A Time Travel Effort in the 70s

Chapter 224: Drying

Shen Jiaren nodded, thinking that what Doctor Qin said made sense. Studying was important, but that didn't mean she had to let others interfere with her own work.

Shen Jiaren also felt that although some things might be embarrassing to say directly, it was better than stabbing someone in the back afterwards.

That's not right. After all, Shen Jiaren has seen it in a TV drama before. You can't spit in someone's face, you can only send love behind their back.

That’s not right. The current situation is different.

Forget it, let's just put it aside for now. Who knows, maybe I'll have a clue about things when I'm done with them, and I won't have to worry about it like I do now.

After Shen Jiaren thought it through, the coordination of her hand movements and eye expressions became faster.

The two of them soon finished drying the items. At this time, Doctor Qin sat on a stool at the door of the warehouse and began to say to Shen Jiaren, "Xiao Shen, what did you find during the drying process?"

Shen Jiaren sat on a stool and took a look at the herbs drying in the sun and said, "I don't know if it's my illusion, but I always feel that some of the herbs drying in the sun today are not the same as those drying in the sun yesterday."

Doctor Qin smiled and nodded, and asked, "They are the same things, why do you feel different?"

Shen Jiaren. "I don't know, I can't explain it, but it just feels different in my hand."

Doctor Qin: "Not bad, he has some talent.

It is true that some of the medicinal herbs dried today are different from those yesterday.

It’s just that the things are different, not the types.”

Shen Jiaren was a little curious. She had selected all the medicinal herbs just now and taken those that were needed according to Doctor Qin's requirements. How could there be new ones?

Doctor Qin continued, "When you took the things out, I took a few packages down and put them in with the things that needed to be dried. The categories were the same, but the things were different."

Shen Jiaren asked curiously, "Doctor Qin, why is this? Didn't you tell me yesterday that because of different methods, the number of days for drying is also different? Yesterday was only the first day, and the drying was completed?"

Doctor Qin, "Yesterday I said that the number of days for drying varies depending on the drying method, but I also said that the specific number of days for drying should be determined based on the specific conditions of the medicinal materials. Didn't you remember this?"

Shen Jiaren, "I remember this, but I don't understand it. The herbs I collected yesterday didn't seem to be much different after being dried at night and during the day. How can we tell that they are ready and don't need to be dried again?"

Doctor Qin said, "This is something that depends on experience. Originally, people who learned Chinese medicine started as apprentices, memorizing books, identifying herbs, and then helping their master.

There aren't so many explanations now. Didn't Doctor Wu give you two books to memorize? So just start memorizing them.

As for identifying herbs, it depends on yourself.

Because Doctor Wu also arranged for a few other young people to come and dry the herbs with me, but they all ran away after a few days, saying that they would memorize the books first and come back later.

So, if you want to endorse it first, that’s fine too.”

Shen Jiaren, "Ah? How does this involve whether or not to memorize the book? Aren't we talking about drying herbs now?"

Doctor Qin, "As for drying herbs, didn't I tell you about two books yesterday? They are about drying and processing, but sometimes drying depends on experience.

Many people think that the current drying method is too painful, and since they have few opportunities to learn about herbs, they start by memorizing them.

What do you think? "

Shen Jiaren asked doubtfully, "Doctor Qin, is there any difference?"

Doctor Qin saw that the child didn't understand what he had been saying for a long time, so he said speechlessly, "There is no difference, there is no difference."

Shen Jiaren, "Then how can I tell whether the herbs have been dried properly?"

Doctor Qin felt like he was so angry with Xiao Shen that his head was fuming, but he still said with a smile, "Whether this airing is good or not depends on experience.

For example, when I asked you to turn the clothes over and dry them yesterday, did I ask you to pay attention to the color and weight changes? Did you pay attention yesterday?"

Shen Jiaren thought for a while, "I did look at it, but I didn't notice much change. As for the weight, I really couldn't sense it. I feel like it's pretty much the same."

Doctor Qin smiled and said, "I really didn't consider this. As for the weight, if you don't pick up medicines and weigh them regularly, you really can't tell the difference.

You said you couldn't tell the color, but what about the shape?"

Shen Jiaren thought about it and then shook her head.

After seeing Shen Jiaren's actions, Doctor Qin smiled and shook his head, then stood up and led Shen Jiaren to the herbs drying beside him, "Look at this, this is the sliced ​​type.

When it comes to slicing, they need to be divided into different sizes and thicknesses. So you can see, the size and thickness of the slices in this dustpan are relatively uniform and consistent.

When you look at the medicinal materials, you can see that they have been washed clean. There is no dust on them and no impurities in the dustpan.

As for the drying conditions, you can pick out a few and compare them, and I will tell you where the differences are.”

Shen Jiaren picked up the drying herbs and began to look at them slowly.

Doctor Qin, "What you have in your hand is white peony root, which is a thin slice type. You can see that the thickness of this thin slice is generally 1-2mm, which is suitable for medicinal materials with dense and solid texture that are not easy to break, such as white peony root, lindera scabra, sanling, and gastrodia elata.

For medicinal materials like this, in addition to observing the color, you also need to look at the weight, because this type of medicinal material contains moisture. After being dried in the sun, once the moisture evaporates, the entire weight will become very light.

Consider whether the thin slices are easy to break after drying.

After you go back, you can look through the "Practical Guide to Chinese Medicine Preparation" issued by our country to barefoot doctors, and you will know what the preparation methods are and how to handle the medicinal materials. "

Shen Jiaren nodded without saying anything. Instead, she kept taking things out of the dustpan to see if there were any differences between the things in the same dustpan.

Doctor Qin, "You may be confused when you read or listen to me now, so go back and look through the corresponding books.

Besides, don’t you think you could identify the herbs you’re drying first?

For example, what is this, what is that, and what is under the corner over there. "

When Shen Jiaren heard this, she thought it made sense. She really didn't even know what it was, so how could she understand the preparation methods and illustrations?

After saying that, he prepared to go back to the office to take out the book and flip through it.

Doctor Qin saw Shen Jiaren turning around to leave, and asked hurriedly, "Where are you going? Aren't you hanging things out to dry?"

Shen Jiaren turned around and said, "I'll go back and get the book and look through it to see what it is."

Doctor Qin shook his head, not knowing whether to call this child smart or stupid. "You took the book back and flipped through it one by one. You don't even know whether it is a grass, a fruit, or a root. How can you flip through it?

Not to mention how many kinds of herbs there are, there are many similar ones, how can you tell the difference between them? "

Shen Jiaren: "Ah, what should I do?"

Doctor Qin shook his head and continued, "You need to look at the bags. Each bag has a code indicating what it contains and where it is stored in the warehouse. Look at the bag first, then go to the corresponding book to check the medicinal properties, preparation methods, and how the medicine was added."

Shen Jiaren nodded, then went back to get the book, ready to read while rummaging through the bag.

Doctor Qin saw this and said nothing more.

After Shen Jiaren came over with the book and notebook given by Doctor Wu, Doctor Qin sat there watching Shen Jiaren rummaging through the sack, taking notes, and flipping through pictures in the book.

Seeing this, she couldn't help but laugh.

When she and her fellow senior brothers were learning herbal medicine, their master did not teach them this way.

Instead, they were led to the cabinet and shown the corresponding medicine according to their names.

After memorizing it, everyone recites it.

If you can't memorize it, you will be beaten.

You even have to go to the wild to get medicine.

They need to know its growth habits, where it grows, what it looks like, what part to use, how to prepare it, how to dry it, what its medicinal properties are, and then how to make medicine.

Now there are not so many particulars.

Even the preparation and use of medicine have been simplified a lot.