Chapter 161 says it's to avenge his parents.
"This powder looks delicate and smells a bit cool, so it must be quite effective."
"Don't worry, this anti-inflammatory powder is specially used to treat knife wounds in the Western Regions, and it works faster than ordinary herbs."
As Jiang Ling spoke, she helped Dr. Sun bandage the wound with sterile gauze.
The gauze was layered tightly but not constricting, and finally tied gently with a strip of cloth.
Dr. Sun took off his gloves, carefully examined the bandaged wound, and then reached out to touch the young man's forehead. He exclaimed with delight, "The fever seems to have really gone down a bit! It was frighteningly hot just now, but now it's only lukewarm!"
Upon hearing this, Aunt Chen quickly came over, gently touched the young man's forehead, and tears immediately streamed down her face.
"It's really not hot anymore! Dr. Sun, Miss Jiang, thank you! Thank you for saving Xiaoying!"
Doctor Sun breathed a sigh of relief and said with a smile, "Miss Jiang is truly resourceful. These rare items from the Western Regions have been a lifesaver! He needs to rest well now, have his dressing changed every day, and take Miss Jiang's fever reducer and anti-inflammatory medicine on time. As long as the wound doesn't become infected and the fever doesn't return, his life will be saved."
Aunt Chen quickly agreed, "Okay, okay."
Doctor Sun looked at Jiang Ling, his tone full of admiration, "I have truly seen the extent of your knowledge and methods today. If I ever encounter patients with difficult-to-treat external injuries in the future, may I come and consult you?"
Jiang Ling quickly waved her hand: "Dr. Sun, you're too kind. I only have a smattering of skills, how could I dare to ask you for advice? If you need these tools, I have some more in my shop, so I'll give this set to you, Dr. Sun."
"Really? That's wonderful! With these instruments, we can definitely save more critically ill patients! I thank you on behalf of those patients, Miss Jiang!" Doctor Sun reached out and took the instruments, stroking them with great affection.
These tools are more useful in Dr. Sun's hands than in hers.
Jiang Ling packed up the medicine box, took out two boxes of anti-inflammatory medicine, and handed them to Aunt Chen: "Take this medicine twice a day, one pill each time, with warm water. When he wakes up, make sure he drinks more porridge and doesn't eat anything greasy."
"Oh! Oh!" Aunt Chen took the medicine, holding it like a precious treasure.
"Miss Jiang, you are truly our Xiaoying's savior! If you ever need any help in the future, please don't hesitate to ask!"
Jiang Ling smiled, said nothing more, and turned to walk out.
This was her first time participating in such a rudimentary yet crucial surgery, and her heartbeat was still pounding. The clothes on her back were soaked with sweat.
She was actually very nervous when she was treating the wound, afraid that she might have made a mistake, but fortunately she didn't.
Now, I just hope this young man named Shi Ying can pull through.
Sunlight streamed through the window into the humble room. The young man on the bed gradually calmed down. Aunt Chen sat by the bed and gently tucked the blanket around him.
"Oh, what a miserable life!"
When Jiang Ling returned to the shop, the vegetable stalls at the entrance had already been tidied up.
A familiar shop assistant came over to greet Jiang Ling, then took the vegetables back to the city.
It is now late autumn, and there are very few fresh vegetables to be picked from the fields. The villagers bring in vegetables for trade that they have dried themselves, pickled vegetables, and sauerkraut.
Because of the reduced supply, the worker responsible for collecting the vegetables now only comes once every three days.
Jiang Ling saw them and thought of Qin Qian. She wondered where he was now.
Xiao Ran was sitting on a small stool by the door studying when she saw Jiang Ling return. She immediately put down her book, stood up, and asked with concern, "Sister Jiang, you're back! How is Brother Shi Ying?"
Jiang Ling rubbed her slightly sore shoulders and breathed a sigh of relief: "The situation has stabilized for now. The fever has subsided considerably. Dr. Sun is very skilled; he cleaned the wound thoroughly. As long as the dressings are changed on time and the fever doesn't recur, it should gradually heal."
Xiao Ran breathed a sigh of relief upon hearing this: "That's good. Brother Shi Ying is a good person, he must get better."
He had actually wanted to go and take a look, but Sister Jiang had told him to keep an eye on the shop, so he couldn't leave.
If only there was one more person here at this moment.
Seeing him say that, Jiang Ling couldn't help but ask curiously, "Xiao Ran, do you know this Zhao Shiying?"
Xiao Ran nodded, a look of reminiscence on her face: "Yes, I know him. But I only met him when I was very young, when I was only seven or eight years old."
"Brother Shiying is a very nice person. Back in the village, he got along with everyone and took special care of us younger kids. He would share any good food or fun toys with us. We kids loved following him around back then."
Jiang Ling poured a glass of warm water and sat on the wooden stool opposite Xiao Ran. "From what you're saying, he used to be very popular in the village?"
Xiao Ran nodded, his tone tinged with nostalgia, then with regret, and said:
"Brother Shiying is smart and polite, and he often helps with chores. Everyone in the village likes him very much. Moreover, Brother Shiying is exceptionally good at studying! He is the most promising candidate in our village to pass the imperial examination and become a scholar! Even the former teacher always praised him for his high talent and said he was a natural scholar."
"And then what happened?" Jiang Ling asked in confusion. How could someone like that have been away from home for so many years and come back with serious injuries?
Xiao Ran sighed, "Alas, it's all because the cost of schooling is too high. Shi Ying's family lives off a few acres of meager land and simply can't afford it. In order to raise enough money for him to study at the county school, his father used his connections to get a job as the manager of the biggest pawnshop in town, hoping to earn more money."
Xiao Ran's tone became somewhat indignant, "But, after only a few months, the pawnshop owner falsely accused Shi Ying's father of stealing things from the shop. He not only wanted to kick him out, but also wanted to report him to the authorities for arrest! Shi Ying's father was also a scholar who was very principled. He felt that he had been wronged, so he argued his case and even wrote a petition to the county government, saying that he wanted to seek justice."
"As a result... before the government could even hold a trial, his parents... were both found dead in a stinking ditch outside Ping'an County! Later, the government sent a coroner to examine the bodies, but they only said that they had accidentally fallen into the water and drowned, and that was the end of it."
Jiang Ling thought it was too much of a coincidence.
Xiao Ran continued, "After this incident, Brother Shi Ying was like a different person. He stopped studying, sold all the books in the house, and then left the village. There was no news of him since. The villagers all said that he abandoned his studies to pursue martial arts and went up the mountain to find a master to learn from... They said it was to avenge his parents."
"Five years passed without a trace, and we all thought he would never return..."
It turns out there's a complicated story behind it all.
Jiang Ling sighed deeply. A scholar who should have had a bright future was forced onto a completely different path.
But five years have passed since then, and the victims have all been buried. Even if someone deliberately murdered them, it would be difficult to clear their names.
Perhaps it was because they knew they were outnumbered and outmatched that they took this desperate tactic.
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