The Lucky Farmgirl

Chapter 2262 - 2237: Healing

Manbao asked Zhou Liru to go to the carriage to get the medical kit, while she rolled up her sleeves and asked the host for hot water and a clean cloth.

She wiped off all the medicine from the opponent, washed the wound again, and then frowned as she examined it.

Master Zhi Ren knew some medicine, and he wasn’t bad at it. Being able to stop the bleeding and save a life with such a large wound was already quite commendable.

However, his medical supplies were incomplete, and the wound was too large, so it had worsened.

Manbao asked Zhou Liru to open the medical kit, took out a knife and scissors, recited a prescription for Bai Shan to fetch herbs, and then asked Zhou Liru to help clean the rotten flesh.

The old man stood by, dumbfounded, as he watched the two young girls take a knife and scissors to start cutting into his flesh. He couldn’t help but look towards the high monk.

The high monk had a look of relief on his face, standing by and occasionally handing them things or going to fetch hot water.

The old man couldn’t let him do that, so since his sons, daughter-in-law, and grandchildren weren’t there, he went himself.

Jiechen’s wound was large, so it took a while. He woke up due to the pain halfway through, just as the medicine was ready, and Manbao gave it to him.

After dealing with the wound on his back, she handed over the task of applying medicine to Zhou Liru.

It was hot at the moment, so there was no need for bandaging; a slight cover with a cloth would suffice.

Only then did Manbao go to check the arrow wound on his leg. She frowned, and Zhi Ren’s heart tensed as he asked, "Can the leg still be saved?"

Manbao replied, "I’ll do my best."

Manbao stared at his wound for a long while, then turned and went out, telling Zhou Liru to return to the convoy to fetch medicine.

Because quite a few medicines were needed, Manbao wrote a prescription for her.

She glanced outside, and Bai Shan said, "I’ve asked, it gets dark late here."

Only then did Manbao nod.

After preparing for a while, she went back inside. This time, Zhi Ren also washed his hands and stood by to assist. She cut open the wound, removed the rotten flesh, found a broken barb inside, and stopped only when fresh blood began to flow out. She looked at the blood and said to Zhou Liru, "Put that rotten flesh aside for now and see what kind of poison it is later."

Zhou Liru agreed.

By the time Manbao finished dealing with the wound, it was almost dark. The people in the convoy had already divided the rooms and settled in. The entire village’s villagers were very satisfied because they all had guests assigned to them.

Mr. Zhuang and his group were staying at the elderly man’s eldest son’s house next door. Just as she turned her neck and came out, the old man warmly welcomed them, saying that their room was ready and asked if they wanted to take a look.

In fact, he also wanted to prepare a meal for them, but after taking a look at the meal prepared by their cook, he didn’t dare to intervene.

If he were to prepare, it would seem negligent.

It was rare for them to settle down and have vegetables and fresh meat. Sister-in-law He used all her skills to prepare a sumptuous dinner for them.

Steward Li specifically reminded them of the high monk, so she also prepared a vegetarian meal.

Zhi Ren accepted the food gratefully and asked about Jiechen’s injury.

Manbao thought for a moment and said, "It will take a couple of days to know. The arrow missed the bone, but if the flesh doesn’t heal well, it may need to be removed later. Otherwise, if it worsens, it will not only affect other parts of the leg, but the back wound will also struggle to heal. If he has a persistent high fever..."

Zhi Ren himself knew medicine, so he naturally understood how dangerous this was and thus nodded to agree to the treatment plan.

After dinner, Manbao sat in the main room pondering over the rotten flesh. She asked Zhi Ren to translate and inquired of the old man, "Do you know of any poisonous plants around here that people like to smear on blades or arrows?"

Zhi Ren told her, "I’ve asked, and these past few days, I’ve gone out to find some plants, but I can’t figure out which poison it is specifically."

With that, he got up and brought back four types of plants for her, and Keke chimed in, "Unregistered plant detected..."

Manbao: "...You could have told me earlier."

Keke replied, "It’s not just these four. Are you considering recording them, Host?"

Previously, when crossing the desert, Keke didn’t find many plants to record, but it did find some animals, either too far away or too deep, and they kept moving.

After Manbao and Bai Shan tried twice without success, they gave up, leaving only Keke’s lonely ding-dong sound.

Since Keke knew Manbao wouldn’t stay here long, it didn’t alert her for distant locations, and for nearby areas, it held back because she was focused on treating patients.

Manbao began to ponder that while Jiechen was the patient, the convoy couldn’t waste time here, especially with the possibility of bandits lurking. She wasn’t willing to make an immediate decision, "Let me consult with the teacher first."

She replied to Keke mentally and then took a closer look at the branches and leaves in her hand. They were plump and looked juicy. She carefully squeezed out some juice using scissors and sniffed it...

After pondering for a while, Manbao mixed the juice of several plants together, resulting in fourteen small bowls arranged before her.

Fourteen bowls, fourteen different poisons.

Zhi Ren: ... Is poison tested this way?

After mixing, Manbao slowly began to compare them. For this, she even washed the poisonous flesh, then burned the washed water. The smell...

The people in the room rushed out, even the old man left with a dazed look, but Zhi Ren stayed to accompany Manbao.

Manbao had no choice. Not only did she stay, but she also had to close her eyes and carefully memorize the scent, then process the fourteen types of poison in the same manner, trying to find their common points.

If the poison truly came from these juices, there must be a commonality.

There weren’t many poisonous plants in one place, and even fewer common types. Those applied on arrowheads were mostly common ones with numbing or dizzying effects.

Zhi Ren clearly knew this as well, which is why he looked for such toxic herbs, one of which had hallucinogenic effects. Manbao was familiar with it; it was a cactus.

Except for that, she hadn’t seen the other three.

Manbao selected for a long time, picked out three bowls, noted their positions, and remembered the mixtures of poison juice. Then she set similar toxic herbs aside, thought for a while, and said, "It should be these two toxic herbs."

Zhi Ren immediately asked, "Can it be cured?"

Manbao glanced at him, carried them out to ask the old man, "What happens if livestock or people accidentally eat these two poisonous plants?"

The old man was startled and said, "Just vomit it out."

Manbao: ...

Zhi Ren, holding back laughter, said, "Lord Zhou, I asked before; none of these four poisonous herbs have a specific antidote."

Otherwise, he could try giving his apprentice the non-poisonous antidotes alternately.

Manbao thought so too, realizing she was stuck in a rut. An antidote for similar outcomes is also applicable.

Because toxins causing the same consequences are mostly the same, since it’s paralysis and hallucination, use antidotes that counteract these effects.