Chapter 2074 Account
Only then was she completely relieved, and the drowsy Cui opened her eyes a little when she heard this.
Manbao continued to sigh, "I heard from Wan Tian that Brother Yang hasn't slept for two or three days, and he didn't eat today. I just saw that he looked much more haggard than when he was in the capital."
Cui's breathing became heavier and she licked her lips. Manbao immediately looked at Yingyue, and Yingyue brought the teacup and carefully fed her water.
Seeing that she was angry again, Manbao breathed a sigh of relief.
The boiled medicine was ready. She instructed Yingyue to wipe Cui's wound, then turned and left.
Yang Heshu was waiting in the yard. When he saw her come out, he went to greet her and asked, "How is it?"
Manbao lowered his voice and said, "Her pox rash won't break out, and she has a high fever. It's very dangerous, so I changed three sets of acupuncture methods. The last set is to stimulate the pox to break out, but this is the first time I've used this acupuncture method, so I don't know how effective it will be."
"The medicine used is the one prescribed by Imperial Physician Lu. It can both treat the pox that has already broken out and prevent it from breaking out. I'm not sure if she can make it through this. For the next two hours, have Yingyue apply the medicine and warm water to her to keep her cool."
Yang Heshu knew that a high fever could be fatal. He couldn't help but turn around and asked, "Can't you just prescribe some medicine to reduce the fever? Even just a little bit?"
Manbao shook his head. "No, her pox hasn't broken out in the first place. If you give her fever-reducing medicine, it will only make it worse. Once the effect of the medicine wears off, the pox will only get worse. By then, it will be too late to save her."
Yang Heshu pursed his lips and said nothing.
Manbao then said, "I'll stay here tonight, Brother Yang, I'll go see other patients."
Yang Heshu finally came back to his senses and whispered, "It's too dangerous to stay here overnight. I'll take you to see the doctor in the other courtyard later, and we'll go back when it gets dark."
Manbao shook his head, "No, she's the most important tonight. I gave her medicine and acupuncture. If it works, the rash will definitely break out tonight, which is when the fever is most likely to rise. If the medicine and acupuncture are useless..."
Manbao paused and pursed his lips before saying, "Then we have to find another method in time."
Yang Heshu understood immediately. Tonight was a critical moment for the Cui family. Success meant survival, failure meant death. His eyes grew hot. He nodded and whispered, "Okay, I'll have someone send something over to you. Tell me if you need anything."
He glanced at the door, but didn't go in to see Cui. Instead, he turned around and said, "Come on, I'll take you to see the two doctors."
The two doctors, one surnamed Jin and the other surnamed Hua, were both quite old and looked to be in their forties or fifties, but Yang Heshu said that they had been practicing in Xiazhou City for more than forty years, so they should be over sixty years old.
The two doctors were busy with their own work with the pharmacists. When they saw Yang Heshu coming with a little girl in a cloak, they just raised their eyelids and took a look.
They were so busy that they had no time to greet the chief officer.
They thought this was another sick girl sent by some wealthy family to ask for advice, but Yang Heshu introduced her, "This is Doctor Zhou from the Imperial Hospital. This is Doctor Jin, and this is Doctor Hua."
Doctor Jin and Doctor Hua were surprised.
Manbao had already bowed and called out to them.
The two of them quickly stood up and returned the greeting, looking at her curiously, "Is this the Doctor Zhou who cured His Royal Highness the Crown Prince?"
Yang Heshu nodded on her behalf and said with a smile, "The other doctors from the Imperial Hospital are behind in escorting the medicinal materials, and it will take about three days for them to reach Xiazhou City. So for the next three days, Doctor Zhou will be accompanying you two in this other courtyard to see patients. Doctors Jin and Hua, please take good care of us."
Manbao also bowed and said with a smile: "Please take good care of me, seniors."
The two of them quickly returned the greeting and said, "I dare not."
So the three of them started discussing, "Does the Imperial Hospital have any prescriptions for smallpox?"
Manbao first told me about Doctor Lu's prescription, and then talked about the other prescriptions. "The first prescription is a family prescription of Doctor Lu from the Imperial Hospital. The other prescriptions are what we found from the Imperial Hospital's books and medical records."
The two doctors had been treating smallpox for more than half a month and had tried all kinds of prescriptions. Suddenly they got such a fresh prescription, which was produced by the Imperial Hospital. They were so happy that they ignored the patient beside them and directly pulled Zhou Man to discuss it.
Man Bao then explained two more acupuncture techniques to them, saying, "Medications that reduce fever will suppress the rash, but acupuncture won't. It dissipates heat and draws out pathogens, so medication can't be used, but acupuncture can. It can be used on patients with high fevers who don't have rash. Combining it with acupuncture techniques that stimulate the rash should be even better."
Upon hearing this, Doctor Jin lamented, "What a pity I've never learned acupuncture."
Manbao was surprised, "Have you never been exposed to acupuncture?"
Doctor Jin said somewhat embarrassedly, "Yes, my master doesn't know either. Acupuncture requires a very close understanding of the meridians and acupoints of the human body, and I haven't learned much about it."
Doctor Hua also said that he only had a rough understanding and could not perform the acupuncture method that Zhou Man mentioned.
Manbao thought for a moment and called someone over, asking him to go to the front to call her medical assistant. "I brought a medical assistant with me this time. He and I learned acupuncture. If any patients here need acupuncture, they can find him."
When Medical Assistant Lu came, Manbao had already discussed his whereabouts and specific work content with Doctor Jin and Doctor Hua.
Medical Assistant Lu didn't expect that his task would be so heavy. He was happy and... sad at the same time. The former was naturally because he was valued, and the latter... this was smallpox, and he had never had smallpox.
But Doctor Zhou seemed very confident in him and encouraged him, "You must always wear a mask, remember to wash and change your clothes every day, and be sure to wash your hands with hot water before touching your face...Assistant Doctor Lu, you are in good health. I can do it, so I'm sure you can too."
After giving the encouragement, she handed Doctor Lu over to Doctor Jin and Doctor Hua, and then she turned around and went out to look for Yang Heshu.
Yang Heshu found her two strong servants. They looked to be about thirty years old and were very nimble, though their faces were pockmarked. He said, "This is Sister He, and this is Sister Gao. They've both had smallpox and are somewhat knowledgeable about pharmacology. They were previously helping out at No. 3 in the other courtyard. I'm transferring them over to you. If there's anything you need to do, have them come."
Manbao agreed and happily accepted the two people.
Yang Heshu called over a female steward and said to her, "This is Steward Li, who is in charge of this courtyard. She will take you to see the other female patients later."
After all, he is a man, so there are many inconveniences.
Manbao agreed, but before he could leave, someone came hurriedly to report, "Sir, we need you to go to the medical tent."
Someone else came and said, "Sir, there's been another disturbance in the north of the city, and the soldiers can't suppress it anymore."
Before Yang Heshu could say anything, another person came running over and said, "Sir, someone is trying to break through the gate to the south of the city and get out."
Let's start adding more chapters tomorrow. The oaths we made must be spoken out so that we can be supervised.
Good night
(End of this chapter)
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