Chapter 24 Medicinal Materials

The old man looked at Ye Xiu with a smile and said nothing.

"Mr., you are..." Looking at the old man, Ye Xiu said.

"These five hundred-year-old medicinal herbs are the treasures of my imperial pharmacy. Generally speaking, they are not sold." The old man said lightly.

Ye Xiu frowned, but immediately smiled. He heard the old man's words. Generally, he didn't sell it, not to say that he would never sell it!

"I don't know how to give up the old man?"

"For more than a hundred years of medicinal herbs, I dare to say that the whole Qingzhou has gone out of the imperial pharmacy, and I can't find a second place." The old man paused and continued, "It's not impossible for people to sell goods if they want to buy them, but they have to tell the specific year of these medicinal materials."

Hearing this, Ye Xiu was slightly stunned. He didn't expect the old man to make such a request. However, he soon understood the old man's idea that these medicinal herbs for more than a hundred years are extremely precious. If they are in the hands of some famous doctors, they are life-saving elixir. If they are put in the hands of ordinary people, they may become deadly poison.

Although Ye Xiu learned some knowledge of the identification of medicinal herbs from his master when he was a child, he had never seen medicinal herbs for more than a hundred years. The reason why he can see at a glance that the medicinal herbs are more than 100 years old is still his sharp perception. These medicinal herbs obviously have stronger medicinal power than the previous 70 or 80 years, and there is a unique change in the medicinal fragrance.

"That boy is ugly." Ye Xiu smiled and looked at the medicinal herbs in the box.

After looking at it for a while, I smelled it again. Ye Xiu has a general judgment on the year of the medicinal materials, but this is obviously not enough.

"Sir, can I pick it up and have a look?" Ye Xiu looked at the old man.

The old man nodded slightly.

Ye Xiu picked up a ginseng and looked at it, and a slight true qi from his body entered the medicinal herbs. In this way, Ye Xiu soon finished reading the five medicinal herbs.

"All right?" The old man saw Ye Xiu stop and looked at him in surprise.

When the imperial pharmacy got these medicinal herbs, there were many traditional Chinese medicine masters to identify the year. It took a few days to give a relatively accurate year, and the old man later tested his apprentices and grandchildren with these medicinal herbs. In addition to guessing by luck, the best was also 20 or 30 years away. And most of them took a few hours, and Ye Xiu in front of them finished all this in less than a few minutes. Can he see the year of these herbs?

The old man suddenly regretted it. Before, he heard that Ye Xiu had been taking these medicinal herbs for more than a hundred years. He was a little surprised and raised his mind to explore, but now he does doubt whether he thinks too much.

"This snow lotus should be about 145 years old." Ye Xiu pointed to a snow lotus in front of him.

Hearing this, the old man's face changed slightly. Several masters of traditional Chinese medicine concluded that the year of this snow lotus was about 145. After all, the medicinal materials had dried when they were received by the imperial pharmacy. No one knew how many years, and they could only make a general decision. And even if it is the medicinal materials collected by the imperial pharmacy itself, I dare not say that the gap between one or two years, especially these hundreds of years of medicinal materials, is really too small. It is difficult to distinguish, unless it is analyzed with advanced scientific instruments, but it will inevitably damage medicinal materials.

"This ginseng should be about 130 years old." Ye Xiu pointed to another ginseng and continued.

If the previous year of Xuelian was guessed, then Ye Xiu said the year of ginseng again, and the old man had to re-examine Ye Xiu.

"This ginseng is the oldest of the five medicinal herbs, and it should be about 230 years old." Ye Xiu pointed to another box and said.

The old man's face changed again. This ginseng looks smaller than the other two ginseng, which is more crystal clear. According to common sense, the longer the medicinal herbs grow, the older it will be, and it will become harder. It is precisely because of this that many traditional Chinese medicine masters have seen it in the year of this medicinal herbs. Because this ginseng was found by the predecessor of the imperial pharmacy in a place where ginseng should not have been grown. At first, the senior also looked away, but was reminded by a senior of traditional Chinese medicine at that time to know the specific year of this ginseng. It can be said that Ye Xiu can tell the year of this ginseng, which shows that Ye Xiu's cognition of medicinal materials is stronger than that of the old man.

"The waves behind the Yangtze River push forward, you can't accept the old!" The old man sighed.

"Ye Xiaoyou, I don't see that you have such a understanding of medicinal materials."

"Old gentleman, do you want to continue?" Looking at the remaining two wooden boxes, Ye Xiu whispered.

"No!" The old man shook his head and said, "If you really want to buy these herbs, take them."

"Thank you, old gentleman." Ye Xiu said hurriedly.

"You don't need the old gentleman to call me. My surname is Wang, and my name is passed down." The old man shook his head and smiled, "Just call me Lao Wang."

"I'd better call you Wang Lao, otherwise your disciples won't let me go." Ye Xiu smiled.

Wang Chuanyi smiled bitterly and looked at the busy apprentices outside and sighed, "If these little guys are half your level, I don't have to worry that there will be no successor in the imperial pharmacy."

Over the years, there has been a subtle pattern of Sinology and traditional Chinese medicine, which is often supported by old people such as Wang Lao and Peng Lao. It can be imagined that after their death, in another 20 years, these national essences may be completely submerged in the torrent of history and become history.

"Can Ye Xiaoyou understand medical science?" Wang Chuanzhi looked at Ye Xiu.

Ye Xiu nodded, "I know something, not much."

"How about chatting with the old man?" Wang Chuanzhi laughed.

"Please give me some advice." Ye Xiu arched his hand.

After a conversation, both of them felt that they were late to meet each other. Wang Lao was surprised by Ye Xiu's various ideas. Although there were some heavenly stars, they were not impossible to achieve, and Ye Xiu was surprised by Wang Lao's achievements in traditional Chinese medicine.

With Ye Xiu's strength, it can naturally be seen that Mr. Wang did not practice any internal skills, and he did not have any true spirit. An ordinary doctor could tell some treatments that surprised him, which inspired Ye Xiu.

The two talked until the evening, and Ye Xiu reluctantly left. This time in the imperial pharmacy, he not only got the medicinal herbs needed to refine intermittent elixir, but also improved his medical skills. If he faces Mr. Peng's coma again, he doesn't need to spend three-quarters of his true energy to completely cure Mr. Peng. After making several hundred-year-old medicinal herbs, Ye Xiu also prepared many medicinal herbs for about ten years to practice. After all, this was his first alchemy. If he wasted several hundred-year-old medicinal herbs, he would cry. These things may not be bought if you have money.

"I don't know it's a disciple of that master." Looking at Ye Xiu who disappeared in the crowd, Peng Lao sighed.

Leaving the imperial pharmacy, Ye Xiu went to the nearby market to look for the tools needed for alchemy. After looking for a long time, he found the copper tripod and other tools needed to decoction * medicinal materials in a store.

"Unfortunate, the material of this medicine tripod is not good." Looking at the medicine tripod in his hand, Ye Xiu shook his head slightly.

Although the medicine tripod is made of copper, this medicine tripod is a handicraft in that store. Ye Xiu tried to pinch it twice, which is quite strong. It is enough to refine intermittent elixir, but if other elixir is refined, I'm afraid it will be a little unsatisfactory.

"It seems that there is a chance to customize a good medicine tripod."

Ye Xiu shook his head slightly and left the medicinal materials market.