10, the car driven by Qi Zhi turned from the provincial highway to the rural highway and headed for the inner dike of the Yangtze River. On the bus, Red Star, who wanted to take us to see peony, said that his good friend, a Chinese medicine doctor, planted peony on the compound farm, with hundreds of acres. He used to have a job in the provincial capital and could see Chinese medicine. However, he is interested in planting. After he found a piece of land suitable for planting peony in Dayuan, he began his pastoral life. But why choose to plant peony? I think this must be a man with a dream.
The car turned east and west on the country road and bumped forward. Fortunately, it soon reached the appointed place. Red Star called the person who picked us up. The car just stopped at a fork in the road, and a gray car drove up. Two people got off the car, one tall and one short. The short man is Dr. Liu, a friend of Red Star. He looks a little thin and dusty. A pair of leather shoes, covered with mud, smiled at us slightly, making it difficult to connect him with a doctor, more like a little old man in the countryside. Dr. Liu introduced us to the tall man, who is also his partner and is mainly responsible for planting technology, Director Wang. I saw him wearing sunglasses and carrying a leather bag on his shoulder, which was very military. Seeing our arrival, the two of us greeted each other with a smile. Without too much greeting, we went straight to the point and wanted to take us to the field to see their "works".
The car continued to drive on the narrow and uneven country road. The dusty roads make it difficult to get on the wrong bus. They may be used to driving in front, flying along the path like a gust of wind, and only we follow carefully. Soon, they came to an open field. Their car quickly turned into a dirt road in the field and stopped. They came to direct Qi Zhi to reverse and stop, move forward and backward, and stopped several times. When I got off the bus, the main ditch in the nearby field was covered with weeds and wild flowers, but there was no flower in the endless field. Only sparse plants like vegetables. Where did you buy peony flowers? In a field, there is a big leaf plant scattered, which looks uneven and not dense. Dr. Liu told us that this plant is Isatis indigotica. Banlangen, as we know, is the kind that is often used as a cold medicine, but we have never seen what it looks like. Look carefully at the broad pointed leaves of Isatis indigotica, which is a bit like the water spinach we often eat. Dr. Liu said that Radix Isatidis mainly uses its roots as medicine. When it matures, it will dig its roots out of the ground, sort them out and sell them to pharmaceutical companies. Its medicinal efficacy is mainly to clear away heat and toxic materials and prevent colds. After seeing Banlangen, we are anxious to know where the peony is. We want to see the peony flowers. Dr. Liu immediately told us that peony was in the field not far ahead, but unfortunately the flowering period had passed. He casually pointed to the land in front of him. Sure enough, there were no flowers, only a low plant. When I walked to the plant, I saw a different species from Radix Isatidis. Its leaf image is more prominent and distinctive, which is the kind of peony leaf we have seen in the picture, but it seems a little thin. Director Wang told us that peony bloomed around Tomb-Sweeping Day in April. The peony they planted was not for viewing. Even if it bloomed, it was a single plant and the flowering period was short. Seeing that we are so interested in peony, we are warmly invited to see peony flowers again next year. Speaking of the medicinal effects of peony, its functions are mainly used for promoting blood circulation and removing blood stasis. , and most of them are used as medicinal materials in roots. I see! After listening to the introduction of the two people, although we were a little disappointed, it also made me respect the two people in front of me. Because I know that the resources of Chinese herbal medicines are getting less and less now, it is really amazing that they can think of planting Chinese herbal medicines.
Dr. Liu finished his doctor's degree in traditional Chinese medicine and has worked well in the provincial capital. Teaching and being a doctor are decent jobs and can lead a stable life. But he is not willing to live this dull life and has always had the idea of starting his own business. Maybe it's because of studying Chinese medicine. With Chinese medicine being sought after by foreigners more and more, and Chinese herbal medicine is scarce, he has the idea of growing his own medicinal materials.
By chance, he went to Dayuan and observed that the soil here is suitable for planting medicinal materials and the land can be subcontracted. He resolutely came to Dayuan two years ago and signed an agreement to lease the land for ten years. A dream began to take root in this land. During this period, it happened that Director Wang changed jobs from the army to the local area, shared the same planting dream and had experience in this field, so he became the partner and technical director of Dr. Liu. There are about 600 mu of land in front of us, and Banlangen and Peony have been planted. It is said that there is another place with more than 300 mu of land, which is planted with peony. In the distance, we can see three or three people busy in the fields. Dr. Liu told us that these were the farmers and workers they invited. It is said that in order to ensure the better growth of these herbs, Dr. Liu and Director Wang will stay here for a long time every spring and summer to observe the growth of herbs and replant them purposefully. These medicinal materials will also encounter pests and diseases, and they are also afraid of waterlogging and drought, so it is necessary to strengthen maintenance and management to ensure the healthy growth of medicinal materials. Therefore, this time of year is the season for them to maintain and manage medicinal materials. It is often necessary to ask agricultural workers to loosen the soil, replant, weed and kill insects, which has become their main work at this stage.
It is said that besides buying seeds, a lot of money is needed. On weekdays, farmers and workers are invited, and their wages are more than 2,000 a day, not counting their living expenses here. In the past two years, they have invested millions of yuan in this field. Then, we drove to visit the land where peony was planted. Like Banlangen and Peony, these two years' cultivation is just the beginning. Speaking of the hardships of rural farming life, Dr. Liu said flatly that it is actually quite fun to guard this land and live an idyllic life at sunrise and sunset. Although life is not as hard as in big cities, it is worthwhile to see that the medicinal materials we grow are the same every day, and it can relieve the suffering of the people after making them. When it comes to future gains, Dr. Liu and his partners are full of confidence. In particular, I am looking forward to seeing pieces of Radix Isatidis, Peony and Paeonia lactiflora have grown up and will only wait for the harvest in the future. Dr. Liu said that it has been my long-cherished dream to grow Chinese herbal medicines. I didn't expect it to be realized on this land in the yard. I feel very lucky and happy. In another two or three years, it will be the harvest period of this batch of medicinal materials. I think our sweat will never be in vain, because Chinese herbal medicines can bring good news to the people.
Listening to Dr. Liu's story, I visited this magical medicinal base. Although we didn't see peony flowers this time, I did see the peony-like quality of a Chinese medicine practitioner. The insistence of Dr. Liu and his companions is that a peony tree will blossom, which will definitely bring warmth to thousands of families.