Chapter 5: It Won’t Heal in a Year and a Half
After the memory was absorbed, Shen Meng remained speechless for a long time, and the gasping sound of the previous owner's mother no longer echoed in her ears, presumably because she thought she had fallen asleep.
Soon after, Shen Fugui came in with an old man, and Wang Guizhi hurriedly gave up her seat.
"Please have a look, Xiao Meng woke up for a moment and then fainted. Lord, if anything happens to my daughter, I can't go on living," Wang Guizhi sobbed.
"Look at you, why are you crying again? The doctor is here, don't worry, don't worry!"
Lu Changhong is a local of Lu Family Village, and the only barefoot doctor in the nearby villages because he had previously served in the military, so everyone greatly trusted him.
As he approached the Kang bed and was about to check Shen Meng's eyelid, the person who had been frowning just moments ago suddenly opened her eyes wide. Even for someone accustomed to big scenes, this startled him.
He cleared his throat, then checked the wound on her head, which was covered with spider webs and ash from the bottom of a pot - a traditional village remedy to stop the bleeding, but unhygienic. He brought over the saline solution he had brought and had Wang Guizhi help Shen Meng move her head closer to the edge of the Kang. He then soaked a cotton ball with the saline solution.
Shen Meng, feeling weak, looked at the doctor summoned by Shen Fugui. Frightened by the prospect of having her wound cleaned without any anesthesia, she raised her hand to stop him.
"Ah~ Hmm!"