Servant of the Otherworldly Pharmacopoeia

Xu Jiu handed the heated food in the food box to Pang Pang.This is the stewed meat he made before he set off. It was stewed with radishes.He took the opportunity to heat up the stew when the milk was just warmed up, and it's ready to eat now.

Pangpang was not surprised by his sudden transformation, the two found a leeward slope, Xu Jiu sat on the rock with the child in his arms, and waited for him to finish eating slowly.

Pangpang dug a spoonful of mashed radish and put it in Xu Jiu's mouth. After Xu Jiu ate it, the child continued to eat.

Before he left, he brought the meat that his mother cut for him, of course it was raw meat, the kind that he had a lot of space for.Xu Jiu has always wanted to make barbecue, but Zhu Tongshi is so precious that he can't use it for barbecue.It is really impossible to roast and eat on the excrement, so I have never practiced it.

If only there was fuel.

He stayed in the manor, and the manor used a black and red mottled stone for fire. Xu Jiu took one and put it in the space for recording, and it showed a mixed stone of Zhutong stone and coal.This world has advanced smelting technology and rich minerals, but the minerals in the territory are all in the hands of the lord. Except for supplying the manor, everyone else has to go to the shop to buy them.I heard that some people secretly steal mines and sell them on the black market, which is much cheaper than the manor, but if caught, they will be severely punished.

Xu Jiu also thought of the low houses in the dark of the manor. He heard that there were many criminals living there, and the exterminated Tianyong gang was one of them.

Thinking about the manor again, Xu Jiu sighed. He didn't have the money to buy something as extravagant as burning flint, so he had to use feces as fuel, but it was a pity that he couldn't make barbecue.

The barrenness around the village is terrible, not only the lack of water, but even the stones on the ground are not surprising. Xu Jiu picked up some casually, which is better than nothing.

He led the Shata Beast with his left hand and Pangpang with his right hand, and continued wandering in the wasteland.This wasteland is very different from the wasteland next to the castle. Although they are all barren, the side of the castle is actually full of life, and there are lichens that all animals can't resist.Otherwise, there wouldn't be so many beasts around.

And this wasteland is completely desolate, the huge stones are roasted and scattered into gravel, and the gravel is polished into fine sand by the strong wind. When the wind blows, it is three feet off the ground, like a dust storm.Xu Jiu wrapped up the fat so that only two eyes remained, and the two staggered uphill on the wasteland.

The water resource detector has not responded much, but was scraped with layers of sand.

Xu Jiu almost wanted to give up, this is really a barren land.

They have climbed two slopes, and now they are farther and farther away from the village.Xu Jiu stood on the slope with the child in his arms to observe the terrain. Xu Jiu looked at a corner of the zigzag slope and was going to go down to try his luck.

Although it will be the winter moon soon, the weather will be extremely hot for a period of time at noon, and the sun will be scorching on the body unprepared, making it unbearably hot.The strong wind blows people as if they will fly up at any time. Xu Jiu doesn't want to stand on the slope for a long time, but he doesn't want to take a long way. Looking at the bumpy rocks under his feet, he doesn't know what will happen if he slides directly down the slope.

But just thinking about it, he quickly hugged Pangpang and sat on the Shata Beast, and ran down the ridge.

Fat and baked like a shrunken dried fruit, pitiful with closed eyes.He walked a lot and lost his eyes several times, but he kept silent and followed Xu Jiu around.

Xu Jiu came to the corner of the "Zig" slope with great anticipation. This depression is like a water-gathering slope. If there is water nearby, it can only be here.

Xu Jiu looked at the detector expectantly, but there was nothing on the dark mirror.Xu Jiu continued to walk into the valley without giving up, when a shallow line appeared on the mirror surface like a strand of hair.

Xu Jiu swallowed, her heart skipped a beat.

He led Pangpang and walked in with concentration——

The hair-like waterline gradually became clear, and another line appeared around it...

This...Xu Jiu was ecstatic, holding Pangpang and ran directly to the innermost part of the valley. There were more and more water lines on the mirror surface. Although they were still very thin, they were densely packed like capillaries.

Chubby stared at Xu Jiu, not knowing what he was happy about.

Xu Jiu didn't explain, just took the detector and shook it around, and finally let him find the place where the capillaries converge, but the tricky thing is that there is a mountain there.

He was sure that there was water under the mountain, but how many people would come to this place a few miles away from the village to dig the mountain just because of his words?

Xu Jiu decided to go back and ask the elders for their opinion.

……

"Abbot, how is your health?" Xu Jiu shook off the dust on his body, and carried Pangpang to the elder's house.

The elder already knew that he was back, so he didn't put on airs when he saw anyone. He just looked at Pangpang and asked, "Whose family's child is this?"

"Mine." Xu Jiu turned his chubby face to the elder, "His name is Pangpang, and my grandma likes him very much."

Fatty heard his name and looked up at Xu Jiu.

Xu Jiu stroked his face, observing the elder's expression.

The elder smiled and said: "You have a lot of eyes, you bastard. Since your mother agrees, I can't make it difficult for you, old man."

Xu Jiu was relieved, and then smiled apologetically, "No, Uncle, Mama asked me to explain to you. From now on, Pangpang will follow me and won't trouble the village."

"Of course you raise your cub." The elder waved his hand, "It's just that we don't have the habit of snatching cubs from Lord Beast God. You still need to worry about what others think of you."

"I see."

The elder swallowed slowly, picked up the food box in the cabinet, and took out a large piece of caramel-colored snack: "Give it to Xiaowa."

"Thank you Uncle." Xu Jiu asked Pangpang to pick it up, and then remembered that he came in a hurry and didn't bring the gift, but Grandma will come soon. "Abbot, it's going to be Dongyue, the villagers are almost back, right?"

"Except for your father and the others who went to Cundong, almost everyone else has come back. No one from Ah Ba's family came back." The elder clapped his hands, with a smile on his face, "The last time you took your father and the others to the manor, why did Saved Liangji, that kid is now selling meat in the city, I don’t know what he got into. But he said he will come back in winter.”

Although the old man was worried, the smile on his face was genuine.This is the first time Liangji has returned home in seven or eight years, and the family has been preparing for the expenses of receiving his son.

Xu Jiu smiled: "Congratulations Uncle, I didn't help brother Liangji. Since Uncle Liangji is so polite, I have to come to Uncle Liangji's house for a meal when Brother Liangji comes back."

"Okay, okay!" The old man smiled heartily.

"By the way, Uncle, it's going to snow heavily soon. Has our village thought about saving some snow for next year?"

The old man sighed: "Why didn't I save it? Have you seen the big cellar behind my house? I dug it continuously for a year, and I saved a solid hole of snow in winter. As a result, when the weather got hot, it all melted away."

"It's because our ground is full of sand, and the water seeps quickly." Xu Jiu thought, "Auntie, find a place with water veins? Store the snow there."

"If our village had water veins, it would not be our turn to live here." The implication is that there will be no water veins here at all.

"Abbe, I think the back valley looks like a place where water gathers."

The old man shook his head: "It's all stones, so there's no water."

"The water may be in the mountains." Xu Jiu suggested, "Anyway, there's nothing to do in winter, so it's better to dig and store the snow in caves, even if it melts slower than on flat ground."

"What you think is simple, you bastard. It's a mountain." Uncle's tone didn't sound like a reproach, "Many homeless wanderers will dig a dark hole on the side of the mountain. Besides, the back mountain is so far away from our village. What are you doing digging holes there?"

"Abbot, can't you just try it?" Xu Jiu continued, "Anyway, water can't be stored on flat ground, so why not try it in the mountains. The ice used in the Dutu Manor in summer is stored in the deep underground cellar in winter, and it can be used for a whole day. year."

"It belongs to a wealthy family." The old man felt helpless. "It's also flat land, so we can only build a small stone house, but the adults can have a city and live in a tall black tower. It's incomparable."

Even so, Xu Jiu could see that the elder was quite moved.

"Auntie, the leather-making technique I taught Grandma last time also requires water. If we can store water, our village will definitely be better than it is now. Anyway, Dongyue is fine, so give it a try."

"You think too simple." The old man actually thought that Xu Jiu's idea was good, but digging a mountain is a big project, and the whole village needs to work together, otherwise it will be a year of monkeys.But why do others do it, saying that there is water underneath?But what if the mountain is dug up but there is no water?If it is said to store snow, every household will store snow when the winter moon arrives, and there is no need to dig a hole in the mountains a few miles away to store it. It is not known whether it can be stored.

The old man continued: "Even if there is water, the place you mentioned is too close to Xiaosha Village. If there is water, we may not be able to defend it."

Xu Jiu: "..." He really thought too simply.

The old man's words were like pouring a bucket of ice water on top of his head, which made him very discouraged.

"It's good for young people to have ideas. How about this? I'll discuss it with them. Are you sure there are water veins in that mountain?"

Xu Jiu nodded: "There are water veins."

Perhaps his answer was too affirmative, the old man looked at him and smiled: "You kid is learning your skills outside. If you didn't know how to make leather, I wouldn't believe you."

Xu Jiu bowed his head and smiled sheepishly.

"Dongyue hasn't come yet, wait for your father and the others to come back and then make a total calculation."

Xu Jiu nodded, and the two talked again, and before they knew it, it was evening.He declined the elder's invitation to take care of the meal, and left with Pangpang in his arms.

All the way home he was thinking about this matter, the prestige of the elders must be borrowed, and only those with enough prestige can take the lead in such a big event.He really thought too simple before. The elder is one of the few very enlightened people in the village. From the cellar he dug, it can be seen that this is an old man who is willing to explore new methods, but such people are rare after all.

It's so difficult!