Her Cultivation Diary

But sometimes having a proper veterinarian around makes things much more reassuring.

"Don't even think about it," Guo Dong glanced at her:

"Vets are in demand now. Any pet clinic can make money. Coming to this remote rural area to look at cows and sheep... it's physically demanding and tests your skills, forget it."

She sighed, "As for me, nowadays I might just be left with knowledge about neutering."

As she said this, Wu Lan came in from outside, "Neutering, what neutering?"

Then her eyes lit up, as if realizing the meaning of the words, she quickly said:

"Doctor Xiaoguo, you're a vet! Come on, help me take a look at my pig."

"What's wrong with the pig? Pigs are a big deal!"

Guo Dong immediately got nervous, even though she wasn't confident, she quickly followed.

Not only her, even Song Tan followed as well.

The pig should be fine, wasn't it eating heartily at mealtime? In the morning, you could still hear it crying out for food.

When they arrived at the back hill, the beehives were all quiet now, Da Wang wasn't here either. Only the strong wild boar mother was lying in the pen, and when she saw people coming, she immediately grunted and shuffled to the fence, opening her mouth waiting for food.

"Which one needs a checkup?"

Guo Dong examined the three pigs left in the pen and asked.

The wild boar, currently begging for food, looked like it should be fine.

There was a slightly smaller wild boar that also came over. From the anxious look, it probably was fine too.

Then there was the sow that was kept intentionally, the big white pig. But it also came over, grunting for food...

With such a good appetite, there generally shouldn't be any problems, right?

"Aunt, could you have made a mistake?"

"No," Wu Lan pointed at the big white pig's rear:

"Look, its vent is red, is it in heat?"

Huh?

Guo Dong rummaged through her brain for memories—what were the signs of a sow in heat from her studies back then?

"Moreover, in the morning when I came, it was gnawing at the fence... it never did that before, is it really in heat?"

Uh...

Guo Dong let out a sigh of ignorance.

Wu Lan patted her arm again, "Look! See if the vent is red, it must be in heat!"

Guo Dong: ... Can she take back the big words she just said?

"Um..." she hesitated, "it... it might be."

But Wu Lan seemed to have experience, making a decision:

"Yes, it's in heat! Oh dear, in this cold winter, where do I find a boar to mate with it?"

She mumbled while walking down the hill, checking her contacts, hoping to find a good pig bloodline.

Unfortunately, no one raises pigs anymore. After thinking thoroughly, apart from the piglet seller, she couldn't think of anyone else.

But calling the piglet seller, they were also frustrated:

"In this winter, where can I find a boar in heat for you? It needs to be induced with medication."

Wu Lan didn't mind, but this year her pigs were so good, what if the medicated boar had a bad temper and hurt the sow?

After pondering, she refused: "I'll keep looking."

Guo Dong sat restlessly on the side.

Because she thought of her exclusive magical potion, it worked on humans, but on pigs...

Ahem.

Song Tan, however, thought and thought, and also remembered someone.

"How about asking Master Zhang who specializes in castrating pigs?"

"He used to know many pig breeders, maybe some are still secretly raising pigs now."

When the call was made, Master Zhang, remembering the meals at Lao Song's house, sounded immediately excited:

"You need a boar? Alright, alright, wait, I know where! I know where! I know!"

He repeated emphatically, taking it very seriously.

"Wait!" Wu Lan hurriedly added, "Is there no need for medication to induce heat?"

Uh, this...

This season...

Master Zhang hesitated a bit, "That might be hard to find... I'll look around first."

"I know one family's pigs are raised sturdily, just a bit less than yours... but clearly, it's not the right time now..."

After hanging up, Guo Dong finally couldn't help but say:

"Um... if you really have to induce with medication, why not try my potion?"

What potion?!

Song Tan was confused, then realized, "Can pigs take it too?!"