Chapter 62 He saved me again

Chapter 62 He saved me again

An unfamiliar aura surrounded Jiang Yutang, yet it inexplicably made her feel a sense of peace.

She opened her eyes and met Cheng Lanzhou's deep gaze.

It turned out that he had returned in time and shielded himself in his arms, thus avoiding the skinny constable's sword.

Cheng Lanzhou released her, his gaze instantly turning icy and piercing as he stared at the thin constable as if he were looking at a dead man. The chill in his eyes made the already weak constable shiver involuntarily, his hand gripping the sword trembling slightly.

"Tang'er! Are you alright? Are you hurt?"

Yun rushed forward in a panic, grabbed her hand and examined it carefully, then turned and glared angrily at the thin constable: "What are you doing? We were perfectly fine, why did you try to kill us!"

The thin constable ignored Yun Shi, staring intently at Cheng Lanzhou, and shouted hoarsely, "Why did it take you so long to come back! Have you found a doctor yet? If you haven't, I'll kill you all!"

A deep disgust surfaced in Cheng Lanzhou's eyes, as if he were looking at an insect struggling in vain on the verge of death. He said coldly, "Found it."

The thin constable's eyes lit up, and he pressed on urgently, as if grasping at a last straw: "Where is he? Where is the doctor?"

"The doctor is here!"

Suddenly, Jiang Huaiyu's hurried, breathless voice came from behind.

Everyone looked in the direction of the sound and saw Jiang Yuhuai running over, covered in sweat, with an elderly man with gray hair on his back.

The old man carried another bamboo basket on his back, with many bottles and jars hanging on it, clearly the doctor they had found.

Jiang Huaiyu put the old doctor down, put his hands on his hips and panted heavily, sweat dripping down his face: "Brother Lanzhou and I ran around day and night for a whole day to carry the doctor from the town in the neighboring county."

The old doctor rubbed his lower back, groaning, "Ouch, ouch, ouch! You young man, you're strong, but you have to be gentle! You're about to shake my old bones apart!"

“We’ve been taking turns carrying you, and we still have to keep going. We’re the ones who are most tired, okay?” Jiang Huaiyu retorted defiantly. Although her words were tinged with complaint, she was secretly glad that they had found a doctor.

The skinny constable standing to the side had long lost his former arrogance. He staggered to the old doctor, knelt down with a thud, and grabbed the doctor's clothes tightly, his voice trembling with sobs.

"Doctor! Please save me! I don't want to die! I don't want to die!"

The old doctor frowned, took out a clean handkerchief from his pocket, carefully wrapped it around his face to cover his mouth and nose, and then slowly said, "Don't rush, I need to understand the specific situation before I can take action."

After the old doctor left, Jiang Huaiyu noticed that her family members looked strange, and Cheng Lanzhou still carried a chill. She stepped forward and asked, "Did something happen just now? Why do you all look so pale?"

Jiang Songzhi sighed and recounted how the thin yamen runner had lost control and tried to kill Jiang Yutang with his sword.

Upon hearing this, Jiang Huaiyu jumped up in anger, pointing at the group of yamen runners and cursing, "These corrupt officials! We kindly helped find a doctor, and they actually tried to harm my sister? They might as well be dead!"

Normally, Madam Yun would have lectured him on "not being rude," but this time Madam Yun was so angry that her face turned pale, and she let Jiang Huaiyu vent his anger.

What just happened almost cost her her daughter; how could she not be angry?

If Cheng Lanzhou hadn't arrived in time, Jiang Yutang would already be dead by now.

Jiang Yutang stepped forward and asked the two who had rushed back, "Is the county town far from here? Why did it take you so long to find it?"

“Oh, don’t mention it.” Jiang Huaiyu took over the conversation, sighed and explained, “It’s not that far, but it’s so hard to find a doctor! Cheng Lanzhou and I rushed to the town and looked for several doctors, but as soon as they heard that we were a group of refugees and had contracted cholera, they all stayed far away and refused to come no matter what.”

"We tried everything, even offering our last bit of silver to bribe them, but no one was willing to budge. In the end, it was this kind-hearted Mr. Li who, upon hearing that many people here were waiting to be saved, agreed to come with us."

As she spoke, Jiang Huaiyu took a water bag from her waist and handed it to her family: "This is clean water we brought from town. We were afraid we wouldn't have enough to drink on the way, so we only filled this little bit. Share it with everyone to moisten your mouths."

The water bag was handed to everyone, but no one stepped forward to take it.

Jiang Huaiyu glanced at Yun Shi and Xiaoxiao beside her and suggested, "Let's give the water to Father, Mother and Xiaoxiao first; they need it more."

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Jiang Huaiyu turned to call for her father, but found that Jiang Shengan was nowhere to be seen. She quickly looked around and saw Jiang Shengan still lying on the bamboo mat not far away.

"Father!" Jiang Sumin was the first to react and rushed forward in a panic, only to see that the other person's face was frighteningly pale.

His face turned deathly pale instantly, and he cried out in a sobbing voice, "Father...Father is unconscious!"

"What!"

Everyone panicked. Jiang Yutang rushed over and saw that Grandpa Jiang's eyes were closed and his lips were dry and cracked. No matter how they called out to him, he did not respond at all.

Madam Yun collapsed to the ground, grabbing Jiang Sheng'an's hand, tears streaming down her face: "Master! Wake up! Don't scare me!"

Jiang Yutang squatted down next to Jiang Shengan, gently placing her fingers on his wrist, carefully feeling his pulse with her limited medical knowledge.

The pulse was weak but still relatively steady. Combined with the other person's chapped lips and pale complexion, she roughly judged that it was most likely that the person was severely dehydrated. In addition, the body had not fully recovered from the previous journey, which led to the shock.

"Quick, give Dad some water first."

She took the water bag from Jiang Huaiyu and carefully fed the water into her father's mouth with gentle movements.

After feeding her the water, she suddenly remembered that she had two vials of glucose solution that she had brought from the modern world hidden under her bundle. She had only brought them in case of emergency, but she never expected that they would come in handy now.

She took out glucose solution from her bag, unscrewed the cap, and, under the guise of feeding water, slowly fed the liquid into Jiang Shengan's mouth.

After doing all this, she breathed a sigh of relief and turned to her family members who were gathered around her to comfort them: "Don't worry, everyone, Dad will wake up soon after he recovers."

Upon hearing this, the family members finally relaxed a little.

Yun sat to the side, gently holding her husband's hand, her eyes full of anticipation.

On the other side, the sick refugees saw the old doctor, and their previously dim eyes were rekindled with hope.

Cheng Lanzhou walked over to Cheng Daier and Madam Lin, handed them a water bottle, and said in a low voice, "Have some water first."

With his back to the Jiang family, he overheard Jiang Yutang telling everyone that he was going to help the old doctor.

"Tang'er, since the doctor is here, you shouldn't get involved."

Madam Yun quickly grabbed her, her face full of worry: "Those refugees have all contracted cholera, it's too dangerous. How can we rest easy if something happens to you?"

Jiang Yutang gently pulled away from Yun Shi's hand, her tone firm: "Mother, there are too many infected refugees, and the old doctor can't handle it all by himself. This cholera is highly contagious and must be dealt with as soon as possible to prevent more people from getting sick. This matter cannot be delayed."

After saying that, she took out the sun protection mask she had brought with her from her bundle, put a clean handkerchief inside, and carefully covered her mouth and nose, revealing only a pair of clear but determined eyes.

After taking necessary precautions, she walked towards the group of sick refugees. Her slender figure, bathed in the rising sun, exuded a formidable strength.

Chen Lanzhou's gaze followed her back intently.

The afterglow of the setting sun bathed her in a warm golden light, gilding her silhouette.

Something inside him seemed to have been gently bumped, and a subtle change was taking place.