The Rise of a General's Daughter-in-Law Doctor

Shangguan Jingye was the first to speak, saying, "Master, judging from the size of Tiger's father's wound, bandaging with medicine alone is not enough to stop the bleeding. I think we can use the cauterization method."

He frowned and continued, "But this branding method is very painful. Even if we use anesthetic, it may only alleviate the pain a little. I don't know if Tiger's father can bear it."

Bai Qingshi frowned after hearing this. This was the only method he could think of. Hu Zi's father's wound was too severe. If he didn't use the fire cauterization method to stop the bleeding, even if he was bandaged, the blood would rush open the wound once the silver needles were removed, and he would eventually bleed to death.

Seeing that her senior brother had finished speaking, Li Muxia said, "Master, Muxia thinks we can use the stitching method, the one I mentioned in the carriage before."

Bai Qingshi and Shangguan Jingye looked at Li Muxia with bright eyes when she mentioned the suturing method. Earlier, while they were traveling, Li Muxia had shared some knowledge of modern medicine with them, which they had both found very interesting. They never expected to see it so soon.

Bai Qingshi asked excitedly, "Mu Xia, do you mean that the problem can be solved by using the stitching method?"

Li Muxia said, "Of course not. Sutures can only help the wound heal better and effectively stop the bleeding."

I just saw Tiger's dad's wound; it has damaged a major artery and requires vascular sutures to effectively stop the bleeding.

After suturing the blood vessels, the skin is then sutured, and the suturing process is complete. After suturing, it's crucial to prevent infection and inflammation, as wound infection can have serious consequences. However, there's no need to worry too much. With proper aftercare, medication, and regular wound cleaning, infection is generally prevented.

After hearing Li Muxia's words, Bai Qingshi and his apprentice's eyes lit up with hope, as if to say: We'll leave it to you later and help you out.

Bai Qingshi was still somewhat worried. After all, they had never heard of or witnessed this suturing method before. He asked with a slightly grave expression, "Mu Xia, are you really confident?"

Li Muxia nodded solemnly and said, "Don't worry, Master, I've used this stitching method many times before, and I'm already very skilled at it."

At this point, Li Muxia realized she had let something slip. She glanced guiltily at the master and apprentice who were staring at her, and sure enough, they saw her suspicion. She quickly explained, "Back when I was in the General's Mansion, I stitched up the wounds for the guards. As you know, they're always wielding knives and guns, and they can easily hurt themselves if they're not careful."

After saying that, he chuckled twice and quickly continued speaking, not giving the two a chance to ask questions.

"Senior brother, I really need you to prepare some things later. I guess the village head's house might not have the needles and thread I need. Go to the cloth shop later and see if they have silk thread. If they do, buy more so we can use it later. If not, buy the finest cotton thread and a few embroidery needles, the finest kind."

After saying that, he added, "Oh, right, and also strong liquor, the strongest kind, buy two jars of that too."

When Shangguan Jingye heard his junior sister ask him to prepare things, he stopped dwelling on what he had said before, but still asked the question that had been on his mind: "Mu Xia, what's the difference between silk thread and cotton thread?"

Bai Qingshi also wanted to ask, but Shangguan Jingye beat him to it.

Seeing that they were almost there, Li Muxia quickly explained, "Silk thread is better for suturing blood vessels."

They arrived at the village head's house. Li Muxia had someone carry Tiger's father to a brighter room and place him on the bed, then dismissed everyone else. Shangguan Jingye, after hearing Li Muxia's explanation, had already set off to buy what Li Muxia wanted.

Li Muxia asked the village head's wife to boil some water and bring it in later, while she herself rolled up her sleeves and tied up all the excess fabric with strips of cloth to prevent it from touching the wound during the stitching. She also helped her master tidy up his clothes.

When the village head's wife brought in the boiled water, Li Muxia asked her to find three basins and pour water into each to cool. These would be used for washing hands later, one for each of the three of them. She also asked the village head's wife to boil some more water so that she could clean the area around Tiger's father's wound after the stitches were finished.

At this moment, Tiger's mother also arrived. In the village head's courtyard, she questioned her three sons. After learning the whole story, she also began to secretly wipe away her tears, but she dared not cry out loud, afraid of disturbing Li Muxia and the others' treatment.

Fifteen minutes later, Shangguan Jingye returned. He was very lucky; he bought the needles and thread that Li Muxia wanted at the first cloth shop he went to. He then went to the hotel next door, bought two jars of the strongest liquor, and hurriedly returned.

Upon arriving at the village head's house, they quickly went to the room that had been arranged for them and showed the items to Li Muxia.

Li Muxia took the needle and thread and glanced at it. Although it was slightly different from modern suture needles, it was still pretty good overall and wouldn't affect the stitching.

He touched the water in the basin and then told the two of them to wash their hands. He helped Shangguan Jingye tidy up his clothes and then went to wash his hands as well.

After the three of them washed their hands, Li Muxia opened the wine jar again, poured out some wine, and soaked the needles and thread in it to sterilize them. Then she had the two of them wash their hands again with the wine, one after the other. The two cooperated without asking any questions. Only after they had washed their hands did Li Muxia begin to sew.

First, the wound was cleaned. Seeing that Tiger's father was still unconscious, he said to Bai Qingshi, "Master, Tiger's father is still unconscious. We don't need to use the anesthetic for now, but he may wake up at any time. I'll stitch him up first. If he wakes up later, I'll have to trouble you and my senior brother to hold him down. It hurts a bit when I stitch him up, and I'm afraid he'll move around. We'll use the anesthetic on him when he wakes up."

After listening to Li Muxia's words, the two nodded. Li Muxia had already cleaned the wound and started stitching it up.

They found the major artery by looking at it in the sunlight and stitched it up stitch by stitch. The sight gave both the master and apprentice goosebumps, but neither of them moved. They moved closer out of curiosity, but both of them were smart enough not to block out the sunlight.

Li Muxia was very focused during the sewing process, but she still explained the sewing techniques to her master and senior brother while sewing. The two listened very carefully and even wanted to sew themselves.

Because Tiger's father's wound was quite large, the stitching took a long time. He woke up once in the middle, in pain, but Shangguan Jingye used anesthetic to knock him unconscious. The stitching process went smoothly.

Although Li Muxia wasn't very skilled at stitching up wounds with embroidery needles, fortunately, no major problems arose.

Every now and then, Shangguan Jingye would wipe the sweat from Li Muxia's forehead, and when he saw that it was getting dark, he even lit an oil lamp. Finally, the stitches were finished before sunset.

The master and apprentice looked at the long, centipede-like stitches on Tiger's father's leg. Although a bit creepy, they were neat and the stitches were good. Suddenly, they felt a surge of excitement.