Chapter 18 My finger fell off...
"Eighty steamed buns and fifty boiled eggs."
"I'll give you two receipts for thirty steamed buns. It's a cafeteria allowance. I'll distribute the money to everyone in a bit, and no one will say anything."
"But this is a secret, don't tell anyone!"
The cafeteria job is highly sought after because of the perk; any leftover food within the perk can be taken home.
Once she got into it, she installed everything.
Then let's distribute the money among everyone. To be honest, they eat the same thing every day, so turning it into money would give them a chance to change things up.
"I won't tell anyone."
"Sister Liu, you're so kind."
The way Liu Xiuchun looked at Chu Lulu was exactly the same as how she looked at her own daughter.
Chu Lulu had just paid and was carrying two white cloth bags filled with steamed buns.
However, she didn't leave; she planned to have lunch before leaving.
The aroma from the cafeteria drew her in.
Just as Liu Xiuchun was picking vegetables and keeping an eye on the canteen, a young soldier ran in from behind, his face pale.
"Aunt Liu, something terrible has happened."
"Xiao Xie chopped off his hand while chopping bones."
In the cafeteria, Liu Xiuchun, like a patriarch, hurriedly ran to the back.
"What?"
"Shall I go take a look?"
"I've told Xiao Xie so many times not to hold the bone with his hands when chopping it, but he just won't listen!"
Chop off your hands?
Chu Lulu tied the two flour sacks to her waist and followed.
The ground in the yard, the wooden planks, the cleaver—everywhere you could see, was covered in blood.
"Aunt Liu, what should we do?"
Those fingers were still attached to a thin layer of skin, wobbling precariously; they probably couldn't be saved!
"What do you mean, what should we do? Take him to the infirmary."
Liu Xiuchun's hands trembled with anxiety, but she pretended to be calm. Someone had to take charge now. With things in such a mess, Xiao Xie might not only lose his finger, but also bleed.
Chu Lulu frowned, her expression serious.
"Here's a spare gauze; wrap your finger in it."
Her serious demeanor at this moment was completely different from her ingratiating and charming appearance just now.
"Calm down, don't panic."
“I’m a doctor, look me in the eyes.”
"Comrade Xie, look me in the eyes."
To keep Xiao Xie's hand, you must first gain her trust.
She had performed many finger surgeries when she was practicing suturing.
But that was a virtual surgical lab; now it's a real person. She needs complete trust to save his hand.
"I'm a doctor, I can save your hand, do you believe me?"
Chu Lulu applied hemostatic powder to his eyes while looking into them.
After a long silence, Xiao Xie finally uttered a single word: "Trust."
"good."
"Trust me, and I'll save you."
Chu Lulu looked at Liu Xiuchun, "Sister Liu, I need a quiet environment."
"Immediately, right away."
Skin and flesh can be stitched up, but nerves are the most difficult to stitch up!
"Okay, I'll arrange it."
"LuLu, I'm leaving Xiao Xie in your hands. He's only eighteen!"
If I lose my fingers, how will I stay in the army?
Liu Xiuchun did not question it, but instead quickly arranged a room.
The house was locked from the inside.
Chu Lulu took out a lunchbox from the tattered bag. Inside were silver needles, medicinal powder, a scalpel, and disinfectant.
"Remember this: no matter what you see, no matter what happens, the only person you can trust is me."
"Did you remember?"
At this moment, she was unusually serious.
Xiao Xie nodded without saying anything.
Chu Lulu took a small flashlight out of the lunchbox. "Hold it up yourself, at this angle, and don't move your arm."
What's so cruel about watching yourself have surgery?
Compared to losing a finger, what's a little cruelty?
Her gaze darkened. "I'll give your hand anesthesia. It's normal for this hand to lose sensation."
She was quick; she took a needle from the lunchbox and injected only a third of the medicine.
This medicine was extracted from herbs and, unlike traditional anesthetics, it does not affect the nerves.
Xiao Xie was very calm, even exuding a deathly stillness.
He stared at his wound, lost in thought.
What is your dream?
Just then, Chu Lulu's voice rang out, but she didn't look into Xiao Xie's eyes.
She just spoke casually, habitually muttering to herself when she was nervous.
"Shoulder your rifles and go fight the Japanese devils!"
The boy, who had been silent all along, spoke with a firm voice, but when he saw his hands, his eyes were filled with despair.
Can his hand still operate a gun?
"good."
"For the sake of your dream, I will be very careful. Sing me two military songs without moving."
that's all……
Liu Xiuchun, who was pacing anxiously outside, heard bursts of military songs coming from inside.
Chu Lulu listened to the sound and her hands moved very steadily. Every cut and every stitch was done quickly.
Xiao Xie was forced to hold up a flashlight and just look at her own hand, which was in someone else's hand and she felt nothing.
Three hours have passed...
The door was knocked on again and again, but neither Chu Lulu nor Xiao Xie opened it.
Gradually, Xiao Xie's singing voice weakened.
This time, however, Chu Lulu did not let him continue singing.
She became so focused on suturing the nerves that she ignored her surroundings and even the patient herself.
Her attention was only on that hand, only on that finger.
This surgery should have been performed under a microscope.
However, due to limited environment and her special physical condition, coupled with her thorough understanding of human anatomy, she was still able to perform surgery normally even without a microscope.
Every second...
Lunch has passed, dinner has passed.
Xiao Xie was looking at her own fingers when she was slowly drawn to Chu Lulu's hands. Her hands were incredibly fast, steady, accurate, and ruthless; she never repeated a single movement.
The suturing of blood vessels, the suturing of nerves.
The door was knocked on countless times, but the people outside dared not force it open for fear of causing further accidents.
Is Xiao Xie still alive?
"It's been almost ten hours, what should we do?"
Commander Jiang is here.
Huang Chendong, who knew about Chu Lulu's surgery, also came over. He came purely out of fear that something might happen, and he had to protect Comrade Chu.
The battalion commander gave the order!
More and more people from outside are gathering in various places.
"Those are fingers, not rags."
"Can it be reused after being sewn up?"
Li Xiuhong was called over, and the doctors from the military region's medical clinic were also waiting outside.
I wanted to get help from these people, but they wouldn't open the door no matter how much I called.
"Stop talking."
Liu Juan frowned. They didn't know who was performing surgery inside, but whatever the reason, they were doing something good.
She was already fed up with Li Xiuhong.
It's like a turtle eyeing a green bean; no wonder she fell for Wang Chengjun!
I've had enough of her at the hospital, and now she's putting on airs in the military canteen!
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