Peace and tranquility did not come to Xiapi at night.

The soldiers and civilians who cleaned up the ruins held torches and were still busy with their hard work.

Relying purely on manual handling, the progress of clearing the rubble has been very slow.

Lu Bu sat in the study in the backyard of the official mansion.

A few oil lamps were lit in the room, and the flickering flames dispelled the darkness and filled the small hut with a dim yellow light.

In the corner behind him lay sacks of all sizes.

Inside the sack is the herb that the guards procured.

Facing Lu Bu, several ragged civilians stood with their heads bowed.

Looking at them, Lu Bu asked, "You all know medical skills?" ”

"Back to the general's words, we all understand." The oldest return.

The few people standing in front of Lu Bu were all healers from Xiapi.

Before the siege of the city, Cao Jun had a good life, living by healing the sick, although they could not be rich and expensive, but they did not worry about food and clothing.

Cao Cao's arrival disrupted their lives.

The army besieged the city, everyone was in danger, and the people suffered from headaches and brain fever and had no heart to heal.

No one knows if they will be able to live until tomorrow, and some people with fragile hearts even hope that they can die sooner, so that they don't have to live in fear.

If there is no one to treat the sick, the life of the healer will certainly not be easy.

"How many days have you not had a full meal?" Lu Bu's gaze swept over everyone's faces.

They are all yellow-skinned and thin, and it can be seen at a glance that they are chronically malnourished.

"It's been months." The one who replied was the eldest one: "Not long after the siege of the Cao army, our family has run out of food......

"If I hadn't stuck to Xiapi, you wouldn't have suffered so much." Lu Bu said apologetically.

"Don't dare to complain about the general, it's all Cao Cao's bad!" The doctor who replied lowered his head: "The general didn't provoke him, but he ran to Xuzhou to make trouble......

"That's right, Cao Cao is messing around." Lu Bu laughed and said to several doctors: "One day, it will be us going to Xudu to make trouble." ”

"Someone." He shouted out the door.

The guard walked into the study.

Lu Bu instructed: "Buy a meal and ask a few people to report for a meal." ”

Hearing that there was food to eat, several people all raised their heads and subconsciously swallowed their saliva.

They were so hungry that even if they brought a cow, they would be eaten up.

"There is something very important that you must do." His gaze swept over everyone's faces again, and Lu Bu said, "I asked people to get some herbs, and I plan to make some powders and ointments for gargling. But I only know that two or three of these formulas are useful, and it takes someone who knows how to heal to perfect it. ”

"Whatever the general wants us to do, we will do our best." Doctors responded one after another.

After a while, several guards brought food.

There is a shortage of food in Xiapi City, and Lu Bu only eats corn and wild vegetables these days.

It's called wild vegetables, but it's just edible weeds.

Some wild vegetables have coarse fibers and are difficult to chew in the mouth, while others have a bitter taste and are really not easy to swallow.

In front of each healer was a bowl of wild vegetables and a bowl of yellow corn.

Seeing the food, several people subconsciously swallowed their saliva, but no one dared to pick up the bowl.

"Eat." Lu Bu said: "We'll talk about it when we're full." ”

looked at Lu Bu timidly, and several people still didn't dare to serve the bowl.

"Xiapi has been surrounded for months, and I eat this every day." Lu Bu said: "If you want to eat meat, everything will be there when Xuzhou is rebuilt." ”

From Lu Bu's tone, he felt that he was sincere, and the already hungry healer almost grabbed the bowl and ate it in a big gulp.

Some people eat it quickly, eat all the corn, and don't forget to lick the taste of the food left in the bowl with their tongues.

When they finished eating, Lu Bu asked, "Are you all full?" ”

After being hungry for so long, the stomach capacity has become small.

Even if they weren't full, Lu Bu wouldn't let them be served any more food, lest overeating kill them.

Although they were still unsatisfied, several people didn't dare to say that they hadn't eaten enough in front of Lu Bu.

One by one, they still can't get enough of it: "I've eaten ...... enough"

"Now that you're full, it's time to get down to business." Lu Bu looked at the sack in the corner: "My requirements for powder and ointment are very simple, I just hope that they can not only clean your teeth, but also taste fresh after use." The most important thing is that there should be no bitterness, but a hint of sweetness. ”

He described the taste of toothpaste in later generations.

The doctor, who didn't know what toothpaste was, was at a loss.

"Dare to ask the general, can we take a look at the herbs?" The oldest healer asked.

"Look at it as you like." Lu Bu responded.

Several people stepped forward to look through the herbs in the sack and distinguish the types of herbs, and one of the healers said, "General, I think there are still two tastes missing." ”

"What's missing?" Lu Bu asked.

"Mint and sugar cane are needed." The healer said, "The general asks for a cool and sweet taste, and without these two things, I am afraid it will be difficult to do." ”

"There does make some sense." Lu Bu nodded and shouted out the door, "Someone!" ”

A guard walked in.

"Find some sugar cane and mint." Lu Bu instructed the guards: "Remember to get more." ”

As the guards were about to leave, the oldest healer said, "General, mint is easy to do, but what is difficult is sugar cane." ”

"What happened to Sugarcane?" Lu Bu asked, "Could it be that the entire Xiapi can't be found?" ”

"Sugarcane is born in Shu, and it is rarely seen in the Central Plains." The healer replied, "Even if someone buys it by chance, there won't be much stock, after all, there are very few places to use it." ”

"Can you replace it with something else?" I heard that sugarcane is not easy to get, Lu Bu asked.

"The general just wants to sweeten it?" The healer did not answer directly.

"As long as it's sweet." Lu Bu said: "Actually, you don't need to be too sweet, too much sweetness will make people feel tired." ”

"If it doesn't need to be too sweet, many herbs can be substituted." The healer said, "Peppermint, holly, cloves, etc., can also be added to the powder or paste with a sweet taste. ”

"From today onwards, you only need to focus on developing the formula, and you don't have to worry about anything else." Lu Bu said: "I will ask people to choose a new place for you to live, and I will take special care of your family. ”

His eyes fell on the guards who were still waiting, and Lu Bu ordered: "Find a few big mansions to settle them and their families." Then they will send the herbs to their dwellings. ”

The guards were ordered to leave.

Lu Bu said to several doctors: "You should know how important the formula is, no matter who it is, you are not allowed to reveal half a word. ”

Leaning forward a little, his eyes narrowing slightly: "If anyone dares to leak the formula, I will know too much about what he should say." ”

Hearing the threat from his words, several doctors hurriedly responded: "Don't worry, general, we will never tell anyone!" ”