After the phone call was completed, Huo Haojie and Zheng Xuyang spent the next period of time ordering the required materials from various material factories. Chen Liang and Liu Gang led a group of people to cut down trees in the mountains. Of course, their group alone was not enough, so Da Yong and his brothers also helped. Villagers from the surrounding villages were also willing to help after learning about the situation. Of course, Ruan Ruan paid each of them one yuan a day and also said that the villagers could take the unused branches back to use as firewood.

Therefore, everyone is highly motivated.

The preliminary preparations took a week. During this week, among the people that Commander Ruan contacted, those who had not been assigned jobs after being discharged from the army, those who were disliked by their families at home, and those who just wanted to earn some money to have a good New Year, all arrived in Beijing one after another. Because they arrived at different times, Ruanruan could only ask Dayong to pick them up at the train station every day.

After the preparations were completed, on May 21st, Ruan Ruan, accompanied by Huo Haocheng, attended the groundbreaking ceremony and named the area "Chasing Dreams," which will be the place where all dreams begin.

As time went on, the weather got hotter and hotter. In addition to reminding Chen Liang and the others to rest when the weather was hot, Ruan Ruan also specifically instructed the kitchen staff that the mung bean soup should not be interrupted every day, and that the water for everyone to drink should be boiled and cooled.

As time went by, more than a month passed in the blink of an eye. When July arrived, Ruanruan could clearly sense that the leaders above were very nervous.

Especially after the Ghost Festival in July, Huo Haocheng started coming home later and later every day.

Ruanruan also heard that doctors from all over the country have received notices that an academic exchange meeting will be held at Tangcheng Military Region Hospital on July 25.

The last exchange was two years ago, when Ruan Ruan cured a leukemia patient in Yuncheng. This time, the leaders took advantage of this opportunity to gather surgeons from all over the country, just in case an earthquake really happened and the injured did not receive timely treatment and lost their lives.

No one can accept such a large number of casualties.

When she received the message, Ruan Ruan was sitting in front of her dressing table in her room, looking at the gift that Bai Ze had given her, which her master had mentioned for Huo Haocheng and the two children.

When Huo Haocheng came in after washing up, he saw his wife staring blankly at a small, translucent medicine bottle under the light.

"What's wrong? Is there anything special about this medicine bottle?" Huo Haocheng tilted his head and looked at the bottle again and again. Apart from being a little whiter than the others and having an orchid pattern on it, there was nothing special about this bottle.

"Brother, if you had a pill that could save the life of a respected elder and also save the lives of hundreds of thousands of people, would you choose to save the elder or the people?" When Ruan Ruan said this, she had already made up her mind, but she just wanted someone to tell her that she could be a little selfish.

At this point, there was nothing Huo Haocheng didn't understand.

He never expected that the gift his master would give him would be this.

“Sister, if I hadn’t worn this uniform today, I would have told you my selfish reasons. Saving our elders is our responsibility, as we don’t know the others. But today, I’m wearing this uniform, and our elders are wearing the same uniform. Faced with the choice between saving one person and saving hundreds of thousands, we would choose to save more people. That is our mission.”

This wasn't the answer Ruan Ruan wanted, but it was the answer she knew in her heart.

However, she felt uneasy. Whether as a doctor or a soldier, this was the right choice.

"Why do you think Master only knows how to make things difficult for me?" Ruan Ruan leaned back against Huo Haocheng, closed her eyes, and asked sadly.

She was so happy when she talked to her mentor on the phone before, but now that she has received this gift, she is just as sad.

"Perhaps, Master has other deeper meanings?" Huo Haocheng stood there, letting Ruan Ruan lean against him, his large hand constantly stroking Ruan Ruan's hair.

Damn it, I should have known better than to let my master come to see me. Now this old bastard has tricked me.

If a problem is heartbreaking, don't dwell on it if you can't figure it out.

I took a nap and woke up.

After telling her grandfather, Ruan Ruan took the medicine and rode her bike to the compound.

Forget it, this is not a decision that a young girl like her can make. Let the leaders decide for themselves!

Upon arriving at the compound, she directly explained the origin and effects of the medicine to her grandfather and maternal grandfather: "This medicine was sent by my master. For elderly people with depleted health, it can extend their lifespan by 10 years. However, if it is diluted into water, each person only needs one sip to bring someone who is about to die back to life. One pill can be diluted to the weight of 10 tons of water."

After Ruan Ruan finished speaking, the two old men understood why she had come today.

Similarly, their selfish motives are the same, but they cannot.

"Girl, you'll be going to Tangcheng in a few days, right?" Old Master Ruan seemed to be asking a question, but his tone was certain.

"Yes," Ruan Ruan replied, looking at the medicine bottle on the table.

She has watched the movie about this earthquake at least three times. Every time she watches it, she thinks that if she had been there, she could have saved many people. When she is bored, her friends tell her about time-travel novels, and she thinks that if she could travel back to this time, she would definitely tell her superiors to make preparations in advance.

Now that her wish has come true, she wants to eliminate any regrets she had when watching the movie.

But at this moment, looking at this bottle of medicine, I still have to leave with regrets.

"Then, girl, take this medicine back with you. Maximizing its usefulness is its greatest value." The old man took the medicine bottle and placed it in Ruan Ruan's palm, then solemnly clasped Ruan Ruan's hand.

After making her decision, Ruanruan refused her grandmother's offer to stay for dinner and rode away on her bike.

The two old gentlemen sat in their seats for a while, took a sip of tea, and then left with their guards.

For the next few days, Ruan Ruan went into the mountains to collect herbs every day, leaving early and returning late. Even Grandpa Huo and Grandma Huo stayed home for the next few days, washing, drying, or steaming the herbs that Ruan Ruan collected.

As the date drew closer, early in the morning of July 24th, escorted by Huo Haocheng and his entire independent regiment, Ruan Ruan and five doctors from Beijing Hospital, led by Su Yunqing, boarded a train bound for Tangcheng. Among these five doctors was Dr. Jiang.