Love and passion, cutting up the wasteland

Chapter 77 Needs Improvement
"I can't guarantee that I can save you," Lu Meng stood up and looked at the two of them, "But I'm here, so let's give it a try first."

"This..." The woman looked at Aping.

"Well, let the old doctor do it." A Ping gritted his teeth.

It can be heard that this old doctor's confidence is not very high, just like the judgment of people like himself.

The reason why the miners didn't want to go to Qingyang to help the doctor was that they couldn't afford the medical treatment, and they felt that their efforts were in vain.

They left A Ping in this new old doctor's house, and they couldn't bear to look at it directly, and then they wanted to get rid of the responsibility.

But since the old doctors have said it, just try it, the result will not be worse.

The hope of survival is right in front of you, and no one will give up easily.

Lu Meng asked Xiao Huo to boil a pot of water and let it cool. He turned around and returned to the storage room of the house. After thinking about it, he picked up a jar, which contained a slurry-like liquid.

It's soap I made before.

Although most of it was wasted by Lu Meng during the experiment, the rest at least still has some of the original effects of soap.

He poured the liquid soap into the bowl, then added the water from before to carefully control the concentration to avoid irritating the wound when cleaning later. However, if the concentration was too low, it would not have the cleaning and sterilizing effect.

A Ping and her woman could not recognize the soap.

All they knew was that the old doctor had used up a bowl of water!
"Will this..."

"It's important to treat the injury." Lu Meng read the two people's thoughts from their expressions. "And now you can collect some water yourself."

With the change of climate in the hub station, the water resource problem has been gradually alleviated, but the long-term water shortage and the high price monopoly of the local market still make these residents attach great importance to the value of water.

Lu Meng dipped a clean cloth in soapy water and wiped off the dust and blood near the wound.

Soapy water does not guarantee complete sterility, and an alkaline environment is better than clean water in the early stages.

But even such conditions are quite rare.

Poor sanitary environment is also a major reason for subsequent wound infections in these people.

Then, he picked up the bowl and carefully washed the wounds inside.

"Hiss—" Aping grasped the woman's hand tightly. The woman was pinched to the point of pain, but she did not cry out.

It would be good if it can be disinfected, but there is definitely no anesthetic.

Lu Meng focused on cleaning the mucus left by the bone dog in the wound. After the alkaline substances of the soap reacted with them and formed a ball, he picked them out with tweezers and rinsed them again with a bowl of water...

Process minced meat…

then……

……

Finally, Lu Meng took out the tools used to suture wounds in the medical module. These medical instruments can be reused, but they need to be cleaned and disinfected.

This thing is like a stapler, but instead of paper, it staples the skin on both sides of the wound.

Works more like a sewing machine.

clack clack...

"Ahhh!"

Even though he was a strong man like A Ping, he couldn't bear it anymore and cried out in pain.

After all the hard work, he sweated more than when he worked in the mine.

The woman also looked at him distressedly, but she was not as worried as she was at first.

Because she could tell from Lu Meng's calm and skillful movements - this old doctor was really capable.

Treatment is coming to an end.

Lu Meng applied some local medicine on him that he had picked up from the corpses of the gang members before, and then put a bandage on him.

Being able to be carried around by those gang members has some effect on trauma.

"knock off."

The debridement hand was very steady, no secondary damage was caused to the wound, no unnecessary medicine was wasted, and the sutures were beautiful.

Lu Meng was very satisfied.

[Life skills: Medical 13→14]

The panel also gave him the thumbs up.

"Thank you, old doctor..." the woman said weakly.

A Ping has passed out.

Even the method may still be a bit crude.

Lu Meng felt that he still preferred those "patients" who would not be psychologically burdened by treatment, let alone cause doctor-patient disputes.

He shook his head: "It's not completely healed yet."

"If the wound becomes infected again, you can come back to me."

But then it would be difficult to save.

What's more important is to get a good rest and keep clean so that you can have an environment for recovery.

Lu Meng took a look at A Ping's attire and thought of his identity as a miner. This seemed to be the simplest thing, but it was actually the most difficult thing for them to do.Three points depend on treatment and seven points depend on maintenance. Due to limited conditions, what Lu Meng can do as a doctor is very limited.

He just saw that Aping was strong and had a high chance of recovery as long as he was treated properly, so he took the job so simply.

As for the issue of rabies, he has also thought about it.

If so...

Then die.

However, the possibility is still relatively small. This virus is also very lethal to dogs. Unless it happens to be in the incubation period, those fierce bone dogs should not be carrying it. What is more dangerous is other germs brought by bites. .

And, if his guess about the world is correct.

There may be no such virus on this planet at all.

Many germs are...

……

After Aping woke up and saw that his wounds had been treated, he was also very surprised.

Even if he doesn't have much knowledge, he can know how high level of stitching is required.

——Although he had already passed out at that time.

After receiving a positive answer from his wife, Aping was also full of gratitude and admiration for Lu Meng.

It’s just a matter of not being able to escape reality in the end.

"Medical fees".

They didn't know how much they would have to pay this time, or they didn't have much material to offer.

Not counting the two precious bowls of water, the mysterious medicine added to the water to clean the wounds was worth an unknown amount. They had never heard of it before.

"Let's go to 30."

Lu Meng made a random estimate in his mind and spoke out.

A few days ago, only one of the gangs gave him 10 coins. This Aping's injury was more serious, so triple the amount wouldn't be too much.

He didn't pay much, and the 30 kai coins were just enough for one day's rent.

What's more, Lu Meng's real gain was his improved medical skills.

"What, 30 yuan, this is too..." Before the woman could say the word 'cheap', Aping pulled her back.

He happily took out 30 Kai coins and handed it to Lu Meng.

"Go back and have a good rest." Lu Meng urged.

"I'll send it to you."

Huo Buyang stepped forward to help carry Aping on his back.

The young man was also very happy that the matter could be resolved satisfactorily.

He also learned a lot from it.

'It turns out that as long as you have enough strength, many dilemmas will be solved naturally. '

I am still too narrow-minded.

Lu Meng's fingers got stuck as she tapped the edge of the chair.

"Hey." Aping didn't expect that this young man had the strength to carry him easily, and he was also surprised at the moment.

But he was embarrassed to refuse. When he came, his co-workers saw him off, and when he left, his woman alone couldn't help him.

'How about introducing him to the mine in the future, at least it will be a job. 'A Ping thought to himself, 'It would be a pity not to dig with such heavy strength. '

He thought simply. This family had just arrived, and except for the old doctor, everyone else probably hadn't found a job that they could find a foothold in.

When Huo Buyang carried him home, the two of them thanked the young man and said goodbye.

"I don't think we can take advantage of that old doctor."

After sending Huo Buyang away, the woman hesitated to speak to A Ping.

Although 30 Kai coins is not a casual expense for them, it is absolutely wishful thinking to say that it is worth the cost of this diagnosis and treatment.

"People have saved you, how can you bully them because they just came here and don't understand the market." The woman said with a hint of blame.

Aping was silent for a while, and then he spoke:
"This is because you don't understand...

"The old doctor said before he saved me that he could not necessarily cure me. Although I know now that he was definitely being modest, it was also a warning to us.

“If the injury does not recover after returning, we cannot cause trouble for the elderly.

“The reason why they only charge us a small amount of money is actually because we are afraid that in the future we will not be able to recover from our injuries, spend a lot of money, feel resentful and take revenge on others.

"What we can do now is to follow the old doctor's wishes and reassure him first."

He touched his wife's head and held her in his arms.

"Don't worry, I'm not a ungrateful person. When I recover from my injury... no, no matter what the final result is, I will definitely repay others."

(End of this chapter)