The two of them were already at a loss. They heard that Ye Qingtao had studied medicine, so how could they refuse in such an emergency?
Wang Xiaoyu immediately grabbed Ye Qingtao's arm tightly and begged her to treat the child.
"Please, please, please save my family!"
Wang Xiaoyu held her tightly with tears in her eyes, and Ye Qingtao quickly made her let go.
"Sister-in-law, I can't treat the child like this."
After Ye Qingtao's reminder, Wang Xiaoyu hurriedly let go of his hand.
She wiped the tears from the corners of her eyes and saw Ye Qingtao carrying the child to the bathroom.
Ye Qingtao turned on the faucet and the water splashed onto the child's arms.
It is winter now, and the water from the tap is icy cold. The child soon cried out in fear from the cold.
Wang Xiaoyu stood aside and cried even harder. She was a little overwhelmed. She wanted to stop it several times but didn't dare to speak.
There was no one in the clinic and the child was badly burned. She had no idea what to do and could only try her best.
Li Huifang had no experience in this area and could only stand aside and worry.
The two older children, who had gotten into trouble for not taking good care of their younger brother, stood there with their heads hung, not daring to move.
After Ye Qingtao rinsed the child's hands with cold water, she turned around and said to Wang Xiaoyu.
"The clothes are stuck to my skin. I need to use scissors to cut them open. Is that okay on your end?"
"No problem, no problem, of course no problem, as long as you can save the child, you can do whatever you want."
Wang Xiaoyu said she agreed, but she didn't react.
"Where are your scissors? Bring them here quickly!"
It was Li Huifang who reminded him in time, and Wang Xiaoyu then hurriedly took the scissors.
Ye Qingtao took off the child's coat, leaving only the clothes underneath.
The burned area was indeed stuck to the skin, and now it had loosened a lot after being washed by the water.
Ye Qingtao simply cut open the sleeves from the sides and took off the rest of the clothes.
The child was shirtless and shivering from the cold.
"Hurry up, put a thick cotton jacket on the child, otherwise he will freeze to death."
With Ye Qingtao's reminder, Wang Xiaoyu finally woke up from his dream.
She took the thickest cotton-padded jacket at home and put it on the child, and the child's face, which was pale from the cold, finally showed some color.
Thanks to Ye Qingtao's efforts, the clothes were finally washed off.
“Do you have any iodine at home?”
"Yes, yes, yes. I'll get it right away."
Since the family had a child, there have been many bumps and bruises. Wang Xiaoyu specially prepared a simple medical kit which can be used at critical moments.
Wang Xiaoyu hurriedly brought the medical kit and took the initiative to open the bottle of iodine for him.
Ye Qingtao slowly fell down along the upper part of the wound.
“Ah! Ahhh! Ahhhh!”
Iodine is not as irritating as alcohol, but it still hurts a lot when poured on the wound.
The child cried out in pain and tears streamed down his face.
Wang Xiaoyu clenched her hands and stood aside wiping her tears.
Li Huifang frowned, feeling a little uneasy.
Ye Qingtao cleaned his wound with iodine and made a homemade saline compress.
After doing all this and waiting for the wound to dry naturally, Ye Qingtao took out the homemade burn ointment from his pocket.
The child's wound was burning with pain, and he was also feeling irritable and restless.
When Ye Qingtao carefully applied the burn ointment, the child immediately felt a cool sensation on the injured area.
Ye Qingtao wrapped his wound with sterile gauze and then fixed it with gauze.
The child who had just been crying heart-wrenchingly miraculously stopped crying.
"Okay, you can dress the child now."
Ye Qingtao remained expressionless throughout the entire treatment process, and her calmness made everyone believe her even though they doubted her.
There was no trace of panic on her face from beginning to end, as if the child's burns were the smallest matter to her.
"My son, does your hand still hurt?"
The child nodded, and Wang Xiaoyu's tears, which had just been held back, almost flowed out again.
Then the child shook his head again, and Wang Xiaoyu finally breathed a sigh of relief.
"Your hand doesn't hurt anymore? Really doesn't hurt anymore?"
"Mom, my wound feels cool now, with only a little pain, which is much better than before."
The child expressed his feelings clearly. Wang Xiaoyu was completely relieved and quickly put clean clothes on him.
"Don't wear clothes that are too tight for the first three days. It's best to wear your own clothes underneath, but keep your sleeves rolled up."
"Wear larger clothes outside, and it's best not to put your hands inside, so that the child won't feel as much pain when changing the dressing later."
Ye Qingtao gave careful instructions, and Wang Xiaoyu nodded repeatedly.
Although I don’t know what will happen to the child’s hand in the future, at least he doesn’t feel pain and doesn’t cry anymore.
Wang Xiaoyu felt relieved, but she didn't dare to relax completely.
After all, it is better to deal with it than not to deal with it. If she had to keep listening to the child crying, she would probably have collapsed mentally long ago.
"The child needs to change the medicine three times a day. Do you plan to change it yourself or let me help you?"
"You should change the bandage. I'm scared when I see his wound. I'm afraid of hurting him, so how can I dare to change his bandage?"
What Wang Xiaoyu said was true. Any mother with children probably wouldn't be able to do such a thing.
"That's fine. Then you can come tomorrow at 10 a.m., 3 p.m., and 8 p.m., these three times."
"In the child's case, as long as you insist on changing the medicine for two days, he will get better and won't be in as much pain as today. You can change the medicine yourself then."
"But you have to be careful about what you eat these few days. You can't eat spicy food, and the wound can't come into contact with raw water, otherwise it is very likely to be infected again."
Ye Qingtao gave detailed instructions again, and Wang Xiaoyu nodded repeatedly.
"Okay, okay, I'll listen to you. I'll listen to you. Today's matter is really thanks to you."
Ye Qingtao nodded and prepared to leave, but Wang Xiaoyu quickly grabbed her.
"Didn't we agree to invite you guys to come over for lunch today? It's already lunchtime, how can you leave without even having dinner?"
"Sister-in-law, the current situation at your home is not suitable for hosting guests. It seems that you are not in a good mental state. You should just cook some noodles for the children to eat at noon."
"If guests come, you will be busy all the time, which will take up a lot of time. If sister-in-law is really interested, then wait until things at home are sorted out, and then you can treat us to dinner next time when you are free."
Wang Xiaoyu thought about it and realized that it was true. The house was a mess and she would have to scold two children soon, so it was really inappropriate to have guests around.
She was very frightened today, unable to calm down, and really had no mood to cook.
Ye Qingtao's husband Gu Jingming had already done a favor to their family, and now she and her son owed Ye Qingtao another favor.
They owe more and more, and they don’t know when they will be able to pay it back?