Chapter 303 Don’t Save Me
Gu Jiayue's face suddenly changed. She waved to the ladies who were watching to gather around her. She gently lifted the hem of her skirt to check.
Her lower body seemed to be soaked in blood, and even the ground beneath her was soaked.
Gu Jiayue turned to the woman next to her and said, "Auntie, go find someone quick and run to the academy to find Doctor Lin. Have him take the medicine box to the nearest house at the foot of the mountain. We'll find a way to get him down there right away."
"Hey, my son is here. I'll ask him to call someone." After receiving the order, the aunt ran away quickly.
Gu Jiayue tried to pick up Wang, but she was too weak and didn't dare to use brute force, so she failed to lift her up.
The women nearby hurriedly came to help.
"Jiayue, get out of the way. How can a girl like you get involved in these things?"
"Yes, we are strong, let us do it."
An old lady squatted down, carried Wang on her back, and staggered down the mountain on the soft ground.
"My home is at the foot of the mountain. Carry the person home." An aunt led the way.
The villagers had lived together for decades. Although some people disliked each other and there were occasional frictions, everyone was united in the face of major issues. Therefore, there was no room for Gu Jiayue to help. Everyone had already made arrangements without any hesitation.
But she still followed him out of concern, thinking that maybe she could be of help.
The way down the mountain was difficult to walk on, and many places were potholed. The woman carrying Wang Shi almost fell several times. Fortunately, Gu Jiayue was walking beside her, paying attention to the situation and catching her.
Seeing this, someone would quickly walk a few steps forward, move a stone nearby to fill in any uneven spots, and cut off any branches they saw with their sickles.
In this way, everyone went down the mountain much faster.
After going down the mountain, I saw a small thatched house standing at the foot of the mountain.
This place is already on the edge of Taohua Village. Generally, the families living here are either sparsely populated or extremely poor.
There was an old lady in the yard who was washing clothes. When she saw so many people coming towards her yard, she quickly dropped the clothes in her hands and stood up. "Oh, what's going on?"
The owner of the courtyard hurried forward. "Mom, Zhang Dabiao's wife, Wang, suddenly fainted on the mountain and bled profusely. Let her rest at our house for a while. Doctor Lin will be here soon."
The old lady looked at Wang's pale face, as if she was about to die. She felt a little reluctant, but with so many villagers watching, she couldn't say no.
"What happened to her? Why is she bleeding?" She grabbed her daughter-in-law's hand and asked, but she was blocking the door and refused to move.
How could Zhou, the daughter-in-law, not see that her mother-in-law was reluctant to let anyone in? But she was kind-hearted, and Wang's situation was not optimistic. There was no time for them to find another place to rest.
Zhou could only pull her mother-in-law aside and whispered, "It seems like she had a miscarriage. The situation is a bit serious. Mother, don't ask so many questions. Let's let someone go in and lie down first."
The old lady, who was already reluctant, became even more unwilling after hearing this. "No! You can't leave him in my house!"
"Mom!" Zhou didn't have time to stop the old lady from yelling.
The old lady's words stunned everyone.
Gu Jiayue, who was supporting the woman, could feel that Wang's body had begun to feel cold. If she was not treated, the situation would definitely not be optimistic.
But there is only this family at the foot of the mountain. If you can't find it here, you need to walk several hundred meters forward to find another family living there.
They can leave, but Wang's condition may not allow her to survive.
Gu Jiayue said, "Grandma, Aunt Wang's condition isn't very good. If she soils your bed, I promise to clean it for you, okay? Let's let someone lie down first."
The old lady glared at her daughter-in-law and shook off her hand. "It's not that I'm unkind, but this is a rule that has been passed down for thousands of years. She just had a miscarriage and her body is unclean. She can't live in my house. This will bring bad luck to my family."
Gu Jiayue's face changed. She didn't expect the old lady to say this.
Indeed, in some traditional beliefs, women who have just given birth or suffered a miscarriage are considered impure. In some isolated villages, pregnant women are not allowed to stay at home after giving birth. Instead, they build a shack behind the house for them to stay in during the confinement period.
After the confinement period is over, the pregnant woman’s entire body will be patted with pomelo leaves dipped in water, and then she will be allowed to step over the brazier before returning to her original room.
Seeing the old lady's attitude, Gu Jiayue knew that she couldn't make sense, so she stopped arguing and said decisively: "Let's go, let's keep going forward and see where we meet Doctor Lin!"
No one spoke, but just looked at the old lady deeply, then turned and left with Gu Jiayue.
In the past, the mother-in-law in the family said that the old lady was difficult to get along with, but they didn't believe it. But after what happened today, they finally realized it.
This old lady must be a troublemaker. Her daughter-in-law must have suffered a lot at her hands.
"Mother, why are you like this? Wang's condition is very dangerous and she can't withstand long-term bumps." Looking at the crowd going away, Zhou felt quite guilty. She couldn't help but speak a little louder.
They all lived in the same village and knew something about the Wang family.
As they are all women, Zhou actually sympathizes with Wang very much. She can't imagine how devastated she would be if she met a man like Zhang Dabiao!
But Wang persisted, not only managing the household in perfect order, but also raising her son well. On weekdays, watching her work, her energy was no less than that of a man.
So when she sympathized with Wang, she admired her more.
Now that she was in trouble, Zhou wanted to help if she could. But what did her mother-in-law say? What did she mean by dirty?
Why is it dirty for women to carry on the family line and give birth to children?
She couldn't help but recall that after she gave birth, her mother-in-law wanted to clean up the chicken coop so that she could stay in there to recuperate after giving birth, and her heart was filled with chill.
Is it necessary to continue staying in such a family?
Let's talk about Gu Jiayue and her group. They took turns, and finally when they walked about 500 meters forward, they met Lin Yi who was running all the way over.
His clothes were a little messy and one of his shoes was missing, but he was still holding a quilt in his hands.
He put the quilt on the ground. "Quick, put the person up."
Gu Jiayue breathed a sigh of relief, gently placed the person on the quilt, and then instructed the people who followed to spread out a little so as not to block the air circulation and Lin Yi's treatment.
After Lin Yi examined the patient, his brows furrowed. "Bleeding or bright red, accompanied by a pale face, bluish-purple lips and nails, cold sweat, cold limbs, and a weak breath. The patient is unconscious, eyes closed, mouth open, and urine is leaking from the hands. The pulse is weak and almost stopped. This is a symptom of 'sudden loss of qi and blood'. If emergency treatment is not given, it may lead to the separation of yin and yang!"
Lin Yi said a lot in a burst of words, and the people around him looked at each other, not understanding at all.
But Gu Jiayue understood. Wang's condition was critical and she needed emergency treatment immediately, otherwise her life would be in danger.
"What should we do now?"
The situation was urgent. Lin Yi took out a bag of silver needles from his arms and talked about the solution. "The most important thing now is to stop the bleeding. I will first use silver needles to quickly moxibustion Guanyuan and Qihai to stop the bleeding. But this is only temporary. If you want a complete cure, you must use moxa cones to moxibustion seven times, using the power of fire to warm the meridians and restore yang to rescue the adverse condition. Then add one or two ounces of ginseng (about 30g), boil it into a juice, pry open the teeth, and slowly swallow it. This recipe can cure it completely!"
Lin Yi looked at Gu Jiayue again. "Hurry up! Otherwise..."
Moxibustion? Ginseng?
Everyone around was frightened.
"Oh my god, they actually need ginseng? The Wang family is so poor, how could they possibly afford it?"
"That's right. I think Wang's situation is very bad this time."
"Oh, what a miserable life. Has anyone gone to her house to inform her husband and child?"
"I saw Gu Laowu pass away. I don't know if I can come to see him for the last time."
The villagers' voices of regret echoed around, making Gu Jiayue feel very upset.
Before this, she had not met Wang many times, and only met her once when she visited her home during the Chinese New Year.
In my memory, she was a gentle yet resilient woman. She shouldered the burden of the family alone and cared for the children well. I heard that she cared for her parents-in-law when they were seriously ill.
Such a good person shouldn't have ended up like this. "Where can I get the things needed for moxibustion? I should have ginseng. I'll go back and look for it."
She remembered that when she left the Marquis' Mansion, the Marquis's wife personally handed her a box and asked her to use it in times of emergency.
After arriving at Taohua Village, I opened it when I was counting with Madam Cai. Inside was a hundred-year-old ginseng and one thousand taels of silver.
"Moxibustion requires moxa rolls and a moxa container, which I didn't bring with me. But most clinics have them, so I can borrow them from the county clinic.
"Okay, I'll arrange for someone to go right away."
Gu Jiayue stood up and was about to leave, but she felt someone pulling at the corner of her clothes.
Wang looked at Gu Jiayue with a pale face, and his bloodless lips opened slightly as if he wanted to say something.
Gu Jiayue quickly squatted down and put her ear close to it.
"Don't... don't save me."
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