Chapter 536: How could this life-saving thing be——
After an unknown amount of time, the bowl of medicine was finally finished.
Wu Kanzhi breathed a sigh of relief, and then immediately called: "Master Su."
The female doctor was looking back at them, but she was not in a hurry to come over, but took out something The thing scratched the patient's wrist, and then she helped her lie down, and then she stood up and walked in front of them. Although the surroundings were full of stench, as soon as she approached, she felt a faint medicinal fragrance. < br>
She bowed her hands to Wu Banzhi: "Master Wu. ”
Wu Fanzhi said: "This is Young Madam Yuwen. Young Madam, this is Su Qinglan, the chief physician of the Imperial Medical Office."
Shang Ruyi looked at her and nodded.
As her name suggests, Su Qinglan has a pair of gentle eyes. Although she has single eyelids and the corners of her eyes are slightly drooped, there is a bit of compassion. When she speaks, her voice is particularly gentle: "I have seen the young lady. .”
Then Wu Kanzhi said again: "Young madam, if you want to ask about something here, please tell me, Mr. Su. There is something else going on outside, so I won't be with you."
After saying that, he looked at me strangely. He glanced at Shang Ruyi, sighed, turned and left.
Shang Ruyi didn't ask much, just watched his back go away, then turned back to look at Su Qinglan, and the other person's gentle eyes also looked at her with a look of inquiry. Watching, there are some indescribable emotions.
After a moment of silence, Su Qinglan asked: "I don't know if the young lady has anything to ask. If not - I still have medicine sitting on the stove over there."
Business Ruyi thought for a while and said: "Let me help you."
" ...?”
Su Qinglan opened her eyes wide and looked surprised, but looking at Shang Ruyi, she didn’t mind stepping into the mud full of horse dung and urine with her embroidered shoes. I don't mind the serious patients around me, but I understand something.
So he said, "Excuse me."
After saying that, he led Shang Ruyi and Wuxue to the stables on the other side.
Along the way, Shang Ruyi looked at her. Su Qinglan was not tall and thin. Although half of her face was covered with a veil, she could tell that she had a delicate appearance. She was only twenty years old. Years old, it is not strange for someone at this age to be a maid or to be married as a wife, but it is unusual for her to sit in the position of a doctor in the Imperial Medical Office.
As if sensing Shang Ruyi's gaze, Su Qinglan said as she walked: "Do you think, Madam, that I, a woman, am not worthy of being a female medical officer?"
Shang Ruyi shook his head. : "No, I am also a woman, how can I look down on women?"
"..."
"I'm just a little surprised. I didn't expect that there would be a female medical officer in the Imperial Medical Office."
Su Qinglan smiled faintly and said: "My mother is here He was the doctor during the reign of Emperor Wen."
"Oh?"
"When Queen Du was still alive. At that time, there were many female officials in the court, and my mother was one of them. Later, when the late emperor moved the capital to Luoyang, many medical officials in Daxing City were taken away, but my mother did not leave. Later, she passed away and I. He studied hard and inherited her legacy, but he failed to serve the late emperor.
"..."
"As for the people from the Daxing Palace, they come and go, and I am the only female official left."
"That's it."
While they were talking, they had already arrived at the stable. There were several stoves lined up here, with medicine jars sitting on them. The small fire was simmering, and the aroma of medicine overflowed, but it was quickly covered up by the stench around it. .
As soon as Su Qinglan put down the empty medicine bowl in her hand, two medicines were ready to be fried on the stove.
Seeing that Su Qinglan was a little too busy, Shang Ruyi was about to step forward when Wuxue behind him had already taken a step forward and said softly: "Young madam, let me come."
After saying that, he told Su Qinglan picked it up together The medicine jar filled a clean bowl on one side with medicinal soup, and then emptied out the medicine residue. Su Qinglan took out two paper bags from the baggage on the side, opened them, put the medicine inside into the medicine jar, and poured it into the medicine jar. of water and put it on the stove to fry again.
Then, he added firewood to the two nearby stoves.
Shang Ruyi looked at her busy appearance, with no one around except the patients, and asked: "Don't you have any help?"
Then Su Qinglan also had her head cut off. Without raising his head, he just said: "People outside... they think there is still hope, so they are outside."
"What about you?"
"Me?"
Su Qinglan finished adding firewood, then stretched out her hand to wipe the sweat on her forehead, then raised her head to look at Shang Ruyi, her eyes She bent slightly and said with a smile: "There are also patients here."
Although her words were very soft, Shang Ruyi felt his heart sink slightly.
After saying that, the eyes slowly dropped again, showing a sad expression: "Unfortunately, I still can't save them."
"..."
Looking at her depressed look, Shang Ruyi immediately understood that the more than thirty people who died yesterday, plus the seventeen people who died last night, were probably all carried out here.
Doctors are kind-hearted. How can they not be sad when they see patients dying one by one and being unable to do anything.
Shang Ruyi thought for a while and said: "It's not your fault that I can't be saved."
"..."
"It's the fault of the epidemic."
Hearing this, Su Qinglan raised her eyes again, with a grateful smile in her eyes.
Shang Ruyi also admired her even more - it is not easy for a woman to be an official, and it is even more difficult to stand out. Su Qinglan can persevere and stand up to stay in this place during this epidemic, which shows her character. Tenacity and character.
She lives up to her name.
However, while feeling emotional, Shang Ruyi also noticed the baggage Su Qinglan put aside. There were five or six paper bags in it, which should be filled with medicine, so he took the cattail leaf fan next to it. Fan the cooked medicinal soup to cool down so that the patient can take it easier for a while, and then ask: "Where does the medicine here come from?"
The medicine she hoarded was not given to these people.
Su Qinglan also looked back at her baggage and said: "I have some medicines at the bottom of the box at home. This time I heard that there are no medicines that can cure this epidemic in the city, so "Everything is taken out."
"Oh..."
While talking, the soup in the bowl has cooled down a lot and is ready to be eaten.
Seeing that the medicine in another stove on the other side was about to be cooked, Shang Ruyi said: "You stay here and do your work. Leave it to me to give the medicine to the patient."
After saying that, he picked up the bowl and prepared to go out.
Su Qinglan felt that it was very strange that this general’s wife, a dignified second-grade imperial concubine, would dare to come to Changlefang, which was full of patients, in person this time, but she did not expect that she would actually do it. You have to do everything yourself and take care of those seriously ill patients.
For a time, the feeling of confusion in my heart became even worse.
But she couldn't say much at this time, so she could only stop Shang Ruyi, hesitated, and said: "Then I'll bother you, madam. However, I have already given some of them a round of medicine. "Yes, when the young lady passed by, she just looked at those people's hands. I drew a line on them. No need to drink medicine." Only then did Shang Ruyi understand what she meant when she just took out something to mark people's hands.
And she also had a secret respect for Su Qinglan in her heart. Unexpectedly, she was not only reluctant to leave the patients here out of her sense of responsibility and compassion as a doctor, but also sincerely wanted to cure these people. It will be so detailed.
So he nodded: "Okay."
After saying that, he took the bowl out of the stable and walked to the eaves in front. The stench here was so stench that people could hardly open their eyes. Shang Ruyi knew that this was not a long-term solution. , I had to find someone to clean this place right away, but I had to feed people the bowl of medicine first, so I gritted my teeth and endured it. I looked over one by one and finally saw the skinny wrist of a patient. There are no traces of charcoal scratches on it.
She knelt down and gently patted the haggard old man lying on his side facing the wall.
"Old man, take the medicine."
The man let out a low, dry groan, and then slowly turned around.
As soon as he saw this man's face, Shang Ruyi immediately opened his eyes in shock: "It's you?!"
"..."
The man is already sick He was dying, and his cloudy eyes could hardly move. , just looked at Shang Ruyi blankly for a long time, and finally seemed to see her figure in his eyes, his chapped lips moved slightly, and he said silently: "Yuwen... Young Madam..."
" It’s me,”
As Shang Ruyi spoke, he helped the old man who was lying on the ground, covered in mud and smeared with illness, to sit up, and said softly: "Mr. Jiang, are you also infected?"
This old man is none other than Jiang Yu, who had met her before at Dayan Temple!
I didn’t expect to meet here again, let alone that this old man who was originally energetic, optimistic and cheerful would become so ill.
Seeing Shang Ruyi, he seemed to be a little more lively, but he didn’t have the strength to move, let alone speak. Shang Ruyi didn’t say much and said hurriedly: “Drink the medicine first. It will be better."
As he said that, he put the bowl to his mouth.
Although the old man was seriously ill, he realized that there was medicine to cure him, so he instinctively opened his mouth and drank it in one gulp. He immediately choked and coughed. Fortunately, Shang Ruyi had the experience of seeing Su Qinglan giving medicine and hurriedly He took the bowl away, patted his back again, and waited until his breathing became more stable before feeding him another mouthful.
Just like this, little by little, Jiang Yu drank the bowl of medicine.
After drinking the medicine, he woke up and his eyes became much clearer. Then Jiang Yu breathed a sigh of relief, looked at Shang Ruyi with a smile, and said, "Young madam, how did you get here? , I came to this dirty place."
Shang Ruyi smiled bitterly.
How should she answer this?
He didn't answer, but said with concern: "Mr. Jiang, how could you-"
Jiang Yu smiled bitterly: "I was brought here because I contracted the disease."
>"How long have you had this disease?"
"It should be calculated It's been about ten days. I thought it was just a slight cold and didn't pay much attention to it, but then many people around me felt something was wrong, so they went to the city to seek medical treatment. Medicine.”
“…”
"Yesterday, someone rushed us here together."
As he spoke, he said with a worried smile: "I was in such a hurry that I didn't even feed the chickens at home."
< br>In normal times, Shang Ruyi would have laughed when he heard this. When everyone felt that life and death were at stake, this old man was still worried about the chickens at home that were not fed. I don’t know if he was too free and easy or not. tune.
However, it seems that only people like him can do such things as not being able to part with the Buddha, nor the food and wine.
He comforted me softly: "Well, Mr. Jiang, tell me which village you live in, and I will have someone help you feed it?"
Jiang Yu waved his hand and said, "That's all. Although I am confused, I still know the importance. Young Madam, you should take care of important things now."
Shang Ruyi smiled again.
Since this old man is so "understanding the righteousness", she did not insist, but subconsciously glanced around again, and then said: "Last time outside Dayan Temple, I remember seeing you. There is a young man beside me——"
Jiang Yu said: "That's Quanzi"
"Where are the others?"
"I've been away for more than half a month on errands."
"Oh."
"He doesn't know I'm sick yet. If he comes back and encounters this - ugh!"
>
This last "嗐" The word was sighing in a tone of voice, as if he was helpless, but also seemed to have some joy in suffering. Shang Ruyi immediately comforted him: "Don't worry, Mr. Jiang, it will be cured."
Jiang Yu looked at He glanced at her and just smiled.
Shang Ruyi turned around and looked at the harsh environment and the appearance of the patients next to him, and then said: "I will ask people to come over and clean this place quickly. You can bear with it for a while. No matter what, I will try my best to treat you."< br>
While speaking, there was a sound of footsteps behind her.
Looking back, it was Su Qinglan.
She came over with a bowl of freshly brewed medicine. When she heard Shang Ruyi's words, her eyes became even weirder, but she didn't say much. She only found another hand on her wrist that had not been done. The patients who passed the mark were slowly given medicine to drink.
Shang Ruyi comforted Jiang Yu a few more words, then put him down, got up and walked back with Su Qinglan.
Only this time, the atmosphere became a little dull.
Shang Ruyi felt that Su Qinglan seemed to have something to say, but she hesitated several times. The two returned to the stable, and just in time two more cans of medicine were ready. After washing the empty bowl and decanting the soup, Shang Ruyi immediately picked up the cattail leaf fan and cooled the soup as before.
Su Qinglan also squatted down, looked at Shang Ruyi, and said: "I didn't expect that the young lady is so familiar with these things."
Shang Ruyi smiled lightly: "Before, I have taken care of a patient with the plague, so I am familiar with it.”
“That’s it,”
Su Qinglan glanced at her after hearing this, then lowered her head and thought about it, and finally seemed to have made up her mind and said in a deep voice: "Since the young lady has taken care of plague patients, she must also know that regardless of us medical officers, No matter how the doctors take care of them, how they burn moxa and fumigation in this workshop, the only thing that can really cure these patients and save their lives is decoction."
"..."
This time, Shang Ruyi did not respond to her immediately.
Not only did she not respond immediately, she even lowered her head and stared intently at the bowl of dark, muddy soup, as if she didn't want to look at the people around her.
After a long time, he responded in a deep voice: Yes. "
Su Qinglan turned to look at her and said anxiously: "In that case, how could the life-saving thing -"
(End of Chapter)