Chapter 146 Suffered a severe knife wound

They had just left Du Ruoxia's house when other military wives surrounded them.

"I just saw you coming out of Du Ruoxia's house. What happened to your child?"

Wang Yujun pointed at the child and sighed helplessly, then recounted what had happened yesterday.

“The situation was urgent at the time. If it weren’t for Du Ruoxia’s help, my youngest son’s arm would probably be useless.”

Wang Yujun knew that gossipy people never had a good ending, so he did the opposite.

She only spoke the truth and kind words, so that Staff Officer Yang could never find fault with her husband.

"Is Du Ruoxia's medical skill really as amazing as the rumors say?"

"She's so young, probably only in her early twenties. How much skill could a young girl possibly have?"

"Don't talk nonsense. I saw it with my own eyes yesterday. Du Ruoxia set Bao Mei's arm back on in one go. If she didn't have real skills, who could set that arm back on?

The crowd started arguing, and Wang Yujun took the opportunity to say a few good words for Du Ruoxia.

"I can't speak for other things, but Du Ruoxia's skill in treating burns and her reaction speed are really fast. Look at my son's arm, how square the gauze is, how neat the bandage is?"

Wang Yujun then recounted how her child was in so much pain when the dressing was changed that he wanted to cry, but before he could even react, the dressing was already done.

"I've truly been amazed by Du Ruoxia's medical skills. As for you, believe it if you want, and I can't force you to believe it if you don't."

After saying this, Wang Yujun took the child and went straight home.

She had said everything she needed to say. She hadn't said a single bad word about Du Ruoxia from beginning to end, and had even praised her in front of everyone.

She didn't know how effective it would be, but when she left, everyone fell into deep thought, probably seriously considering the issue.

Most of the women living in the family compound had husbands or fathers who were military officers.

Although these military wives may not be highly educated, they have been with the military for many years and have been influenced by the families of military personnel. If they still cannot distinguish right from wrong, it can only be blamed on their failure as human beings.

Du Ruoxia went for a stroll on the street. There was a street called Medicine Street. She walked to the door of an antique-style medicine shop and stopped out of curiosity.

The reason why Yaojie is called Yaojie is because there are many medicinal herbs here.

There were countless pharmacies here, but this one in front of her caught her eye.

The door has a wooden facade, and the window frames are decorated with carved patterns.

The wood exudes a faint sandalwood fragrance, which speaks volumes about its superior quality.

The shop is decorated in an antique style, and most importantly, the aroma of the medicinal herbs is particularly strong.

The medicinal herbs here are not ordinary medicinal herbs.

Many of the medicinal herbs are quite old, so they have a much richer and more fragrant flavor than those that are younger.

Du Ruoxia's curiosity was piqued, and she casually asked about the price.

However, they discovered that the medicinal herbs here were of excellent quality and the prices were exceptionally reasonable.

As a doctor, Du Ruoxia naturally felt a fondness for such places.

She asked about the prices of several medicinal herbs, and the other party answered them all very patiently.

Du Ruoxia took out a piece of paper that she had written on beforehand and handed it over.

She folded the note neatly, and the handwriting on it was also very neat.

What are the prices of these medicinal herbs?

The shopkeeper picked up a pen and wrote numbers on the back of the medicinal herbs.

The medicinal herbs she wanted were somewhat rare, but the demand was not high, and the prices were not too outrageous.

Du Ruoxia calculated that the price the shopkeeper offered was very fair.

"Okay, I'll take them both."

The shopkeeper immediately went to pack it up.

His movements were skillful; despite his young age, he was as composed as an old man.

Seeing how seriously he was wrapping the package, Du Ruoxia couldn't help but chime in.

"Is this your family's shop?"

Du Ruoxia's question was so abrupt that the shopkeeper was stunned for a moment, unable to come to his senses for a long time.

"No, I'm just an employee."

"You look very young and are very familiar with the store's operations. You must have gone to university, right? Did you study Traditional Chinese Medicine?"

The shopkeeper was stunned again and didn't answer Du Ruoxia's question for a while.

He lowered his head and continued writing, but Du Ruoxia noticed that his arm was trembling slightly.

This person appears calm on the surface, but their heart is probably not at peace.

Du Ruoxia saw through his pretense, but only smiled and didn't show it.

The shopkeeper quickly wrapped it up, and Du Ruoxia was very satisfied.

Then Du Ruoxia went out.

"Help, help me..."

Before the man could finish speaking, he was already lying stiffly on the ground.

Although the two were some distance apart, Du Ruoxia, with her years of medical experience, could tell at a glance that the man had suffered a severe knife wound.

The other party was determined to kill him, and the knife was plunged directly into the vicinity of his heart artery.

The knife wound wasn't deep; he must have dodged it.

But the fact that the other party could so easily injure him, and in such a hidden place, suggests that he may have injured someone close to him.

Compared to physical injuries, emotional wounds are probably the most severe.

Du Ruoxia originally didn't want to meddle, but the man was so badly injured that he was still able to grit his teeth and walk to this place, which showed that he had a strong will to live.

A person who is willing to do anything to survive must have the spirit of a wild grass.

He was seriously injured, and if he wanted to survive, Du Ruoxia would have to perform surgery on him herself.

Otherwise, at this time and place, we would probably only be waiting to die.

The man crawled to the shopkeeper, raised his head high, and stretched out one hand.

"Help me, help me! Please help me!"

The shopkeeper glanced at him, and his expression immediately turned somewhat troubled.

He studied traditional Chinese medicine and could indeed do simple things like stopping bleeding and bandaging patients, but this person's injury was so severe that surgery was probably needed to suture the wound; otherwise, the chances of survival would be slim.

However, most of the people on this medicinal herb street are trained in traditional Chinese medicine.

The person suffered an external injury, which needs to be stitched up and then disinfected.

If there are foreign objects in the wound, they need to be carefully observed, thoroughly removed, and then disinfected to ensure his safety.

This place is remote, and the medical and educational conditions here are only average. At this point in time, sending him out would be tantamount to killing him.

Just as he was in a dilemma, Du Ruoxia strode over.

"Since it's a matter of life and death, I won't hide it. I've studied medicine and can operate directly on patients."

"If these patients are in your shop right now, and one of them dies from their injuries, you'll be responsible if their family comes knocking on your door."

Du Ruoxia brought up the matter directly, and after weighing the pros and cons, the shopkeeper decided to let Du Ruoxia give it a try.

"Come with me quickly."

The shopkeeper strode ahead, making it especially difficult for Du Ruoxia to walk while supporting someone else.

They entered the inner room of the pharmacy and discovered that it was no ordinary pharmacy.

There was a small courtyard behind the shop, and the courtyard was very sunny.

Several drying trays were placed in the yard, with various medicinal herbs neatly drying on them.