"It would be best to find some licorice root and mint leaves, and even better if there are mung beans! Make some mung bean and licorice root soup!"

"Licorice? Peppermint?" Aygul was a little confused. Where could she find it in this desolate Gobi Desert?

"laugh!"

A piercing, cold laugh came from behind the crowd.

Ma Jinbao strolled over slowly, arms crossed, his face full of undisguised sarcasm: "Du Jianshan, you think you're so great?"

"You haven't even warmed up your hoe yet, and you dare to pretend to be a veterinarian? Licorice, mint, and mung bean soup? Do you think this is your city pharmacy?"

He pointed at the dying cow on the ground, his voice rising: "This is the team's treasure! If you kill it, can you take responsibility? Don't think you know everything just because you can fix a broken-down car!"

Wang Tieniu couldn't hold back any longer and retorted, "Scorekeeper Ma! Brother Shanzi knows this! Trying is better than just watching!"

"Bullshit!" Ma Jinbao glared, spitting everywhere. "What do you know, you little brat! He's just a sent-down youth, what does he know! If he kills the ox, you, Wang Tieniu, will have to pay for it too!"

He turned to Captain Halikiz, looking heartbroken: "Captain! We can't let him mess things up!"

"Quickly send someone to the farm headquarters to fetch a veterinarian! It's a bit far, but it's better than letting this incompetent guy cause trouble!"

Captain Halikiz looked at the increasingly listless ox, then at the confident Du Jianshan, and then at the aggressive Ma Jinbao, and was momentarily at a loss for what to do.

Du Jianshan completely ignored Ma Jinbao's nagging. He directly untied his old, patched cloth bag and reached inside to grope around.

"Comrade Ayiguli, go get some cold water first! I have a way to cure you!" he urged without looking up.

Inspired by Du Jianshan's calm tone, Aygul gritted her teeth, turned around and ran: "I'm going right now!"

Du Jianshan rummaged through his bag and pulled out a few dry, ordinary-looking blades of grass.

The grass leaves were pulled out from the space and then moistened with spiritual spring water.

I just took it out a little while ago.

Aygul and another commune member returned, panting, carrying a large bucket of cool water that had just been drawn from the well; steam still rose from the surface of the water.

"Comrade Du, the water's here!"

Du Jianshan took the water ladle, scooped up half a ladle of cool well water, threw the few dry grass leaves that had been soaked in the spiritual spring water into the ladle, and stirred it with his hand.

The water looked clearer.

He walked up to a cow that had collapsed, pried open its mouth with one hand, and then gulped down half a ladle of cool water mixed with herbs and spring water.

"Hey! Slow down!" Ma Jinbao jumped up and down beside him. "Who's going to be responsible if someone chokes to death?"

"Let me tell you, if anything happens to the cow, you won't be able to pay for it with your life!"

Du Jianshan rolled his eyes and quickly gulped down the water.

After filling the cows with water, he instructed Ayiguli to pour the remaining cool water onto the cows, especially their bellies and necks, to help cool them down physically.

After finishing all this, Du Jianshan took two steps back, wiped his sweat, and watched quietly.

Everyone held their breath, their eyes fixed on the cows.

Ma Jinbao crossed his arms, a cold smile playing on his lips, waiting to see the joke unfold.

Time passed little by little.

Suddenly, the old ox that had rolled its eyes while being fed water twitched its eyelids and let out a muffled "moo..." Although it was still weak, it was much better than when it was lifeless!

Immediately afterwards, it shook its big head, tried to push off the ground with its front legs, and actually managed to shakily prop up its front half!

"Hey! It moved! It moved!" Wang Tieniu was the first to shout, his voice filled with surprise.

"Look over there! They've raised their heads too!"

"Wow! Amazing! She's really recovered!"

Everyone gasped in surprise, their faces filled with disbelief.

There was a cow that had been given water nearby. Although it hadn't fully stood up yet, it had stopped groaning in pain, its breathing had become more even, and its eyes were gradually regaining some brightness.

The heat seemed to dissipate somewhat from the cow after the cold water was poured on it.

Captain Halikiz quickly squatted down to examine the cow closely. Touching its ears, he was pleasantly surprised to find that the scalding temperature had clearly dropped!

He looked up sharply at Du Jianshan, his eyes filled with gratitude and admiration: "Comrade Du! Well done! You're amazing! You saved our team's precious one!"

"Company Commander! Look!" Halikiz shouted excitedly to Chen Jianshan, who had just arrived after hearing the news, "Comrade Du Jianshan, the cow has been rescued!"

Chen Jianshan strode over, and when he looked at the cattle, which had clearly improved, his gaze towards Du Jianshan changed completely; it was full of surprise.

"Hey kid, you've got some skills! You're great at fixing cars, and your veterinary skills aren't bad either!"

He patted Du Jianshan heavily on the shoulder, making Du Jianshan stumble: "Good! Do a good job! I'll take care of the repairman job!"

"Once this batch of tractor parts arrives, you'll report to the mechanics! You don't need to do the heavy lifting!"