All Hail Cousin Brother

Zhou Linghuai suddenly pursed his lips.

After taking off his cloak, he ran out carelessly. Even though he was wearing a thick jacket, he couldn't block the snow and wind outside. If he was not careful, he would get cold.

For such a big person, it's always uneasy.

Yu Youyao went quickly and returned quickly: "Cousin, look at it, this is the ointment I made after I improved the incense recipe."

As if offering a treasure, she handed the blue and white porcelain box in her hand to her cousin.

Zhou Linghuai didn't answer, but pulled her to sit in front of the charcoal cage, and handed a cup of red dates and **** tea over: "Why do you run outside without even wearing a cloak?"

The red jujube **** tea is boiled and kept simmering on the charcoal fire. Whenever you drink it, it is always hot.

Yu Youyao doesn't like the taste of **** very much, even if there are too many red dates and brown sugar in the **** tea, she is reluctant to drink it. She just drank a cup, and she has been outside for a long time. She is worried about the cold and makes her cousin worried. .

Yu Youyao looked at her cousin bitterly, but almost didn't write her disgust on her face: "Cousin, I'm wearing a thick jacket and a jacket outside. I just went to the incense room, but I didn't go to the yard. There's no need to drink it!" She stretched out her hand to pull her cousin: "Look, my hand is not cold at all."

Bamboo curtains were hung on the veranda to block the wind, and the incense room was just a few steps away.

Her hands weren't cold, but they weren't warm either. Zhou Linghuai coaxed her patiently: "I have to take a few sips. It's cold in such a cold weather."

Yu Youyao sipped his mouth, twisted his little nose, took the cup reluctantly, and took two sips, not even one sip: "Two sips if you agree."

Zhou Linghuai was also helpless, took the cup and put it aside, then took the porcelain box that she had been holding in her hand: "You have been tossing this all this time?"

As you can tell from the name, the effect of this anointing oil should be similar to that of medicated oil.

It was made for his use.

Although Yu Youyao's talent was high in the way of incense medicine, she could learn incense medicine in less than a year.

Just like a jar of good daughter red, no matter how good the brewing process is, it still needs to be buried in the soil, allowing time to settle, and the wine will be intoxicating when it is in Kaifeng.

Yu Youyao is talented and hardworking, and has learned a lot about incense spectrum, but the only thing missing is this precipitation.

It is not easy to improve the fragrance.

Yu Youyao nodded: "Yes, such a long winter will last until February and March of next year, I can't let my cousin endure the pain in his legs all the time, so I want to give it a try to see if I can improve the incense recipe. Come up with a fragrance that works better than the medicated oil and anti-cold incense that my cousin is currently using."

Zhou Linghuai clenched the porcelain box in his hand and forgot to open it for a while.

When it comes to the areas she likes and is good at, Yu Youyao has endless things to say: "It's really too difficult to improve fragrances. For a long time, it's like a blind person who is blind, without a clue. Xu mama said that my background is not bad. , is the lack of precipitation, let me reorganize the incense spectrum that I have learned, and deepen my learning."

Zhou Linghuai pursed his lips again.

A few days after returning to Yu Mansion, he took the examination for Yu Youyao's homework.

In addition to the "Four Books and Five Classics", there are also calligraphy, piano art, "Tian Gong Kai Wu", "Zizhi Tongjian", and some historical materials.

Zhou Linghuai wanted to see if Yu Youyao's schoolwork had fallen behind after being away for a few months.

Because he prepared annotated books, it was easier for Yu Youyao to learn. If there were any questions that he didn't understand, he could also ask Mr. Ye Nv for advice.

However, in order to prevent her from becoming complacent, she must give her a handful and a few sweet dates.

Saying some praise and encouragement, it is inevitable to say a few inadequacies, not criticizing, but also a bit harsh.

Within a few days, he heard that Yu Youyao studied very hard during this time, spending most of the time in the study, and didn't even care about the affairs of the house.

He also thought that Yu Youyao had been hit, and then he made progress.

The little girl's family, how can she revolve around the trivial matters of the inner house all day long, and it is better to study more, and he is also happy to see it.

How could he know that the learning he thought was not what he thought.

What Yu Youyao didn't know, the cousin's heart turned back and forth: "I found an ointment formula from the remnant recipes that my cousin helped me search for. You don't know, cousin, this remnant recipe was passed down from a foreign country. Here, what is recorded above is a secret ointment recipe for invigorating blood, melting in and relieving pain."

Zhou Linghuai rubbed the blue and white porcelain box in his hand.

Hearing the little girl's chattering voice: "Although I don't know how effective this ointment is, since this recipe has spread to the Central Plains, I think it has its own advantages, so I want to study it, but the spices used on it are all good. It is something from a foreign country, and the Great Zhou Dynasty did not produce it."

When she mentioned this, Yu Youyao frowned without realizing it, looking distressed, but imagine how distressed she was when faced with such a predicament before.

Zhou Linghuai said, "It is difficult for a woman to be a cook without rice. How did you solve it later?"

Yu Youyao laughed: "I just thought, since the prosperity of maritime trade, the Great Zhou Dynasty has communicated with foreign countries. The spices of foreign countries have always been very popular in the Great Zhou Dynasty, and there may be some medical books. According to the records, I checked many medical books, and found detailed records in the "Materia Medica" and "Medicinal Properties"."

Seeing her smile, Zhou Linghuai also laughed: "The mountains and rivers are full of doubts and there is no way out, and the willows are dark and flowers are bright in another village."

Yu Youyao nodded again and again: "There is a kind of spice in it, called myrrh, this medicine enters the spleen, kidney, heart, liver, the four internal organs of the human body, and it is mainly responsible for biochemical and storage of essence, qi, blood, and spirit. According to the records, myrrh mainly treats falls, blood stasis, pain in muscles and bones, joint pain, damage to the golden blade, the pain is unbearable, has the effect of dispersing blood and removing blood stasis, reducing swelling and pain, relieving fascia, and dredging blood vessels. It's right on my cousin's illness."

Speaking of this, her tone was already very excited, and her little white jade face also flushed with excitement.

Zhou Linghuai just listened without interrupting her words.

"In addition to myrrh, there is also a fragrant medicine called frankincense, which has similar effects to myrrh. The amazing thing is that if the two are combined, the medicinal effect will be improved on the original basis. According to the "Outline", frankincense Activating blood, myrrh dispersing blood, both can relieve pain and reduce swelling, so the two medicines are often used in combination."

Myrrh and frankincense were foreign spices, and they were rare in the Zhou Dynasty and were not widely used.

Rao is Zhou Linghuai who is well-informed, but he is not proficient in medical skills, so naturally he does not know.

Zhou Linghuai listened carefully, the little girl said it lightly, but he still heard what difficulties she encountered and how much effort she had put in in the process of improving the fragrance.

She overcame all the difficulties one by one.