"Father-in-law, Mother-in-law, please eat first, your son-in-law has to go tend to business."
Chen Nan, without finishing his meal, hurried to the entrance of the Leng family.
"What happened?" Chen Nan asked Song Yunfei.
Song Yunfei's face was filled with anxiety, tears welling up in his eyes. "Boss, Captain Wu is on his last breath."
"Let's go to Captain Wu's place first, and we can talk on the way," Chen Nan said, starting to walk towards Wu Jiu's home.
At the same time.
Song Yunfei also informed Chen Nan of Wu Jiu's condition.
Wu Jiu had a sudden high fever last night and fell into a coma.
Song Yunfei learned of Wu Jiu's situation when he visited this morning and immediately invited renowned doctors from Tongcheng for treatment, but the prognosis was not optimistic.
This was because Wu Jiu's wound had become infected and inflamed.
This illness was not a serious matter on Earth.
But in the Underworld, it could be fatal.
Upon arriving at Wu's residence.
Wu Jiu's wife was weeping by his bedside.
His three young children were playing Cuju in the courtyard, completely unaware that their father was on the verge of death.
Chen Nan touched Wu Jiu's forehead.
Just as Song Yunfei had said, he was burning hot.
Chen Nan said, "Sister-in-law, please help Captain Wu wipe his body with warm water. This can help reduce the fever."
"Right now, the priority is to bring down the fever."
Mrs. Wu immediately complied.
Chen Nan then lit an oil lamp and sterilized the silver needles he had bought one by one.
Wu Jiu's condition was very serious.
If the fever could not be brought down, he was at great risk of losing his life.
Although his current medical skills might not be enough to save Wu Jiu, he could at least use acupuncture to prolong his life as much as possible.
After administering the needles.
Chen Nan and Song Yunfei left Wu's residence. Upon returning to the county yamen, Chen Nan wrote out a prescription, filled with anti-inflammatory and pain-relieving herbs: "Go and buy some medicine according to the herbs listed here, then deliver it to Captain Wu's home. Have Sister-in-law boil it and feed it to Captain Wu."
"Will this save Captain Wu?" Song Yunfei asked anxiously.
Chen Nan shook his head. "It's not enough."
"Then what should we do?"
Chen Nan sighed. "If... if Captain Wu can hold on for a week, I can guarantee his recovery."
"If he can't, then I'm afraid there's nothing I can do."
He intended to make penicillin himself.
It was an antibacterial and anti-inflammatory medication.
As a doctor.
He knew that making penicillin wasn't difficult.
It only required letting food rot and ferment, then extracting it.
But this would take time.
Even though it was summer, it would still take at least a week.
With his medical knowledge, there would be no problem in making penicillin himself.
However.
He didn't know if Wu Jiu could last a week.
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Afterward.
Chen Nan found Liang Jian and informed him of his need for a quiet residence.
The Liang family owned numerous properties, and Liang Jian readily agreed to Chen Nan's request.
Let alone lending it to him.
He would have no regrets even if he gave it to Chen Nan.
After all, if it weren't for Chen Nan, he would likely have been beaten to death by Liu Yu in the street.
Chen Nan could truly be considered his savior.
With the house secured, Chen Nan began the process of making penicillin.
There were several methods for producing penicillin.
To ensure that penicillin could be produced within a week, he employed all of those methods.
The next steps involved extraction, mold cultivation, and so on.
It was a complex and tedious process.
A single misstep could lead to complete failure.
To ensure the successful production of penicillin, he even requested a week's leave of absence from the yamen.
In reality, given Chen Nan's current influence, whether he took leave or not was irrelevant.
What did it matter if he missed work?
Who would dare to find fault with him?
Later.
He returned to the Leng family, informed Song Ziwei, and then moved into Liang Jian's villa.
He ate and slept there.
Of course.
Liang Jian also stayed there, assisting Chen Nan, or running errands like buying food.
On the evening of the third day.
Liang Jian returned to the villa carrying the "Eight-Treasure Feast" from Xijiangyue and a fine bottle of wine. As he took the dishes out of the food containers and laid them on the table, he said, "Brother Chen, I just heard that the patriarch of the Wu family, Wu Quan, has died."
Chen Nan's eyes lit up. "How did he die?"
He had been waiting for news of Wu Quan's death these past few days.
This way.
Ning Yinqiu could leave the Wu family.
And then become his little canary.
After all, his work pressure was also very high.
He also hoped for someone to give him a massage.
And share some heartfelt words.
Liang Jian gave a wry smile. "You probably won't believe me, but this Wu Quan... has a strange connection with latrines."
Chen Nan asked with curiosity. "What do you mean?"
Liang Jian said, "As far as I know, Wu Quan almost fell into a latrine and drowned when he was just born."
"It's said that his mother went to the latrine while pregnant with him. I don't know what happened, but as soon as she squatted, Wu Quan popped out with a 'plop'."
"Fortunately, his mother grabbed his umbilical cord, thus saving Wu Quan from falling into the latrine."
Chen Nan was stunned.
How tragic was Wu Quan's fate?
Liang Jian smiled and said, "You must have heard about what happened later. Wu Quan fell into a latrine on his wedding day and became permanently disabled."
"And then, the night before last, he was pushed by a maid to go to the privy, and the privy collapsed..."
"He was crushed to death in the cesspool."
"When they pulled him out, he was already dead."
"There were maggots in his nose, ears, and even his mouth."
At this point, he showed an embarrassed expression. "Um, should I not be discussing this topic at this time?"
"Was the Wu family's privy of such poor quality?" Chen Nan asked with a wry smile.
He had expected Wu Quan to die.
But he hadn't expected.
That he would die so miserably.
Liang Jian casually said, "The privies were built outside, exposed to the wind and rain, so such incidents are not uncommon."
Having said that.
Chen Nan knew.
That Wu Quan's cause of death was not that simple.
It was highly likely that members of the Wu family had been involved behind the scenes.
However, none of that mattered.
As long as the Wu family didn't excessively bully Ning Yinqiu, he wouldn't dwell on this matter.
Conversely.
If the Wu family was ungrateful and excessively bullied or harassed Ning Yinqiu.
Then he would naturally not stand by and do nothing.
After the meal.
Liang Jian boiled hot water for Chen Nan to soak in a medicinal bath.
After soaking in the medicinal bath for this period.
Chen Nan's strength had improved by leaps and bounds, reaching the cusp of the Yin Gathering realm.
But for some reason.
He had not been able to break through.
This troubled him greatly.
However.
Such matters couldn't be rushed. The immediate priority was to cultivate penicillin and help Wu Jiu overcome his difficulties.
The next morning.
Chen Nan went to the Wu family.
Regardless.
As a business partner, Wu Quan's tragic death meant he had to attend and pay his respects.
To send Wu Quan off on his final journey.
If for nothing else, then at least for the cuckold's hat he wore, it was worth going through the motions.
However.
Upon arrival, Chen Nan was stunned.
The Wu family had hung many white mourning cloths, giving a solemn and respectful impression.
But what he didn't expect was.
That there were five coffins placed in the Wu family courtyard.
Didn't they say Wu Quan had died?
But why were there so many coffins here?