Chapter 182 Is this the orange tree that Fan had in mind?
Fan Jin asked Shuiqing and Qin Yilin to sit in the teahouse, and he accompanied Ding Heli outside for a walk, but of course it was impossible for him to just walk around.
He took them to the back mountain.
The seeds of Polygonum multiflorum were sown on the back mountain last autumn. Later, he was afraid that he had sown too little and the germination rate was not high, so he bought several more and sowed them all.
I saw it in the early spring this year, and there were quite a few buds, but they were not too uniform. Some places were densely packed with small buds, and some places were bare.
Before the rainy season, the stems of Polygonum multiflorum were more than half a meter long, and now I don’t know what’s going on.
He brought Ding Heli here for selfish reasons.
There were two selfish reasons: one was to let him see how these Polygonum multiflorums were growing and whether there were any places that needed attention;
The second and most important thing was that the floods and the reduction of the feudal system made Guangning Prefecture have a hard time, and I’m afraid it’s not easy outside.
The rice wine business has posted a notice since the end of last year not allowing private brewing, so naturally it can’t be sold.
If the situation gets chaotic, the brush business will inevitably fall apart - when safety cannot be guaranteed, learning and literacy will be the first thing to be abandoned;
During this period of time, he has thought carefully that in the next few years, Polygonum multiflorum is the most suitable way for the family to earn money.
However, it is not known whether these Polygonum multiflorum can be sold after they grow up, and whether they can be sold at the original price.
For the convenience of storage, the Polygonum multiflorum that cannot be sold or is underpriced must be made into dried goods, but Polygonum multiflorum is expensive, whether it is simply sliced and dried...
The mountain road after the heavy rain is still not easy to walk even if it is exposed to the sun for a few days.
But Fan Jin is used to it, and Ding Heli has been collecting herbs for decades. He has walked on the most difficult roads, let alone this small hill.
Fan Jin introduced to Ding Heli: "Uncle Ding, this is the mountain I divided. I planted some orange trees last year. There are a lot of fruits this year. You and Aunt Ding will pick them and take them home in autumn."
"Okay." Ding Heli smiled and agreed without hesitation.
He doesn't like to eat fruit, but Yilin loves to eat fruit, whether it's sweet or sour. When he lived in Kyoto in the past, there were many varieties of fruit and it was easy to buy;
It's inconvenient to go out here, and there are few fruits even in the capital. People in the village don't have the habit of eating fruit, and the few fruits that are available are eaten by children before they can ripen.
Just heard Fan Jin say that Shuiqing also likes to eat fruit. Last autumn and this spring, hundreds of fruit trees were planted. In addition to the most orange trees, there are peaches, pears, dates, bayberries and grapes.
Of course, he had to follow the host to the mountain to see the fruit situation. Even if some can't be eaten this year, they can be eaten next year.
As he walked, he saw the vines and leaves on the side of the road, and his smile turned into surprise, and his eyes gradually widened.
Fan Jin always paid attention to Ding Heli, and took him to the place where Polygonum multiflorum was lush. Seeing him stop, he knew in his heart that he must have seen it.
Ding Heli opened his mouth slightly and looked at the green leaves that were half the length and width of a palm and shaped like a chicken heart under the tree not far away. There were many more beside it.
He was afraid that he had seen it wrong, so he stepped on the dead branches and leaves and walked forward. He stood there and looked around, and then he found that there were dense vines all around him!
He ran a distance away, and all he could see were vines with such leaves.
My God, Fan Jin and Shui Qing are going to get rich.
The medicine shop in the city offers more than 400 coins per catty for fresh Polygonum multiflorum with a long age, and more than 200 coins per catty for short-aged Polygonum multiflorum. But if it is processed Polygonum multiflorum, it is charged by two!
"Uncle Ding, what's wrong?" Fan Jin's confused voice came from a distance.
Ding Heli's face was full of smiles, thinking in his heart that he would scare you later!
He walked out of the woods, pointed at the green vines in the woods and asked, "Do you know what this is?"
"Uncle Ding, I found a lot of these vines all of a sudden this spring, all over the mountains and plains, and I can't pull them all out!
I don't know how to get rid of them. I'm really afraid that they will rob the fruit trees of their nutrients." Fan Jin said distressedly.
Ding Heli became happier and felt that he was useful: "Fool! Let me tell you, you're rich, this is Polygonum multiflorum!
Although ginseng is not as valuable as one tael of silver, the processed Polygonum multiflorum can at least reach more than 100 wen per tael! You are rich."
"Is it so valuable?" Fan Jin knew that Polygonum multiflorum was a precious medicinal material, but he didn't expect it to be worth so much.
He used to sell fresh Polygonum multiflorum for more than 200 wen per catty, which was already very expensive and good. Unexpectedly, the processed one could at least have more than 100 wen, and the key is that it is calculated by tael.
"That's right. If you know how troublesome it is to prepare Polygonum multiflorum, you will know why the prepared one can be sold at this price!
Let's not talk about the black bean, ginger, and wine methods. Let's just talk about the simplest steaming method: wash and divide Polygonum multiflorum into sections, soak for a day and a night, pick it up, and soak the large ones in water. Place it in a steamer, and never use an iron pot.
Steam it for half a day, simmer overnight, turn it over and steam it again the next day, repeat this for four or five days and nights, and the Polygonum multiflorum will turn black inside and out. Then... Hey, anyway, it takes at least ten days to prepare a batch. It's so troublesome, and I can't explain it in a short time!
This is just the simplest method. If you want good or different medicinal effects, you have to use various methods and dozens of processes. Nothing can go wrong. If you make a mistake, the whole batch will be ruined." Ding Heli said and didn't want to say it anymore.
It's not that he was afraid of leaking it, nor that he didn't want to teach Fan Jin, but it was useless to just talk about it verbally. Fan Jin couldn't learn the steaming time and the control of the heat just by talking about it verbally.
If he did as he was told, he would only waste batch after batch of Polygonum multiflorum.
Fan Jin listened briefly and understood that this cannot be taught verbally. It requires experience and practical operation, just like writing.
If not, you can only sell fresh ones. Fortunately, Polygonum multiflorum is a perennial and will not go bad if placed in the soil.
You can only wait until the world is stable before selling it.
Ding Heli thought of Fan Jin saying that he had pulled this kind of vine, and he felt distressed: "The stems of Polygonum multiflorum can be cut. You can cut the branches and plant them in the open ground. It will not affect the harvest here. How good is it."
Then he said: "By the way, you must not know how to cut. It's okay. I know how to do it. I will teach you!"
This is simple and can be taught on the spot.
Fan Jin really didn't expect that Ding Heli not only knew how to collect herbs and make medicine, but also knew about the growth habits and planting of medicinal materials.
In just half an hour, Ding Heli had taught Fan Jin how to take vine branches, how long to take, how many to separate, how deep to dig the holes, how many roots to put in each hole, where to cover the soil...
Everything was taken care of in detail.
Fan Jin listened carefully and remembered it in his heart.
Ding Heli taught very seriously. After teaching, he went to see the fruit tree and found that its waist was much straighter!
He also made a contribution. It’s not too much for Fan Jin to get a few fruits in the future, right?
When he saw the so-called "orange tree" mentioned by Fan Jin, he was silent.
Is this the orange tree Fan Jin mentioned?
The most planted orange tree?