Chapter 18: Ancient Research Maniacs
The old doctor asked Gu Xixi to open the wooden box and said, "Give me the two wine jars."
The smallest red pottery wine jar was filled with liquid and felt heavy in the hand.
The old doctor opened the cork and poured the liquid in the jar onto Mu Nanzhao without any mercy.
The dirty blood was gradually washed away, revealing the original appearance of the wound.
Gu Xixi saw that the liquid was colorless and transparent, and had no smell. She said casually, "Is this boiled water?"
The old doctor raised his head and grinned, "The girl is quite knowledgeable."
Gu Xixi was a little embarrassed. "I just thought that since you put it in a jar and took the trouble to take it out for medical treatment, it must not be water you can get anywhere."
The old doctor continued to rinse the wound, but the water flow became much thinner.
"If you use ordinary raw water to clean the wound, it will easily rot and form pus and carbuncle, which will not only be difficult to heal, but in severe cases, the patient's life will be in danger."
"But this pure water of mine is not as easy as boiling it and pouring it in."
The old doctor's tone contained a hint of childish pride.
Gu Xixi's mind moved slightly, "Could it be that you are using distilled water?"
"How do you know?" The old doctor looked up in surprise. "Impossible!"
"This is the unique secret skill passed down by my old master!"
Gu Xixi was embarrassed and could only make up a story, "I don't remember it very clearly. It seems like I read this story in a torn ancient scroll when I was a child."
"It says that when you boil water in a steamer, the water droplets that condense on the lid are the purest water."
The old doctor showed an expression that showed that this was the case.
"That's not surprising. There are indeed many lost gems in ancient books that are on the verge of being lost."
Gu Xixi quickly said, "Yes, I just heard it from others."
"It's probably not easy to collect such a full jar like you did."
The old doctor regained his pride and said, "Of course."
"I won't tell you how to do it."
"But the process is quite complicated. I can tell you about it."
As he spoke, he didn't care whether Gu Xixi was interested in listening or not, and just continued talking.
"The jar must be steamed in advance, and pure water must be introduced into it drop by drop. Then, the cork that is steamed together must be plugged in, and finally, it must be steamed over high heat for twenty breaths."
“Put it aside to cool, and then you can use it whenever you want.”
Gu Xixi looked at the old doctor who knew everything about the family and felt complicated.
She originally had the idea of "If I can cure it, I will cure it. If I can't, I can explain it to the government later when they ask about it", so she asked the doctor to go through the motions.
I didn't expect that he had such an advanced concept of disinfection.
Could it be that he really found a treasure by accident?
The second jar contained liquor, a strong liquor, which could be smelled as soon as the cork was opened.
Soak the snow-white cotton gauze in shochu and gently wipe the edge of the wound.
The old doctor muttered, "This thing can't be wasted. It costs money to buy it."
"Girl, give me the needle and thread. I want the second row of needles, the third one."
Gu Xixi found it according to his request and threaded the needle, "Do you think this can be used?"
The old doctor took it and touched it, "Just right, it saves the old blind man a lot of trouble."
Gu Xixi gradually opened her eyes wide in surprise.
The needle and thread flew up and down, and the sewing was fast and accurate.
It seemed as if the old doctor had another pair of eyes directing everything.
The old doctor sighed and said, "It's done."
"It's a good thing you didn't use enough force to move him. The wound on his chest is only an inch bigger, even a god can't save him."
Gu Xixi whispered, "I was afraid that moving him rashly would aggravate his injury, so I didn't dare to move him to the bed."
The old doctor nodded, "You did a good job."
"but……"
He suddenly raised his empty eyes and asked, "Girl, do you know why this wound occurred?"
Gu Xixi originally wanted to make up an excuse that she was scratched by a wild beast.
But faced with the old doctor's blindness, she gave up lying and said, "...I don't know."
The old doctor pondered and said, "The claw is a sharp weapon, made of fine iron that has been hammered a thousand times."
“This is not something you see often.”
Although she knew that the old doctor couldn't see, Gu Xixi still turned towards him and bowed solemnly.
"Thank you for the reminder, sir."
The old doctor looked calm as he took out some unknown powder and ointment and applied them to Mu Nanzhao.
"A doctor only cares about saving lives, nothing else."
"Anyway, I am blind and deaf, so I don't know who I cured. No matter who asks me, I won't know."
Gu Xixi was stunned.
After Mu Nanzhao's body was smeared with medicine, he was wrapped like a dumpling with gauze.
Gu Xixi asked the old doctor how much the consultation fee was, and the old doctor said there was no rush.
She invited the old doctor to have some food with her, but the old doctor still smiled and said there was no rush.
Gu Xixi was very smart and asked tentatively, "Do you want something else?"
The old doctor smiled mysteriously and lowered his voice, "What was the poison he was poisoned with?"
Gu Xixi's heart skipped a beat.
She knew that this old man was no ordinary person!
She watched the whole process. It was clearly just treating the wound, and she didn't observe, smell, ask or palpate.
How did you find out?
Fortunately, when Gu Xixi decided to hire a doctor, she was mentally prepared for her past to be exposed.
She quickly calmed down and said, "It wasn't me who did it, I don't know."
The old doctor was a little disappointed. "What about him? Does he know?"
Gu Xixi glanced at Mu Nanzhao subconsciously, "I don't know if he knows."
She paused and added, "But he probably can't do anything about it."
The old doctor's lifeless eyes seemed to brighten up all of a sudden.
"I've never seen such a bizarre poison!"
"That's great. Leave him to me for treatment!"
"He's injured and poisoned now, he won't live long anyway, you want to save him, right?"
"As long as you let me treat him, I won't charge you any more consultation fees, including this one!"
Under his messy hair, his face was flushed with excitement, making him look even more like a madman.
Gu Xixi broke out in a cold sweat.
However, as a scientific researcher, she could understand the old doctor's enthusiasm.
"I can't make the decision on this matter. He has to agree with it himself."
The old doctor lost his luster in an instant, "Oh, I understand."
He looked depressed, as if his soul had been sucked out of him.
Gu Xixi couldn't bear it, and the temptation of free consultation was added.
"He still has to change the medicine anyway..."
She gritted her teeth and said, "If it's convenient for you, you can stay here temporarily. You can observe him at will before he wakes up."
"Convenient!" The old doctor was instantly happy, and his previous pitiful look completely disappeared.
“I’m so convenient!”
He walked out excitedly, "I'm starving, what's for dinner?"
At the dinner table, the old doctor was slurping corn porridge.
Aunt Zhang rolled her eyes at Xixi unhappily and gestured to her with her finger: This is his third bowl of porridge and fourth steamed bun!
Gu Xixi smiled and raised her chin, indicating that he didn't need to worry about it and let him eat.
When the plate of steamed bread was empty, the old doctor patted his stomach with satisfaction and said, "I am full, I am full."
"I haven't had such a delicious meal in a long time."
Aunt Zhang curled her lips and said, "The skinny old man can eat a lot."
She looked at the old doctor seriously and said, "We are keeping you overnight to prevent gossip outside."
"So to others, just tell them that you are a relative from Xixi's mother's side, a distant uncle."
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