10 Saving People and Traveling Through Books
Xie Ci pulled up the reins, and the fat and strong black horse let out a long neigh, then leaped up and stepped directly onto the three-foot-high loess official road, stepping on the long grass.
The horse's hooves hit the ground, splashing mud.
These are just farm horses, not war horses. The fact that they can make such a beautiful jump shows Xie Ci's horse-controlling skills.
After jumping onto the official road, they completely broke out of the encirclement.
But even so, there was no joy on Xie Ci's face. He looked anxious, even more anxious than when his life was in danger.
Gu Wan soon found out why.
Second Sister-in-law Xie kept looking back. Seeing that Xie Ci had successfully rescued Gu Wan, she breathed a sigh of relief and smiled. However, the smile stopped as soon as her lips opened slightly. She looked as anxious as Xie Ci.
Gu Guan looked closely and saw that Second Sister-in-law Xie had changed her position. She was riding on the same horse with her eldest nephew Xie Mingming. The latter was lying on the horse's back. A short dagger was clearly seen stuck in his back near his shoulder blade, and blood had dyed half of his back red.
Two children were injured, one was Xie Mingming, and the other was Xie Sansao's only daughter, Niuniu, who was only three years old. Before Xie Sansao was rescued by Xie Ci and sent to the horse, she fell to the ground. The mother and daughter were cut by the same knife.
"Quick, find a place to stop the bleeding first!"
Heima rushed forward to reunite with the Xie family. Gu Wan also saw the injuries of the two children and was frightened for a moment.
The Xie family ran for seven or eight miles, found a sheltered hillside, and immediately dismounted. Xie Ci and Xie's second sister-in-law Gu Guan quickly carried the two injured children down to see them.
Niu Niu was too small. An adult would be fine if she was stabbed with the same knife, but the wound on the child's arm was so deep that the bone was visible. Third Sister Xie pressed her wound tightly with her lapel as Second Sister Xie had instructed, but blood was still dripping.
Fortunately, it was the arm. Gu Guan immediately tore off a piece of cloth and tied it up to stop the bleeding. The blood flow rate immediately slowed down significantly.
Mrs. Xie was overjoyed and burst into tears.
Gu Guan cut off a branch of a nearby short tree and made it into a splint to prevent the child from swinging around. She touched the tearful child's head and softly told her that everything would be fine. She hurriedly told Xie Sansao some follow-up precautions and asked her to tie up the wound to stop the bleeding, then hurriedly turned around to look at Xie Mingming.
The Xie family came from a military family. Whether it was Gu Wan, Xie Ci or Xie Ersao, they all knew how to stop the bleeding and perform simple first aid, but they had no idea how to deal with Xie Mingming's situation.
The dagger in his back had half penetrated his chest, hitting the back of his sternum, but fortunately, it was on the left side and not his heart.
But this injury cannot be treated simply, and no one dares to pull out the dagger like this.
Xie Ci picked up Xie Mingming and said, "Let's find a doctor!"
He was so anxious that his face turned pale. The Xie family and Gu Wan immediately got back on their horses. The injuries of the two children could not be delayed, so everyone ignored other things and rode their horses in a hurry to find the town.
The sky was grey and yellow, covered with dark clouds and grey fog. The sky and earth seemed to be connected as one, like dusk rather than afternoon.
It was really like adding insult to injury. In Gu Wan's memory, the huge downpour that had been pouring down for days and caused the river water to surge and break the dam was coming.
Just as he was thinking, suddenly a gust of wind blew, and a big drop of rain hit Gu Wan's eyes.
"Damn it! These two kids can't get wet in the rain!"
This God really wants to kill people!
But fortunately, when Xie Ersao picked up the long rope and threw it to Xie Ci, she also picked up a bundle of oilcloth on the ground and hung it on the saddle.
This is what the escorts use to keep out the rain and sun. After all, sometimes they cannot set up the tent and transport important supplies in time.
She quickly took off the oilcloth and cut it into several small pieces. "Hurry, put it on!"
Xie Ci took the oilcloth and draped it over Xie Mingming's head and body. Niu Niu was wrapped up, leaving only her face exposed.
Gu Guan had already turned around and led the way, heading straight to the town from which they came.
The exile team walked for a whole morning, but they didn't go very far. It was certainly more reliable to go to a known place than to try their luck in an unknown direction. Gu Wan remembered that there was a clinic on the side street not far from the inn.
After running for more than twenty miles, he returned to the town and dismounted. The rain had become heavier, pouring down like the sky had broken.
There was no one on the street. The houses in the town were not wide, and every house had its doors and windows closed. Even the shops had closed early. Only one or two inns were left with half of their doors closed. A vague yellow light could be seen shining through the rain.
Gu Guan took Niuniu in one hand and held her in his arms, and with the other hand helped Mrs. Xie and the others get off the horse. When he touched them, he realized that Mrs. Xie and Mrs. Xun were both running high, and their temperatures were very high. However, the two of them, who were always kind and gentle, did not say a word during the whole journey.
Mrs. Xie immediately took over, holding one with each hand, "You and Silang just hold Daming and Niuniu!"
It was raining heavily and she was shouting.
The two injured children were indeed more important at this moment. Gu Wan nodded and let go, handing the two adults over to Mrs. Xie.
The group braved the heavy rain. Xie Ci and Gu Wan, each holding another child, ran forward quickly. Xie Ersao followed behind, supporting the two adults. Behind them were Xie Rou and five-year-old Xie Mingyu. The three younger children grabbed the oilcloth by themselves and followed at the back, stumbling and falling. They didn't dare to cry and just got up and hurried to catch up.
They soon arrived at the clinic. A middle-aged doctor with a goatee was installing the last door panel, and his wife was picking her teeth behind the counter. The couple was startled by a group of people who suddenly pushed open the door to seek medical treatment.
"Doctor, doctor! Hurry and save them! They were injured half an hour ago!"
Xie Ci hurriedly placed Xie Mingming on the bamboo bed at the back of the clinic, asked him to lie down, and tore off the oilcloth and threw it on the ground. Gu Wan had already rushed forward and pulled the doctor over.
Because the situation was urgent, they didn't even have any disguises. Most of them were still wearing the gray cloth clothes of exiles. Xie Ci and Gu Guan were crawling and rolling, looking more like beggars, soaked like drowned rats, holding knives and swords.
Xie Ci said, "If you can save them, I'll give you as much money as you want. We'll leave right away and won't let you down!"
The doctor and his wife were shaking like sieved chaff, but they could only crawl and roll to boil the medicine and water.
Mrs. Xie rushed in with her child and quickly turned around to close the door.
Five oil lamps were lit and everyone was waiting anxiously, but Gu Guan was sharp-eyed. Just before the male doctor stepped forward to draw his knife, she noticed that he did not wash his hands in the basin of medicine brought by the proprietress.
“Stop!”
Gu Wan suddenly grabbed the goateed doctor and asked, "Why don't you wash your hands!"
She knew too much about wound infection, and she smelled the scent of honeysuckle and phellodendron in the basin of half-hot medicine. It was obviously used to clean the doctor's hands and the patient's wounds. The doctor and his wife had prepared the medicine separately and without communication, and the proprietress brought over the basin of medicine.
This goat-bearded guy has bad intentions. You know, Xie Mingming's injury was already serious, and he unexpectedly ran into Gu Wan's iron wall!
Goatbeard was horrified, and Xie Ci's eyes were bloodshot, "Are you looking for death?!"
But now, it is hard to feel at ease to let this person treat Xie Mingming's injuries again.
Xie Ci glanced at the counter and the hundred-piece cabinet on the far wall. Seeing how dust had accumulated between the drawers and on the corners of the counter, he drew his long knife in anger and put it on Goatee's neck. "There's another clinic in this town! Where is it?!"
"How long has it been since anyone came here?"
Mrs. Xie also noticed the accumulation of dust, and the two of them spoke out one after another.
A pool of foul yellow quickly soaked the crotch of the goatee man's pants. The two men quickly confessed. The three men quickly knocked the goatee couple down and tied them up. Xie Ersao hurriedly said, "You go ahead, leave this to me! Give me Niuniu too."
Xie Ci and Gu Guan, one holding someone and the other holding an umbrella, rushed out of the clinic and into the heavy rain. They tilted the umbrella as much as possible, turned a corner along the side street, and ran all the way to the other end of the town.
Gu Guan knocked on the door "Bang Bang Bang!" "Ya'er! I suspect you're harboring horse thieves. Open the door!"
The people in the house were startled and hurriedly opened the door as quickly as possible. Unexpectedly, when the door opened, they saw a young man and woman who were both soaked and wearing old clothes, holding a child of twelve or thirteen. The child was wearing a convict's cloth shirt with blood stained on the back.
Xie Ci gritted his teeth, already planning to draw his knife if the situation got any worse.
His eldest brother died at the age of 28. He was stationed at the border all year round and had only one son, Xie Mingming.
Fortunately, they finally met a good person.
This doctor was able to almost take over all the business from the other clinic. His medical skills and kindness were indispensable.
The male doctor, who was older than the man with the goatee, sighed, but immediately made way. "Hurry up and carry the man to the bed!"
He ordered his wife and daughter to quickly prepare, while he carefully cut open Xie Changming's clothes on his back and examined him carefully for a moment. His face was solemn: "After he draws the knife, he will probably bleed profusely. Even if the bleeding is stopped, this kind of wound is very susceptible to external pathogens. I only have a 10% chance of saving him."
A very serious injury.
Everyone present knew it.
Gu Guan asked carefully and learned that the old doctor wanted to use his original flint therapy, which meant that after pulling out the dagger, he would quickly insert a matching red-hot iron dagger to stop the bleeding and eliminate the evil.
The people in the north are tough, and this place is close to Guanmen, so there are endless caravans and many bandits, so there are many patients with trauma. This is a set of treatment methods that the old doctor has explored on his own. He was afraid that Gu Wan and others didn't understand, so he explained it in detail. Based on his many years of experience, this method has the highest survival rate.
But in fact, Gu Guan understood that it was nothing more than stopping bleeding and killing bacteria.
She had actually evaluated the possibility of doing it herself, but forensic medicine and general medicine are actually two very different professions. The former is not good at operating on living people. In addition, she has no surgical instruments such as knives, needles, and pliers. If she did it herself, the possibility of Xie Mingming surviving would not be greater than that of the old doctor.
She had already seen a plate of large and small fine iron daggers placed under the cabinet. It was not easy for a commoner to do this, which proved that the old doctor had indeed put in a lot of research and was quite experienced.
She thought about it and decided to let the old doctor come.
The child couldn't wait any longer.
Xie Mingming was in a very bad condition. After a long journey, sleeping in the open air and growing thin, the twelve-year-old boy was as thin as a reed. At this moment, his face was pale with a dying blue color, but he still tried hard to open his eyes.
Mrs. Xie burst into tears. He held his mother's hand and tried to comfort her: "Don't worry, mother. I will be fine."
He struggled to look at Xie Ci again. Xie Ci was soaking wet, his face anxious, and his eyes red. He stretched out his hand with great effort, and Xie Ci immediately stepped forward and shook his hand. The young boy said weakly and softly, "... Fourth Uncle, this is none of your business."
You've done your best.
Even if your father and grandfather were still alive, they would never blame you.
Even if I die, don't blame yourself.
The young boy felt a chill in his heart, so cold that he began to tremble, but he still struggled to finish all his words.
The only thing he hated was that he was too young and not old enough, so he could neither help his mother much nor help his family with his fourth uncle.
He pleaded with his eyes: "Fourth Uncle, please, can you help me take care of my mother——"
The only thing the young boy feared was that if he died, his mother would not be able to live either.
Xie Ci's eyes welled up with tears. He tried his best to hold them back and clenched his hands. "Okay, okay! As long as I have a breath left, I will take good care of your mother!"
Second Sister-in-law Xie, along with Mrs. Xun, who was also suffering from a high fever, Third Sister-in-law Xie even let go of the child she had been holding tightly in her arms. The whole family burst into tears: "Don't worry about the child, we are a family! No one will ignore anyone, and no one will abandon anyone!"
"You have to hold on. Can you take care of your mother yourself?"
"well……"
Gu Guan felt uncomfortable watching this, and the old doctor's wife and daughter even turned their heads and secretly wiped the corners of their eyes.
But to make a long story short, the old doctor had already picked out the most suitable dagger, cleaned it repeatedly, and placed it on the charcoal basin to burn it hot.
It's time to draw the sword.
The dagger was pulled out violently! Xie Mingming groaned, blood spurted out and splashed, and the old doctor immediately inserted the red dagger!
Everyone held their breath. When Gu Guan saw the amount of bleeding, he breathed a sigh of relief. No major blood vessels were punctured. It was a blessing in disguise.
Even the old doctor showed some joy. He freed up one hand and stretched out two fingers, indicating that the possibility of the child's survival could be increased by two points.
The plaster stopped bleeding and sterilized the wound. At that moment, Xie Mingming clenched his fists and tightened his skin. When the old doctor finally pulled out the red-hot iron dagger and skillfully applied medicine and bandages to him, he was still awake and said weakly, "I, I'm fine."
don’t worry.
Then he fainted.
…
The old doctor did everything he could.
Next, it’s all up to fate.
Fortunately, fate finally favored the Xie family. After two days and nights, Xie Mingming's fever subsided and he finally survived.
Not dead.
They had already moved to the old doctor's small house at the end of the long alley. When the old doctor announced it with a smile, the tension in everyone's heart relaxed and they burst into tears of joy. Mrs. Xie collapsed to the ground and cried loudly. She was persuaded by Xie Mingming and Mrs. Xie's second wife, who helped her up and took her to the next room to lie down.
There were sounds of laughter, crying, and Xie Changming's weak voice. Gu Wan was also smiling. She brushed her fluffy hair and stood up to go out.
The rain finally stopped and the sky cleared.
Although the rain was still pouring outside, it looked like the sky was broken.
But she was in a good mood because she was safe and sound and didn't have to send off a strong and brave child.
I finally have the mood to think about other things.
The house was not big, but there were many people in it. Gu Guan was not sick or in any pain, so he did not go in and squeeze for a bed. After resting for two days, his physical fatigue had disappeared a lot, and the blisters on the soles of his feet had healed.
She blew on the stone steps and sat down, took off her tattered boots and socks, and stretched her white feet out under the eaves to be washed by the cool rain, feeling extremely comfortable.
She leaned against the eaves, and at this angle, she could just see Xie Ci in Xie Changming's room through the window.
The young man showed a look of joy on his face. He leaned over and covered his nephew who was recovering in bed with a little quilt. The uncle and nephew didn't know what to say.
She held her chin with her hands, sigh.
Gu Wan never expected that what he was wearing was actually a book!
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