Chapter 283: China grows 'big mushrooms'

There were three famous liquors on the tables of Beijing at the beginning.

They are Erguotou, Lianhuabai and Juhuabai. These three kinds of wine are compared to Confucianism, Buddhism and Taoism by the old Beijing people.

Erguotou is a high-proof liquor brewed by integrating more than a dozen distilleries in the surrounding areas of Beijing after liberation.

As for Chrysanthemum White and Lotus White, they have existed for a very long time and belong to the category of health-care medicinal wines.

Ten years ago.

When Wang Mengde just traveled through time.

In addition to purchasing several hundred kilograms of jars of high-proof liquor, he also bought dozens of bottles of "Chrysanthemum White", the favorite of Beijingers, for storage.

He had drunk some of it over the years, and even Wang Hao didn't know how much was left.

He only knew that there were two bottles of "Chrysanthemum White" in the kitchen cupboard, which had been produced for more than ten years.

The custom of using chrysanthemums to make wine originated from the customs of the Double Ninth Festival. Since ancient times, there has been a custom of climbing high places to look far into the distance, inserting dogwood, and drinking chrysanthemum wine on the Double Ninth Festival.

The medicinal wine brewed from chrysanthemums has a cool and sweet taste. It has the effects of nourishing the liver, improving eyesight, strengthening the brain, and delaying aging. It is usually presented by younger generations to their elders in the hope that the elderly will have health and longevity, so it is also called "longevity wine."

Before the public-private partnership, all the chrysanthemums used to brew Juhuabai were shipped from Hangzhou in the south, because using chrysanthemums from other places would not produce that unique flavor.

After the public-private partnership in 56, the capital city stopped purchasing chrysanthemums from Hangzhou, which led to the suspension of the production of chrysanthemum white for a long period of time.

It was not until 78 years later that someone re-brewed this wine according to the ancient recipe.

Lotus liquor is also a tonic wine. It has a mellow taste and a mild nature. It is not only fragrant and pleasant, but also has health benefits such as nourishing yin and kidney, harmonizing the stomach and spleen, and dispelling wind and avoiding miasma.

During the Qing Dynasty, lotus flowers were planted all over the water systems in the capital, and the lotus flowers near Yingtai were of the best quality.

The white lotus stamens are used to make wine, hence the name Lotus White. Dozens of Chinese herbs are also added to the wine to make it a nourishing medicinal wine.

However, with the fall of the Qing Dynasty, the capital city fell into chaos for a long time, and this famous historical wine became less and less, and the recipe was almost lost.

It was not until last year that the Beijing Winery discovered and sorted out the recipe of Lotus Liquor and re-brewed Lotus Baijiu according to the ancient craft.

When it was first launched on the market, Wang Mengde bought several bottles to try it.

After drinking it, he found that it tasted very good, but as for its health benefits, it was a bit like showing off in front of him.

After tasting it, Wang Hao felt that the taste of this Lotus White was indeed similar to the previous one, but he always felt that something was missing.

"Lao Wang, don't drink too much. You and Meng De can just drink one bottle."

Today was a celebration party at home, so Wang Hao wanted to drink some wine. Ran Xiaomei naturally had no objection, but two bottles would be too much.

So she quickly spoke out to stop him.

Wang Hao certainly didn't dare to disobey the words of the "boss" in the family, and he was able to drink about half a catty of wine tonight, which was quite good compared to usual.

"Okay, Meng De and I will drink one bottle."

Wang Mengde next to him had already taken out the wine and the wine glass.

After drinking a glass of wine, Wang Hao picked up a piece of mutton that had just been put into the copper pot with chopsticks, dipped it in sesame paste and put it in his mouth. After chewing it, he praised it and said:

"This mutton is pretty good, and Meng De cut it well."

"Yeah, the ingredients for the hot pot that Shazhu helped to prepare are also good, and this sesame paste is a perfect match with the hot pot lamb."

Ran Xiaomei also took a bite and agreed.

As for He Shengnan and the children, they had no time to talk and just kept eating the hot pot.

"Yes, pure sesame paste tastes better. When it was difficult a few years ago, I mixed it with peanut butter and it didn't taste as good."

After taking a few bites, Wang Mengde nodded.

Before, people in Beijing would eat hot pot with sesame paste, and basically would not mix it with anything else.

When difficult times came, coupled with various quantitative restrictions, everyone was in great shortage. It was impossible to buy sesame paste at ordinary times. Only during the New Year and other festivals could you buy two or three taels with a food supplement book.

In order to eat more, many people came up with a trick and added peanuts to make it into 28 sauce or even 46 sauce.

Just as Wang Mengde and his family were sitting together eating hot pot with laughter.

Next door, the Jia family was also having dinner.

Jia Zhang shrugged her nose, smelling the mutton hotpot wafting from next door, and she felt extremely jealous. She took a bite of the steamed bread and whispered:
"They eat meat again. They eat meat every day, and they don't even share some with their neighbors."

If Wang Mengde hadn't saved her granddaughter's life, she would have cursed him a few times to make herself feel better.

Opposite her, Jia Dongxu also frowned, picked up a pickle and put it in his mouth, saying bitterly:
"There are also Yi Zhonghai and Sha Zhu. Wang Mengde gave them a pound of beef and stewed potatoes at home, but he didn't even think of sharing some with Bang Geng.

In the past, they all loved Bang Geng very much. They would always go to Bang Geng for anything good. But now, Bang Geng has passed by their door several times, but they pretend not to see him. "

Beside him, Qin Huairu was eating steamed corn bread in small bites. After hearing what her man said, she suddenly felt powerless in her heart.

If she hadn't had a child, she really wanted to leave and find another man to live a good life.

Before, our family’s conditions were very poor because only one person had a city hukou.

But if I stick closely to Yi Zhonghai and have his help, it won't be like it is now, where it's so difficult to even get a meal of meat.

Unfortunately, in the end, a good hand of cards was ruined.

"Humph, stop mentioning Yi Zhonghai and Sha Zhu."

Jia Zhang became angry when she mentioned those two people. She rolled her eyes and then looked at her daughter-in-law and said:

"Huai Ru, I heard you say that your third uncle's cousin is dating Wang Mengde's cousin, right?
By this calculation, our two families are not only neighbors, but also relatives.

In this way, whenever you have time, you can go to He Shengnan to build relationships and see if she can help our family.

I don’t ask for much, just a pound of meat and a few pounds of flour every month.”

After hearing what her mother-in-law said, Qin Huairu pretended not to hear it.

She would ask for things from distant relatives. Meat and flour were so precious these days, and only her mother-in-law could bring herself to ask for them.

Starting from the next day.

Wang Mengde is not affected at all by the award and continues to conduct research and see patients as normal every day.

In the consulting room.

A woman in her thirties sat on a chair, looking at Wang Mengde anxiously, and said:

"Doctor, do I have a terminal illness? I've been to several big hospitals, but they can't tell me what's wrong with me.

Even the Union Hospital couldn’t help. The doctor asked me to come to you, saying that you should be able to identify the specific symptoms.”

His husband was half-crouching beside him, also looking worried.

Since last year, my wife has had health problems.

At first, I was treated in a hospital near my home and took a lot of medicine, but my condition didn't improve.

After changing several hospitals, the name of the disease given by each doctor was different from that told by doctors in other hospitals.

After going around in circles, they ended up going to big hospitals, even to Union Hospital.

What frightened them was that these big hospitals couldn’t even name the disease.

"Sister, how many children do you have in your family? Do you plan to continue having children in the future?" Wang Mengde did not answer, but asked a seemingly irrelevant question.

Although she didn't quite understand why the doctor asked this question, the elder sister still patiently answered:
"Doctor, there are five children in my family, four sons and one daughter.

Because the burden on my family is too heavy, I have discussed with my family and decided not to have any more children. Five children are enough. "

After hearing her words, Wang Mengde nodded, but did not continue talking about that topic. Instead, he said directly:
"Well, your disease is quite rare. After my diagnosis, it turns out to be a copper allergy."

This kind of peculiar physique was the first time he had seen one. If he had not been extremely confident in his medical skills, he would not have dared to tell the patient so directly.

"Copper allergy?"

The elder sister and her husband were both confused, as it was the first time they had heard of this disease.

"Doctor, that's not right, I have never been in contact with copper, how could I be allergic to it?

Besides, I only got this disease last year and never had it before. Could you please take a closer look at it for me?”

It’s not that they didn’t believe the information Wang Mengde diagnosed, but it just sounded completely unreasonable.

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"Haha, no need to look at it anymore, big sister, you had an IUD inserted last year, and not long after that, you developed the current symptoms.

That's because the ring is made of copper, and you happen to be allergic to it, so your body has problems."

Wang Mengde explained in a low voice.

Just now he discovered through taking the pulse that this lady had a physique that was easy to get pregnant.

So I specifically asked her, and it turned out that the other party really didn't plan to have a child, which was why she went to the hospital to get an IUD installed.

"what?"

The elder sister was shocked!
At the same time, her face turned a little red, but when she saw that Wang Mengde was speaking seriously, she quickly recalled it.

Soon, she recalled that it was just as the doctor said, she got the disease after having an IUD inserted in the hospital.

So she didn't care about being shy and asked quickly: "Doctor, what should I do in this situation?"

"It's easy, just go to the hospital and have the IUD removed.

Guang'anmen Hospital mainly uses traditional Chinese medicine, so they can't remove the IUD. I suggest you go to another hospital to ask."

Wang Mengde replied.

"Thank you, doctor. Let's go to Union Hospital. The doctor who sent us here also said that once the cause of the disease is found, please let us go back and tell him."

The eldest sister said dazedly.

She still can't believe it and can't accept that her illness was caused by the IUD.

After they left, Wang Mengde said to the disciples behind him:
"After you become apprentices, when you treat others, you must take all aspects into consideration, including all kinds of strange causes and symptoms."

"Teacher, we remember it."

Wei Ming and a few others were full of admiration, and then said in unison.

If they hadn't seen it with their own eyes, they really couldn't imagine that such a disease existed in the world.

After giving some instructions to his disciples, Wang Mengde continued to treat the patient next to him.

It was almost time to get off work when the last patient came in.

"Doctor Wang, my child has nephritis. He has been hospitalized in other hospitals for many days, but there has been no effect. I hope you can take a look at him."

A middle-aged man in a Zhongshan suit, leading a ten-year-old child, walked up to Wang Mengde and spoke directly with an anxious look on his face.

After saying that, he took out some test reports and handed them to the table.

He must have received guidance from others or had heard of Wang Mengde's reputation before.

"Haha, don't be anxious, let the child sit on the chair first."

Wang Mengde reached out to take the test report and comforted him.

After reading the test results, he did not comment, but began to take the child's pulse and asked questions.

After a few minutes, he had an idea.

"It's nothing serious, it's not nephritis, it's just a 'nutcracker'.

In this way, there is no need to take medicine. After returning home, you can eat more meat, especially fatty meat, and it will be normal to gain some weight. "

Wang Mengde said with a smile.

Nutcracker syndrome, also known as left renal vein compression, generally does not require treatment if the condition is not serious.

Taking into account the parent's attire, he asked him to go back and give his child more nutritional supplements. With nutrition, the child will naturally get better.

"Just eat more fatty meat? No need to take medicine?"

The middle-aged man was stunned for a moment, then asked in doubt.

"Well, fat is the medicine I prescribe."

Wang Mengde nodded.

1964 10 Month 16 Day.

In a manor on the outskirts of the English capital.

York and the heads of several other families gathered together again, this time to discuss the plan of "inviting" Wang Mengde over.

“I suggest that we strike first.

If the United States or the polar bears get their hands on it, it will not be easy for us to snatch it back.

Not only do we have to face their protection, but once the truth is revealed, it will be troublesome. These two countries are very overbearing. "

One of the old men said loudly.

As for whether attacking Wang Mengde would offend China, that was no longer within his consideration.

“Yeah, I agree.

There are still many opportunities to take action before them on our territory.

And once they succeed, the United States and the polar bears will not dare to openly take it back. "

Another middle-aged man agreed.

"Okay, then let's take the initiative and let the people below start making some plans. Then..."

Seeing that everyone had reached a consensus, York spoke up.

Before he could finish, the butler came in hurriedly with a serious face, walked up to him, leaned close to his ear and whispered:
"Sir, something terrible has happened.

Just now, China's largest newspaper published a special edition, saying that they successfully tested an atomic bomb today."

"what?"

York screamed in shock, and when he saw everyone else looking over, he quickly said:
"Everyone, I'm sorry, our plans have to change."

(End of this chapter)