Chapter 162 Science VS Metaphysics

"No, the medicine will only cause some side effects after taking it. The cow will be healthy again after the disease is cured."

Xu Ying felt deeply helpless.

The villagers easily believed some statements that were outrageous and almost fantasy, but they were very distrustful of scientific explanations.

"Stationmaster Xu, why don't we wait for Master Wu to come and take a look at the situation?"

The villagers tried to persuade Xu Ying.

Xu Ying was so angry that she laughed in her heart, but she still kept a polite smile on her face, "Okay then."

Let her see who this Master Wu is.

Xu Ying said at this time: "How about this, there are so many cows, you bring a few out, I will treat them, we can see whose treatment is more effective."

The villagers looked at each other in bewilderment, but Village Chief Miao said, "I think what Station Chief Xu said makes sense. She's a professional veterinarian and quite capable. We can't underestimate her abilities just because she's young."

"How about this, there's an abandoned old cowshed in the village, right here. Take the two cows to the old cowshed for treatment."

Xu Ying smiled gratefully: "Okay, thank you for your understanding, Village Chief."

At this time, Liu Kai finally came slowly. When he learned that Xu Ying was going to challenge a master who was very authoritative in the hearts of the villagers, he was so scared that his face turned pale.

Liu Kai whispered, "What are you doing? We're just here to collect animal samples, why are you causing trouble?"

Xu Ying sighed, "These cows are clearly in bad condition. If treatment is delayed, the villagers will suffer heavy losses."

"And they were screaming in pain right in front of me. I couldn't just sit there and watch."

The main reason was that she originally just wanted to check the cow, but it was the villagers themselves who asked Master Wu to come over, so this situation was unavoidable.

Liu Kai was timid: "If a fight breaks out later, I won't be strong enough to fight, so I'll leave first. You can communicate with animals, so you can let these cows help you."

Master Wu was quite impressive and arrived half an hour later.

Xu Ying had already roughly observed the condition of the herd of cattle and made an assessment.

"The Master is coming, the Master is coming!"

There was the sound of an engine outside the cowshed. A muddy pickup truck stopped outside the yard, and a young man in a plaid shirt jumped out.

The young man did not come in immediately, but walked quickly to the passenger side of the pickup truck and opened the door for the passenger.

A man in a black Tang suit got off the passenger seat. He wore a pair of sunglasses and had a mustache. His hair was tied into a bun like a Taoist priest and held up with a jade hairpin. He looked like a Taoist immortal and very stylish.

"Hey, this is Director Xu, the veterinary expert from the big city, right?"

Miao Zhong, the nephew of the village chief and also the village fertilizer agent, walked into Yin An's cowshed with a respectful look to greet Master Wu. After seeing Xu Ying, his attitude became contemptuous again, which was in contrast to his licking dog attitude towards Master Wu.

Xu Ying didn't care about Miao Zhong's attitude and looked at the second brother calmly.

She had just learned from the Yin couple that the village chief's nephew sold fertilizer.

Although everyone had heard praises about the village chief's integrity, justice, honesty and kindness, Xu Ying couldn't help but think more about this relationship.

Especially since she had just arrived in East Village not long ago, the village chief's nephew knew of her existence and what she was here for even though he had never seen her before.

It was obvious that someone had given him a shot of prevention.

But she didn't express her doubts.

After all, the village chief, who has been with these villagers for decades, is much more authoritative than her, an outsider.

When the Yin couple and other villagers saw Master Wu coming, they almost knelt down to welcome him.

When Master Wu learned about the strange situation of the cow licking the wall, he smiled and said, "It must be possessed by evil spirits."

"I'll just perform a ritual to exorcise the evil spirits for you. You go and prepare the offerings."

It seemed that this was not the first time that Master Wu performed this kind of ritual. As soon as he mentioned the offerings, Yin An's parents immediately rushed home to prepare them.

Lamb legs, fruits, and wine jars were taken out one after another.

Master Wu took out a small cloth bag from his cloth bag, and then sprinkled white powder crystals on the wall with toilet paper.

Xu Ying felt that the thing looked like salt. If it was a common mineral deficiency, sprinkling salt would be fine, but for the mineral disorder caused by oil and fertilizer pollution, sprinkling salt would be useless and comprehensive drug treatment would be needed.

Master Wu lit a few incense sticks, walked around the cowshed with a candle, and the ritual was over.

Yin An's father was very sensible and gave Master Wu a red envelope: "Master, this is your hard work fee."

Master Wu accepted it calmly.

Xu Ying, expressionless, led the two cows in his hands and followed the village chief to the old cowshed.

They are going to spend the night in the village today. The village chief arranged for Xu Ying and Liu Kai to live in the old house of Song Dongbai, the eldest brother among the teenagers.

Liu Kai, the coolie, has gone to clean the old house.

Yin An's parents also quickly came from their own cowshed to the old cowshed.

“I look into their eyes.”

Xu Ying approached the oldest black cow.

Livestock usually resist contact from strangers, but this cow was unusually docile and even moved its head towards her hand.

Xu Ying gently opened the cow's eyelids, and the conjunctiva appeared unhealthy pale, with tiny bleeding spots on the edges.

She took out a tongue depressor from the toolbox and said, "Come on, open your mouth. Let me see if there is anything wrong with your mouth."

The black cow opened its mouth obediently, its teeth covered with horizontal grooves - this is typical fluorosis, a sign of excessive fluoride intake.

“Is the stool watery?”

"Yes! Like water, it cleans several times a day."

Yin An's father frowned, "Stationmaster Xu, could it really be an epidemic?"

Xu Ying did not answer immediately.

She took out several sampling bottles and filled them with feed and water.

She took fecal samples from the cows' rectums.

Seeing that Xu Ying was so dedicated and not afraid of getting dirty or tired, the Yin couple changed their minds about her.

When she dipped the test paper into the trough where the cows drank water, the originally yellow test paper immediately turned dark blue.

"The pH value is 9.2, which is too alkaline." Xu Ying frowned. "Have you changed the water source recently?"

“No, I’ve always used the old well water.”

Yin An's father suddenly lowered his voice, "But last month, Village Chief Miao's nephew said he wanted to improve the soil for us and spread a lot of 'high-efficiency fertilizer' on the upstream fields."

Xu Ying's eyes flashed.

She took out a syringe and drew a tube of blood from the cow's jugular vein.

After centrifugation, the serum appears abnormally turbid.

"The initial diagnosis is chronic fluoride poisoning combined with mineral deficiency."

The Yin couple were confused by the professional terms and only knew that the cow was poisoned.

As she spoke, she took out a calcium magnesium injection from her toolbox. "First, I'll give you a shot to relieve the symptoms, but we have to find the source of the pollution to cure it."

The Yin couple watched her prepare the medicine and give the injection, wanting to say something but hesitant.

Forget it, it’s just two cows anyway, so why not let her try.

After finishing the diagnosis and treatment, Xu Ying walked around the village to take another look at the situation.

She squatted beside a dried-up irrigation canal, gently pushing aside a clump of withered camel thorn bushes with her fingers.

Before coming, Xu Ying carefully read the information sent by the headquarters. She recognized the abnormal yellow spots on the leaves at a glance - typical burns from chemical fertilizers.

Along this irrigation canal leading to the oasis village, signs of ecological imbalance are becoming increasingly apparent.

The setting sun stretched Xu Ying's shadow very long, casting a slender silhouette on the cracked canal bottom.

She took off the water bottle hanging on the side of her backpack and suddenly heard a faint "squeaking" sound.