Chapter 536 A-cho, who can't move for a month[5400words]
Red Moon Fortress——
Otunpuyi stood on the outer wall of the Red Moon Fortress, fighting against sleepiness.
According to the rules - all young men in the Red Moon Fortress are obliged to stand sentry on the city wall regularly.
This rule was set by Chanup.
At first, it was Chanup who enforced this rule under tremendous pressure.
When Chanup and the others had just found this abandoned stronghold of the Lucians and were preparing to settle here, they proposed to establish a rule that "requires all young men to stand guard on the city wall regularly" - which was strongly opposed by many people.
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The Ainu people have always lived in settlements, and their "experience of living on the fortress" is approximately 0. Therefore, many people do not understand why such a rule is established that restricts the freedom of the villagers and requires young men to regularly stand guard on the city wall.
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Regarding the objections of these people, Chanup also argued hard - living within such a tall city wall, if there were not enough manpower to stand on the wall to guard, he would not know when a foreign enemy was attacking.
At that time, Chanup, who had made great contributions to everyone's southward migration, was at the peak of his reputation. With his overwhelming reputation advantage, Chanup forcibly implemented this rule.
Turns out - Chanup was right.
Not long after they settled here, a group of gold diggers who couldn't find gold, so they planned to make some "extra money" by committing crimes, came up with the idea of Red Moon Fortress.
Fortunately, a tribesman who was stationed at the city wall discovered this group of gold thieves who were launching a night attack in time, and then successfully drove away the gold thieves.
Since this incident, no one has had any objections to Chanup's regulations.
And this rule has continued like this. Even Chanupu's only son, Otunpuyi, has to abide by this rule and has to stand guard on the city wall regularly when he reaches adulthood.
This task is actually not very tiring, as long as you stand at your post and monitor all movements outside the city wall.
However, precisely because the thing to be done is very simple, this task is very boring and boring.
From the beginning, Otunpui felt that his eyelids were quite heavy, and his upper eyelids were constantly fighting with his lower eyelids.
After resisting the urge to yawn, Otunpuyi raised his head and glanced at the sky - it was almost dark.
Otunpuyi's sentry duty today only lasts until dark.
When it gets dark, Otunpui can change his shift and let another person stand guard.
Seeing that his sentry duty was finally coming to an end, Otunpuyi felt a little encouraged, and his sleepiness faded a little.
After successfully suppressing another yawn that was about to burst out, Otunpui suddenly noticed that there seemed to be several shadows shaking on the horizon outside the city wall.
As soon as Otunpui looked intently, these swaying shadows slowly revealed their figures - they were two horses.
There are two people sitting on the backs of these two horses.
However, because of the distance, Otunpui couldn't see clearly what the four people sitting on the backs of these two horses looked like.
At the same time that Otonpui discovered these four people and two horses, the rest of the people on the city wall also discovered this group of people who suddenly appeared and approached them.
"Hey! Someone is approaching! Someone is approaching!"
"Is it Kazuto? Or Lucia?"
"I don't know! It's too far away! I can't see clearly!"
"Everyone pay attention! Everyone pay attention! Someone is approaching!"
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The Ezo Land lacks high-quality horses, and as they live a life of fishing and hunting, they lack the motivation to use horses. Therefore, the Ainu have not yet opened up the "horse riding" technology tree. Their main means of transportation is dog sleds.
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Therefore, in Ezo, there are generally only two types of people who can ride horses - Kazuto and Lucians.
The originally silent city wall suddenly became agitated upon discovering the approach of a man on horseback.
Most of the people on the city wall could not hide their nervousness and uneasiness at this time - including Otunpuyi.
Since that incident happened a few days ago, everyone in the fortress is now very nervous when they find someone approaching the fortress - especially when someone approaches the fortress.
While everyone on the city wall was nervously on guard, the four men and two horses continued to approach the city fortress at a neither fast nor slow speed.
Finally - this group of uninvited guests finally came close enough for Otonpui to see their faces clearly.
After seeing the appearance of the four people on the horse... to be more precise, the appearance of two of them, Otunpuyi was stunned for a while, and then his stunned state turned into ecstasy.
"Don't be nervous!" Otongpui shouted to the people around him, "It's not the enemy! It's Mr. Majima and Miss Atachi! They are the two Kazuto who saved the villagers of Qina Village before!"
After Otunpuyi's shouting, Ayzan and Yaxili outside the wall happened to shout at this time:
"We are back!", "We are from Qina Village!"...
Listening to the shouts of Otunpuyi and Ayizan and Ashili outside the wall, the nervousness of everyone on the wall faded a little.
"Are you telling the truth?" asked a tribesman standing next to Otunpuyi.
Otunpuyi nodded vigorously: "I can't get it wrong!"
"Didn't the two Kazuto who saved the villagers of Qina Village leave long ago?" asked another person.
"The two of them are not leaving," Otonpuyi said. "The two of them left our Heyezhe some time ago because they had to go out to do some things. Now they should have returned from doing things."
"...As long as you're not an enemy. Otunpuyi, it's up to you to go there yourself and ask Mr. Chanup to open the door."
"Okay!" Otonpuyi nodded vigorously.
The gate of Red Moon Fortress cannot be opened casually.
Whenever the gate of Red Moon Fortress is to be opened, Chanup's permission must be obtained first.
If Chanup happens to be not in the Red Moon Fortress for some reason, then seek the consent of Retannoe, who is second only to Chanop, and so on.
Otunpuyi returned the bow in his hand to the north, then took three steps and two steps at a time, and hurried back to his home as fast as he could.
When he returned home, Otunpuyi saw his sister and his father.
Sister Aisuma is now sitting behind her father Chanup, massaging Chanup's neck.
But Chanup closed his eyes tightly, his face full of unconcealable exhaustion.
"Father!" Otunpui shouted, "Mr. Majima and the others are back!"
"Oh?" Esuma, who was rubbing Chanup's neck, stopped rubbing the back of Chanup's neck. "Mr. Majima, are they back so soon?"
After Otunpuyi finished his words, Chanupu slowly opened his eyes that were originally closed and looked at Otunpuyi.
"They and the two villagers from Qina Village who were traveling with them are now outside the wall gate." Otunpuyi added, "Father, please give the order to open the door."
Chanup was silent for a while,
Then, he let out a few self-deprecating laughs:
"Are you coming back to us at this time..."
After murmuring such words in a low voice that both Aisuma and Otunpuyi were confused, Chanupu nodded towards Otunpuyi: "Open the door..."
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Rumble…
The grand door of Red Moon Fortress was slowly opened.
Seeing that the wall door was wide open, Ogata and others immediately rode their horses towards the gate of Red Moon Fortress.
As soon as they passed through the wall gate and returned to the Red Moon Fortress after a long absence, many people immediately gathered around and looked at Ogata and others with different expressions.
Among the surrounding onlookers, Ogata saw two familiar figures walking quickly toward them.
"Aisuma, Otonpui, long time no see." Ogata took the initiative to say hello, "What a coincidence, I met you two just after passing through the wall door."
The two figures walking quickly towards Ogata and others were none other than Aisuma and Otonpui.
After receiving permission from his father to open the door, Otunpui hurried back to the city wall without stopping - on the way back to the city wall, he was accompanied by Aisuma.
The relationship between Aisuma and Ogata is also very good, so when Ogata and the others came back, Aisuma also wanted to go to the city gate to greet them.
"That's because I have been standing guard on the city wall just now, so I was able to know that you were back as soon as possible." Otunpuyi smiled.
After Otunpuyi explained in simple sentences how he and Aisuma knew that Ogata and the others were back for the first time, Aisuma on the side suddenly screamed:
"Ah! What's wrong with Miss Atachi? Is she sick?"
The keen Isuma finally discovered Atachi, who was leaning on Ogata on horseback, with a very ugly look on his face.
"It's a long story..." Ogata forced out an ugly smile towards Isuma, "During the time we left here, a lot of things and accidents happened... A-Machi also suffered from my
He was seriously injured due to negligence."
As soon as Ogata finished speaking, Esuma immediately said:
"That's incredible! Mr. Majima, we have a famous doctor here in Heye Zhe! If you don't mind, I will take you to her and ask her to come and see Miss Atachi's injury!"
"Our doctor is amazing. She not only understands the medical skills of the Lucians, but also your medical skills. She can cure many diseases that other doctors cannot cure!"
Hearing Isuma's words, Ogata's eyes couldn't help but widen, with a hint of surprise in his pupils.
He understands both Lucian's medical skills and Kazuto's medical skills - this is an incredible talent in this era. Ogata did not expect that at this critical moment when Omachi's body temperature could not drop for a long time, he could
Encountered such an unexpected surprise.
"Then I'll trouble you." Ogata said immediately.
"Come with me." Aisuma nodded.
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Ogata asked Amachi to lie down on Radish's horse, and then he led Radish and followed closely behind Esuma and Otunpui who were leading the way.
As for Aizan and Ahili, they held the grapes and followed closely.
After living and eating with Ogata and Atachi for so many days, Aizan and Ashiri had unknowingly developed a not-so-shallow friendship with Ogata and Ogata.
Aizan and Yaxili have been worried about Ah Ding's injury these days, so when they learned that Aisuma was going to take Ah Ding to see their famous doctor in Heye Zhe, they also took the initiative to ask
Follow me.
On the way to the doctor that Esuma was talking about, it was inevitable to be watched by a large number of people.
Feeling the looks from the people around him, Ogata couldn't help but frown slightly.
Ogata always felt that the eyes of people around him were very different from the past...
The last time they came to Red Moon Fortress, they were also surrounded by a large number of people.
But at that time, the looks that the onlookers cast towards Ogata and the others were basically curious and doubtful looks.
And now...there are still curious and doubtful eyes.
But these eyes are also mixed with some uneasiness and fear...
Just when Ogata was silently paying attention to the strange looks cast by the people around him and Atachi, Otonpui, who was walking in front of him and following Aisuma to lead Ogata, suddenly said:
"Mr. Majima, what exactly have you been through? Why did Miss Atachi suffer such serious injuries?"
"It's not convenient to talk here." Ogata smiled bitterly, "I'll tell you the reason later."
The famous doctor Asuma mentioned lived quite close to the gate of the city wall.
After walking for only a few minutes, Aisuma and Otonpui both stopped in front of an ordinary Ainu-style house.
Esuma: "We're here!"
Ogata briefly looked at the ordinary-style dwelling in front of him - compared with other dwellings, the biggest difference between this dwelling and perhaps it was that there was a steady stream of strong medicinal smell wafting out.
"Kunoa! Kunoa! Are you there? (Ainu language)" Isuma shouted into the house.
As soon as Aisuma finished speaking, a lazy young female voice sounded in the room:
"It's Aisuma...what's wrong? Are you feeling uncomfortable somewhere in your body?"
After the words fell, the door curtain was slowly opened - the person who opened the door curtain was a young woman who was about 25 to 30 years old.
This young woman has a pretty face, wears simple clothes, and has tattoos unique to Ainu women on her lips. She holds the door curtain with one hand, and is holding a pipe in the other hand, smoking heavily, half-opened.
He looked at Ogata and his group with his eyes, exuding a lazy aura.
After seeing the two strangers, Ogata and Atachi, the young woman's eyes, which were originally half-opened, opened slightly.
I don't know why... the appearance and temperament of the woman in front of him reminded Ogata of those "spiritual girls" who hung out in bars, nightclubs and other places in his previous life...
"Aisuma. Who are these two? (Ainu language)" the young woman asked.
"Kunoa, these two are my friends, and they are also the pair of Kazuto who saved Qina Village! (Ainu language)"
The young woman's face showed a clear look: "Oh... So it's these two people... I've heard of their names for a long time... (Ainu language)"
The young woman put down the pipe in her hand, blew out a big smoke ring, and said to Ogata in fluent Japanese:
"My name is Cunoa. Just call me Cunoa. What's your name?"
Ogata was already accustomed to the Ainu people who could speak fluent Japanese.
"My Majesty, Majima Goro, this is my wife, Atachi."
Aizan and Ashiri, who were standing behind Ogata, also introduced themselves one after another.
The young woman who called herself "Kunoa" nodded slightly and put the pipe back into her mouth:
"Let me guess - the reason why you came to me is because you want me to see your wife?"
Kunoa looked at Atachi who was lying on Radish's back.
"Your wife seems to be injured...she looks very ugly."
"Exactly." Ogata nodded quickly, "She was stabbed on the collarbone."
"Bring her in." Cunoya turned and walked towards the house, "Let me see her injuries."
Ogata helped A-Machi up, and then carried him into the house like a princess.
Otunpuyi and Aizan knew that it was not convenient for them to go in, so they stayed outside the house obediently. Only Aisuma and Ashili followed Ogata inside.
After carrying Omachi inside, Ogata finally got a glimpse of the scene inside Kunoya's house - Kunoya's house looked very much like that kind of Chinese medicine shop.
A Chinese medicine cabinet with at least a hundred cabinets is located close to the west wall.
"Put her here." Cunoya put out the pipe in his hand, put it on a small table, and pointed to a straw mat at his feet.
Following Kunoa's instructions, Ogata laid Amachi flat on this straw mat.
"Let me see how your injury is doing first." Kunoya knelt down next to A-Machi, then unbuttoned A-Machi's upper body clothes, then took out a small pair of scissors, and cut A-Machi's chest.
Wrapped tightly in linen.
After cutting the linen cloth in one breath, the fruit that had been tightly compressed was finally liberated and returned to its original shape and size.
"Little girl, you are very developed."
After Cunoya made a joke that made Atachi's face turn a little red due to embarrassment, he began to carefully examine Atachi's injuries.
While checking the injury, he also raised his hand to touch Amachi's forehead to confirm his body temperature.
"...Did you treat your wife's injury?" Kunoya looked at Ogata.
Ogata nodded.
"You used Zhonghuang Cream to treat your wife's injuries." Kunoya said calmly, "Zhonghuang Cream is indeed very suitable for treating such injuries, but your method of applying the plaster is a bit too rough."
After finishing speaking, Kunoa mentioned several ointments and herbs that Ogata used when treating Omachi's injuries.
After Cunoa finished speaking, Ogata couldn't help but cast a surprised look at Cunoa.
"You are so amazing. You actually know what medicine I used just by looking at the wound..."
Kunoya smiled: "Didn't Isuma tell you? I was the one who once opened a clinic in your Matsumae clan, and it was very popular. There are a lot of people who come to see me every day.
Endless."
"Aisuma really didn't tell me about this... She only told me that you are proficient in both Lucian medical skills and Kazuto medical skills..."
"Then you know this now."
After saying that, Cunoya turned her attention back to Amachi's wound.
"Fortunately, your wife's wound is not inflamed."
"But your wife's wound will need new stitches."
"After the suturing, I will prescribe 2 new medicines for your wife. One is for applying on the wound, and the other is for drinking. The medicine for the dressing is changed every two days, and the medicine for drinking is for drinking.
Drink the medicine twice a day.”
"As long as you apply it and drink the medicine, and then lie in bed for a month, your wife will recover."
"A month...?" At this time, Amachi's eyes suddenly widened and he asked Kunoa in a weak voice.
Kunoya nodded: "That's right. After I re-sew your wound and use the medicine I prescribed for you, you must lie down for a month."
After finishing speaking, Cunoa suddenly put on an extremely serious face.
"Your injury is neither serious nor light. Just applying medicine is not enough. You need enough time to rest and let the wound recover slowly."
"If you don't rest, a wound as big as yours will easily become inflamed."
"I'm letting you rest to prevent the wound from opening. If a wound like yours opens, it will easily become inflamed."
"Do you need me to tell you about the consequences of wound inflammation?"
After saying that, Cunoya stood up and walked towards the huge Chinese medicine cabinet next to her.
"You mean... I have to... lie here... for a month... without being able to go anywhere...?" Amachi asked urgently.
"Of course." Kunoya replied without hesitation.
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ps2: The "Chonghuang Ointment" mentioned in this chapter is indeed an ointment commonly used in the Edo period to treat external injuries.