193 Operation
Wei Wusheng had someone carry Li Baode out and set up a simple shelf in the courtyard. Under the bright sunlight, he shaved his bones and flesh while the servant girls waited on the side and listened to his orders. Doctor Xu, who was in charge of treating Li Baode previously, was also helping at the side. He was a selective doctor hired by the county office and had some achievements in treating external injuries. Otherwise, Li Baode would not be still alive.
He was not as good as Wei Wusheng in terms of medical skills. When he heard that the person who came to treat him this time was the famous direct grandson of the Wei family from the Xinglin family, he took the opportunity to observe and improve his medical skills in the name of helping him.
This kind of behavior was considered shameful by others because stealing teachings was a very bad thing. It was understandable that he would be beaten to death.
However, Wei Wusheng knew his intentions and did not stop him. Firstly, he was not as pedantic as those old men. Learning medicine depended on one’s comprehension ability. Some people would not be able to learn even if they watched it a hundred times. Hence, even if someone watched it, they might not be able to learn it. Secondly, he also listened to Jian Qingqing’s words and felt that it was a good thing for many people to learn the skills to go out and heal the people.
Wei Wusheng first got someone to pour a bowl of boiled numbing powder into Li Baode’s mouth. Although Li Baode was no longer conscious, he still cooperatively swallowed the medicine.
Wei Wusheng saw that it was almost time and the medicine should have shown its effect. He calmly shouted, “Do it! Sister, you stay at the side and watch what I do.”
Jian Qingqing replied with a ‘Yes’. She looked at Wei Wusheng’s serious expression. This appearance was very different from his usual careless appearance. She finally had the feeling of a godly doctor.
Wei Wusheng first cleared out the two most serious holes in the scapula. Maggots were about to grow here, and with a swing of the knife, a foul stench immediately spread out.
It was the first time Jian Qingqing saw such a scene. She retched and resisted the discomfort as she stared at Wei Wusheng’s actions. She knew that at this time, she could only learn better by overcoming the difficulties.
More than half of the rotten meat was dug out very quickly, and the hole that was revealed became bigger and bigger. After digging out a large area of the rotten meat, Wei Wusheng changed to a smaller knife and carefully dug out the rotten meat at the edges.
“First, take out all the rotten meat in the middle. Then, you observe this place and start from here…” Wei Wusheng explained to Jian Qingqing as he moved. His movements were very steady, and with one slash, there was not even a bit of it, he just happened to cut off the dead meat to reveal the fresh red meat. Blood dripped out from the hole and dyed the knife red.
Jian Qingqing quickly handed over the ointment and powder that she had prepared. Wei Wusheng poured the powder into the wound as if it was free.
This powder was made from the best herbs and was very expensive. Of course, the effect was also good.
After a while, the blood finally stopped. Just like that, the treatment of a wound was finally completed.
Wei Wusheng exhaled slightly and picked up the handkerchief to wipe the sweat on his forehead.
The most difficult part of this wound was not cleaning up the rotten meat, but avoiding the blood vessels under the neck to clean up the rotten meat. The blood vessels were too close to the wound and if one accidentally touched them, they would immediately bleed to death. They would be very difficult to save then.
Doctor Xu revealed a look of admiration and praised, “Doctor Wei, you’re really amazing! As expected of a member of the Wei family!”
It was not that he had not tried to clean up this wound before, but that blood vessel was really too close. He could only dig a place further away, so the wound was not completely cleaned up, and the infection continued to worsen.
Seeing how Wei Wusheng skillfully removed the rotten meat without touching the blood vessels, he face was full of admiration.