Chapter 196 Respect

Sure enough, upon entering Yongping Ward, there were constables at the gate checking the household registration certificates of everyone entering and leaving the ward.

When it was Li Sanniang's turn, Li Sanniang came out of the carriage and handed over her and Qiu Xiang's household registration certificates, which Li Erxiong had already checked.

After carefully examining the household registration stickers, the constables found that the physical characteristics matched and asked Li Sanniang and her companions why they were in the neighborhood before allowing them to enter.

Li San Niang thought to herself, "They need to check the household registration certificate to enter and exit the neighborhood. I wonder if this method can catch the mastermind behind it all."

If they could be caught sooner, Li Sanniang would feel more at ease.

We must not repeat the mistakes of last time, which involved taking such a huge risk, resulting in the deaths of several people and injuries to so many others, only to end up with nothing to show for it.

In fact, when Li San Niang went out today, in addition to taking the household registration certificate, she also took a lot of silver, which she did not keep on her person, but in the small bundle carried by Qiu Xiang.

Li Sanniang thought that because of the rescue of Yang Shi, the wine shop and the clothing shop had suffered considerable losses, so it was only right to give them some compensation.

Therefore, I brought some money and wanted to deliver it today.

When they arrived at the female shopkeeper's clothing store, they told her about it. Just as they were about to ask Qiu Xiang to take off her bundle and bring out the money, the female shopkeeper refused repeatedly: "Oh, what is this female doctor doing?"

Under those circumstances, I had only done my part; how could I possibly accept the female doctor's money?

Besides, the female doctor probably didn't know that afterwards, constables from the Jingzhao Prefecture came to question me, saying that the clothes I provided were bought by the government and that they were going to give me money.

Saving lives is already a virtuous act, why should the female doctor have to pay for it?

Li San Niang truly hadn't expected that the Jingzhao Prefecture could still achieve such a level of sophistication; it was truly remarkable.

Since that was the case, Li San Niang naturally did not insist on compensation anymore.

However, Li San Niang still went to the wine shop and heard the shopkeeper say the same thing, so she felt relieved.

"Since that's the case, I'm relieved. We were the ones who delayed the shopkeeper's business, and I would feel bad if we didn't give him some compensation."

"Dr. Li, you're really embarrassing yourself. It's just a matter of clearing a space and using some strong liquor, nothing serious at all."

After exchanging pleasantries, Li San Niang and Qiu Xiang left, heading towards the Medicine Hall.

After Li San Niang left, all the shops on this street flocked to the wine shops, and even the female shopkeeper of the clothing shop came.

"Old Wang, is this the female doctor who was assassinated by the villains the other day? She looks like a young girl."

Old Li, who runs a salt shop at the street corner, asked the wine shop owner with a gossipy look on his face.

"Hey, don't underestimate Dr. Li, he's something else."

The wine shop owner, Mr. Wang, gave Old Li a thumbs up, saying, "I saw it clearly from right outside the door that day. Doctor Li and the Imperial Physician Sun really did sew up the soldier's intestines and put them back in his stomach."

"How is the soldier now? Is he still alive?" This was the question asked by the rice shop owner.

"He was taken to the Imperial Medical Academy yesterday. I think he should be able to survive."

"Dr. Li is not only highly skilled in medicine, but also very easy to talk to. Didn't I give him some clothes and a quilt back then? Dr. Li just came to my shop, thinking of giving me some money as compensation."

"That's right. She came to my shop to tell me, and only left after I told her that the government had bought it and would pay her. She's truly a kind-hearted woman."

Li San Niang couldn't hear the conversations of the shopkeepers on the street. She entered the clinic as usual and bowed to Tang Mingyue, who had arrived early, saying, "Doctor Tang is here so early."

After returning the greeting, Tang Mingyue quickly asked, "Third Sister, how is that person?"

Li San Niang understood that Tang Mingyue was referring to Yang Shi, so she told Tang Mingyue about the last time she saw Yang Shi.

"How about we go to the Imperial Medical Academy's clinic to see him during lunch?"

Li San Niang also wanted to know how Yang Shi was doing, whether he had a high fever, and how his wounds were, so she agreed to Tang Mingyue's request.

Just as the two finished speaking, Dr. Li and Dr. Cui arrived together, followed closely by Dr. Gao.

After exchanging greetings, Doctor Li looked directly at Li San Niang and said, "Li San Niang's skills are truly remarkable."

Li San Niang didn't react for a moment. What did Doctor Li mean?

Furthermore, the fact that Doctor Li suddenly gave Li San Niang a kind look and even praised her surprised Li San Niang, leaving her speechless.

After Dr. Li finished speaking, there was a noticeable silence in the room. It was Dr. Cui who stepped in to smooth things over: "Mrs. Li's skill in treating sores is truly remarkable. It has broadened my horizons."

Li San Niang then realized that it was because they had seen her save people that day that they wanted to strike up a conversation and praise her.

"Not at all, it's just some techniques. I shared them with everyone when I gave a lecture at the Medical Alliance before. If the three doctors are interested, I will share everything I know with you."

Because everyone was curious about how Yang Shi was doing after his intestines were cut open and then sewn back into his stomach, they agreed to go to the Imperial Medical Academy's clinic together at lunchtime to visit him.

That morning, Li Sanniang only saw one young girl with rubella. She then unfolded a sheet of paper and began to write a summary.

What should we summarize?

In other words, we should learn from the lessons of this emergency, such as adding fine salt to our first-aid kit in the future. It should be weighed in advance, wrapped in cloth, and then sealed with oil paper, so that we can prepare saline solution in case we need to use fine salt in the future.

Furthermore, Li San Niang felt that in addition to running laps and lifting stone weights with Li Da Lang and the others every morning, she should also find some external objects to protect herself.

The dagger that Brother Li gave her before was a completely useless object. Although it was later retrieved from the scene, Li San Niang still went back to remove the poison from it and returned it to Brother Li.

Using an offensive dagger on Li Sanniang's own body is not as good as giving her a scalpel.

When Li San Niang plans to go home, if she happens to meet Brother Li, she should ask him if any soldiers have any protective gear that can be worn close to the body, such as a copper plate for protecting the heart.

Although the archer's last arrow was initially deflected by Qiu Xiang's Emei dagger and could not reach Li San Niang, it was later deflected again by Xu Jingzhen's tortoise shell, making it even less likely to harm Li San Niang.

However, Li Sanniang still vividly remembers the oppressive feeling she experienced from the arrow that pierced the sky that day.

It's that kind of fear where you know there's danger, the hairs on your ears stand on end, but your body can't keep up with your thoughts, and you can't escape it at all—that's what near-death experience feels like.

If there were a copper plate to protect the heart, and the heart was protected, even if other parts of the body were injured, there would still be a chance to wait for rescue, and there would be a high probability of survival.

This greatly enhances my sense of security.

Li San Niang felt it was absolutely necessary to get one. According to what Xue Yao and Mr. Bu Ke had said, the Holy Son of the Holy Temple Sect was a madman. Li San Niang thought that the Holy Son might have some kind of paranoid personality disorder, and that he was going against her endlessly.

You can't always wait for others to protect and save you.

In critical moments, you can only rely on yourself.