it well." Mother Shan wanted to say something more, but was interrupted by Uncle Shan. However, Uncle Shan counted out another 5 cents and handed it to Orion Ning, "You won't need that much."

It was already dark after all the work, and Orion Ning lay on the bed tossing and turning, unable to fall asleep. She was busy during the day and didn't think anything was wrong, but at night everything quieted down, and Orion Ning couldn't help but feel a little sad.

He missed his grandparents, parents, and wanted to know how they were doing now and whether they were in good health. He also wanted to know if the poor little boy had really become him, so that at least there would be someone to fulfill his filial piety on his behalf.

Orion Ning had never cried much before, not when her parents got divorced, not when she was sick, but now she couldn't help crying. The more he cried, the more uncomfortable he became, and the more uncomfortable he became, the more he wanted to cry. He cried so hard that he couldn't even tell when he fell asleep.

When Orion Ning got up the next day, his eyes were so swollen that there was only a crack left, and the stings still hurt. Orion Ning picked a few mint leaves outside the fence, crushed them and applied them to her eyes. While rubbing her eyes, she spat on herself. It was so embarrassing that such an old man could cry like a fool.

Orion Ning boiled two eggs, wrapped the extra steamed vegetables last night in a cloth and went straight up the mountain. He didn't want others to see his ugly appearance.

The eggs bought in the village were not big in size, and the yellow ones were very fragrant. After chewing the two eggs, Orion Ning felt a little unsatisfied and swallowed a few mouthfuls of saliva.

Orion Ning walked on an untravelled path today and unexpectedly found a prickly pear tree with a few golden fruits on the tree.

Ripe prickly pears are very sweet, and children in the village often pick them and eat them as snacks. These few ripened late, so they slipped through the net, and Orion Ning picked them all happily.

Mountain trails are very interesting. You can always encounter different scenery and find different fun on different roads. Orion Ning hates doing the same thing repeatedly, and doesn't like walking the same way every day.

When he was a child, he wrote a wrong word and was punished to write it a hundred times. He had to think of different ways to write it. If he got tired of writing with one pen, he would use two pens to write at the same time. If he got tired of writing the same stroke order, he would reverse it. written in order.

The same goes for digging herbs. He won't dig in the same place for two days in a row. It's boring. These endless mountains add a lot of interest to Orion Ning's ordinary and repetitive life.

"Hey, which village are you from? How come I haven't seen you before?"

Orion Ning was concentrating on digging herbs when she heard someone talking. She stood up and saw a little boy about the same height as him, with a round face and round eyes, and two little chirps in his hair, like a doll walking out of a New Year picture.

"Hahaha, your eyes, are your eyes like this?" Before Orion Ning could say anything, the child was laughing so hard.

Orion Ning's face darkened and she remained silent. The child looked to be only eight or nine years old, and he was afraid that if he opened his mouth, it would leave a shadow on the child's young mind.

"I'm sorry, I shouldn't laugh at you," the child said, feeling that he was not rude after laughing. "Your eyes are injured. I asked my grandpa to treat it for you."

It turns out that this child's name is Bennett Li, he is only eight years old this year, and he is the grandson of Dr. Gideon in the village. The children were a bit familiar with each other. The two of them chatted several times and pestered Orion Ning with questions, but they only poked at Orion Ning's heart.

"Brother Lan, you shouldn't be picky about your food. Eat more. Look at you. You are thin and short. If you get into a fight, you will definitely fall down in one hit."

"How do you know the medicinal materials? My grandfather is the only doctor in our village." Bennett Li did not use Orion Ning to answer. "My grandfather asks me to identify the medicinal materials every day. If I am not sure, he will beat me. I will be miserable."

After spending more time with Bennett Li, Orion Ning realized that he was just a heartless chatterbox. Orion Ning let him talk to himself while he concentrated on digging for medicine.

"Why are you digging so much Bupleurum? Is someone in the family sick? Bupleurum can cure something, let me think about it..."

"Reconciling the inside and outside, soothing the liver and relieving depression," Orion Ning didn't hear Bennett Li speak for a while, and looked up to see him squatting there, bulging with anger.

"That's right, reconcile the inside and outside, soothe the liver and relieve depression," Bennett Li repeated, smiling again, "Brother Lan, you are really amazing."

"Why did you go up the mountain alone? Does your family know?" Orion Ning calmed down. Bennett Li had been here for a long time and no one came to see him.

Bennett Li's eyes rolled around, revealing a bit of cunning. He was afraid that Orion Ning would drive him away, so he ran up the mountain secretly. Why did his grandfather hit him so hard today? He just fell asleep while endorsing the book and drooled. It flowed into my grandfather’s beloved medical book.

Orion Ning saw that he didn't speak, and she didn't speak either, so she just looked at him. He was a naughty child who was not afraid of danger or the worries of his family.

"I come here every day..." The more Bennett Li said these words, the more he felt guilty. He accidentally ran so far away and was scared. Fortunately, he saw Orion Ning.