Chapter 48: Recognize medicine

　　 This book is an excellent book. Gu Shiba Niang had heard of it.
The Shen family has a unique book of artillery pharmacy. It was obtained by the ancestor who founded the medicine store in the Shen family accidentally. But after all, it belongs to the official family. This book is only regarded as an isolated book collection, and the knowledge in it is not fully utilized. After the generation, no one took it anymore, but they didn't know that this was the gods of the masters of the world.
　　 When she gave this book to the master of Shen's medicine store, the master was willing to sign and sell her body. Not only she but her descendants became slaves of the Shen family.
　　 A book has such a big temptation, but it is also learned from the teacher's mouth that there is another book that is more powerful than that of the Shen family.
　　 That is the "Seventeen Laws of Liu Gong's Cannons".
Since the initial record of the Huangdi Neijing that medicinal materials need to be purified and used as medicine, the processing of medicinal materials has been slow for thousands of years. What is common is simply washing away the soil and removing the non-medicinal parts. There is no strict standard for slicing, cutting, and crushing. It wasn't until the Tang Dynasty that a master appeared, who was quite accomplished in processing medicine, summing up the experience of his predecessors and his lifelong practice, and wrote a monograph on medicine processing.
　　 The master's surname is Liu, so this book is called Liu Gong Pao-roasting, and because the book summarizes 17 methods of preparing medicinal materials, it is commonly known as Liu Gong Pao-roasting Seventeen Methods.
Since the publication of this book, almost no one has seen the real copy. It is said that it only exists in the hands of Liu Gong’s descendants. Liu Gong’s skill is a single biography. After several dynasties, there are fewer and fewer Liu Gong’s biography. No one has ever seen the book. It became a legend over time. Later, a pharmacist wrote a book made of medicinal materials, which is the book in the Shen family’s collection. It is also in that book that this book is mentioned. The book, let everyone know that Liu Gong’s seventeen methods have really appeared in the world.
　　 When Gu Shiba Niang gave the book to the crafting master, the ecstatic look of the crafting master impressed her, so the conversation at that time was also very deep in memory.
　　 At this time the title of the book jumped into her eyes, and she suddenly remembered it.
　　 "Do you know your book?" Seeing her expression, the old man raised his eyebrows, a little surprised.
　　 "Are you real or fake?" Gu Shiba Niang asked in a harsh voice.
　　 The old man curled his lips and threw the book to her at random, "Look at it, look at it, in black and white, and fake!"
　　 Before Gu Shiba Niang reached out, the old man looked back and grabbed it back. Because of the violent movement, he tore a corner of the book.
　　 Gu Shiba Niang's distressed eyelids twitched, if it is true, this book is invaluable...
　　 "Hey, girl, look at my medicine... If you recognize it, how about giving you this book?" The old man said with a smile while shaking the book.
　　 "Okay." Gu Shiba Niang agreed without hesitation.
"Don't say it in such a rush," the old man smiled, and he looked at the book again and shook it, a little puzzled, "It's not just a book, what's so strange... Young people are impulsive... Impulsive. It’s easy to suffer..."
　　 The donkey cart is dangling and has walked out of Hezhong County. The boy was attracted by their words and looked back from time to time.
　　 "What do you know, our eldest sister is a scholar, and loves to read, what do you layman know!" said the young man, cocked his nose.
　　 "Children of scholars..." The old man looked at Gu Shiba Niang with his small eyes.
　　 "Lao Zhang has other requirements?" Gu Shiba Niang asked.
　　 The old man nodded and rolled his small eyes, "If you can't see it, tell me who you learned from."
　　 Gu Shiba Niang was taken aback, a little funny, "You want to ask me who I learned from?"
The old man took a deep look at her, looking like you couldn't lie to me, wrinkled his dry nose and hummed, "I was the first time someone recognized the medicine I made, so naturally I have to ask for advice... ."
　　 Gu Shiba Niang covered her mouth and smiled, "Lao Zhang, didn't you say that I was too smart? Why do you think I was taught by a master now? I didn't teach by a master..."
　　 The old man snorted, and said with earnest words: "Young people, smart is a good thing, but it's not right to deceive..."
　　 Gu Shiba Niang wants to roll her eyes. Isn't it a lie? He was also embarrassed to say...
　　 "How about? Dare to bet?" The old man said, shaking his head.
　　On this condition? Gu Shiba Niang covered her mouth and smiled. Of course, she gambled. If she won the book, she lost... Haha, she just introduced herself to this old man. Didn't they already know each other?
　　 "Bet!" Gu Shiba Niang smiled.
"Little girl," the old man was also very happy, proud of seeing the losers, and thought that the morals of this world are not good nowadays, but all the pharmacists who are somewhat capable have a weird temper. This little girl refuses to say that she is a teacher. Her master told me not to say it, if this girl was forced to say it~EbookFREE.me~ who knows how the weird master would scold it.
　　 can receive such a smart apprentice, if he is really scolded, he will feel distressed.
　　 "Little girl, don't be afraid..." The old man thought for a while, and said with some kind of consolation in the predecessor's attitude, "You are defeated by fighting skills, your master will not blame you..."
　　 Gu Shiba Niang laughed, this old man thinks too much...
　　 She nodded. This is certain. If she can't recognize these fake medicines, she won't blame herself. After all, she's not a beginner and can't get along with herself.
　　 "Okay, you look at my medicine first." The old man couldn't wait, shaking his hand, overturning the sack, and a lot of medicinal materials fell on the cart.
　　 Gu Shiba Niang looked at her intently.
"Little girl, don't be convinced after you say that you are also smart, and you were taught so well by the master, or else you can see my medicine at a glance? Humph, but you can't be so arrogant. I'm not bragging, old man. If my master is still alive, I can't guarantee that I can tell what my medicine is at a glance..." The old man squinted, grabbed his knees with his hands, and muttered.
　　 Before he finished his words, I saw Gu Shiba Niang reaching out and picking up the scattered medicinal materials one by one.
　　 "This is cowpea root..."
　　"This is dead silkworm...Bah...dead silkworm with lime..."
　　 "This is bayberry bark..."
　　 "This is... stone... Lao Zhang.... I think it's better for you to use alum to make Tianzhuhuang..."
　　 With her words after another, the old man was dumbfounded.