Chapter 462 Goddess of Grains
Gu Xixi looked at Doctor Bai and continued, "Because of you, the chances of soldiers dying from arrow wound infection are greatly reduced."
"As a doctor, you have done a lot of good deeds."
Doctor Bai was a little surprised and asked cautiously, "Who are you?"
"The girl not only knows the inside story, but can also explain the steps clearly."
"Not just a colleague, right?"
Gu Xixi smiled lightly, "I don't dare to call myself a colleague. I just have a basic understanding of pharmacology and learned a few simple acupuncture techniques."
She paused, "My last name is Gu, Mr. Bai may have heard of me."
Doctor Bai's pupils contracted. He stared at Gu Xixi, took a breath, and said with some surprise:
"Boss Gu! Lady Wu Gu?!"
This time it was Gu Xixi's turn to be confused, "Wu Gu...Mother?"
Doctor Bai nodded excitedly, "Yes, who in the Northwest Army doesn't know about the Goddess of Five Grains?"
"It is said that she can turn wasteland into farmland, so that the border areas that have never grown food can have two harvests every year. Even a hero like our general has a favorable eye for Boss Gu and treats her with respect and courtesy."
"Last year, first there was a shortage of military rations, and then there were continuous wars. Thanks to the Goddess of Grains, we didn't go hungry during the lean winter and spring!"
"Today! I finally get to see the real person!"
The Northwest Army’s barracks were large and had many soldiers.
Although Gu Xixi had been in and out several times before, not everyone had seen her true appearance.
So whenever people in the army talk about the mysterious boss Gu, there are many versions of the rumors.
Everyone knows that Boss Gu is a woman.
Some said that she was a widowed landlady in her prime.
Some say that she is middle-aged, steady and dignified, and has the style of a female general.
Some also said that she was of extraordinary status, had a strong background, and had connections in the capital...
Of course, Gu Xixi didn’t know that she had become a legendary figure.
Doctor Bai said this, seeing that Gu Xixi was still confused, he smiled and pointed out, "The Goddess of Five Grains is you!"
Gu Xixi broke out in a cold sweat.
This name sounds weird and awkward.
So she changed the subject and said, "Mr. Bai, the life of the pregnant woman and the fetus in the room is hanging by a thread, and they are waiting for you to rescue them."
Gu Xixi said this while bowing her hands and performing a great salute.
Doctor Bai still frowned, but his expression was much more serious than before.
"It's not that I don't want to save you, but I'm just not good at it."
"I have seen the medicines stored in the village. Most of them are for treating common diseases of women and children. The methods of using medicine are so ingenious and the proportions of the formulas are so precise that I am ashamed of myself."
"I heard that these medicines are delivered to the dependents' village by Boss Gu regularly."
"Since you have a skilled doctor around you and you are an expert, you should know that it is extremely dangerous to deliver the baby's hands first, and it was not discovered until the moment of delivery."
"In this situation, even if a god came, it would be difficult to save us."
Gu Xixi nodded, "I know."
"If the baby is born normally, both mother and child will die. So I would like to ask you to use your knife."
As a military doctor who had seen countless bloody wounds, Doctor Bai immediately understood what Gu Xixi meant.
His pupils trembled and his voice was tense, "You mean... a cesarean section to get the baby?!"
Gu Xixi said, "Open it up, take out the fetus, and sew it back together."
"When you were in the army, you removed arrowheads. Some penetrating wounds were removed in the same way."
Doctor Bai looked embarrassed, "Same..."
"Yes, the methods are somewhat similar, but removing the arrowhead is different from removing the fetus."
He said with a bitter face, "After all, the fetus is a living person, I..."
Suddenly, a suppressed cry of pain was heard from a woman in the house.
Then came Aunt Lin's anxious voice, "I've seen a little spotting. If I don't give birth now, it's going to be bad!"
Gu Xixi's expression tightened, and she said solemnly, "If I'm not mistaken, Mr. Bai must have received a message from the general, which is why he made this trip."
She took a step forward and said, "If I say that this Beili woman is someone the general wants to protect."
"Saving her will benefit the Northwest Army and even the Great Cause."
Doctor Bai widened his eyes in surprise.
Gu Xixi looked up at him and asked, "Mr. Bai, are you willing to gamble with me?"
Doctor Bai's expression turned serious. "I understand."
He bowed to Gu Xixi and walked towards the cottage.
Inner room.
After that shout, Yina didn't say anything else.
She gritted her teeth and endured it, her hair already soaked with sweat.
The women all felt distressed when they saw this. Zaohua said, "If it hurts, just scream it out. Don't just endure it."
Aunt Lin also said, "We are all women, there is no shame in doing anything."
Yina survived another wave of pain. She trembled slightly and said, "Don't shout. Don't use force."
"Wait for Boss Gu... She must have a way to save my child."
Gu Xixi took Doctor Bai straight into the inner room.
When she saw a man coming in, Ina's wet nurse panicked and got angry. She hurriedly stood in front of Ina's bed, mumbling something in Beili language, and her expression seemed like she was cursing someone.
Gu Xixi said calmly, "Yina, this is the military doctor of the Northwest Army."
"He can cut open your abdomen and take the baby out."
"This is the only solution I can think of. It's up to you to decide whether to accept it or not."
The house is so quiet you can hear a pin drop.
The military families all thought they had heard wrongly.
Cut open the belly?
Then the adult is dead, right? !
However, within a blink of an eye after Gu Xixi finished speaking, she heard Yina's firm voice:
"I accept!"
Everyone had different expressions, some were shocked, some were sympathetic, and some couldn't bear to watch and turned their heads away.
Ina's wet nurse became even more anxious. She threw herself on the bed and sobbed inaudibly, crying as she spoke.
Gu Xixi asked, "Don't you ask yourself what will happen to you if you do this?"
Yina smiled and said, "If I don't accept it, the result will be the death of both mother and child."
"Thank you for giving me the opportunity to choose."
“Perhaps it is God’s will that I die in the great cause.”
"I've lived this long, met you, and you saved my child's life. Isn't that my good fortune?"
Gu Xixi and Yina looked at each other deeply.
"You don't have to be too pessimistic. You may not die."
Everyone was surprised, and even Yina's eyes had a glimmer of light.
Doctor Bai had already opened the two large medicine boxes. Two rolls of plain white gauze were unfolded, and knives of various styles were shining coldly.
"It's just a cesarean section to take the baby out, not to kill anyone."
He looked up at Yina and said, "As long as the child doesn't have any congenital disease, I have a 70% to 80% chance of saving him."
"But the chance of saving your life is less than 40%."
"Do you want to do it?"
Ina didn't hesitate, "Do it!"
Since the wooden bed was too low, we moved a long table, disinfected it with boiling water, and used it as a temporary operating table.
Doctor Bai had someone bring in a small stove and put the tools into his own special clay pot to boil them.
"If you are not used to this scene, please leave first and leave Boss Gu alone."
Gu Xixi nodded to Aunt Lin and the others, "I'll help Mr. Bai, you wait outside."
"If anyone needs help, I'll call you again."
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