Warring States Survival Guide

Chapter 21: Definitely Not Surviving Two and a Half Years
There was still no fog in the mountains today. Yuanye stood on the ridge and looked at the vast mountains. He was silent for a long time before returning the same way.

When they returned to the village, A-Qing had already completed the mission and returned, and had handed in the mission item [A-Man's Eating Stuff]. A-Man was checking the items spread out on the ground: a Japanese pipa, a shakuhachi (a five-hole wind instrument, usually one foot and eight long, hence the name shakuhachi), a broken bowl, a bag of Pai Gow, and three dice.

Ah Qing was going to assassinate Yuan Ye last night, and in order to facilitate the action, he also temporarily hid his personal belongings - a seven-foot copper hoop stick and a vermilion lacquered leather drum. He also dug them up now and was sitting in a corner of the earthen seat, wiping them silently with the little monkey.

Yuanye took a quick look and went to wash up. After he finished washing up, he invited them to eat.

The breakfast was still rich, with unlimited rice for everyone, even the stupid Momoi brothers, the part-time maid Yayoi, and Qing's pet monkey could eat unlimited rice. It was also served with soybean paste, dried bamboo shoots and mushroom soup, dried egret meat, pickled radish strips and a boiled egg per person. The soup was full of salt, it was simply luxurious to the extreme - a breakfast that looked normal or even shabby in the wild was a luxury in the eyes of Aman and the others, a 100% pure spendthrift.

Not only did Aman eat up all the meat and vegetables, she also ate two large bowls of rice. After finishing the meal, she wiped her mouth. Even though she was super shameless and wanted to take advantage, she felt a little embarrassed at this time - she thought that having a fat chicken yesterday was a special case, but she didn't expect that this meal would not be much different!

Every meal consists of rice, meat and vegetables. Who wouldn’t feel dizzy after eating this?

Her liking for Yuan Ye increased again. The more she looked at him, the more she liked him. She couldn't help but say actively, "Do you want to listen to some songs? I have nothing to do. Can I play a few for you?"

Yuan Ye was not like her, digging like crazy while eating, and hadn't finished eating yet. Hearing this, he waved his hand casually: "No, you should have a good rest!"

"What about the monkey show?" Ah Man wanted to give some feedback, so he asked attentively, "Do you want to see the monkey show?"

"Playing with monkeys?" Yuanye was stunned for a moment, then his gaze turned to Aqing and the little monkey beside her, and he suddenly understood.

No wonder she keeps a little macaque and a lacquered leather drum. It turns out that she is a "monkey trainer" who makes a living by performing with the monkey. She is similar to Aman, the "blind wizard" who begs for food by playing the pipa and shakuhachi.

Ah Qing was holding the bowl and eating rice in small sips very attentively. Suddenly he heard that someone was going to perform a monkey show. He looked up and met Yuanye's gaze. He was confused for a moment.

After a moment, she reacted and immediately lowered her eyelids, not looking at him, but the small hands holding the bowl began to exert force uncontrollably, veins popped out, her long eyelashes trembled constantly, and her face turned pale, blue, and red, and she seemed to be experiencing intense psychological activity - such a delicate and sufficient breakfast was the first time she had eaten in her many years of wandering and begging, and she couldn't help but eat some more. When she reacted at this moment, she suddenly felt a little ashamed.

Well, she didn't like Yuanye, or rather, she hated all warriors, but she couldn't help eating so much of his rice. She suddenly felt a little ashamed when he looked at her, and secretly hated herself for having a poor self-control. She began to feel ashamed in her heart and could only start to change her expression.

Yuan Ye was puzzled by her changing expression and muttered to himself, "Sure enough, she is a weird child." He quickly waved his hand and said, "No need. I am not interested in watching monkey shows... um."

In fact, he was a little interested. He had never seen a monkey show before, but he and Aqing were not familiar with each other and they had never even spoken to each other. Besides, she was performing face-changing there, which was weird, as if she was ready to explode at any time, so forget it!

If it really explodes and he's covered in blood, that wouldn't be appropriate!
"Okay, whatever you want!" Aman didn't care when she saw that he didn't want to watch. Anyway, she had asked, and it would be his loss if he was unhappy, which would save her some effort!

She got up and lay down again, covered herself with the quilt, patted her belly, and planned to have a good sleep. She was in a very happy mood.

This was the life she had always dreamed of, eating and drinking well every day without having to do anything. Unexpectedly, she was accidentally injured by Yuanye, and her life somehow came true.

She planned to enjoy her peaceful life like this until Yuanye couldn't stand it anymore and drove her away.

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Temporarily taking in the two sisters Aman and Aqing was just a small episode in the life of time travel, purely accidental.

After breakfast, Yuanye got back on track and continued to implement his [Survival Plan in the Warring States Period], which was to study medicine hard and become a "Mongolian doctor" to increase the chances of survival for himself and his stupid son.

He found a seat on the earthen throne, made himself a cup of tea, and then concentrated on studying the part of the "Barefoot Doctor's Manual" he had copied earlier, ignoring the outside world and focusing on reading the book of sages.

Although he was young, he was patient and perseverant. He sat down all morning without moving. When it was almost time for lunch, Ah Man went back to sleep and got up. He was still there, frowning and concentrating on studying, reciting silently, unaware of anything.

Ah Man was very curious and went over to see what he was doing. He was shocked to see that the paper was full of unfamiliar "barbarian characters" and couldn't help but asked in surprise, "Is this a barbarian book?"

"Just take it as that!" Yuanye responded casually.

"Oh? What's written in the book?" Aman became more and more curious.

Yuan Ye did not hide it. Since no one else could understand the book anyway, he just said casually, "Some methods of curing diseases and saving lives."

"Medical book..." Aman lost half of her interest in an instant. She stretched her head to look for a while, but couldn't guess what the words meant. She asked Yuanye, but Yuanye was too lazy to pay attention to her. So she gave up, got up, and limped out for a stroll.

Her name was right, she was really a very lively girl. Soon, the sound of her and Yayoi chatting could be heard in the yard, and the Taojing brothers soon joined in and began to listen to her bragging and stories about how she traveled around the world begging.

Yuanye didn't care and turned a deaf ear to her. No matter what she said, he just recited his books honestly.

Five days passed quickly. During this time, no one came to rob him again. The villagers of Hibitsu Village had no plans of "samurai hunting" or of surrounding him and beating him to death with dung forks. In this ordinary time, his magical power reached perfection.

He had secretly copied the "Barefoot Doctor's Manual", buried his cell phone, and read and recited the book twice. He now has the initial ability to cure the Japanese working people to death - this is actually very powerful. He didn't know how to cure people to death before, but now he can do it. For a beginner, this is already very impressive.

Just like what Sebad Doug, the security guard in his uncle's factory and the so-called non-famous trauma expert, said: Saving lives is like killing people, you can only save people if you can kill them.

Now Yuanye’s medical skills have reached the level of Sebaid Doug: he can cure the disease, it is hard to say whether he can live or die, but he can cure it anyway.

Of course, the main reason is that "Barefoot Doctor's Manual" was originally a medical book for rural areas in China. It is a super crash course material that only requires medical students to be literate. Most of the time, one just needs to copy the prescriptions, or choose one from several or even a dozen prescriptions. For Yuanye, a college student, it is not difficult at all. Being able to spend five days on it is already a great respect for life.

But reading here is the limit. For some things like "identifying acupoints", "acupuncture" and "taking the pulse", it is useless to just read books. You must go through a lot of practice to master them.

Yuanye felt that it was time to open a "black clinic", but before opening the "black clinic", there was still a problem: a good cook cannot cook without rice, and no medicine can cure the disease, and he had no medicinal materials on hand.

He quickly sent Taojing brothers to find Ah Man who was wandering around the village. This girl was really good at wandering around. In five days, her injuries had not healed yet, and she had become familiar with everyone in the village while limping. She had already started discussing village gossip during meals, and even knew which household had how many chickens and how many eggs they laid every day.

After finding the person, he first poured A-man a cup of hot tea, and then politely asked her where he could buy medicinal herbs in Owari Province. After all, he didn't find a pharmacy when he went to Furuno Castle last time, so he could only ask her, the "know-it-all".

"Medicinal herbs?" Ah Man was a wild child, not so well-behaved. He glanced at Meng Ziqi lying there and asked curiously, "Are you going to treat your friend?"

"No, I'm going to treat the villagers." Yuanye told the truth. After all, treating his stupid son with his current level might cause tragedy, so he had to practice on the villagers first, improve his skill level, and improve his reputation at the same time.

Aman was even more surprised, and looked at him as if he was an idiot, wondering what had gone wrong in his brain - the villagers of Hibizun Village had long been ripped off by the samurai and monks, and were just a bunch of poor fellows. There was no benefit at all from treating them, so what was wrong with him if not brain damage?
But before she could ask whether Nohara's head was kicked by a donkey, Yayoi, who was boiling water in the earth room, was surprised and said, "Sir Nohara, are you willing to treat us?"

She was born in this era and grew up in this village. She knew that many people in the village had been suffering from illness for a long time. A friend of the same age who she had been good friends with since childhood died of illness last spring. She knew this very well but had no way to help. Suddenly, she was surprised and happy to hear that Yuanye was willing to be a doctor and treat the villagers regardless of his status. But after saying this, she felt uneasy, worried that Yuanye was joking with Aman.

Ah Qing, who was combing the monkey's hair, also looked over in surprise. When Yuan Ye saw the trepidation in Yayoi's eyes, he straightened his attitude and nodded, "Yes."

"But... people may not be able to afford your..." Yayoi was also precocious and immediately thought of the same question as Aman.

Yuanye certainly had no intention of making money from the poor villagers, and immediately said with a smile: "Don't worry about this, it's all easy, just collect the money for the medicine when the time comes. If you can't get the money for the medicine, you can owe it first, there is no interest, and you can do something for me to pay it back in the future."

"Is this okay?" Yayoi was more and more surprised. Seeing a halo appear behind Yuanye's head, she suspected that he was the "innate holy body of gods and Buddhas."

"OK!"

Yayoi was a little moved. She knelt down and saluted, folded her hands on the ground, and knocked her head. She said excitedly: "Thank you so much. Everyone will be very happy to hear this news!"

Yuanye quickly waved his hand: "Don't tell anyone yet, wait until you find the herbs!"

"Yes!" Yayoi responded crisply, and immediately looked at Aman expectantly.

Aman had no idea of Yuanye's "sinister" intentions and totally couldn't understand what he was trying to do. He suspected that the second-hand donkey Yuanye bought sneaked into the house every night and kicked him in the head, otherwise he would never have wanted to do such a ridiculous thing!
She said in disbelief, "You're not making any money, so why are you doing this? You can pay for the treatment and medication first, and you don't even have to pay interest. Do you have so much money that you can't afford it?"

Yuan Ye glanced at her and said calmly, "I just have too much money to burn, is that not okay?"

"Okay! Okay! You're rich, so great!" Aman was just a "parasite" who was recovering from his injuries. He had no control over what Yuanye wanted to do, but he began to look at him with pity in his eyes - no wonder you were exiled, if I were your father, I would also kick you out of the house!

What a young master who is ignorant of the sufferings of the world!

People like you will never survive more than two and a half years in this world!

(End of this chapter)