Ouyang Ming was getting changed with Qinghe's help when he heard some noise outside. He said, "It seems someone is knocking on the door."
"I'll go check it out." Qinghe opened the door and saw the captain standing in front of him, sweating profusely, with an embarrassed smile on his face. "What's going on?"
The captain hurriedly explained, "Master Zhang, we just found Little Loach collapsed outside the dock. It's not a good time to go find a doctor now. Seeing that the lights are on in the house, we wanted to ask if the doctor has woken up."
Qinghe frowned slightly. It would have been fine with anyone else, but she really remembered this little loach. Back when Ouyang Ming was in Qinglong Village, he had a good relationship with this kid, and later Tang Chen also liked him quite a bit. "Is it the little loach from Qinglong Village?"
The new boatman who had come with the captain interrupted, "The captain saw it and said it was him."
Qinghe didn't immediately tell Ouyang Ming what had happened. Instead, he carefully asked, "Hasn't everyone in Qinglong Village been imprisoned? How is he doing now?"
The captain sighed slightly and said, "I just wiped his body a little bit. He was covered in blood and flesh. It looked like he was beaten with a whip. There wasn't a single spot on his body that was intact."
Ouyang Ming, who was inside the house, had just heard them talking when he wheeled over. With a heart of compassion, he hurriedly urged them, "Prepare some hot water and clean clothes. I'll get ready and be right over."
By the time Ouyang Ming and Qing He arrived, the mud on Little Loach had been mostly cleaned up. He still had a few wounds on his chest, and it was unclear if he was still bleeding. After washing his hands with strong liquor, Ouyang Ming carefully examined Little Loach's skin injuries and took his pulse.
After the initial examination, Qinghe poured wine for Ouyang Ming and helped him wash his hands while asking, "How is he doing?"
Ouyang Ming said, "These are all recent injuries, probably sustained while he was imprisoned in the government office. The superficial injuries are easy to deal with, but he's freezing cold right now. We need to find a way to heal his internal organs first."
When the captain heard there was still hope, he hurriedly said, "Then hurry up and open the pharmacy. I'll send someone to get some medicine!"
Ouyang Ming said, "Don't worry. Let me use your hairpin. I was in such a hurry that I forgot to bring my silver needle."
After Qinghe took off the silver hairpin, he asked in confusion, "What do you want this for?"
While disinfecting the silver hairpin, Ouyang Ming reminded her, "We just received the news from Qingliang Valley yesterday. You didn't forget it so quickly, did you?"
"You suspect that he..." Qinghe was slightly stunned and subconsciously pulled Ouyang Ming's wheelchair back a step.
Ouyang Ming signaled her not to panic and said, "It's always a good idea to be more vigilant. Judging from what we salvaged from the river earlier, and what Yan Zhou and the others encountered, anything that shows signs of becoming a living dead is definitely carrying poison."
Ouyang Ming wanted the silver hairpin just to see if the little loach was as poisonous as the poisonous corpses they had salvaged before.
The captain and his men looked at Ouyang Ming and Qing He in confusion, and nervously placed the silver hairpin on the little loach's wound.
After a moment, seeing that the silver hairpin hadn't changed, Ouyang Ming breathed a sigh of relief. "...Huh, it's non-toxic. Quickly get some medicine ready. I'll go get the prescription."
Qinghe turned around and said, "Boss, you heard it too, so please pay more attention."
Although the captain looked fierce and ferocious, he was actually a kind-hearted person at heart. He patted his chest and agreed, "This little brother is Boss Wang's brother, so he is naturally my brother. Master Zhang, you are treating me like an outsider by being so polite."
Qinghe smiled and said, "That's right. I've been bothering you for so long. If I were to be more polite, I'd really be embarrassed."
Now that the little loach was fine, the captain said, "Okay, Mr. Zhang, go wash up first. We'll have breakfast together later. Since you're new here and you found the little loach, I'll leave it to you to take care of it. Is that okay with you?"
The new boatman was a little unhappy, but worried that he would be kicked out if he didn't do a good job, so he could only bite the bullet and say, "No, no."
The captain had seen all sorts of people, so he could tell what this newcomer was thinking. They all came from poor families, so no one would bully anyone else. "Don't worry, I'll have them bring you some food soon. You won't go hungry."
Upon hearing this, the newcomer quickly replied with a smile, "Thank you, Boss. Just leave the person to me!"
...The captain had someone bring over some food before he sat down to eat breakfast with Qing and the others. He had only eaten half of his steamed bun when he heard a terrible howl: "Ahhhhhhh!"
"What's going on?" Everyone was frightened by the scream, and the dock became quiet in an instant.
The captain quickly put down the steamed bun in his hand and said, "It seems to be the newcomer. I'll go check it out!"
However, before the captain could go over to check the situation, the newcomer rushed out of the house crying and shouting, covered in blood.
The captain saw that his face was covered with wounds, his arms were bleeding, and his clothes were stained red, which looked scary: "What happened to you!"
The newcomer, with tears streaming down his face, covered his arm and sobbed, "Boss, save me! That, that little loach is a lunatic. As soon as he woke up, he bit my hand! Not only did he bite me, he also scratched me. Not only did he scratch me, he also scratched my face! After all, I'm his savior. I'm not going to kill him. He's just a lunatic!"
Before he could finish his words, the door was violently flung open again. Little Loach, eyes red and mouth full of blood, lunged at them with a reckless gait. In a flash, Ouyang Ming quickly snatched up Qinghe's silver hairpin and threw it between Little Loach's eyebrows.
The captain's eyes widened as he watched the thin silver hairpin pierce Little Loach's head and become lodged deep in the door. He had never imagined that Ouyang Ming, a seemingly frail cripple, could possess such impressive skills.
It's said that those who become consorts to the emperor don't have much ability, at most they're just good-looking. After all, it's a sinecure, and becoming one would essentially end one's career in the imperial court. He had truly misjudged Ouyang Ming. He should have considered what kind of person Qinghe was. Without some strength, how could she possibly have caught her eye?
The captain was about to squat down to check on Little Loach when Ouyang Ming stopped him, "Boss, don't go near him. Let me do it."
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