Back to the 60s: The Struggle Career of a Charmed Wife
Chapter 229 - 0229: An Impersonal Request 1_1

Chapter 229: Chapter 0229: An Impersonal Request 1_1

Next, Feng Qingxue was completely immersed in her chores, feeling as if there was never enough time.

On top of managing the household affairs, she was taking care of Lu Jiang while making efforts to study medical books and the medical records of both Wu Zheng and Dr. Guo. She was also reckoning acupoints, herbs, and memorizing various prescriptions.

There was a severe shortage of medicine in the countryside. Both Wu Zheng and Wang Zhengguo cleared up Feng Qingxue’s doubts. Because the state had very strict regulations in this regard, medical supplies were distributed in proportions annually. The worker’s hospitals in the city could receive a portion, but it did not extend to communes and production brigades. Hence, Feng Qingxue hiked in mountains and waded through waters to gather medicines every day, applying her knowledge into practice.

Nature is a natural treasure house, the greatest gift to mankind.

In this era of hunger and poverty, it is a granary, a Pharmacy.

Dandelion, wild chrysanthemum, white clinopodium, motherwort, nettle, malabar spinach, lophatherum gracile, plantago asiatica, wild mint, devil’s needle grass, sambucus, chervil, portulaca oleracea, Artemisiae annuae, Ranunculus japonicus, Cardamine hirsuta, honeysuckle, Artemisia... Every mountain and every field is full of common vegetables and Chinese herbal medicines.

Wax gourd peel, wax gourd seeds, sponge gourd tendril, earthworms, cicada slough, mulberry branches, mulberry leaves...anything can be used as medicine.

Everything listed as a Chinese medicine material, whether it’s a plant or not, was collected by Feng Qingxue. She processed and stored them according to the methods in the books.

Although she didn’t need them for now, who could guarantee that she wouldn’t need them later?

It was the correct choice to stay prepared ahead of time. It’s best not to fight unprepared!

For this purpose, she especially ran to the nearby waste collection points several times with Guan Cheng and Lu Tianjun, dug up quite a few books, and hauled back several carts of old furniture and wood. She first asked a carpenter to make several medicinal cabinets in the west room, and then combined the rest to make two beds. One was placed in the east room and the other was sent to the cowshed for Lu’s father to use.

Not all the wood was of good quality; the good ones were used for the medicinal cabinets, while the mediocre ones were used for the beds.

In the meantime, Feng Qingxue taught Guan Cheng, Lu Tianjun, and children like Jiang He and Erya how to recognize common and easy-to-identify herbs. After completing their farming tasks, they gathered herbs and handed them over to Feng Qingxue for processing. She also taught them basic medical knowledge, emphasized that prevention is more important than treating the illness after catching it, and convinced Wang Zhenguo to consider their contributions when calculating work points.

Perhaps because he had experienced Guan Yu’s serious illness, Guan Cheng proposed to study medicine with Feng Qingxue.

"Acheng, I’m not even a beginner, let alone a teacher. I can currently recognize herbs and human acupoints, memorize a few prescriptions, or recite the "Inner Canon of Huangdi" from the Shennong’s Classic of Materia Medica. How can I teach you? You should concentrate on your school studies and find an opportunity to find a formal mentor in the future." Feng Qingxue asserted that she had only learned the rudiments and dared not casually take a disciple.

Guan Cheng insisted: "I will start by learning basic knowledge from aunty."

The in-depth study of medicine can wait until an opportunity arises in the future.

He had carefully discovered the benefits of studying medicine, which he was doing for the future of himself and his younger brother.

Although it was harvest season, the crops in the field required constant care from the hard-working farmers. Men and women alike had to go to work.

Originally, many people took Feng Qingxue’s behavior of running in the mountains and fields instead of working as a provocation. However, when they learned that Feng Qingxue was gathering herbs to alleviate the shortage of medical care in their brigade, they immediately offered their wholehearted support. Even if there were individuals who frowned upon her actions or made unpleasant remarks out of envy, they were immediately silenced by the collective will.