Chapter 2906

On the first day, Yan Tieniu personally escorted Yan Xiwan into her classroom. Before leaving, she gave her a final reminder: "Be good, Guai Guai. Eat lunch with your brother. If anyone bullies you, tell the teacher at school, and tell Dad when you get home. Do you remember?"

"Yes, I remember," Yan Xiwan replied obediently.

Although Yan Tieniu was still worried, he left, turning back every few steps.

However, his work efficiency that day was exceptionally low.

It was so low that Yan Tiezhu, the village chief standing nearby, couldn't help but comment, "Hey, Aniu, what’s wrong with you? Why are you so distracted today?"

"Brother Tiezhu, you don’t know. Today is Guai Guai’s first day of school. I’m so worried," Yan Tieniu said, his face full of concern.

Yan Tiezhu was speechless. Well, the Yan family really spoiled their only daughter, so Yan Tieniu’s reaction was completely understandable.

"But no matter how worried you are, Guai Guai is already at school. I say, you’d better focus on your work, finish your tasks early, and then go pick her up," Yan Tiezhu suggested.

Yan Tieniu’s eyes lit up. "Brother Tiezhu, you’re absolutely right. Let’s do it that way."

Then, Yan Tieniu started working very hard.

Seeing this, Yan Tiezhu finally felt relieved.

After a day of school, Yan Xiwan did not leave the classroom immediately. Instead, she waited inside for her brother to pick her up.

Schools nowadays did not keep students after hours. Generally, everyone went home together, except for one day a week when students took turns on duty.

At noon, Yan Zhishan had told Yan Xiwan that she was on duty today, so she asked her to wait in the classroom for her.

She would sweep the floor and then come to get her.

Yan Xiwan sat obediently at her desk, doing her homework.

When Yan Zhishan arrived, Yan Xiwan had already finished all her assignments.

Yan Zhishan helped her pack her notebooks, then held Yan Xiwan’s hand as they walked out together.

Unexpectedly, they saw Yan Tieniu at the door.

"Dad, why are you here?" Yan Zhishan asked curiously.

"I came to pick up Guai Guai," Yan Tieniu said. Then he added, "By the way, was Guai Guai bullied today? Why did you come out so late?"

(⊙o⊙)… Yan Zhishan glanced at Yan Tieniu. "Dad, I told you at home yesterday that I’m on duty today, so I’ll be home a bit later."

"Why did you have to be on duty today of all days?" Yan Tieniu asked, sounding a bit nonsensical.

"Dad, do you have a fever?" Yan Zhishan said with a helpless expression. "I’m on duty every Monday. When did I ever change the day?"

Yan Tieniu was stunned by Yan Zhishan’s words. Then he said, "Even if it’s every Monday, you should have finished your duty earlier. Couldn’t you do it in the morning?"

"Dad, you’re being silly." Even Yan Xiwan couldn’t stand it anymore. "Do you eat dinner in the morning?"

"Guai Guai," Yan Tieniu said, looking at Yan Xiwan with a grievous expression.

Yan Xiwan sighed softly. "Okay, I made Dad tired today by making him come pick us up. Here, give you a kiss."

Sure enough, as soon as Yan Xiwan said that, Yan Tieniu revived instantly. "My daughter is the best."

o(￣︶￣)o Yan Xiwan and Yan Zhishan, the little siblings, could only look at each other, seeing the same helpless expression in each other’s eyes.

Knowing that Yan Xiwan hadn’t been wronged at school, Yan Tieniu felt much more relieved.

However, she continued to pick up Yan Xiwan for half a month. It was only after Yan Xiwan protested that Yan Tieniu stopped coming to pick her up after school.

Although Yan Xiwan was attending school, she still studied with the elders in the evening, especially learning traditional Chinese medicine from Old Yuan.

"Actually, Guai Guai, your grades are good enough to enter middle school. Aren’t you planning to skip a grade?" Old Yuan asked after Yan Xiwan finished reciting the required pharmacology.

"No plans," Yan Xiwan shook her head. "This way, I can focus on learning medicine from you, Master. It’s great. If I went to middle school, I’d have to study middle school courses. Although I believe I can handle them, I think it’s unnecessary. I’d rather spend more time learning medicine."

"You’re a sensible girl," Old Yuan said with a smile.

Yan Xiwan said to Old Yuan, "Master, I haven’t even learned the basics of medicine yet. So, the foundation is still very important right now."

Although her Ruyi Space had a medical encyclopedia prepared by her mother, those were very profound. Her main focus now was to learn the basics well.

"Guai Guai, besides learning the basics, you also need to learn how to grow medicinal herbs," Old Yuan said from the side. "Traditional Chinese medicine will inevitably decline due to this turmoil, but its root remains."

She paused and continued, "The root of traditional Chinese medicine lies in various medicinal herbs. For common herbs, I suggest you grow them yourself."

Yan Xiwan tilted her head and thought. "Can I grow medicinal herbs?"

"I’m not asking you to grow many. Isn’t there a small patch of land in your courtyard? Growing them won’t bother anyone. Most importantly, by growing medicinal herbs, you need to understand which herbs have the best medicinal properties, and learn how to harvest and process them without damaging the herbs themselves."

Old Yuan said, "Right now, you can only learn slowly on your own. The only thing I can do is guide you secretly. Unlike before, I could take you to the pharmacy to identify herbs. Now, that’s not possible."

Yan Xiwan thought for a moment, then said, "It’s okay. Didn’t they say, 'When Heaven is about to confer a great responsibility on a man, it first exercises his mind with suffering, his sinews and bones with toil, his body with hunger, and his person with poverty'? I feel Master is experiencing this now."

"Your Master is already sixty-eight. No matter what, he probably won’t wait many more years," Old Yuan said. He naturally hoped to live longer, but in this era, who knew how long one could live?

Yan Xiwan said, "I believe Master will live to be a hundred."

"Then I thank you for your belief, Guai Guai," Old Yuan laughed.

Yan Xiwan giggled. After finishing today’s lessons, she went home and told Yan Tieniu about her plan to grow medicinal herbs.

Yan Tieniu knew his daughter wanted that small piece of land in the courtyard, so he agreed immediately.

After all, it was their own courtyard, private land, so there was no need to worry about what others might say.

With the land secured, Yan Xiwan still needed seeds. So, on a day off, under Yan Tieniu’s guidance, Yan Xiwan started going up the mountain to look for medicinal herbs.

Of course, the main goal was to find herb seedlings. Of course, if she saw mature herbs, Yan Xiwan could harvest a little.

Yan Tieniu knew a bit about the herbs in the mountain, but only some common ones, such as plantain, plantain herb, and dragon’s tooth grass. Other things he knew were just daily common knowledge.

For example, if you cut your hand with a knife, quickly apply the white powder from the sweet sorghum stalk to stop the bleeding. This is something most rural farmers know.

Also, things like calamus can kill bacteria and reduce inflammation.

Of course, there are other things too, like using锅底灰 (pot bottom ash) mixed with egg white to reduce fever. These basic facts are known by many families.

People in Yan Village also know this, so children in Yan Village usually don’t go to hospitals or clinics when they have a fever. They basically solve the problem themselves.

However, this practice is only done in Yan Village. Many Western doctors think pot bottom ash is unreasonable. In fact, they don’t know that the ash obtained from burning wood in a pot has another name: Baicao Dan (Hundred Herbs Pill).

It is a medicinal herb in traditional Chinese medicine.

Not to mention anything else, in Journey to the West, there is a chapter where the emperor of a certain country falls ill. Sun Wukong transforms into a divine doctor and makes a Baixiao Wan (Hundred Effects Pill) using pot bottom ash, horse urine, and other herbs. Then the emperor’s illness was cured.

In fact, this cannot be said to be just a legend. Whether it’s pot bottom ash or horse urine, they are actually medicinal herbs, depending on what disease is being treated.

And not just horse urine, but also cow urine and child urine are medicinal herbs.

Of course, there are also things like bat droppings used as medicinal herbs.

Anyway, all kinds of strange things can be used as medicinal herbs. It’s just that these herbs are a bit bizarre.

Of course, these are all recorded in traditional Chinese medicine. It is precisely because of this that traditional Chinese medicine has been suppressed to some extent, because many people think that using these herbs is unscientific.

Unfortunately, they don’t think carefully about why some people, when struggling to survive and unable to find food, still eat deer droppings.

Because deer droppings contain some vitamins or other elements needed by the human body.

Of course, eating deer droppings is only done under desperate circumstances. Generally, no one would want to eat such messy things.

Mentioning these is just to say that many things that appear in reality are actually consistent with traditional Chinese medicine theory. It’s just that many people like to be blinded by one leaf and deny everything.

However, Yan Xiwan is different. She has a mother who is the Emperor of Medicine, so she naturally knows the greatness of traditional Chinese medicine.

She also knows that she cannot reach her mother’s level, but she can definitely become a qualified doctor.

Precisely because of this, she wants to learn all the basics first.

Actually, the most important thing in doing anything is the foundation. Just like building a house, if the foundation is good, everything else will be good.

Yan Xiwan understands this point, so although she is working hard now, she enjoys it.

"Dad, I found a Qiyeyizhihua (Seven-Leaf One-Flower). I want to transplant it," Yan Xiwan said happily, seeing a particular plant in the corner not far away.

"Okay, Dad will help you," Yan Tieniu agreed immediately.

After all, Yan Xiwan is still young. If she really dug up medicinal herbs, she probably wouldn’t have much strength. So, Yan Tieniu still needed to help.

At Yan Xiwan’s request, Yan Tieniu carefully dug up the entire Qiyeyizhihua plant.

"So beautiful," Yan Xiwan said, looking at the Qiyeyizhihua with joy in her eyes.

This Qiyeyizhihua is considered one of the more beautiful medicinal herbs. It has a unique single stem, with seven leaves surrounding the stem to form a flower shape, and there is an independent flower at the top. No matter how you look at it, it is beautiful.