Chapter 3103 Miracle Medicine
Veterinarian Pan was terrified and quickly went to Bai Shan to confess, "I moved a total of fourteen pigs, and three died."
Bai Shan asked, "Can you find out the reason?"
Veterinarian Pan said in frustration, "An external pathogen entered the body, causing the wound to become red and swollen and difficult to heal. The fever persisted, and he died within a day."
Zhou Man, standing by, seemed to be lost in thought. "This is unavoidable, but I wonder what the mortality rate is for geldings?"
"It's lighter than this. I've been gelding horses for many years, and almost none of them have died."
Horses are very valuable, and if one dies, their bonus and red envelope will basically be gone.
Zhou Man said, "That's because I'm not skilled enough. But it doesn't matter. I have a medicine that can temporarily fill this gap."
But Zhou Man still asked, "Who stabbed the three people who died?"
Veterinarian Pan hesitated for a moment and then said, "Two were castrated by Dr. Tian and his three companions, and the other was castrated by my eldest disciple."
In other words, the animals that were treated by Veterinarian Pan did not die.
Zhou Man raised an eyebrow at Bai Shan, who nodded and said, "I understand. Thank you, Veterinarian Pan."
He smiled and said, "They are all beginners. Just practice more. You don't have to take it too seriously."
Veterinarian Pan breathed a sigh of relief when he saw that County Magistrate Bai and Lord Zhou did not blame him.
Zhou Man brought the prepared penicillin to veterinarian Pan, who applied a little on it after each castration. "I don't know the correct dosage, so I'll start with small ones and increase the dosage little by little."
Veterinarian Pan agreed and took penicillin back to the village.
There are a lot of piglets in the pigpen. Veterinarian Pan didn't dare to castrate them these past two days. He castrated five piglets every day to check the situation, and then he castrated Doctor Tian and his two apprentices.
Seeing how quickly the piglets were delivered, he knew that he alone would not be enough, so he asked his two apprentices to try to do the surgery themselves, but he didn't expect the mortality rate of their surgery to be so high.
Veterinarian Pan put down what he was doing and watched them castrate a few animals.
County Magistrate Bai had told him to train his apprentice, who would then go to the countryside to castrate piglets for pig farmers.
Veterinarian Pan did not want to go to the countryside because he had been allocated a house and received a lot of extra salary. He was not afraid that the apprentice would starve to death if he taught him.
Moreover, in his heart, compared to pig castration, he felt that horse castration and the treatment of cattle and horses had greater prospects. He planned to teach these core techniques to his son...
Sun Xin and Niu Ergou may have noticed something, so they studied extra hard and were much more serious than Doctor Tian and the other two.
Even after the operation, they did not leave. Instead, they squatted in the pigpen and looked at the castrated pigs, observing their condition very carefully.
When no one was around, the brothers would gossip, "Will pig castration be passed down like horse castration in the future?"
"I think so. Didn't County Magistrate Bai say that castrated pigs are easier to raise and their meat tastes better?"
Niu Ergou exhaled, "Then if we only learn how to castrate pigs, we can support our family in the future, right?"
Sun Xin nodded, glanced outside, and whispered, "Let's think about some more ways to treat pig diseases. As long as more people raise pigs, we won't have to worry about food in the future."
Niu Ergou also looked around and asked in a low voice, "Big Brother, have you learned Master's horse-castrating technique?"
Sun Xin sighed and shook his head, "I've seen it done many times, but I've never done it myself, so it shouldn't work."
He said, "Horses are much more valuable than pigs. The future governor may not be as lenient as County Magistrate Bai. If they are castrated, they will be punished..."
Niu Ergou shuddered and immediately didn't dare to mention it again. "I'm very satisfied to be able to learn how to castrate pigs."
"However, I have memorized several of Master's prescriptions for treating cattle diseases, but I am not yet proficient enough in diagnosing cattle diseases."
Niu Ergou also nodded and said, "I can massage the cow's belly. Last time, my master went to deliver a cow and I followed him. I learned a lot."
The two brothers looked at each other and immediately decided to share their knowledge and learn from each other.
Sun Xin also said: "The three doctors Tian who came to study with us have many prescriptions on hand. Look at the potions they used to apply these past two days. I think they are very effective. The piglets that have used them have recovered faster."
Niu Ergou understood and took out a handful of copper coins to give to Sun Xin. So the next day, after veterinarian Pan left, the two of them used the money they had pooled to buy a chicken and some vegetables, and a pot of wine. They asked the cook in the village to help cook, and then invited the three doctors to stay for a drink.
Doctor Tian and the other two were quite depressed these days, but they didn't think much about it. After all, they had studied with the two of them and had developed some friendship with them.
When the two asked about the potion for the piglets, Doctor Tian smiled bitterly and said, "We also want this medicine very much, not to mention you. But we don't know how to make it. In the entire medical department, only Lord Zhou and Lord Wen know how to make it."
Even though the army needed a lot of penicillin, Zhou Man did not let them do it. Instead, he asked Hu Xiaomei and Wei Shizhong and other younger ones to help. But even so, they did not know the specific production method. They only knew that moldy silk would be used.
Sun Xin suddenly felt that the meal was in vain, and looked at the chicken in the middle of the table with heartache.
Niu Ergou felt bad, but there was nothing he could do. He asked, "So from now on, when we castrate the piglets, we'll have to buy medicine from the medical department?"
Doctor Wei smiled and said, "It doesn't necessarily have to be penicillin. Didn't your master use his own prescriptions when he castrated horses in the past, and when he castrated pigs recently? I don't think any of the pigs had any problems."
Sun Xin seemed to be lost in thought. Sun Ergou compared the results and shook his head. "But the piglets that received penicillin did recover faster. Even when Master performed the operation, it was the same."
So it’s best to use this potion.
"This medicine isn't cheap," Doctor Tian said as he poured himself a glass of wine. "As far as I know, the only people who can use it right now are some special patients and soldiers in the army. The production volume isn't high, and there aren't many people who can make it."
At this time, Zhou Man, who had just returned home from the medical office, took the letter from Bai Erlang, opened it and scanned it at a glance.
Mingda held his waist and walked slowly around the hall, asking, "What's the matter that Prince Brother wrote to you so urgently?"
The letter was not delivered by the post station, but was sent directly to Mingda by the guards, who then forwarded it. Such a letter was delivered faster and could be considered an urgent letter.
Zhou Man handed the letter directly to Bai Erlang and said, "Your Highness wants to open a pharmacy specializing in penicillin."
Mingda was puzzled, "When did the prince become interested in business?"
Zhou Man was torn, unsure whether to agree. Bai Erlang had already finished reading the letter and told Mingda, "Last month, there was a conflict between Tubo and Dajin. Penicillin was used, and none of the eighty-nine wounded soldiers died. There were no students from the Imperial Medical Bureau, only the military doctor from their army. It was said that half of the patients who had been injured by his treatment survived."
He added, "Also, the youngest son of Lord Yu from the Dali Temple had typhoid fever and convulsions. The Imperial Hospital was about to give up on him, but he was finally treated with penicillin and managed to survive. Now, penicillin has replaced watermelon frost as another miracle drug."
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