The two of them quickly started to move.
Jiang Wei handed the tweezers and the needle with thread to Jiang Huaixu. Jiang Huaixu took it, calmed himself down, and began to perform the delicate surgical operation. Fortunately, the injured area was completely exposed, otherwise it would have been quite difficult for her, a latecomer with no experience in real cesarean section.
Blood continued to omit from the place where the needle was inserted. Jiang Huaixu sutured the last bit of the wound and finally applied the Panax notoginseng powder brought by Kangping to the stitches.
Fu Tuan only found one bleeding spot, but she still carefully turned it over and looked for it, fearing that she had missed something. After making sure there were no new bleeding spots and that the blood in the abdomen had been almost cleaned up, she began to sew the incision in the abdomen layer by layer.
After watching the whole process, Pei Songming felt like vomiting and a little dizzy. He was not even curious about the tools used by Jiang Huaixu. Kang Ping also had a very ugly expression on his face, not to mention Jiang Wei, who had never seen such a scene. She turned her face away and closed her eyes tightly, unwilling to watch.
In the past, she had only seen external injuries, so how could she have seen such a grand scene?
After suturing the skin and flesh layer by layer, Jiang Huaixu applied hemostatic powder on the wound and then bandaged it simply.
After doing all this, she felt the boy's pulse again before standing up.
"Although it was a long delay, fortunately the wounds to his internal organs were not serious and the bleeding was slow, which saved his life."
Pei Songming asked, "What will happen next?"
Jiang Huaixu turned his head to look at the young man and said to Pei Songming, "Excuse me for a moment."
Several people left the inner room one after another, leaving only a medicine boy to take care of it.
There were a lot more people outside. Mrs. Yang was talking to a man with an anxious look on his face. When they saw them coming out, they suddenly stood up.
"What's the matter? Can my son be saved?" The man was tall, with a loud voice and dark skin. He looked like a military general, but he was wearing the uniform of a civilian official.
With just one sentence, Jiang Huaixu knew that this person was probably County Magistrate Yang.
Madam Yang also looked at them with tears in her eyes, seeming to want to say something but stopping herself from saying it, as if she was worried about hearing some bad news.
Jiang Huaixu and Pei Songming's eyes met, then quickly looked away. Finally, Jiang Huaixu spoke, "I'm only 60% sure your son will wake up. His abdominal wound has been sutured, so what happens next is difficult."
"What happened next?" Madam Yang, surprised and delighted, stepped forward and asked in a hushed voice, "Just tell me, young lady. I'll take note!"
County Magistrate Yang looked at Jiang Huaixu and then at his wife, and a flash of shock flashed in his eyes.
"Your son has lost too much blood. The most important thing right now is to replenish his blood with medicine. He's young and has a strong recovery ability. I think after a period of recuperation, his internal organs will be able to recover." Jiang Huaixu said calmly, "The difficulty is that if he is infected by external pathogens and develops inflammation in the abdomen, it will be difficult to save him."
The emotions of County Magistrate Yang and Madam Yang fluctuated with Jiang Huaixu's words. When Madam Yang heard the last part, her legs went weak and she almost fell down.
Pei Songming quickly added: "In theory, as long as we can survive the first seven days, we'll be fine."
Jiang Huaixu nodded and comforted her, "Madam Yang, don't panic. If you don't wait until the last moment, there is still hope."
She had already intervened, and she couldn't just watch her first surgical patient die like that.
Afterwards, Jiang Huaixu gave some detailed instructions. After listening to them, Mrs. Yang decided to leave her son in Qingnang Pavilion for easier care.
She bowed to Jiang Huaixu with gratitude, "Thank you for saving my life!"
Jiang Huaixu stepped aside and looked at Doctor Kang.
Doctor Kang understood and said hurriedly, "Xu Jie'er is still young, how can she be worthy of Madam Yang's gift? She came to the clinic for other matters, and now she has been delayed for a long time, she must hurry to attend to them, so I will not stay with her for long."
County Magistrate Yang hurriedly said, "If I have the chance, I will come to visit you in person."
"County Magistrate Yang is too polite."
Pulling Doctor Kang outside, Jiang Huaixu was shocked when he saw the sky. He wanted to call his sister, but he didn't see anyone.
"Where's my sister?"
"Your father just came over. Cang Shu called Sister Wei out. She must be outside."
The two of them hurried to the outer hall and saw the father and daughter talking.
"Dad, Dad, my little sister is here." Jiang Wei said excitedly.
Jiang Boliang hurriedly greeted them, "I've been waiting for a long time, and Second Auntie was so anxious, so I came over to see if anything happened. I hope I didn't disturb you."
"Brother Aliang, what are you talking about? Your two daughters have really helped our Qingnang Pavilion a lot!"
After the greetings, Jiang Huaixu talked about buying medicinal herbs. In the end, Pei Songming made the decision and only charged the original price of the herbs. He also asked Jiang Boliang to temporarily place the pots and pans in Qingnang Pavilion. Jiang Boliang tried to refuse in every way, but could only thank him repeatedly.
After the father, daughter and their two companions hurriedly left in a carriage with the medicinal herbs, Madam Yang, who was still in the Qingnang Pavilion, asked about the origins of Jiang Huaixu and the others.
The maid quietly walked out of the inner room, and came back soon and talked in a low voice for a long time.
Upon learning that they were refugees from the southwest and now doing business on Jianyang Street, he lamented, "That young woman is a skilled doctor. With time, she would have achieved great things. But she's been burdened by family matters. What a pity."
She called the maid and gave her detailed instructions. After the maid left, she walked to the bed and tucked in the corners of the quilt for the sleeping boy, then sat back on the stool, propped up her arms and closed her eyes to rest.
The father, daughter and their two children hurriedly left and carried the items on the stall to Qingnang Pavilion. After all this trouble, it was completely dark.
Without further delay, they set off.
When I returned to Jiuxi Village, I could see from afar someone standing on the road waiting with a lantern.
When I got closer, I realized it was Jiang Erlang and Second Grandpa.
"Uncle Er, Erlang, what are you doing standing outside? It's so cold!"
Jiang Boliang let out a sigh and reined in his horse.
"Second Grandpa was worried that something might have happened to you guys since you didn't come back so late, so I accompanied him out to check." Jiang Erlang said.
"There was a delay, but it's nothing bad. Let's go inside and talk."
Today, there were still many people gathered at Jiang Huaixu's house. They unloaded the medicinal materials from the car together and counted the accounts. Because a lot of five-spice powder was sold, they made more than one or two taels of silver today than yesterday.
The villagers all had happy expressions on their faces, as if it was New Year's Day.
Then, Jiang Huaixu suggested finding two people to deliver five-spice powder and purchase other items to various shops in the county.
Many people wanted to do this job, but Jiang Zhengmao did not immediately decide on the candidate. He had to select the person carefully, and he could not be careless when dealing with money.
In the evening, several families discussed and decided to let the three young men do the accounting work of selling tofu, and Jiang Boliang brought Qi Dafu to take on the purchasing work.
In the middle of the night, Jiang Huaixu, who was sleeping soundly, suddenly opened his eyes for some reason. The room was pitch black and Fu Tuan was still sleeping.
Although she was sleepy, she did not close her eyes immediately. Instead, she pricked up her ears to listen to the movements outside the house.
After confirming this, she patted Fu Tuan, who was sleeping on top of her head, and said, "There's a big rat outside. It's time for you to take action."
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