Chapter 402: Having Soup
Translator: Nyoi-Bo Studio Editor: Nyoi-Bo Studio
“I think she should be fine for now. Let’s get out of here so that she can have a rest,” w.a.n.g Yao said.
“Thank you! Thank you, Dr. w.a.n.g.” The villager was really appreciative.
“You are welcome. Don’t give her anything to stimulate the contraction. Let her lay down for a while,” w.a.n.g Yao said.
The villager agreed and went into the room to see his wife.
“Darling, how are you feeling?” he asked.
“I’m fine. The contraction pain is much better. I have a warm and nice feeling in my belly now. Don’t worry about me. Go and keep Dr. w.a.n.g company,” his wife said.
“Okay, you have a good rest. Let me know if you need me,” the man said.
w.a.n.g Mingbao lit a cigarette in the courtyard. “Is she gonna be alright?”
“For now, yes, but I’m not sure how long the effect of the pill will last,” w.a.n.g Yao said.
Regardless, she was going to give birth. To be honest, w.a.n.g Yao didn’t expect his Nine gra.s.s pill could protect the baby. He was a bit surprised. Maybe the Nine gra.s.s pill was like Regather soup, which could be used for almost all kinds of medical conditions.
“Dr. w.a.n.g, thank you very much for helping my wife. You work so hard; please have a cup of tea.” The villager carried a teapot and two teacups out of the house. He served each of them a cup of tea.
The tea looked muddy and yellow. It tasted bitter.
“Thank you,” w.a.n.g Yao said with a smile.
The villager breathed a big sigh of relief. He knew the biggest problem hadn’t been solved. His wife would give birth sooner or later. She was just stable for now. He was still worried but didn’t know what to do. The armed police force and local policemen were outside. He couldn’t get by them. But, there was no midwife in the village to deliver the baby. What bad luck he had! He felt helpless and angry.
“It should be on its way here,” w.a.n.g Yao said softly.
“What are you talking about?” w.a.n.g Mingbao asked.
“The ambulance,” w.a.n.g Yao said with a smile.
“They are not gonna come,” w.a.n.g Mingbao said. He looked a bit sad while saying it.
The trip to this village made him see things he had never seen before. He had seen true love between people or the cold aspect of this world.
w.a.n.g Yao also felt powerless and helpless. As expected, he couldn’t do anything he wanted to do. He was not omnipotent. There were always things he couldn’t solve.
“I feel tired,” w.a.n.g Yao said suddenly.
“Go and take a nap,” w.a.n.g Mingbao said.
“I want to wait here for another while,” w.a.n.g Yao said.
An ambulance came to the village one and half an hour later.
“What? Picking up a patient? Are you sure?” The head person of the armed police force was surprised.
A moment later, he received a phone call from his superior, which made him more surprised and confused.
“So, you are gonna transfer the pregnant woman out of the village? What if she is infected?” the policeman in charge asked.
“What? The ambulance is here?” The pregnant woman’s husband was thrilled. He was almost in tears as he got the news.
“The ambulance really came?” w.a.n.g Mingbao asked.
“Good, I can take a break now,” w.a.n.g Yao said as he went back inside the house.
He didn’t know what Chen Jingzhi had done to make this happen. As a medical person, saving people was supposed to be his job, but things had changed so much.
w.a.n.g Yao went inside the house to lay on the bed.
“Are you really gonna take a nap now?” w.a.n.g Mingbao asked.
w.a.n.g Yao wouldn’t feel tired even if he hadn’t slept in days. For no reason, he felt tired not both mentally and physically. He couldn’t fall asleep while lying on the bed. A lot of things were going on in his mind. He thought about the water gra.s.s, kids in the village, the dying old man, and the pregnant woman who had been taken by the ambulance. The people were like slides showing in w.a.n.g Yao’s mind.
That’s too much! Sleep!
w.a.n.g Yao finally fell into sleep.
“Hey, you really fell into a deep sleep!” w.a.n.g Mingbao found w.a.n.g Yao sleeping while entering the room. “It’s good you are resting. Well, I should go and find Miss Han.”
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In Jia county.
Chen Jingzhi was talking to the two people coming with him.
“Professor Chen, why did you have to save this person?” one of them asked.
The two people didn’t quite understand why Chen Jingzhi had to bring the pregnant woman out of the village.
They came here to solve the issue. They had to work together with the local medical department and hospital. They tried not to interfere with the work of the local medical department, let alone causing any trouble. Chen Jingzhi made things difficult for the local medical department. It appeared to be easy to bring a pregnant woman out of the area where the contagious disease started. However, it was actually quite risky to do so.
Chen Jingzhi didn’t respond. He just looked through the window quietly. He had received a call in the morning, an unexpected call from someone who only said one sentence.
“Try your best to satisfy whatever w.a.n.g Yao requires,” the person on the other end of the phone said.
The person wanted Chen Jingzhi to try his very best. It really surprised Chen Jingzhi.
He heard that the young doctor cured an important person in Beijing. It appeared that the rumor was true. w.a.n.g Yao was a distinguished guest of that prestigious family in Beijing. Since the person holding a high position in Beijing had given the instruction, Chen Jingzhi was sure to try his best. However, it was not an easy task to do.
People from the local medical department treated him with respect and complied with his demands, but they wouldn’t take his words seriously if his requests were related to certain princ.i.p.als. They wouldn’t follow his instructions if he risked anyone’s career in the local medical department. They simply didn’t want to get involved.
Even if Chen Jingzhi’s request was related to a person’s life, they wouldn’t do anything about it as long as it was not a life-threatening situation to them. Thinking about this, Chen Jingzhi sighed. He couldn’t do anything more.
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w.a.n.g Yao and w.a.n.g Mingbao went to check the two sheep in the late afternoon. The sun had almost gone.
“The two sheep seem to have lost weight,” w.a.n.g Mingbao said.
“You are right. They are so thin,” w.a.n.g Yao said.
“Hey, eat more. Don’t wait until it’s too late,” w.a.n.g Mingbao told the two sheep.
Bar!
I should give up all those unrealistic thoughts, w.a.n.g Yao thought.
He was still observing the two sheep. He needed to make sure the herbs worked and determined the dose.
“I need to go into the well,” w.a.n.g Yao said.
“Why?” w.a.n.g Mingbao asked.
“Because of the water gra.s.s,” w.a.n.g Yao said.
“What are you going to do with the water gra.s.s?” w.a.n.g Mingbao asked.
“I want to contribute something to the village,” w.a.n.g Yao said.
He suddenly thought of something. Then, he jumped into the well, which had been blocked. After a while, he came out without any water on his clothes. w.a.n.g Mingbao was not so surprised this time. w.a.n.g Yao put the water gra.s.s he took in a big water tank.
“My brain hasn’t been functioning properly,” w.a.n.g Yao murmured.
“What?” w.a.n.g Mingbao asked with surprise. “What do you mean?”
“Why did I just think of it?” w.a.n.g Yao asked himself.
He moved the water tank.
Wait! Do my eyes have a problem?
w.a.n.g Mingbao rubbed his eyes hard. He was pretty sure there was not much water left in the tank. How come the tank was filled with water a second later? w.a.n.g Mingbao started to doubt his memory. Or, it’s something else, he thought.
Walla-walla! The water came out of the tank. What came out of the tank was not normal water. It was the ancient spring water. w.a.n.g Yao was going to nurture the water gra.s.s with ancient spring water.
“What are you doing?” w.a.n.g Mingbao asked.
“Trying to make the water gra.s.s grow fast,” w.a.n.g Yao said.
“I think you should have another nap,” w.a.n.g Mingbao said with confusion.
“I’m fine. I feel perfectly fine now. Don’t worry about me,” w.a.n.g Yao said.
He should have thought about this method earlier. Fortunately, it was not too late. Sometimes, certain things and methods were just so obvious, yet people still couldn’t see them.
w.a.n.g Mingbao didn’t stop w.a.n.g Yao. He just looked at the tank filled with water.
“The tank was almost empty,” w.a.n.g Mingbao said.
“What?” w.a.n.g Yao asked, feeling dazed for a second.
“Yeah, I believe it was empty,” w.a.n.g Mingbao said. “How come it suddenly was filled with water?”
“You wanna know?” w.a.n.g Yao asked.
“Of course, I really want to know,” w.a.n.g Mingbao said.
w.a.n.g Yao took the tank and shook it in front of w.a.n.g Mingbao. Then, he brought the tank closer to him before showing it to w.a.n.g Mingbao. Suddenly, the empty tank was filled with water by half.
“Is this really water?” w.a.n.g Mingbao took some water to taste. The water tasted sweet.
“Oh my G.o.d! What is this?” w.a.n.g Mingbao was dazed again.
“Have you seen magic called making a living human being appear out of nowhere? I just made water appear out of nowhere,” w.a.n.g Yao said.
“This is amazing,” w.a.n.g Mingbao said after a while.
w.a.n.g Yao laughed. It would only take one day to double or triple the amount of water gra.s.s. He could use the water gra.s.s to make soup for the villagers to take. The soup could be considered some sort of vaccine.
As expected, the water gra.s.s had grown a lot overnight.
Good! It worked.
He started to boil water in a big pot. He then put water gra.s.s into the pot.
“So, you want me to give this to everyone in the village to drink?” The secretary was confused.
“Yes,” w.a.n.g Yao said.
“What can it do?” the secretary asked.
“It will prevent the disease from spreading and treat the disease,” w.a.n.g Yao said.
“Okay, I’ll arrange it right away,” the secretary said. Since w.a.n.g Yao had given the instruction, the secretary took action right away. For all the villagers, nothing right now was worse than the disease.