Chapter 24 The Second Operation

  Liu Yitiao came to the largest pharmacy in San Yuan County, bought some commonly used herbs he knew, such as Huanglian, Jin Qian Cao, Di Xing Su, and other herbs for treating colds and inflammation. He bought a lot, adding up to about 10 catties, spending less than 200 silver coins. The price of medicine here is quite cheap, unlike some hospitals in the 21st century that inflate prices, selling one pill at the price of two or three or even four pills.

  Liu Yitiao put the medicine in a cotton cloth bag, slung it over his shoulder, and was about to leave when he saw a young man carrying someone on his back, crying and shouting as he ran towards him. His appearance was terrifying, with a large patch of red on his body, all of which was blood. Wherever he went, pedestrians gave way to him. Liu Yitiao also made way for him, realizing that this person had come to the pharmacy seeking medical attention.

  "Mr. Wang! Mr. Wang! Help! Mr. Wang!" The young man's throat was almost hoarse from shouting for help in the pharmacy hall, but the Mr. Wang he was calling out to seemed nowhere to be found. The fresh blood on his back continued to flow nonstop.

  Liu furrowed his brow, what's going on with this pharmacy, it's been so long and there isn't even a single person coming out to greet him. Moreover, he also noticed that the old man who was sitting at the front desk asking questions had disappeared.

  Watching someone die without saving them is a waste of being a doctor!

  Liu Yitiao threw the cloth bag on his shoulder to the ground and hurriedly walked to the young man's side. Although he had only studied veterinary medicine before, humans are also a kind of animal, and some surgical wound treatments are always similar.

  When Liu Yitiao walked up to the young man, he was still shouting loudly and hadn't noticed Liu's approach at all, looking like he had been scared silly.

  "Shut up!!" Liu Yitiao shouted loudly, the thunder-like sound stunning the young man, who stared blankly at Liu Yitiao, his lips and body trembling. Just a moment ago, he didn't know how far he had run with his back to the others.

  "If you want to save him, then shut up." Liu Yitiao said again.

  The young man finally reacted and looked at Liu Yitiao with a babbling expression: "Sir, can you save our young master? Sir, you must save our young master, I'll kowtow to you!"

  Liu glared at him and shouted: "Shut up! Do as I say, and maybe we can still save his life."

  "Put him on the ground first, lay him flat, stretch out his limbs, undo his clothes, expose the injured area, and first use a cotton cloth to stop the bleeding."

  The young man nodded repeatedly, carefully placing the person on his back onto the ground, then unbuttoned his clothes to reveal a wound about ten centimeters long under his ribs. Blood and water were still gushing out, and due to the cold weather, the flowing blood was emitting a faint mist of heat.

  Liu Yitiao took a look, the wound was not big, it was a knife wound, and it seemed to be quite deep, slanting upwards, don't know if it had hurt the liver or lungs. The periphery of the wound had some thick powder, should be some kind of hemostatic agent like gold ointment. Unfortunately, the bleeding from the wound was severe, and it didn't seem to have any effect.

  Liu Yitiao crouched down, reached out to press the artery next to the wound, and waited for the bleeding to slow down before asking, "Do you have any silver on you?"

  "Silver coins? Yes! Yes! As long as you can save the person, I don't care how many silver coins it takes! Ten pieces, a hundred pieces, a thousand pieces, even more is fine, just please save them first, sir! The young master has lost so much blood."

  Liu Yitiao didn't say a word, and directly threw two strings of cash to him, saying: "You go find me a clean room, buy two jars of good wine, the stronger the better. Also buy some needles and threads for women's use, as thin as possible. And also prepare a sharp small knife, and a pot of boiling water."

  "This," the young man held the silver money thrown by Liu Yitiao, somewhat bewildered, not knowing what Liu Yitiao wanted him to buy these things for. Shouldn't they rescue people first?

  "Hurry up! If you don't want him to die, do as I say and get those things ready quickly! If you delay any longer and he dies, I won't be responsible." Liu Yitiao urged the young man, seeing that he hadn't moved.

  "No need, sir. Rescue people as if putting out a fire. I still have all these things, so please just treat him here." At this time, the old man Wang from the pharmacy came out and voluntarily provided the venue and materials that Liu Yitiao required.

  Liu Yitiao glanced at him and nodded. Although this old man had fled in disarray earlier, it was shameful, but now he could come back and show some backbone.

  A group of people carried the injured person to the west wing of the backyard of the pharmacy, where Liu Yitiao ordered all the instruments to be put in boiling water for disinfection. After that, only Mr. Wang, who was a doctor, was left behind, and all irrelevant people were driven out, including the young man who had brought the injured person for treatment.

  Liu Yitiao washed his hands clean with warm water, then fished out the surgical instruments and thread from boiling water. He said to Wang Langzhong, who had been standing by watching: "This operation requires two people to complete it. I'll need your help in a moment, Mr. Wang."

  "It should be," Wang Lang nodded and said: "Actually, I also want to see how you handle this kind of injury. From the way you stopped the bleeding for the injured person just now, it can be seen that you are not ordinary. That's not something an average doctor can do."

  Liu Yitiao smiled and said, "It's just some unconventional techniques, can't compare to Mr. Wang's authentic medical skills." He walked over to the injured person's bed and said, "Let's get started."

  Luo untied the cloth strip on the wounded man's chest, poured a bottle of strong wine on the wound, and rinsed off the blood. Liu took over the needle and thread handed by Wang Langzhong.

  Suturing the wound, this method is often used on pigs, sheep and cattle, now it's being used on humans. For such a large wound, if you don't use needle and thread to suture it, wanting to stop the bleeding is simply a dream. In reality, there's no such thing as a technique to stop bleeding by pressing certain points. Even famous acupuncture can't stop the gushing blood from a major artery in a short amount of time.

  Liu Yitiao's heart was very fine and his hands were also very steady. All of this was due to his previous practice on the bodies of cattle and sheep.

  One stitch at a time, the wound that was still bleeding was sewn up bit by bit. Wang Langzhong watched from the side and broke out in a cold sweat. As a doctor for so many years, having seen countless patients, how could he have ever seen such an unbelievable medical technique? To thread a needle through the human body, what kind of courage and daring does that require?

  Looking at Liu's serious and expressionless face as he carefully stitched, Wang Lang couldn't help but sigh in his heart. This medical method was effective, but he feared it wouldn't work. Moreover, if the patient were to wake up now, who knows whether they would roll around in agony, making it even harder to operate.

  In just one moment, Liu Yitiao had finished stitching up the wound.

  Cut the rope with a small knife, then pour a pot of strong wine. Liu stretched out his hand and touched the tip of the injured person's nose, it was okay, there was still breathing, and he wouldn't die for the time being.

  Wang Langzhong then put two slices of ginseng into the wounded man's mouth and felt his pulse for a long time before he finally let out a sigh of relief, saying: "Sir is indeed a divine being, he has come back to life."

  "He is now seriously depleted of qi and blood, and needs a long time to recover fully."

  Liu Yitiao wiped his clean hands and said, "These will require Mr. Wang's attention, regulating the flow of qi and blood, and rectifying the internal organs are not my strong points. He can stay here from now on. After a few days, when his wounds have fully healed, we can remove the fine lines on the wound."