Liu Xiaoyun rushed over and asked anxiously, "Yimian, how is it? Tie, Tiezhu, is he... alright?"
The others looked over with worried expressions. Jiang Yimian was taken aback for a moment before smiling and saying, "It's alright. The broken bone has been removed, and the effects of the anesthetic are still present. Uncle Tiezhu should wake up in about half an hour."
Upon hearing that everything was alright, everyone finally breathed a sigh of relief.
"It's alright, it's alright."
Liu Xiaoyun didn't rush into the house. Instead, she asked cautiously, "Yimian, will my husband's leg really be healed after the surgery?"
It would be a lie to say she wasn't looking forward to it, but she didn't want her expectations to affect Chen Tiezhu. Besides, she was already very happy to see Chen Tiezhu get back on his feet.
Jiang Yimian nodded and assured her, "Don't worry, Aunt Xiaoyun. As long as Uncle Tiezhu does proper rehabilitation, he will definitely be able to stand up again."
As for whether she can recover to her pre-injury state, she is not sure; everything depends on the results of rehabilitation.
However, when she performed the surgery, she found that Chen Tiezhu's condition had improved a lot. Although the bone fragments had been rubbing against his knee and some of them had even grown into the flesh, the removal process went smoothly, so she estimated that there shouldn't be any major problems.
Liu Xiaoyun nodded, wiped away her tears, and carefully went into the house.
When Old Liu and the others heard that nothing was wrong, they went back to clearing the wasteland. This time, however, they were full of energy and no longer had the absent-mindedness they had shown before.
Chen Tiezhu woke up half an hour later. He was a little confused and it took him a while to see the situation clearly. He paused when his gaze fell on the person by the bed.
Liu Xiaoyun's eyes were red, and tears were falling down her face. Seeing that he was awake, she hurriedly called out to Jiang Yimian and asked anxiously, "How are you? Is anything wrong?"
Chen Tiezhu thought for a moment before saying, "My leg hurts, but it doesn't hurt anywhere else."
Liu Xiaoyun breathed a sigh of relief and was about to get up to let Jiang Yimian take her pulse when suddenly a large hand appeared on her face.
Chen Tiezhu reached out and wiped away her tears, saying in a muffled voice, "Don't cry, I'm really fine."
Jiang Yimian looked at the two of them, unsure whether to go in or leave.
It was Liu Xiaoyun who saw her and quickly retreated, feeling embarrassed.
Jiang Yimian took Chen Tiezhu's pulse, then looked at her stitched wound before turning to Chen Tiezhu.
Although the other person looked no different from before, she felt that Chen Tiezhu seemed different. Before, there was hope in his eyes, but it was just hope.
But now, his whole body doesn't look as tense as before. It's like he's breathed a sigh of relief, or like a huge weight has been lifted off his chest.
Jiang Yimian raised an eyebrow and asked curiously, "Uncle Tiezhu, aren't you afraid the surgery will fail?"
At first, it seemed that the other party took the initiative to ask her to have the surgery. There was no fear in her eyes, but rather anticipation.
Normally, hearing about unfamiliar treatment methods should make people like Gou Sheng and Liu Xiaoyun feel worried and scared.
Chen Tiezhu was taken aback, then shook his head. "I wasn't afraid before, I even hoped you would fail."
But before the surgery, I was scared and had some doubts. Now I can do most things, except that I can't really stand up. Otherwise, I'm no different from a normal person. Suddenly, I didn't want to risk having the surgery.
But when I thought of the expectation in Gousheng and Xiaoyun's eyes, and how busy they were every day, I felt I had to give it a try.
Until I closed my eyes, I was actually quite anxious, but when I woke up and saw Xiaoyun, I wasn't afraid anymore, because I knew the surgery had definitely been successful.
When he initially agreed to Jiang Yimian's request for surgery, besides expressing his expectations, his real motivation was to find relief.
I hope Jiang Yimian's surgery fails, so he can be free, no longer a burden on his family, and no longer have to live without dignity.
But gradually, after feeling the affection of his family and the other two families, and their hope for life, he suddenly felt that living wasn't so bad after all.
He wanted to try to pull himself together and see if the surgery could really help him stand up again.
After regaining consciousness, he could clearly feel that the intense, sharp pain inside his knee had disappeared. Apart from the occasional pain from the wound, the sensation of something sharp cutting through his knee was gone.
He knew the surgery was successful and that he would have a chance to stand up again.
Jiang Yimian glanced at Chen Tiezhu in surprise, not expecting him to be so calm, clearly having already figured things out. She simply smiled and said, "Rest well, and you can start rehabilitation once the wound has healed."
Chen Tiezhu responded, his previous tense demeanor vanished, and a smile appeared on his face.
*
For several days in a row, everyone in the small depression was very happy.
Besides clearing land, the three Zhao brothers also had an extra task: helping Chen Tiezhu with his rehabilitation.
The three men became Chen Tiezhu's support system, taking turns supporting him as he walked around the yard every day to help him with his rehabilitation.
Seeing that the number of people who could only walk for half an hour each day has now increased to an hour, everyone is quite excited.
When Liu Xiaoyun came out of the house, she saw Chen Tiezhu covered in sweat, but he was still supporting the two people beside him as he walked. She felt a little sorry for him and quickly said, "Alright, we've been walking for more than an hour today. Take a break. Yi Mian said to walk in moderation and not hurt yourself."
Chen Tiezhu responded and walked for almost half an hour before finally stopping.
Liu Xiaoyun quickly stepped forward to help the other person relax their tense legs, her face showing more happiness than concern.
Over the past few days, she has personally witnessed Chen Tiezhu's transformation from being unable to stand up, to slowly standing up, then starting to walk with small steps, and now being able to support several people under a large tree for more than an hour.
She was incredibly excited. Before, Chen Tiezhu's legs would always hurt late at night, and she would always hear his suppressed groans when she woke up in the middle of the night. She felt terrible, but there was nothing she could do.
But now, the painful groans have disappeared, Chen Tiezhu is no longer sweating profusely from the pain, and she no longer has to worry anxiously.
The thought that Chen Tiezhu would be able to walk normally again soon made her extremely happy. God was still looking out for them, letting them meet Yi Mian, who saved them time and time again.
Seeing that Boastful Iron Pillar was resting to the side, Zhao Dashu and the others also rested for a while. They originally wanted to continue helping with the land reclamation, but Old Man Liu chased them away.
"Go, go, go down and find Gousheng and the others to learn to read. Yimian said you didn't finish your task yesterday. The land is almost done. Dayong can clear the weeds by himself."
As Old Liu spoke, his hands were busy, splitting several thin pieces of wood and piecing them together, it was unclear what he was doing.
Zhao Dashu and the other two quickly came over and asked curiously, "Grandpa, what are you doing? We can help. Sister Mian said that we can learn to read when we go to pick up Gousheng and the others. It's too early now."
There were still at least two hours until dark, and they really didn't want to learn to read.
Old Liu glanced at the group of people, then looked at the people who had walked over behind the three of them, and casually said, "Don't want to learn to read? Then what do you want to do?"
The three of them immediately chuckled and said in unison, "We can do anything except read."
No sooner had he finished speaking than a cold voice came from behind him.
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