Chapter 41 Plaster Treatment: The Cold and Handsome Guy Isn't Cold Anymore
Hope ignited in Mao Li's eyes, and Fan Su's face lit up with joy as well.
"Isn't it poisoning? What is it then? How do we treat it?"
Yu Yan said, "His mouth ulcers are so severe. The ulcers are the wounds in his mouth. Old wounds haven't healed, and new wounds keep appearing, causing his entire mouth to become ulcerated. So anything he eats can irritate it."
He turned to look at Mao Li, unaware of the stunned expressions on Fan Su's and the others' faces.
"Mouth ulcers aren't usually a serious illness, but this is the first time I've seen one bleeding so badly. Doesn't it hurt? Why didn't you come see a doctor sooner?"
Yu Yan thought he didn't take care of his health, and her tone inevitably carried a hint of reproach.
Mao Li was at a loss for words when he asked her a question. She opened her mouth, and blood flowed from the corner of her mouth again.
Yu Yan sighed and raised her hand, "We'll talk about it later. Let me stop the bleeding first."
He took out the previously calcined gypsum and mixed it into a suitable powder.
They prepared warm salt water again and had Maoli rinse her mouth.
After rinsing, he asked Maoli to lift his chin and open his mouth, then used a clean little wooden stick to apply white plaster powder to the ulcers in Maoli's mouth.
His movements were very gentle. While applying the medicine, he said softly to Maoli, "You have a lot of ulcers in your mouth. I'm going to apply it all over you. Just bear with it for a little while and don't close your mouth."
Unable to speak, Mao Li made two "uh-huh" sounds with her throat, looking at him trustingly.
Knowing he was in pain, Yu Yan tried to distract him by talking to him.
"This is a medicinal powder I made from plaster. It can be used externally to treat slow-healing ulcers, burns, and external bleeding. Small doses are harmless, but large doses can irritate internal organs, so please use it as I instruct..."
His hands moved meticulously, his eyes were gentle yet focused, and his clear, melodious voice was unhurried and captivating, drawing everyone into his reverie.
A few minutes later, Yu Yan applied the medicine to Mao Li, held his chin, and observed his mouth for a moment.
The effects of the gypsum powder were immediate; several severe ulcers stopped bleeding, and the surfaces of other ulcers became dry and the skin tightened slightly.
Yu Yan released her hand and said to Mao Li, "You can close your mouth a little now and feel it."
Mao Li slowly closed his mouth, carefully sensing the sensation, his eyes growing brighter and brighter.
"Dr. Yu Yan..." He was overjoyed to find that he could speak clearly again, "My mouth is no longer bleeding!! And it hardly hurts anymore!!"
He boldly moved his upper and lower jaws. Normally, doing such a movement would cause unbearable pain in his mouth, but now he only felt a slight, negligible pulling sensation!
"Beast God, it really doesn't hurt anymore..." Mao Li said in disbelief, holding his face in his hands. "I haven't felt this way in years!!"
"Dr. Yu Yan, you're amazing! How can you have such a wonderful medicine?!"
"If I had known you could cure it, I would have come much sooner!!"
"Ahhh, this feeling is so good!! I want to shout into the mountains and forests! I want to swim in the water and catch fish! I want to climb the trees to steal bird eggs and pick fruit! I have inexhaustible energy right now!"
Mao Li's emotions fluctuated wildly, as if he had been holding it in for a long time, and he talked more than the birds and beasts of the peninsula tribe.
Yu Yan helplessly advised, "The ulcer in your mouth hasn't healed yet. Don't move too much, or you'll tear the wound and it will bleed again."
Mao Li scratched his head and smiled sheepishly, "I know, I was just kidding. Anyway, thank you so much, Dr. Yu Yan, for saving me."
Yu Yan smiled faintly: "You're welcome."
"I thought I was going to die, it was so embarrassing... I'm sorry you had to laugh at me." Mao Li's face turned red.
“You don’t understand.” Yu Yan pulled over a stone stool, sat down, and asked, “Tell me about it this time, how long have you had these mouth ulcers?”
Mao Li: "It's been many years... ever since I can remember, I've always had a bad mouth. But everyone in our tribe has this problem. Anyway, it won't kill anyone. I got used to the pain and didn't take it seriously."
Yu Yan's beautiful eyebrows furrowed: "And what about this time?"
Mao Li: "This time, I saw a green fruit in the wild. When I broke it open, I smelled a special aroma, which was a bit sweet and a bit pungent. I was curious and wanted to know what it tasted like, so I took a bite."
"I never expected that fruit to be poisonous! It hurt so much when I ate it. It felt like my throat was being burned. Tears streamed down my face, and blood was gushing from my mouth. Even transforming into my beast form didn't help! I was so scared that I ran back to the tribe to find my brother and the others."
"They couldn't stop the bleeding either, so we came to you."
Yu Yan nodded: "It seems this fruit severely irritated your mouth. Did you bring any fruit with you?"
Mao Li looked at Fan Su, who nodded and said, "I brought it."
He took out a green, long fruit with a pointed end and handed it to Yu Yan.
Yu Yan took a closer look and realized it was a green bell pepper!
The Deep Lake Tribe actually has the chili peppers he's been searching for!
He snapped it in half with his hand, revealing round, white chili seeds inside.
He brought the chili pepper close to his nose and smelled the familiar spiciness, which stirred his heart.
When he stuck out his tongue, wanting to lick the chili pepper, the people of the Deep Lake tribe repeatedly stopped him:
"Yu Yan, don't eat them! They're poisonous! If you eat them, your mouth will bleed uncontrollably!"
"Even though you have the medicine powder, it will still hurt a lot!"
"Do you want to test the drug? Let us do it, we're used to the pain anyway."
Seeing the people of the Deep Lake tribe with expressions of resignation, Yu Yan laughed and said, "I'm not testing the medicine. I just want to see if it's spicy. Don't worry, I don't have any wounds in my mouth, so I shouldn't bleed."
The people of Shenhu Tribe looked at each other.
What does spicy taste like?
After Yu Yan finished speaking, she licked the green pepper a little.
Ouch! This is really spicy! His tongue trembled from the spiciness, his mouth watered, and his eyes turned red.
Yu Yan swallowed a few times before she could barely calm down from the spiciness.
He looked at the chili pepper in his hand and was very happy.
Chili peppers are all about being spicy; that's what makes them so satisfying!
He waited and waited, and finally found the chili peppers!
Those inside and outside the thatched hut were all dumbfounded to see Yu Yan looking excited even after being "spicy."
Could it be that this green fruit is actually a good thing?
Lan Xiu, who was not far away, asked, "Yu Yan, how are you? Is your mouth hurt?"
Yu Yan opened her mouth slightly and said, "No!"
Lan Xiu: "That's good. You like this fruit?"
Yu Yan nodded emphatically: "Yes, yes. It's called chili pepper, and it's a great condiment! I've been looking for it for a long time."
Hand stalks and garlic are hard to eat on their own, but Yu Yan uses them in cooking to make the dishes delicious.
With these two things in mind, the people of the peninsula tribes could barely accept Yu Yan's words.
The people of the Deep Lake tribe are different. There's a case right before our eyes where someone was so stimulated by chili peppers that they bled profusely; they all find chili peppers terrifying!
It's important to know that their beast-like forms are enormous and their combat power is formidable; adult beastmen can be considered the overlords of the jungle.
They, who had never been afraid of even the fiercest beasts, now looked at Yu Yan with eyes full of admiration.
This young sub-orc actually dared to eat chili peppers!!
That's incredible! No wonder he's said to be the most powerful sub-orc in the history of the peninsula tribes!
Despite her admiration, Mao Li still worriedly advised, "Dr. Yu Yan, are you really going to eat it? It's really unpleasant to have your mouth bleeding from the pain."
Fan Su also sincerely said, "Yes, maybe we should forget about it... We'll pick some better-tasting fruit for you."
Yu Yan said firmly, "No, I think chili peppers are very good. Chief Fansu, does your tribe have a lot of chili peppers?"
Fan Su thought for a moment and nodded: "Quite a few."
"Are there different kinds of chili peppers? For example, longer and thinner ones, or shorter and thicker ones, or yellow and red ones?"
"I hadn't noticed that..."
Mao Li eagerly chimed in, "I've seen red ones!"
Yu Yan's eyes lit up.
Mao Li pointed to the chili pepper in his hand: "This fruit will turn red when it is fully ripe."
Yu Yan: "..." Isn't that still the same kind of chili pepper?
But finding one is better than not finding any. His mind raced through all the dishes that could be made with chili peppers: boiled fish, boiled sliced pork, spicy chicken, Sichuan-style chicken, hot pot, stir-fried pork with chili peppers… slurp, his mouth was practically watering!
"Since your tribe has chili peppers, let's use them to pay for Maoli's treatment this time!"
The Shenhu tribe couldn't persuade him otherwise, so they could only agree with deep respect.
However, Fan Su secretly resolved to provide Yu Yan with some other supplies.
After discussing the chili peppers, Mao Li hesitated before asking, "Dr. Yu Yan, could you also take a look at my brother and the others?"
Yu Yan understood: "You just said that people in your tribe all have mouth ulcers, right?"
Mao Li nodded: "Yes, yes. Can we give them some medicine powder too?"
Yu Yan generously replied, "Sure. Then you can give them your seats, and I'll take a look at them one by one."
Mao Li was overjoyed: "Yes! Thank you, Dr. Yu Yan!"
He stood up and pushed the stunned Fan Su to sit down.
Fan Su glanced at Yu Yan, a hint of unease crossing his usually cold face, and said, "The powder is so precious, maybe we should just forget about it. We're used to it..."
Yu Yan: "It's not exactly precious."
On the mountains beyond the salt lake, gypsum is everywhere, but calcining it takes some effort.
Hearing Yu Yan say this, Fan Su obediently sat down and didn't move.
After all, who would want to be in pain if they could avoid it? He had long envied Mao Li for being so lively and energetic.
Yu Yan washed her hands again, prepared the medicine powder, mixed it with salt water, and had Fan Su rinse his mouth.
After Fan Su did as instructed, he opened his mouth and waited for Yu Yan to apply the medicine to him.
Yu Yan examined him and said, "Your mouth ulcers aren't much better than Mao Li's."
It's amazing that he could remain so calm.
With such strong endurance, he truly deserves to be the clan leader.
Fan Su's pale cheeks flushed slightly, and her amber eyes looked away awkwardly.
Yu Yan took another clean small wooden stick and applied medicine to Fan Su's mouth.
Practice makes perfect, and it all ends quickly.
Fan Su closed her mouth, touched her cheek with her slender fingers, and said in surprise, "It really doesn't hurt at all anymore."
Mao Li exclaimed excitedly, "Right? Right? I wasn't lying! This powder is amazing!"
Fan Su moved his jaw, and as if a pale person had been refreshed, his complexion visibly brightened.
Yu Yan smiled slightly and said, "Next!"
The people of the Deep Lake tribe lined up and sat down one after another, while Yu Yan applied medicine to them.
Their beast-like forms are fierce and they look cool, but when Yu Yan manipulates them, they become incredibly obedient.
After finishing their rounds, they chattered excitedly outside the thatched hut, like birds having a grand meeting, a far cry from their aloof demeanor the last time they met.
"It doesn't hurt at all anymore."
"Me too, it feels so good in my mouth."
"I haven't felt this relaxed in years!"
Everyone was deeply impressed by Yu Yan and the plaster powder.
Fan Su smiled, a rare sight, and walked up to Yu Yan, asking, "Doctor Yu Yan, could we exchange some more medicine powder with you to take back? There are still many people in the tribe who need it."
Yu Yan nodded: "I can replace it for you, but before that, I want to know why your entire tribe has mouth ulcers?"
Fan Su was taken aback: "Why... has it existed since my father's father's generation..."
When something accompanies you throughout your life, you come to regard it as a part of yourself.
Therefore, the people of the Deep Lake tribe have never investigated the reason behind it.
Yu Yan understood what Fan Su meant, sighed inwardly, and sat down again to learn about the Shenhu tribe, starting with their eating habits.
Fan Su and the others had a very good impression of Yu Yan and actively cooperated, telling her everything they knew.
This question helped Yu Yan to roughly pinpoint the crux of the problem.
“...Your tribe only eats meat and fruit, and doesn’t eat any wild vegetables. That won’t do.”
Pythons can be purely carnivorous, but the beastmen of this era have clearly moved beyond the category of "wild beasts" and are more inclined to be "humans who can transform into beast forms".
The Shenhu tribe has a small population and hardly interacts with other tribes, so they are unaware that other tribes eat a balanced diet of meat and vegetables.
Yu Yan patiently explained: "For example, these trees in front of us need air, sunlight, water, and nutrients from the soil to grow."
"Humans are the same; they need to absorb all kinds of nutrients to be healthy."
"You don't eat vegetables, so your bodies lack the nutrients from vegetables, which is why your mouth ulcers are so severe."
"In this situation, even if you switch back to the medicine powder, it can only treat the surface injury and cannot solve the problem at its root."
"Therefore, if you want to recover, you need to pay attention to the combination of foods in the future, especially wild vegetables, even if you don't like them."
"Take this for a while and then come back for a check-up to see how things go."
Not only the people of the Deep Lake tribe, but also the people of the Peninsula tribe listened very attentively.
Xuefei said, "We've eaten a lot of wild vegetables from spring to summer, and I don't think I've ever heard of anyone getting mouth ulcers that just won't go away."
Xin Yu nodded: "Yes, now that you mention it, I remember that my Shuoxing was fine last winter, but not at all this year."
Yin Qing: "Thanks to Yu Yan, she taught us how to cook wild vegetables deliciously."
Everyone looked at Yu Yan with gratitude.
The people of the Deep Lake tribe listened to Yu Yan's words.
Fan Su earnestly promised, "When we get back, we will tell these words to the other people in the tribe, and I will make sure they eat more wild vegetables."
Yu Yan nodded with satisfaction.
He used a clean little earthenware jar to fill it with plaster powder for Fan Su and the others, and then explained to them in detail how to use it.
In addition, he also packed some dried honeysuckle for them to boil and drink.
"Honeysuckle has excellent anti-inflammatory properties. Applying plaster powder externally and taking honeysuckle internally will help your ulcers heal faster."
This move is of great significance to the Shenhu tribe.
They accepted the medicine and thanked Yu Yan repeatedly.
Fan Su said, "Yu Yan, oral ulcers have tormented our generations. We are truly grateful to you for curing us. Even if we gathered all the chili peppers in the entire Deep Lake tribe and sent them to you, it wouldn't be enough to repay your help."
"How about this? I heard you're collecting stones and timber. I've gathered the whole tribe, and we'll collect the stones and timber for you tomorrow. I hope you won't refuse."
Mao Li replied, "Or if there's anything else you need us to do, just say the word! We'll do our best to help!"
After thinking about it, Yu Yan agreed to Fan Su's suggestion.
"Then you should send stones and timber."
The people of the Deep Lake tribe were overjoyed. They looked at each other and loudly promised, "Great!"
They must collect the best stones and the best timber!
Having recovered from their illnesses and finalized the payment for supplies, the people of Shenhu Tribe were almost ready to return home.
Mao Li looked at Yu Yan and the thatched hut behind him with reluctance, and said regretfully:
"Oh, you have so many wonderful things here that I've never seen before. I really want to take a closer look at each one and learn from you how to cook wild vegetables deliciously. But everyone in the tribe is waiting for my news, so we have to go back first today."
The other snake-beastmen nodded in agreement: "We didn't see those two big jars last time we came. We heard they're for pickled vegetables? We're really curious to see what they taste like."
“Your newly fired pottery is more vibrant and beautiful than the previous ones. If I give two of them to my partner to take back, he will be overjoyed.”
"I heard you weave cloth from animal hair?"
Yu Yan was surprised to hear them talking all at once.
This is such a big difference from his previous "cool and aloof" image, isn't it?
So, they weren't really aloof; their mouths were just too sore, which is why they weren't talking.
After thinking it through, Yu Yan couldn't help but chuckle: "Our two tribes are close by, so it's the same if we come again next time. As for the cloth woven from animal hair, since animal hair is limited, even our own tribe doesn't have enough. Unless you provide a lot of supplies, we won't exchange it for anything else. As for pottery, you can order it from Chief Cangfeng."
Fan Su: "Okay, I'll talk to him then."
Cangfeng gave him a new ceramic cup and told him to take it back and show it to the tribe first, and that his supplies had been confiscated.
Fan Su thought enviously, "The peninsula tribes are really powerful now."
Yu Yan walked them out for a while, then reminded them, "Don't eat anything that will irritate the wound until the ulcer is completely healed. Let me know if you're feeling better."
Fan Su nodded emphatically: "Understood."
He glanced at Mao Li and laughed, "This is really a joke. It's clearly our own illness, but we're blaming it on eating chili peppers for poisoning, haha."
Mao Li, being easily embarrassed, couldn't help but scold him, "Hey brother, stop talking! I'm already embarrassed enough!"
The people from the Deep Lake Tribe and the Peninsula Tribe burst into laughter.
After saying goodbye to each other, Fan Su and the others transformed into enormous pythons and headed towards their tribe.
Yu Yan stood there lost in thought, not moving an inch for a long time.
Lan Xiu walked over and heard him muttering words like "ulcer, poisoning, lack of oxygen, carbonization".
After a while, Yu Yan's eyes lit up and she said, "I think I know where the problem lies! Everyone who participated in charcoal burning for the first time has been called here. I have some questions to ask them!!"
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