Across Ranch Story: Friends of Mineral Town

"This butterfly and bouquet are quite special after all. I'll negotiate the price with you after I've finished researching them, okay?"

"no problem!"

With that, the two of them went upstairs and returned to the hall. Dot called Ellie, "Ellie, take Lin Xia's Ah Huang over for a comprehensive check, especially his blood and internal organs, to see if there is anything abnormal."

"Ah Huang?"

"It's the dog I brought here~" Lin Xia added embarrassedly.

Eli stared at Dot and said seriously, "Dot, if I remember correctly, this is a hospital that treats people. We haven't expanded into animal treatment, right?"

"Hey~ This is a special case. Lin Xia encountered some particularly poisonous plants and animals in the mountains. Unfortunately, Ah Huang was poisoned twice. Although animal medicine was used, there is nothing wrong with him from the outside. But I am worried that there may be something that cannot be seen. For safety reasons, it is better to do a deeper inspection. It is also equivalent to a medical research."

"But~" Eli said hesitantly, "Currently all the medical testing equipment upstairs is for humans, not for animals!"

"Look at me, I forgot everything." Dot slapped his forehead and said, "Let's just use the equipment in the underground laboratory. There are various animal and plant detection instruments there."

"Can I use it myself?" Ellie excitedly clasped his hands in front of his chest and looked at Dot with wide eyes.

"Well, you've watched me do the testing several times before, so it's time to actually try it out. Just treat this as a test!"

"Great!"

Hey, hey, hey~ Is she treating her Ah Huang as a guinea pig for an experiment?

Seeing that Lin Xia was not very happy, Dot immediately said, "I'm sorry, Lin Xia, I still need to ask for your opinion first. I don't know if you are willing to give Aili a chance. You know, every qualified doctor, in order to have superb medical skills, in addition to solid theoretical knowledge, must have a lot of practical experience.

The reason why I can work independently as a doctor in Mineral Town is that I have practiced a lot during my internship at the General Hospital. Ellie cannot leave Mineral Town because of her grandmother, so she can only be my assistant here.

But you also know that there aren’t many residents in Mineral Town, and even fewer people come to the hospital for treatment. Although Ellie has learned the theoretical knowledge quite well, she lacks the opportunity to practice, so it is difficult for her to make great progress, so... "

Lin Xia was also in a dilemma. She had experienced the skills of novices and interns before. Even the simplest drip and injection had been wrongly inserted by the intern seven or eight times. She had a psychological trauma. Although Ah Huang was just her pet, it had accompanied her through hardships. She felt uneasy about using it as a test subject.

"If you agree to give Eli this opportunity this time, we will not charge you a penny for the preparation and packaging of your Ganoderma lucidum. We will also waive the cost of anesthetics and will not charge you for the testing fee of Ah Huang. What do you think?" Dot said seriously.

"Um~ Can I ask how much these fees cost in total?" Lin Xia asked secretly, pointing at her fingers.

"The processing fee of 17 Ganoderma lucidum is 8500 for packaging, 2 for anesthetic, and 1000 for testing, that's the total." Eli quickly reported the amount of the expenses.

"I agree! It's not that I want to save these expenses. It's mainly because it's not easy to be an intern. It's even more difficult to find patients who are willing to let the interns practice. Right? But for the advancement of science and the continuation of talents, these are our unshirkable responsibilities as patients, right? You must agree. I think if Ah Huang can understand it, he will definitely agree!" Lin Xia immediately said righteously.

Dot and Ellie both looked at Lin Xia with emotion, and Ellie immediately took Ah Huang to the underground laboratory for testing.

"I said I was right about you, Lin Xia." Dot looked at her with red eyes and said, "Few people can think of this. Even if they do, it's hard for them to accept interns. It would be great if there were more patients like you, Lin Xia, or their families!"

"Haha~Really?" Lin Xia secretly wiped the sweat from her forehead and thought to herself, if it were me, I would still be scared!

"Lin Xia, don't worry. Ai Li is very good, and Ah Huang will definitely be fine. In view of your support for medical research and your continuous supply of large quantities of experimental medicinal materials to the hospital, I will apply to the main hospital. In the future, any medicinal materials you need will definitely be supplied to you first, and the price will also be discounted for you."

"Thank you so much!" What a pleasant surprise!

"Then let's settle the fees this time!" Dort opened his computer, entered the many materials purchased from Lin Xia this time, and calculated that the total amount to be paid to Lin Xia was 110.11 million G. The fees for the five butterflies and flowers have not yet been settled.

20 minutes later, Ellie brought Ah Huang back. Lin Xia secretly observed Ah Huang's condition. Except that he looked a little listless, everything else was fine.

"This is Ah Huang's test report, Dotte, take a look!"

After receiving the report and reading it carefully for a while, Dot smiled and said to Lin Xia: "Ah Huang is fine. All his body functions are up to standard. It seems that you gave him the medicine in a timely manner. Animal medicine is the most mature medicine currently studied. It can cure basically all the diseases caused by animals. Don't worry!"

Lin Xia exhaled deeply and said with a smile: "I wonder when there will be an all-purpose potion for humans like this!"

"Human body functions are much more complex than animals, and they vary greatly. We don't have it at the moment, but I believe that as long as humans continue to research and explore, we will definitely have it in the future."

Lin Xia nodded in agreement and asked casually, "Dotte, do you know why Dazhuang, oh, that's my other pet rooster, used to eat all kinds of poisonous snakes and insects without batting an eyelid, as a tonic, why is he so afraid of these butterflies and flowers?"

Dot frowned and thought for a while, then said, "So far, the toxins of butterflies and flowers have not been studied, but I have some guesses. Please listen to me for now."

"Okay, you say."

"The first guess is that Dazhuang has had special opportunities and training, so his stomach and digestive tract are very strong and resistant to poison, so poisonous insects will not harm his digestive tract and stomach, so he is not afraid.

The second guess is that Dazhuang does not have strong antibodies in his respiratory tract, and the poisonous scales on the wings of the butterfly and the poisonous pollen on the flowers will enter his respiratory tract, thus having a toxic effect on Dazhuang, so he is afraid.

The third guess is that the poison of the butterfly and the flower is extremely fierce, far exceeding Dazhuang's resistance to poison, so it is afraid. At present, these are the only possibilities I can think of."

After hearing this, Lin Xia also thought it made sense: "Then I wish you can research their toxicity as soon as possible and make relevant antidotes as soon as possible. Remember to provide me with some when the time comes!"

"Of course. As long as there are related R&D products for the research materials you provide, we will provide you with a few copies for free. Don't worry! And in the future, if you need more, we will sell it to you at cost price."

"That's very nice!" It was worth it for her to endure the goose bumps and collect all kinds of poisonous things that looked creepy and she dared not even touch them.

Lin Xia handed the Ganoderma lucidum to Ellie, and after being told that he could come and pick it up in three days, she happily left the hospital with Ah Huang.

After coming out, I turned right and went directly to the grocery store, and bought a lot of seasonings and spices. At the same time, I bought a new portable seasoning box for use when grilling game. It mainly contains various spices suitable for barbecue.

When I go back today, I can start processing some ingredients. When winter comes, I will mail them to Sister Juan and the others to try!

The rice at home is almost gone, so I have to buy some more. Lin Xia thought that even if she grew rice, it would take at least until the 15th of spring to harvest it. She couldn't go without rice for the whole winter and half of spring. She had to buy some more, but not too much. She bought too much wheat flour before. It would be nice to eat more pasta at home in winter.