Stunning Check-in: A Carefree Life Begins in the Countryside

"Xia Zhiqing, this was left to me by my grandfather before he passed away. I'll have to trouble you with the rest."

As Luo Yunshu spoke, she wiped the sweat from her forehead, her eyes fixed on Xia An.

Xia An nodded and asked Luo Jun to fetch some loose liquor for simple disinfection.

Then, as if remembering something, he glanced at Luo Yunshu and said, "Comrade, please step aside."

Luo Yunshu was slightly taken aback. "Xia Zhiqing, may I take a look?"

Xia An shook her head. "I don't mind people watching, but I need to remove all his clothes to perform acupuncture, so it's not appropriate for you to be here."

"So you're the only one being asked to avoid this area; otherwise, everyone should be asked to avoid it."

Upon hearing this, Luo Yunshu's already slightly flushed face, which had been flushed from running, turned even redder.

She glanced at Luo Hui, and although she really wanted to stay and study, she turned and left.

Even if it's her own cousin, she still needs to avoid suspicion in this situation.

Xia An smiled slightly and looked at Xie Weiguo and the others, saying, "Uncle Xie, take off his clothes first, and pay attention to his right calf."

"If possible, using scissors to cut the pants is easier and a little safer."

Xie Weiguo nodded hurriedly, and the others helped to quickly remove Luo Hui's clothes.

Xia An continued, "Just let him lie on his back. Leave one person to help feed him the medicine, and the others should stand a little further away."

Upon hearing this, Luo Jun quickly picked up the medicine bowl, went to the kang (heated brick bed), and asked:

"Xia, the educated youth, what should we do?"

Xia An glanced at him and said, "Once we start, just feed him one spoonful every ten seconds."

As he spoke, he picked up Luo Hui's right foot, twisted it quickly, and put it back in place.

He explained, "We'll set his bones first to prevent problems with detoxification later due to pressure from the broken bones."

As he spoke, he gently massaged the fracture site a few times to make sure there was no problem before putting it down.

Then, he reached out and tapped Luo Hui's chin. Luo Hui's mouth opened slightly unconsciously, and he slowly swallowed.

"You can start giving her the medication now."

Immediately, he opened the silver needle box, took out the silver needles, and briefly disinfected them in the wine.

Upon seeing this, Xie Weiguo and the others were surprised, but a glimmer of hope appeared in their eyes.

Xia An began inserting the needles, reminding the patient, "There's still medicine in the medicine pot; that's for the acupuncture."

"Pour it out to cool and set aside. Since Luo Jun ran out of medicine, hand it to him."

Xie Weiguo and the other two quickly did as instructed, but seemed afraid of disturbing Xia An, so they moved very gently.

Xia An was completely focused, while occasionally taking Luo Hui's pulse to determine his condition.

Soon,

As the box of silver needles dwindled to almost nothing, Luo Hui looked like a hedgehog.

Then, everyone saw that the bluish-purple color on Luo Hui's body slowly faded away.

The bluish-purple discoloration on his fingertips and toes became more pronounced, as if the poison had moved there.

At this time,

Xia An took out a silver needle, sterilized it, and pricked Luo Hui's fingertips and toes.

As he moved, dark blue blood slowly oozed from Luo Hui's fingertips.

Xia An put down the silver needles, wiped the sweat from her forehead, and then assessed the situation by taking her pulse.

Suddenly, his expression changed slightly.

He said sternly, "I know you can hear me, so hold back and don't move."

As soon as he finished speaking, Luo Hui's forehead veins throbbed and his eyelids twitched slightly.

"Don't hold your breath, relax."

Xia An spoke again, and Luo Hui's breathing gradually calmed down, but his facial muscles were tense and his whole body was twitching slightly.

Upon seeing this, Xie Weiguo and the others were overjoyed and exchanged glances.

Is this working?

Time passed slowly.

As Luo Jun finished his medicinal soup, Xie Weiguo handed him a small half-bowl and whispered:

"Xia, we're out of medicine."

Xia An raised her eyes slightly. "That's enough. Stop feeding her the medicine."

"Go find four smooth, straight small wooden boards, as well as some cotton strips and the like; we'll need to immobilize his injured foot later."

Upon hearing this, Luo Jun immediately stopped, got off the kang (heated brick bed) from the side, and placed the medicine bowl beside him.

Then he went out to look for something.

Xia An continued to take Luo Hui's pulse and began to remove the needles one by one in sequence.

First, they removed all the needles from the upper body, and then squeezed out the poisonous blood by squeezing the ten fingers.

Then come the legs, and the same applies.

After finishing these tasks, Xia An clapped his hands and looked at Luo Hui, saying...

"Feeling much better now? Next, we'll stabilize your fractured lower leg. Don't move it."

Luo Hui slowly opened his eyes, looked at Xia An gratefully, and said, "Thank you, doctor."

"You are welcome."

Xia An smiled and said, "Like I said, I just set your bones, but they're not fixed yet, so don't move around now."

"I know."

Luo Hui nodded.

Xia An laughed, "You're a tough guy too. I was worried you'd move around in pain."

Luo Hui smiled sheepishly, "I often run around in the mountains and get injured frequently, but this was the most painful one I've ever had. I almost couldn't bear it."

Xia An shook his head and laughed, "If you couldn't hold back, I probably would have knocked you out."

Listening to the two chatting, Xie Weiguo and the others finally realized what was going on.

Luo Zhongqian rubbed his eyes, his face beaming with surprise, and said, "Luo Hui, you're lucky this time. We almost thought you were going to die."

Luo Hui smiled and said, "Thank you for your concern, Second Uncle. I almost saw my great-grandmother."

"You little brat!"

Luo Zhongqian shook his head and smiled, finally feeling relieved. He said, "We owe a lot to Xia Zhiqing this time. We must not forget this kindness."

"No, it won't."

Luo Hui shook his head, his expression solemn, and said, "Dr. Xia, you saved my life. If you ever need anything in the future, just come to me."

"Brother Luo, I'll remember that."

Xia An chuckled lightly.

At this time,

Luo Jun also brought back wooden planks and other items, and incidentally shut Luo Yunshu, who wanted to come in, out of the door.

Xia An took the strip of cloth and said, "Bear with it. I'll hold it in place for you now. You can tell me if it's too tight."

As he spoke, he wrapped a strip of cloth around the cotton to secure it, and then wrapped some cotton around the cloth as well.

This is to prevent the wooden board from chafing the skin.

Luo Jun seemed to sense that Luo Hui was in some pain, and worried about him, he helped to press on his arm.

Xia An took a wooden board and placed it around the fracture site, binding it tightly with strips of cloth.

After doing all this, he clapped his hands and said:

"Alright, dress him now. Remember to come back for a check-up every two days."

"Don't step on the ground with this foot or shake it around until I confirm it."

"Also, if you feel your feet turning purple or numb, or if they're too tense, you can ask me to loosen them."

"If the planks become loose, you'll have to come to me to have them re-stretched."

"Furthermore, you were seriously injured by the snake venom, and there may still be slight residual venom in your body."

"In addition to the broken leg, I'll write a prescription later, and you can fill it out and take care of it."

Hearing this, Luo Hui nodded repeatedly.

Xia An continued, "Also, during this period, avoid spicy food, alcohol, high-sugar foods, fried foods, and raw or cold foods."

"After I finalize the prescription, there might be other things, we'll talk about that later."

"Thank you, doctor." Luo Hui nodded quickly.

"Alright, you should get some rest."

Xia An shook his head. "Uncle Xie, could you please find some paper and pen so I can write him a prescription?"

"it is good."

Xie Weiguo nodded and left the room.

Just as Xia An was about to leave, Luo Hui quickly called out, "Dr. Xia, wait!"