The journey of the only child of a peasant family to take the imperial examination

"That means your family left before the other villagers, and you don't know what happened to other people in your hometown later?" Zhang Pingan asked.

"I don't know. We were the second group of people in the village to leave. Not long after you left, we left too," Daqiang replied, shaking his head.

"Oh, I understand. You must not know the situation of my fourth sister's family."

"Siya is in the county town, which is quite far away from her hometown village, so we really have no idea."

Daqiang also wanted to tell some useful information, but it was true that he had not met any acquaintances on his way out except Master Luo's family.

Thinking of this, Daqiang finally looked up and asked, "By the way, Ping'an, how did you know we were in Kaifeng? Did you see anyone else you know? I ran into Mr. Luo, the son of Mr. Luo from Luojia Village, at the mine. I don't know why they're also doing hard labor at the iron mine. I wonder how they're doing now?"

"Yes, I didn't have the time to tell you. It was a coincidence that I met Master Luo's family first. They told me that they had met you at the mine before, so I knew that your family might be in Kaifeng. With their guidance, I sent people to look for you outside the city of Kaifeng. It was all fate," Zhang Ping'an said with a smile.

"What? You met Master Luo?" Daqiang was a little surprised.

I never expected such a coincidence to happen.

"Yes, we met last month, not long ago," Zhang Pingan nodded in reply.

"Okay, that's great. We are all from the same hometown. If we encounter problems in Kaifeng in the future, we will have more people to discuss with," Daqiang was very happy.

"Yes, after Brother Dahu's leg recovers, I will arrange for everyone to get together and have a meal. It has not been easy for everyone to come this far," Zhang Pingan suggested with a lot of emotion.

"Okay, no problem. You can arrange it. I feel much more at ease when I meet you, Ping'an. You are well-educated and have a promising future. You will be the backbone of our group in the future. If one day we can return to Zhangjia Village in Ezhou Prefecture, I will definitely organize the villagers to rebuild the ancestral hall and follow their example to erect a Jinshi archway. That would be really glorious!" Daqiang became a little excited as he spoke.

In his opinion, if he passed the imperial examination and became an official, his life would be smooth sailing and he would have nothing to worry about.

After they talked for a while, Chi Bao finally brought Doctor Liu over.

Although Doctor Liu was only a military doctor, he was very arrogant. If it weren't for the fact that Zhang Ping'an was a military governor after all and he didn't want to offend him too much, he would definitely not have come.

Zhang Ping'an has an advantage in life, that is, he can be both superior and subordinate. He is neither flattering to his superiors nor arrogant to his subordinates.

He has his own principles in doing things, but he is not overly conservative and is also a bit tactful.

Therefore, although Doctor Liu was forcibly dragged here and felt a little upset, his anger dissipated when he saw Zhang Ping'an bowing and thanking him in a gentle manner.

He turned around and asked someone to get a basin of clean water. After washing his hands carefully in the basin, he went over to check the patient's legs.

After a moment, Doctor Liu frowned and said, "The patient's broken leg has been delayed for quite some time. I'm afraid it won't be easy to treat!"

"Doctor Liu, to be honest, this is a member of my family. I hope you will do your best to treat him. As long as there is a glimmer of hope, don't give up. Medicinal materials are not a problem!"

"Okay, with what you said, Lord Zhang, I understand. Besides, the patient is not too old. It's a pity that he is lame. Don't worry, I will do my best to treat him," said Doctor Liu, stroking his beard.

Then he sat down at the table and began to write a prescription, saying as he wrote, "The patient's wound has now become festered. First, we must use Boiling Needle Powder to remove the dead flesh. Then, we must fix the old bone dislocation and realign the bones. Finally, we must apply Yuhong Paste to reduce inflammation and promote tissue regeneration. At the same time, we must take Fuyuan Huoxue Decoction to promote blood circulation and remove blood stasis. Only after this, will the condition improve. There are quite a few herbs required. Let's get the medicine first!"

"Thank you, Doctor Liu, thank you, Doctor Liu!" Daqiang and Xiaohu bowed repeatedly to express their gratitude.

After Zhang Ping'an bowed and thanked him, he sent Chi Bao out to get medicine.

Doctor Liu waved his hand and ignored everyone's thanks. After eating and going out to get medicine, he opened his medicine box, lit a candle, and placed daggers, silver needles and other instruments on the fire to burn them one by one for use.

After cleaning up, seeing that Da Hu was still sleeping and hadn't woken up, he couldn't help but say, "The patient can't sleep like this. He will wake up in pain later. I'll give him a few injections and let him wake up and eat something to replenish his energy. Otherwise, he won't be able to make it later."

"Okay, doctor, whatever you say," Daqiang said quickly.

I thought my son's leg was definitely broken, but I didn't expect it would get better one day. Daqiang was extremely grateful and naturally did whatever the doctor said.

Zhang Ping'an thought that they had been hungry for a long time and had not eaten anything good. If they suddenly ate meat, they might get diarrhea, which would be bad. So he ordered someone to cook a bowl of egg noodles, which was both nutritious and easy to digest.

After Da Hu woke up after being given a few injections, he was still a little dizzy. Da Qiang helped his son sit up and told him about the current situation.

Da Hu was surprised and moved, and couldn't help wiping away his tears.

The man does not flick when he has tears, but he has not yet reached the point of sadness!

After eating a bowl of egg noodles, the medicine was ready.

Doctor Liu asked Chi Bao to help him. He first used the fried and half-warm boiled needle powder to rinse the injured right leg. Then he put on sheepskin gloves, picked up a dagger, cut open the rotten flesh, and cut it out one by one.

The blood flowing out of the wound was black, which showed that it had been congested for a long time.

"Hold him tightly and don't let him move. The rotten flesh must be scraped off cleanly, otherwise this leg will be really useless in the future. Look, the blood is all black, it's useless," said Doctor Liu as he scraped off the rotten flesh skillfully.

Liu Sanlang was naturally the one who took on this job.

Hold the person tightly.

Da Hu was in so much pain that he was sweating profusely, his whole body was twitching and he was retching, and he couldn't move at all.

By the time it was over, my clothes were soaked.

Daqiang also felt sorry for his son and comforted him, "Son, Dad knows you're in pain, but there's nothing I can do. If I don't do this, your leg won't heal. Just bear with it, it will pass!"

Xiaohu also walked over silently and grabbed his brother's hand, giving him silent comfort.

The two children were still eating noodles slowly at the door. They didn't know what had happened in the house, otherwise they would have been scared.

Doctor Liu himself was sweating profusely from his work. After washing his hands, he instructed the others, "Master Zhang, Master Liu, the dead flesh on the patient's leg has been removed, and the bone has been re-set and splinted. Don't move around during sleep to avoid displacement and ruining the work. If the patient shows any fever in the back, give him a dose of Huanglian Jiedu Decoction."

"I understand. Thank you, Doctor Liu. I'll have you eat and send you back," Zhang Ping'an said with a smile.