Just then, Zhao Xiaosheng walked over quickly, looking nervous.
Zhao Xian had a bad feeling and asked:
"Little Saint, what's wrong? What happened?"
Just now in the wasteland, a villager was bitten by a venomous snake. Li Guang helped him treat the wound, and in his haste, he used his mouth to suck out the snake venom, resulting in both of them being poisoned.
"Ah!" Zhao Xian was shocked. Sucking out snake venom with your mouth is extremely dangerous. Snake venom inhaled into the mouth can easily enter the bloodstream through the oral mucosa, causing poisoning to both the snake and its venom.
"How are they now? Where are they?" Zhao Xian asked anxiously.
"Both of them have been taken to the doctor. The doctor said that the venom of that snake is not fatal, but it is very painful after being poisoned," Zhao Xiaosheng comforted them.
"It's good that no one died. How could Li Guang suck out snake venom with his mouth? Take me to see him."
"Okay, let's go over there, don't rush." After saying that, Zhao Xiaosheng led Zhao Xian quickly toward the doctor's house.
Zhao Xian knew that treating snake bites required the injection of special antivenom, but antivenom did not exist in ancient times. Whether a person could survive a snake bite depended entirely on their luck.
I just heard Xiao Sheng say that this kind of snake venom is not fatal, so it seems they were lucky. But Li Guang sucking out the snake venom with his mouth is really inappropriate.
This incident shows that Li Guang was a very good person. There were probably many villagers present at the time, but he disregarded his own safety to save others, which is very commendable.
At the doctor's house, the doctor was brewing medicine. The villager who had been bitten by a snake had herbal medicine applied to his wound and was lying on a bamboo bed, his body blackened and showing signs of pain.
Li Guang lay half-reclined on a wooden chair, his head looking like a piece of charcoal, his brows furrowed as he endured the pain with all his might.
At this moment, the doctor walked over and handed over some crushed herbs.
"This is an antidote for snake venom. Hold this medicine in your mouth now to relieve the snake venom in your body. This medicine is very bitter, so bear with it and don't swallow it."
Li Guang opened his mouth, put the herbal paste in his mouth, and immediately frowned, indicating that this herb was indeed very bitter.
"Doctor Zhu, how are they? Are they alright?" Zhao Xian walked over and asked.
Upon seeing that it was Zhao Xian, Physician Zhu cupped his hands in greeting and said:
"So it's Scholar Zhao. My apologies. This kind of venomous snake is very common in our area. Its venom is very special. Although it is not fatal, the bite is extremely painful and makes people want to die."
This young man was very brave; he sucked out most of the snake venom from the man's leg with his mouth, relieving him of his pain.
However, doing so allowed some of the snake venom to enter his body, causing him to become severely poisoned.
"As a doctor, I don't advocate doing this. If it's a deadly venomous snake, he could lose his life doing it," Doctor Zhu sighed.
"It's good that they're alright. Please, Doctor Zhu, use the best medicine to treat their injuries so they can recover as soon as possible."
"Don't worry, I will make them recover as soon as possible and try my best to reduce their pain."
Only then did Li Guang realize that Zhao Xian had arrived. He had herbs in his mouth and could not speak. He tried to get up from the wooden chair, but Zhao Xian held him down.
"You are very brave, but you are still a bit reckless. You must think twice before you act in the future." Zhao Xian felt a pang of heartache seeing Li Guang in great pain.
Li Guang lowered his head in embarrassment. Zhao Xian was worried about him, which made him feel bad. However, at that time, he only wanted to save people and thought that as long as the snake venom was sucked out, everything would be fine. But in reality, that was not the case at all.
In the evening, Zhao Xian took Li Guang home. Li Guang's condition was somewhat better at this time, but the swelling and pain all over his body had not lessened much.
To alleviate Li Guang's pain, Zhao Xian wanted to buy him some painkillers, but he dared not use them rashly. So he bought a relevant book in the system to study it and found that doing so would not cause any harm.
So he bought some painkillers and medicines that could remove toxins from the body through the system, crushed these medicines, dissolved them in hot water, added some brown sugar, made a decoction, and had Li Guang drink it.
Shortly after Li Guang drank the soup, his pain lessened significantly, and his furrowed brows relaxed. He exclaimed that it was a miraculous medicine.
Zhao Xian told Li Guang to lie down and go to sleep early, and that Zhao Xiaosheng would temporarily take charge of the land reclamation, so that he could recover from his injuries first.
Perhaps it was because the land reclamation had been too arduous during this period, and coupled with the drowsiness he had taken from the medicine, Li Guang quickly fell asleep.
Three days later, Li Guang felt that his injuries had almost healed and wanted to go to work in the wasteland, but Zhao Xian stopped him.
"This snake venom has caused significant damage to your body. You will need to rest at home for a few more days until you are fully recovered."
"It's okay, I'm just going to check on the progress of the land reclamation. I'm not going to do any work. I'm getting a little anxious staying at home."
Zhao Xian sighed. "Then let him go for a walk in the fields; it'll be good for him to get some exercise." He summoned a servant and gave him instructions.
"You accompany Li Guang to the fields, but don't let him work in the fields. You must take him home to rest within an hour."
"Yes, Master, rest assured, I will take good care of Young Master Li," the soldier replied.
Zhao Xian looked at Li Guang again and noticed that he hadn't been in the sun for the past few days and seemed less tanned, so he said:
"The sun is very strong this season. Getting a tan isn't so bad, but if your skin gets burned, it will leave sunspots that are hard to remove and will affect your appearance."
Zhao Xian's words clearly startled Li Guang. Getting a tan was fine, but leaving freckles on his face was not a good thing.
Seeing that Li Guang was in a daze, Zhao Xian spoke up.
"The sunscreen I gave you last time, you can apply some to your face and hands before going out, and then wear a straw hat, so you won't get tanned or develop sunspots."
"Okay, thanks for reminding me, Brother Zhao. I'll put on some sunscreen before I go out." Li Guang said and quickly went to find some sunscreen.
The workshop had already raised the main beam yesterday, and all the rafters on the roof had been nailed in. Today's main task is to put on the tiles. The village headman instructed all the craftsmen to make sure that all the tiles were laid on today.
Tiles were continuously transported from the kiln, and the delivered tiles were quickly delivered to the roof and installed one by one.
Ancient roof tiles are all very small pieces, and these tiles must be neatly stacked on the roof rafters to block rainwater.
Building a brick house requires a large number of tiles, which is very expensive, and most people cannot afford to build one.
The work of laying tiles requires extreme care. Once a leak occurs, it is very troublesome to repair. The craftsmen dare not be negligent. After the tiles are laid, there is a special person in charge of inspection.
By evening, all the roof tiles were in place, and the village head was very satisfied with the day's work. Next, the interior walls would be painted, the floor leveled, and the trash removed, thus completing the main construction project.
The village head has been working very hard these past few days. Zhao Xian bought a few jugs of old wine from the system, intending to have the village head take them home when he finished work.
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