Chapter 191 - 191 Bacteria
191 Bacteria
Ming Zhiyan had suddenly disappeared for many days. Jian Qingqing did not notice what he had gone to do, so she focused on watching Wei Wusheng treat Li Baode.
The injuries on Li Baode’s body were too severe. He should have been pierced through the shoulder blade by the iron chain. After removing the iron chain, only two large holes were left, filled with rotten meat. There were even signs of maggots growing out of his body.
There were all kinds of whip wounds on his body, so deep that his bones could be seen. He had even been branded. His entire skin had been scalded. He knew that the doctor Ming Zhiyan had hired for him had already dealt with it, he had removed all the dead flesh, but he had suffered too many injuries.
The wounds spread, and his body was covered in blood and pus. Now, his entire body was emitting a rotten smell. Jian Qingqing felt that it was a miracle that he could survive until now.
Last night, she mixed some normal saline. She had learned the formula for normal saline in high school, and she still remembered it clearly now. It was not difficult to mix it, and it was nothing more than boiling the salt and water according to the ratio.
She planned to use this saline to clean the patient’s skin, which was still relatively intact, and wash away the pus at the same time.
Wei Wusheng looked at her carrying a pottery jar and asked in puzzlement, “What are you doing? What are you carrying?”
Jian Qingqing held the pottery jar with both hands and dodged his outstretched hand, motioning for him to move aside. “This is the water used to clean his wound.”
“What water? Wouldn’t it be fine if we just randomly draw some well water to wash it?”
Jian Qingqing put down the water and said after taking a breath, “This is salt water. It has already been boiled and isn’t as dirty as the well water. It’s best to use it to clean his wound.
There are a lot of dirty things in the well water, and there are also many invisible bacteria. Wouldn’t it be more serious to use it to wash the wound?”
Wei Wusheng was confused, “What’s that? What bacteria? Why Can’t I See It? This water is so clean. What’s not to use? But you can indeed use salt water to wash the wound. Although it hurts to sprinkle salt on the wound, it will heal faster.”
“It’s bacteria. Of course, you can’t see it. In fact, no one can see it. But not seeing it doesn’t mean it doesn’t exist. You’re a doctor. You should know that some people have diarrhea after drinking well water. This is because the well water is dirty and there are many bacteria in it. If you boil the water and kill the bacteria in it, then drinking it will be much cleaner, and you won’t have diarrhea.”
Jian Qingqing realized that people in this era did not have the habit of drinking boiled water. They would drink it directly from the well water. Although there was no pollution in ancient times and everything was natural, there were still many bacteria in the water. Children who drank it would easily develop roundworms and have diarrhea.
Ever since she came here, she had subtly influenced her family’s awareness of drinking boiled water. Now, Mother Jian and the rest would boil the water to drink.
Wei Wusheng thought about it and it made sense. Indeed, there were people who would inexplicably have stomachaches. They would ask him what he had eaten and only say that he had drunk some water and that was it. In the past, those doctors had always attributed it to their weak stomach, perhaps it was also because of the water.
However, he still did not dare to believe it and questioned, “Are there really so many invisible bacteria and bacteria in this water?”
Jian Qingqing nodded and said affirmatively, “Yes, there might be some maggots’ eggs in it. Aren’t there many children who have worms in their stomachs? That means that after drinking the raw water, those worms’ eggs will grow in their stomachs.”
Wei Wusheng felt inexplicably disgusted at the thought of some children pulling out long worms. Moreover, those worms entered through the water they drank, which made him shiver even more. He swore that he would never drink water that had not been boiled in the future.
However, he looked at Jian Qingqing suspiciously. “How do you know so much?”