Shen Yue touched her nose in embarrassment and explained, "I use this small jar to transport medicinal materials. If it is given to Uncle Ren, it will be difficult for me to get the medicinal materials next time."
"Then it's not a waste of space for you to put these pills in jars?" Uncle Ren was a little puzzled.
Isn't this pill-like thing placed on yellow paper or in a square cabinet?
Being lumped together in the jar wastes space and damages the shape.
"I only have jars on hand, so I can only put them in jars first, and then I will customize a small wooden box." Shen Yue replied with a smile.
"Uncle Ren, there is an envelope over there, just for the pills. Let Baizhu bring it to you later." After Uncle Ren finished speaking, he sat back on his chair and studied what he had just held.
Shen Yue also curiously poked her head over and saw a dark mass, with meridians wrapped around the outer layer of air-dried membrane, like a gallbladder...
But this processing method is really not good...the outer film coating is all in a ball...
Uncle Ren also felt Shen Yue's observing eyes, turned around and asked her with a smile, "Miss A Yue, did you see something?"
Shen Yue moved closer curiously and said, "What Uncle Ren is holding...bear bile?"
In her impression, only bear bile can match the size of a palm and black bile.
Upon hearing this, Uncle Ren's eyes lit up and he looked at Shen Yue approvingly, "Miss Ah Yue is well-informed and can recognize her at a glance."
"This is a bear bile we just collected. The asking price is five hundred taels. The caravan said it was a black bear bile that was ten years old, but the quality is really hard to believe." Uncle Ren shook his head and handed the bear bile to Shen Yue. , and asked her to take a closer look.
Shen Yue took the bear bile and looked at it carefully. The outer layer of the bear bile was wrapped in a yellow-black film, and the meridians on it were also attached to the film and were dried and processed together.
After carefully checking that there were no gaps in the film coat, Shen Yue tried to turn the entire bear bile upside down and put it in the palm of her hand, so that the bottom of the bear bile could be clearly seen in front of her eyes. The arc-shaped bottom also had meridians attached to it, but it was smaller than The front is much better.
The dried bile inside the gall kernel also slid down the membrane, revealing a hint of amber.
She thought she had seen it wrong, so she turned the whole film upside down and tried it again. The amber color was even more dazzling!
It is the most precious amber gall among bear bile!
"Uncle Ren, this bear bile is at least twenty years old. It's just that the craftsmanship is not good, so the amber color inside is easily overlooked." Shen Yue turned over the bear bile again and showed it to Uncle Ren. The bright amber color inside.
The kernels of bear bile are divided into three types according to their properties: iron gall (black gall), copper gall (amber gall), and golden gall.
Black gall is found in bears, but amber gall and golden gall are different.
A brown bear that can give birth to an amber gall must be a brown bear that is more than twenty years old and has an extremely regular life. Only then can it be possible to give birth to an amber gall.
The golden gall is a brown bear in its twilight years. Only when it is dug out within twelve hours after natural decline can one get a golden gall.
She had never seen a gold gall, but she was lucky enough to see this amber gall in the collection of an ancient medical family, and it was not as good as this one...
This piece of bear bile has a lot of amber color, and it should be from a brown bear that is more than 20 years old and nearly 30 years old...
Uncle Ren on the side looked frightened and opened his mouth several times to remind Shen Yue not to be so rough...
If this membrane is torn, all the bile inside will leak out, and the value will be greatly reduced...
But when faced with Shen Yue's uncanny face...he swallowed the words that came to his lips.
Uncle Ren took the bear bile back, carefully put it back in the original box, and asked, "Miss Ah Yue, do you think this is an amber bear bile that was produced twenty years ago?"
"Yes!" Shen Yue nodded, her tone very determined.
Bear bile has anti-inflammatory, analgesic, and detoxification effects. She has studied it in depth for a long time, and she can’t be wrong!
When Uncle Ren heard Shen Yue's affirmative answer, he raised the corner of his mouth slightly and covered the bear bile and put it away.
If it is true as Miss Ah Yue said, then this piece of bear bile is worth five hundred taels!
"By the way, Uncle Ren, it's easy to fake bear bile, especially amber bile. If you want to use it as medicine, you must investigate it first." Shen Yue reminded.
Uncle Ren was talking about black bears just now, but only brown bears have amber bear bile...
The cost of counterfeiting bear bile is low and the profit margin is large. In modern times, fake bear bile emerges in endlessly. Shen Yue felt that she needed to give Uncle Ren a warning.
After all, bear bile is usually used for medicinal purposes. If a fake product is produced, it will be in vain...
When Uncle Ren heard this, he felt a tremble in his heart. The membrane was completely dried, so he shouldn't be cheating, right?
However, he still kept it in mind and planned to go down and test it later before taking it back and using it as medicine...
It happened that the medicine boy also came in after changing the money. He respectfully placed the money bag in Shen Yue's hand and said softly, "There are one tael and more than a hundred coins in total. Keep it away, girl."
"Thank you, little brother." Shen Yue accepted it with a smile, without counting it, and put it directly into the backpack.
The medicine boy's face turned red when Shen Yue called him brother, and he whispered, "No...you're welcome, this is what I should do."
Uncle Ren saw his blushing face and spoke to save the situation: "Baizhu, go and get the envelope that you brought a few days ago to Miss Ah Yue."
"Yes." Bai Zhu bowed in agreement, and then ran downstairs without looking back.
Shen Yue was left confused.
Uncle Ren looked at Shen Yue's confused look and helped Bai Zhu to explain, "Baizhu, this kid, has been with me since he was a child and rarely interacts with girls. He must be shy."
"shy?"
She didn't do anything...
After a while, Baizhu came back with a stack of envelopes, put them next to Shen Yue and ran away without even daring to say anything.
Shen Yue scratched her head, put away the envelope, exchanged a few words with Uncle Ren, and then left.
After Shen Yue left, Uncle Ren called for Bai Shu to come over, but no one answered even after calling several times.
Uncle Ren leaned on crutches, stepped out of the room and leaned on the railing. He glanced around, but still couldn't see Bai Shu.
Uncle Ren's crutches were on the ground, his anger was sinking in his Dantian, and he loudly said: "Baizhu!!!"
"Master...I'm here..." A clear voice suddenly sounded from behind.
Uncle Ren's body trembled, and he was so shocked that he almost lost his grip on the crutch...
Uncle Ren looked back, and sure enough he saw a thin figure wearing a green shirt standing behind him, looking at him with an innocent face.
"You kid, where did you go just now? You didn't respond to my calls several times." Uncle Ren said angrily.
Bai Shu lowered his head, unable to see the expression in his eyes. He explained in a low voice, "Master, I'm always here..."
Uncle Ren choked for a moment, then shook his head helplessly and called Baizhu into the room.
"Let me test you, how do you distinguish between true and false bear bile?" Uncle Ren took out the box and opened it in front of Baizhu.
Bai Zhu pondered for a while and tentatively replied, "Put a little bile into the water and stir it a little. If the bile swirls and sinks in the water, and a yellow line dissolves, it is a genuine product. Otherwise, it is a fake."
After saying that, Bai Shu carefully raised his eyes to observe Uncle Ren's reaction. Unexpectedly, he met Uncle Ren's gaze, and he immediately lowered his head in panic.
Uncle Ren sighed, this Atractylodes is good at everything, but he is too timid...
"Go and get a bowl of water. Come and test whether this is true or not."
"yes."
Baizhu moved quickly. He put the water on the table, carefully pierced the membrane with a silver needle, and took out some bile.
Bile floats on top of clear water and is completely dissolved in the water with a little stirring.
When Uncle Ren saw this, he banged his crutch heavily on the ground. Baizhu's little hand shook in fright, and bile spilled into the water.
The clear water in the bowl was completely black, with a hint of yellow...