The bayberry trees in the Jie Mountain were all wild. They were not planted here by humans. None of the bayberry trees here had any traces of being carved by humans.
The wild bayberry trees were stronger. They could withstand stronger winds and more viruses, making themselves not so easy to be destroyed. Although the fruits were slightly smaller than those cultivated by humans, the taste was not bad. One bite would give people a feeling of endless aftertaste.
"The sweetness and sourness are the most delicious fruits."
Ang Lee sighed from the bottom of his heart.
"It's too sour. It's not delicious."
Chen Long did not know how to go along with Ang Lee at all. He took a bite and felt that it was not delicious, so he said directly.
The rest of the people just looked at it and did not taste it.
Ang Lee rolled his eyes at Chen Long and said, "The sweetness and sourness are the real delicacies. It's like life. It's too sweet. A little sourness can adjust the taste. It's more interesting."
"The fruit is like life?"
Chen Long was simple-minded. He seemed to be confused as he could not understand Ang Lee's words.
Ang Lee shook his head and asked the people following him to collect more bayberry. They were going to take it back and make it into delicious dried bayberry. It could be preserved for at least half a year. They could taste this delicacy at any time along the way.
The sweet and sour taste of the bayberry was very delicious. Apart from the unique taste of this fruit, it also had good medicinal value. For example, the flesh of the bayberry was mainly used to stimulate saliva, quench thirst, aid digestion, treat irritability, thirst, vomiting, diarrhea, abdominal pain, cleanse the stomach, detoxify alcohol, treat heart and stomach pain, dysentery, vomiting and diarrhea.
The bark of the bayberry tree could stop bleeding and treat dysentery. It could be used externally to treat bleeding from knife wounds, injuries from falls, tendons and bones. It could also be used as a medicinal material.
The roots of the bayberry were also good. They were mainly used to treat Qi, stop bleeding, remove blood stasis, treat stomach pain, vomiting, hernias, vomiting blood, haemorrhoids, external bleeding, fall injuries, toothache, hot water injuries, ulcers, and scabies.
"You won't understand even if I tell you. There are many stories about the bayberry. Do you want to hear them?"
Ang Lee looked at the crowd and said.
Everyone naturally liked to listen to stories. Chen Long said directly, "Assistant Minister Li, tell us! We are listening. "
Ang Lee smiled and told them the story about the bayberry.
The first story was passed down from generation to generation........................ Fan........... com....................... Fan............ of.. and... and................................................
At that time it was the Summer Solstice, although the mountain was full of wild fruits within reach, unfortunately these wild fruits were so sour that they made one's teeth fall off, so astringent that one's tongue was numb. Xi Shi ate them with furrowed brows and clutched her chest, suffering unspeakably. Fan Li, on the other hand, was heartbroken. Poor thing, this world-famous doctor, who had a belly full of wisdom and wisdom, had a stratagem to retreat the enemy, but no matter how hard he thought, he could not change the sour taste of the wild fruits. . In desperation. He shook the fruit tree crazily until his hands were full of blood..... ... Xishi heard the sound and went up the mountain. She saw the blood on Fan Li's hands dripping down. She cried. Her tears fell on the blood-stained fruit. Perhaps Fan Li's piety and Xi Shi's beauty had touched the heavens. Xi Shi's tears and Fan Li's blood had turned the wild fruit into white with a hint of red, turning it into a white bayberry.
After listening to this story, everyone had a serious look on their faces. They were looking forward to Li An's next story. Li An would naturally satisfy them.
The second story was about the saying, "Quenching thirst at the sight of plum blossoms." It was said that during the Three Kingdoms period, Cao Cao led his troops to battle. They couldn't find a place with water. Cao Cao asked his men to tell the soldiers that there was a big plum forest in front. There were many sweet and sour plum blossoms. They could be used to quench their thirst. When the soldiers heard this, they were drooling. They didn't feel thirsty for a while. They relied on this temporary desire to not feel thirsty or eat plum blossoms to reach the place with water.
"Hahaha!"
Everyone laughed after listening to Quenching Thirst at the sight of plum blossoms. Obviously, they liked to listen to stories with wisdom. Compared to the first story, the second story was more interesting.
"Assistant Minister Li, tell another story!"
Chen Long still hadn't had enough, so he requested.
Ang Lee nodded. "Okay, then let's tell another story. A long time ago, there was a traitor named Wu Sangui. He led the Qing army to the Central Plains. The people of the Central Plains fought back bravely. When he led the army to a remote wooden cave in Jingzhou, it was the season when bayberries ripened. Wu Sangui's troops were hungry and thirsty. Wu Sangui ate several of them. They were so sour that his teeth cracked. He already had bad teeth. After being stimulated by the sour plum blossoms, the pain was even more unbearable. In a fit of anger, he ordered his troops to cut down all the bayberry trees. In the spring of the second year, an old man with a white beard came to the wooden cave. He chose several bayberry trunks and cut them in half with a sharp axe. He inserted the branches he brought into the trunks and then piled them with mud. Strangely enough, the branches grew strong and the bayberries they bore were very different from the mountain plum blossoms. They were black with a hint of red, fresh and bright. They were sweet with a hint of sourness. They were very delicious. The mountain people were very happy. Everyone followed his example and inserted branches into the bayberry trunks. In a few years, bayberry trees grew all over the mountain. "
After listening to this story, many people were confused. They knew a thing or two about Fan Li, Xi Shi, and Cao Cao, but they had never heard of Wu Sangui in the last story. Naturally, they were very confused. They didn't know what era it happened in. This was something that happened in the Ming and Qing Dynasties, so they naturally didn't know.
"Assistant Minister Li, who is this Wu Sangui? How come I have never heard of him?"
Chen Long asked.
Ang Lee smiled and said, "He's just a general from a very distant era. He's not particularly famous. You don't like to read, so there are many people you don't know."
Chen Long truly did not like to read. This was a common problem for many generals. Many people had no choice but to become soldiers because they did not like to read. This was especially true for the descendants of many generals. It was very easy for them to become soldiers. Moreover, it was very easy for them to become low-ranking officers. Compared to reading, these people felt that being a soldier was more relaxing.
"Assistant Minister Li, I'm asking what era this Wu Sangui is from. Assistant Minister Li didn't make this up, did you?"
Chen Long asked.
Ang Lee smiled and said, "Why would this official make it up? This Wu Sangui is from the chaotic times of the Jin Dynasty. He's just a small general. It's normal that you haven't heard of him. "
Although this was a pure lie, Ang Lee was also very helpless. After all, this traitor Wu Sangui was from the Ming and Qing Dynasties. There was no way to explain in front of people like Chen Long. He could only make it up casually. Anyway, these guys did not read much and would not be able to recognize it. This also showed Ang Lee's profound knowledge.
When everyone heard this, they no longer doubted and thought that what Ang Lee said was true.
Although the bayberry was very delicious, its thirst-quenching ability was still very limited. If one wanted to quench their thirst, they still had to drink water. When they set out, Ang Lee had brought clean water. However, he heard that there was a sweet mountain spring in the mountains. This made Ang Lee want to taste it and see if the spring water was really delicious.
"There really is a mountain spring here. Where is it?"
Ang Lee looked at several Zhan clansmen and asked.
A Zhan clansman pointed to a place not far ahead and said, "It's just ahead. It's not far away."
After that, he led the way in front and led everyone to the place where there was mountain spring water.
Looking at the gurgling mountain spring water in front of him, Ang Lee was very puzzled.
"There are no snow mountains nearby. Where did the mountain spring water here come from?"
Ang Lee was still very familiar with the terrain of Jie Mountain. There were rivers below, so it was normal for there to be water. However, the mountain spring in front of him was located halfway up the mountain. There was no snow on the highest peak of Jie Mountain. As such, the source of the mountain spring water halfway up the mountain seemed a little strange.
The Zhan clansman shook his head and said, "Under normal circumstances, there is always mountain spring water here. As for where it comes from, we don't know. However, if it doesn't rain for a month or during winter, the mountain spring water here will disappear."
"Oh, there is such a thing."
Hearing this, Ang Lee seemed to understand a little. The mountain spring water in front of him didn't always exist. When it didn't rain for a long time or during winter, it would disappear. This was enough to prove the source of the mountain spring water here, which was the rain from the sky.
When it didn't rain for a long time, the mountain spring water would naturally disappear due to the depletion of the water source. When the heavy rain came again, the mountain spring water would appear again. As for the lack of mountain spring water in winter, it was naturally because the weather was drier in winter and there was very little rain. If there was too little rain, it wouldn't be able to replenish enough water for Jie Mountain, so it wouldn't be able to form a mountain spring.
As for why the rain would form a mountain spring, it was necessary to explain the principle of artesian wells. The so-called mountain spring here was just an artesian well.
Artesian wells belonged to a geological phenomenon, which was also relatively common in Hua Xia. This kind of artesian well phenomenon could be found in many areas.
Ang Lee remembered that there were two different types of underground water burial, namely the submersible well buried above the first stable water-proof layer and the confined water buried between the two stable water-proof layers. The well that drilled into the submersible well was called the submersible well. The well that drilled through the top of the water-proof layer and drilled into the confined water was called the confined well. The water in the confined well was affected by the static water pressure and could flow up along the drilled hole to a height equivalent to the local confined water level. Under favorable topographic conditions, that is, when the ground was lower than the confined water level, the confined water would flow up to the surface and form the artesian well. This was also the reason for the formation of the artesian well.
There was a big difference between the submersible well and the confined well. The submersible well was mainly supplied by the local atmospheric precipitation and part of the river and lake water, while the confined water was supplied by the atmospheric precipitation and the river and lake water through the submersible well.
The submersible well was affected by gravity and had a free water surface, which floated up and down with the amount of submersible water. The confined water was limited by the water-proof layer roof and withstood the static water pressure. There was a confined water surface limited by the water-proof layer roof and a confined water level higher than the water-proof layer roof, which was the line connecting the supply area and the drainage area. The confined water flowed from the place where the static water pressure was high to the place where the static water pressure was low.
The submersible well was buried shallowly and was greatly affected by the climate, especially the precipitation. The flow rate was unstable and easy to be polluted, and the water quality was poor. The confined water was buried deeper and was less directly affected by the climate. The flow rate was stable and not easy to be polluted, and the water quality was better.
The submersible well was excreted by evaporation from the ground or in the form of surface water and spring water. The confined water was transformed into the submersible well and excreted mainly in the form of spring water.
The water level of the submersible well was generally consistent with the local submersible level. If the submersible well was excessively extracted, the water level of the submersible well would gradually lower than the local submersible level, forming a groundwater funnel area. The well that penetrated the water-proof layer roof and drilled into the confined water was called confined well. The water in the confined well was affected by the static water pressure and could flow up along the borehole to a height equivalent to the local confined water level.
Under favorable topographic conditions, that was, when the ground was lower than the confined water level, the confined water would gush out of the ground and form an artesian well. Although there was an upward gush, it could not gush out of the ground. It was called a semi-artesian well. The water head of the rising part of the submersible well was always higher than the static water pressure. Therefore, an artesian well could also be formed in the submersible well.
Ang Lee carefully looked at the surrounding terrain. It was halfway up the mountain. There were peaks on both sides that were much higher than here. Therefore, it was a relatively low place, which completely met the conditions for the formation of an artesian well.
Because the local people were very ignorant, they did not understand the principle of an artesian well. Therefore, they were very confused about the formation of the spring water here. They did not know how the spring water here came about. They only knew that it would stop flowing in the winter when it did not rain.
Although Ang Lee had fully understood the reason for the formation of the spring here, it was not easy to explain to these people. He was afraid that they would not understand. Therefore, there was no need to explain.
The amount of water in this spring was not very large. If the amount of water was too large, it was estimated that it would run out in a few days. Only this kind of small and continuous flow could maintain a longer time and not easily cause the situation of frequent interruption.
"Well, it's good. It tastes very sweet!"
Ang Lee held up some spring water and took a sip gently. He felt that the taste was quite good. There was a sweet feeling, which made Ang Lee very happy.
Generally, a lot of spring water was sweet. Moreover, it was sweet without sugar. There was no need to worry about getting sick after drinking too much. This kind of sweetness should be the taste of minerals. It was a special sweet taste formed after the rain was filtered through the soil and sand.
Of course, not all spring water was sweet. Some spring water was very bitter. It did not feel good to drink it in the mouth. There were even mute springs, poisonous springs, and so on that could make people sick after drinking it.
The spring water in front of them was undoubtedly sweet spring water. The local people of the Zhan Clan and the Lang Clan often drank the sweet spring water here. Therefore, there was no need to worry about the water being poisonous. The people here had a long lifespan. If the spring water was poisonous, how could these people live long?
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