mtl008 Chapter 535 Will this work?
Chapter 535 Will this work?
Upon hearing the cries for help, Lu Yangyang immediately stood up and walked towards the source of the noise.
Xiu Niang immediately forgot about the scholar and quickly followed.
The scholar secretly breathed a sigh of relief when he saw that the two of them had run away unharmed.
The crowd that had been watching the commotion naturally heard it and, seeing that it was coming from a stall not far away diagonally opposite, they all went over there.
The scholar originally wanted to slip away quietly, but he had studied the classics for several years, and he couldn't bear to leave like that. So he gritted his teeth and followed to see what was going on.
Lu Yangyang found the source of the cries for help and saw an elderly couple with a child of about three or four years old. The old woman was holding the child and crying, pounding the child's back as she cried. The child's face was already turning blue and his eyes were rolling back; he was about to suffocate.
The old woman pounded her fists on the child's back, pleading with those around her, but the child was clearly beyond saving. The crowd murmured amongst themselves, feeling sorry for the child, but no one dared to step forward to help.
Her husband knelt on the ground and kowtowed everywhere, pleading, "Please, kind sirs, help me find a doctor! I beg you!"
Even though he kowtowed until his head bled, no one dared to respond.
There were hardly any doctors in Yuzhou City to begin with. In recent years, because of the Immortal Temple, many doctors left or fled, and those who remained hid their identities, afraid of being discovered. Now the Immortal Temple is closed, and the government is encouraging the reopening of clinics, but it's not that easy.
Not to mention the doctors were all scared, the people also didn't trust doctors who suddenly appeared.
Otherwise, why would anyone think Lu Yangyang's free clinic was a joke? Nobody believed it at all.
Moreover, children choke to death every year after swallowing foreign objects, and even if a doctor comes, they may not be able to save them.
The onlookers were also disappointed, but there was nothing they could do.
When Lu Yangyang squeezed in, she saw the child's appearance and didn't have time to say much. She stepped forward and stretched out her hand to the old woman: "Give him to me, I'm a doctor!"
The old woman looked up excitedly at Lu Yangyang, but hesitated when she saw how young she looked. She trembled with fear and apprehension.
"Grandma, I really am a doctor. I am the physician of the Prefect's residence. I am here on the Prefect's orders to help. Please believe me and give me the child first. It will be too late if we wait any longer." Seeing her like this, Lu Yangyang did not dare to reach out and snatch the child away, lest she accidentally cause more serious consequences.
The old woman was somewhat skeptical when she heard the name of the prefect, but her husband, who was kneeling on the ground, hurriedly said, "Quickly, give Xiaobao to this girl. If we delay any longer, Xiaobao will really be gone."
Hearing her husband's words, the old woman hesitated but then let go, allowing Lu Yangyang to take the child.
Lu Yangyang had the child lie on her lap, held his head still with her left hand, and patted the middle of his shoulder blade with her right hand.
Those around her, seeing her actions, couldn't help but start gossiping.
"That old woman patted for ages but it didn't work. Do you really think she can do it this way?"
"No matter what, the girl meant well. Children this age are very prone to choking, and countless children die from this every year. We still have to be careful."
"Since he comes from the Prefect's residence, he's probably not a fraud. This new Prefect is a good person."
"In any case, let's watch and be witnesses, so that we won't wrongly accuse the girl if we can't save her later."
As she spoke, Lu Yangyang had already patted the child several times. Just then, the child suddenly moved a few times, and a candied hawthorn rolled out of his mouth.
After holding his breath for a long time, the child was suddenly able to breathe again. After a moment, he burst into tears.
The elderly couple standing nearby were already terrified and collapsed to the ground. Upon hearing the child's cries, they couldn't help but cry out as well.
The old woman practically knelt as she took the child, cradling him in her arms and weeping as she kowtowed to Lu Yangyang: "Young lady, your kindness is immeasurable. This old woman would do anything to repay you. You saved our whole family..."
Her husband also knelt on the ground and kowtowed, saying, "Thank you for your great kindness, Miss; thank you for your great kindness, Prefect; thank you for your great kindness, Miss..."
The two kowtowed repeatedly, their faces covered in tears.
Lu Yangyang quickly reached out to pull them up: "Grandpa and Grandma, please get up. This is just a small matter, it's not worth making such a fuss about. But children's tracheas are small, so they should never eat large, hard objects, as it's very easy for them to choke. You should be more careful in the future."
The old woman was already in tears, grasping Lu Yangyang's hand and thanking her repeatedly: "Young lady, you don't know, we old folks have to bury our son. Last year, we let our daughter-in-law go so she could remarry. Now, Xiaobao is our only hope. If anything were to happen to him, what would be the point of us old folks living? You didn't just save Xiaobao, you saved our whole family..."
“We’ve been keeping a close watch on it every day, never daring to take our eyes off it. Today, the officials have been kind enough to allow the lantern festival to last for more than ten days, so we thought we’d set up a stall in this bustling place to earn some extra money. Little Bao was craving candied hawthorns, so we couldn’t bear to give in and bought him a skewer. Who would have thought, who would have thought…”
The old woman couldn't stop crying. She never dreamed that this moment of indulgence would almost cost Xiao Bao his life. If it weren't for this girl's help, and something had happened to Xiao Bao, how could she live?
Those around her felt sorry for the old woman as she cried out her story.
A straightforward-looking young woman couldn't help but ask, "Young lady, you say you're a doctor, so do you have any special techniques? How did you get that child to vomit? To be honest, my younger brother died in childhood for the same reason. We saw doctors back then, but nothing worked. My parents still feel resentful about it. If you're not comfortable telling us, could you please tell us which clinic you practice at? That way, it will be easier for us to see you in the future!"
As soon as she spoke, others chimed in, no longer thinking that Lu Yangyang was too young and incompetent, and they all asked where Lu Yangyang's clinic was located.
Lu Yangyang hadn't expected that such a small incident would change the people of Yuzhou's opinion of doctors. Seizing the opportunity, she said, "The method I just used was taught to me by a renowned physician. There are no unspeakable difficulties involved. I'll demonstrate it for everyone now. If you encounter a similar situation in the future, it might be helpful. I also urge everyone to teach it to others so that more people know this method works. However, no method is absolute. If you encounter a problem that can't be solved, it's best to see a doctor as soon as possible."