Chapter 239 The Gates of Hell
Li San Niang didn't wait long at the entrance of the Taoist temple before her mother and the others came out. The whole family, along with Song Da Lang and Song Xiao Niang, found a restaurant nearby and had a good meal together.
Nineteen drove the carriage to take Li Sanniang and Qiu Xiang to the Third Pharmacy in Yongpingfang. It was Li Sanniang's turn to be on duty at the pharmacy in the afternoon.
At the entrance of the clinic, Li San Niang entrusted the sleeping Lu Zhu'er to Li Da Sao and stepped into the clinic with Qiu Xiang.
Sure enough, Tang Mingyue hadn't left yet.
The two exchanged medical records. Tang Mingyue, upon hearing that Li Sanniang came from Xuandu Temple, spoke to her, "Oh dear, are there many people at the temple? My wife has been wanting the whole family to go and pray for a long time. But I've never had the time."
"There are quite a few people, but the temple limits the number of people entering and leaving. If you can get in line, it should be fine."
After greeting Tang Mingyue, before it was even time for her afternoon shift, Li San Niang opened Tang Mingyue's medical record book and began to read it.
At this time of day, no one has come.
In the early afternoon, the family of the patient who had previously been treated by Li San Niang, who had suffered a second-degree burn on his left ankle, arrived with two other people. The patient was carried in on a chair.
Li San Niang removed the bandages and carefully examined the wound. The infection had not worsened, and tender granulation tissue had begun to grow.
"After listening to the female doctor's advice, I developed a fever last night, so I brewed and drank the herbal medicine. The fever subsided in the middle of the night, so I'm doing well."
Li San Niang nodded and re-bandaged the area with a new, clean bandage.
"She's still young. If you take good care of her and make sure she's well-fed, she should be almost fully recovered in a month at most. But she still shouldn't stand for long periods of time, and you shouldn't put any pressure on that area."
Li San Niang turned around and drew a simple picture of a wheelchair on the last page of the medical record on the table. She tore it off and handed it to the older man.
"It doesn't mean you can't get out of bed at all this month, but you should still be careful for the first two weeks."
It's not cheap to always have someone carry you around in a chair or stool. You should find a carpenter to add two wheels so he can move around by himself using his arms.
The older man looked at the picture in his hand and felt that although the drawing was simple, the meaning was clearly expressed.
"Thank you for sending the picture, female doctor."
Li San Niang waved her hand, saying it was just a simple diagram of a wheelchair.
"After about half a month, you should be able to move slowly on your own with your heels up. At that time, you can also do some light exercise for 15 or 25 minutes every day to keep the muscles in this area active."
Li San Niang rewrote the prescription before sending the three of them out.
Subsequently, Li San Niang meticulously recorded the burn patient's symptoms, pulse, and medication prescriptions in the medical record book.
It's likely that this family will come back for another check-up later, so there will be a reference point then.
After a while, no one came to see her, so Li San Niang took out the copper tortoise shell she had just bought at the Taoist temple from her bosom.
It felt heavy when I picked it up, and at first I thought it must have been cast from molten copper using a mold.
But now, when she held it in her hand and played with it, Li San Niang realized that the patterns on the outside of the tortoise shell really looked like the patterns on a tortoise shell, and Li San Niang also found that there were words inside.
Li Sanniang took it closer to look and confirmed that the characters inside were definitely not in regular script. As for what they were, Li Sanniang didn't know.
Suddenly, a man ran into the clinic and shouted, "Help! Help! My wife can't give birth!"
Li San Niang tucked the bronze tortoise shell into her chest, picked up the medical kit behind her, and headed for the door.
"I'm a doctor, hurry up and lead the way."
The young apprentice in the clinic just watched as Li San Niang carried her medical kit, followed by Qiu Xiang, and left with the man without even saying goodbye.
As soon as they stepped outside, the man led Li Sanniang and Qiu Xiang towards the back street.
On the way, Qiu Xiang took over Li San Niang's medical kit.
If Li San Niang were to carry her all the way, that would be fine, but when they arrived at their destination and she needed to deliver a baby, she wouldn't have the strength.
In addition, Li San Niang's medical kit was much heavier than others' medical kits, and it was so full that even an adult man would get extremely tired carrying it.
Li San Niang, who had been jogging after the man, was still feeling uneasy. Why was this place getting more and more remote?
Li San Niang had never known there was such a place on the back street of the clinic. The path was so narrow that only one person could pass at a time. It was a dirt road with no ditches on either side. She guessed that when it rained or snowed, the road would be muddy and muddy, and one would have to wear wooden clogs to walk on it.
However, when she followed the man to a small door and went inside, she heard a woman crying out in despair, and only then did Li San Niang feel relieved.
Thankfully, they weren't bad people; there really were women who needed help giving birth.
Once inside, the room was incredibly cramped, with only a small window letting in some light.
Inside, there was a small wooden bed against the wall, and an oil lamp on a low table beside the bed. Only by the light of the oil lamp could Li San Niang make out the appearance of the woman on the bed.
Just as Li San Niang was about to go closer to check, she smelled a nauseating odor.
An old woman with a hunched back sat by the bedside. When she saw Li San Niang and Qiu Xiang come in, she stood up to greet them.
"Midwife, please take a look at my Xiangniang, why can't she give birth?"
Li San Niang sensed something was amiss and had many questions in her mind. She exchanged a glance with Qiu Xiang and decided to play it by ear.
Li San Niang approached the woman lying on the bed, who had been crying and screaming moments before but was now only groaning. The stench of decay and sores became even more pronounced.
Only after putting on a mask and gloves did Li San Niang examine the woman's lower body.
Lifting the filthy blanket, a pungent stench of fish and blood assaulted my nostrils.
The room was too dark, so Li San Niang first looked at the woman's face by the light of the oil lamp that Qiu Xiang was holding. She looked exhausted. Only then did she use the dim light to look at the woman's lower body.
The baby's head has already engaged in the pelvis, and the baby doesn't feel very big when touched from the abdomen.
The problem lies with the mother; she is unable to give birth and lacks the strength to do so.
"Move this bed to the door first, it's too dark inside, I can't see clearly. Grandma, go boil some water."
Li San Niang turned around, took out a packet of medicine from her medical kit, and handed it to the man: "Go and brew the medicine. We need to induce labor now. If the baby isn't born soon, it will be a double tragedy."
Seeing that the man and the old woman were both standing there in a daze, Li Sanniang shouted, "What are you standing there for? Hurry up and go!"
After sending the two men away, Li Sanniang whispered to the woman on the bed, "Were you abducted by them? Don't worry, after I deliver your baby, I'll report it to the authorities."
The woman, who had been whimpering, suddenly opened her eyes and tears streamed down her face as she looked at Li San Niang.
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