The group didn't enter the Zhang Family Village and just stood there.
Seeing the sporadic smoke rising, Yang Si Xun was puzzled and asked, "Don't the people in the Zhang Family Village eat together?"
Li Yi shook his head. "It's troublesome if they eat together. Some eat more and some eat less. Who will pay for the food, oil, and salt?"
Li Yi knew that eating from the same pot wasn't a good idea, but there was no problem with cooperatives. Therefore, there was a public fund in the Zhang Family Village.
In the summer, besides the money from selling toads, the rest of the money was in the fund.
It was used to repair the villagers' houses, roads, and other things like selling toads in the future.
"That makes sense." Yang Si Xun nodded.
"Let's go take a look at the greenhouses." Gao Lishi suggested.
There were greenhouses in Liu Li Village and around the hot springs in the palace.
Now that the palace had started to eat, Her Majesty wanted him to come and see if the vegetables in Li Yi's greenhouses were better than those in other places.
Everyone went to the big greenhouses together. The greenhouses were made of silk and were not as transparent as glass and plastic.
However, light could still shine in, and the plants grew slowly.
"Due to the lack of light, the chlorophyll synthesis is not much, so the chives are yellow. The yellow chives are planted in darker places."
Li Yi explained next to the chives in the greenhouses.
"I know about the yellow garlic." Yang Si Xun expressed that he understood.
"In the few days before and after harvesting the chives, you can't fertilize them. You can't water them immediately after harvesting them. The roots will rot." Li Yi talked about planting techniques.
Everyone who planted chives knew this.
"Is that celery over there? Celery is good. You can always break it. "Gao Lishi pointed at another piece of land and said.
"In the past, when eating celery, you always remove the leaves. I believe that people who eat celery in winter will leave the leaves to make pickles."
Li Yi came to the celery field and squatted down to see if there were any insects. If there were any diseases, he would take measures.
They walked from one shed to the other.
Cucumbers were the most common vegetables. In the winter, the fragrance of cucumbers gave people a great feeling.
Then there were chrysanthemum flowers, spinach, kale, cabbage, and dandelions.
Yes, there were dandelions. The roots of dandelions were medicinal herbs. The leaves could also be broken off and eaten, like celery.
They didn't plant daylilies. The flower-eating part of daylilies were all dried. Zhuangzi had bought a lot of them.
Other than that, there were winter sunflower and eggplant. Each crop had a different growth cycle. Some could be eaten already, while others had to wait.
"Is this a carrot?" Gao Lishi squatted in the carrot field. The carrot sprouted in the water and moved over.
Leaves were still growing, and the situation below was unclear unless they dug it out.
"It's all thanks to Shopkeeper Yu Huaide. He bought the carrots from Tubo. Once the seeds are planted, we can plant them on a large scale."
Li Yi thought of Yu Huaide, who should have completely recovered from his illness.
"If you have the seeds, do you need to plant them in a greenhouse in winter?" Gao Lishi was not familiar with it, but he wanted to learn.
"There's no need to plant them in winter. Carrots have a longer shelf life and are better preserved than radishes.
But I will build a greenhouse for a part of the carrot field in Zhuangzi in winter. Chang 'an is cold in winter. If you want to get the seeds from the carrots, you have to survive the winter.
You should send the seeds to a warm place in the south to breed them. Every year, you should send the seeds to various places. You can plant them in the year and eat them in the year. "
Li Yi said as he took out a carrot. There was still a small section at the bottom. After observing it, he stuffed it in and pressed the soil beside it with his hand.
Then, he reached back and took out the pine tree he was carrying from the trailer. He opened the box and took out a glass bottle. He used tweezers to pinch out two alcohol cotton balls.
Li Yi took the cotton balls and wiped his hands. A smell of alcohol filled the air.
"Li Dongzhu, what are you doing …" Yang Si was puzzled.
"I'm a doctor. I have to ensure that my hands are in a relatively clean state at all times. If I suddenly have a patient and my hands are stained with something, I will kill him."
Li Yi smelled his fingers and grinned. He didn't have any alcohol gel, so he could only use alcohol cotton balls.
When there was no one to supervise his doctor's behavior, he had to be strict with himself.
After a few rounds, everyone went to the canteen.
The vegetables that could be picked from the greenhouse appeared in the canteen. The cucumbers were not stir-fried. Other than making soup, they were washed and made into garlic cucumbers.
This was the first time Yang Si came to the canteen. In the past, he had only heard that there were good things for the villagers to eat.
Today, he saw cucumbers.
Usually, only the imperial family had cucumbers in winter. Occasionally, they would be given to the ministers. No matter how rich the others were, they couldn't buy them.
This year, there were greenhouses, but the cucumbers in other places were still not put out.
In the end, Li Yi took out Zhuangzi for everyone to eat. How much would it cost with a bite?
"Your villagers are not bad." Yang Si thought about the money he would spend. He found that the villagers only took some cucumbers and tasted them.
"We are all used to being poor. As a Dongzhu, I'm not good enough." Li Yi blamed himself.
Yang Si was speechless. You're not good enough?
"This year's experiment was very successful. Next year, I will build more greenhouses and let the villagers eat the vegetables." Li Yi said softly.
At this time, Song De walked over and said to Li Yi, "Dongzhu, the herbs have all been arranged by the people from the Imperial Physician Department. According to your instructions, the herbs in the palace and outside are divided into two pharmacies."
"Bring them to eat. You must treat them well." Li Yi nodded.
"Li Dongzhu, why are we separated?" Gao Lishi asked.
"The ones in the palace are for the rich. The ones outside are for those who can't afford the medicine," Li Yi replied.
Yang Si understood. "You want to ask the rich for a high price."
"Yes!" Li Yi nodded.
That was his plan. Good medicine was naturally expensive. It was a hundred times more expensive.
If the poor came here, they could only subsidize a part of it. They might even be given free treatment and medicine.
Not to mention now, the hospital back then also had money that could not be recovered. They went through the green channel and the patients had no money.
Just like the woman who fell by the Baishui Bridge, she was saved by injecting glucose. If it was another illness, there was no money for treatment.
Gao Lishi went to get the dishes. When everyone sat down to eat, he said to Li Yi, "I know what you're thinking, but have you ever thought that people from other places would come here to ask for medicine?"
Li Yi put down his chopsticks. "In the future, I won't buy the medicine in Zhuangzi's pharmacy. The other pharmacies will send it to me.
I have more medical books. If you want to learn, you have to pay the price.
I can't control things that are too far away. If the pharmacies in the capital don't give me the herbs, I will ban them. "
When he spoke, his tone was calm, but his attitude was firm.
Learning medicine didn't cost money? How could there be such a good thing?
If he learned it, he would be able to treat more patients, especially the rich. When he earned money, he would quickly change it into medicine and send it over.
Gao Lishi paused and looked at Li Yi in astonishment. He thought that this was a good thing for the people, and Li Yi would give it away. He actually started to charge money?
"How many more medical books do you have?" Yang Si knew that this book was a summary of the predecessors and Li Yi's own information. It was the Compendium of Materia Medica.
He thought that this book was enough to make Li Yi's name go down in history.
"Sigh!" Li Yi sighed and looked distressed. "There are too many. How long do I have to copy it! This year, I will work hard and try to copy fifty books first. I will slowly copy the rest year by year. As expected, if you persuade people to learn medicine, you will be struck by lightning! "
This time, even the eunuchs, palace maids, Yang Si, and Gao Lishi were speechless.
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