"So that's how it is. Then, Auntie, do you think I'm possessed by a ghost?" Jiang Hua asked Aunt Liu.
"Huh?" Aunt Liu was stunned by Jiang Hua's question: "Why would I think you're possessed by a ghost?"
"Besides, ghosts aren't as kind as you. People have said that ghosts can't be exposed to the sun."
Kind?
This was the first time Jiang Hua had heard this word used to describe herself; someone had used it to describe her.
"Since Auntie thinks I'm not a ghost, let others say what they want. It won't hurt us," Jiang Hua said nonchalantly.
"That's true, I was overthinking it," Aunt Liu said with a smile.
“These past two days, for some reason, everyone in the village has flocked to Black Wind Mountain to dig for ginseng, and no one is taking care of the work in the fields,” Aunt Liu said.
“Black Wind Mountain is too dangerous. If you encounter a wild beast, you might lose your life. Zhou Yingxuan’s wound last time was terrifying to look at.”
"People die for wealth, birds die for food," Jiang Hua said leisurely, adding that it was all her own choice.
Aunt Liu was right; a villager really did encounter a ferocious beast in Black Wind Mountain. One villager's left leg was bitten off by a black bear, leaving only a hideous wound.
He was carried down the mountain by the villagers who were with him, and he was holding a "ginseng" in his hand. The whole village went over to watch.
"I can't save him, the bleeding won't stop." The village doctor looked at his empty right leg, which had been eaten by the bear, leaving only the upper thigh.
The man had lost too much blood and fainted, while his wife and mother were wiping away tears.
"Village Chief, isn't Jiang Hua a miracle doctor?" Lin Shuyan suddenly asked.
"The dean of Shifang Academy personally acknowledged that she is a miracle doctor that day, and that she can come and take a look."
"Jiang Hua?" Xu Wanli remembered as soon as Lin Shuyan mentioned it.
"Dr. Zhao, please try to stop his bleeding first. I'll go find Jiang Hua," Xu Wanli said.
"I had no choice. If there were ginseng, his life could have been saved," said Doctor Zhao.
"Isn't this ginseng?" Someone with sharp eyes noticed the "ginseng" that the injured man was clutching tightly in his hand.
Xu Wanli gave this instruction and then went to find Jiang Hua.
"Huahua, why don't we go and take a look?" Aunt Liu advised, after all, a human life is at stake.
“Jiang Hua, we’re from the same village, and this is a matter of life and death,” Xu Wanli said.
Jiang Hua frowned slightly: "Then let's go take a look. I can't guarantee I can save him."
"Okay, okay." Xu Wanli disregarded his usual prejudice against Jiang Hua and immediately agreed.
If anything goes wrong, it will be due to his dereliction of duty as the village chief.
Jiang Hua turned around, went into the house, took a bottle of Yunnan Baiyao from the medicine box, and followed Xu Wanli to the ancestral hall to see the patient.
When Jiang Hua saw the injured person on the bed, she was surprised to find that the injuries were more serious than she had imagined.
"Cousin, you're finally here! I thought you wouldn't come. The dean of Shifang Academy said you're a miracle doctor. Please treat his leg quickly!" Lin Shuyan said excitedly as she stepped forward, acting as if they were old friends.
However, her words also effectively aroused Jiang Hua's hatred.
"Cousin, their family is so pitiful. What will they do without his leg? You must save his leg!"
Jiang Hua merely glanced at Lin Shuyan, fed a Yunnan Baiyao pill she had just brought to the unconscious man on the bed, and then had someone pour him a glass of water to make sure he swallowed the hemostatic medicine.
She examined the man's wound again. That was all she could do. His leg had already been eaten by a wild beast, and there was no way she could make him grow a new leg.
"The bleeding has stopped for now. You should take him to Mingde Hall to treat his wounds as soon as possible," Jiang Hua said, taking out a handkerchief and wiping the bloodstains from her hands.
“Cousin, aren’t you a miracle doctor? You can definitely heal his leg, right? The town is so far away, what if he bleeds again on the way?” Lin Shuyan’s words were accusatory.
Upon hearing this, the surrounding villagers also looked at Jiang Hua, and some agreed with Lin Shuyan's words, feeling that Jiang Hua was letting someone die without offering help.
"Lin Shuyan, how can you be so vicious?" Jiang Hua asked with a light laugh.
Lin Shuyan stared blankly at Jiang Hua. Faced with her suddenly accusing her of being malicious, and saying it in front of so many people, and knowing that she only meant well, a wronged expression immediately appeared on her face.
“As I just said, get him to Mingde Hall as soon as possible, otherwise the wound might get infected, and his survival is uncertain.” Jiang Hua repeated:
"I don't know where you offended Lin Shuyan. Why are they trying to stop you from taking the person to the town to see a doctor? Have you ever seen a miracle doctor who can make a leg that was eaten by a wild beast grow back?" Jiang Hua asked rhetorically, word by word.
That seemed to make sense, and everyone realized it, looking at Lin Shuyan with scrutiny.
Especially the injured man's family members, who now looked at Lin Shuyan with hatred in their eyes.
"Alright, find a cart and take them to Mingde Hall in town," Xu Wanli said, changing the subject.
“I have an oxcart at home, take it and use it first.” Xu Wanli then looked at his wife: “Dahua, go and bring the oxcart out.”
They also called a few strong men from the village to drive an oxcart and take the people to the town.
"That's grass root in his hand. It's poisonous and you can't eat it," Jiang Hua warned, noticing the grass root in the man's hand.
This is the root of Phytolacca acinosa, which looks very similar to ginseng, but it contains a high level of poison.
"I don't think you're a doctor at all. You can't even recognize ginseng. Did you dig up ginseng yourself, sell it for money, and then you can't stand seeing others do well?" Doctor Zhao said indignantly.
Wouldn't he recognize ginseng?
Jiang Hua's words were undoubtedly a slap in his face.
“Yes, Jiang Hua, Dr. Zhao has been practicing medicine for so many years, you must have made a mistake,” a villager chimed in.
"Since you're going to Mingdetang anyway, you can ask the doctor there to find out if it's ginseng." Jiang Hua was too lazy to argue with them.
Seeing that the person had already been lifted onto the oxcart and driven away, he also slowly left the ancestral hall.
Watching Jiang Hua leave, Lin Shuyan was filled with hatred. She had made Jiang Hua lose face this time, and she would remember it. She would not let her get away with it. Lin Shuyan thought to herself.
"Yan Yan, are you alright?" Zhou Yingxuan asked with concern as he looked at Lin Shuyan, who was lost in thought.
"It's alright, Brother Xuan." Lin Shuyan came back to her senses and said, pretending to be strong, "Brother Xuan, I was just anxious and didn't expect to make Sister angry."
"It's alright, Yan Yan, it's not your fault. You meant well. You don't need to take what Hua Hua just said to heart," Zhou Yingxuan comforted her.
"I'll talk to her and clear things up for you later. It's all a misunderstanding."
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