Chapter 35: Hairy Beast
After the beastman Jiang Tou had his teeth extracted, he followed Jian Mo's instructions strictly, ate wild vegetables obediently, and ran over to check at dawn the next day.
When Jian Mo yawned and went downstairs, Jiang Tou was already waiting downstairs with Hong Qiu.
As soon as he saw Jian Mo, Jiang Tou jogged over excitedly: "Doctor Jian Mo, the wound from my tooth extraction has healed. I licked it today and it didn't hurt at all!"
Jian Mo subconsciously dodged, and when he reacted, he asked: "Are you feeling any discomfort?"
Jiang Tou: "Not at all! After the toothache stopped, my headache stopped too. If I had known tooth extraction was so useful, I should have come to you a long time ago."
Jian Mo found a mask from the shelf, put it on and said: "It was very painful to have a tooth extracted because there was no anesthetic before."
Jiang Tou: "It only hurt for a moment. You don't know, when my toothache, I couldn't sleep at all. I could only hold ice water in my mouth all night long. It was so painful."
Jian Mo motioned for him to go to the yard, where the light was better: "Let me see how your tooth is healing."
When they arrived at the yard, Jian Mo asked Jiang Tou to sit on a small wooden stool, tilt his head back and open his mouth wide.
Two of Jiangtou's four canine teeth were pulled out, leaving two black holes.
After a careful examination, Jian Mo found that the extraction site had indeed healed well, the mucous membrane had begun to grow, and there were no signs of redness, swelling or inflammation. This
may be related to the fact that Jiangtou eats less meat and more vegetables, supplements vitamins and does not lick the affected area.
After an examination, Jian Mo said to Jiangtou: "Change back to your beast form, I'll take another look."
Jiangtou agreed, turned his back without hesitation, and turned into a huge gray-haired lion, turning around and looking at Jian Mo eagerly.
Jian Mo: "Just like before, open your mouth wide."
The big lion mumbled: "Roar."
When in beast form, the big lion's mouth is larger, and Jian Mo can see more clearly.
After the examination, he found that the mucous membrane deep in the lion's mouth had also recovered a lot.
It should not be stomatitis.
Jian Mo breathed a sigh of relief. Stomatitis is a very complicated disease and it is very difficult to cure. The level of technology here should not be enough to treat similar diseases.
Jiangtou may have been lacking in vitamins for a long time and did not have good oral hygiene habits, so he had cavities, which further led to inflammation and damage.
In this case, tooth extraction can alleviate the condition very well.
After the examination, Jian Mo said: "It's okay, it healed very well. You continue to eat wild vegetables after you go back today. If the situation does not become serious, you can come to me the day after tomorrow. If the situation becomes serious, you can come to me anytime."
The lion nodded seriously.
Jian Mo: "Okay, let's go back."
The big lion carried Jian Mo on his back and turned back into human form. He picked up the beast fur coat that fell on the ground and put it on: "Then let's go back."
Jian Mo waved his hand.
Jiang Tou and Hong Qiu left Jian Mo's house together and walked home.
Jian Mo stood in the yard, and he could feel Jiang Tou's happiness from his back.
The old beastman pulled his old partner forward, and as he walked, his steps were so brisk that he almost jumped up, looking like a child.
The tribe burned two more batches of glass, and after a vote, it was decided that everyone was allowed to take out their own supplies in exchange for glass in the tribe.
Therefore, most families now have glass windows installed.
The morning sun and the clouds were reflected on the glass windows, like a series of orange-toned decorative paintings.
Jian Mo looked at these stone houses and glass windows, and smelled the smoke from the tribe, and felt an unprecedented peace.
The tribe is great.
After having anesthetics, Jiang Tou was not the only one who came to see Jian Mo.
The life span of the orcs and sub-orcs is extremely long, generally reaching three hundred years old.
As they get older, there are more hidden dangers in their bodies. Many times, people have no other choice but to bear it.
Now that Jian Mo is here, many people are willing to bring some supplies to see him and relieve their pain.
Jian Mo did not refuse. No matter whether they were from his own tribe or other tribes, as long as they came to him for treatment, he would do his best to help them heal.
However, as a veterinarian, he is still a long way from being a miracle doctor, and he cannot cure all diseases. He can only try his best to relieve the patients, and work hard to improve his medical skills and collect local medicines.
On this day, Jian Mo was sharpening bone needles in the house, and saw a figure wandering outside.
He thought someone was looking for him for something, and when he went out, the figure was gone again.
This made him a little depressed, and he specifically talked to Wu Jiong about this in the evening.
Wu Jiong: "I'll ask tomorrow."
Jian Mo: "Okay. If anyone wants to come for treatment and has no supplies or has any other concerns, please ask Qingkuang and others to help persuade them."
Wu Jiong: "Got it."
Jian Mo originally thought that the person who came to the door would be a patient, but he didn't expect that a day later, Xilu pulled the boat over and embarrassedly admitted that it was him who was wandering outside yesterday.
Xilu's skin was pale, and her blushing face was particularly obvious.
Jian Mo looked at this flax-haired orc companion and said, "It's okay. What do you want to talk to me about? Are you feeling unwell?"
Xilu waved her hand, "No, it's that... my grandfather told me a very good way to stop bleeding. I used it twice and found it to be very effective. I wanted to tell you and see if it works for you."
Jian Mo was a little surprised, "Of course it works. What's the method? Come in and have a cup of tea first."
It was cloudy today, and the wind was blowing outside. It was quite cold to talk outside.
Jian Mo invited them into the house, picked up a pottery pot from the fire pit, and poured out the tea inside: "This is pepper core drink with honey cubes, hot and spicy, especially comfortable to drink in this weather, you can drink two cups to get rid of the cold."
Zhou Fu reached out and hugged the pottery cup, sniffed deeply: "This sweet taste is really good."
Jian Mo: "You guys try it quickly."
Xilu was a little uneasy, picked it up and touched her lips lightly, then put it down and asked Jian Mo: "Do you know the furball beast?"
Jian Mo searched his memory carefully, then shook his head: "I haven't heard of it."
Xilu gestured and said, "It is a small beast with a pitch-black body and a small size, but with long hair. If you touch it, it will drop a lot of powder, and the powder is a bit poisonous. In addition, it has a lot of hair, little meat, and smells fishy, so we generally don't eat it."
Jian Mo nodded and waited for Xilu to continue.
Xilu: "The powder it drops can be used to stop bleeding. The powder has a very good hemostatic effect. It can stop bleeding in a short while after sprinkling it on. After using the powder, the wound heals very quickly."
Jian Mo was a little surprised: "I haven't heard of it. Doesn't everyone know this method of stopping bleeding?"
Zhou Fu interrupted and said, "There are many herbs that can stop bleeding out there, and everyone uses whatever they pick. Before Xilu said it today, I didn't know that the hair powder of the hairball beast could be used to stop bleeding. . "
Xilu: "My great-grandfather and his people also discovered it by accident. It is not often used in daily life, so he told me one."
Jian Mo: "So that's how it is."
Xilu held the ceramic cup in both hands: "What I want to talk about is the hair powder. I wonder if it is useful to you? If it is useful, I can take you to collect it. I know where there are hairy beasts."
Jian Mo smiled: "Okay, I'll ask first. If you need it, I'll find you."
In the evening, Jian Mo really asked Wu Jiong about the news of the hairy beast.
Although Wu Jiong knew about this little beast, he had no idea about the hemostatic function of its hair powder.
Wu Jiong: "When we go out, if we get hurt, we will just apply some herbal medicine. Even if we don't apply it, we can cover the wound with our hands, and the bleeding will stop slowly after a while."
Jian Mo sighed: "I know this, your physical fitness is indeed extraordinary."
Wu Jiong: "Do you want to use it? If so, let's go get some."
Jian Mo thought for a while: "Actually, I'm worried about whether this kind of animal medicine contains viruses - that is, whether people will get disease after coming into contact with it."
The orc world also has a similar concept of disease, but it is all legendary.
Wu Jiong understood and said, "People have lived on this land for countless years, and I have never heard of any tribe getting sick on a large scale because of wild animals."
Jian Mo: "Maybe it's because everyone usually lives a hunting and gathering life, so their resistance is relatively strong."
Jian Mo thought about it and still wanted to see what the hair powder of this hairy beast is.
He had only heard of birds having feather powder, and this was the first time he heard of animals having hair powder.
Wu Jiong: "If you want to go, ask Xilu tomorrow."
Jian Mo: "Okay, I'll see if I can ask him to lead the way."
Xilu told Jian Mo about the hair powder, and was ready to take him out to collect it.
Hearing that he wanted to go, Xilu agreed without hesitation: "When do you want to go? I'm free every day."
Jian Mo: "How about tomorrow? Where are we going?"
Xilu asked: "Do you know Zihuaping? There should be a lot of furry beasts there."
Jian Mo knew this. In the autumn, he and Qingkuang went there to collect mushrooms: "It's not far."
Xilu nodded: "Yes, not far, the beastmen can go there in beast form and will be there in a while."
Jian Mo made the final decision: "Then let's go after breakfast tomorrow. Do you want us beastmen to go alone, or call the beastmen?"
Xilu: "I want to call Xuanyin and let him carry me. That way it will be more convenient and safer."
Xuanyin is Xilu's future partner. The two of them will wait for the house to be built, and then live together and become a formal partner.
Jian Mo was thinking before, Xilu is a young orc, would it be inappropriate to ask Wu Jiong to ride with her? Or should they just fly there on a flying beast?
Now after hearing what Xilu said, Jian Mo immediately said, "It's settled, I'll let Wu Jiong go with us."
The two agreed on a time to go out.
The next morning, the four of them met outside the tribe and set out for Zihuaping.
Zihuaping is very close to the tribe. If people in this world have the habit of taking a walk, then Zihuaping should be a place that can be reached by taking a walk, that is, the distance that can make people sweat a little but not feel too tired.
They soon arrived at Zihuaping.
It hasn't snowed in the past few days. Zihuaping is located on the sunny side of the hillside. The snow on it has almost melted. Only a few snow piled up by the wind are still there.
Under the snow, withered short grass covers the ground. At a glance, the whole Zihuaping is short grass, and there are only some round animal feces in the gaps of the grass.
The soil on this hillside is black, and the animal feces are also black. It is really hard to distinguish at a glance.
Jian Mo turned his head and looked around, but did not see the small black fur ball-like animal described by Xilu.
Xilu guessed what he was thinking and pointed to the soil: "The fur ball beast only comes out at night and is usually hiding in the cave now."
Jian Mo: "So we have to dig them out now?"
Xilu nodded.
Wu Jiong and Xuan Yin did not turn back into human form.
Like Wu Jiong, Xuan Yin is also a canine beastman, but he is more like a red fox.
Both beast forms have long mouths and sharp noses. They sniffed the ground and quickly began to search.
Wu Jiong found it first and called Jian Mo in a deep voice: "There is a furry beast underneath."
Jian Mo hurriedly put on gloves and a mask, and urged Xilu to wear one as well: "Here we go——"
Jian Mo ran to the giant wolf with a hoe, and sure enough, he saw a small black hole on the ground where he was sniffing.
Giant wolf: "Be careful, it's very shallow underneath, and the furry beast will easily jump out if you dig, so don't get hit in the face."
Jian Mo nodded seriously, picked up the hoe and started digging.
The hole below meandered downwards. He dug twice and saw the smooth and dry mud cave wall - he didn't know how the furry beast managed to keep the cave dry.
Just as Jian Mo was concentrating on digging down, a black fur ball suddenly jumped out.
Before he could react, he stared blankly at the fur ball drawing a black line in front of his eyes.
The next second, the giant wolf's claws had stretched out and gently stepped on the black fur ball.
The black fur ball wanted to run away but failed, and made a thin "ji."
Jian Mo could see the fur ball's appearance clearly.
The furry beast looked very much like a black ball-shaped furry toy, with a small body, long fur, two big black and white eyes, and four claws under its body. It chirped when it was anxious.
It looked quite cute.
Jian Mo squatted down, grabbed the furry beast with his gloved hands, and said to the giant wolf, "You can let go now."
The giant wolf gently raised its claws.
Jian Mo picked up the furry beast and looked at it carefully
. Xilu and Xuanyin also came over to take a look.
Xilu said, "The white powder on your gloves is its fur powder."
Jian Mo looked down at his gloves, and there was indeed a layer of something like pearl powder on the gloves, with a faint, moist luster.
As the furry beast "chirped" and struggled, more and more powder fell, and a thin layer accumulated on Jian Mo's gloves.
Jian Mo thought about it, grabbed the furry beast and shook it.
The furry beast's powder fell into Jian Mo's palm like snow. If he hadn't worn a mask, he would have been stung.
Soon, the furry beast groaned twice weakly, spread out its claws and didn't move, just pretending to be dead.
Jian Mo grabbed the furry beast in the palm of his hand and squeezed it. It was about the size of a tennis ball, and it was indeed a small beast without much meat.
After shaking it, Jian Mo made sure that it was no longer shedding powder, and gently put it back to the entrance of the cave.
The furry beast, which was still pretending to be dead, immediately jumped up the next moment, jumped directly into the cave, and disappeared.
Jian Mo watched the furry beast disappear: "It's quite agile."
Xilu: "This kind of weak beast is usually good at running away."
Jian Mo: "I guess so. It doesn't seem to attack people much, how about we split into two groups and collect fur powder on both sides?"
Xilu didn't have any objections: "Xuan Yin and I will go there."
The four people were divided into two groups, and the collection efficiency was much higher.
After Jian Mo found the pattern, he could find the furry beast's hole without relying on the giant wolf. After
finding it, use the hoe to dig twice. The furry beast feels threatened and usually jumps out on its own.
Jian Mo only needs to hold it down with his gloved hands in time, grab it and shake it a few times, and he can collect its fur powder.
The giant wolf is also very skilled at digging holes. After digging out the furry beast, just hold it down and wait for Jian Mo to deal with it.
Zihuaping was full of hairy animal holes of all sizes. Jian Mo and Wu Jiong collected hairy animal holes for a whole morning and collected a whole can of hairy animal powder. Xilu and Xuanyin also collected almost the same amount.
Jian Mo found too many holes and felt his eyes were a little tired. He suggested, "Why don't we go back today? After we confirm the effect of hairy animal powder, we will collect more."
Xilu didn't have any objection: "Okay."
The giant wolf and the red fox carried people back to the tribe.
Xilu didn't want the hairy animal powder he collected, and directly stuffed the can of hairy animal powder into Jian Mo's hand.
Jian Mo originally wanted to thank him. After receiving the hairy animal powder from him, he specially gave them a small can of honey cubes.
Xilu was embarrassed to accept it. He told Jian Mo about the hairy animal powder just to help more people, not to make a profit from it, not to mention that honey cubes were too rare.
Jian Mo forced it on him, saying that he also charged medical fees when treating people from other tribes. Only by working hard and receiving rewards can things be done for a long time.
Xilu accepted it.
Wu Jiong looked at the two cans of collected hair powder and asked, "Do you want to process the hair powder again?"
Jian Mo: "Yes. I'm not sure if it can be used. If it can be used, what is the effect? Can it only be used on the surface of the skin or can it also be used on the mucous membrane? How does it feel to use it? All these need to be confirmed."
As a person who has received modern medical education, Jian Mo cannot introduce a new medicine casually, even if it is a local herb.
So, he had to invite the little tuk-tuk beast to do experiments again.
This time he changed two little tuk-tuk beasts and did not bother the two that he tried the anesthetic last time.
After a few days of experimentation, Jian Mo found that the hair powder of the hairball beast was indeed useful.
After applying the hair powder on a more serious wound, the wound healed very well even in a not-so-clean environment, and basically no redness, swelling or inflammation.
As a control group, Jian Mo applied ordinary herbs to the wound of another hairball beast, and then under the same care conditions, the wound of the other hairball beast was directly infected and festered. After applying the hair powder, the wound slowly improved.
Jian Mo thought that the newly collected hair powder had not been sterilized and might carry various microorganisms, which was not very safe.
So he put the hair powder in a clean ceramic pot for heating and sterilization, and then used it for a comparative experiment with the unsterilized hair powder. The effects of the two were similar.
Therefore, he was sure that heating would not destroy the medicinal properties of the hair ball powder.
In fact, if the conditions were better, Jian Mo would know how to do a double-blind experiment, but unfortunately the conditions were not good, so he had to give up for the time being.
It was no secret that Xilu helped find the hair ball powder. After everyone knew that Jian Mo used the hair ball powder and gave Xilu honey blocks as a reward, they came to Jian Mo one after another to provide their own exclusive prescriptions.
Jian Mo collected a lot of medicines in a short period of time.
Although there is no modern medical system here, there are quite a few traditional medical prescriptions.
As for whether it is useful, Jian Mo has to rely on experiments to slowly identify it.
As Jian Mo's reputation grew, more and more people came to him to treat their illnesses.
He gained a lot of experience because of this.
In addition to the people of the Riverside Tribe, he would charge a certain amount of materials as medical expenses for treating people from other tribes, generally according to the complexity of the treatment.
He didn't collect much, but his patients would often give him the best things from their homes. If they didn't have it at home, they would exchange it with others and send it back.
There were only a few popular items here, mostly cloth, animal skins, animal meat, etc.
Jian Mo collected a lot, and felt that they couldn't use it all, which was a bit of a waste.
That afternoon, he saw that no one came to the door and he had nothing to do, so he simply went out to the firewood pile and peeled off a few large pieces of bark.
When people in the tribe cut firewood, they tended to cut branches from big trees, so the bark he peeled off was wide and big.
Jian Mo trimmed the bark flat and then spliced them together to form a large flat plate.
When Wu Jiong came back, he saw him writing and drawing on the bark with charcoal and asked, "What are you doing?"
Jian Mo said, "I want to write a bill and stick it on the wall."
Wu Jiong walked over and saw that various patterns had been drawn on the bark. Without looking at the text labels, you can recognize that they are some wild vegetables, stems, firewood, and even pottery fragments.
Jian Mo pointed at the pattern and said, "In addition to cloth and animal skins, I also want to collect some supplies that we can use on a daily basis."
Wu Jiong: "Why did you put pottery shards in there?"
Jian Mo: "Qing Kuo said that broken pottery shards can be crushed and used to make pottery, so I wrote them down as well. See if you want anything else? I'll write it down, and when the patients come, they can give us whatever they have, without having to specially exchange cloth and the like for us."
Wu Jiong counted them and suggested, "Don't you like fruit wine? Add the fruit wine in it, too."
Jian Mo's eyes lit up: "That's good."
The fruit wine they brewed hasn't fermented yet, and they've used a lot of fruit wine for cooking recently, so they can really change a batch of fruit wine.
After Jian Mo finished writing, he looked at the bark under his hand: "After this winter is over and spring comes, we will probably have more things on hand than now."
Wu Jiong: "Doctors are always more popular. However, people who see this board you wrote may not be able to understand it. "
Jian Mo: "I will explain it to them at that time. After listening to the explanation, they will probably know what I need and they happen to have it at home, so they don't have to go to the trouble of finding someone to replace it. "
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