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Chapter 4 Top-Tier
The next day, Li Yuan got up early and went to Xiaomofang to buy grain.
In the end, I managed to snatch ten kilograms of sorghum flour.
Moreover... the supply is half of what it was yesterday.
No matter how noisy the people buying grain were, the grain shop clerk couldn't do anything about it.
This resulted in a large number of people not being able to buy them.
This made him even more anxious. In this year of famine, food was scarce; not only would prices rise, but supplies would also dwindle. Therefore...
"We must go to Xiaolingfang as soon as possible!"
"Stockpile food!"
So he spent all his daytime reading medical books, and after finishing his evening practice, he would stay up late reading by lamplight.
Day three!
Suddenly, an unexpected insight into medicine occurred to me.
"It's been upgraded!"
Li Yuan instantly understood, and the panel in his mind shone brightly.
Heaven rewards diligence.
[Exercise: Health Preservation Exercise (Beginner Level (49/50))]
[Skill: Medical Skills (Minor Success (0/200))]
For a full half hour.
Only by fully absorbing these insights can one be considered to have truly absorbed them.
"So that's how it is!!"
Two kinds of finished medicines, one for tonifying Yang and the other for external injuries.
Moreover, the Health Preservation Technique should be able to be upgraded tonight, and then... a Rank 1 Martial Artist can go to Little Spirit Workshop!
"Everything will be alright then..."
"Ah Yuan... Ah Yuan..."
Just then, a weak voice came from outside. Li Yuan immediately stood up and saw a woman helping a middle-aged man into the clinic.
Moreover, blood was flowing freely from his feet.
"Uncle Chen, what's wrong with you?"
Li Yuan quickly stepped out from behind the counter and helped him sit down.
"hiss--"
Uncle Chen gritted his teeth, his face pale with pain, and endured it, saying, "I accidentally broke it while working!"
Was it smashed?
Li Yuan looked at the wounds, jagged cuts, neatly arranged in a circle.
"It's an animal trap!"
He immediately guessed what was going on.
Uncle Chen went hunting in the mountains. He used to be a hunter, but he injured his right arm while hunting six months ago and could no longer use his strength, so he stopped paying for the hunting permit.
"Sneaking into the mountains like this, if reported, will definitely result in severe punishment!"
But that has nothing to do with him.
He wasn't a petty person who went to report it, and... coincidentally, he wanted to test the effects of the finished drug.
"Ah Yuan, you must save your Uncle Chen. If his leg is ruined, our Chen family will be finished. We'll spend any amount of money."
Aunt Chen pleaded tearfully.
She was telling the truth. In this world, if the head of the household is incapacitated, the family won't last long. She also has two young children.
"What's wrong?"
Hearing the noise, Wang Xiulan came out from the inner room. As soon as she saw her, Aunt Chen grabbed her hand, "Sister-in-law Li, Old Chen's foot... you must save Old Chen!"
When Wang Xiulan saw that the foot was covered in holes, with blood gushing out continuously, her face turned pale.
But she didn't say anything.
The injury was too severe. She didn't know if Li Yuan was confident in his abilities, after all, his medical skills were not as good as his father's.
"The injury is serious, but I'll give it a try."
He didn't finish his sentence; Uncle Chen's injuries were indeed very serious.
"Don't worry, Yuan will do his best."
Wang Xiulan then tried to comfort Aunt Chen, but she didn't finish her sentence.
Soon, the medicine that Li Yuan had prepared began to be brewed.
In the main room, Uncle Chen was wailing in pain, Aunt Chen was crying, and Wang Xiulan was comforting her softly, while Li Yuan in the kitchen remained expressionless, intently watching the fire.
Based on my previous understanding, this type of external wound medicine requires extremely strict control over the heat.
Half an hour later.
A dark, muddy-looking thing appeared.
"It's done!"
"So that's how it is."
He roughly understood why the previous attempt had failed; the heat was one factor, but the dosage of one of the ingredients was also incorrect.
After Li Yuan applied the dark medicine to Uncle Chen's wound.
He stopped groaning in pain immediately.
"It feels so cool... and the pain is much better..."
Li Yuan stared at the wound; the bleeding stopped almost instantly, and a scab formed at a speed visible to the naked eye.
"good!"
He was thrilled; he hadn't expected the medicine to be so potent, and he was sure it could fetch a good price.
"Oh, it doesn't hurt anymore."
Uncle Chen's eyes widened, and he exclaimed in surprise, even wanting to stand up and try.
"Don't!"
Li Yuan immediately stopped him, "Uncle Chen, your injuries are too severe. Let's wait until the medicine is fully absorbed before we talk about it. Just rest well for the next few days."
"Is Old Chen really alright?"
Aunt Chen looked at him nervously.
"It should be alright now."
"Very good."
She immediately hugged Uncle Chen and burst into tears again. It's alright! This was incredibly good news for her.
The Chen family is fine now.
"Okay, okay!"
Uncle Chen also breathed a sigh of relief. Not only did he sneak into the mountains, but he also failed to catch any prey and ruined his leg! He felt like dying.
"A total of 6 large coins."
Li Yuan spoke up.
His words also calmed Uncle Chen and his wife down.
"Ah, six large coins?"
Aunt Chen asked to confirm.
"Yes, six, all made with the best medicine." Li Yuan nodded. The medicine alone cost five large coins, and since he was the one brewing it, making a large profit wasn't unreasonable. This was out of consideration for the relationship between the two families.
If it were him, he would take in at least ten; he has no connection with Uncle Chen's family.
Aunt Chen hesitated, remembering that she had just said she was willing to spend any amount of money.
She looked at Wang Xiulan.
However, Wang Xiulan said, "I don't know anything about medicine."
Now this household is owned by Li Yuan, and whatever amount he sets is what he sets.
"Ah Yuan wouldn't talk nonsense. Go home and get the money."
Seeing this, Uncle Chen immediately gave instructions.
"cocoa...."
Aunt Chen was anxious to speak, but under Uncle Chen's gaze, she finally gave in and went home to get the money.
"Thank you, Yuan, you saved our Chen family."
After Aunt Chen left, Uncle Chen said gratefully, "And..."
"I understand, Uncle Chen, don't worry."
Li Yuan immediately guessed what he was going to say.
"You are a benefactor to the Chen family. Thank you very much. Old Li has a worthy successor."
...
Soon, Aunt Chen brought the money, but the way she looked so distressed when she handed it over made Wang Xiulan very uncomfortable.
"Alright, Mother, Aunt Chen is just worried about the money."
Li Yuan offered words of comfort.
"It's like we're stealing her from her."
Wang Xiulan was still feeling unwell. Li Yuan told her that the cost of the medicine was very high, and they only made a small profit as a token gesture, so of course she was feeling unwell.
"Mom, I'm hungry!"
Li Yuan changed the subject, partly because he was genuinely hungry.
"Okay! I'll go cook."
"Oh, and make a couple more pancakes tonight."
Wang Xiulan agreed without hesitation. Everyone was tightening their belts these days, and her family was no exception. But Li Yuan had spoken up, so there must be a reason.
...
A table, an oil lamp.
Four sorghum cakes and three bowls of sorghum porridge, and tonight's porridge was especially thick.
Wow, so many pancakes!
Li Jun's small eyes never left the pancake after he saw it, and he swallowed hard.
"Eat."
Wang Xiulan spoke, and the family of three started eating.
Li Yuan gulped down the porridge. It was sorghum porridge... To be honest, it didn't taste good, but at a time like this, taste wasn't important; being full was what really mattered.
Before long, a bowl of porridge and three pancakes were gone.
Li Jun and Wang Xiulan had only eaten a little.
"I'm going back to my room now."
Li Yuan got up and left.
"Mom, my brother is acting a little strange today."
Li Jun blinked his small eyes, his gaze full of confusion.
"Eat up. Your brother has something to do, so don't bother him today. After you finish eating, go to bed early."
Even a child could see it, how could she not?