Elixir Supplier

Chapter 189

It was a nice day, a nice day for brewing decoctions. Wang Yao picked up firewood, started a fire, and started to brew the first decoction. Wang Yao had a rush-leaf fan in his hand which he used to drive off the smoke. He was very familiar with the process of brewing this particular decoction. He had had wild herbs, licorice roots, good timing, and all the elements he required for brewing this decoction.

The liquid in the pot was changing slowly.

Chen Boyuan dropped in to bring Wang Yao the herbs he required. Chen Boyuan didn't stay as he saw Wang Yao was concentrating on brewing the decoction. He just said hi to Wang Yao and left.

The decoction was ready when it was close to noon. Wang Yao didn't rest. He started to brew another decoction.

He cleaned up the clay pot thoroughly before pouring clear ancient spring water into it.

The fire was still on. Wang Yao just added more firewood. He added astragalus, codonopsis pilosula, glossy ganoderma one-by-one. Wang Yao was in no hurry. He was as calming as an old monk.

"Dr. Wang, it's time for dinner," Chen Ying reminded Wang Yao gently.

"You go and eat first; don't wait for me," said Wang Yao.

As he was talking, he added another herb into the clay pot. It was pear grass, which could heal ulcers.

Ulcers and malignant boils were basically the same things. Both were caused by blocked blood and Qi and accumulated toxins. The toxins could turn into ulcers in the skin or tumors inside the body.

He had added two licorice roots into this decoction. The other licorice root he put in was Shanjing. Wang Yao noticed that his aunt was quite weak, which should be related to her lifestyle and work. His aunt didn't earn a lot, so she was reluctant to spend money on expensive and nutritious food. His mother was the same.

I'm not sure what auntie does for a living. She didn't seem to want to talk about it, thought Wang Yao.

The last herb added into the decoction was Guiyuan. Wang Yao left the decoction to boil for a while before he put out the fire.

Wang Yao didn't close the door of the cottage when he was brewing the decoction. He was too concentrated on what he was doing to notice two elders standing at the door of the cottage. They had been standing there for a while and watching Wang Yao brewing the decoction.

"What do you think?" asked one of the elders.

"I'm impressed by his patience!" said the other elder.

"How about his method of brewing the decoction?" asked one of the elders.

"He has adopted the ancient method," said the other elder.

"The sequence of putting herbs in the pot was based on the nature of each herb. No one cares about it nowadays," said one of the elders.

"Why do you pay so much attention to him?" asked the other elder.

"Honestly, I want to see his mentor," said one of the elders.

The two elders had been standing outside the door and watching Wang Yao brewing the decoction for more than an hour. Wang Yao would be really impressed by their patience.

"Why do you want to see his mentor?" asked the other elder.

"I wanted to learn from him or her," said one of the elders.

"Don't you think we already have plenty on our plate now? We are getting old. It's time for us to retire," said the elder whose surname is Li.

The two of them eventually left after standing there for a while.