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"Hey, did you hear what she said? When did such a skilled doctor come along? If I had known, why would I have gone to the town hospital? It's troublesome and costs more money."

"That was a difficult birth, and she even managed to turn the baby around. She was able to save the baby from severe bleeding. That's a person with great abilities. Spending a hundred dollars is a great deal."

The others nodded in agreement: "Yes, I think so too. If they can save us from such dangerous situations, they can definitely cure our little ailments too. It's just too painful."

The woman in the corner nodded: "Yes, mainly because she's still a woman, she can talk about some private illnesses, unlike going to a barefoot doctor who's a man, which is so inconvenient."

"To be honest, I have a really bad problem down there, and I need to go see her to see if she can cure it."

"Me too, but it's a skin problem. Look at how my skin is peeling off layer by layer. It's so painful and itchy, it's driving me crazy. My husband even makes fun of me, saying I look like snakeskin."

The group immediately agreed and decided to go check it out the next morning.

*

Wen Yao, unaware that the mean old woman had given her free publicity, was already telling everyone about it, and soon a large number of patients would flock to her.

She fell into a deep sleep on Jiang Lie's back, and didn't wake up even after he took a shower and changed his clothes, which made Jiang Lie feel even more sorry for her.

You must be exhausted to sleep so soundly.

After tidying up the person and putting them in bed, take out the blood-stained clothes and start washing them. Wipe away the bloodstains on the medicine box, rinse the silver needles to remove the bloodstains, and then disinfect them with boiling water.

When Jiang Baozhu arrived, she saw her older brother busy at work and curiously asked, "Big brother, what are you doing?"

"I'm busy, why did you come over?"

"Oh, it's nothing. I don't have anything to do today. I just came to see if there's anything I can do for you, sister-in-law. If not, I'll go fishing. If there is, I'll do some work."

"Where's your sister-in-law? It's nine o'clock and she's still not up."

Jiang Lie hummed in agreement: "She was exhausted last night, don't disturb her, let her sleep a little longer."

Jiang Baozhu blushed slightly, clearly having misunderstood: "Oh, brother, you should be more considerate of your wife. She's so busy every day, she should try to avoid making a fuss at night."

"...Are you asking for a beating?"

"I was talking about your sister-in-law who went to the next brigade to rescue someone in the middle of the night and didn't get much sleep. Now that the pregnant woman has been saved, I'm carrying her back so I can get a good night's sleep. Please don't make a fuss."

"Oh, you should have said so earlier! I misunderstood. By the way, you said your sister-in-law went to rescue someone in the middle of the night last night, what do you mean?"

Jiang Lie briefly explained the situation: "That's roughly it. It was a very dangerous situation; the person almost lost both of their lives. Your sister-in-law managed to save them, and she was exhausted."

Jiang Baozhu frowned: "Giving birth is so dangerous? It's terrifying. A life can be lost in an instant."

"But you have to get back the medical bills owed by that family in the next brigade, brother. Their mother is no good; she's an extremely unreasonable old lady."

"Okay, I understand. Of course I'll get back the medical expenses that your sister-in-law worked so hard to earn. They'll see if they dare not give them back."

"As long as you understand, that's fine. If there's nothing else to do, I'm going back."

Jiang Lie nodded: "Go back now, it's one less person running up the mountain, you know?"

Jiang Baozhu waved her hand without replying, "I know, I'm going home. I'll bring my sister-in-law some wild fruit tonight."

After sleeping for half a day, Wen Yao felt much better. She sat at her desk and wrote something, summarizing and reviewing the treatment situation from last night, and looking for areas where improvements could be made.

"Wife, have some water. What are you writing?"

"I wrote down the patient's condition and the steps I took to treat them last night to prevent my memory from failing over time. Writing it down allows me to review and summarize the experience and see if there are any better methods."

Jiang Lie laughed upon hearing this: "Wife, you are really strict with yourself. You have to do everything to the extreme. You did very well last night. Very few people can survive a disaster in the countryside."

"My mother once said that there was a method passed down from the older generation: to bring a cow as a sacrifice to force a woman in difficult labor to give birth. It was a life for a life, and she would bleed herself dry."

"So I'm thinking that it's better not to have children until we've saved enough money to buy a house in town. Otherwise, who knows what kind of accident might happen in the countryside?"

Who could understand the horror he felt last night when he saw those basins of blood being brought out? So much blood flowing from a person's body—how could they possibly survive?

Wen Yao looked at him and said softly, "Were you frightened?"

Jiang Lie admitted frankly, "A little. I've heard them say that childbirth is like stepping through the gates of hell, but I didn't really understand it. But last night, hearing those screams and seeing so much blood was really... scary."

"The countryside is usually quite nice, but it becomes really inconvenient when you need to go to the hospital. And if it rains and the roads are muddy, it's even worse."

"So I think we shouldn't rush into having children. Let's wait until our circumstances are better. It would be even better if we could afford to pay for a safe environment."

Looking at his resolute face, Wen Yao smiled and said, "Ah Lie is such a responsible and good man. Actually, normal childbirth isn't that scary. It's just that they were careless and didn't go to the town hospital."

"Don't overthink it. Let's have a baby next year, it'll happen naturally. I love children too. Although pregnancy and childbirth will be tough, I still want a child."

Jiang Lie: "Mm."

The next morning, just as dawn broke, the two got up to feed the chickens and ducks. Wen Yao carried a basket, preparing to go out and cut some tender grass to feed the rabbits. When she opened the door, she was stunned to see a long line of people.

"Who...are you looking for?"

The young woman leaned closer and whispered, "You must be Wen Daifu. I'm from Xinghua Village. I've heard you're a good doctor and wanted to come here to see you."

Wen Yao looked at the others; there were at least ten people in line.

"So, you all came to me for medical treatment too."

"Yes, yes, we all came to see you. We heard from Gouzi's mother that you saved her daughter-in-law who was having a difficult childbirth and was bleeding heavily. We think you are a very skilled doctor and wanted to come and have you take a look at her."

"No rush, take your time and look at them one by one. We'll just wait at the gate, it'll be fine."

The young woman at the front of the line was a little nervous: "Dr. Wen, are you going to cut grass now? Why don't you treat me first, and then you can treat the next patient while I go cut grass for you?"

The person behind him offered, "Yes, you should see a doctor first. We'll cut grass for you later. If there's any other work, you can leave it to us."

Wen Yao smiled and said, "Okay, thank you all. I'll go one by one. You can all come in and sit down in the courtyard. Standing is tiring."

"Young lady, come inside with me later. I'll take a look at you privately. Tell me directly if there's anything wrong, don't hide it from me."