kvmb Chapter 433 Proving the Girl's Good Reputation
Chapter 433 Proving the Girl's Good Reputation
The more Lu Yangyang listened, the more outrageous it seemed.
It seemed like a complete fantasy: "Even in the remote mountain villages, you can find a barefoot doctor. How could Yuzhou, a prefecture, not have a doctor?"
How can this be?
Green Yao would never lie, which is why she found it even more unbelievable.
It felt like ever since I arrived in Yingzhou, one mystery after another had been rolling in like a snowball, yet not a single one of them had been solved.
She's been so busy these past few days that she almost forgot about the most important issue.
The pirates had already landed that day. Even if the garrison navy couldn't arrive in time, the government should have taken action. No matter what, the pirates should not have been allowed to plunder and kill civilians at will. However, in reality, it wasn't until the garrison navy arrived that the Yingzhou government sent people to handle the aftermath.
It was as if they were specifically waiting for a signal; without that signal, they wouldn't act.
At first glance, it seems like collusion between officials and bandits, but it doesn't seem like it.
And those pirates, how could they all take cinnabar for a long time, carrying deadly poison like assassins? This is simply illogical.
What's even more illogical is that in Yuzhou, a prefecture, it's one thing for the people to believe in gods, but why doesn't the government intervene at all when there are no doctors?
What is the connection between these two things?
Is Your Highness's insistence on coming to Yuzhou related to this?
Or is it related to the current situation in Yingzhou?
I wonder if Your Highness has arrived in Yuzhou yet.
Looking at Lu Yangyang's expression, Lüyao hesitated for a long time before finally speaking softly, "Miss, I've never dared to ask, His Highness..."
When she heard that His Highness had passed away, she could hardly believe it and felt even more sorry for her young lady. Her young lady and His Highness had just gotten married, and such a thing had happened. She could hardly sleep at night and wished she could go to Jiangnan immediately to find her young lady's whereabouts, but she also remembered her young lady's instructions and could only wait patiently in Yingzhou.
Fortunately, I've finally met him now.
Lu Yangyang didn't know His Highness's current situation, but she believed he was still alive.
“His Highness has his own plans, which I don’t know right now, but I think that once we get to Yuzhou, we will definitely hear news of His Highness,” Lu Yangyang said.
Hearing this, Lüyao felt much more at ease. "Then, young lady, when shall we set off for Yuzhou?"
Lu Yangyang thought for a moment and looked at Lü Yao: "Wait a few more days. The stitches for the wounds that were stitched up the other day will be removed in a couple of days. I need to make sure they've all recovered before I can leave. You don't need to go. Help me find a way to acquire a batch of medicinal herbs. I'm planning to open a pharmacy in Yuzhou. I want to see what kind of god is hiding behind Yuzhou."
“Miss…” Green Yao was a little worried.
"Don't worry, I won't do anything reckless. My main purpose in going to Yuzhou is to find His Highness. I'll spread the word, and His Highness might come looking for me. There are many inconveniences elsewhere, but there's no such concern in Yuzhou. Those people in the capital will definitely not be able to reach Yuzhou," Lu Yangyang replied.
Green Jade was puzzled.
Lu Yangyang explained, "If someone in the capital is keeping an eye on Yuzhou, how could the fact that Yuzhou has no doctors and the people only believe in gods not spread? Of course, the people can believe in gods, but the premise is that they must also believe in His Majesty. So if anyone in the capital knows about this strange situation in Yuzhou, they will definitely report it. If they don't report it, it means that their influence hasn't reached out, or rather, they can't report it."
The fact that a prefecture has no doctors is definitely not just because the people believe in gods; there must be something else going on.
There must be something fishy going on if they keep this secret from reporting it.
Lüyao nodded: "Don't worry, Miss, I'll make the arrangements right away."
Two days later, the woman who had been the first to have her wound stitched up that day arrived at the pharmacy on time. Somehow the word got out, and as soon as the pharmacy opened, a crowd of onlookers gathered at the door.
The lady, surnamed Du, lived in the western part of the city, which was quite a distance from the pharmacy. Therefore, she had specially hired a carriage to come today. However, she looked quite well and did not need anyone's help. Accompanying her was her youngest daughter, who had been with her the other day.
As soon as Lu Yangyang came out, Madam Du pulled her daughter in. When the mother and daughter saw Lu Yangyang, they knelt down without saying a word and kowtowed to her repeatedly.
Lu Yangyang quickly pulled them up, frowning as she asked, "What are you doing?"
He glanced at the large crowd outside the door and asked, puzzled, "If you need to see a doctor, please go to the consultation desk and line up. We have a doctor on duty at our pharmacy today."
Since Lüyao runs a pharmacy, she naturally hires a doctor to practice medicine. In addition, these days, since Old Meng and Wen Qingqing have nothing to do, they also come to the shop to practice medicine. The doctor Zhang who used to practice medicine at the shop has finally met a good teacher. He arrives early in the morning. He is almost forty years old and follows Wen Qingqing and Old Meng around every day, begging to become their apprentice. He is very eager to learn.
Someone in the crowd shouted, "Doctor, we're not here for a consultation. We came with this Madam Du. We all saw her that day. She had such a long gash and looked like she was about to die. You just stitched her up like that. We were all very curious whether she could survive. We heard that she was here to have her stitches removed, so we came to see if she really had such a miraculous skill."
Lu Yangyang raised an eyebrow, wondering what had happened. She had really underestimated these people's curiosity.
However, this is not necessarily a bad thing. She has already asked Wen Qingqing and Old Meng to teach Doctor Zhang how to suture wounds. Even if someone asks about it after they leave in a couple of days, they can learn the method. If they encounter similar wounds in the future, they can stop the bleeding in time and heal faster, so as not to lose their life because of a small wound that is not treated properly.
She would love for as many people as possible to know and understand, as long as they don't stubbornly refuse to believe it like the doctor who criticized her that day.
So she raised her voice and said, "Since you all want to know, let's keep this as a witness so that more people can know how to treat similar wounds in the future. If you encounter any problems, you can ask Dr. Zhang at our pharmacy. We will teach you for free. However, it is still necessary to have an experienced doctor treat it. You cannot treat it privately. If the wound gets infected, it can be fatal."
After saying that, Lu Yangyang said to Madam Du, "Let's go to the inner room, I'll help you remove the stitches."
She was injured in her lower back and abdomen, so she needed to lift her clothes up.
Unexpectedly, Lady Du seemed to have made up her mind and bowed to Lu Yangyang, saying, "I have no way to repay your life-saving grace. That day, the doctor refused to treat me because he was worried about my reputation. I thought I was going to die. Fortunately, you lent me a helping hand. My child is still young. How can my reputation be more important than my life? Please remove my stitches in public so that everyone can know that you have superb medical skills and unparalleled medical ethics. You did not do this in vain."
"I am willing to use my own reputation to testify to your good name."