Chapter 32: Surgery

Translator: Henyee Translations Editor: Henyee Translations

Lin Ran went forward to observe carefully and pressed it gently. She said to the two of them, “This abscess can be treated, but I need to operate on it.”

“Operate? What do you mean?” The two of them were stunned, not understanding what Lin Ran meant.

Seeing the two of them at a loss, Lin Ran explained, “I mean, I have to cut open this abscess with a knife. If I’m not wrong, the reason you have an abscess here isn’t because of sores, but because you pricked something. That thing stabbed into your body and became inflamed, so it swelled up. As long as you let me cut it open and remove the foreign body, you’ll be fine.”

“Pricked something?” Ma Erzhu glanced at Wang Daniu and remembered that they had accidentally fallen on the mountain some time ago and their backs were against a tree. At that time, he only felt a little pain and did not take it to heart. Before he knew it, a boil started growing on his back in a matter of days.

Perhaps he was pricked by something on his back when it happened.

“Yes!” Lin Ran nodded and instructed Wang Daniu, “Uncle Wang, please get a basin of water and cleanse Uncle Ma’s back first.”

“Alright!” Wang Daniu nodded and turned to fetch water. Not long after, he brought a basin of water and a towel.

After he wiped Ma Erzhu’s back, Lin Ran opened her medical kit, took out a surgical knife, and cut the abscess.

As soon as the area was cut open, viscous blood spurted out from the abscess. Fortunately, Lin Ran dodged quickly, or else it would have sprayed on her.

Since Uncle Wang was standing nearby, he got a little on his body.

The thick blood had yet to completely come out on its own from the abscess, so Lin Ran asked Uncle Wang to help squeeze it for a while. When the blood turned red, she took a pair of small tweezers and went forward again. After fiddling with the wound for a while, she removed something black as thin as a cow’s hair.

Uncle Wang heaved a sigh of relief and asked, “That’s it?”

“Yes, but he still needs to apply medicine on his wound. Otherwise, it will become inflamed.”

“Should I wash it again?”

“Do you have wine around?”

“Yes!” Ma Erzhu answered. Because of the pain, his voice was trembling.

“Then go get some wine first and clean the wound. I’ll prepare the medicine now.” Lin Ran turned around and went to the medicine box to prepare the medicine. Fortunately, Uncle Wang had roughly explained Ma Erzhu’s symptoms yesterday, and Lin Ran had already prepared the medicine.

After Uncle Wang brought the strong wine and cleaned the wound, Lin Ran applied the ointment.

The ointment was cooling, and Ma Erzhu sighed in relief. He turned to look at Wang Daniu and said, “Thank you.”

“We’re friends, why are you thanking me?” Wang Daniu waved his hand and said with a smile, “If you have to thank anyone, it’s Doctor Lin.”

“Yes, yes. You’re right. We should thank Doctor Lin properly.”

Ma Erzhu thanked Lin Ran again and pulled Wang Daniu aside, asking how much the medical fees cost.

Wang Daniu did not know either. He did not pay the consultation fee yesterday and only gave Lin Ran a rabbit. Now that Ma Erzhu asked, he did not have the answer either, so he could only say, “I’m not sure either. Why don’t we ask Doctor Lin directly?”

Lin Ran had already heard their conversation, so as soon as Wang Daniu finished speaking, she smiled and said, “You can pay as you see fit. It’s fine even if you don’t have money.”

“I see. I happen to have a few rabbit skins at home. I’ll give them all to you then.”