Many people behind also heard the conversation between the three people and were a little hesitant for a moment, but it was absolutely impossible to ask them to queue up again. There were too many refugees, and it would take one or two days to wait for their turn. The free clinic only lasted three days in total. If they didn't get a turn, it would all be in vain.
After considering this, not many people left the queue in front of Jiang Huaixu's medical tent.
It was also the first time that Jiang Huaixu saw Jiang Fu like this. After she finished speaking, she stood on tiptoe to look at the back of the team. Seeing that no one had left, she let out a small breath, and couldn't help but reach out and pat her shoulder. She smiled and gave a thumbs up, and began to ask about the old woman's condition.
The old woman shook her head and said, "I'm in good health, but...my daughter-in-law is not well."
Jiang Huaixu looked behind her and asked, "Which one is your daughter-in-law?"
"She didn't come, so I came over to ask." The old woman looked a little unnatural. She leaned close to Jiang Huaixu and asked anxiously in a low voice: "My daughter-in-law just gave birth to a baby, and her menstruation hasn't stopped yet. Can you give me a prescription, little doctor?"
"How long has it been?" Jiang Huaixu frowned.
The old woman counted on her fingers and said, "More than three months."
Jiang Huaixu closed his eyes and said to the old woman, "Mother-in-law, you have to bring your daughter-in-law to me. I have examined her condition and taken her pulse before I can prescribe the right medicine."
The old woman was anxious. "It's true that women's menstruation continues after giving birth. She's barely alive now, so why would she be queuing up? If she could come, why would she need me, an old woman, to come?"
The maid beside her saw the old woman almost falling onto the table and wanted to step forward to stop her, but Jiang Huaixu waved his hand and asked her to leave.
"Mother-in-law, I know you're worried, but the doctor hasn't even seen the patient. Do you really dare let your daughter-in-law take the prescription he wrote?" Jiang Huaixu said eloquently and clearly, "How about this? Find two people to carry your daughter-in-law over here. Block the way so no one sees her. Then, you don't have to wait in line here and send her straight to the medical tent. What do you think?"
The anxious old woman gradually calmed down. She nodded and said, "Okay, I'll have someone bring the person over right away!"
After she finished speaking, she glanced at the person behind her with concern, "Young Doctor, you must keep your word. I fought so hard to get this position!"
"Don't worry, I will never lie!"
The old woman then left, looking back every few steps.
Jiang Huaixu called the person behind him to come forward. The second one was a man who could not speak. It was caused by coughing for too long after catching a cold.
After taking his pulse, she called him to the medical shed for acupuncture, and asked Jiang Fu to boil a dose of medicine for him on the stove. After he drank it, she asked him to take the prescription to the medicine shed to get the medicine.
Some of the medicinal materials in the medicine shed were allocated by the imperial court, and the county magistrate of Beichuan County mobilized wealthy families to donate a lot, especially the Fang family. With everyone's joint efforts, each free clinic was held smoothly.
The group of refugees outside the county town were different from Jiang Huaixu and his group. Some of them had no money to settle down, while others hoped to return to their hometown one day, so even if they became refugees, they could only endure it for the time being.
She saw several more patients in succession, most of whom were suffering from colds, insect bites, or sores due to uncleanness. Jiang Fu couldn't help frowning at the beginning, but became calm in the end.
After seeing another patient with a cold, the old woman who had left before came back with her people. On a makeshift wooden board was a woman lying, carried by two men, followed by a little girl holding a baby in her arms.
"Young doctor, this is my daughter-in-law, look..." the old woman hurriedly stepped forward to ask, making the next patient look unhappy.
Jiang Huaixu said quickly, "Carry her into the shed. I'll treat her right away."
After that, she said to the next person, "Uncle, they were waiting in line before and the patient didn't arrive. Please be considerate. The seriously ill need to be treated urgently."
Seeing Jiang Huaixu's friendly smile, the man swallowed the swear words that were about to come out of his mouth and nodded impatiently.
Jiang Huaixu walked into the medical tent to check on the woman's condition.
The woman looked drowsy and her speech was slurred. After checking her eyes and tongue, she looked up at the two men and finally asked the man standing in front with an anxious look on his face, "Are you her husband?"
The man nodded hurriedly, "Yes, she is my wife."
"You stay, and the others can go out for now."
The old woman didn't want to leave, but was persuaded to go out by the little girl holding the baby.
The woman was unconscious, so Jiang Huaixu could only ask the man. After asking, she fell silent for a while, and then he felt her pulse and asked Jiang Fu to draw the curtain to block the view from outside. She lifted the woman's quilt and began to give her acupuncture to stop the bleeding.
The medical tent was fumigated with mugwort and a stove was lit. Compared to outside, it was not too cold. However, Jiang Huaixu was still worried that the woman would catch a cold, so he acted quickly.
"Her condition is already very serious. If you hadn't found a way to replenish her qi and blood, she wouldn't have survived until now." Jiang Huaixu said as he performed acupuncture, "I'll prescribe a prescription for her later. It's best to come for acupuncture once a day from now on. Acupuncture and medication together can quickly stop the bleeding."
"Do I have to come here every day?" The man asked with some embarrassment. After a pause, he gritted his teeth and said, "Okay! My mother told me that the young doctor is from the Qingnang Clinic? The free clinic is only for three days. After three days, can I take my wife to the Qingnang Clinic to see the young doctor?"
"Yes. For the next two days, when you arrive, just carry her into the medical tent. She can't stand the wind."
The man thanked the doctor repeatedly with gratitude, "Thank you, little doctor! When my wife wakes up, I will tell her that I met such a good man!"
After the acupuncture, Jiang Huaixu prescribed another dose of medicine for Jiang Fu to prepare while she took the time to see the next patient.
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