The Lucky Farmgirl
Chapter 678 - 667: Giving Gifts

Chapter 678: Chapter 667: Giving Gifts

The two older doctors and Doctors Chen and Ding together gathered the clothes from Ji Hao’s body and attended to some minor injuries that hadn’t been dealt with yet, before replacing his dressings with clean cloths.

Imperial Physician Fan instructed, "Make sure to boil the bandages, let them dry in the harsh sunlight, and each time the wound is cleansed, it must be done with saltwater."

The old nanny felt heartache, "Saltwater hurts so much, Imperial Physician Fan, is there no better way?"

Before Imperial Physician Fan had a chance to speak, Doctor Ji said indifferently, "There is, use the strongest liquor available, its effects won’t be worse than saltwater."

The old nanny immediately dared not to say another word.

Imperial Physician Fan turned his head and teased Doctor Ji, "You’re not afraid of actually waking the child from the pain."

"Waking up is a good thing, much better than not waking at all," Doctor Ji glanced back at the bloodless Ji Hao and sighed, "I will prescribe a blood-tonifying recipe; his breath is weak now, we need to find a way to enrich his blood."

As for feeding someone unconscious, that was not something for the doctors to worry about.

In terms of internal treatment, Doctor Ji was clearly a notch above Imperial Physician Fan, so the old nanny respectfully took the prescription and left.

The four doctors were also exhausted. They discussed and decided to take turns standing watch, one older doctor with one younger.

Imperial Physician Fan chose Doctor Chen to accompany him, and Doctor Ji took Doctor Ding with him. After setting the schedule, they went to wash up and rest, leaving instructions to summon the on-call person if needed.

But Doctor Ji, once back in his room, felt no sleepiness. After eating, he hesitated before deciding to knock on the adjoining door.

Imperial Physician Fan opened the door to let him in and poured a cup of tea, then sighed, "She’s been crying for close to half an hour now."

He was referring to the cries coming from the legitimate wife’s quarters, which continued from the time he took his bath until after he finished his meal.

Doctor Ji asked, "Haven’t the people from Prince of Yizhou’s mansion come to fetch you?"

Imperial Physician Fan gave a light smile and shook his head as if it was usual, "To these folks, we’re divine healers when needed, and nameless commoners when we’re not."

He laughed, "Right now, with Young Master Ji’s life in the balance, the mansion of the Prince of Yizhou would certainly prefer to keep their distance."

Doctor Ji looked at him and said, "You seem to take it quite well."

"I’m different from you; I came from a military medical background and only by good fortune entered the Imperial Hospital. I’ve seen this sort of thing often, what is there to be vexed about?" Imperial Physician Fan remarked, "I’m fifty-four this year, in two more years, once my children have made their way, I can retire due to health reasons."

After a pause, Imperial Physician Fan laughed, "Your Jishi Hall isn’t bad, perhaps when the time comes I will join as an attending doctor to make some extra cash?"

Doctor Ji laughed, "We’d be lucky to have you. With an imperial physician like you, our Jishi Hall’s business would surely thrive even more."

Imperial Physician Fan waved his hand with a laugh, "Don’t make fun of me. Can your Jishi Hall find me a fracture or an opened belly to treat every day?"

"Having your reputation is already great."

Imperial Physician Fan was momentarily at a loss for words and asked, "The young girl today, is she your disciple?"

Doctor Ji just smiled, not saying a word.

Imperial Physician Fan continued, "Despite being a woman, she has quite a talent. Who taught her that blood-stopping needle technique?"

Doctor Ji replied, "Self-taught."

Imperial Physician Fan found it hard to believe, "It’s a family legacy, right? Which famous doctor from Yizhou is she a descendant of?"

Doctor Ji just shook his head without speaking, prompting Imperial Physician Fan to push him a bit irritably, "What are you afraid of, I’m not going to compete with you for her."

Doctor Ji then sighed, "Let’s talk about this after this issue is resolved. When it’s over, come find me at Jishi Hall, and I’ll introduce you to that child."

Only then was Imperial Physician Fan satisfied, and he exclaimed, "Her blood-stopping needle technique, if used well, can save countless lives."

Doctor Ji nodded and smiled, "I’ve learned it too, but after all, being older, my energy isn’t as good, so I’m not as skilled as she is."

Imperial Physician Fan said, "You haven’t fully learned it yet,"

otherwise he would’ve already attempted the technique himself.

The two senior doctors teased each other for a while, and then Doctor Ji returned to his own room and fell asleep to the crying coming from the legitimate wife’s quarters.

Second Madam Ji wept beside Ji Hao’s bed, watching the maid feed him medicine through a reed tube. Old Madam Ji did not prevent her from crying; she herself couldn’t help but wipe away her tears.

Standing behind her, the old nanny recounted what she had learned and described the treatment scene in a low voice, saying, "The Young Master who saved our young lord is his schoolmate, according to Young Master Wei, he is called Bai Shan and he is not one of our Yizhou people, but from Longzhou of the inland paths."

"Longzhou?" Old Madam Ji furrowed her brow and thought for a long time, then said, "I vaguely remember, someone from our acquaintances is also from Longzhou."

With a smile, the old nanny said, "Old Madam has forgotten, Chief Clerk Qiao’s family’s Old Madam comes from Longzhou. In May, her maternal family’s nephew arrived in Yizhou to take up a post, he’s called some kind of honorary attendant, you even had gifts sent to him."

Reminded by this, Old Madam Ji suddenly remembered and asked, "Are they from the same family?"

"I don’t know yet, but I’ve sent someone to inquire from the academy’s teacher for the address, after all, he saved our young lord’s life."

Old Madam Ji nodded and said, "First send a generous gift over, and when Hao’er wakes up, we’ll arrange a large banquet and invite him over for a celebration."

The old nanny agreed.

"And the young lady you mentioned, prepare a generous gift as well and send it to Jishi Hall. Find out which family’s child she is, make a note of it, and when Hao’er wakes up, we’ll invite her too."

"Yes."

The old nanny departed to make arrangements, and before nightfall, Bai Shan received a generous gift from the Ji Family, with the gift box stacking up on the table. When the table could hold no more, they were placed on the ground.

The servant sent to deliver the gifts had also been at Qixia Mountain today and was surprised when he saw Manbao following Bai Shan out of the house. He grinned and said, "What a coincidence to run into the young lady here as well. We were just about to deliver a gift to Jishi Hall, but now that we’ve met the young lady, perhaps you can tell us your family’s address, and we can deliver the gifts directly to your residence, sparing you the trouble of carrying them back and forth."

Manbao, still puzzled, asked, "Do I also have a gift?"

"Of course, everyone involved in saving the young lord today has a gift."

Manbao then nodded, "I live right here, just have the items brought inside."

The servant: ...

He looked from Bai Shan to Manbao, hesitating, "Are you two..."

Zhou SiLang had already taken Mr. Zhuang to find people outside, so naturally, Senior Sister Manbao was now in charge. She stepped forward with a smile, "I am his Senior Sister. Our master has stepped out, and there are no adults at home, please pardon any impropriety."

The servant immediately bowed his head and wiped his sweat, "Not at all, not at all, I will have the gifts brought in right away."

As he followed them out, the original gifts meant for Manbao were intended to be lighter than those for Bai Shan, as initially they defined Bai Shan as the young lord’s schoolmate and Manbao as Doctor Ji’s disciple.

But at that moment, the servant reconsidered and took the initiative to pull some gifts from those meant to pacify the Ji, Chen, and Ding families to add to Manbao’s.

Then he instructed the servants to present them all together.