Chapter 2157 Teaching
She said, "The water on the grassland looks very clear to us, and we can even reflect our shadows. But livestock also use the water, and they might even defecate when using it. The surrounding environment is not very clean either, and there are many insects that we cannot see with our eyes."
Manbao explained in detail, saying to the stunned Wuhe tribe leader, "The vast majority of microorganisms and their eggs in this world cannot survive in boiled water, so you must boil the water before drinking it, and boil it for a while..."
Then there are many people in the world who drink raw water, so there are more people who get sick.
Wu swallowed his saliva. "So those insects...are eggs that hatch inside the stomach after being eaten, and then grow?"
Manbao nodded.
The witch and the tribe leader looked very unhappy. Dai Yi and the other three children had already started vomiting and crying, and they were extremely scared.
Manbao was just thinking about how to comfort them when the witch said, "Don't cry. You are very lucky to have met Miss Zhou and to have taken the medicine. This is the gods protecting you. If you are afraid, then go and kneel down and ask the gods to bless you to defeat the pests as soon as possible and stay safe and healthy."
The three of them gradually stopped crying and asked, "Will the gods protect us?"
Wu nodded affirmatively, "Yes!"
Manbao: ...
Dai Yi and the other two felt relieved and stopped crying. Instead, they walked out holding hands, knelt down facing the southeast, put their hands together, and then leaned forward, prostrating themselves on the ground to worship the gods.
They bowed not just once, but nine times.
Manbao closed his mouth and slowly calmed down.
She vaguely understood why the witch, knowing that smallpox was cured by medicine, still said it was a blessing from the gods and even selected a sacrifice for the gods.
Manbao pursed his lips.
Wu didn't notice and turned to her and said, "Please, Miss Zhou."
Manbao nodded, left them a prescription and turned to leave.
She also gave Ayi Na the deworming prescription and said, "Unclean food is the main cause of worms, such as drinking raw water, eating unwashed vegetables and rotten or dirty meat... Also..."
Manbao's eyes fell on her hands, "If your hands are not clean, it will happen too."
Aina retracted her hands. Her hands were dirty, even cracked, and her nails were black. In fact, she had tried her best to keep them clean, but whether she was herding or cleaning the sheep pen, they would never be very clean.
Manbao took her hand and looked at it for a while, then said seriously, "You need to wipe your hand with something, otherwise it will be very painful if it cracks and bleeds. It will also be easy to get frostbite in winter."
Zhou Liru immediately pulled out a can of whitening cream. "I have it, I have it. The weather here is so dry. Luckily I brought two cans. My sister-in-law and I have been using it every day. It contains sheep oil. You can try it."
Ayi Na glared, "Sheep fat?"
Isn’t that for eating?
But Zhou Liru had already pulled her out. "There are some rules for washing hands. You won't be able to clean them just like that. But your hands are cracked, so using soapnut powder directly isn't a good idea either. Soak them in warm water and wash slowly, then apply whitening cream..."
So, when Manbao washed up, had breakfast and walked to the hillside where she taught them yesterday, he saw Ayi Na standing there with her hands folded and her face flushed.
Not only Agugu, but also Dai Yi's fellow apprentices couldn't help but look at her. Dai Yi even asked directly, "Ayi Na, why do you smell so good today?"
Zhou Liru said: "You are a boy, how can you ask a girl such a question casually?"
What's unanswerable about such a question?
Dai couldn't help muttering, and Agu Gu's face turned a little red. When he saw Zhou Man coming, he stood up to give her a bigger seat, and then sat on the other side of Aina.
Manbao looked at Ayi Na, then at Agu Gu, and sat in the seat he had vacated. "Okay, let's continue learning pulse diagnosis and color analysis today. When you have learned a little bit, I will simulate the pulse of a smallpox patient, and then you can come and diagnose the pulse."
Several people were stunned. "Can the pulse of a smallpox patient be simulated?"
Manbao said: "Although it is a little troublesome, it is still possible."
Bai Shan and his friends were very interested in herding, so after breakfast they enthusiastically followed a few herdsmen to herd the animals, under the pretext of helping.
So they rode their horses around and drove the cattle and sheep out, but maybe it was because they were not familiar with the place, the herdsmen who usually only took about a quarter of an hour to drive the cattle and sheep out every day took two quarters of an hour today and still hadn't done it.
Wu stood by and watched, and couldn't help but twitching his lips.
The clan leader narrowed his eyes and said, "They still have a playful heart, Wu, maybe we are overthinking it. And Miss Zhou is also sincere in teaching Dai Yi and the others."
Wu glanced at Mr. Zhuang, who was also standing there with a smile on his face looking at Bai Shan and the others, and couldn't help but nodded. Mr. Zhuang had a bookish air, and he heard that several little guests were still doing their homework yesterday. They must be teachers bringing their students out for a study tour.
Although he didn't understand what there was to learn on the grassland.
Just as he was thinking this, Bai Shan and the others seemed to realize they were causing more trouble, so they turned their horses around and ran back to stop causing trouble for the herdsmen. However, after returning, they couldn't help but chatter, "We need to learn how to herd cattle and sheep. It's strange, they don't have many people, and they can herd hundreds of sheep with just two people, but why is it that it's impossible with us?"
Bai Erlang said, "I don't want to learn. I want to learn how to roast lamb legs. I think the roasted lamb legs we had yesterday were delicious, even better than the ones Daji roasted."
Liu Huan immediately said, "I'll go with you."
Bai Shan said, "How is the leader chosen? We'll ask the herders later. I wonder if we can choose a leader."
Wu Hung: ...So you’re here to learn this kind of thing?
Gu Lu remained silent, but his vigilance towards them was indeed reduced a lot, especially after several people in the tribe seemed to be in better health after taking Zhou Man's medicine.
Bai Shan and his friends were not only interested in herding, but also in their lives, so for two consecutive days, they followed them to herd, waving whips every day, and saw how the herders drove away the wolves.
Several people were so excited watching this that even Yin Huo, who was well protected, couldn't help but get excited.
After driving the sheep to the pasture they had chosen, Bai Shan dismounted at the herder's invitation and sat on the ground like them. "Aren't you bored just watching like this every day?"
The herder smiled and said, "We are used to it. We can talk to our horses and sheep."
Only herders who can endure loneliness are good herders.
Bai Shan looked at the flock of sheep not far away and asked, "Are you going to keep these sheep until autumn and then slaughter them?"
The herder was stunned for a moment before saying, "We don't kill them. We sell them to the lords in the city or to passing caravans, and then use them to buy corn. We'll kill them if they don't want them anymore."
Bai Shan said, "A sheep is not cheap. Can you eat all of it if you exchange it for corn?"
The herdsman shook his head and said, "There's still money to pay taxes."
Oops, it's too late. I was distracted. See you at 9:30 pm.
(End of this chapter)
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