Chapter 263: Chapter 263

The son may be mischievous, but he is not stupid.

Proper guidance should still allow him to succeed.

The County Magistrate looked at his son standing by clueless, feeling a slight sense of relief.

Li Yuzhu had already taken out various prepared medicines from her space and smiled at the County Magistrate, "Sir, I am going to treat your wife now; it’s inconvenient for you to watch here, please wait outside. It will take a while, approximately an hour and a half."

Tumor tissue is intricate, needing to be cleared bit by bit, leaving not even a trace.

The County Magistrate held the County Magistrate’s Wife’s hand and said softly, "Fei Niang, I will be right outside, don’t be afraid."

The County Magistrate’s Wife closed her eyes briefly and smiled slightly, "I’m not afraid."

Li Yuzhu escorted the County Magistrate out but left Li Lixing behind.

"You will help me as an assistant." Li Yuzhu looked at him, "Are you afraid of seeing blood and knives?"

The hardship of women in childbirth will be understood once a daughter marries, but a son can never fully comprehend it.

Let him witness a similar surgery then.

Let him learn of the mother’s suffering.

Li Lixing, unaware of the intent, thought Li Yuzhu underestimated him.

He patted his chest defiantly and exclaimed, "I’m brave! I’m not afraid."

"Alright, let’s begin then," Li Yuzhu said.

In the bedroom, besides leaving Li Lixing, Li Yuzhu also had the County Magistrate’s Wife’s two maids stay to help.

The maids only delivered hot water and towels.

Aunt Tian assisted, while the other maid Chun’er relayed messages outside.

In the outside room, the County Magistrate waited, along with Li Xing’an and Mu Yuanxiu.

The County Magistrate was concerned about the County Magistrate’s Wife.

Li Xing’an and Mu Yuanxiu were worried about Li Yuzhu; they heard the treatment would take an hour and a half, concerned whether Li Yuzhu could handle it.

Chun’er came out every quarter of an hour to report the situation inside, reassuring everyone.

Li Yuzhu had assistance from the space, the most advanced medical equipment from the previous life, ready for use at any time.

But the surgical operation was up to her.

The ancients were always terrified of large open abdominal surgeries.

Li Yuzhu employed a conservative abdominal surgery, with a small incision and quick recovery, using tubes, clamps, and knives to remove the lesion.

The fully anesthetized County Magistrate’s Wife was already asleep.

In the sterile surgical room of void, Li Yuzhu worked methodically.

Li Lixing stood by the bed, watching Li Yuzhu insert strange glowing silver tubes into his mother’s stomach; he wanted to ask but dared not.

When Li Yuzhu cut open his mother’s stomach with small scissors, his scalp tingled, stomach hurt, feeling as if the cut was on him.

He glanced at his sleeping mother, feeling immensely sad.

He would never let his mother fall ill again.

Maid Chun’er and Aunt Tian hardly dared to breathe.

They had never seen such a method of treatment.

Time passed gradually.

From late morning until after noon.

Li Yuzhu’s surgery was finally completed.

On the small table beside the bed, a silver tray was piled with scraps of flesh; it was the tumor tissue removed from the County Magistrate’s Wife’s stomach.

Aunt Tian and Chun’er watched, feeling chilled; Li Lixing’s complexion looked pale and unpleasant.

Li Yuzhu removed all instruments, tubes, and equipment from the County Magistrate’s Wife, disinfected them with sterilizing solution from the space, and put them in the cloth bag—also the space.

She took soapy mud to wash her hands, then rubbed alcohol for disinfection, and smiled at Li Lixing and Aunt Tian, "The tumor in Madam’s stomach has been excised, now we just have to wait for her to wake and nourish her with medicine."

Aunt Tian and Chun’er were very happy.

One busied herself with pouring water, the other rushed to report to the County Magistrate.

Li Lixing glanced at the sleeping County Magistrate’s Wife on the bed and asked worriedly, "How long until my mother wakes up?"

"She’ll wake up shortly," Li Yuzhu said with a smile.

The County Magistrate, upon knowing the surgery was done, hurried into the bedroom to look.

At this moment, the County Magistrate’s Wife happened to wake up.

Seeing her husband and son standing at the bedside anxiously watching her, the County Magistrate’s Wife felt exceedingly comforted.

"Fei Niang? How are you, are you feeling better?" the County Magistrate asked softly.

The County Magistrate’s Wife wanted to speak but was too weak, only managing a faint smile.

Li Yuzhu said with a smile, "Sir, her body is very weak now, like having given birth, she needs to rest."

"When can she get out of bed and walk?" asked the County Magistrate again.

He heard the maid say that Li Yuzhu made a small incision in the Madam’s stomach and took something out from inside.

"Today she cannot get out of bed, but tomorrow afternoon, she can get up and walk a bit, although she still needs plenty of rest. If she recovers well, in seven to ten days, she can walk normally," Li Yuzhu said again.

The County Magistrate walked to the bedside, holding the hand of the County Magistrate’s Wife, "You take good rest, I’ll take Ah Xing outside to sit for a while."

The County Magistrate’s Wife closed her eyes and smiled slightly, "Alright."

The surgery was very successful, Li Xing’an and Mu Yuanxiu were both happy for Li Yuzhu and relieved for the County Magistrate’s Wife.

The County Magistrate was even happier and immediately ordered the kitchen to prepare a feast to entertain Li Yuzhu and their three guests.

However, the County Magistrate’s Wife still couldn’t eat, as there was a tube inserted in her stomach.

Listening to the County Magistrate arranging the feast, she couldn’t help but smile with mixed emotions. Check latest chapters at NoveIＦire.net

Chun’er mumbled softly, "Why doesn’t our master feel for the Madam? Knowing the Madam can’t eat, and yet he’s loudly preparing a feast, really!"

Aunt Tian gave her a look, "What do you know, girl? The master is happy, celebrating. Even women who have just given birth can’t eat at a feast immediately, but don’t families celebrate? Can a one-month-old baby drink wine? But doesn’t the family still hold a full month banquet for him?"

Chun’er blinked, "Can these be compared?"

"They can!" Aunt Tian affirmed, "Didn’t you see the Madam smiling?"

Indeed, when the County Magistrate’s Wife heard that the County Magistrate ordered a feast and that there would be a good drink, she wasn’t angry at all; instead, she kept smiling.

She closed her eyes and gently exhaled a breath.

Once she recovers, she must treat her husband and son well.

The County Magistrate’s Wife’s recovery was quite promising as there were no symptoms of nausea or vomiting, indicating good wound healing.

By the next morning, she was already able to sit up in bed and talk with the County Magistrate.

Except she still couldn’t eat.

However, Li Yuzhu arranged for her to have intravenous injections to supplement the nutrients her body needed.

A transparent plastic bag connected by a clear plastic tube to a thick needle was inserted into the County Magistrate’s Wife’s hand, making Li Lixing extremely curious about it, asking repeatedly where she got it from.

Li Yuzhu raised her eyebrows, "This is a medical secret, can’t say."

Li Lixing blinked, "If I study medicine, can you tell me?"

Such a thing, can it be casually revealed?

"No, it’s my secret treasure, I only pass it on to my children," Li Yuzhu shook her head.

Li Lixing sighed, then there’s no hope for him, as he can’t become Li Yuzhu’s child.

As for the other people in the County Magistrate Mansion, they were even more embarrassed to ask Li Yuzhu.

Li Xing’an was curious and asked as well, but Li Yuzhu only said it was taught to her by Lady Doctor Ji, and evaded further questions.

As for how it was done, Li Xing’an didn’t ask much, because he wasn’t interested.

And Mu Yuanxiu, regarding Li Yuzhu’s matters, he never asked much but silently kept it in mind.

By the third day, which was forty-eight hours after the surgery, the County Magistrate’s Wife could already take a few steps inside the room with Aunt Tian’s help and could sit on the toilet by herself.

Everything was normal with bowel movements, and Li Yuzhu let her try to drink some clear water.

In the afternoon, she was also given some glucose water.

By evening, the County Magistrate’s Wife kept saying she was hungry, aware that she still couldn’t eat solid food, she sighed and gave a wry smile.

Li Lixing was very considerate, never talking about food in front of her, and certainly not eating in front of her.

Instead, it was the County Magistrate who would talk about drinking whenever he came to see her and mentioned whose house was holding a feast.

Leaving her both amused and exasperated.

The maids Chun’er and Xiaxia complained, "The master is drinking with Third Young Master Li and Mr. Mu in the side courtyard while the Madame remains hungry."

When this reached the County Magistrate’s ears, he wasn’t angry but rather justified himself, "I do it on purpose, to make her crave it, and if she wants to eat, she’ll strive to recover."

The County Magistrate’s Wife felt both annoyed and amused upon hearing this.

After examining her, Li Yuzhu said, "Although the Madame still can’t eat solid food, she can have some rice broth."

Aunt Tian was delighted, "I’ll go make rice broth right away."

The method of making rice broth was very simple.

Boil rice and clean water together to make porridge, then drain off the broth.

The broth without a grain of rice is rice soup.

In some poorer families, when a woman has no milk after giving birth, and goat’s milk or cow’s milk isn’t available, they would feed the baby rice broth.

Though not as nutritious as goat or cow’s milk, it could keep one alive.

With Aunt Tian’s service, the County Magistrate’s Wife drank a small bowl.

After drinking the rice broth, she did not experience any discomfort.