Tian Cai and Mimi only ate the two pheasants for two meals and there was nothing left. Seeing that there was still some soup in the pot, she put on her straw sandals and went to the field to pick a radish. She planned to stew the radish with the soup, which would give it a bit of meaty flavor and could fool the cat.
As I was carrying radishes out of the backyard, I heard shouting coming from outside the courtyard wall.
"Doctor Tian, Doctor Tian, help me!"
When Tian Cai heard the voice, he was startled and quickly dropped the radish in his hand and ran out.
At the gate, I bumped into a few people who were carrying the door panels to enter.
She saw Zhou Laoer being carried on the door panel by Fang Tiezhu and another middle-aged man whose name she could not remember. His head and face were covered in blood. His eyes were closed and his head was tilted to one side. He seemed to have fainted. She hurried forward to check his injuries.
"Zhou Laoer was hit by a stone by Yang Dashan and fainted on the spot." Fang Tiezhu briefly described the cause of the injury.
When his wife Sun Xuelian heard the quarrel, she went out to watch the fun. Fang Tiezhu only went out to see after she screamed. By then, Zhou Laoer was already lying on the ground unconscious, and he had not woken up even after being carried all the way here.
Zhou Laosan said that he wanted to send his brother to the county health center. Even if he didn't understand, he knew that a head injury could be fatal. The village doctor could only treat minor illnesses, but it would be a waste of time if he couldn't treat such a case.
But Fang Tiezhu still believed in Tian Cai's medical skills. After all, his wife Xuelian had been bleeding from her lower body last year and it was Doctor Tian who cured her. Besides, it was getting dark soon and the mountain road was so muddy after the rain that it was impossible to drive on it. She would die before the people from the county came. So he persuaded Zhou Laosan to carry the person over first.
The wound was between the right corner of the forehead and the temple, and it looked very serious with its bloody mess.
Zhou Laoer's wife followed and watched Tian Cai's examination. She felt her heart pounding and her hands felt like they were not her own, trembling and shaking constantly.
She was an ordinary rural woman and had never experienced such things. Even if Zhou Laoer was still hanging around outside, he was still very nice to her and never touched her. When he was angry, he would just curse her a few times.
After looking at the wound, Tian Cai felt confident enough, so he asked Fang Tiezhu and the other man to carry Zhou Laoer onto the examination bed and find the external medicine for bandaging from the medicine cabinet.
The injury seemed serious, but it was actually not that difficult. It only required debridement, disinfection, hemostasis, and bandaging. However, she estimated that Zhou Laoer had at least a concussion.
Tian Cai brought a basin of water, first carefully cleaned his hands, and then disinfected the tools he would use one by one. Then he used tweezers and gauze to clean all the dirt around the wound, and then cleaned the wound, disinfected it and bandaged it.
Seeing that the situation on his second brother's side had stabilized and he couldn't intervene, Zhou Laosan said something to his second sister-in-law and turned away angrily. He still wanted to settle the score with Yang Dashan. Did he think that beating up his second brother would be enough? He wouldn't be named Zhou if he didn't peel off a layer of skin from your family.
Fang Tiezhu felt something was wrong when he saw Zhou Laosan's attitude. Knowing that he was no longer needed here, he hurried to chase after him. He had just asked his wife to find Zhang Defa, and he should be at Yang Dashan's house now. Zhou Laosan must not cause any trouble if he went there at this time.
Zhou Laoer has a bad reputation. Everyone thinks he is the worst one in the Zhou family. He grew up with the two brothers, but he knows best that Zhou Laoer is a bad boy on the surface, while Zhou Laosan is a bad boy at heart.
Only after the wounds were treated did Tian Cai feel relieved. The wounds were treated, but this was only the first step. Equally important was the subsequent care. If not properly cared for and infection occurred, it could also be fatal.
After finishing all this, Tian Cai pulled a stool over and sat next to him. He stretched out three fingers and clasped Zhou Laoer's wrist, trying to see if he could find out what was going on inside.
After checking both hands, she was a little unsure, but the damage inside the brain could not be taken lightly. She told Zhou Laoer's wife, "Tonight is the most critical night, and he can't move right now, so leave him here and don't go back. You stay here with him too. If he wakes up or anything happens to him, call me."
Mrs. Zhou sat by the bed, looking at Zhou Laoer who was still unconscious. She didn't even bother to thank Tian Cai and started crying sadly. What if, what if, how would she live in the future?
Tian Cai poured a blood-tonifying pill into Zhou Laoer's mouth and gave him some water. After waiting for a while, he felt relieved when he saw him swallow the pill. "It's okay, it's okay. He still remembers to swallow and is still conscious, which means he's fine."
"Really?" Mrs. Zhou looked at Tian Cai with tears in her eyes and asked hopefully.
Tian Cai nodded affirmatively, disinfected the few items he had just used, put them away, and locked them in the medicine cabinet. He then lowered the curtain they had installed in advance. Seeing that Sister Zhou was wiping away tears, he couldn't help but find something for her to do to distract her. "Sister-in-law, there's a basin over here. Take a handkerchief and wipe the blood off Brother Zhou's neck and body. Remember not to move him."
Mrs. Zhou quickly wiped away her tears and said, "Okay, okay, I'll wipe them for him now."
Tian Cai gave a few more instructions before going to the kitchen to cook. She had to finish eating quickly and replace Mrs. Zhou so that there would be someone to take over when the time came.
Mimi likes to be with Tian Cai the most. Even though so many strangers came to the house just now, it didn’t show any fear at all and just lay calmly at the door of the pharmacy.
The man and the cat hurried to eat, and then Tian Cai went to call Mrs. Zhou to go home for dinner. Food was precious these days, and she was just a doctor and had no obligation to keep anyone here for dinner. Besides, if everyone had to stay during dinner time, the few work points she earned would not be enough to cover their expenses.
"Sister-in-law, go home and have a meal first. You'll have to work hard to accompany me tonight. When Zhou Er wakes up, he'll be fine after taking good care of himself."
"Yeah, yeah!" Mrs. Zhou actually didn't feel hungry at all, but she knew she had to eat. She also had to keep an eye on her husband, Mr. Zhou, because he would definitely wake up at night!
After Mrs. Zhou left, Tian Cai secretly fed Zhou Laoer a drop of dew. The injury was on the head, and she would feel uneasy if she didn't do this. The brain is the most delicate part and cannot tolerate any risk.
After eating, Mimi ran around in the front and back yards. When she saw a butterfly or sparrow, she couldn't help chasing it. Tian Cai didn't care about it and sat quietly next to Zhou Laoer reading a book.
Not long after, Zhou Er's wife came back and brought a thin blanket for Zhou Laoer to cover himself with. She also took a handkerchief and wiped his hands and body, and cleaned the blood off his cheek.
Looking at her gentle and caring actions, Tian Cai felt that maybe Zhou Laoer was just being a jerk outside, and it was clear from the behavior of his wife.
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