Republic of China: Guandong Ginseng King

Chapter 84 Life-saving Medicine
"I'm going to say something unpleasant, please don't be unhappy about it.

For a woman, pregnancy and childbirth is like going through the gates of hell. Your master's wife is at this age, and it is her first child, so it is even more dangerous.

Take these medicines back with you, they might be useful if anything happens.

That prescription is for women to stimulate lactation and prevent colds after childbirth. Just follow the prescription when the time comes."

When Qu Shaoyang was chatting with Doctor Chen, he mentioned Lin Ruolan's situation.

Although Doctor Chen did not see Lin Ruolan's pregnancy with his own eyes, he could understand a little bit through Qu Shaoyang's description.

Nowadays, many women in their forties give birth to children.

In some families, after the daughter-in-law has married and given birth to a grandson, the old woman becomes pregnant and gives birth to a younger child. This is very common.

But Lin Ruolan is different. This is her first time giving birth to a child. Giving birth to her first child at the age of 40 is quite risky.

"Xiuyun's grandfather is a good doctor, especially good at gynecology, and Xiuyun's grandmother is a well-known midwife.

These are the secret recipes passed down by the Li family. They are very effective in treating women's dystocia and hemorrhage during childbirth, and can save lives at critical moments."

Doctor Chen was afraid that Qu Shaoyang would not take it seriously, so he explained it further.

Qu Shaoyang heard all this from Chen Xiuyun the night before yesterday.

Not only was Chen Xiuyun's grandmother a midwife, but Li also inherited her mother's midwifery skills.

In the surrounding area, any wife who is about to give birth will come to invite her.

So, when Qu Shaoyang heard that it was medicine for Lin Ruolan, he took it immediately.

"Uncle Chen, how can I thank you for this?"

"We're family, why thank you? This is all I have to offer.

I have written down the uses of the pills and powders here, so just keep them safe and don’t throw them away.”

Doctor Chen smiled and patted Qu Shaoyang on the shoulder. "It's too far away. We can't help even if we want to. This is all we can do."

Qu Shaoyang carefully put the cloth bag in his arms, then went out, harnessed the mule cart, said goodbye to the Chen family, and drove the mule cart away.

"Brother Qu, when can you come again?" Chen Xiuyun trotted a few steps and asked loudly from behind.

Qu Shaoyang turned around and waved to Chen Xiuyun, "I will pass by here when I go rafting in a few months. Don't worry, I will come to see you then."

"It's a deal then. You must come when the time comes." Chen Xiuyun took two more steps, waved her hand, and responded loudly.

"Okay." Qu Shaoyang waved the whip and drove the mule cart farther and farther away.

"Okay, everyone's gone, but you're still standing there watching. Let's go home."

Li saw her daughter standing blankly on the roadside, looking towards the east, and sighed helplessly.

"This silly girl, I worry about her all the time."

"Mom, what are you saying?" Chen Xiuyun refused and came over to hug her mother's arm and rocked back and forth.

"Tsk, you know what I'm saying." Li rolled her eyes at her daughter and didn't say anything explicitly.

"You two should stop arguing. Well, hurry up and pack your things. Let's go to the county town to see the boss."

Doctor Chen couldn't help but smile when he saw his wife and daughter looking so happy.

"What's the matter? Why do you want to go to the county town? To see the eldest brother? Isn't he studying well in the academy?" Li was puzzled.

"Why else? The bandits just invaded this village the day before yesterday. Who knows if there are any remnants of the bandits left? What if there really are?

So many people died, how could they not seek revenge? Let's go to the county and stay there for a few days, and come back when everything is fine."

Doctor Chen glanced at his wife and said.

"Yes, yes, I'll pack up now." Li thought it made sense, so she nodded quickly and went back to the house to pack up.

On the other side, Qu Shaoyang was driving the mule cart back.

The weather was getting warmer, and the roads were covered with mud and water, making it very difficult to walk on.

After stopping and starting along the way, we finally returned to Maoer Mountain on the afternoon of March 3. "Dad, Mom, my brother is back."

As soon as the mule cart stopped outside the Liu family's gate, the two dogs in the house started barking non-stop. Xiao Zhi heard the noise and came out to take a look, and shouted in surprise.

Xiao Zhi ran out while shouting, opened the door, and let Qu Shaoyang drive the mule cart into the yard.

When Shui Laowu heard Xiaozhi's movements, he also came out of the house, "You're back? How was your trip? Did you buy anything?"

Shui Laowu asked while helping to unload the truck.

"I bought it. It took a lot of effort. I finally bought it from a foreign company. It's quite expensive."

Qu Shaoyang smiled, took the two guns from the car and handed them to Shui Laowu.

Shui Laowu took the gun and looked at it left and right, unable to let it go.

"How to use this? I'm waiting for you to teach me. I'll take it with me when we go rafting later.

If I encounter highway robbers again, I will punish them if they provoke me." With the rifle in hand, Shui Laowu suddenly felt confident.

"If we had had a guy like this when we started the uprising, we might have been able to accomplish something great."

Qu Shaoyang smiled but sighed in his heart. The failure of the uprising was not just due to the backward weapons.

Of course, these are not understandable to Shui Laowu, and there is no need to explain them.

"By the way, Master, I bought a lot of things. There are a lot of foreign goods in Yingkou, and the prices are cheap. Come and have a look."

Qu Shaoyang lifted the bear skin, revealing the various items underneath.

There were some water crows that Qu Shaoyang knew, but some he had never seen before. So Qu Shaoyang explained their uses and so on, which stunned Water Crow and Xiao Zhi.

As Qu Shaoyang spoke, he picked out the things he bought for his master and his mistress, and then the three of them each carried some into the house.

"Shaoyang is back? Oh, you said you were away for more than 20 days, and your master and I missed you all the time.

How was it? Was your journey smooth? Did you encounter any troubles? "

Lin Ruolan is seven months pregnant. Her belly is getting bigger and bigger, and her movements are a little clumsy.

At this time, the yard was full of mud. Shui Laowu was afraid that his wife might get into trouble due to her mobility problems, so he tried not to let her leave the house.

"Master's wife, the journey was fine, nothing happened.

I was delayed for a few days when buying things in Yingkou, and the foreign company didn’t have any stock.”

Qu Shaoyang didn't dare tell his master's wife about the encounter with Hu Zi on the road. What if he scared her?
Qu Shaoyang was already standing in front of her, so Lin Ruolan didn't think about anything else.

"That's good, that's good, as long as everyone comes back safely."

Qu Shaoyang and the others put the things on the kang. After all, Lin Ruolan had lived in Andong City for so many years and had seen good things.

As soon as she saw these, Lin Ruolan recognized them immediately.

"Shaoyang, why did you buy so many things? These foreign goods are not cheap. They cost a lot of money."

"Master's wife, it's okay. The bear gall alone sold for three hundred taels, enough to buy a gun.

Isn't the purpose of earning money to spend? These things are useful. It's a rare trip, so buy more." Qu Shaoyang smiled.

"Okay, let's calculate how much money it is later. I'll give you the money, and I can't let you spend it all."

Lin Ruolan turned around and went to the cabinet to get the silver.

"Master's wife, please don't do that. You're paying for such a small thing. Don't you treat me as a family member?" Qu Shaoyang stopped her hurriedly when he saw it.

Then, he took out a cloth bag from his arms and handed it to Lin Ruolan.

"Master's wife, you must keep this carefully. It will be of great use."

Ten chapters, 20,000 words, updated. I am so tired, I need to take a rest. I will update two chapters tomorrow morning.

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