263 It's not easy

Sun Sicheng had his own house in Yunzhou, which had long been cleaned out by Ma and her people. The Bao family's house was only two streets away, so it was still very close.

Sun Sicheng didn't keep any idle people on his side, and let the people he brought do all the chores like boiling water.

After a night's rest, Ming Wanli and He Jin took their people to the workshop after breakfast the next day. This time they brought three machines, and they set up the machines and brewed wine at the same time.

As a result, most of the people brought here are busy here.

Ping'an followed the master to change Chen Xuan's medicine, gave him a few instructions, and then went straight back to the farm outside the city to slaughter sheep. The workshop was also there.

Erqiang, Fang Wu, Lin Feng, and Xiaohu were responsible for killing the sheep, while Ping'an and the master, as well as Qingshi, Wu Jun, Ruyi, and Wenzhu were responsible for cleaning the sheep intestines.

It is not easy to clean sheep intestines. First, you need to remove the fat and other tissues, and then take the innermost mucous membrane.

The mucous membrane must be scrubbed clean with wood ash, and there must not be any odor or impurities. Finally, it can be fumigated to prevent rotting or insects.

The processed mucous membrane needs to be spread flat on a flat surface. At this time, use the sharpest knife to cut it into strips. After cutting, it cannot be moved and needs to be carefully polished evenly by hand.

If you think it's done now, you are wrong. Wind the polished gut line and then sterilize it.

After that, the dried catgut should be collected one by one and stored in a sealed box. Whenever you need it, just take out as much as you need and soak it. The thinner the string, the easier it is to use. Don't worry about it not being tough, as it is very tough.

But such things require extreme patience. At the end of the day, everyone has back pain. Ping An is the main one among these people. He is so tired that he can't even lift his arms.

It is really not easy to make catgut.

The sheep gut made from fifteen sheep was a lot. Sun Sicheng gave half of it to Ping An and put the rest into the medical box. It was not easy to get it.

Ping An suffered a lot this time. Who told him to do more work if he is capable?

Sun Sicheng left one sheep for dinner, and asked Ruyi and his men to smoke the rest. He asked Baichuan to take one home, and put the rest in the cellar, to be brought to the camp and eaten slowly when the weather was not too hot.

Six days later, the first batch of liquor was being brewed. All the distillation machines had been installed and tested and found no problems. The purchased liquor was being used to produce alcohol.

Sun Sicheng planned to wait for a batch of alcohol to be bottled in three days and then set off for the northern border. The alcohol and some medicinal herbs would be just the right gift for the general.

Capital city.

Lord Qian, the Minister of Dali Temple, received the emergency letter sent non-stop by the governor of Qingzhou. After opening it, he immediately called some people to discuss it.

It turned out that the prefect of Qingzhou took the people captured by Sun Sicheng back for interrogation. The villagers of Jiujia Village had no idea about the other secrets, and no matter how they interrogated them, they could not get anything out of them. The fifteen captured people committed suicide before they arrived at the government office. Later, it was discovered that the poison was hidden in their teeth. It was really hard to guard against.

The prefect had no choice but to lead people to look for a passage on the mountain. However, they couldn't find one no matter how hard they looked. He was afraid that wasting time would ruin things, so he couldn't wait to write a letter for help.

Zhang Jinping was also numb.

What happened to Sicheng? One thing after another, this time it was even more dangerous, and he almost lost his eldest nephew's life.

But he couldn't say that they shouldn't go to the military camp. The country was in crisis, and Sicheng was a rare famous doctor, as well as a rare trauma doctor in the Great Zhou. He alone could be worth several military doctors, and it went without saying that he could save more people if he went.

It is him who will be escorting grain and fodder to the border town next month.

Once Lord Qian arranged things, he had to send people to Qingzhou to continue looking for a passage. How did so many foreigners get to the vicinity of Shuangfeng Mountain? And how were they going to bring more than a hundred doctors back? Who would believe it without a passage?

As long as this passage cannot be found, everyone will be worried. What if the foreign army directly passes through the passage to capture Gyeongju, and then quickly occupies other provinces? What should we do then?

The prefect wrote in a letter that it was Sun Sicheng's apprentice Ping An who originally discovered the child and who led people to capture the child. Is this child going to heaven?

Lord Qian looked at this and that. Originally, Zhang Jinping was a very suitable person to go, but the military had just loaned him out two days ago to escort food and fodder.

"Tell me, who will take people to Qingzhou? This is very important. I will go to the military headquarters to find Minister Wu and go with him to see the emperor."

After much deliberation, they finally chose Minister Wang who was transferred from the Ministry of Justice last year. He has a strong background. His father is a loyal and brave marquis, and he himself is a successful candidate in the imperial examinations.

It's really a bad job. The emperor has to give the marquis some face. After all, the Marquis of Loyalty and Bravery has been his companion in study since childhood, and now he is guarding the northwest.

After arranging the people to go to Qingzhou, Lord Qian went to find Shangshu Wu without getting dirty. When they heard about the matter, they were very concerned. The two of them discussed it and realized that the matter was of great importance and truly urgent, so they immediately went to the palace to ask for an audience with the emperor.

Zhang Jinping did not go home in the afternoon, but went directly to his sister's house. He had to tell his brother-in-law about this. He would leave for the border town in a few days to see if they had anything to bring to his eldest nephew.

As for the Sun family, I still have to go there. Maybe Madam Sicheng also has something to bring.

Chang Chunfeng was rushing home after work. As soon as he arrived at the door, he met his uncle.

"Brother, why are you here? Is there something wrong?"

Zhang Jinping nodded: "No, it's nothing. Let's go in and talk."

When Zhang Jinping told them about the incident, Chang Chunfeng and his wife were dumbfounded. What was the eldest son doing with the child? He was even more fierce than the Ministry of Justice in arresting people. Ping An was also like that. Why was he so young? He even led his subordinates to arrest people in the middle of the night. He was really capable.

Zhang Jinping said, "Sister, I have been borrowed by the military to escort food and grass to the border town. I will leave in five or six days. Please prepare more food. The border town is cold in winter. The doctor who is going this time is scheduled to return after a year, and will not be back by the end of the year."

Zhang Jinyu nodded, "I know. I'll have someone prepare some tomorrow. Make some dried meat to take with you. You can eat it for a while in the summer. Some people have boiled goat milk into dry milk powder and put it in jars. You can drink it with just boiling water. It's best for children. Ping An is growing up."

Chang Chunfeng said hurriedly, "This is good. You should prepare more of this. Big brother, when you meet the eldest son, you must talk to him more. You must not let Ping An take risks again. I only have this one son."

After saying this, he felt something was wrong. Sure enough, his wife's face changed. "No matter how many sons I have in the future, Ping An must not be in danger. Ever since I knew he went to the border town, I have not been able to sleep well. I always see his bloody appearance in my dreams."

"Brother-in-law, I think you should take some time to go to Hanshan Temple with Jinyu to worship and burn more incense."

Zhang Jinyu nodded and said, "That's exactly what I was thinking. Husband, let's go together when you have your day off. Ask the Bodhisattva for a protective amulet and let your brother bring it to Ping An, okay?"

"Okay, I'll trouble you to prepare things for Ping An."

Chang Chunfeng also figured it out. His son had already gone to the border town. It was useless to think too much about it. There was no need to make everyone in the family unhappy.