Transmigrated Into an Ancient Famine Novel as a Scumbag Alpha (ABO, GL) - Chapter 60

Chapter 60

Ye Qing quickly stood up and walked outside. Jiang Jinhuang saw her come out and asked, “What happened? Is that person still alive?”

Ye Qing nodded. “Yes, let’s go. We will move the things inside and sleep in the temple tonight.”

“Okay,” Jiang Jinhuang said. She then bent down to comfort the little one. “Yangyang, you stand here obediently and don’t move. We two will go get the things.”

“Okay,” the little one nodded obediently.

Ye Qing first took a broom inside. She chose a spot not too far or too close to the woman. Then, she used the broom to clear the debris and dust piled up on the spot. After finishing this, Jiang Jinhuang spread two quilts on the ground. Then, she brought two more cotton quilts and placed them on top.

After thinking for a moment, Ye Qing went out again and brought back another cotton quilt. She carefully spread the quilt beside the woman. Then, she moved the unconscious woman onto the quilt, letting her lie face down on it.

Some of the wounds on the woman’s back had already dried and stuck to her dress. Ye Qing didn’t want to help her remove the clothes. Instead, she simply cut open the part of the dress where the wounds were.

But just cutting it open wasn’t enough. The fabric of the clothes had stuck to the wounds. If she pulled hard, it would only make the wounds worse. Moreover, it was clear that the wounds had started to fester. If not treated in time, the woman’s life would likely be in danger.

Ye Qing thought for a moment in her mind. Then, she asked the system to open the exchange panel. The second item in the third row was a medical kit. It required 3 exchange points to redeem. Ye Qing currently had 65 exchange points left. She thought this item would be useful in the future, so she decisively clicked to redeem it.

The next second, the system’s mechanical voice sounded. “Congratulations, dear. You have successfully used 3 favorability points to redeem the medical kit. Your current remaining exchange points are 62.”

Ye Qing directly took out the medical kit. Jiang Jinhuang, who was starting a fire on the other side, kept watching Ye Qing’s movements closely. Then, she saw Ye Qing take out a square box with her bare hands.

Jiang Jinhuang pursed her lips. She added several branches to the newly lit fire. Her gaze, however, continued to focus on Ye Qing.

Ye Qing took the box out directly. The box wasn’t large, but it contained disposable rubber gloves, disinfectant, gauze, iodine, painkillers, and suturing needles, among other things.

Ye Qing directly took out the iodine. She used a cotton ball dipped in iodine to wet the areas where the woman’s wounds stuck to her clothes bit by bit. After thoroughly wetting the dress around the wounds, Ye Qing pressed the flesh with a cotton swab while gently pulling off the clothes stuck to the wounds.

Even though she had wet it with iodine, the woman woke up from the pain.

She struggled to glance back but didn’t have the strength to speak. Her face was frighteningly pale.

Ye Qing poured out a painkiller tablet and took the water gourd. She fed the tablet to the woman’s mouth. “This is a painkiller. Your wounds are large, and many areas have festered. It will hurt a lot soon. Try to endure it.”

The woman’s lips were cracked and dry. She opened her mouth and ate the tablet Ye Qing gave her. Then, she drank a few sips of water Ye Qing offered. Finally, she swallowed the bitter tablet.

Seeing her take the medicine, Ye Qing squatted back down beside the woman’s back. Ye Qing’s gaze returned to the woman’s wounds. The wounds were about ten centimeters long, with pus and bl00d mixed together.

Ye Qing put on the rubber gloves. Then, she used a cotton swab to squeeze out the pus from the woman’s wounds bit by bit and cleaned it off.

Though the woman tried hard to endure, her body still trembled from the pain.

Ye Qing frowned and spoke. “Jinhuang, come help me hold her shoulders. Don’t let her move.”

“Okay,” Jiang Jinhuang quickly stood up and walked over. She pressed both hands on the woman’s shoulders. Her gaze, however, fell on the wounds on the woman’s back. She couldn’t help but frown. How painful must that be?

The little one saw her two sisters busy with important tasks. She obediently nestled by the fire, neither making noise nor causing trouble. Because a stranger was present, the little one didn’t dare go over.

With Jiang Jinhuang holding the woman down, Ye Qing used several cotton swabs to clean all the pus from the wounds. For the parts not fully cleaned, Ye Qing took the iodine. Dipping it with a cotton swab, she cleaned the wounds bit by bit.

Iodine didn’t sting as much as alcohol when applied to wounds, but it still touched the wounds. The woman’s body trembled involuntarily.

The painkiller couldn’t do much. At most, it provided some psychological comfort.

After cleaning the wounds with iodine, Ye Qing used disinfectant to clean them again. It was clear that the woman’s body trembled even more intensely.

Disinfectant hurt a lot when applied to wounds, but the woman’s injuries were clearly old. They had to be thoroughly cleaned. Only then could Ye Qing start suturing the wounds. After all, such long wounds wouldn’t heal easily without suturing.

After finishing this, Ye Qing took out the suturing needle and thread. Modern medicine has advanced, and some sutures can dissolve naturally. But Ye Qing checked and saw that the ones in the medical kit weren’t like that. They required manual removal.

She deftly prepared the suturing needle and thread. Ye Qing looked at Jiang Jinhuang and instructed, “Make sure to hold her down later. Otherwise, I can’t suture the wounds properly.”

“You’re going to suture with needle and thread? Can she handle it?” Jiang Jinhuang asked, feeling pain just thinking about it.

“She has no choice but to endure. Such long wounds won’t heal properly without suturing,” Ye Qing said. Then, she spoke to the woman still lying there. “I need to suture your wounds with needle and thread. It will hurt a lot. Can you endure it?”

The woman, barely breathing, still nodded slightly.

Ye Qing gave Jiang Jinhuang a look. Jiang Jinhuang quickly held the woman down. Then, Ye Qing began suturing the wounds.

After she finished suturing, she used a cotton swab dipped in iodine again to disinfect the sutured wounds. After doing this, Ye Qing started wrapping the woman’s wounds with gauze.

The woman’s dress had been cut to pieces by Ye Qing. She took another cotton quilt and covered the woman with it. By then, the woman had fainted again.

“She’s so badly injured. Can she survive?” Jiang Jinhuang asked, seeing the woman had passed out.

Ye Qing reached out and touched the woman’s forehead. It was burning hot. “I don’t know. Let’s see if she can make it through tonight.”

As she spoke, Ye Qing pinched the woman’s philtrum to wake her. She fed the woman fever-reducing pills and antibiotics. Then, she used a spoon to give her a few sips of water.

The woman groggily swallowed the medicine. Soon after, she fell back into a deep sleep.

Seeing her asleep, Ye Qing spoke to Jiang Jinhuang. “I’m going out to get some things.”

Jiang Jinhuang immediately knew what Ye Qing was going to do, but she didn’t expose her. “Okay.”

The little one ran to Jiang Jinhuang’s side and hugged her leg. “Sister, who is that person over there?”

“I don’t know her either. She’s badly injured. Be good and don’t disturb her, okay?” Jiang Jinhuang gently instructed.

“Okay,” the little one nodded obediently.

After going out, Ye Qing returned with a bag of flour, half a head of cabbage, and a live chicken. The flour and cabbage were leftovers from last time. Especially the flour—they had only used a little, so a lot remained.

The little one saw the chicken in Ye Qing’s hands from afar. Her eyes lit up. She tugged at Jiang Jinhuang’s dress. “Sister, look! It’s a chicken!”

Jiang Jinhuang naturally saw it. She reached out and patted the little one’s head. “Yes, I saw it.”

As she spoke, Jiang Jinhuang’s eyes met Ye Qing’s.

Ye Qing winked at her. “Let’s have chicken noodle soup tonight. We can give her some too.”

“Okay, I’ll boil some water first,” Jiang Jinhuang said. She took out the iron pot and poured a good amount of water into it. Then, she placed the pot over the fire.

Ye Qing took the chicken outside to slaughter it. After draining the bl00d, she brought the chicken back. When the water was hot, she and Jiang Jinhuang started plucking the feathers.

The little one grabbed the plucked feathers in her hands to play with. She counted the feathers while muttering to herself. In the end, she couldn’t figure out how many feathers she had.

After plucking the feathers clean, Ye Qing used a candle to burn off the remaining fine hairs on the chicken. Soon, the whole chicken was cleaned thoroughly. When Ye Qing rinsed it with clean water, she used a dagger to scrape off the scorched dirt from the chicken’s skin bit by bit. Then, she began gutting the chicken.

Meanwhile, Jiang Jinhuang prepared a clean board. She kneaded some dough and rolled it out with a rolling pin.

She folded the thin dough several times, cut it with a knife, and then shook it out. A simple version of noodles was ready.

Ye Qing cleaned the chicken’s innards, keeping the edible parts and throwing the inedible ones outside the temple.

Ye Qing cut the chicken into pieces and put them in the pot to simmer slowly. She added strong liquor and salt for seasoning. She also shredded the cabbage. When the chicken soup was almost ready, she added the cabbage and noodles to cook together. This combination would be nutritious.

As the chicken simmered in the pot, the little one ran over and asked Jiang Jinhuang and Ye Qing to play with her and the feathers.

Ye Qing reached out and ruffled the little one’s head, laughing. “I’m going to use cold water to cool that person down. Let your sister play with you.”

“Okay,” the little one nodded obediently, hearing Ye Qing had important things to do. She went to find Jiang Jinhuang.

Ye Qing filled a wooden basin with half a basin of water. She wet a cloth and wiped the woman’s face and neck. Then, Ye Qing noticed the Qianyuan woman was quite good-looking. However, her face was pale, looking like she might meet the King of Hell at any moment.

Ye Qing sighed. She rinsed the cloth again and placed it on the basin’s edge. In her condition, the woman could only sleep on her stomach.

When Ye Qing returned to the fire, she saw the little one handing feathers to Jiang Jinhuang one by one, muttering, “Sister, one for you, one for me…”

The little one was engrossed in her play. Seeing Ye Qing return, she handed her some feathers too.

Their conditions in the wilderness were tough. The little one could only play with feathers or sticks.

Ye Qing’s eyes curved as she played with the little one. But soon, the little one’s attention was drawn to the fragrant chicken soup in the pot.

She collected all the feathers from Jiang Jinhuang and Ye Qing. Then, she tugged at Ye Qing’s arm and asked, “Sister Ye, can we eat that yet?”

Ye Qing burst out laughing. She picked up the little glutton. “Not yet. The chicken soup needs to simmer longer to be flavorful. Later, we’ll cook noodles in that soup, and it’ll be delicious.”

“Oh! I love noodles!” The little one was thrilled. Her eyes couldn’t leave the iron pot.

Their clay pot was too small, and conditions didn’t allow for it. They had to use the iron pot to stew the soup. Ye Qing wasn’t worried about the taste. After all, the water was spiritual spring water, and they added strong liquor. Plus, it was a freshly slaughtered live chicken, so there shouldn’t be any bad smell. It was just that the waiting time was agonizing.

The aroma from the pot wafted out bit by bit. Soon, it filled the entire temple.

Ye Qing lifted the pot lid midway and skimmed off the foam twice. The little one was so hungry she practically wanted to climb into the pot.

Ye Qing laughed. “Be good. It’ll be ready to eat after simmering a bit more. Don’t rush.”

“I’m not rushing. I’m just looking,” the little one said stubbornly, drooling. This made both Ye Qing and Jiang Jinhuang laugh.