Wan Shu looked into the ditch and sure enough, there was a body floating downstream.
The body was dressed in the student uniform of Dongcheng Academy, and the face looked somewhat familiar. It was indeed Meng Wenyuan, whom the passersby had guessed had drowned himself!
"Heavens! Young Master Meng actually couldn't understand why he would throw himself into the river!"
Dazhu, Sanshun, and Siya, who had met Meng Wenyuan with Wan Shu before, also recognized Meng Wenxuan and asked Wan Shu hesitantly.
"Mother, he can't figure it out himself, so should we still save him?"
Wan Shu said without hesitation, "Save him, of course we must save him! Right now, without any evidence, who can guarantee that he really jumped into the river by himself? It's possible that he accidentally fell or was murdered. We can't just watch a life slip away before our eyes!"
After Wan Shu finished speaking, he nimbly jumped off the carriage.
She couldn't swim, so she found a long stick by the river and tried to stop Meng Wenyuan.
Unfortunately, it has been raining frequently lately, and the river is turbulent, so she tried several times without success.
In the end, it was Dazhu and Sanshun who carefully pulled Meng Wenyuan into the water with a long pole and managed to rescue him.
Meng Wenyuan must have been soaking in the water for quite a while; his body was ice-cold and his skin was deathly pale.
Uncle Erniu carefully touched his chest, then exclaimed in horror, "It's over! This person has no heartbeat! He's dead!"
Wan Shu dropped the long stick and touched him as well. Indeed, there was no heartbeat, but his body was still limp. Based on her lifesaving experience from her previous life, she judged that Meng Wenyuan should still be saved!
Every second counts in saving lives.
Wan Shu didn't have time to explain further. While pressing Meng Wenyuan's chest with both hands together, she gave instructions to Dazhu and Sanshun.
"You two stand over there and count. Once I've pressed it thirty times, blow two breaths into his mouth!"
Dazhu and Sanshun were both confused, not understanding what Wanshu was doing.
However, seeing Wan Shu's solemn expression and urgent tone, he didn't dare to ask any more questions. He just silently counted the breaths, blowing two breaths into the container every time he counted thirty times.
Uncle Erniu was completely stunned.
"What are you all doing! Although you are all men and there is no strict separation between men and women, in broad daylight, you, you... Ouch! Why is Young Master Meng spitting out water!"
Before Uncle Erniu could finish speaking, Meng Wenyuan spat out a mouthful of water and coughed.
They've saved her!
Wan Shu felt a great sense of accomplishment and quickly patted Meng Wenyuan's face: "Young Master Meng, wake up, wake up!"
Meng Wenyuan groggily opened his eyes: "Auntie... how come it's you..."
After saying that, he closed his eyes again and fainted.
Logically speaking, a person injured by choking on water shouldn't fall into a coma so quickly after regaining consciousness.
Wan Shu was somewhat frightened, fearing that the person she had finally managed to save might die again, so she quickly checked Meng Wenyuan's body.
She only felt relieved after confirming that Meng Wenyuan's heartbeat had returned and his breathing was steady.
Uncle Erniu exclaimed in amazement, "Rich wife, you're amazing! This person was already dead, how did you manage to save him!"
"Speaking of which, the little girl from Aunt Wang's family was almost choked to death before, but you just tapped her twice and she came back to life. How come you're even more amazing than the doctors in the clinic!"
Wan Shu waved her hand: "How can I compare to the doctors at Hope Hospital? I just learned a couple of first aid techniques from someone. If it's a different kind of illness, I'm helpless."
"Don't be modest. Although it's just a few tricks, they can be life-saving in a pinch!" Uncle Erniu said with admiration and a little embarrassment, "Rich wife, can you teach me this method? I can charge you a month's fare less."
In ancient times, when information exchange was underdeveloped, even the smallest skill could be enough to make a living.
Although skills like cooking and medicine are not taught for free.
Especially in medicine, one either has to apprentice under a master from a young age or spend a huge amount of money.
However, Uncle Erniu's family was really not well-off, and he had young children to support, so he could only come up with the idea of paying for the transportation.
He felt embarrassed after he said it, thinking that Wan Shu would refuse. Unexpectedly, Wan Shu smiled very kindly.
"I thought it was something serious, but it's just learning a couple of first aid techniques. The methods are simple, and I learned them from someone else for free. However, I've been busy building houses lately, so I only have time in the evenings. Uncle Erniu, if you want to learn, come find me at this time tomorrow."
Uncle Erniu was overjoyed and readily agreed: "Yes, yes, yes, that's great! Now if my little one falls into the water in the future, I won't be afraid anymore!"
As they were talking, Meng Wenyuan had already been lifted onto the carriage.
Uncle Erniu: "Should we send him to Dongcheng Academy, or what should we do?"
As Wan Shu said before, it is still uncertain whether Meng Wenyuan drowned himself, fell accidentally, or was murdered, so it is not advisable to send him back rashly.
Wan Shu hesitated for a moment, then said, "Let's take him back to the village first. The livestock shed near the new house has just been built. Let him stay there for a while, and then we'll call a doctor to take a look."
Uncle Erniu said with admiration, "Hiring a doctor isn't cheap, you're really generous, my dear wife!"
Wan Shu couldn't help but chuckle: "Uncle Erniu, you think too highly of me. I'm not very generous. It's just a small favor. As for the medical expenses... he's the son of the headmaster of Dongcheng Academy. I'm not worried about him not being able to pay them back."
She's a businesswoman; she'll never be a sucker.
Back in Qingshui Village, the doctor arrived quickly.
The doctor's medical skills were not particularly outstanding, but he often treated the villagers from the surrounding villages for external injuries. He only needed to take a quick look to figure it out.
"This young master is breathing smoothly, and doesn't seem like he almost choked to death on the water. However, there is a swollen spot on his head, as if he fell hard or was hit by someone. But it's not too serious. I'll prescribe some medicine to promote blood circulation and remove blood stasis. Giving it to him should wake him up."
The doctor happened to have brought his own herbs, prepared the medicine, handed it to them, and then left.
San Shun stayed in the livestock shed to prepare and administer medicine.
The other four kids went home with Wan Shu to get things done.
The four kids are now skilled at making braised dishes, without Wan Shu's help or guidance at all.
Wan Shu then started cooking dinner on the newly built stove.
She first sliced the beef, mutton, and pork into thin slices and marinated them. Then she cut various vegetables into appropriate sizes and waved to her four busy little ones.
"Stop busying yourself, go and call your eldest brother back, dinner's ready!"
The four little ones were completely dumbfounded when they saw plates of raw meat and plates of lettuce.
"Mother, all these vegetables are still raw, how can we eat them?"
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