There are dozens of scattered medicinal herbs growing on a piece of land next to the vegetable field, some of which are already dying, and some are as long and thin as the refugees who have no food to eat, and they feel that they can be broken by a gust of wind.
This is nothing at all, but her sisters-in-law are too diligent. If it grows some weeds, it can at least cover it up, or show that she didn't plant it so hard, which led to this situation, but a weed on it No, it's very well taken care of.
And because it was winter, the old Zhou's family built a shed to enclose these fields. There were thatched grass on the roof and sides for warmth, and there were unharvested Chinese cabbage in the vegetable field next to it. It was so cold. It's not dead, it looks like it's still a little spirited.
Compared with the wilting herbs here, it looks like they won't live long.
Shopkeeper Zheng Da looked around and saw that the light in the thatched cottage was dim, so he nodded and said, "Physician Zhou is right, it may be because of the winter."
Man Bao nodded again and again, yes, that was the reason.
Shopkeeper Zheng Da said: "How about this, our Jishitang is willing to split two acres of land to study with Doctor Zhou how to grow this medicinal material?"
Man Bao took a look at him and said, "What's enough for two acres of land? How about this, my family produces land and people, so you are responsible for finding all kinds of medicinal materials?"
Is Manbao short of land now
The most important thing she lacks is land, not to mention a large area of employment, but also the two pieces of land that her father gave her as a dowry.
It is very convenient to grow herbs, but it is not easy to find a planter.
She doesn't even lack seeds now, and all the herbal medicines that have been collected can be purchased and cultivated through points and the encyclopedia.
However, she will be short of points, well, not yet, but will definitely be in the future, so Man Bao urgently needs plants that have not been included, of course, herbs are the best.
Give it to the Encyclopedia to cultivate it for a few years, and when they figure out how to plant it, they only need to follow the planting method, which will save a lot of research costs.
Man Bao, who has been planting experimental rice seeds for several years, but still has not grown the rice he wants, knows that plant cultivation is not that simple.
Shopkeeper Zheng Da thought for a moment and asked, "How about the harvest?"
Man Bao then agreed casually: "I will give you a free copy of any fresh herbs sent through Ji Shitang, 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 astonishment, and after a pause, he asked, "Physician Zhou doesn't think anymore?"
Anyway, there is an encyclopedia in the lead, and they only need to make some adjustments afterwards, and it will be found out after one or two years of planting. The cost is not very high, so Manbao promised quickly.
Moreover, Ji Shitang has paid a lot. She has received living herbs or seeds that can be collected from various medicine merchants in Jishitang before, but those who are willing to bring herbs are not the medicine farmers near the capital, but there are Ask her apothecary.
Therefore, there are not many herbal medicines collected by Jishitang, and the cost is still high.
She can't do this kind of thing well, so only the well-connected Ji Shitang can do it best.
Shopkeeper Zheng Da felt that Zhou Man had a heart of charity, and at the same time was moved 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 herbal medicines when I go back. seed."
Man Bao immediately said: "I'll give you a list later. The herbs on the list are the ones I already have seeds, and you can take the rest of the herbs."
She paused and then said: "In fact, I think there are many, many herbs in this world, but they are not known to the world. Otherwise, the "Shen Nong's Materia Medica" in Han Dynasty would only be two hundred and thirty-nine. In hundreds of years, later generations have discovered 730 kinds, which shows that there are still many medicinal herbs in this world that we don't know about."
Shopkeeper Zheng Da's heart moved, and he looked at her, "So..."
Man Bao said with a serious face: "So why don't you tell the drug dealers and farmers that if you encounter plants that have not been used as medicine in the wild, or some plants that you have never seen before, they will be sent to Beijing along with the herbs."
Shopkeeper Zheng Da was taken aback, "Doctor Zhou, don't you want Shennong to taste all kinds of herbs? You can't help it, those plants that are not known by the doctor 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 regret my life." She will first collect it in the encyclopedia, and then study it again when they have researched it, um, she The research is just to confirm the conclusion of the encyclopedia.
Shopkeeper Zheng Da looked at her suspiciously, he always thought that Zhou Man was a very courageous person. Even those who are not very courageous will not be able to get where she is today.
The two of them looked at the wilting medicinal herbs and roughly made a covenant before walking out of the thatched cottage.
Shopkeeper Zheng Da walked out more than ten steps and turned his head, only then did he understand why they didn't pay attention to this corner, this thatched cottage when they came to the garden to relax.
It turns out that there are taller flowering trees in front of this corner, um, mostly plum trees and peach trees.
But at this time the peach tree is bare, and the plum tree is bearing buds.
The thatched hut behind him was also very short, and he had to lower his head slightly when he entered it just now. After all, it was not for people to live in, but to keep vegetables and grass warm. The thatched hut stands quietly behind, not conspicuous and obtrusive at all.
Seeing the shopkeeper Zheng Da looking back and forth, Man Bao became proud, "This is arranged by my mother-in-law, how about it, it looks good, even if someone sees this thatched cottage, it is very interesting standing in this yard. My mother-in-law also wanted to build an open thatched cottage on the other side of the open pavilion, but my grandmother and my parents rejected it."
Mrs. Liu meant that if another thatched cottage was built, part of the garden would be taken up, and the old garden would look cramped and unattractive.
However, Lao Zhoutou and Qian felt that if they wanted to build a thatched cottage, they could choose any place in the countryside, so why build it at home
So Zheng's plan came to nothing, but Man Bao and Bai Shan had discussed it in private, and they felt that the Caotang had more feeling than Changxuan, and once wanted to dismantle Changxuan and replace it with thatched cottage, but in front of the old Zhou In front of Mrs. Qian, they didn't dare to speak out in public.
Even Mrs. Liu would not agree.
Although the thatched cottage seems to be simpler than the Changxuan, it needs to be repaired every year, which consumes more energy, and it is not at all comparable to the Changxuan that was originally here.
Man Bao felt sorry for it, so he said to shopkeeper Zheng Da, "You don't know, my mother-in-law is very talented in arranging these things, if you like it, I can give you the thatched cottage we drew later, and you can build one at home. "
Well, in the future, I can often go to play with apprentices. If I don’t have one, it’s okay if others have one.
Shopkeeper Zheng Da ignored her.