CHAPTER 148: CHAPTER 138: IT WAS WORTH RISKING MY LIFE THIS TIME

Hearing Bai Susu’s words, Feng Qiwu raised an eyebrow, then nodded and said, "I understand. When the time comes, we will do it together."

"Um, alright. Let’s go back to rest first. Ling Han, remember to have this place disinfected, and burn the masks after returning," Bai Susu instructed.

Many of the people who came for consultation today have contracted pneumonia. The bacteria in this tent are definitely not scarce.

It needs to be disinfected quickly to ensure the tent doesn’t become a place of contagion.

Hearing Bai Susu’s instructions, Ling Han immediately nodded and said, "Please be at ease, Crown Princess Consort."

Although he didn’t understand why the Crown Princess Consort wanted them to waste such good wine on such things, seeing her zeal in saving lives today, it should not be without reason.

Perhaps there is a contagious disease in the air that they cannot see?

Bai Susu nodded, instructed people to check on the woman in labor in the back tent at night, and then left with Feng Qiwu.

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The next day.

Early in the morning, even before Bai Susu arrived, a long orderly queue had formed outside the makeshift consultation tent, with many people coughing violently.

Bai Susu furrowed her brows, then hastened her steps into the tent to start seeing patients.

Just like yesterday, most of the people who came for consultation today were infected with pneumonia.

Bai Susu could only prescribe some Chinese herbal medicine for them initially.

But herbal medicine takes time to be effective and cannot yield immediate results. To quickly curb the pneumonia here, fast-acting medicine would be needed.

After the consultations concluded at noon, Bai Susu went to the back tent to check on the situation of the woman who had given birth yesterday.

"Hasn’t she woken up yet?" Bai Susu asked after entering.

In ancient times, there was no way to transfuse blood, so she could only use ginseng slices to keep the woman’s breath.

Just then, the woman in labor on the bed finally slowly awakened.

Her husband immediately approached joyfully to hold her hand.

"Lian Er, you finally woke up!"

If not for the divine healer saying that Lian Er had fainted due to excessive blood loss, he would have thought she was gone.

The woman named Lian Er was extremely shocked upon waking.

Was she really still alive?

During childbirth, the baby would not come out, and she thought she was doomed.

Her husband, with tears in his eyes, pointed to Bai Susu and said, "It’s all thanks to the divine healer who saved you, Lian Er. You’re lucky to meet such a good-hearted living Bodhisattva!"

Hearing this, Lian Er hurriedly tried to get down from the bed to kowtow to Bai Susu.

Bai Susu quickly stopped her, "You’ve just had a caesarean section, and your body is weak; don’t get out of bed."

Then she went forward to check the woman’s legs, and, finding no signs of a venous thrombosis, she sighed with relief.

The most dangerous stage had passed, so she felt reassured.

Then she used strong alcohol to disinfect the incision on Lian Er’s belly.

After completing these, she instructed Lian Er’s husband, "Today, it’s still necessary to massage her legs from time to time. Tonight you can go home, and after you return, remember to support her to get out of bed and walk more."

Then she looked at the woman, who still seemed in shock, "You’ve lost too much blood, so don’t rush to breastfeed the child. I see you have goat’s milk at home; you can use it to feed the baby after removing the gamey taste."

In modern times, goat’s milk is considered a good thing; it is easier for infants to digest compared to cow’s milk, but it isn’t cheap.

The woman finally came to her senses, then looked down at the incision on her belly.

What’s going on?

Why was there a slit on her belly?

...

Seeing the woman in shock looking at her incision, Bai Susu did not explain how the baby came out of her belly to avoid scaring her during this vulnerable time, which would be counterproductive.

Thinking that in ancient times, it was common to have baby after baby, Bai Susu solemnly cautioned, "With your current physical condition, it’s not advisable to conceive again within two years, or it could be life-threatening. Do you understand?"

In fact, if the body recovers well, one could conceive again in a year, but this is ancient times, and the sanitary and nutritional conditions cannot keep up.

If one’s body recovers quickly and they are eager to have another child, it could be truly dangerous.

Lian Er’s husband nodded frantically, "No more children, we won’t have anymore! We already have a son, we won’t have anymore in the future."

Upon hearing this, Lian Er was overjoyed, "Husband, are you saying I gave birth to a son?"

The man smiled and nodded.

Lian Er burst into tears, feeling that her struggle was worth it.

Seeing this, Bai Susu couldn’t help but twitch a corner of her mouth.

Yet, she could understand Lian Er’s feelings.

Even in modern times, it’s not unheard of for people to have seven or eight children just to have a son.

Moreover, the concept of continuing the family line was deeply rooted in ancient times.

Fortunately, Lian Er’s firstborn was a son; otherwise, the pressure to have more children could have led to further complications.

After advising the couple on post-operative care for the caesarean section, Bai Susu left the tent.

...

In the afternoon, to improve the efficiency of diagnosing pneumonia, and to prevent more bacteria from spreading in the enclosed space of the tent, Bai Susu directly asked patients with symptoms such as cough to step outside, where she quickly assessed their conditions.

Once confirmed that these people were infected with pneumonia, she promptly had them all receive a three-day supply of medication.

Seeing this, many people began to feel something was amiss.

"Doctor, why are the medications we received all the same?" someone couldn’t help but ask.

They weren’t doubting Bai Susu’s medical skills because yesterday’s saving of the mother and child was a true occurrence.

Listening to this, Bai Susu kindly explained, "Because your conditions are somewhat similar, the medications prescribed are comparable. Please don’t worry; I won’t prescribe recklessly."

Hearing this, people glanced at each other in understanding.

Soon, they realized that they were all experiencing a cough.

Given the situation, it seemed the doctor’s explanation made sense.

They nodded and said, "That makes sense, but we were puzzled by how we suddenly all started to cough recently; we thought it was due to the weather getting colder and catching a cold."

To prevent these people from panicking and fleeing, potentially spreading the contagion more widely, Bai Susu warmly assured, "That is indeed a factor. So tonight, make sure to keep warm when you go home, and don’t risk worsening the illness by catching a chill. Remember to take your medication on time. Understood?"

Upon hearing this, everyone looked relieved.

"Doctor, your assurance puts us at ease. Don’t worry; once home, we’ll take the medicine as directed," they promptly replied.

At this moment, someone who came for treatment yesterday said, "Believing in the divine healer’s words is definitely the right call. After taking the medicine yesterday, I already feel much better today; the cough is much less severe."

Hearing this, everyone exclaimed, "Let’s go and brew the medicine now!"

Bai Susu glanced at the speaker.

Seeing his robust build, she understood the situation.

He should be a mild case, hence the quick recovery after taking the medicine.

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