Once upon a time there was a lonely and widowed old woman who had no children and no daughters. When she was young, she made a living digging for medicine. Because she didn't want money, she gave all the herbs she collected to the sick poor, so she was old but had no savings. These hard days can be endured, but the old man's heart disease is that his ability to recognize medicine cannot be passed on. After thinking about it, she decided to beg for food along the street, hoping to meet a reliable descendant, who would be recognized as her godson, and solve her own heart disease.

One day, the old man came to a village and told his heart to the onlookers. For a while, the news spread that the begging old woman wanted to admit that her son was going to teach her the ability to collect medicine. Soon, a rich son found her. This young master has his own little abacus: "If you learn to recognize medicine and treat diseases, there will be many ways to curry favor with the officials." So he took the old woman to his home and served her with good clothes and food. But after more than ten days, he never saw the old woman mention the herbs. On this day, he pretended to call the old man "Mom" and asked about the medicine. The old woman replied, "Wait a few years before we talk about it." This time, the young master was so angry that he shouted, "I have raised you for a few years, you want to cheat, eat and drink, get out of your way!" The old man was not sullen, sneered, put on his own ragged clothes, and left the house of the young master.

She began to beg for food on the street again. Not long after, another business person found him and offered to recognize her as a godmother. The businessperson's plan was to sell medicinal materials and make a lot of money. He brought the old woman home, first with delicious food and drinks, but after more than a month, he still didn't see the old man talking about passing the medicine, so he couldn't help it, and just like a young master, he drove the old man out of the house.

Two years later, the old man still kept begging along the street, talking about his thoughts, but was regarded as a madman and a liar by many people. This winter, she staggered to a remote mountain village and fell outside the door due to physical and mental exhaustion. The noise alerted the owner of the house. The owner was a young woodcutter. He took the old woman into the house and asked for warmth. When he learned that the old man was hungry, he hurriedly asked his wife to cook the food. The old man was about to leave after dinner, but the couple stopped him: "Where are you going on this cold day?" When the old man said that he still had to go begging, the kind couple were very sympathetic and persuaded her: "At your age, it is not easy to beg for food. If you don't think we are poor, you can stay here!" The old man hesitated for a while, and finally nodded.

The days went by very quickly, and in the blink of an eye, spring flowers bloomed. One day, the old man tentatively said, "I feel sorry for living in your house like this, so let me go." The woodcutter was anxious: "You have no children, and we have no old people. Let's make a family live, and we recognize you as a mother. Isn't that good?" The old man wept and finally told the details. The woodcutter and his wife did not mind: "They are all suffering people, what do you want to repay, as long as you can be comfortable." From then on, the woodcutter and his wife were busy with their work and were very filial to the old man. The old man lived a happy time for more than 3 years like this, and reached the age of 80.

This summer, she suddenly said to the woodcutter, "Child, carry me to the mountain to have a look." The woodcutter did not know what to do, but he happily agreed with the old man. He carried the old man up the hill and down the ditch, running all over the place, profusely sweating, but from time to time he teased the old man, who was always happy. When they came to a grassy hillside, the old man went down to the ground, sat on a stone, pointed to a clump of weeds with linear leaves and white flowers with purple stripes, and said, "Dig its roots." The woodcutter dug up a section of tawny grass roots and asked, "Mom, what is this?" The old man said, "This is an herb, which can cure diseases such as lung fever, cough, weakness and fever. It is very useful. Child, do you know why I didn't teach you how to recognize medicine until today? "The woodcutter thought for a while and said," Mom wants to find an honest and honest person to pass on the medicine to him, for fear that people with bad intentions will use this ability to make a fortune and harm the people! "The old woman nodded:" Child, you really understand Mom's mind. This medicine doesn't have a name yet, so you can call it'Amen Mother '. "

Later, the old woman taught the woodcutter to know many kinds of herbs. After the old man passed away, the woodcutter switched to picking herbs, but he always kept the old man's words in mind and sincerely sent medicine to the poor for treatment.