TWWMABMTBH Chapter 66
by VolareThe conversation was clearly nonsensical, and even though Luo Xia couldn’t understand it, he knew that Rong Ziyan’s response was definitely off.
Just as the situation was about to become awkward, Old Wu on the opposite side actually pulled out a package of vacuum-sealed pickled chicken feet from his bag and handed it to Rong Ziyan.
His previously cracking expression quickly changed to a simple and honest look, “Homemade, try some.”
Rong Ziyan took it and thanked him earnestly, “Thank you, I’ll eat it when we have dinner.”
The two of them talked while getting into the car together.
Only Luo Xia, following behind, held the pickled chicken feet in his hands, doubting his whole existence. The green packaging bag clearly had the three big characters “Good Wife” written on it. Isn’t this the most common snack found at airport convenience stores?
Homemade, my foot!
Old Wu’s attitude was obviously a bit suspicious, and Luo Xia worried that he might be suddenly sold off.
But Rong Ziyan didn’t seem worried at all, as if he was oblivious. He kept chatting with him, and even asked about the local customs with great interest.
“There’s nothing special, the people here are quite nice.”
Rong Ziyan thought for a moment, “Is it true that men in Sichuan are afraid of their wives?”
“Absolutely not! We Sichuan men are the pillars of the family.”
Rong Ziyan pointed at his phone, “Brother Wu, your sister-in-law seems to be calling you.”
Old Wu was silent for two seconds, then answered the phone, his tone extremely flattering, “Wife, I’m out working, don’t worry about me.”
Then, in a low voice, “I’m really outside, give me some face, give me some face…”
Ten minutes later, Old Wu, finally finished with his wife’s scolding, was met with the eager faces of Rong Ziyan and Luo Xia as soon as he put down his phone.
Old Wu: It’s not that I’m henpecked, it’s just that my wife is beautiful and I spoil her.
Rong Ziyan & Luo Xia: We understand, we understand.
Old Wu: …
[Depression Value 1999]
The System gradually melted: It seems Old Wu is also a man of emotion.
Rong Ziyan nodded: Yes, you’re right.
However, this was just a small interlude. Although Old Wu’s Sichuan origin was currently questionable, and it was known that he was particularly afraid of his wife, he was surprisingly thoughtful as a guide.
After leaving the airport, Old Wu arranged a car and brought four other people along.
At first glance, they were dressed normally. In Old Wu’s explanation, one was a cook, one was a doctor, and the remaining two were drivers. But their actions seemed a bit too well-trained, especially the two drivers, who were athletic and looked more like soldiers.
Luo Xia was still a little uneasy and asked, “Why are there two drivers?”
Old Wu’s answer was perfect, “Because the journey is long, and one driver might get tired. Don’t worry, Researcher Luo, your phones have 24-hour trackers, and your location is shared with the research institute at any time. We are here to protect you, sent by Old Master Ji.”
“Sorry, I just rarely go out.” Mentioning Boss Fat made Luo Xia’s worries decrease a lot, and he trusted Old Wu more.
It was also a coincidence that Boss Fat sent a message to Rong Ziyan, asking if the people he was picking up had arrived and if the journey was smooth.
Rong Ziyan: “It’s smooth, but there’s a question.”
Boss Fat: “What is it?”
Rong Ziyan: “Master, why do they call you a gay guy? Is it because you like men?”
Boss Fat was furious: “Bullshit! Which bastard is ruining my reputation out there?”
Rong Ziyan: “Old Wu!”
Three seconds later, Old Wu received a call from Boss Fat. He just wanted to say that he had picked up Rong Ziyan and everything was arranged, but was bombarded with insults.
“I’m not, I’m not, don’t misunderstand!” Old Wu anxiously denied repeatedly. After being bombarded by Boss Fat, it took him a while to realize and explain, “It’s not gay, it’s Old Master Ji, Old Master Ji.”
“Tui! Old what old! I’m only forty-eight this year!”
“…” Okay, okay, you’re the boss, whatever you say is right. Old Wu hung up the phone, exhausted, and looked at Rong Ziyan’s calm and composed face, feeling a little gritted teeth.
“You can rest assured now! I was really sent by Old Master Ji.”
Rong Ziyan smiled and handed him the pickled chicken feet, “Do you want some? Your sister-in-law’s cooking is quite good.”
Old Wu took a piece with a wooden face and stuffed it in his mouth, feeling that the three words “Good Wife” on the packaging were a blatant mockery of him.
Why did he have to speak Sichuan dialect at the beginning? Wouldn’t it have been better to speak Beijing dialect honestly?
The others in the car couldn’t help but chuckle. They thought that their boss had been a dog for over a decade, but he finally met someone who could handle him. This researcher named Rong Ziyan was quite interesting.
The accompanying doctor was the first to reach out to Rong Ziyan and introduced himself. He had briefly looked into Rong Ziyan before coming and knew that he sometimes helped villagers with their injuries in the village.
“I heard that Doctor Rong’s methods for treating injuries are quite swift.”
“It’s alright.”
“How did you learn it?”
Rong Ziyan thought for a moment, “Well, I did sterilize over 100 pigs in a month.”
Doctor: …
[Confusion Value 1000]
After a few seconds, the doctor tried to start a new topic, “Doctor Rong is really humorous, I heard you also know how to play musical instruments?”
“I guess.”
“That must be very good for your temperament.”
Rong Ziyan shook his head, “I wouldn’t say that, but I’m quite professional at sending people off.”
Doctor: ???
Old Wu, who was sitting in front, turned his head curiously and asked Rong Ziyan, “What kind of instrument is it?”
Rong Ziyan: “Suona. I learned for over a decade from the master in the village when I was little, and only put it down when I went to university. I know all the tunes like ‘Ten Knees to Father’ and ‘Crying at Seven Barriers’.”
As he spoke, Rong Ziyan became interested, “Do you want to hear it? I happen to have it with me!”
No, no, dad, we still want to live! Old Wu shuddered and immediately rejected Rong Ziyan. Then he glared fiercely at the doctor, meaning, why did you ask that?
The doctor was also very aggrieved. Who the heck knew that Rong Ziyan, a senior researcher, would carry a suona with him when he went out!
[Frustration Value 2999]
This time, Rong Ziyan and the system exclaimed together: That’s great! This doctor is also a man of emotion.
The atmosphere was lively amidst the chattering.
However, the journey was quite long. After three hours, Rong Ziyan and Luo Xia fell asleep one after another. Old Wu quietly passed two blankets from the front seat and asked the doctor to help cover them.
“Those who do research really don’t have a good foundation.” The driver, who hadn’t spoken until now, said softly.
Old Wu put on a stern face, “Don’t say what you shouldn’t say! There must be rules when you’re out.”
The driver immediately stopped talking.
After a while, Old Wu ordered, “You two switch shifts at the next toll station, safety first.”
Everything was arranged meticulously. By the evening, Rong Ziyan and his group finally arrived at their destination. It was a small village at the border of Sichuan and Shaanxi, which was currently experiencing a small outbreak of duck plague.
Duck plague, also known as big head disease, once it breaks out, the disease spreads rapidly and is extremely contagious. It is one of the main diseases that seriously threatens the aquaculture industry.
Based on the current situation of this village, if it cannot be controlled within three days, it may be necessary to take drastic measures such as burning the ducks on the spot.
But this village is different from others. There is little land and a large population in the village. The entire village relies on the village’s duck farm for their livelihood.
Moreover, duck plague usually breaks out among adult breeding ducks. Even if the government compensates after the forced burning, it is only at the price of ducklings. It is far from enough to make up for the losses of these villagers who rely on raising meat ducks for their livelihood.
At the very least, the feed money for the past six months would all be wasted.
Therefore, the first reaction of the village’s animal husbandry station was to seek external help. The city also quickly sent specialists, but the results were not good. This batch was cured, but the next batch fell sick again.
The frequent cross-infection meant that no matter what disinfection methods were used, nothing worked. If this continued, in order to avoid the plague spreading from ducks to humans, drastic measures might have to be taken.
Rong Ziyan’s visit this time was in the name of a rescue team.
Coincidentally, when Rong Ziyan arrived, the village chief was arguing with the veterinarian sent by the city.
The veterinarian was anxious when he saw Rong Ziyan. Without looking carefully, he pulled Rong Ziyan over and wanted him to speak his mind.
However, the village chief was looking carefully. When he saw that Rong Ziyan was young, his expression immediately darkened.
He began to scold Rong Ziyan in his local dialect.
“Is the country crazy? Not only did they send someone useless over, but now they’ve sent a young kid to fool us!”
The veterinarian from the city was also stunned. After taking a closer look, he asked, “You were sent from Beijing?”
Rong Ziyan: “Yes. I see that the situation is quite serious, why don’t you take me over to take a look first.”
After all, Old Wu was standing behind him, and the two drivers looked like they were not to be trifled with. The veterinarian from the city couldn’t refuse directly, so he simply took Rong Ziyan with him.
The village chief, following behind, was immediately unhappy. He thought, did all the words I said before go to waste? This newcomer looked like he didn’t have much ability, but he was very arrogant.
But the next second, he was slapped in the face.
Rong Ziyan wasn’t lacking in ability, but his ability was extremely high.
The old veterinarian at the village’s animal husbandry station had spent a long time looking at the ducks, and sent samples to the city for inspection, and it took a few days to determine what was wrong.
After the city’s veterinarian came, they were stumped by the cross-infection. Not only could they not find the cause, but they could only come up with the solution of burning all the ducks.
But Rong Ziyan only took one look and said, “Disinfection is secondary, first give the duck pens an insecticide and mosquito treatment.”
“What do you mean?” The veterinarian from the city didn’t understand.
In the humid summer, not only in this village, but in every village that raises livestock, there are many mosquitoes and insects. They now had a recurring duck plague that they couldn’t control, and no matter how you looked at it, it didn’t seem to have anything to do with insect repellent.
Rong Ziyan was not impatient. He directly parted a duck’s feathers and quickly caught a flea inside, then handed it to Luo Xia.
“Take it for testing, it should contain the duck plague virus.”
Then he stood up and said to the veterinarian from the city, “Duck plague is not only transmitted through contact, but also through mosquito bites. Although rare, fleas and mosquitoes are both sources of infection. It is not wrong that you are concentrating the sick ducks for treatment, but this also increases the chance of mosquito transmission. This is why there has been repeated cross-infection.”
At the same time, Rong Ziyan quickly gave a prescription. Unlike the prescription given by the veterinarian from the city, Rong Ziyan actually gave a Chinese medicine prescription, and the method of using it was simple. He told them to mix it into the feed for the ducks that were not seriously ill and those that were newly infected.
“I see that the needles you use for injections in the village are almost used up! With more than two thousand ducks, just giving injections every day would be exhausting. You need to separate the seriously ill from the mildly ill, and treat them with separate plans.”
“The mildly ill can be cured with Chinese medicine.” The veterinarian from the city did not understand at first, but after looking at Rong Ziyan’s prescription, he suddenly understood.
“I know this prescription, the Muscovy ducks in Lujia Village in Beijing were cured with this prescription.”
Rong Ziyan smiled and nodded, “Yes, I happened to be stationed at the animal husbandry station there.”
“Ah! So you wrote the paper on duck infectious diseases that was published in the core journal?”
“Yes.” Rong Ziyan admitted simply, “I am conducting research on related topics. It is now in the sampling stage. If there are other similar cases nearby, you can contact me.” As he spoke, Rong Ziyan left his contact information with the veterinarian from the city.
The village chief, who was watching from the side, felt his heart flutter.
“Is this going to work?” Duck plague is not a joke. They raise meat ducks. If the breeding ducks get sick, the young ducks hatched from the eggs might not be safe either.
Rong Ziyan gave a definite answer, “Don’t worry, everything will be fine.”
It could only be said that Rong Ziyan’s prescription was indeed effective. Those with mild symptoms used the medicine in the evening, and within just two hours, there were results. Some of the ducks with better constitutions were even able to struggle to get up and eat.
Rong Ziyan stood up and breathed a sigh of relief, “Continue the mosquito and insect repellent treatment, and it should be controlled in two or three days.”
“Thank you, thank you!” The village chief had been rude before because the villagers were desperate for a livelihood. Now that he saw that Rong Ziyan’s method was effective, he felt embarrassed. He felt that his previous attitude was a bit too much.
But Rong Ziyan was only as old as his grandson, so it was a bit hard for him to apologize. He was at a loss for words.
Rong Ziyan took the initiative to break the silence and asked, “Old man, is the ‘melon’ you mentioned earlier delicious?”
Rong Ziyan was referring to the village chief calling him a “melon boy” earlier.
Rong Ziyan spoke in standard Beijing dialect, with clear pronunciation, so the village chief naturally understood. He immediately felt embarrassed, as if he had deliberately taken advantage of Rong Ziyan not understanding the dialect and deliberately bullied him. He immediately agreed, “Delicious, delicious.” Then he turned around and awkwardly kicked his own son, “Why are you standing there stupidly? Go and get the melons.”
The village chief’s son, who was suddenly beaten by his own father, was also dumbfounded. He thought, where would there be melons this season? Could he be going to pick a half-grown watermelon?
Luo Xia looked at the people scrambling around, and asked Rong Ziyan in surprise, “You really don’t understand? ‘Melon boy’ doesn’t mean melon.”
Rong Ziyan glanced at him: “I know, the old man is so old and was just humiliated, I can’t make him apologize, can I?”
After speaking, he righteously criticized Luo Xia, “Respect the old and love the young, a traditional virtue.”
Luo Xia was speechless, thinking, if you are going to respect the old and love the young, then say it quietly!
The village chief not far away: mmp, I heard everything.