The weak scholar in the end of ancient times

Chapter 38 Veterinarian
The peddler's house.

Before dinner, Wen Gu came back and did the thing that everyone was most concerned about - distributing candy.

It was agreed in advance that rewards would be distributed according to work.

"Also, to celebrate today's great success, each child can get half a candy."

Twelve or thirteen years old are also considered children.

All three families have children, and County Captain Zhou has more. However, County Captain Zhou worked harder today, and he was the first to find the malt sugar, so the others had no objection to getting more.

We found a lot of supplies today, and the quality of dinner has improved. He Da also took the initiative to say that after he gets his share of supplies, he will also take out some rice and eat from the same pot with everyone.

During dinner time, Wen Gu told everyone about the next arrangements.

Now that they had a general idea of the situation in the town, they would stay here for three or four days, longer than originally planned.

"The further north we go, the less likely we are to encounter a small town like this with few remaining supplies and evil creatures. Let's stock up and everyone can rest here for a few days."

There are also children in the team who are weak.

Others also consume energy searching for supplies and killing evil creatures, and need extra rest time.

Neither adults nor children can afford to get sick at this time.

Now we have salt and sugar, and we've found food. Let's eat well and take care of ourselves.

Even animals pulling carts need to eat concentrated feed to have the strength to pull heavy goods, let alone humans.

How could anyone endure such continuous exertion? Furthermore, people like He Da and Yu Er hadn't exercised much before joining the team, so they needed to slow down.

Our ancestors said that if the body is overworked without rest, it will become old; if the energy is used without end, it will become fatigue; and if it is overworked, it will become exhausted.

Of course, this rest does not mean that you don’t have to do anything.

It's relatively relaxing to do other things without having to rush around nervously all day.

By the fire, Wen Gu began to assign tasks.

It is also necessary to let each member have an idea of where they are and what they can do.

The team members woke up one after another the next morning and did their own tasks after being assigned the tasks the night before.

Even the Cheng family members who came to visit were quickly arranged by Wen Gu to work in the team.

I no longer had time to care about all the emotions I was feeling, such as hesitation, sadness, unfamiliarity and timidity.

Now it was proven that working in this team really did give you food. Not just grain, but also salt, sugar, and clothing. It was laid out before your eyes, something you could eat. It was real food!

Knowing what to do and what they can get, they feel at ease.

Cheng Zhi is a local with a good memory. He provided everyone with a lot of important information and saved a lot of time.

In addition to the peddler's wheelbarrow, they also collected broken car parts from various places.

When the wealthy people in the town leave, they often leave their broken cars at home and look for them everywhere to see if there are any usable parts or components, and process any that need processing.

If you piece them together, you can make a two-wheeled wooden cart.

During this period, Cheng Zhi came in with someone.

The other person was wearing a cloth covering most of his face, and the exposed hair was a little silvery.

You look fine.

The man entered the yard and pulled off the cloth. He looked to be in his forties or fifties, a quiet and reserved type.

Cheng Zhi introduced Wen Gu to this man, whose surname was Fu and everyone called him Uncle Fu. He was the town's veterinarian.

I feel very happy when I review the old things.

He knew that anyone who could still be alive in such a small place acting alone at such a time must have special skills!
veterinary!

Talent!
During this era, veterinarians were roughly divided into two categories: official and private.

There is no official veterinarian here.

Cheng Zhi told Wen Gu that when his family came looking for him, they stopped by to check on several nearby houses. There had been survivors there before, but now only Uncle Fu responded to them.

A few months ago, Cheng Zhi's brother was nearly attacked by an evil spirit while foraging for food. Uncle Fu saved him. Since then, they haven't communicated with each other, each living their own lives. Before today, they didn't even know if Uncle Fu was still alive.

Upon learning that the Cheng family was going to flee north, Uncle Fu thought about it and decided to come.

Cheng Zhi had a good impression of the man who had saved his brother. Worried that Wen Gu would reject him, he hurriedly told Wen Gu more about the past.

"There were only two veterinarians in our town before." Cheng Zhi walked aside and whispered to Wen Gu.

"My family didn't have much contact with Uncle Fu before. I usually stayed at the county academy, so I didn't know much about what was going on in town. I only heard a few rumors..."

Cheng Zhi told Wen Gu that there used to be two veterinarians in the town. Uncle Fu was the one who had studied under a master. His medical skills were not as good as those of the famous ones, but they were considered pretty good in the town.

However, in terms of popularity and business, another veterinarian is better.

"The other veterinarian... knows witchcraft and spells!" Cheng Zhi was also surprised when he talked about this. He had been so focused on studying that he didn't know any of this until his mother told him about it.

Wen Gu hurriedly asked, "Where is the one who knows witchcraft?"

Cheng Zhi pursed his lips and said, "He was shot dead by County Magistrate Zhou and his men."

Wen Gu: “…Oh.”

I understand. The one who knows witchcraft has been possessed by evil spirits.

This man who knows witchcraft has been doing business in this town for so many years. He must have professional skills, but he just uses metaphysics to package them. Maybe he also has some knowledge of chemical drugs.

Pity.

Seeing the current outcome, Uncle Fu became more cautious and careful.

"Uncle Fu is not good at speaking, but his medical skills are decent." Cheng Zhi recommended him again.

Wen Gu invited Uncle Fu into the yard, asked him a few simple questions, and asked him to help check if the three animals in the team needed any other care.

After testing his professional knowledge, Wen Gu asked him again, "There is no doctor in our team. If someone is sick, could you please help take a look?"

This type of veterinarian has a better understanding of medicinal herbs and will probably also know the medications for some simple illnesses.

After Uncle Fu carefully inspected the cow's hooves, he heard Wen Gu's question and replied, "Of course. There's no difference between humans and cows and horses."

Wen Gu: “…” Look at you, don’t say such harsh words!
I understand what you mean, but it's easy to be misunderstood if you say it out loud.

No wonder his business is not as good as the other one. Not only can he not do the job, but his words also offend people.

Of course, professional talents must be retained, so Wen Gu asked him to be responsible for taking care of three livestock and mixing the feed.

Of course, the person who was originally responsible for this matter was also helping out.

The three animals were valuable supplies for the team and could not be lost. Whether this newcomer could be trusted remained to be seen, and he needed someone familiar to watch over him.

The team now has people who make fires and cook, do odd jobs together, and take care of livestock and mix feed. With more contact, they become familiar with each other.

After two days, the Cheng family members had more healthy color on their faces, looked more energetic, and had a light in their eyes. They got along well with everyone and were less distant and defensive.

The Taoist priest needs some other tools to make crude salt and vinegar.

You can use the existing ones, and try to make the ones you don’t have, unless the process is too difficult.
Yu the blacksmith was assigned to work by Wen Gu.

Although the conditions are limited, skills will deteriorate if they don't improve, so don't let them become rusty.

Blacksmith Yu hammered away with his various types of tools, hardly ever stopping.

On the other side, Master Qingyi, who was in charge of refining salt and vinegar, was in a bad mood.

Why did he only target big investors in the past?

Because the rich could quickly find what they needed, and if they couldn't find it, they would spend a lot of money to buy it. Now the situation is different, and they can only make do with those shabby, patchwork rags!

I am not satisfied with the results I have refined. In the past, taking it out would only damage my reputation.

With such poor conditions, he didn't even want to take a second look at the results!

"And that's all!"

Use it if you like, forget it if you don’t!
Looking at the finished product, Wen Gu did not feel disgusted at all.

"I'm sorry, Taoist Priest!"

Wen Gu comforted him: "When we get to the north, I will prepare all the alchemy utensils, including the altars, furnaces, cauldrons, pots, stoves, and jars for you, Taoist priest!"

Taoist Qingyi snorted and laughed: "What do you think you don't know?"

I thought to myself: With Gou Shusheng's ability, it is really possible for him to get all these things together.

Well... I can also wait until I have collected all the things, and then I won’t take the dog scholar’s tricks, and he won’t be able to do anything to me!
Thinking that the dog scholar still had great value, the Taoist priest felt better.

　I overslept and didn’t finish coding, so I’ll post a short chapter first.

　　
　
(End of this chapter)