Yun Shiyi gave a wink to the guard beside him, who then took out a bottle of ordinary wound medicine from his pocket and tossed it to Zhao Mang.
"Thank you, sir!" Zhao Mang accepted the gift and bowed repeatedly in gratitude.
Although the city lord is ruthless, he is not an inhuman person.
He sighed. He really didn't understand these people. The city lord was distributing grain and providing shelter from the wind and rain. Why were they making such a fuss when they could be living a good life?
Now you've really asked for it and got it!
Back in the courtyard, Qianxia had already boiled a large pot of water for them to wash up.
In the room prepared by the guards, Lin Yinan changed the water five times before she could wash off the bloodstains.
As soon as the door opened, Qianwu leaned in and sniffed the room repeatedly. Finally, she shamelessly said, "Madam, would you like to take a bath with this fragrant scent?"
"Go ahead, I've put it in there for you." Lin Yinan touched her messy hair, which was disheveled from the fight. "Wash it a couple more times, your hair is so dirty."
"Yes, yes, I must bathe as nicely as you do, Madam."
Qianwu nodded obediently and went into the house with the clothes in her arms.
Lin Yinan sat on the veranda, fanning herself, while Qianxia took a cloth and helped her dry her hair.
When the weather gets hot, if Chika hadn't been watching her closely, she would have already cut off a section of her hair with scissors.
Just as his hair was almost half-dry, a guard came in to report.
"Reporting to Madam, the slaughtered ox has been brought back."
When Lin Shuo set off for Chi'an, he took two newly grown water buffaloes with him, and thinking of this, she felt a pang of heartache.
"We'll find a few villagers to help kill it, so we can nourish the brothers. We'll make jerky from any leftover meat. We'll share some with the villagers who helped us today."
"yes!"
The guards obeyed and left.
Uncle Lin and Wu Song treated the ox like a treasure every day, and the ox they had raised with such care was slaughtered just like that.
Even though there was meat to eat, the guards were not happy.
Two hours later, Chen Shi and Wu Song had signed the indentures for the remaining people.
"More than twenty people died, ninety-two people signed indenture contracts, and eleven people were seriously injured. They may not be able to survive tonight."
Wu Song reported to Lin Yinan one by one, holding the signed indenture.
Chen Shi continued, "I've already given instructions to the village chief to have them set up shacks in an open space in the village."
"Keep a close eye on them, don't let them cause trouble."
Since they are restless, a ruthless approach is the best solution.
As dusk fell, the guards who had gone down the mountain to fetch the doctor returned, but Hong Mu did not come with them.
Lin Yinan invited the doctor inside for tea, and just then, the meal was ready.
After the meal, the doctor began to take Lin Shuo's pulse, first his left hand and then his right.
After a long while, the doctor finally opened his eyes.
He then removed the gauze from Lin Shuo's head and abdomen to examine the wounds. Seeing that the wounds were treated so well, he nodded in satisfaction.
"The wound was not cleaned and bandaged well. The high fever has subsided, but there is still blood stasis in his brain, which is why he has not woken up yet."
"Doctor, is there any way to clear the blood clot in his brain?" Lin Yinan asked nervously.
Without medical assistance, it will likely take Lin Shuo a long time to wake up.
The doctor calmly said, "Young lady, don't panic. Let me give him two acupuncture needles for three days in a row, and then give him a few doses of medicine. The bruises will gradually disappear."
"Then I will trouble you, Doctor. I will certainly present you with a generous gift later." Lin Yinan stood up and bowed to the doctor.
Any doctor who knows acupuncture is likely to have good medical skills.
The doctor opened his medicine box, took out his needle kit, and took out a silver needle about the length of a finger. After warming it slightly over a candle flame, he inserted it into several acupoints on Lin Shuo's head.
Lin Shuo, who was unconscious, must have felt pain; his brows furrowed slightly when the needle was inserted.
Lin Yinan felt a little relieved. The fact that her uncle was reacting meant it wasn't too serious. She secretly prayed that her second uncle would wake up soon.
The doctor removed the needles and sat down at the table to write a prescription.
Lin Yinan took the prescription and was somewhat troubled. Now that they were on the mountain, they would have to go to Huaizhou City, the nearest city, to get the medicine.
But a round trip would take a lot of time, and her second uncle's illness couldn't wait that long.
The doctor seemed to sense her predicament and opened another compartment of the medicine box.
"I have some commonly used medicines here, but I'm missing two. I can go up the mountain to look for them tomorrow."
Lin Yinan's eyes lit up. "Is it easy to find up in the mountains?"
"These two herbs are common and not hard to find."
"Thank you so much, doctor."
Lin Yinan winked at Qianxia, who immediately brought out a bag of silver.
The doctor quickly declined, stroking his white beard and chuckling, "I won't accept the money. I've heard you're very good at growing rice. May I ask if my people could come and learn?"
Learning how to grow rice is not a secret method; on the contrary, Lin Yinan is eager to spread this method so that farmers can have a better harvest.
“Of course, we’re planning to bring people to work the land tomorrow, and you can have your people come and learn. Should we send someone to pick up your people now?” Lin Yinan said with a smile, open and generous.
The doctor smiled and shook his head. "No need. They're staying in the valley over there. They didn't come over because they were afraid it would be too abrupt. I'll signal them right away."
As the doctor spoke, he took a signal flare out of his pocket, walked to the door, and released it into the sky. The signal flare exploded in mid-air like a red firework.
Lin Yinan's eyes flickered slightly as she began to doubt the doctor's identity. Who exactly was he?
Are they coming now?
"No, they'll come tomorrow morning."
It turned out they had made an appointment beforehand. Lin Yinan asked the doctor with a smile, "Is the doctor not a local?"
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