"how?"
"Don't rush, can't you see that Doctor Luo is taking your pulse?"
"At this critical juncture, how can I not be anxious!"
A dozen or so doctors crowded into Dr. Wu's room, their eyes all drawn to Dr. Luo sitting on the edge of the bed and Dr. Wu lying on the bed.
Hearing the voices of several doctors, Lu Qiqi stood to the side and felt her heart pounding as if it were being lifted by a hand; she was quite nervous.
Dr. Luo's expression remained unchanged; from his facial expression, it was impossible to discern Dr. Wu's true condition.
As time passed, Lu Qiqi could hear her own heart pounding like a thunderclap.
Doctor Luo finally released Doctor Wu's wrist, and Doctor Qin, with an expectant look on his face, asked cautiously, "Doctor Luo, how is Brother Wu?"
Doctor Luo glanced at Doctor Qin's expectant face and looked at Lu Qiqi, saying, "She is much better now. The prescription is effective. She will recover after taking it for another three days."
After he finished speaking, Dr. Wu's room erupted in chaos.
"Great! We can finally leave the village!"
"Get out of the village alive!"
"His name will be remembered for a thousand years, and his fame will last forever!"
The younger doctors hugged each other excitedly, chanting different slogans.
Everyone's face was beaming with smiles.
Lu Qiqi sat on the edge of the bed in the noisy room and picked up Doctor Wu's wrist again to check his pulse.
Just as Dr. Luo said, after taking a few more doses of medicine to consolidate the condition, I can recover completely.
She had just let go of Dr. Wu's hand and hadn't even gotten up when she heard Dr. Huang's barely concealed excitement, "Dr. Wu, may I also take your pulse?"
Dr. Wu naturally wouldn't refuse, and nodded, saying, "Please."
Dr. Huang rubbed his hands together, and at the same time, Lu Qiqi made way for Dr. Huang.
Before Dr. Huang could even place his hand on Dr. Wu's wrist, a deafening sound was heard.
"Me too!"
The doctors were so excited they were almost delirious, and now that they had such a good case to learn from, they certainly wouldn't let it pass them by.
When Lu Qiqi saw the group of doctors, she looked at Dr. Wu's wrist with eyes that gleamed like a wolf eyeing its prey.
For a moment, I prayed for Dr. Wu, hoping that his wrists wouldn't be worn raw by these doctors.
Dr. Luo, Lu Qiqi, and Dr. Huang were the first to leave the courtyard, while the rest of the people were still queuing to have their pulses taken.
Standing outside the courtyard, Lu Qiqi looked up at the sky. The gloomy sky seemed to have been torn open, and light pierced through the clouds, illuminating the world.
The news that Dr. Wu was about to recover quickly spread throughout Tianxin Village.
The most obvious change is that the villagers are much more willing to take the medicine.
This is also the most troublesome thing for the doctors responsible for distributing medicine.
"Auntie, didn't you just come to get your medicine? Who are you getting this for?"
A woman with a dark brown cloth wrapped around her head stammered, "I...I'm..."
The doctor could tell what was wrong just by looking at her expression.
This has happened so many times in the past two days, he's terrified!
"Auntie, I've told you so many times, this medicine has to be taken on time and in the correct dosage. You can't take too much or too little, why don't you listen?!"
The woman knew she had done something wrong, and after being caught, she said somewhat embarrassedly, "I just heard that drinking more will help you recover faster."
The doctor was almost speechless. He had explained it countless times, but some villagers still believed that drinking more medicine would make them recover faster than others—a ridiculous notion.
"What happened?"
After Lu Qiqi finished taking Dr. Wu's pulse and came out, she heard the villagers in line behind her say that the line in front hadn't moved for a long time, so she went forward to check on the situation.
The doctor told Lu Qiqi about the villagers repeatedly obtaining medicine.
Lu Qiqi frowned after hearing this. She hadn't expected that such outrageous rumors would spread in the village in just two days.
The key point is that some people actually believed it.
This medicine can cure the plague; that's a fact, undeniable. But it absolutely cannot be abused like this.
Otherwise, not only will the medicine fail to work, but it will also cause harm and hinder the villagers' recovery process.
Lu Qiqi felt that this matter had to be nipped in the bud, otherwise it would be difficult to handle if something really went wrong.
So, while the villagers were queuing up to get their medicine, Lu Qiqi told them how serious the situation was.
"Everyone stop and listen to me."
Lu Qiqi shouted loudly, and the doctors and villagers all focused their attention on her.
"Recently, many villagers have come to collect two doses of medicine to take home and drink. I would like to make a statement here to clarify this rumor."
This medicine should not be taken in large quantities at once. Taking too much will not only fail to cure the condition, but may also negatively impact it, potentially prolonging the treatment period.
After Lu Qiqi finished speaking in one breath, the villagers who had lined up and the doctor in charge of distributing the medicine fell silent for a moment, pondering Lu Qiqi's words.
A moment later, many villagers began to get anxious.
"Then what should we do?"
"I drank an extra bowl yesterday."
"Me too!"
"I heard that drinking more would help you recover faster, but I never expected it would actually cause trouble."
"Who was that bastard who said drinking more would make him recover faster? If I catch him, I'll beat him so badly his own parents won't recognize him."
Seeing the commotion caused by the villagers, Lu Qiqi's expression grew increasingly grim.
She thought some villagers might try to take advantage of her and get an extra bowl of medicine.
But to everyone's surprise, so many villagers took extra medicine.
The doctor distributing the medicine also froze. He hadn't expected that he would make such a big mistake in a moment of carelessness, causing so many villagers to receive medicine repeatedly.
Lu Qiqi took a deep breath to calm herself down and not get angry.
Before long, some villagers stopped complaining and came over to ask Lu Qiqi.
"Doctor, miracle doctor, what will happen to those of us who drank too much medicine?"
"Every medicine has some degree of toxicity. If I drink an extra bowl, will I get poisoned?"
"Doctor, please save us! We were so desperate to live that we believed the rumors."
Lu Qiqi also knew that the villagers were terrified by the plague. Even if someone told them that the wild grass by the roadside could cure diseases, they would probably dig up all the wild grass and boil it in water to cure themselves.
He sighed inwardly and said, "Take your medicine as usual today, just don't take an extra dose."
"Afterwards, I will have someone compile a list of those who received an extra dose of medication, and then they will take the medication separately."
After hearing Lu Qiqi's words, the villagers expressed their gratitude.
Then, they went to queue up again.
Lu Qiqi said to the doctor distributing the medicine, "Later, have someone write down the list and then give it to me."
The doctor had already made a mistake in his job, and he was very grateful that Lu Qiqi was willing to give him another chance. He nodded repeatedly and said, "Yes, I will record it immediately after dispensing the medicine."
Lu Qiqi gave the doctor a deep look, said nothing more, and left.
Continue read on readnovelmtl.com
