During the years Ji Minxiu spent overseas, he removed bullets himself several times, but these were different from arrow wounds, and he didn't understand them.
So he shook his head and said, "I can't, only you can help him."
"Yun Doctor, please save my father!" The old man's family members immediately knelt down and begged.
"But I really..."
Yun Zhourong didn't mean she didn't want to save people; she just genuinely lacked confidence.
"I think this is a great opportunity to practice. There's always a first time; otherwise, how can you grow?"
Seeing that Yun Zhourong was still hesitating, Ji Minxiu earnestly encouraged her.
"Yes, now you are the only doctor available to me, so as long as you can save my father, please don't feel pressured about anything else."
The elderly person's family members also noticed Yun Zhourong's hesitation and immediately said...
"Okay, I'll do my best!"
Yun Zhourong knew that Ji Minxiu was right, and there was no way to escape it now, so she could only take a deep breath and accept the surgery.
It was also her first surgery.
First, disinfect the wound, cut off the arrow shaft, and then, following the steps in the medical book, make a T-shaped incision in the arrow wound, and then slowly remove the arrowhead.
This scene brought tears to the eyes of the elderly man's family members, while the women turned their heads away, unable to bear the sight.
The old man's son couldn't help but ask with heartache, "Dad, it must hurt a lot!"
However, the old man calmly replied, "I feel nothing at all; it's like my leg doesn't even belong to me."
"Ah, is it really that amazing?" The old man's son was somewhat taken aback upon hearing this.
The old man nodded, "It really doesn't hurt at all. Otherwise, you can ask the female doctor to give you some medicine and then cut it open to see."
The old man's son: "..."
Dad, you really are my dad!
However, seeing that the elderly person was in good condition, the family members relaxed a bit and sat down to wait.
They still dared not breathe too loudly; the room was so quiet you could hear a pin drop.
Although it was Yun Zhourong's first time performing surgery and her technique was quite clumsy, the modern surgical instruments provided by Ji Minxiu made the procedure go smoothly overall.
"bite…"
With a crisp sound, the arrow was successfully removed from the old man's leg and thrown into the iron plate.
"It's out!" Upon seeing it, the elderly person's family members all burst into tears of joy.
However, Yun Zhourong frowned because she saw that the arrow was covered in rust!
This can easily cause tetanus, which is incurable once it develops.
"Don't worry, I also brought a tetanus vaccine with me. You just need to clean and suture the wound properly."
Ji Minxiu noticed Yun Zhourong's worry and whispered in her ear, "You did a great job!"
"Okay!"
Upon hearing this, Yun Zhourong breathed a sigh of relief, and felt a surge of secret joy at the encouragement.
After thoroughly treating the old man's wounds, Yun Zhourong wiped his sweat and smiled, "He's alright for now, but he still needs to be observed. It would be best if he stayed here for a few days."
"But…"
However, upon hearing this, the elderly person's family hesitated, saying, "We can't afford the treatment here..."
"Waaaaah..."
At this moment, a woman in the family suddenly covered her mouth and cried, “We have been without food for two days. If there hadn’t been no other way, my father-in-law would not have risked his life to rush out and ask the soldiers for food.”
"Didn't the officers and soldiers say they could pay for the grain?" Yun Zhourong said.
"It's possible, but it's too expensive. Now I'm stuck here and can't work. My savings have been completely depleted."
Another elderly woman from the family wiped away her tears and said, "It's not just us; everyone else is also struggling to make ends meet. If this continues, even if we don't die from smallpox, we'll starve to death."
Upon hearing this, Yun Zhourong and Ji Minxiu exchanged a glance, feeling that the time had come.
So, holding the old woman's hand, he said, "We'll go and negotiate with the government again about this matter. As for you, old lady, please feel free to stay here; we won't charge you any money."
"Yun Doctor, you are truly a living Bodhisattva, I kneel before you!"
Upon hearing this, all of the elderly man's family members knelt down before Yun Zhourong, weeping uncontrollably.
The scene filled Yun Zhourong with sorrow.
These days, it's really too difficult for ordinary people to survive.
After giving the elderly man a tetanus vaccination, leaving only his son to take care of him, Yun Zhourong and Ji Minxiu headed towards the village.
Half a month had passed since they were vaccinated against smallpox, and the wounds had formed brown scabs. The two of them used this as an excuse to wander around the village.
"Where do you think we should put the grain?" Yun Zhourong asked Ji Minxiu in a low voice.
“Several families in this village are staying at the inn to recuperate, so their houses are vacant. But I’m afraid that if I leave food in their homes, they might have some inappropriate thoughts.”
Ji Minxiu thought for a moment and said, "Just in case, it would be best to check if there is a granary or something in the village."
“Okay, it would be too obvious if we just went to ask. Let’s look around ourselves.” Yun Zhourong nodded in agreement.
After that, the two checked on the villagers while keeping an eye on the village's situation.
Not long after, they actually found the empty granary.
"The food inside has all been eaten."
The villager who saw the two off sighed as he looked at the granary, "However, our village is poor to begin with, so we can't usually store much grain."
"It's rare to see such a large granary built in a village," Yun Zhourong said with some surprise.
"Actually, it was all thanks to the magistrate's urging that we built this. He meant well. If we could have stored up the grain, this drought could have been saved. What a pity..."
As the villagers spoke, they couldn't help but sigh, "Most of us only have enough grain left after paying taxes. There's nothing left over. The wealthier families aren't willing to suffer losses, so the large granaries are left empty."
"This magistrate is quite farsighted."
Ji Minxiu and Yun Zhourong exchanged a glance, said goodbye to the villagers, and left.
Once the granary is located, the rest will be much easier.
When night fell, the two took off their protective suits and sneaked out in their black down jackets, heading towards the village.
Fearing being seen, the two did not turn on their lights, and to avoid getting separated, Ji Minxiu held Yun Zhourong's hand the whole way.
However, at this moment, the two of them were so nervous that they had no time to think about anything else, as if they were doing something wrong.
Although the two tried to find secluded places to walk, they were still very cautious, for fear of being bumped into by villagers who suddenly appeared.
Fortunately, in this freezing weather, all the villagers are staying in their beds and not going out.
Coupled with the previous rumors that it was either a fire monster or a fire god, the villagers were afraid to go out at night, which conveniently facilitated the two's actions.
During the day, the two deliberately took detours to scout out the location several times to avoid getting lost at night, so they found the place very quickly.
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