Ningxia was relieved. She would never use a gun in front of them unless it was absolutely necessary. Le Zhengtang stared at Ningxia, not knowing what he was thinking. Lei Laohu smiled knowingly. This damn boy, the road is not easy to walk.
The three people had different thoughts. The journey that was supposed to take most of the day ended in just two hours. Ningxia saw the familiar buildings of the trading point again, and her heartbeat began to quicken rhythmically. She had finally arrived.
The group did not rush to get off the bus. Lei Laohu asked the people pulling the pork to unload the pork at the stop and leave the coalition certificate there. They were all state government units, so both sides felt relieved.
After giving a brief explanation, Lei Laohu got back into the car and asked the driver to take them directly to the medical center.
"Are you from the coalition forces?" A medical staff member came out and looked up and down at the pale-faced Le Zhengtang.
"Yes, we were coming from the sentry post and were attacked by a herd of wild boars on the way."
"Follow me." The older nurse quickly led the group deeper into the corridor.
Ningxia was not in a hurry to take the two children away. She had to make sure that Le Zhengtang was okay before she could leave with peace of mind.
Fortunately, he just fainted temporarily due to exhaustion, and the injuries on his body were not serious. He just needed to rest for a while.
"Is your child sick?" After assisting the doctor in bandaging the child, the female nurse looked back at the three siblings who looked like refugees. The skinny Sangsang looked particularly sick.
Ningxia nodded repeatedly.
The female nurse wasn't surprised. She glanced at a few people casually, then raised her chin slightly without even raising her eyelids. "Go upstairs and turn left. There's a clinic specifically for heat stroke during the cold months. Take your child up there. It's still early. If you're late, there'll be a long line."
After receiving the guidance, Ningxia expressed gratitude repeatedly.
"Then take the child up there and have a look. I'll stay here to watch over Le Zheng. I'll come up to see you when he wakes up."
Ningxia shook her head: "Brother Lei, don't you still have to go back to the barracks? I'm fine here, and I'll keep an eye on Le Zheng."
Lei Lao Hu returned Sang Sang in his arms to Ning Xia, "I know what's going on. Go!"
Ningxia didn't refuse much. She took Sangsang, called Lin Yi, and ran upstairs.
"This child's problem is neither small nor big." The doctor looked at the various examination reports that had just been issued in his hand.
"From a Western medical perspective, it's just a water and electrolyte imbalance. Just some fluids will fix it. Oh, and I'm also a bit anemic."
Ningxia frowned, feeling a little confused.
Seeing her bewildered look, the doctor pushed his old glasses up on his nose and spoke patiently, "We can treat it here, but the medicine is scarce, and it only treats the symptoms, not the root cause. This child's condition is fundamentally damaged. If you have enough money, it would be best to take her to the Chinese medicine clinic next door after the infusion to see if the doctor there can prescribe some medicine for her."
Ningxia was hesitant. After all, Traditional Chinese Medicine had been out of sight for years, and before the disaster, Western medicine had advanced so far, practically treating the dead. People had unknowingly abandoned some long-held traditions.
Seeing Ningxia's distrust, the doctor tore off a medical record and slowly wrote with a pen, "Don't underestimate Traditional Chinese Medicine. Over the years, the public has thought it's disappeared, but the country has actually been cultivating talent. You don't have to be exceptionally talented to learn it!"
The doctor felt a little unwilling when recalling the past. His first major was also clinical Chinese medicine, but due to the strict credit requirements and too many professional courses, he was rejected and switched to Western medicine.
"Here, this is the prescription. Just go downstairs and pay the fee and come up to give it to the nurse."
Ningxia took the bill, told Lin Yi to keep an eye on her sister, and then hurried downstairs. Her hair was still tied to the door. She went downstairs to pay the bill and ask about the situation at the Traditional Chinese Medicine Building.
"Sergeant, thank you for your help." Ningxia took Maomao's rope and thanked the coalition forces on duty at the medical point.
"It's my job. If you want to see a doctor, you have to exchange your supplies for points first. The medical center doesn't accept supplies."
Ningxia nodded, indicating that she understood. "Sergeant, how is our Chocobo's Chinese medicine?"
The young coalition soldier grinned. "That's quite impressive! After Chuya, our Chocobos immediately discovered and protected talented Traditional Chinese Medicine practitioners. The doctor currently working in the Traditional Chinese Medicine Building, Chuya, is actually a member of the First Traditional Chinese Medicine Research Institute! He usually only treats high-ranking officials. I didn't expect Chuya to come out of retirement."
Ningxia's eyes lit up: "How about comparing it to Western medicine?"
"Well... well, different medical methods mean different results. But after the First Sprouting, rare Chinese medicinal herbs that had long disappeared from various places have reappeared in the mountains and forests. Their efficacy is much better than before, and they are more abundant. Now, all the medical points on Chocobo are actually relying on traditional Chinese medicine. Western medicine equipment and drugs can't keep up."
Ningxia calmed down a little, thanked him again, and then took Maomao to the supply exchange office next to the medical center.
The staff at the window took her prescription, checked it, and looked at her supplies. "Just pay 20 kilograms of bamboo shoots. I'll give you the points and transfer them directly to the medical point." After saying that, he took out a few official seals, clicked them a few times, and handed the prescription back to Ningxia.
Ningxia's eyes widened: "So cheap?"
The staff member was obviously also in the medical field, lazily going about his work. "These are just basic fluids, no expensive medicine. Plus, with the Chocobo policy, the consultation and examination fees are all waived. You just need to pay for the medicine. It's not that expensive."
Ningxia hurriedly inquired, "Is it the same over at the Traditional Chinese Medicine Building?"
The staff member shook his head. "It's more expensive over there than here. The consultation is free, but the medicine is not cheap. These days, the processing of Chinese medicinal materials is entirely manual. We only have a few staff members at Chocobo. Seventy percent of them are collected from local residents, so the cost is not small."
Ningxia nodded. Overthinking it was pointless. She needed to go back and get Sangsang's fluids hooked up first.
Sangsang started crying again when she was given the injection. Her blood vessels were not filled. The little girl cried and cried for three injections before the medicine was successfully hung up.
Ningxia stayed with her until she finished hanging up a bottle of water before getting up: "Lin Yi, you take good care of your sister. If the liquid is gone, go ask the nurse to change it. I have to go lie down and make some food. Your brother Le Zheng is still downstairs and hasn't eaten yet!"
Ningxia was like a spinning top, unable to stop. There was so much to do, and it was very tiring for her to run alone. There was still a pile of pork left to be processed at the stop.
She went downstairs to check on Le Zhengtang. The young man had woken up and was lying on a simple hospital bed.
"Brother Lei, is Le Zheng okay?"
Lei Lao Hu shook his head: "Some test results are still pending, but the problem shouldn't be serious. Where are you going?"
"I'm going to the rest stop and cook some food for the two kids."
Lei Lao Hu walked with her to the corridor and gently closed the door of the ward. "I'll go with you and take care of the pork."
Of course Ningxia was happy to accept it. She was unfamiliar with the place, and it would be best to have someone to help her deal with it.
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