Chapter 6: The Drowned Child

Ran Yan nodded in a relaxed mood, and let Wanlu help her down and walk down slowly. On the way, I occasionally met one or two village women, they also knew Wan Lu, saw her supporting a woman, and knew that it was Ran Qiniang, so they retreated to the side of the road and squatted slightly to salute.

Ran Yan also politely asked them to be polite, leaving a very amiable impression.

In order to get closer to the road, Evening Green and Ran Yan passed through the village, and the number of people they met gradually increased.

The Tang Dynasty did not have the habit of kowtowing at every turn, even if these villagers were hired farmers on the Ran family's Zhuangzi, when they saw Ran Yan and even the head of the Ran family, they only needed to simply salute and greet.

When the two of them walked to the head of the village, they suddenly heard a bubbling noise, but after a while, they saw more than ten children being chased by an old man with a cane, like a flock of fluttering birds, running desperately while screaming.

The girls are all wearing two buns, the older ones are wearing skirts, the smaller ones are wearing pants and collared shirts, and the boys have more tricks, and some are like girls, with two buns, some are pulling one, and there is a chubby little doll, about five or six years old, who has shaved her hair, leaving only a handful in front of her head, and she looks like she is about to cry with her mouth flattened.

Ran Yan saw that they were covered in mud, and two of them had blood marks on their faces, so she guessed that it was probably a group of children fighting behind the backs of adults.

Sure enough, as soon as she thought about it, she listened to Wan Lu tease the little fat who fell at the end and said, "Ping Xiaolang, let's get caught in the fight again!" Hurry up and run, if you are caught by the patriarch, go home and your aunt will have to rectify you again! ”

The little fat cried out, but he cried miserably, and his feet did not stop, and the two little short legs were thrashing upside down, for fear of being caught. That look is really cute and tight.

Ran Yan said with a happy face, "Evening Green, you are really bad!" ”

Seeing that Ran Yan seemed to be much more cheerful than before, Wan Lu was happy in her heart, and deliberately quarreled with her, "The lady is so cheerful to watch the excitement, and she also arranges slaves!" ”

Ran Yan has always been this virtue, it was a little embarrassing to be pierced by someone, coughed dryly twice, and before he could answer, his body was suddenly knocked to the side, Wan Lu screamed, and hurriedly reached out to grab her, the two staggered a few steps, and they were able to stabilize their bodies, so they didn't fall into the ditch on the side of the road.

After Ran Yan stood firmly, she looked up at the person who hit her, it was a village woman in a light brown linen skirt, who had already run away, although she couldn't see the front, but seeing her messy and hurried steps, she looked a little lost and depressed.

"How can you be so rude!" Evening green fire came up at once, "Lady, the slave will send you back to the house first, and then I will settle accounts with the village woman when I turn around!" ”

Ran Yan retracted his gaze and said lightly, "Forget it, seeing her in a hurry, I'm afraid I'm in a hurry." ”

"What's the urgency? Is the sky falling? I don't know how to apologize if I hit someone! Evening Green said angrily.

Seeing the appearance of the evening green puffing, Ran Yan couldn't help but smile helplessly.

Ran Yan found that he had relaxed these days, although he was very idle, he was much more lively than before. In the past, when facing the corpse, out of respect for the deceased, she must be taken seriously, without a trace of sloppiness, she is a workaholic, and over time she has formed a "dead face" that everyone respects and stays away.

This kind of change is probably a good thing!

Wan Lu helped Ran Yan to the head of the village, and only needed to cross another arch bridge to reach Ran Mansion Zhuangzi, the two had just stepped on the stairs, and a heart-rending cry suddenly broke the silence of the evening, startled the birds by the water, and scattered in all directions. It was in response to the words of the late green party - the sky really collapsed.

"Saburo! Saburo! ”

The woman's sorrow was not far away, followed by the comforts of men, women, and children, all of whom were nothing more than words of mourning and incidentality.

The pain of losing a son is heart-wrenching, not to mention, this Wednesday Lang is the only son of the Liu family, the Liu family is a widow, there have been two sons in the past, both of them are sick, and the husband also died three years ago, entrusting the only bloodline to the Liu family, the mother and son depend on each other, and the pain is even more unbearable.

Liu said in a panic, "No, my San Lang can't die, I'm going to find Doctor Wu!" He will definitely be able to save my Saburo! ”

"Exactly, Sister-in-law Liu, you wait, let's take San Lang and go to Doctor Wu." A man chimed in.

Seeing that Zhou Lang was dead, everyone seemed to be particularly superstitious about Wu Xiuhe, wishful thinking that he was really a miracle doctor who could bring Zhou Lang back to life.

After Ran Yan heard a commotion in the crowd, he saw a group of people rushing out of a small forest in a hurry, led by a farmer with a child in his arms, wearing gray narrow shorts and shorts, his clothes and hair were all soaked in water, revealing a strong body, and there was a young man who was also wet and wet beside him.

Followed by several women in linen dresses, one of whom was the one who had just bumped into Ran Yan.

A group of people saw Ran Yan and Wan Lu standing at the head of the bridge from a distance, and shouted, "Little lady! Hurry up and ask Doctor Wu to help! ”

Wan Lu whispered to Ran Yan urgently, "Doctor Wu went to Xishan to collect medicine early today, and he will definitely not be able to come back!" How can this be born! ”

"Anyway, let's go back and take a look first, in case this kid doesn't deserve to die!" Ran Yan urged.

Wanlu listened to Ran Yan's words and made sense, stomped her feet anxiously, picked up her skirt and turned around and ran towards the house.

Then, the group of people rushed past Ran Yan with a hula hula, and Ran Yan grabbed a young man casually and was stumbled by his momentum.

"This lady, you don't have to pull it down, it's important to save your life!" The young man was restless, but he was bound by etiquette, and it was not good to reach out and tear Ran Yan away.

"What can you do if you go, in case Doctor Wu is not there! Why don't you hurry up and find a horse, go and ask for a doctor nearby! Be prepared. Ran Yan said coldly.

The young man paused for a moment, and hurriedly bowed his hand, "Thank you little lady for your advice!" ”

Ran Yan didn't make a false salute to him, and hurriedly followed after speaking, far water could not quench the thirst of the near, if the little boy still had a glimmer of life, she could not let the rescue time be delayed in vain.

Ran Yan has been practicing medicine for a long time, and there is a problem, that is, when he sees a corpse, he wants to go up, and when he meets someone who still has a glimmer of life, he must try his best to save him, after all, in criminal investigation, the living can provide more information than the dead.

Therefore, now that Ran Yan wants to save the child, it is not because of compassion, but mostly out of an instinct to "keep alive".

The crowd stopped outside Ranfuzhuang and looked inside anxiously, but the woman just hugged the child and cried.

The time seemed to be extraordinarily long, only a short time, the people waiting began to get restless, and the man who came over with the child said, "Human life is a big matter, why don't you go into the house to find Doctor Wu!" If the Lord Lang is to blame, I will bear it! ”

If they forced their way into the village, only two gatekeepers would not be able to stop them, and everyone echoed and was about to move, but they saw Wanlu panting and ran out, "Doctor Wu went to Xishan early this morning to collect medicine, I searched the entire courtyard, and his old man has not yet returned!" ”

This news was tantamount to a thunderclap, and before the late green voice fell, the woman howled and cried, "The Zhou family only has this single seedling, and the concubine can't keep it!" Husband! The concubine can't stand you! ”

The villagers were also silent, and several village women stepped forward to comfort Liu.

Ran Yan pushed aside the crowd, walked up to Liu silently, and said, "Put the child on the ground." ”

The voice was not loud, but it was solemn and calm, and it didn't seem to contain a trace of emotion, which actually stunned Liu, who couldn't stop crying.

"If you really want to save him, listen to me." Ran Yan squatted down impatiently and took the child from the stunned Liu.

Through the black veil as thin as a cicada's wings, you can clearly see that the child's face is purple, his abdomen is slightly bulging, his whole body has been soaked white, his hands are clenched into small fists, and his palms are still holding things like algae, sand and stones, Ran Yan's heart is slightly cold, he stretched out his hand and gently pressed the bulging abdomen, Ran Yan confirmed to Liu, "But I haven't seen my child all night?" ”

Seeing Ran Yan's serious description, Liu Shi grabbed a life-saving straw like a drowning man, and said urgently, "After dinner yesterday, San Lang said that he would go to the village to play for a while, and when he came back at night, he looked a little unhappy, saying that he had grown up and wanted to live in a room alone...... Woohoo......"

I couldn't cry anymore.

As soon as Liu's words came out, the rest of the people also died, since they were drowned last night, soaked all night, people are already like this, where can there be a reason to live, even Doctor Wu may not be able to save it. Everyone sighed and persuaded Liu to mourn.

Liu's face was full of tears, but he stared at Ran Yan without giving up, although he never made a sound, his eyes were full of pleading and hope.

Ran Yan lifted the black veil and squeezed the child's eyeballs with her fingers to observe the changes in her pupils.

This is a way to distinguish whether someone is really dead or fake dead, if the pupil is squeezed and deformed, and the pupil can be restored after releasing the finger, it means that the person is still alive and not dead.

There is a condition in forensic science called "suspended animation", also known as faint death. It refers to a state in which the functional activities of the person's circulation, respiration and brain are highly inhibited, the vital function is extremely weak, and the vital signs can no longer be detected by general clinical examination methods, and the appearance seems to be dead, but in fact the person is still alive, and after active treatment, it can be revived temporarily or for a long time.

Suspended animation is common in various mechanical injuries, such as hanging, strangulation, drowning, various poisoning, and so on. Ran Yan has encountered several such situations in her work.

Ran Yan saw that the pupils of this little boy could still recover, and he was afraid that he was still alive. In order to confirm the judgment result, Ran Yan tied the child's fingers with a handkerchief.

"Go find dry soil! The drier the better. Bringing it here will save his life. Ran Yan raised his head and expressed his meaning in the most concise and direct language.

Everyone looked at each other, Suzhou people piled on the river, where can there be dry soil?