After studying for the past few days, their medical skills have become increasingly refined. They all cherish this rare opportunity, especially Ling Wei, who has always loved medicine and feels very satisfied to have the chance to learn it.
After untying the foot bindings from everyone, the four looked at the feet that should have been healthy and flawless, now deformed, with the toes and soles tightly pressed together, the arches raised high, and the whole foot shaped like a horse's hoof.
There were still quite a few inflammatory issues, and Qin Qianluo's eyes were a little red again. She asked Ling Wei to bring over some spiritual spring water to help them wash their eyes. The spiritual spring water could alleviate their pain and make the washing process less unbearable.
During the cleaning, Qin Qianluo looked at the women and said, "I will treat you and restore your feet to their previous healthy state. This process may be a little painful, but you will recover completely once you have healed."
The women were somewhat frightened upon hearing this. From childhood, they had been taught that small feet were beautiful, and only those with small feet could get married and be desired by others. Those with non-small feet would be despised by everyone.
Even though they were still young, this idea had already penetrated their bones, causing cognitive impairment. One woman whispered, "Master, can I not be cured? I want to continue foot binding."
Hearing this, Qin Qianluo was somewhat surprised. She looked at the woman who had spoken and asked softly, "Qianchao, can you tell me why you don't want to get treatment?"
Qianchao mustered her courage and said, "My mother said that if you don't bind your feet, you won't be able to get married. It will bring shame to the family and make people around you look down on you. All women have to bind their feet. No one wants women who don't bind their feet."
The remaining women nodded in agreement. Indeed, that was what their mothers had told them: foot binding was very painful, but they had to do it so they wouldn't be ridiculed.
After listening, Qin Qianluo bit her lip and looked at Qianchao, asking, "Do you think I will bring shame to my family? Will no one want me? Will people look down on me?"
Qianchao shook her head. How could someone as good as her mistress be unwanted? According to Sister Lingxue and the others, her mistress is still a princess. How could anyone look down on her or bring shame to her family?
Qin Qianlu squatted down, took off her shoes and foot bindings, revealing her fair and healthy little feet to them: "But I didn't bind my feet. My feet are very healthy. Moreover, all women in Tianxuan don't bind their feet. Even Sister Lingwei, whom you all know best, doesn't bind her feet."
The people sitting on the bed were stunned as they stared at the fair and healthy feet. Ling Wei and Xuan Mei also took off their shoes and foot coverings, revealing their healthy and fair feet so that they could see them clearly.
After putting on her foot binding clothes and shoes, Qin Qianlu looked at them seriously and said, "Foot binding is wrong. In Tianxuan Kingdom, no one will laugh at you for not binding your feet. Foot binding will deform your feet, just like now, and you will suffer from pain for the rest of your lives, making walking a problem."
The women fell silent. After a long while, the youngest woman spoke up: "Master, I am willing to undergo treatment. I don't want to be in pain and unable to sleep every day anymore."
With one person taking the lead, everyone soon agreed. Qin Qianluo nodded in satisfaction and softly replied, "Okay." After they had washed themselves with the spiritual spring water, they lined up one by one to have their films taken. Qin Qianluo frowned as she looked at the films.
Foot binding usually begins between the ages of four and six. Except for the big toe, all the other toes are bent backward. There are 26 bones in the foot, and foot binding causes at least eight bones to be severely twisted. Among them, only the youngest girls are somewhat better off.
Qin Qianlu frowned as she looked at the X-ray films that had already come out. She discussed with Ling Wei and the others how to treat the patient best and with the least harm. In the end, they decided to perform a repositioning first. With anesthesia, they wouldn't feel any pain and wouldn't have to suffer too much.
Then, we boiled some Chinese herbs in the spiritual spring water to soak their feet, and finally let them walk slowly. This is not something that can be done in a short time. Fortunately, we had the spiritual spring water, otherwise the process would have been even slower.
After making the decision, Qin Qianluo found eleven pairs of soft and loose shoes so that they could recover from their injuries. She first had them soak in Chinese medicine to soften the necrotic skin.
The next day, Qin Qianluo brought Ling Wei and Xuan Mei into the operating room. Mo Chen was a man, and women in Xuanyuan Kingdom were taught that men outside the country could not see their feet. To avoid unnecessary trouble, the three of them worked together.
The surgery was very slow, requiring a step-by-step approach, and the bones needed to be stabilized at the end. Qin Qianluo's medical skills weren't particularly advanced, and she needed to learn through trial and error. Fortunately, Ling Wei and Xuan Mei were clever; they learned Western medicine by watching videos and were now somewhat better than Qin Qianluo.
While the three were busy repositioning the bones, Mo Chen was also busy preparing the Chinese medicine for foot baths. Unfortunately, he missed the opportunity to practice this method.
More than ten days passed in a flash, and finally all the women's bones had been repositioned. Fortunately, they were still undeveloped bones, otherwise there would have been no possibility of recovery. Qin Qianlu breathed a heavy sigh of relief.
She and Ling Wei had learned a lot these past few days, all of it very useful knowledge. She couldn't help but admire them. Indeed, there's a saying that's very true: people in ancient times were just born earlier, not that they weren't smart.
The rest can be left to Ling Wei and the others. Qin Qianluo has also learned some traditional Chinese medicine knowledge in the past few days and has learned a little bit about pulse diagnosis. Unfortunately, it is too profound and requires a lot of time to figure out. After all, traditional Chinese medicine is different for everyone and requires a lot of practice.
As for the people in her own space, apart from the dozen or so women, everyone was as strong as an ox, and their pulses were all powerful and vigorous, so she couldn't detect anything. Qin Qianluo could only give up and try again later when she had the chance.
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