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n54 Chapter 54 Treatment

nAfter the hot water was ready, Gu Chengrui carefully cleaned the external part of the wound.

nAfter cleaning up, he carefully treated the wound with iodophor. After repeatedly checking to ensure that there was no dirt left, he used his silver needles to stimulate the patient’s acupoints to achieve the effect of local paralysis.

nHe got two men to come in and hold the patient down. Then, under the dumbfounded gazes of everyone, the wound was quickly and carefully stitched together.

nAfter he was done, he sat at the side and said, “You can cover the patient with a blanket now. Remember, the blanket must be clean. It’s best if it has been exposed to the sun, or it’ll be easy to get the wound infected.”

n“We know about this. We just hung the blanket to dry.” One of the men said. Then, he went and brought a new blanket over.

nSeeing this, Gu Chengrui took a pen and paper from his medicine box and wrote down a prescription. “Go to Luo’s Pharmacy to get some medicine as mine isn’t complete.”

nAfter speaking, he handed the prescription to one of them and gave a few more instructions to the people present. After chatting for a while, he turned around and walked out.

nAt the same time, he also understood that this family’s seniority was the highest in the Gu clan. Although the older man from before was about the same age as the patriarch, he was one generation older.

nEven the patriarch respectfully addressed him as his ninth uncle, while Gu Chengrui addressed him as his ninth grandpa.

nHe had to address the injured patient as his thirteenth uncle.

nWhen he reached the house door, he saw Zhou Ying coming back with a small cart. His face suddenly turned dark, but he didn’t lose his temper. Instead, he took the small cart and returned it to the Tian family.

nWhen the two of them returned home, Gu Chengrui helped her to her seat and said, “What do you want to eat for lunch? I’ll make it.”

nZhou Ying didn’t reject his offer. She took a piece of tofu and half a pound of pork from her interspace and said, “You can make anything you like. There are still a few steamed buns in the interspace, and it’s enough for us to eat.”

nGu Chengrui took the two ingredients and turned to leave. Zhou Ying lay flat on the brick bed, and suddenly her waist felt much better.

nHonestly, she had never thought lying flat on a hard surface would be so comfortable. It seemed that she would have to be more careful in the future.

nAfter the meal, Zhou Ying told Gu Chengrui that she had accepted the tofu business.

nGu Chengrui frowned.”There are three hardships in life. Riding a boat, forging iron, and selling tofu.”

n“We don’t lack money, so I think we should just forget it.

n“Besides, I suspect that the old-fashioned tofu mentioned by Chef Zhou needs to be ground with a stone mill. It’s definitely not possible to use a fully automatic one.”

n“Let’s just give it a try. We’ll see if we can take it or not. Anyway, it’s not a big deal to make two plates of tofu a day.” Zhou Ying suggested.

n“Alright, there’s a mill in the village. I’ll go and buy one later.” Gu Chengrui answered.

n“By the way, should we buy a donkey or a cow? It’s too tiring to pull a cart to town every day.” Zhou Ying asked.

n“There’s a big fair tomorrow. Let’s go to town and see if there’s anything for sale.” Gu Chengrui thought of his thirteen uncle’s condition and asked her for a few more tablets of fever medicine and anti-inflammatory medicine.

nThen, he went out to buy a stone mill and brought it back. He then took the first aid box and hurried out the door.

nAs soon as he left, Mrs. Bai came to their house again, wanting to dig for more pueraria roots, but Zhou Ying declined by saying that she was not feeling well.

nAfter she left, Zhou Ying took out 20 pounds of soybeans and weeded the bad ones. After that, she washed them twice and soaked them in a bucket.

nAfter dinner, Gu Chengrui was worried about his thirteenth uncle, so he had to go there again.

nZhou Ying freed Er Zhuang and went straight into her interspace. She then collected the ripe fruits, eggs, and duck eggs.

nAfter she was done, she ate a big apple, went out to light the fire, and went back to her interspace to sleep.

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