Our neighborhood has been transported again.

Chapter 107 Strange Object
There was a knocking sound at the bedroom door, along with Liu San's voice.

"My lord, my lord, are you there?"

Qin Ziwen, who had just closed his eyes, was woken up by the noise. He opened his eyes and asked, "What is it?"

"I have important news to report."

Qin Ziwen sat up in bed, put on his coat, and the harpy eagle jumped out of its nest and followed behind him.

The door opened, and Liu San stood outside, hunched over.

Liu San raised his hands tremblingly: "I was just about to pour two buckets of brine into the salt flats before going to bed when I found a treasure in the well. Please, sir, recognize it."

In the center of his palm lay an oval, bluish-gray stone.

What's amazing is that the surface of this stone has a pale blue fluorescence.

Upon receiving the bluestone, the small sphere of light in the home automatically appeared.

[Level 1 Rare Item] Salt Essence Stone (can be inlaid in salt mines and saltworks-type buildings)

Aside from displaying this text, there is no other information. Even using Insight, the result is still "Insufficient permissions".

Qin Ziwen asked Liu San, "You just said you were drawn out of a well?"

"Yes, I would not dare to deceive you, sir."

Following Liu San to the salt well, the other three refugees were already lying on straw mats in the soup kitchen. Da Zhuang was lying on the straw mat, snoring loudly.

"Fill another bucket."

Liu San used the lever to lower the wooden bucket, and a sound came from the bottom of the well.

"Sir, there's no more brine at the bottom of this well."

Liu San said, "There is a limit to the amount of brine that can seep out from this salt well each day."

Qin Ziwen nodded to indicate that he understood. The limiting factor for the output of salt wells is the efficiency of brine seeping from the bottom of the well, which is somewhat similar to that of springs.

However, this salt crystal can be embedded in buildings. How is it embedded? Is it inserted by digging a hole in the building?
He took out the salt stone and suddenly felt it getting hot in his hand. Then, the salt well building in front of him became illusory, and some light spots flew out from the building, eventually condensing into a transparent illusory card.

The card flips automatically, revealing a hole on the back.

Qin Ziwen tentatively placed the salt crystal in his palm onto it.

The two are directly integrated into one.

[Level 1 Salt Well (Salt Refining Stone): Level 1 rapid evaporation, Level 1 rapid purification, Level 2 brine quality improvement]

How to improve the quality of brine?

This strange item can actually give card buildings new properties.

Qin Ziwen peered into the salt well; there was a thin layer of brine at the bottom, but otherwise it was empty.

Was this strange object really salvaged from below?
After some thought, Qin Ziwen still praised Liu San and rewarded him with a pound of cured meat.

Liu San was overjoyed, but then he was in a dilemma. He hoped to leave the cured meat with Qin Ziwen temporarily, because if he carried it with him, he might not be able to keep it safe.

Qin Ziwen readily agreed to Liu San's request.

After finishing all this, Qin Ziwen slept until evening.

After waking up, I went to wash up first, while everyone else had already started working.

Liu Sanzhuang and others were working hard on the salt well.

Li Tiezhu was hammering away in the blacksmith's shop, forging a second powerful animal trap.

Qin Ziwu transplanted the mulberry tree he had previously discovered back and planted it in the farmland.

Qin Ziwen yawned. "Why didn't you call me?"

“I came to check on you halfway through, and you were sleeping so soundly, so I didn’t wake you.” Qin Ziwu said as he filled the hole with soil. “By the way, brother, Deng Guang came to see you once in the afternoon, but you were sleeping.” “He said the river was full of mayfly larvae and he couldn’t catch any river fish. He wanted to go to the stream, but I saw you were still sleeping, so I didn’t agree and said I’d wait until you woke up.”

Qin Ziwen said, "We still have half a bucket of the stream crabs we caught last time. Go and take it to Deng Guang and tell him that we can set off together for the stream tomorrow."

"Okay, sure." Qin Ziwu nodded.

After these stream crabs were caught, they were placed in a bucket, and although the water was changed frequently every day, some of them still died.

They might as well be put into a fish and shrimp ditch where they can survive.

Although fish and crabs can be raised together in fish ponds, specific mid-to-upper-level fish species need to be raised, as the fry of bottom-dwelling fish will be eaten by crabs.

Having used quite a few cards, he has gained a considerable understanding of their characteristics. For example, the environment inside a building card that is used for raising animals is definitely suitable for the corresponding creature.

Qin Ziwu carried the bucket upstairs. When Deng Guang opened the door and learned that this was Qin Ziwen's instruction, his expression was complicated and somewhat ashamed. "That's not what I meant. I feel unworthy to accept the crabs from you."

"Just take it. There's not much meat in it, it's not very tasty, frying it would waste oil, and there's not much crab roe. It'll just satisfy your craving." Qin Ziwu waved his hand. "Brother Deng Guang, my brother said we're going to the stream tomorrow."

Deng Guang took the bucket of water with a complicated expression. "Okay."

After Qin Ziwu came out of Deng Guang's house, he saw Zhao Pu standing right in front of his own door.

"Doctor Zhao."

Zhao Pu was startled. He turned around and breathed a sigh of relief when he saw that it was Qin Ziwu. "You scared me by walking so quietly. I'm here to deliver something to your house."

As he spoke, he shook the bag in his hand.

"What is this?"

"seed."

Upon hearing that it was a seed, Qin Ziwu immediately understood.

My older brother has been talking about transplanting more crops during his free time these past few days.

If it weren't for the limited height of the house, he suspected that his older brother might have even tried to move the mulberry tree inside.

After the door opened, the older brother took the seeds from Dr. Zhao. The two exchanged pleasantries, but Dr. Zhao ultimately refused to accept them.

However, Qin Ziwu understood that what's free is often the most expensive.

The fact that Dr. Zhao refused to accept it means he wanted something else.

Zhao Pu stared at Qin Ziwen's face and suddenly said, "Mr. Qin, you seem to be acting strangely."

"Really?" Qin Ziwen touched his forehead, recalling that he seemed to feel a little sleepy after getting up.

Zhao Pu said, "Well, I suggest you use a thermometer to check if you have a fever."

"Okay." Qin Ziwen took out the mercury thermometer, held one end, shook it vigorously, then placed it under his armpit and took it out after five minutes.

37.9°.

Upon hearing this number, Zhao Pu looked at Qin Ziwen with concern: "This is considered a low-grade fever; it should be in its early stages."

Qin Ziwen frowned; he didn't even realize he had a fever.

It's possible that he used an enhancement card, which boosted his physical attributes.

But after hearing Zhao Pu say that, Qin Ziwen felt an itch in his chest, and a feeling of wanting to cough, whether it was psychological or not.

"Dr. Zhao, if I accidentally get infected, what should I do to treat it?"

"The earlier the treatment, the better. If you have antibiotics at home, you can take cephalosporin antibiotics. If not, you can boil honeysuckle and dandelion to drink. This infectious disease is a bacterial infection of the lungs." After a pause, Zhao Pu said, "Cephalosporins are quite effective. After taking the medicine these two days, try to stay at home as much as possible. You need to clear your phlegm. These days, you can boil water and inhale the steam to keep your respiratory tract moist. Don't hold back the phlegm. Clean up the phlegm you cough up regularly."

"Then don't cover up to sweat, as increased body temperature will put more strain on your body. Wipe your body regularly with a damp towel, eat more high-carbohydrate and high-protein foods, and avoid spicy foods."

　I think I caught a cold; I've been feeling sleepy the whole time. I drank two bottles of Red Bull and felt a little better.
　　
　
(End of this chapter)