My whole family time-traveled! I became a god during my exile in a famine.

Chapter 118 It’s impossible to work part-time

The next day, before dawn, the old man, who was always on time, had his apprentices beat drums and gongs in the back office to wake everyone up and get them to gather at the gate of the front office.

Everyone felt uneasy and anxious.

The main reason is that the Sixth Sister had previously said that we would rest for two days and then meet at Chenshi (7-9 AM) on the third day.

It's only been one day since the last gathering, and they've already called everyone together. It doesn't feel like they're announcing anything good.

Xin Nian, dressed neatly and holding a ball of light, walked up to the crowd, put her hands on her hips, and raised her voice, "Good morning, everyone."

"Good morning, good morning, good morning, Sixth Miss." Everyone greeted her in a cacophony of voices, like parrots repeating themselves.

Xin Nian held the ball of light and pressed it down with both hands, and nearly two hundred people fell silent.

"That's right. I originally planned to leave Wan'an Prefecture early tomorrow morning."

"Then, in the last two days, we have a lot of medical issues to deal with. So we decided to stay here for a few more days."

"But you don't need to wait for us. If you want to leave, just rest well and then go."

"Before leaving, you can line up to collect a food ration. It's over at Warehouse No. 1; everyone will be given food today. You can also bring your own containers to collect water."

As soon as she finished speaking, everyone waved their hands and said, "No rush, no rush, we're not in a hurry."

"Yes, yes, yes, Sixth Miss, please go ahead and do your thing."

"After you're done, we'll go together."

"Yes, yes. Look, we've traveled all this way. It's been at least six or seven hundred miles, if not five thousand! We've become like family."

"Yes, yes, what Physician Cheng said is absolutely right, that makes perfect sense."

"Sixth Miss, please feel free to ask if you need any help with anything."

"Yes, yes, we can take this opportunity to rest for a few more days, get our bodies in good shape, and continue our journey. How wonderful!"

Xin Wenyuan and his wife, hiding behind, almost laughed as they listened. But when they looked closely at their daughter's face, it was cold and expressionless; they guessed she was feeling quite annoyed.

Physician Cheng raised his hand and said, "Sixth Miss, I have nothing to do these few days anyway, could I follow you around and learn a thing or two?"

Xin Nian glanced at Physician Cheng's pale face and asked, "Aren't you tired?"

"It's tiring, but if I could follow the young lady..." Physician Cheng suddenly had a flash of inspiration halfway through his sentence, "How about letting my son, Cheng Xu, follow the young lady and carry the medicine box and do some chores?"

His old arms and legs can't run anymore, but his big son definitely can!
"Xu'er, Xu'er." Physician Cheng patted his son with a smile. "My son has been studying medicine since he was a student, learning the art of diagnosis from me. He has now made some progress. He should be able to help the young lady in some way!"

Cheng Xu was pushed out of the crowd by his father. He resigned himself to his fate and bowed to Xin Nian, who was standing in front of him. He looked helpless. "Cheng Xu is very skilled at odd jobs."

Xin Nian thought about it and realized that if she had to do everything herself, she would be exhausted.

"Then you'll come with me today."

It's inexplicable. She originally intended to gather everyone here today and then have them disperse and go their separate ways.

result……

After saying that, he realized that he had failed to disband the group and had even taken Cheng Xu with him to help.

Miss Xin, who was once again unable to disband the group, was somewhat speechless. Fortunately, she led Cheng Xu to reunite with the group of doctors from Wan'an Prefecture, and they quickly got into a heated argument-filled discussion about the illness, putting their previous frustrations behind them.

The doctors in Wan'an Prefecture held differing opinions, with the conservatives advocating for gentle tonification as the primary approach, proceeding gradually.

Radicals advocate for drastic measures: if one dose works, the patient lives; if not, they die—after all, life will be difficult from now on.

Those who wanted to avoid offending either side believed that the medicine should be prescribed based on the available medicinal herbs in the warehouse, and that the most simple and unpretentious herbs should be those that could be picked at any time!
Otherwise, once the medicine supplies run out, we won't know what to do next.

Xin Nian looked at the hundred or so people arguing fiercely in front of her.

Many of them were elderly men, and when they argued, they would even get physical, their faces turning red...

Xin Nian slapped the desk, breaking it in two.

All the doctors, young and old, remained silent.

The two elderly men who were pulling each other's hair turned to look at her at the same time, their eyes showing a hint of fear.

"Just follow the neutral side's advice and use the simplest medicine. The radical side's strong medicine is definitely not going to work; if you use strong medicine here, people will die there! How many patients in the entire Wan'an Prefecture can you use to test strong medicine?"

Xin Nian took out three prescriptions from her bosom and slammed them on the table. "Take a look and see which one is feasible. Study it further and add or remove some medicinal materials. Once you've made up your mind, we'll start making pills this afternoon."

"According to rough estimates, there are as many as 1,300 patients in Wan'an Prefecture. To ensure that this disease does not spread, proliferate, or recur, at least three courses of treatment, which is about 21 days of medication, are needed to basically control this malignant tumor."

"In other words, if you exclude me and include Dr. Cheng, there are a total of 116 people here. Each person has to manually roll 40 pills a day in order to ensure that the task can be completed within six days."

"This can only be achieved if no more patients flood into Wan'an Prefecture and the patients' families are not further contaminated."

The doctors, young and old, were utterly bewildered upon hearing this!

The unruly middle-aged doctor tossed his long hair back and waved his hands repeatedly, "No, no, no! Forty pills a day is simply not enough! First of all, we don't have enough equipment to use. Secondly, ten pills per person a day is already the limit!"

"Yes, yes, yes!"

Xin Nian stared expressionlessly at the group of fools below, extending a slender, straight index finger. "The wages are two catties of rice or four catties of beans per person per day. As long as you complete the task ahead of schedule, I will have His Highness the Crown Prince triple that amount."

"I'll give you three tasks, will you do them or not?"

Several senior doctors had already studied Xin Nian's three prescriptions, and now they nodded repeatedly, "Young Doctor Xin, for the sake of these three exquisite prescriptions, we'll accept!"

"Yes, yes, we're not doing this for a pittance of rice or flour."

Xin Nian suppressed her twitching lips. "Yes, yes, you are all doctors of noble character and high moral integrity. You are the hope of the entire Wan'an Prefecture."

"With your unremitting efforts, I believe the disease can be brought under control in the shortest possible time in Wan'an Prefecture."

The unruly healer flicked a long strand of hair in front of him. "Dr. Xin, why don't you join us in making pills? You're from the Divine Physician Sect of Medicine King Valley, your pill-making skills must be quite good!"

Xin Nian cursed inwardly: "With so many supplies, why would I bother making pills for you guys? Bah, I'm never going to work, not in this lifetime."

He smiled politely, like a gentle spring breeze. "Dr. Cheng is essentially me! Dr. Cheng comes from a family of doctors in Shengjing. His ancestors were all imperial physicians! His medical skills far surpass mine."

"Oh, I've heard so much about you!"

Cheng Xu: ...