After cleaning up Luo Qingjiu's place, Shen Yue took the handkerchief and went out to find Luo's mother.
"Mom, do we still have nux vomica at home?" She remembered that when she first woke up, she vaguely smelled a faint medicinal smell, which contained the smell of nux vomica.
Nux vomica is not an expensive medicine, but it is very effective in treating bruises and sprains, reducing swelling and relieving pain, so it can be used on Luo Qingjiu.
"Yes, there is. When you were in a coma, people in the village said that drinking nux vomica water was helpful. Xiaojiu bought it from the town specially. Mom will get it for you." After that, he entered the kitchen.
After a while, he took out two dry yellow branches and handed them to Shen Yue.
Shen Yue accepted it with a smile and plucked off the small orange fruits hanging between the leaves. These fruits have the highest medicinal value of the Nux vomica tree and are commonly known as Nux vomica.
The branches and leaves were useless, and even the leaves were a little poisonous, so Shen Yue put them aside casually.
"Mom, which medicine shop did you buy this from?"
The handful of nux vomica that Shen Yue picked were unprocessed, as if they were ripped directly from the tree and sold to them. You must know that nux vomica is poisonous if not handled properly. This store is a bit irresponsible.
Luo's mother sighed and said, "It's the Renyitang in the town. Xiaojiu spent a whole tael of silver to buy these three nux vomica."
"One tael of silver?"
Luo Mu nodded. She was angry and helpless when she talked about this black-hearted medicine hall. The medicines were extremely expensive, but he was the only one selling medicines, so she had to buy them. Xiaojiu had to queue up early in the morning to grab these three pills.
Fortunately, Yue'er woke up after drinking the medicine, so it was nothing serious.
"It seems that Aunt Li's prescription is effective. Mom will go and fry you a bowl. Don't leave any sequelae."
Luo Mu excitedly picked up the frying pan and went to boil some water for Shen Yue to drink.
Shen Yue looked at the intact nux twig in the frying pan, and her scalp suddenly felt tight.
"Mom, when I was in a coma, was this the pot of boiling water you fed me?" Shen Yue asked cautiously.
"Yes, you refused to drink, Xiaojiu fed you spoonful by spoonful."
No wonder she had a headache when she woke up. The strychnium vomica was left untreated, and the leaves were boiled, adding poison to the poison. She was still able to stand up, but she was still alive.
Shen Yue quickly stopped Luo Mu, who wanted to continue cooking the medicine, and took the frying pan from her hand. Nux vomica should not be used like this.
"Mom, I'll do the decoction, please rest for a while." Without waiting for Luo's mother to react, she ran to the kitchen with the frying pan in her arms.
"Yue'er, be careful, don't burn yourself."
"I know, don't worry, mother!" Shen Yue's voice came from the kitchen.
Luo's mother smiled happily, and Yue'er knew that she felt sorry for her, so she said that Yue'er was a good girl, but Xiaojiu, a brat, said bad things about others.
When he recovers from his injury, I must talk to him properly.
Just as I was thinking about it, I was called out by Aunt Li who was passing by the door.
Shen Yue came to the kitchen, first dropped the boiled nux twigs from the frying pan, and then scrubbed the frying pan clean inside and out.
After making sure that there is no residue, put all the nux vomica that you just picked and remove the fine silver velvet on the peel surface into the frying pan, fill it with a ladle of spring water, put it on the fire and simmer slowly.
Originally there were a few more steps, but since I didn’t have the tools at my disposal, I had to use the simplest method.
Shen Yue stirred while cooking and carefully filled in the firewood. In the past, she used natural gas to cook medicine on low heat to make it easier. The firewood stove had not been used for a long time and she only had two sprigs of nux vomica. This pot must be successful.
Gradually the water evaporated, and the concoction turned into a thick, dark brown color, and the fruit pulp precipitated colloid. Shen Yue picked it up with chopsticks. It was in the state of a stagnant ointment, but the aroma of the medicine was even stronger.
Done!
Shen Yue took out the washed handkerchief, picked out a large piece and spread it evenly on the handkerchief, then set it aside to cool.
He rummaged through a few pieces of cloth, heated the ointment in the pot a little, and made three tablets of ointment, enough for Luo Qingjiu to use for two days.
Combined with the medicine that Uncle Qin brought back, take it internally and externally. If nothing unexpected happens, it will be cured after half a month of acupuncture.
Shen Yue cleaned the frying pan, wiped it dry, and put it upside down on the three pieces of ointment to prevent the efficacy of the medicine from evaporating. Without a sealing device, Shen Yue could only think of this way of preservation.
Picking up the ointment that had been left to cool before, Shen Yue ran into the house happily.
"Ms. sir, I'm here to apply medicine for you!"
Luo Qingjiu looked at Shen Yue who ran in, her expression changed. In such a short time, she had come back three times.
Shen Yue took apart the fixed wooden stick and carefully helped him turn over. He also lifted up his clothes in cooperation, revealing his bruised waist.
She lit a small oil lamp and gently heated the surface of the ointment. The scent of the ointment spread out, and Shen Yue immediately applied the warm ointment to Luo Qingjiu's waist.
The ointment sticks tightly to the skin, generating bursts of heat. The entire waist feels warm and comfortable.
"What's this?"
Luo Qingjiu had never seen a dressing that would generate heat on its own, and he could feel that the pain in his waist was gradually reducing.
"Exclusive secret recipe, dog skin plaster!"
"Dog skin plaster?"
The name is quite strange.
"If my husband wants to know, I can tell you."
Shen Yue blew out the small oil lamp, looked at Luo Qingjiu with bright eyes and said.
"No need."
Since it was a secret recipe, why did he have the nerve to ask again? He had indeed never heard of the name Dog Skin Plaster.
In the future, when she is not at home, she can trouble her mother to help him buy some more. The salary he just earned should last for a while, and he can go out to make money after he recovers from his injury.
Seeing that he remained silent, Shen Yue asked, "Ms. sir, are we short of medicinal materials here? Why are they sold so expensively?"
The ointment she made was only enough for two days, and she would need more medicine later.
I heard from Luo's mother that this ordinary tree with three nux twigs actually cost one tael of silver.
In terms of cash conversion, one penny is one yuan, one hundred pennies is one hundred yuan, and one tael of silver is one thousand yuan.
Shen Yue couldn't understand that three of horse money, which can be seen everywhere in modern mountains and forests, cost one thousand yuan here!
"There is only one pharmacy in town where you can buy medicine, and I have already spent all my money on medicine."
Luo Qingjiu knew what she wanted to ask. She just wanted to ask if he had any money left for him.
After receiving the reply, Shen Yue couldn't help but laugh. She was so greedy for money in the past that she forced him to be so defensive.
"What about other towns? Are they also so expensive?" Shen Yue still refused to give up and asked.
"The only family in the nearby town is Renyitang, and the one who supplies them is my father-in-law."
Shen Yue was speechless. She remembered that her father was in business, but she didn't know that he was a medicine seller.
He coughed lightly to cover up his embarrassment and asked Luo Qingjiu a few more questions about how he felt now.
After receiving Shang Ke's reply, Shen Yue knew that the ointment should have taken effect.
She has an idea in her mind now.
When she came back, she found that the Guyang Village where they were located was surrounded by mountains and rivers. Since it was not a barren and barren land, it meant that there should be a lot of good things in the mountains.
Shen Yue decided to take some time to go up the mountain to have a look.
Touching the hard five taels of silver on her waist, the price of the medicine was so expensive, and Uncle Qin agreed immediately. Shen Yue decided to wait until Uncle Qin came back to give the medicine money to others.