271 This is the Border
"Young Master, we will arrive in another quarter of an hour."
"Wanli, you've been here several times. Take Jixiang and report it. Otherwise, it would be bad for more than 20 of us to rush over there suddenly."
"Yes, my Lord."
After the two men rode away, Sun Sicheng hurriedly asked someone to stop the car by the roadside to rest for a while. Ping An immediately asked everyone to get off the car and go to the toilet if they needed to. Otherwise, it would be very inconvenient for everyone to go to the toilet as soon as they entered the military camp.
More than half an hour later.
Wanli and Jixiang came back with a small group of soldiers.
"Young Master, Director Guan has brought people to pick you up personally." Wanli jumped off the horse.
The people behind also got off their horses.
A big man stepped forward and said, "My Lord, our general has been looking forward to your coming."
Sun Sicheng smiled and stepped forward to pay his respects: "Director Guan, how are you?"
"I'm fine. I'm just looking forward to the eldest young master coming. The general is not here now. When he knows that the eldest young master is here, he will definitely be very happy."
"Director Guan, I don't want to disturb the general. I would like to ask if my cousin Sun Hongyu is in this area?"
"Yes, yes. Doctor Sun is really too busy. Most of the people in this area are seriously injured. Those who are not seriously injured are usually treated nearby. I heard Doctor Sun often pray for Ping An. Is Ping An here?"
Ping An took a step forward and said, "Ping An, please take care of the adults."
Guan Ping patted Ping An's shoulder with great curiosity and said, "Good boy, welcome to the North with your master. Let's go back to the camp."
After more than a quarter of an hour, the vehicle entered the military camp smoothly.
Erqiang followed Ping'an closely, looking at a large camp that stretched as far as the eye could see. There were simple rows of houses and many rows of tents.
Guan Ping introduced: "This used to be a wasteland, but over the years it has slowly become a military medical center. Young master, look at the village over there, it's only a few miles away from here. Many villagers from other places have fled, but they can't. These people have been military households for generations, and in every generation there must be one person who goes to the military camp, while the rest farm the fields.
Our general is kind-hearted and won't ask too much of them. It's only because the harvests have been bad in the past two years, otherwise they would still be able to live a decent life.
I heard from Manager Ming that you brought a personal guard. Let me tell you, you are different from others. Your personal guard is not subject to the control and deployment of the military camp, but he can also eat in the cafeteria together.
If you want to buy anything, you can go to Junhu Village, where you can buy firewood at a cheap price.”
Sun Sicheng nodded repeatedly: "Director Guan, can the people I brought with me live together? If there is not enough accommodation, we also brought our own tents. Most of my guards are doctors and can help with work when they are busy.
As for food, I brought more than 2,000 kilograms of food, and my guards tried their best not to take up meals in the barracks canteen. Of course, if everyone is busy, they may not have time to cook.
In addition, I also brought a batch of wound medicine and other medicines, which are for the military camp. I will ask Wanli to deliver them later."
He still kept most of the anesthetics, although they were also used for the wounded, but he had heard from his cousin that there was often a shortage of medicine on the battlefield, especially anesthetics, and when there was not enough, they could only be used on the seriously injured.
He discussed with Ping An and decided to keep the things he brought for himself, as it would be very painful to have surgery without anesthesia.
Now Guan Ping said that most of the wounded here are serious, so there may be more soldiers with minor injuries. Even the anesthetics he left behind may not be used in the same amount as before, and those with minor injuries may have to use silver needles to relieve pain.
"My dear, now that we have arrived, we will give you this small courtyard to stay in. It may be small, but it has everything you need. If there is not enough room, you can have your people set up a tent in the courtyard. Fortunately, the weather is not cold now. When it gets cooler in September, you can squeeze in together."
What he didn't say was that this was originally the courtyard that belonged to him and a deputy director, and he had someone vacate it before picking up the person.
As for him and Lao Wu, they are two grown men and it doesn't matter where they live.
"Okay, it's good here, Director Guan, go ahead and do your work. I'll have someone pack up the luggage. We'll make dinner ourselves and start saving lives tomorrow. Also, if you run into Doctor Sun, please tell him we're here."
"Okay, I'm really busy. The cafeteria is not far from here, you can find it by asking. The people you bring can go to the cafeteria to eat. Okay, you go ahead and get busy. I really don't have time to welcome you for the moment."
Sun Sicheng hurriedly said, "Let's not talk about this at this time. Let's not talk about this. Director Guan, you are busy."
The entire courtyard has a hall, two rooms on the left and right, both with a large kang on the north side, a courtyard in the front and back, and a well in the front yard. The water is not deep but barely usable. There are two small rooms on the left, each with a kang, but it is smaller. The two small rooms on the right are the kitchen and the small warehouse.
There was a toilet, a washroom and a mule and horse shed in the backyard, which could barely accommodate the mules and horses they brought. The cart could not fit in any more, so they could only park it in the open space in the front yard and build a small shed on top of it.
It is true that although small, it has everything. Sun Sicheng was quite satisfied with this courtyard.
"Young Master, the last time I came here, I knew that Director Guan lived here. He must have vacated the room specially for you." Wanli smiled.
Sun Sicheng smiled and said, "Forget about that. We need this yard. How about this? Ping An, you and I will live in the east room. Five or six people will live in the west room. The two side rooms can accommodate six or seven people. The rest will temporarily set up tents in the yard. Tomorrow or the day after tomorrow, you should find a way to build a kang in the room next to the kitchen and build another one in the west room.
It's better to be crowded than living in a tent. It's very cold in the border town at night in September. Wanli, you have to arrange these things."
"Yes, eldest master." Wanli felt bitter in his heart, and so did He Jin. They had all followed the eldest master since childhood, and they knew that he liked to be alone in a quiet place the most, but now several people were squeezed on one kang.
But it is true that after a month or two, it becomes very cold here at night and it is easy to catch a cold, especially for those of them who have never really lived in an extremely cold place.
An hour later, two tents were set up in the yard, next to each other, occupying almost all the remaining space except for an aisle.
Yuanqing, Xiaochen brothers, Jie Xuewen, Qingshi, and Wu Jun, six people, squeezed into the west room. Since the kang was big and there was no fat person, they could all sleep.
The rest lived in rooms and tents.
There was only a little firewood in the kitchen. Yuanqing and Wang Quan were busy fetching water and making a fire, while He Jin drove a mule cart and took Xiao Wu to a nearby village to buy firewood.
He safely left the yard and looked at the rows of tents and houses not far away. People were constantly coming in and out, and he suddenly felt a sense of sadness in his heart. In such a vast place, most of the people living there were seriously injured soldiers, and it was still unknown how many of them could survive. Their parents, wives and children might be worried at home, afraid that they would never see them again.
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