Chapter 58 Did Xie Jingchen find out?

Xia Fanxing's heart skipped a beat, and she looked at him sharply, almost thinking that he knew something.

But from his eyes, you could tell he was referring to the day she was taken hostage.

"I'm probably a little frightened, plus I've been working hard for days." Xia Fanxing smiled faintly. "I've been out for too long, and someone might need to see me for medical treatment, so I'll head back now."

Xia Fanxing bowed slightly to Xie Jingchen, took the small iron box, and turned to leave.

"If you need anything, you can come to me anytime," Xie Jingchen's voice sounded behind her.

Xia Fanxing paused, but nodded without turning around.

Xie Jingchen watched Xia Fanxing leave, his brow furrowed with worry.

Whether it's the smell of the medicine, fatigue, or fright, could these things really cause her sudden discomfort and nausea?

Is she hiding something?

Was she being bullied?

Countless thoughts swirled in Xie Jingchen's mind, and his brows furrowed deeper and deeper.

He was immersed in these questions that had no answers for the time being.

He didn't realize that his curiosity and interest in Xia Fanxing were growing day by day, and had long since gone beyond the stage of normal friendship.

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Not long after Xia Fanxing returned to the canal construction site, a noise suddenly came on the loudspeaker.

This signals the start of the daily morning news broadcast.

Zhao Niu rolled his eyes speechlessly and muttered, "We have to hear her voice again. If you ask me, Commander Xie is too soft-hearted. How can someone like her be fit to be a radio station employee? I'd rather be the one!"

Soon, Qiao Feitian's voice came from the radio, but today's morning broadcast seemed different from usual.

"Hello fellow soldiers of the Corps, I am Qiao Feitian, a staff member of the broadcasting station."

"Recently, due to the extreme cold weather, all regiments and companies have been hit by a surge of disease, medical resources are strained, and medicines are in extremely short supply. Many comrades are suffering from illness. I believe that every soldier in the Corps is very anxious to find a solution, and so am I."

"So these days I have been extensively collecting folk remedies and traditional prescriptions, and after continuous practice, I have summarized some methods for everyone's reference."

"You can use the lard or mutton fat commonly found in canteens to heat up. After the oil melts, add a small amount of chili powder and minced ginger. After it cools down again, you can make a simple antifreeze oil. Using it to rub your hands and feet can effectively promote blood circulation and prevent frostbite."

"People can boil ginger, scallions and brown sugar to make a hot soup. Drinking it can induce sweating and relieve the symptoms. It has a remarkable effect on the early stages of a cold caused by wind and cold."

"When using coal stoves for heating, if you experience dizziness, nausea, or weakness, you should immediately go outside or open the windows for ventilation. If the situation is more serious, you should move the patient to the cold outdoors and rub their limbs with snow to stimulate them to regain consciousness until they are fully awake. Otherwise, it may lead to unimaginable consequences."

The speech was long, but no one found it annoying; everyone listened attentively.

Qiao Feitian speaks clearly, and every word she says is easy to understand.

Her sweet voice traveled through the loudspeakers to every corner of the regiment headquarters.

The regimental hospital immediately began making antifreeze ointment and herbal decoction according to the folk remedy provided by Qiao Feitian.

Upon hearing this, the employees who had to stay in their dormitories to rest due to severe colds quickly got out of bed and opened the windows, and their symptoms of dizziness and nausea were quickly relieved.

When the workers in the agricultural unit heard about these methods, they felt a sense of familiarity, as if they had seen them somewhere before.

"Did Comrade Xia say these things before? They weren't as specific or detailed then, but the general meaning was the same."

"The antifreeze cream that Comrade Xia gave us did contain chopped ginger, but it wasn't spicy, and it probably didn't contain chili powder either."

"The herbal soup that Comrade Xia brewed for us contained ginger and scallions, but no brown sugar."

After some discussion, everyone turned their attention to Xia Fanxing.

"Comrade Xia, what's this about earthwork she mentioned? It's almost identical to what you gave us."

After hearing the broadcast, Xia Fanxing knew that Qiao Feitian had stolen the report she had written for the regimental hospital!

But now Qiao Feitian has taken the lead in reporting these folk remedies, and even specifically stated that she had collected them extensively.

The broadcast had reached every corner of the regiment headquarters, and everyone heard these folk remedies coming from Qiao Feitian's mouth.

If she were to stand up at this moment and say that Hijikata was actually her idea, and that Qiao Feitian was just a thief who stole her Hijikata—

There's no way anyone would believe her.

She currently has no evidence to prove that the earthen mound belongs to her.

The only person in the know, Ma Nanzheng, as her friend, could not be a witness.

As things stand, there's nothing Xia Fanxing can do right now.

She can only wait for the right opportunity.

After all, a fake is still a fake, and it will eventually be exposed.

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Since Qiao Feitian broadcast the discovery of the excavation site, various regiments and companies have followed suit.

Everyone busied themselves with enthusiasm, brewing ginger soup, making simple antifreeze oil, checking the ventilation of the coal stoves every day, and providing emergency care for carbon monoxide poisoning patients.

These earthworks are extremely low in cost and highly effective.

This greatly relieved the pressure on the regimental hospital and significantly reduced the occurrence of deaths from severe frostbite, severe colds, and carbon monoxide poisoning.

Every day, Qiao Feitian's words would be broadcast over the loudspeakers at the regimental headquarters and in each of the companies.

In many remote companies, the living conditions were extremely harsh, and the medics knew nothing except how to distribute medicine.

Unfortunately, there was a shortage of medicines at this time, and even pills were not available, so the medics became useless.

Fortunately, the company still had a public address system, and Qiao Feitian was on the radio.

In the wind and snow, Qiao Fei's sweet and professional words became the only medical guidance for these remote companies, and a spark of hope for them to survive this "cannibalistic" disease.

Qiao Feitian's folk remedies and deeds quickly spread throughout the entire army corps.

Other regimental and even divisional headquarters, knowing how effective these earthen methods were, decisively adopted them and achieved remarkable results.

Qiao Feitian quickly became a "medical hero" who brought warmth and health to the soldiers of the Production and Construction Corps during the cold winter.

A few days later, the regiment organized a grand commendation ceremony.

The grand hall, which can accommodate thousands of people, was packed to capacity. Everyone came spontaneously to attend the ceremony, and most importantly, to congratulate and express their gratitude to Qiao Feitian.

Important leaders from the division personally came and, witnessed by countless employees, presented Qiao Feitian with honorary certificates for "Most Beautiful and Outstanding Broadcaster" and "Medical Hero".

Qiao Feitian stood on the podium, the center of attention, holding two weighty and significant award certificates in her hands. She heard the constant praise from the leaders of the regiment and division, and below the stage, there were pairs of grateful eyes filled with tears, and thunderous applause that rang out from time to time.

Her vanity swelled rapidly.

She seemed completely dizzy, and the smile on her face never stopped.

She was completely intoxicated by the immense glory and adoration, and completely forgot about Liu Neng's existence.