Chapter 12 Opportunity, start treating the wounded! 【Please vote】
Chapter 12 Opportunity, start treating the wounded! 【Please vote】
The days in the pharmacy go by fast!
In just a few days, Wei Han had gotten used to his new position.
Every morning he would hang out in the front hall of the pharmacy, pretending to learn traditional Chinese medicine and observing others. In the afternoon he would go to the warehouse to eat medicinal materials, and when he had nothing to do he would annoy Chen Zhihong and others.
After a few days of observation, he discovered quite a few clues.
First of all, there are five doctors in the pharmacy, among which Pu Xingxian is both the shopkeeper and the doctor. Because he has the highest medical skills, he does not usually sit in for consultations.
He will only take action when dignitaries come to visit or when there are difficult and complicated diseases!
Sitting in the other four compartments were doctors Jia, Sun, Xie, and Liu. Their specific names were not yet known, but we only knew that the youngest doctor, Xie, was Pu Xingxian's eldest disciple.
The seventeen or eighteen medical apprentices busy in the front hall were all assigned to work under the four major doctors. Except for a few apprentices under Doctor Xie who were relatively friendly to Wei Han, the rest were difficult to deal with.
At the same time, Wei Han also discovered a new way to make money!
Every evening after closing the door, when the other servants go to the martial arts training ground to practice martial arts.
More than half of the medical apprentices in the front hall have to stay up late by lamps to make medicine.
After asking around, I found out that this is a benefit only available to medical apprentices of second grade or above.
They would be allowed to make medicines for wounds such as wounds from swords and burns, tonic medicines, as well as some pills commonly used by warriors, or some secret formula powders unique to Chen's Pharmacy.
These things are usually used and sold a lot in pharmacies, and the sales volume is very good, which can be regarded as a good profit.
Moreover, the medical apprentices receive commissions for the medicinal powders they make.
It is said that the worst paid ones can get three to five taels of silver each month, which is more than the monthly allowance. No wonder this is where the young servants want to come the most.
Unfortunately, Wei Han is only a third-class medical apprentice now and hasn’t even learned how to prescribe medicine. He cannot earn this much money for the time being.
“Take your time!”
Wei Han smiled indifferently and continued to slack off to pass the time.
Due to the 50x idle time, his research on Chen's Materia Medica became more and more in-depth in his mind, but unfortunately he could not find a chance to practice it.
It wasn't until the fifth day that he finally found his opportunity.
Around noon that day, a group of strong men rushed in aggressively, scaring everyone so much that their eyelids twitched. They thought they were being beaten, looted and burned by rioters.
But when I looked carefully, I found that these people were carrying the wounded.
They were tall and looked very ruffian, holding knives and axes in their hands, and their bodies were covered in blood. It was obvious that they had just experienced a bloody battle.
"Where is the doctor? Come quickly, damn it, Xu Heigou from the Black Tiger Gang doesn't follow the rules and dares to attack us? I will never let him go!"
"Hurry, hurry, save my brother, stop his bleeding!"
"Damn it, brothers, grab your weapons and call for help. Let's go back and fight!"
"Ouch, it hurts so much, where's the doctor?"
After a chaotic roar.
More than a dozen wounded were left behind.
The other gang members turned around and hurried away.
"Hey! The Black Tiger Gang and the Sanjiang Society have started fighting!"
I could hear shouting and noise coming from afar.
No one in the pharmacy was surprised at all.
Qingshan County is a small place with a population of only about 70,000 to 80,000.
But there are many evil spirits and there are more than a dozen gangs.
Every day, gangs are fighting over territory.
The doctors and apprentices in the pharmacy are no longer surprised.
"With so many disaster victims pouring in recently, the county town is becoming increasingly chaotic. I heard that there are several outside gangs causing trouble every day."
"There are some ruthless people among the disaster victims, so the situation will certainly get chaotic!"
"The government doesn't know whether to intervene or not. How many people will die?"
Everyone was discussing in low voices.
The white-haired Doctor Liu shouted, "What are you still talking about? Save the people, hurry up!"
"Hurry, hurry, save people!"
"Hurry up and bring the person over here. Where's the hemostatic medicine?"
The pharmacy immediately became busy.
The wounded covered their wounds, wailed and cursed.
The doctors and their apprentices began to bandage them, apply medicine to them, and even perform first aid.
Several of those whose hands and feet had been chopped off had already fainted, and blood was spurting all over the ground, which was terrifying to watch.
There were also several people who had been stabbed in the abdomen and their internal organs had been pierced.
These very serious cases can only be stopped by acupuncture and medication by doctors.
Everyone present was extremely busy, even Wei Han took the initiative to step forward and took on a sturdy man who had been stabbed three times.
"Can you do it?" A young apprentice with a birthmark on his face kindly reminded: "Why don't you help me? External injuries are difficult to treat."
"No problem!"
Wei Han smiled at him and started working directly.
You have to know that he has only been idle for five days, and "Chen's Materia Medica" has already broken through to the great success level. He is also better than ordinary apprentices in various medical treatments.
It's just a knife wound, how difficult is it?
"Hold on!"
Wei Han gave the sturdy man an instruction and casually stuffed a piece of cloth into his hand for him to bite.
Then use scissors to cut open the clothes, pour strong liquor to disinfect it, and then use silver needles to prick the surrounding acupuncture points to stop the bleeding. Next, apply gold wound medicine and bandage it!
Although it was Wei Han's first time to treat a wounded person.
But it seemed as if I had simulated it billions of times in my mind.
Therefore, instead of being in a hurry, he did things in an orderly and efficient manner, even more efficiently than many old apprentices.
"It's a pity that stitching is not popular here, otherwise it would be better with stitches." Wei Han stared at his masterpiece with satisfaction, and said with regret in his heart, "The wound has been bandaged. You can't take a bath for seven days. Go to the side and drink a bowl of stinky pockmark soup to relieve the pain!"
"Yes, yes, thank you, little brother!"
The strong man grimaced in pain and burst into tears of gratitude.
The young apprentice stood there dumbfounded. His patient hadn't even been bandaged yet, but Wei Han had already done it?
Isn’t this speed and method too fast?
"You're awesome, brother." The young apprentice winked and said, "I'm with Doctor Xie. I came to the pharmacy two years ago. I see you bandage more skillfully than I do. If you have time, please teach me a thing or two."
"Sure, sure!"
Wei Han smiled and took note of this person.
He was indeed Dr. Xie's apprentice, no wonder he had good intentions.
However, they were now busy treating the wounded, with a steady stream of gang wounded still being sent in, and the two had no time to chat. After a few words, they continued to treat the wounded.
A few streets away, two major gangs were fighting each other!
All the nearby pharmacies were packed with people, and there were sounds of wailing and screaming everywhere.
The scene was so grand that even Pu Xingxian was alarmed and came over.
He frowned and scanned the chaos in the pharmacy.
He wanted to help personally, but his eyes fell on Wei Han.
"This kid?"
Pu Xingxian was secretly surprised.
Among the many apprentices who participated in the bandaging, Wei Han's performance was quite amazing.
The bleeding was stopped with just three or five stitches, and the wound was cleaned and bandaged in just two or three strokes.
This skillful technique is better than that of many experienced doctors.
Didn’t he just start learning Chen’s Materia Medica?
How can it be so powerful? Have you learned this before?
"Is this guy really a genius?" Pu Xingxian couldn't help but sigh in a low voice, with a hint of shock in his eyes.
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