The Lucky Farmgirl
Chapter 730 - 719: Bone Setting II

Chapter 730: Chapter 719: Bone Setting II

Manbao grasped his upper arms with both hands, not veering off from the position she had held earlier. However, now she held on with both hands, pulling back, which was much less tiring and required greater strength.

Zhou SiLang finally realized something was off with the pulling, but before he could speak, Doctor Ji had already grabbed his forearm, saying, "All right, I’ll count down from three, and then we’ll apply force together."

"Three, two, one——"

The sound that filled the room was Zhou SiLang’s agonized screams...

Doctor Ji continued to apply force, repeatedly saying, "Keep going, keep going, good, slowly relax... right, just like that, let’s do it a few more times..."

Zhou SiLang eventually stopped crying out, his eyes wide and tears streaming down, "Doctor Ji, Doctor Ji..."

Doctor Ji casually comforted him, "Setting bones is always like this. It’s better to bear the pain now than to suffer day and night later. Come on, Manbao, I’ll count down and we’ll continue..."

By the time it was over, not only Manbao and Doctor Ji were drenched in sweat, but even Daji was too, let alone Zhou SiLang.

Having screamed himself hoarse, Zhou SiLang sat in the chair, tearfully sniffling in distress.

Doctor Ji, not lightly tired himself, waved at Manbao, "Go ahead and apply the medicine to your fourth brother."

Manbao agreed.

She took out an ointment and started to apply it to Zhou SiLang. Smelling something amiss, Doctor Ji inquired, "That smell... it doesn’t seem like the ointment we normally use at our pharmacy?"

Manbao smiled and said, "This is one I prepared myself, using a different prescription. It’s said this ointment is more effective, isn’t it?"

Naturally, that ’it’s said’ came from Teacher Mo, and the prescription was something he had mentioned during a class a long time ago.

Manbao had spent two days preparing it.

Doctor Ji thought about it and seemed to recall Zhou Lijun going to the pharmacy the day before yesterday to call on his son, also picking up quite a few herbs.

Doctor Ji nodded his head, and after smelling the ointment’s scent, he refrained from asking further questions.

Ointments and prescriptions are different.

The latter can be widely disseminated among enlightened physicians for the treatment and saving of lives, even used for discussion among medical practitioners, but the former is sure to become a family’s secret recipe.

For some families, a secret plaster recipe could be their support for a hundred years; Doctor Ji understood such taboos, so he did not ask more.

Take their Jishi Hall, for example, their ointments are unique, and the recipe is something even his son is not yet qualified to know.

The ointment felt cool, and now that Zhou SiLang wasn’t in much pain anymore, it actually felt rather soothing once applied.

Zhou SiLang’s complexion regained some color. Watching Manbao wrap up his arm and then fetch a wooden board, he hummed, "Do I still need to wear this even after the bone has been set?"

Manbao nodded, "You must wear it, and not only wear it but also bind it tightly. You can’t move this hand at all, so you better behave."

Zhou SiLang could only obediently sit and watch her apply the dressing, with Doctor Ji watching by the side.

One of them was a layman enjoying the spectacle, while the other was a professional doing the same.

After watching for a while, Doctor Ji nodded in satisfaction, "Not bad, how often do you change this ointment?"

Manbao answered, "Every three days, then slower, every five days, and after that, every ten days."

Doctor Ji nodded and stood up, "Good, I’m reassured that you have an idea in mind. You can come ask me if you have any questions later on."

Manbao nodded.

Zhou SiLang immediately asked, "Doctor Ji, is my bone set correctly?"

"I felt it, and it should be set right. But you need to be very careful while healing. Don’t move your elbow around, and don’t use this hand until the bone has healed..."

Even though Manbao was a doctor, Doctor Ji still took the time to advise Zhou SiLang carefully.

Now, Zhou SiLang was somewhat distrustful of his sister’s medical skills, so despite having a headache, he made sure to remember the instructions meticulously.

Seeing him so painfully trying to remember, Manbao said, "Fourth brother, lie down, I’ll take note for you."

Zhou SiLang looked at her skeptically.

Manbao said, "Fourth brother, which hurts more, me pulling on it alone, or me and Doctor Ji pulling together?"

So it wasn’t that her technique was poor, but that setting bones was simply this painful, wasn’t it?

Manbao held Zhou SiLang’s right hand, patting the back of his hand, "Fourth brother, you can rest assured. Even if my bone-setting technique isn’t very good, the aftercare is quite impressive. If you feel any discomfort, just let me know."

If all else failed, she still had Keke. When the time came, she could spend points to have Keke scan the area, at least then she could see what was happening inside.

Persuaded by her, Zhou SiLang asked, "Will it have to be pulled and tugged like this afterwards?"

Manbao shook her head, "The bone is set now, so as long as it doesn’t become misaligned, there won’t be any pulling. But if it grows out crooked, it won’t be a matter of pulling, but breaking it again and setting it straight once more."

Upon hearing this, Zhou SiLang shuddered and said, "Isn’t that a bit too cruel?"

"So you just stay still and don’t move around, okay?"

Zhou SiLang stiffly nodded.

Doctor Ji listened as she scared, oh no, issued medical orders.

Smiling, he listened to the end, then took his leave.

Manbao saw Doctor Ji out, then Zhou SiLang complained to Daji, "You knew Doctor Ji’s method of pulling was more painful, why didn’t you warn me? And here I thought of you as a good brother."

Daji said, "I thought you’d like Doctor Ji to set the bone."

Zhou SiLang was at a loss for words, counteracting, "How was I to know that Doctor Ji’s bone setting would hurt even more than Manbao’s?"

"Better a short pain than a long one," Daji said. "Given Miss Man’s strength, she probably couldn’t set it right even if she pulled for a whole day."

Zhou SiLang grimaced and said, "You should’ve at least given me a heads-up."

Although Zhou SiLang was very afraid of his bones shifting, he couldn’t stay put in his room the day after they were set and instead got up and settled himself in the yard to soak up the sun.

Manbao didn’t stop him and after cautioning him, was about to go to the pharmacy when Chen Erlang came to them, bringing a load of firewood with him.

He came to tell them that the others had agreed to transport the grain, a total of eight people.

Upon hearing this, Zhou SiLang couldn’t sit still and said to Manbao, "Our family should have received the letter by now. Once they deliver it here, we can set off from this place. I have a few friends who can also help, probably around five or six people. That should be plenty."

Zhou SiLang was afraid she would actually go to the street and hire twenty or thirty people, so he almost immediately took charge of the matter, "You don’t worry about this. Just focus on studying medicine at the pharmacy. I’ll have Lijun run the errands. She knows this better than you, doesn’t she?"

Manbao was curious and asked, "Fourth brother, what do your friends do?"

"To take on such jobs, of course they are laborers," he replied, "That’s enough, don’t ask anymore."

After sending Manbao and Chen Erlang away, Zhou SiLang immediately asked Zhou Lijun to look for people.

When Zhou Lijun heard he was looking for Sanr, she asked, "Fourth Uncle, didn’t you say your friends were laborers? Why are you looking for Sanr?"

Sanr was a beggar, someone Zhou Lijun had seen a few times. He was very young, about eight or nine years old. Zhou Lijun knew of him because Zhou SiLang had taken her to find him before, asking him to guide her through the streets and alleys.

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