Farm Girl's Manor
Chapter 1188 - 376: Settlement, Saving People_3

Chapter 1188: Chapter 376: Settlement, Saving People_3

Mo Yan fetched some cool well water, added a few drops of Spirit Spring Water, then carried it to the consultation room. After soaking the specially made towel hanging on the wall, she handed it to the Old Granny, "Wrap this around Grandpa’s body and continue fanning him; it’ll disperse the heat inside his body more quickly."

Upon hearing this, the Old Granny hurriedly took it and wrapped Grandpa from head to toe with the damp towel, as per Mo Yan’s instructions. Having done this, she continued fanning while anxiously asking Mo Yan, who had just stepped aside for propriety’s sake, "Little Divine Doctor, is this enough? Shouldn’t we rub him with strong alcohol and give him more water to drink?"

Mo Yan shook her head and spoke with gravity, "Grandpa’s body is now like a funnel; the alcohol can seep through the skin and cause alcohol poisoning. Drinking more water at this point could actually accelerate the loss of fluids from his body, worsening Grandpa’s condition."

"Is it that serious?" The Old Granny was taken aback and clutched her chest in frightened hindsight, "Before coming here, someone said that rubbing with strong alcohol and drinking a lot of water would help. Luckily, we didn’t do that."

Mo Yan nodded and praised her, "Granny did the right thing! If it were ordinary heatstroke, drinking more water would indeed be fine. However, with how severe Grandpa’s condition is, it is absolutely not what should be done. If you come across such a situation in the future, it would be good to remind others if you can."

When Peasants fall ill, they often turn to the old remedies left by the Doctors of the past or to so-called folk cures passed down through word of mouth. While some of these can cure, others may worsen the condition. Using strong alcohol and feeding lots of water to someone with severe heatstroke is just one of those harmful methods.

Whenever there is someone with severe heatstroke who asks why they weren’t given strong alcohol and water, Mo Yan would explain to them and also ask them to spread the news upon returning home. After all, there have been people who died from using these incorrect treatments, and their families would assume it was the severity of the heatstroke that killed them, not realizing that it was their misguided attempts at resuscitation that hastened their loved ones’ deaths.

The Old Granny took this to heart and nodded repeatedly. Following Mo Yan’s advice, she changed her husband’s wet towel twice before seeing him regain consciousness and able to talk with her. Thus, she became even more convinced by Mo Yan’s words.

Although Grandpa’s condition had eased, his health was still not optimistic; his heart function had been affected. In the future, he would need to rest well and could no longer engage in heavy labor or work under the sun.

Unsure if the Old Granny was aware, Mo Yan called her next door to the consultation room to inquire.

Touching her chest with a rueful smile, the Old Granny said, "A few years ago, my husband started having problems here, but we were just too poor to afford treatment or to stop working. We could only drag things along, hoping to live one day at a time."

Hearing this, Mo Yan felt uneasy, "Grandpa’s illness isn’t too severe. As long as he doesn’t overexert himself, he should be fine. You can have your children take on some of the household chores."

After hearing this, a shadow fell over the Old Granny’s face, and she quietly wiped the corner of her eye before speaking with tragic countenance, "I don’t want to hide it from the Little Divine Doctor, but my husband and I lost our only son on the battlefield twenty years ago. The wife he hurriedly married didn’t bear us any children, and after hearing about our son’s death, she went back to her family and remarried. Now it’s just my husband and me left at home."

Mo Yan hadn’t expected to accidentally touch on such a sore subject for the Old Granny and felt extremely guilty. Before she could stand up to apologize, the Old Granny comforted her, "There’s no need for the Little Divine Doctor to feel guilty. It’s been so many years, and this old woman has long since come to terms with it."

But Mo Yan’s heart felt even heavier. If she had truly come to terms with it, why did her tears well up a moment ago? Under such circumstances, no amount of comforting words could soothe the Old Granny’s sorrow, and Mo Yan remained silent for a while.

The Old Granny seemed to want to vent or perhaps just hadn’t had such a long conversation with anyone for a while. She began to murmur about the past, "At first, my husband and I thought about adopting a child from our clan as a grandchild, so that when we die, there would be someone to mourn us. But when the people in the clan saw that our only son was gone and we had a little property, they fought to have us adopt their children as they vied with each other, causing disputes. During that time, my husband and I had no peace, and in frustration, we gave up on the idea of adoption and gradually cut ties with those people from the clan..."

Mo Yan listened silently, growing more admiring of the elderly couple. Not everyone has the courage to sever the route of having no one to care for them in life or to send them off in death. There was not a single considerate person in the clan, and they resolutely gave up on the idea of adoption, afraid of raising an ingrate who might distress them even before their time. Although times were tough now, at least they didn’t have to deal with so many heartaches.

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