Switched Marriage The Coddled Little Wife novel Chapter 589

Chapter 589: Chapter 589: Did a Blind Cat Really Find a Dead Rat?

Originally, she thought she would find the medicine pot and put it directly on the open flame, just like she usually did for his bone broth.

Unexpectedly, she even knew to soak the herbs in cold water. 𝗳𝚛𝗲𝕖𝕨𝕖𝗯𝚗𝚘𝕧𝕖𝗹.𝗰𝗼𝕞

Thinking about it carefully, the Qin Family’s health has been quite good, except for Mr. Qin for whom he had prescribed a few doses of traditional medicine, the others didn’t seem to have any ailments.

Could it be that she learned it when Mr. Qin’s medicine was being brewed?

But he remembered she was busy selling her meat buns at that time, barely home all day, so there was no way she could have boiled the medicine.

Was it a blind cat stumbling upon a dead mouse?

As her mentor, he certainly hadn’t taught her this.

Just as he was thinking, Zhuang Yang indirectly asked Old Sir He’s question.

He simply asked Lin Chuxia, "Isn’t it enough to soak them, aren’t we supposed to brew traditional medicine?"

If soaking it is enough, tell him how long to soak it for next time so he can do it himself for the chairman without bothering Mr. Lin.

"Of course not," Lin Chuxia arranged the herbs in the medicine pot so they were fully submerged in water, "Before brewing traditional medicine, it should be soaked. The prescription this time is ordinary, soaking in cold water for about half an hour is enough. This maximizes the efficacy of the herbs when brewed."

Upon hearing this, Zhuang Yang became interested, "You say ordinary medicine needs to be soaked for about half an hour, are there any that are not ordinary?"

Lin Chuxia nodded, noticing Old Sir He watching them closely, she realized the old man wanted to test her knowledge.

Lin Chuxia indeed had some understanding of brewing traditional medicine, but not from reading the medical books given by her master.

The medical books given by her master were treasures; such trivial matters weren’t even recorded in them.

Her experience in brewing traditional medicine mostly came from her own past lifetime.

In her past life, he developed a chronic condition from going into the river, and she drank a lot of traditional medicine to try for a child.

Later, when hope was lost, and she gave up on having a child, her body still needed conditioning.

Her skill in brewing medicine developed naturally from enduring illness.

Under Old Sir He’s watchful eyes, she patiently explained to Zhuang Yang, "As I mentioned earlier, this time the prescription is ordinary. For decoctions that release the surface and dispel heat containing lightweight ingredients like Honeysuckle, Chrysanthemum, Pueraria lobata, or ephedra, they only need to soak for about 20 minutes. Too long of a soak can cause the active ingredients in some surface-decoction herbs to volatilize, affecting treatment. Also, herbs with nourishing and energy-supplementing effects, with a harder texture like dragon bone or oyster shell, should be soaked longer, for one or two hours, to extract all their medicinal properties."

Zhuang Yang, trying traditional medicine for the first time, widened his eyes in disbelief, "Dragon bone? Are there really dragons? Can oysters be used as medicine? Also, when I got the medicine in the hospital, I saw lots of strange things; can these really cure diseases?"

Lin Chuxia smiled slightly, "With so many questions at once, I don’t know where to start."

"Then... start with the first question. Are there really dragons? The chairman says we Chinese are descendants of dragons, the heirs of dragons, so if dragons are our ancestors, how can I use their bones as medicine? Even though I lived abroad since I was young and don’t share this belief, it still doesn’t feel right."

"Dragon bone is just a name for a traditional medicine ingredient, the fossils of large ancient mammals like the three-toed horse, bois intermedius, or ruminants. They possess calming and sedative, liver-soothing, color-solidifying effects, not from real dragons."

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