Chapter 328: Chapter 325: Having Your Baby
Zhang Hao returned to his room, and now he was extremely tired; he could fall asleep the moment his head touched the pillow, guaranteed to sleep for ten hours without waking.
Just as he lay down, someone knocked on the door, and he had no choice but to get up and see who it was.
Upon opening the door, he found that the person knocking was that girl.
Zhang Hao also strained to maintain his composure, not showing the slightest sign of fatigue.
"What’s up?" Zhang Hao asked.
The girl blinked her eyes, looking at Zhang Hao innocently for a long time before she finally spoke, "Can you help me check my body?"
The girl had rosy cheeks and bright eyes, and there wasn’t the slightest sign of weakness in her movements.
She sure didn’t look sick.
But out of medical caution, he thought the girl might have some hidden ailment.
Moreover, this village was remote, and even if they went to the county town’s hospital, they might not find a good doctor.
"Okay, come in, and I’ll have a look at you."
After the girl entered, she asked if it was alright for Zhang Hao to rest in this room, which had been hastily prepared.
It was usually a storage room for miscellaneous items, and she could get him a better one if he didn’t like it.
"It’s fine, this place is quite good. The medical team didn’t come here to enjoy the scenery; as long as I can sleep and rest, it’s okay," he said.
The girl seemed dissatisfied with the response and tilted her head, saying, "This room is too small, my room is bigger."
Zhang Hao was puzzled, so he ignored her comment, but in this room, the only place to sit was the single bed.
"You sit first, I’ll get ready; everything’s in the suitcase."
"Alright!" the girl responded.
Zhang Hao’s medical kit was on the table against the wall, from which he took out some traditional Chinese medicine auxiliary tools.
With no large medical equipment available here, he had to rely on traditional Chinese diagnostic methods to make a preliminary assessment of any potential diseases the girl might have.
After preparing the tools, Zhang Hao turned around to find the girl actually unbuttoning her clothes.
"Little sister, what are you doing?" he asked.
The girl looked up, cheerfully saying, "Aren’t you going to check my body? Of course, I need to take off my clothes."
Zhang Hao stepped forward to stop her, saying, "Just feeling the pulse on your wrist will do; keep your clothes on."
A hint of displeasure crossed the girl’s face as she reached out her hand as Zhang Hao had instructed.
"Do you usually feel unwell?" he asked.
"Yes, there are a few days every month when I bleed down there, and my stomach hurts so much that I can’t help my parents with the chores," she replied.
Zhang Hao paused for a fraction of a second, then said, "That’s all normal, some women experience less pain or none at all after giving birth."
"You can take pain relief before your next menstrual cycle, that way it won’t be so painful."
At the mention of childbirth, the girl’s face instantly flushed red.
"Is it that you doctors like to have women give birth? Doctor Zhang, why don’t we have a baby together, I like you," she said.
Seeing the girl’s innocent expression, he figured it was probably because she hadn’t been to a big city.
This kind of simplicity was rarely seen in big cities anymore.
"Young lady, you can’t just joke about such things. Do you know what liking someone means?" he said.
The young lady pursed her lips, thinking hard for a while, then said, "But today, I saw you bathing."
"My mom said if someone sees my body while I’m bathing, he has to marry me," she claimed.
Zhang Hao was speechless, it seemed he had misunderstood Qin Miaoke.
Right, how could she be curious about him taking a bath.
"That’s not quite how it works. I’m only going to be here for a very short time; once all the sick in your village are better, I’ll have to leave," he explained.
The girl grabbed Zhang Hao’s hand tightly, "Then stay here. My father is the village chief; he will definitely reserve the best for us," she urged.
Seeing the girl firmly grasping his wrist, Zhang Hao had to break free and maintain a certain distance from her.
"No, I can’t because I already have someone I like,"
After saying that, Zhang Hao opened the door and shouted toward the room where Qin Miaoke was resting.
After shouting, Zhang Hao remembered, what if Qin Miaoke had already gone to sleep?
Luckily, Qin Miaoke hadn’t fallen asleep. Hearing Zhang Hao calling for her, she immediately sat up in bed.
As soon as the door opened, she saw Zhang Hao standing at the opposite door, "What are you doing? Can’t people sleep?"
Unclear on what Zhang Hao intended to do, she just watched him walking towards her.
"What are you..." She hadn’t finished saying the words.
When Qin Miaoke was suddenly kissed by Zhang Hao.
Caught off guard by this move, Qin Miaoke was stunned.
Zhang Hao quickly pulled away after the kiss and uttered two words!
Help me!
Help him, but she didn’t know with what.
At this moment, Qin Miaoke’s peripheral vision caught the girl coming out of Zhang Hao’s room.
Isn’t that the village chief’s daughter? Why would she come out of Zhang Hao’s room?
Considering Zhang Hao’s just action, could it be that the girl had taken a liking to Zhang Hao?
Indeed, once a man turns handsome, he finds no shortage of admirers wherever he goes.
He’s nothing but trouble!
Understanding what Zhang Hao meant by "help me," she responded to him passionately.
When she heard the sound of footsteps, Zhang Hao’s peripheral vision also noticed that the girl had run back to her room.
To make the pretense appear real, the two of them stayed by the door, hugging and embracing. After the whole act, Qin Miaoke felt as if she were truly in love.
"Alright, alright, she’s already gone far away, why are we still putting on this act?"
"How could I not put on an act? But, thank you for understanding my needs so quickly," Zhang Hao said.
Qin Miaoke touched her lips, "If only that kiss had been real, how wonderful that would have been."
"But now you owe me a favor, and when we get back, you have to agree to one of my conditions,"
Zhang Hao stepped back, speaking earnestly.
"As long as it’s not something outrageous, I can agree,"
Qin Miaoke leaned forward slightly, "Really, you can agree to anything?"
Zhang Hao nodded without hesitation.
"Good, since you can agree to anything, we’ll talk about it when we get back. But, after last night’s diagnosis,"
"Do you have an initial assessment of the situation in this village? Is it an infection or something else?"
Actually, Zhang Hao already had some suspicions in his mind.
"Start by examining the daily life and habits of the patients, and after a good rest, let’s walk around this village."
After sleeping for a while, it wasn’t dark yet.
Qin Miaoke was pulled up by Zhang Hao, and they went around the small village several times.
This village hasn’t gotten tap water yet, and almost every household uses well water.
Even if they don’t have their own well, they have to carry water from the village committee.
This groundwater isn’t as clean as tap water, and if consumed without boiling, it could cause stomach pain at best and be life-threatening at worst
Besides, there could also be unclean infectious bacteria in the water.
Furthermore, as the old saying goes, "Illness enters through the mouth," it could be that these illnesses are related to the water.
First, treat those with the most severe symptoms. The more severe the symptoms, the more angles one can analyze the illness from.
When Zhang Hao wrote the prescriptions, he also took the local conditions into account; it was certain that the particularly precious herbs wouldn’t be available here.
