Chapter 427 Abortion
On the day the army set off outside the city, Li Sanniang didn't go to see it. However, when she returned home after her shift, she heard Li Sanlang and Xiao Silang, who had been taken by Li Erxiong to watch, excitedly talking about the murderous scene of the Tang army, which was quite spectacular and grand.
"Auntie, there are so many people. There are soldiers riding tall horses in front, and those behind are carrying spears and long swords. They look really fierce."
"Aunt, I've been looking for a long time, but I haven't seen my elder brother. I wonder where he is?"
Xiao Silang's words made the Li family worry about Li Dalang. In the end, it was Li Dasao who changed the subject by asking what he wanted to eat for dinner.
The next day, a light drizzle began to fall. After getting off the carriage, Li San Niang and Qiu Xiang, holding beautiful oil-paper umbrellas painted with flowers, said goodbye to Shi Jiu and hurried to the clinic.
Fortunately, most of the main roads in the inner city's wards are paved with stone slabs. Although they are not as smooth as water, at least there are no puddles.
"Dr. Li is here, come in and warm yourself by the fire."
Nanxing was waiting at the door when he saw Li Sanniang and Qiuxiang coming over, so he quickly greeted them.
"It should get warmer after Qingming Festival, but it's still a bit chilly these past few days, so I lit two charcoal braziers to keep it warm."
"Nanxing, you are truly a master in our medical clinic!"
After exchanging a few more words, by the time Qiu Xiang brought over a cup of hot tea, Li San Niang had already changed out of her slightly damp shoes in the inner room.
"Alright, you hurry up and go in and change your shoes too. Your sister-in-law gave us both the shoes."
Wearing wet shoes is so uncomfortable, go change them quickly.
Qiu Xiang didn't say much, just responded and went to the inner room.
Whether it was because of the Qingming Festival or the drizzle, there weren't many people at the clinic today.
Li San Niang thought the morning would pass by like this, and was about to ask Nan Xing and Qiu Xiang when they wanted to have lunch, when four people suddenly entered the clinic.
A young man was carrying a woman who was bundled up in thick clothes on his back. An older woman was holding an umbrella for them, and most of her body was soaked so that the two of them wouldn't get wet in the rain.
As for why she wasn't completely soaked, it was because there was an old man in a straw raincoat holding an umbrella for her behind her.
Seeing this, Nanxing quickly led the man to the canopy bed that was always placed opposite the medicine cabinet.
Today is a holiday, and there are only three people in the clinic: Li San Niang, Qiu Xiang, and Nan Xing. Everyone else is still on holiday.
Nanxing was very perceptive; without anyone saying a word, she kicked both charcoal braziers towards the canopy bed, which would at least make it a little warmer.
When Li San Niang got closer, she discovered that the woman she thought had fainted from some acute illness was actually awake.
Although he looked weak and pale, he was still conscious.
"What's going on?"
"What's wrong with this lady?"
Faced with the questioning from the female doctor, Li San Niang, both the young man and the old man fell silent. The woman wiped the rain from her face and said in a heavy and worried tone, "Female doctor, Cui Lan drank an abortion pill before and lost a child. Now she is bleeding profusely."
Upon hearing this, Li San Niang called out, "Qiu Xiang."
Qiu Xiang stepped forward from the side, picked up Cui Lan in her arms, and carried her to the bed in her clinic. She then called the woman in to ask her questions in detail.
Seeing Li San Niang do this, the young man and the old man didn't say anything more, and walked to the entrance of the clinic to wait patiently.
Nanxing even brought out two chairs and stools, wanting the two of them to sit down and wait.
Unexpectedly, after glancing at his father and the rain-soaked clothes on himself, the young man cupped his hands in greeting to Nanxing and said, "Thank you for your trouble. We are both wet and don't want to dirty the clinic."
Just wait at the door.
Seeing that the young man was reasonable and well-founded, Nanxing didn't say anything more. Instead, she kicked a charcoal brazier towards the door, hoping to provide some warmth to the two people whose clothes were wet.
Inside the room, Li San Niang first took Cui Lan's pulse, then asked for her opinion, took off her clothes to check the amount of bleeding from her lower body, and then directly inserted acupuncture needles.
"I stopped the bleeding first; no one can bleed like that without stopping."
Seeing that the female doctor, Li San Niang, was very knowledgeable and seemed capable of treating Cui Lan, the woman felt somewhat relieved.
However, acupuncture to stop bleeding is only an emergency treatment. Judging from the pulse diagnosis just now, Cuilan's condition is not just ordinary.
"Her blood and qi are weak. Judging from my pulse diagnosis just now, the fetus in her belly must have been quite large when you had the abortion, right?"
Seeing that the woman was stammering and not looking at her or speaking, Li San Niang looked at Cui Lan, who was lying on the bed, having already removed her outer garment and covered with a thin quilt.
Cuilan opened her mouth, about to say something, but the woman stood up abruptly. "Female doctor, is it alright if we don't discuss this matter?"
Lan Niang is in pain right now, why stab her in the chest?
Li San Niang understood the woman's worries. After all, judging from the current situation, this family should be a respectable and honest family, not the kind of people who would have to abort a pregnancy if they got pregnant in a brothel like the Lan Hua Ban.
The fact that she could still have an abortion despite having a clean background proves that she was either pregnant out of wedlock or married but had no choice but to have an abortion.
That reason must stem from some unspeakable sorrow.
Regardless of the circumstances, it's definitely not a good idea to bring up such a painful topic in front of someone.
But Li San Niang is a doctor. She asked the question to prescribe medicine and to consider the dosage. It wasn't because she was a gossipy, shameless person who wanted to stab someone in the heart.
Li San Niang was about to explain that she was a doctor and was asking to prescribe medicine, and that once she left the clinic, she would never let anyone else know the patient's privacy.
Before Li San Niang could explain, Cui Lan spoke up weakly: "Mother, how can you speak to a female physician like that?"
Cuilan tried to get up, and Qiuxiang quickly stepped forward to help her, supporting half of her body and helping her sit up.
Cuilan first thanked Qiuxiang, then glanced at the woman, who dared not say anything more.
Then Cuilan turned to Li Sanniang, her face pale, and apologized to Li Sanniang with a smile: "Please forgive me, Doctor. My mother was just worried about me and was a little nervous, which is why she said those words. I hope you won't take it to heart."
I knew the female doctor was asking these questions in order to prescribe medicine.
Cuilan paused here, and Li Sanniang then replied, "It's alright, it's understandable that Mother is worried about her children."
I did ask because I needed to determine the dosage for a prescription.
Furthermore, please rest assured, as a doctor, this is a matter of patient privacy. Once you leave this room, no one else will know, and I will absolutely not disclose it.
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