Although Si Cheng had previously considered taking a trip to the deep mountains, now that there was a potential for trouble from outsiders, he decided to settle things in the village first.
"Brother, we've come up with a plan!" Yun Tao rushed in excitedly.
"What method? It's all so vague and incoherent."
"We can make a manual fan, and when they come, we can pull the fan and spray the powder at them, wouldn't that solve the problem?" He finished speaking with a posture that seemed to be waiting for praise.
Yunnan Medicine shook his head, ignored them, and went back to his research. The others also went about their own business.
"Isn't this a good idea? I remember seeing a clip from a very old movie that showed how it could be done this way."
"You think you're sprinkling flour? These two small packets of powder will dissipate before they even reach the enemy," Liu Fengya explained to him when he saw that he still didn't understand.
"Even flour can't be wasted like this now. Hurry up and go back to work. Go and clear the weeds from the fields." Si Cheng had just passed by their fields yesterday and found that the weeds had already grown back.
"What a disappointment. I'm going to the fields now." Seeing that no one around him paid any attention to him, Yun Tao could only walk away dejectedly.
"These kids are always thinking wildly, I don't know what they're thinking, but he said it's a way. Even if we use flour instead, it can still scare people." Dr. Xia thought about the scene and found it quite funny.
"Dr. Xia, do you have any automatic syringes now? If we want to use animals from the mountains for experiments, we really need an syringe."
"We don't really have these. Even hospitals didn't keep these things in the past; only zoos had them."
"Then how do you conduct experiments on animals? Are you really going to smear some powder in front of their noses? The problem is, those animals won't just stand there and cooperate." Si Cheng admitted that he didn't have the ability to make those animals obey him, and even if he used brute force, he might not be able to control them.
"Fengya, go over to the rabbit cage and catch a rabbit. Spray the medicine around its nose and see if it can handle it." Yunnan Medicine knew that asking a large animal to test the medicine was a bit unreasonable, so now they would see how effective the diluted medicine was.
"Dr. Xia, let's try diluting it in different proportions. We've been using the same bottle of thinner they brought back before. We know it's diluted, but we don't know the exact proportions. Let's try a few more."
Upon hearing this, Dr. Xia quickly took out several glass bottles from the cabinet. These were bottles that had been reused many times. Each one was usually carefully stored inside, with cotton placed on the side.
Si Cheng saw that they were busy there again, so he didn't disturb them and turned back to the courtyard.
At this moment, Da Xiong and the others also dismantled the prefabricated house and brought it over. "Brother Cheng, there's nowhere to put this prefabricated house."
The courtyard of Yunnan Medicine Hospital already had two rows of prefabricated houses, so there really wasn't enough room to accommodate them.
"Let's take a look in the backyard, but be careful of Uncle Nan's medicinal herbs."
Yun Xun quickly returned after inspecting the area, saying, "The place is filled with medicinal herbs in every nook and cranny; there's nowhere to start."
This is indeed a difficult problem. Si Cheng is stumped now. The prefabricated houses piled up in the courtyard are filled with medicinal herbs and cannot be moved at all. The other rooms in Uncle Nan's house have been occupied by apprentices from several villages.
“That open space outside the wall can be used, but I don’t know if Yao Lie will be scared living alone outside? If it’s really not possible, we can let him come to our hometown to make do for a while, but he will have to sleep with me then.” Yun Xun felt that Uncle Yao was his father and uncle’s comrade-in-arms, so he had to make sure that the man was settled.
Although Yao Lie was helping out with his senior brothers there, he overheard what was being said.
“No need to trouble yourself. I think it’s fine to live outside the gate. Besides, our village is surrounded by walls, so there’s no difference between living inside and outside the gate. Also, it’s closer to my master here, so I can ask him any questions I may have.”
Yao Lie really didn't care where he lived, but if he had to go and disturb Yun Xun and his family, he would rather just settle down outside the courtyard gate. Besides, it was closer to his master, making it much more convenient for him to study.
"That's true. This place is right in the center of the village, and there are many people coming and going. Even if it's outside the gate, there's no difference. Besides, the gate is usually left open anyway."
Da Xiong also knew that in order to make it convenient for villagers to seek medical treatment, the gates of the hospital were rarely closed, even at night.
"Besides, we patrol this area every night, so there's no need to worry about safety at all."
Upon hearing this, Yao Lie's unease vanished completely.
"Then there's no problem at all. Let's install it here."
Since all the parties involved agreed, no one had any objections, especially since the place was indeed very safe.
Da Xiong and his group skillfully put everything away in less than half an hour, thus fulfilling Yaojia Village's request before turning back to their own business.
Since the first warehouse was discovered in the city, everyone has been looking forward to the other warehouses and has started to dig around them.
However, the influx of refugees, wave after wave, began to give Chief Kuang and his team a major headache.
"These supplies were just exchanged, and now they've all been resold and given away. Luckily, we discussed it with the local garrison, and they agreed to distribute them free of charge; otherwise, no one could afford it."
"After all, it's not my own stuff, so I feel a bit guilty about sending it out. Besides, I've worked so hard before, and now I'm empty-handed again."
Looking at the warehouse, which was packed full just two days ago, now only a few bags of grain remain in the corner, Chief Kuang began to regret his earlier promise to take over the management of the area.
"What kind of mess is this? If this keeps going on and on, we really don't know how to continue."
"Have you all made arrangements for your families?" Chief Kuang thought of the families who were still waiting for them to settle down in the countryside, and how they spent their days searching for wild mushrooms and dried wild vegetables on the nearby mountains.
"I was just about to report this to you. Everyone wants to take turns settling their families here first, otherwise it's not a solution to hang them all here."
"Alright, you guys go ahead and make the arrangements, but the leave shouldn't be too long. Once you've sent them there, they should come back as soon as possible."
Chief Kuang didn't want to make things difficult for everyone. There were more and more refugees, and if it weren't for these patrols to keep them in check, who knows how much chaos would ensue.
"The manpower for digging the warehouse might have to be stopped, otherwise there won't be enough people to schedule shifts. If possible, could we talk to the previous troops and ask them to come and help out temporarily?" Ma Tao really felt that there wasn't enough manpower at all, and everyone had been working non-stop for so long without a break.
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