139 5,000 Taels of Silver
Lu Jiao thought it over, then ordered, “Other than Qi Lei, everyone else get out.”
Mo Bei didn’t like that. As a subordinate, he didn’t want to leave his Master.
“I’m not leaving.”
Zhao Lingfeng didn’t want to get out either. He suggested, “You do what you need to do. We promise you that we won’t talk.”
Lu Jiao glanced towards Mo Bei and warned him, “You better not talk and distract me. Or else if anything happens to your master, you’re to blame.”
“You…”
Mo Bei gritted his teeth and said nothing.
Lu Jiao used her basket as a prop and took out some oral anesthetics, bandages, antibiotics, and a scalpel from her space.
Anesthetics through injection were safe and effective while oral anesthetics were less healthy. Though taking them once or twice was okay, the pills she had were usually only offered to terminally ill cancer patients to help them manage pain.
In front of so many people, Lu Jiao couldn’t just take out her needle and inject anesthetics. She could only offer oral treatment.
She gave Qi Lei some pills and asked him to give them to the patient.
“This is oral mafei powder. In a bit, I will have to cut into him in order to remove the arrow. Then, I will stitch him back up.”
Lu Jiao placed her surgical instruments by her side while Qi Lei excitedly fed the patient medicine.
He was so excited to witness an operation.
Lu Jiao ignored Qi Lei and carefully examined the wound. She taught Qi Lei while she observed, “Look at where the arrow landed – there are large horizontal tears on both sides. This indicates the arrow is either on the left or the right. In situations like this, you would cut open horizontally and get the arrowhead out.
You have to make the cuts precisely and quickly. When I cut him open, you immediately apply the antihemorrhagic agent to stop the bleeding. Once the arrow is out, we have to close the wound quickly and stop the bleeding. He will then take anti-inflammatory medicine orally.”
Qi Lei listened and respectfully nodded accordingly. The oral anesthetics worked rather quickly. Lu Jiao started the process as she described. Once the arrow was out, Qi Lei did his part to stop the bleeding.
Out of all of Lu Jiao’s surgical tools, she had a harmonic scalpel. If she was able to make cuts using that scalpel, there would be way less bleeding. A harmonic scalpel allows blood to clot while it cuts. Sadly, she couldn’t use such a knife in front of everyone. There was no way anyone in this era had that technology. If she used that, how would she explain it? What if others want to start using that scalpel? How will she duplicate it?
Lu Jiao could only use medicine to stop the bleeding. Once the bleeding stopped, she started to close the wound. She applied anti-inflammatory gel and then bandaged him up.
Once she was done, she took out some antibiotic pills and asked Qi Lei to give them to the patient.
“This is an antibiotic. Once he takes this, he won’t get infections and his wound won’t rot. He also won’t get a fever.”
Qi Lei and Zhao Lingfeng’s eyes brightened. They stared at the pill in Qi Lei’s hand.
What a magical thing. If they could manufacture that pill, they could introduce it to the army and the commoners and save lots of lives.
Zhao Lingfeng stared at Lu Jiao, “Lady Lu, where did you get this?”
Lu Jiao had already thought of an excuse, “My Master left it to me. I don’t have many left. I’ve been studying this medicine and have made several discoveries. In a while, I should be able to replicate it.”
Zhao Lingfeng was ecstatic.
However, he quickly re-centered his attention on the man in bed. The young master’s wound was more important.
Now that Lu Jiao was done with the operation, she wanted to leave. Mo Bei however, stopped her.
“The master hasn’t woken up so you can’t leave.”
Lu Jiao’s face darkened as she glared at Mo Bei. silently, she decided to never help these people again.
Just then, Zhao Lingfeng showed up, “Lady Lu, don’t be mad. Mo Bei is just like that, you can ignore him. I will ask Manager Li to get you a 5,000-taels-of-silver worth banknote. You can take it with you.”
Lu Jiao’s mood instantly lifted as she smiled at Zhao Lingfeng.
This owner had a very high EQ. Not bad at all.
Zhao Lingfeng honestly ached for that 5,000 taels of silver. Sadly, Mo Bei had wronged Lady Lu and she may just stop helping out if anything else bad happened to the young master.
Though Lady Lu was from the countryside, she had her principles. Zhao Lingfeng was strangely certain that this woman only does what she says.
Zhao Lingfeng glared at Mo Bei angrily then walked Lady Lu to the door. He then said to Qi Lei, “Tell Manager Li to get that bank note.”
Qi Lei nodded. Lu Jiao’s knowledge had stunned him. Right now, there was nobody he respected more than his Master. Her medical knowledge was far too astonishing. His father… no, even his grandfather couldn’t compare to his little Master right now.
If he’s able to learn everything from his Master, he will go far in life.
The more Qi Lei thought about it, the more excited he got. He whispered to Lu Jiao, “Master, you are such a great surgeon.”
His Master so easily took care of that complicated barb arrow.
Because of that 5,000 taels of silver, Lu Jiao was in a great mood. She smiled at Qi Lei, “If you study seriously, you will be just as good as me. Not only will you be able to save lives, but you will also make good money.”
Lu Jiao smiled while Qi Lei stared speechlessly. Will his Master ever become someone who views money as meaningless?
Lu Jiao didn’t care and went outside. When Classmate Han saw her, he nervously asked, “Yunjin’s wife, are you okay?”
Lu Jiao shook her head to say she was fine.
Qi Lei went to the main building.
When Manager Li heard the request to prepare a banknote of as much as 5,000 taels of silver, his heart hurt. But that was a direct order from the owner and he couldn’t say otherwise.
5,000 taels of silver… that was his little shop’s annual revenue. This really hurt.
Still, he complied and gave the banknote to Lu Jiao.
Lu Jiao took it and walked out with a bright face. Behind her, Classmate Han followed.
Suddenly, he thought of Dr. Shi. Dr. Shi came here yesterday on Classmate Han’s carriage. Yet where was he now?
“Dr. Qi, have you seen Dr. Shi? Where did he go?”
Qi Lei remembered that Dr. Shi. Yesterday, that doctor came over, grabbed his hands, and excitedly complimented his medical skills. Then, that doctor started asking about what he could do to ensure wounds don’t rot.
Qi Lei didn’t know the details so he ignored the guy. That guy stayed in Baohe Tang until night.
“He should be at the inn near here.”
The Town of Qili was small and there was only one inn – business was bad there.
If that doctor had nowhere else to go, he likely stayed there.
Classmate Han decided to go find Dr. Shi while Lu Jiao waited at Baohe Tang. Qi Lei stayed to chat with Lu Jiao.