First Assistant’s Petite Wife Has Space

268 Even more Ruthless

Mo Bei couldn’t help but comment, “Are you in love with this woman? I thought she was married? Are you sure this is okay?”

Zhao Lingfeng gawked at Mo Bei with much fury. How come so many people thought he was in love with Lady Lu?

He honestly didn’t see her that way. But because everyone continued to say this kind of stuff to him, he now couldn’t help but check out Lady Lu. Honestly, if she wasn’t married, he truly would want her as his wife. However, she was already married.

“What are you talking about?! She’s a great person yet you only saw the part where she asked for money. How come you don’t remember all the other times when she wasn’t asking for money? Did you know that she treats the less fortunate people for free?”

It was Mo Bei’s turn to be shocked, “She can be that good of a person?”

Before Zhao Lingfeng could answer, a cold and eerie voice arose from behind.

“Who are two discussing?”

Zhao Lingfeng and Mo Bei looked back and saw Xie Yunjin staring at them.

They felt guilty and didn’t dare to answer right away.

Xie Yunjin spoke then, “You are two grown men, yet you talk like housewives with long tongues. My wife is in there curing the sick, and you are out here gossiping about her. I truly question whether or not she should stay in Baohe Tang.”

Zhao Lingfeng couldn’t help but open his mouth wide to explain, “Scholar Xie, we didn’t say anything poorly about Lady Lu. We are just…”

Zhao Lingfeng didn’t know what to say next. Mo Bei chimed in then, “Did you know that she asked for 5,000 taels of silver just to pull out an arrow for my master? What is she if not greedy? Who else in this world would charge that much for someone in need?”

Xie Yunjin remembered that man. That man’s every movement seeped with extraordinariness.

Xie Yunjin knew that he was a nobleman right away.

However, because of Chen Ying, he hated that guy. And now, he still wasn’t a fan but his emotions were no longer as strong.

Xie Yunjin glanced at Mo Bei and coldly commented, “Five thousand is a lot? If I knew about it at the time, I wouldn’t have let her help him unless 10,000 was offered.”

It was Zhao Lingfeng and Mo Bei’s turn to be stunned.

They thought Lady Lu was the ruthless one and now they find out that Scholar Xie was much more brutal.

Xie Yunjin cautioned Zhao Lingfeng and Mo Bei with a look, “I hope you two would stop talking about my wife behind my back. It’s not your business what her personality and what her morals are. She’s my wife. It’s enough that I know what kind of person she is.”

Xie Yunjin then left to help manager Li with the incoming patients voluntarily.

Behind him, Mo Bei couldn’t help but mumble, “So that entire family is greedy for cash. They talk about 5,000 or 10,000 taels of silver like it’s nothing. This is terrifying.”

Zhao Lingfeng glared at Mo Bei and warned him, “Stop talking about Lady Lu in the future. It’s none of your business. It’s nice of her to want to help you! If you’re so capable, stop bringing people and ask for her help.”

Mo Bei instantly shut up. Though he calls that woman greedy, he believed in her medical skills. His master did too.

This was why the master immediately ordered Mo Bei to send the general here when the tragedy happened.

Mo Bei decided to stop talking about this. If that woman heard what he had said, she might refuse treatment in the future.

“I got it.”

The arm replantation took Lu Jiao four hours. This time, Qi Lei did a better job with assisting. Though during the procedure, he felt nauseous, he endured it until the end.

After the surgery, Lu Jiao attached bamboo planks to the arm to hold it in place and injected the patient with antibiotics.

The thought of antibiotics silenced Lu Jiao. She had basically none left in her space. If she didn’t produce it soon, surgeries will be a major issue. To get an infection after surgery was one of the worst things for patients.

Given Lu Jiao’s silence, Qi Lei thought the surgery had failed. He asked nervously, “Master, did the surgery fail?”

Lu Jiao shook her head, “No, it was a success. I’m thinking about antibiotics. I’m almost out and that’s going to be a problem for future surgeries.”

Qi Lei asked right away, “What about that mine you mentioned before?”

“Potash mine.”

“What are the properties of a potash mine? We can ask people to look for it.”

Lu Jiao thought about it. She’s read about this before. Potash mines were more prominent in this country’s northwest or northeast regions. Perhaps they could focus on looking at those areas.

“Potash mines are essentially salt lakes. Dried up salt lakes. Perhaps they can be found in the northwest or northeast regions.”

Qi Lei’s eyes brightened, “I will talk to Lingfeng and ask him to send some people. If we can find a potash mine, we can produce that thing you call antibiotics. It’ll make treating patients easier.”

Lu Jiao nodded. She then went to do post-surgical checkup on the patient.

His body temperature, pulse, breathing, and blood pressure had already been restored to normal.

Lu Jiao sighed in relief, “Okay, the surgery is a success and his life is no longer in danger.”

She then headed outside and took off her face mask and gloves while doing so.

Though Qi Lei hasn’t done many surgeries, Lu Jiao had taught him how to monitor the patient after an operation.

Outside, Zhao Lingfeng and Mo Bei nervously asked, “How did it go? How was the surgery? Will his arm be okay?”

Lu Jiao glanced at the two, “The surgery was a success. As for the arm’s functionalities, it will take some time to tell. If he rehabilitates well, his arm should be able to heal. If not, he may never regain its normal functionalities.”

Lu Jiao’s words were rather positive and resulted in rejoicing for the two men. Mo Bei even forgot about that 5,000 Lu Jiao once asked for. He laughed happily, “That’s great! That is great!”

For a limb that was detached to be sewed back on was no easy feat. The key thing was, based on what she was saying, the arm should heal up pretty nicely.

Mo Bei was once again shocked by Lu Jiao’s medical skills. At the same time, his belief was confirmed. It appeared that those with arrogant personalities were geniuses. Lady Lu was a great doctor, a miracle doctor one almost, and she had the right to be arrogant.

Before Lu Jiao even asked, Mo Bei reminded Zhao Lingfeng, “Remember to pay the 5,000 taels of silver to Lady Lu.”

Zhao Lingfeng stared at him, weirded out. Wasn’t this the same guy who had been whining about how much greed it took to ask for 5,000 taels of silver?