The Red Chamber begins with a bastard

Chapter 268 Difficult fate

There was a strong smell of herbal medicine in the cabin. Qin Hongyu was lying there in a daze, with a wet towel on her forehead and a quilt covering her body. It was incompatible with this hot weather. Despite this, Qin Hongyu was in a coma. Still shivering from the cold.

Xing Yuan said worriedly: "My aunt's body has always been strong, but this is the first time she has become so ill. Little brother, please save her quickly."

Jia Huan asked Xing Yuan to lift a corner of the quilt and expose the wound on Qin Hongyu's calf. He immediately smelled a putrid smell and saw that the entire calf was red and swollen, and there was fresh medicine applied to the wound.

Jia Huan carefully removed the medicine from the wound, and suddenly took a breath of air. Although the wound was not big, the surrounding flesh was rotten and suppurating, making it look very scary.

Seeing Jia Huan's solemn expression, Xing Yuan couldn't help but feel excited. The ugly slave next to him asked anxiously: "Can it be cured?"

There were no antibiotics or anti-inflammatory drugs in his hand, and Jia Huan was unsure, but under the ugly slave's fierce eyes that seemed to choose others to devour, he could only treat the dead horse as a living doctor, and said in a deep voice: "The wound If it is already inflamed and rotten, it needs to be debrided first. Immediately prepare a stove, wooden basin, boiling water, gauze, hemostatic medicine, refined salt and soap."

The ugly slave couldn't help but frowned. Everything else was easy to talk about, so why do you need refined salt and salt? But seeing that Jia Huan's tone was firm and he knew everything about his family, it seemed that he was not just fooling around. In this situation, he could only give it a try, so he ordered people to prepare the items Jia Huan needed.

Soon, everything was ready, except for the Zhuzi (a small steel scale). Fortunately, Jia Huan was quick-thinking and used a chopstick to find the balance point and made a simple scale with one tael of silver. Weigh out fifty grams of refined salt as a weight.

That's right, Jia Huan wants to prepare physiological saline, which is about 0.9 grams of salt mixed with 100 ml of purified water. Of course, strict medical physiological saline must be very precise, and it is prepared in a sterile environment, but if It is only used to clean wounds and does not enter the body. There is no problem if it is rough.

Jia Huan roughly weighed the required boiling water and refined salt, mixed them, boiled them again and let them cool for later use. Then he started to clean the rotten flesh on Qin Hongyu's wound.

Jia Huan first boiled the dagger in boiling water to disinfect it, and then scraped off the rotten flesh from the wound bit by bit. He didn't stop until he saw fresh flesh. Xing Yuan was naturally frightened and his face turned pale. He turned away and didn't dare to look. Ugly slave Instead, he stared unblinkingly, as if he was afraid that Jia Huan would do something bad.

After some tea time, Jia Huan finally finished cleaning the wound and was already dripping with sweat. At this time, a small hand stretched out from beside him, holding a towel to help him wipe the sweat on his forehead. It was Xiao Xingyuan.

Jia Huan nodded and smiled, quickly cleaned the wound with prepared saline, then applied hemostatic medicine and bandaged it. Seeing that the bleeding had stopped, he breathed a sigh of relief and said, "Feed Mr. Qin some of the remaining saline." "

Xing Yuan quickly complied with the request, and the Chou slave's attitude was obviously much better at this time. He ordered someone to take Jia Huan down to rest. This time, of course, it was not the dark and damp bottom of the warehouse, but a clean cabin.

There was nothing to say all night, and early the next morning, Xing Yuan brought breakfast to Jia Huan, and said with joy: "Brother, my aunt's fever went away in the middle of last night, and she ate a bowl of porridge when she woke up in the morning."

"That's good!" Jia Huan couldn't help but secretly said it was a fluke. It seemed that the female bandit leader had good physical fitness and could resist it so quickly.

Xing Yuan served Jia Huan a bowl of porridge, then sat cross-legged opposite him, his eyes full of admiration and said: "Little brother, your medical skills are really amazing."

"What kind of medical skills do I know? It's just like a blind cat encountering a dead mouse." Jia Huan said calmly while drinking porridge.

Xiao Xingyuan burst out laughing when he heard this, and his bright eyes suddenly curved into two cute crescent moons. He said seriously: "My little brother is not a blind cat, and my aunt is not a dead mouse... Oh, how can you say this about yourself?"

Jia Huan smiled and suddenly saw that Xing Yuan still had a bamboo flute on his waist, which seemed to be the one he gave her back then, so he asked, "Do you still keep this flute?"

Little Xingyuan nodded and said, "Yuanyuan is always with me, and I also remember the songs my little brother taught me."

Jia Huan joked: "Really or not?"

Little Xingyuan said a little anxiously: "Of course it's true. If you don't believe me, I'll play it to you." After saying that, he took off his bamboo flute and put it to his lips and started to play, and a quiet and unearthly song called The Wizard of Oz began to play.

After listening to this, Jia Huan couldn't help but sigh to herself that the talent of this girl in music is no less than that of Lin Daiyu. Coupled with her unique voice, if she can get professional training, her achievements in music will be limitless. It's a pity that this little girl has a bad life.

Thinking of this, Jia Huan felt even more pity.

After Xiao Xingyuan finished playing the song, he looked at Jia Huan with his clear, bright eyes, which were both nervous and expectant.

Jia Huan gave a thumbs up and praised: "Awesome, even better than me."

Little Xingyuan suddenly smiled brightly, and her eyes curved into two sweet crescents. It was very beautiful, and it would be even worse if it were older. Of course, the premise is that it doesn't look crooked. "Really? But Yuanyuan can only play two pieces of music." Xiao Xingyuan said a little regretfully.

Jia Huan smiled and said, "It doesn't matter. I'll teach you later. I know a lot of songs."

Xiao Xingyuan's eyes lit up, he almost jumped up with joy, and blurted out: "Seriously?"

Jia Huan smiled and said: "Of course, a gentleman's words are followed by a whip!"

Xiao Xingyuan was very happy, and suddenly his face collapsed and he said: "My little brother also said that he would go to Suzhou Taohuawu to visit Yuanyuan, so he broke his promise."

Jia Huan coughed slightly in embarrassment and said: "Brother, it's not that I broke my promise, I just haven't had time. I will definitely go when I have time. By the way, Yuanyuan, you haven't told me how you became Qin Hongyu's maid and followed you." Where is Aunt Zhou?”

Xiao Xingyuan's eyes suddenly dimmed and he said sadly: "Mama Zhou got a serious illness last year and is no longer here."

Jia Huan sighed after hearing this and said, "Are my aunt and uncle not good to you?"

Xing Yuan pursed her lips and said, "It's not bad, but my aunt's family is not well off..."

Jia Huan raised his eyebrows and said, "So they sold you?"

Xing Yuan quickly shook his head and said: "No, my aunt was pretty good to me. It's just that Grandma Zhou fell ill last year and borrowed a lot of money for medical treatment. In the end, she died and left. The family couldn't even pay for the funeral expenses. Creditors came to press for debts. There is no way, Yuanyuan is willing to pay off the debt."

Jia Huan sighed and said, "So, Qin Hongyu bought you?"

Xing Yuan shook his head and said: "The creditor originally wanted to sell Yuanyuan into a pear garden, but later he was spotted by a man and bought it at a high price. Unexpectedly, the man had something to do with the pirates of Dulong Island and took Yuanyuan away. After being sold to the island, I was originally going to give it to Gu San Mazi. Fortunately, my aunt took a fancy to me and asked me to serve her as a maid. "

"Although my aunt is a pirate, she is a very nice person. Although Sister Chounu is always fierce, she never feels sorry for me!" Xing Yuan saw Jia Huan frowning and quickly added.

Jia Huan was silent for a moment and then said: "If little brother helps you redeem your life, will Qin Hongyu let you go? By the way, do you still remember Huzi and Shitou? They miss you very much."

Little Xingyuan nodded movedly: "Of course I remember, thank you little brother, but my aunt may not agree."

Just as Jia Huan was about to speak, Chou Nu walked in, cupped his hands and said, "My aunt has invited Third Master Huan!"

Chou Nu's name for Jia Huan has changed, and his attitude is obviously much more respectful.

Jia Huan nodded, stood up and said, "Thank you!"

The ugly slave led Jia Huan to the cabin where Qin Hongyu lived. The latter was sitting on a stool and his energy was obviously much better. First he glanced at Jia Huan with complicated eyes, and then said: "You saved my life! "

Jia Huan said modestly: "It's just a fluke!"

Qin Hongyu said calmly: "I, Qin Hongyu, have always had a clear distinction between grudges and grievances. From now on, the dispute between you and me will be wiped out. I will send someone to take you ashore shortly."

Jia Huan cupped his hands and said, "Thank you, Master Qin. I just have a merciless request. I hope Master Qin can show your respect."

Qin Hongyu raised her eyebrows and said coldly: "You are really good at pushing the envelope, let me tell you."

Jia Huan once again held up his hands in courtesy and said: "Master Qin's maid Yuanyuan and I are old acquaintances. I want to redeem her life, and I hope Master Qin will fulfill his righteousness."

(End of this chapter)