The Song family all ran out.
Song Lin was carried in on a simple stretcher by several people.
He was already unconscious, with a thin wooden stick stuck in his right thigh and blood dripping down his long-red clothes to the ground.
The Song family all turned white, and Xu’s eyes went black.
The first person to shout was crying, “Brother Song has fallen into a trap by accident, we dare not pull the stick off.”
There were traps set by them on the mountain, and there were many such thin and sharp sticks stuck in them. It was thanks to Song Lin’s nimble body that he tried to hide in the corner of the trap when he fell, otherwise he would have been out of breath by now.
“Lao-san, go and call the doctor.”
Song San Xiao couldn’t think of responding, and ran outside with his legs drawn, his heart in a hurry, his feet stumbling, he hit the door frame with a thud, stumbling a little, almost falling, hastily holding the door of the house, not waiting for his body to stabilise, stumbling again.
“Brother Song is bleeding too much, I’m afraid our doctor here can’t treat it.”
The doctor in the village could treat a headache or a fever, but only the doctor in the county could treat such a serious injury.
Master Song was still calm, but he hurriedly ordered, “Lao Er, go and get the bullock cart.”
Song Shu turned and ran towards the cowshed.
“You can’t go to the county.”
The crowd looked over towards Song Wangyue.
“My father has lost so much blood, I’m afraid he won’t make it to the county, we have to pull the sticks down immediately.”
“You can’t pull it out, once it’s pulled down, your father he ……”
All people who have been hunting for years have come across this kind of situation, once the stick is pulled down, the bleeding will not stop and Song Lin will soon be dead.
“The county town is twenty miles away from us, and it’s a bumpy ride in a bullock cart, my father won’t last much longer.”
The crowd knew she was telling the truth, but there was always a ray of hope in going to the county, if he pulled it off at home, there was no hope of living at all.
“You guys carry my father inside, second uncle, you go boil water, second aunt, find me a pair of scissors!”
Song Wangyue ordered in an orderly manner.
The crowd, however, did not move.
Grandma Song’s mouth moved, but not a sound came out.
No matter what, she could always follow Yue’er, but this was a matter of her son’s life and death.
“Father, Mother, just listen to Yue’er.”
Xu’s face was devoid of any blood, but her voice was unusually firm: Yue’er must have read about this way of saving people in books too, otherwise she wouldn’t be so sure, and she believed in her daughter.
“Boss daughter-in-law ……”
“Mother forgot that Yue’er had saved someone only this morning.”
Not only did Grandma Song remember, but Master Song also remembered and immediately came down with a decision, “Just listen to Yue’er, you guys help carry the person inside.”
A few of the men who carried the man over looked at each other, they were hunting in the mountains and did not know about Song Wangyue’s rescue this morning.
They were hunting in the mountains and did not know about Song Wangyue’s rescue that morning. They all felt bad for Song Lin, who had spoiled his daughter so much that she was now so capricious as to disregard her own father’s death.
But this was a matter for them to decide, so they couldn’t say anything.
With a sigh in their hearts, they carried Song Lin to the house.
Liu Cui Lan had already brought scissors, and Song Wan Yue took them and cut Song Lin’s clothes open with three or two strokes.
Seeing the blood still flowing out, Xu could barely stand.
“Here it comes, the doctor is here!”
Song San Xiao dragged the doctor through the door.
The doctor was tugged by him all the way over, his head was full of sweat, his clothes were soaked through, he didn’t even have time to take a breath, he hurriedly looked at Song Lin, seeing the wooden stick stuck in his leg and the blood all over his body, he drew a breath backwards, “The injury is too, too serious, I, I can’t cure …… ”
“How can’t you cure it, aren’t you a doctor?”
Song San Xiao yelled at him.
Beads of sweat dripped down from the doctor’s face, “I’m a doctor, but his injuries are too serious, I can’t do anything.”
“Do you have any medicine to stop the bleeding?”
Song Wangyue asked.
“Yes, there are, just some unusual ones, not as good as those in the county pharmacy.”
“Please bring them all out for us.”
The doctor took the medicine box from Song Sanxiao’s back and took out all the medicines inside to stop the bleeding, three packs in total, “This is all I have at home, I’ve brought them all.”
“Third and second uncles and the dafu stay behind, second aunt go to grandmother’s house and cut a long strip of fine cotton cloth over, I’ll use it to bandage the wound, the rest of you go out.”
All the people obeyed and retired.
Song Wangyue opened the medicine to stop the bleeding and looked at it, as the doctor said, it was not very good, it could treat general wounds, but it was a bit difficult to treat such a big hole in her own father’s leg, fortunately there was a lot of medicine.
“The three of you take a packet each, when I pull down the wooden stick, the three of you successively pour to be on the wound, the doctor in front, the second uncle in the back, the youngest uncle last.”
Song San Xiao was still a bit unresponsive, dumbly holding the medicine packet.
“Yue’er, is this long enough?”
Liu Cui Lan came in with a cut strip of cloth for her to see.
“It’s enough.”
Song Wangyue took it and put it on the bed, letting her out before holding both hands on the wooden stick and instructing once more, “Remember the order I gave you, don’t waste the medicine to stop the bleeding.”
Several people nodded, took the medicine packet and opened it, staring nervously at her hands holding on the wooden stick, sweat breaking out on their foreheads.
Song Wangyue grabbed the wooden stick and pulled it upwards with force, “Pour!”
Blood splashed up as the wooden stick was pulled out, the doctor poured down all the medicine in the bag, but it was quickly stained red with blood.
“Second Uncle!”
Song Shu also collapsed, the blood penetrating slowly.
Without waiting for Song Wan Yue to shout, Song San Xiao also fell down after him, the blood was covered and there was no sign of it seeping through, Song Wan Yue quickly picked up the cloth she had put down to bandage the wound, “I beg the doctor to take my father’s pulse.”
The doctor let out a long breath of relief, only then did he feel that even the strands of his hair were soaked through. In all his years as a doctor, he had never been as nervous as he had just been.
Song Shu busily moved a stool over and the doctor sat down, the pulse pillow was not even used, he directly took Song Lin’s pulse, it was a long time before he let go, “Although the bleeding has stopped, the patient is bleeding too much, his condition is not too good.”
“What’s not too good?”
Song San Xiao grabbed him by the collar, “If my big brother has an accident, I won’t spare you!”
“Third Uncle ……”
Song Wan Yue knew that Song Lin was in a bad condition, the reason why she let the doctor take his pulse was to use his mouth to say it so she could go to the county town to get medicine.
Song San Xiao let go of his hand with red eyes.
“Please also write a prescription so that we can go to the county town to catch medicine.”
The doctor prescribed the medicine, and Song Wan Yue put it in her arms and told Song Shu to set up the ox cart.
“I’ll go, I’m familiar with the county town and know which pharmacy is good.”
Song Wangyue nodded, “Hurry up.”
Song Sanxiao twisted her head and went out, the people waiting outside the house immediately rushed forward to ask, “How is it?”
“The stick has been pulled out, the doctor has prescribed medicine, Yue’er and I are going to the county town to get the medicine.”
“Wife, go and get the money.”
Grandma Song went back inside and took out all the money in the house, plus the private money Xu and Liu Cui Lan had in their hands, a total of more than three taels.
The doctor shook his head, “The patient needs good medicine, this money won’t even buy half a pair.”
