CHAPTER 59: CHAPTER 59: POISONING AGAIN

The speed at which Mr. Lin inserted the needles was incredibly fast, and soon, there were more than a dozen gold needles on the pig.

Seeing her staring at the needles on the pig, Mr. Lin, while walking towards another pig with the needle box, said, "Did you notice anything?"

"No."

Firm and confident.

Mr. Lin’s mouth twitched a little; this was indeed an honest girl.

"What didn’t you understand?"

"I didn’t understand any of it."

She had no research on pigs, only eaten pork, and they aren’t humans. If the old man had tried the needles on a person today, she could still manage a conversation or two, after all, she was familiar with human acupoints.

She also knew acupuncture.

Pigs, though...

It would be strange if she could understand.

Mr. Lin felt quite perplexed, and the team leader nudged her, earnestly saying, "Watch carefully, learn as much as you can."

Once she learned, they wouldn’t have to worry when the livestock in their team got sick; at least they could save them.

Yi Chichi had no idea what he was thinking, obediently nodded with a look of serious learning.

Seeing this, the team leader and others felt gratified, Xiao Yi was good.

Mr. Lin, who had paid some attention to her, noticed her eyes seemed vacant, leaving him feeling as if his whole body was soaked in bitterness.

Probably no hope for his apprentice this time.

This girl had no talent.

Soon, the second pig was also done.

Mr. Lin, without pausing, went to check the remaining four pigs.

He gave two injections each to two medium-sized pigs and fed them two dark brown pills that had a bloody smell.

After checking the piglets, he didn’t give them injections or medicine, only asked Ma Yong and the others to prepare pig feed to feed the piglets.

Ma Yong and the others responded and hurried to the house nearby to prepare pig feed.

After ten minutes or so, they came to the feed trough with a bucket and poured the feed inside.

Smelling the food, two piglets, who had almost normal energy, rushed over, squealing, to eat.

Seeing them lively, Yi Chichi couldn’t help but smile, but then shivered all over when she saw the feed in the trough and shouted, "They can’t eat that."

Good heavens, earlier they fed moldy corn and sprouting potatoes almost killing the pigs, just when they were about to recover, the pig farmers started poisoning again.

It’s utterly ridiculous, like ridiculousness opened the door to absurdity, reaching peak level.

"Why can’t they eat it?"

Ma Yong, startled by her shout, nearly dropped the bucket.

Yi Chichi didn’t bother to explain, quickly rushed over to drive the two piglets away, shouting, "Uncle, you should quickly move the feed trough."

"Oh right, move it."

Only then did the team leader and others realize that moldy corn and sprouting potatoes shouldn’t be eaten, and they started clearing the feed trough in a hurry.

The two piglets, deprived of food, were upset, running and bumping against her legs.

Yi Chichi was so scared she flipped out of the pigpen, not fearing the piglets bumping into or biting her, but because these piglets were filthy.

"Change the food, you can’t give these corn and potatoes to the pigs."

"These are fine, why can’t they be eaten?"

Ma Yong was almost driven crazy by her, thinking they make pig feed easily or what?!

"It’s poisonous."

Yi Chichi simply said, "Earlier they ate moldy corn and sprouting potatoes and started getting sick with diarrhea."

"Ah?"

Ma Yong and the others were shocked, couldn’t believe it, "Pigs got sick because they ate the wrong things?"

"Yes."

"But there was no problem feeding them like this before."

"Was the earlier corn moldy?"

"No."

"Did the potatoes sprout?"

Shakes head.

Yi Chichi spread her hands, "There you have it, the earlier corn and potatoes were normal, naturally causing no problem, but what you’re feeding now is moldy and sprouting, the pigs managed to survive because they were strong."

She said meaningfully, "It’s definitely not because the food wasn’t poisonous."

Ma Yong and the others’ faces turned red with embarrassment, "We will go change it now."

The team leader urged, "Hurry up, feed them first."

Once they were fed, they would then figure out where the moldy corn and sprouting potatoes came from.

After hustling, the two piglets finally ate normal food.

Starved, they ate like hungry tigers, pushing the trough while eating, causing food to spill everywhere.

The other four pigs watched eagerly, grunting while being immobilized by the silver needles.

Yi Chichi squatted back beside the old man, "Sir..."

"My surname is Lin, given name Xin. You can call me Grandpa Lin or Mr. Lin, but ’sir’ is too much for me."

He didn’t think he was worthy of being called "sir," "Old Lin is fine too."

Yi Chichi thought to herself, ... no way she would call him Old Lin, Grandpa Lin was suitable.

"Mr. Lin, when will the needles be removed?"

"Wait a while longer."

She responded, beginning to learn veterinary knowledge from the old man.

Seeing her interested, Lin Xin was quite willing to share everything, from diagnosing pig diseases, figuring out where to apply needles, to what medicines to use, he explained it all.

But as he spoke, he noticed Yi Chichi’s eyes start to wander like twirling mosquito coils, sensing something was off.

"Are you really listening?"

"...Yes."

She truly was listening but couldn’t remember.

Lin Xin took a deep breath, "Then tell me, what have you remembered?"

"If the pig’s skin is rough and likes to rub against walls, it indicates worms, and it needs deworming."

She recited mechanically, then said sincerely with a face full of frustration, "But Mr. Lin, remembering is useless for me. I still can’t do it."

Indeed, human medicine requires accumulating experience by seeing patients, and so does veterinary medicine.

The more patients you see, the more diseases you encounter, and as time goes by, experience naturally accumulates.

He looked at Yi Chichi, pondered for a moment, then said, "Girl, become my apprentice, and I’ll take you to see livestock to gain experience!"

The team leader and others were overjoyed, thinking this was a good thing.

They all urged Yi Chichi to agree.

Bai Chen and the others envied her greatly, wishing they could take her place as the old man’s apprentice.

At this moment, Yi Chichi was the center of attention, and Lin Xin looked at her with a face full of expectation.

He even started to add benefits, "If you become my apprentice, I’ll transfer you to the veterinary station, with an apprentice salary initially, and once you can be independent, you’ll get a regular salary..."

He rambled on, exciting everyone around.

Yi Chichi, however, remained calm, shaking her head, "No, I won’t learn."

With a firm tone and a determined attitude.

Lin Xin took a deep breath, "Why not?"

"I have other hobbies and interests."

She wasn’t good at human medicine, wasn’t interested in veterinary medicine, her true love was embroidery.

She wasn’t prepared to change careers at all.

She loved using needle and thread to embroider a whole new world on delicate fabric and silk.

This world was entirely under her control, it could be vibrant and colorful, elegant and subtle, lonely and cold, or warm and flowing...

In any case, asking her to give up her hobbies and interests to learn veterinary medicine was absolutely impossible.

Even if the king himself came, it wouldn’t be possible!

Her determination was so firm that Lin Xin felt helpless, "Really won’t reconsider?"

"No reconsideration!"