Chapter 78 Leg Injury During Heavy Rain
Another wave of opposition erupted, turning the scene into a chaotic marketplace, leaving Du Ruoxia's head spinning.
"If you really can't afford 8 yuan, 6 yuan will do." Gao Aijin's tone softened under the angry stares of the crowd.
At this price, you could buy hundreds of kilograms of sweet potatoes; who would agree to that?
But Du Ruoxia remained calm and nodded in response to Aunt Gao.
“Okay, 5 yuan. Once you pay, the sweet potatoes on that plot of land are mine.”
Gao Aijin looked pleasantly surprised. She didn't care for sweet potatoes at all; she was sick of them!
"Okay, here you go!" Gao Aijin took the money excitedly.
With the food, Du Ruoxia felt much lighter, but everyone else looked indignant.
"Everyone, put your tools outside the shed and make room for everyone to use." She directed everyone to settle in before sitting back down.
After Du Ruoxia said that, even if they were unwilling, they didn't dare to continue protecting the items, since the territory wasn't theirs.
Those who had criticized Du Ruoxia were too embarrassed to come over, so they stood on the outermost layer and naturally didn't get to eat any sweet potatoes.
Gao Songbai did not return quickly, and Du Ruoxia did not plan to go down the mountain.
She told Tie Niu that if he was hungry, he should dig up sweet potatoes to eat and not worry about them.
Now Tie Niu was relieved and was about to leave with his friends when his mother quickly stopped him.
"You just ate it and you're digging it out again? Is your stomach a buffalo's stomach?"
Du Ruoxia smiled and said, "The rain is too heavy now, let's wait for your brother Gao Songbai to come back before we dig."
As soon as she mentioned it, Xu E became curious about her relationship with Gao Songbai, and Du Ruoxia had no choice but to tell them the fact that she was already married.
Now, not only the villagers were shocked, but even Gao Songbai's grandfather looked displeased, his regretful expression making Du Ruoxia unable to suppress a smile.
“My husband is a soldier, and he might come to our rescue,” Du Ruoxia explained to them.
No one in the village dared to look at Du Ruoxia anymore. The harsher the words she had spoken before, the more painful the slap in the face they felt now.
"Will the government come to our rescue? This has never happened before, even in previous years." Some people raised different opinions.
Du Ruoxia pursed her lips. There would definitely be a rescue, but there had been some problems along the way.
The rain did not lessen, and Gao Songbai still did not come up, so the villagers began to worry about the others coming.
"With this rain, what are we going to do?"
Du Ruoxia remained silent, only hoping that no other problems would arise; she did not want any regrets in her journey.
After more than ten minutes, lights finally shone on the room.
"They're here! Someone's coming up!" Tie Niu shouted excitedly.
Du Ruoxia threw two pieces of firewood into the fire, saying, "Put some sweet potatoes in to roast for your brother Gao Songbai."
Tie Niu immediately sprang into action, while Du Ruoxia stood up.
There were about twenty people coming up, but Gao Songbai was not among them. Du Ruoxia's eyes flickered.
"Where is Gao Songbai?" Gao Songbai's grandfather excitedly stepped forward to stop the person.
Those people hung their heads and remained silent. Grandpa Gao Songbai had a bad feeling, but Du Ruoxia watched them calmly.
"Speak up, where's my grandson!" Gao Songbai's grandfather urged.
They looked at each other, and the others joined in the discussion, instantly bringing the shed to life again.
Seeing so many people watching, those people dared not make a sound. It was Gao Dongchang, the young man who caught up from behind, who looked at Du Ruoxia anxiously.
"Comrade Du, Gao Songbai is stuck in the plow and is bleeding heavily!"
Gao Dongchang was soaking wet, while those who came up first were wearing raincoats, and Du Ruoxia felt a chill run down her spine.
"Where is it?" Du Ruoxia asked seriously.
“At the foot of the mountain,” Gao Dongchang replied quickly.
"Whose thing is that?" Du Ruoxia asked, looking at the group of people who had just arrived.
Suddenly, more than a dozen people were looking at the three of them, and whispers arose from the crowd.
"Everyone knows how much his family treasures that thing; they own the most land now!"
"Yes, they're not afraid of being washed away by the heavy rain; they insist on carrying it up the mountain."
"Gao Songbai is in a terrible state; I wonder how badly he's injured."
Du Ruoxia had no interest in listening to these people gossip anymore. She pointed at those people and called a few strong men to go down the mountain with flashlights.
The road was hard to see at night, but Du Ruoxia walked at a very fast pace.
After descending the mountain, Du Ruoxia indeed saw tall pines and cypresses at the foot of the mountain.
The rainwater flowing down the mountain was so heavy that it almost submerged him. He could only hold his head up to avoid being submerged, and he was already nearly exhausted.
Seeing him like that, Du Ruoxia felt a surge of anger and went forward to help Gao Songbai.
"How could the water rise so fast? It wasn't even here a moment ago!" Gao Dongchang exclaimed in shock.
"Take that piece of junk away!" she shouted angrily.
"Lift him up, his leg is bleeding even more!" Everyone was too afraid to move.
Du Ruoxia held her breath and glared at them fiercely, her gaze as cold as if she were looking at dead people.
Under Du Ruoxia's intimidation, the brothers finally carried the plow away and carefully placed it aside.
Du Ruoxia gasped when she saw Gao Songbai's thigh. "Quickly press down on his thigh, right here!"
She pointed to the bleeding spot; the area where her thigh had been pressed was unrecognizable.
Gao Dongchang was not very old, and he was naturally flustered when faced with such a situation. He only succeeded after several attempts.
"Comrade Du, Gao Songbai's leg..." Gao Dongchang said, his voice trembling. He was only in his early twenties and had never seen such a horrific wound before.
Du Ruoxia felt a heavy weight on her heart. The risk of amputation for Gao Songbai's leg in such an environment was too great!
"Hurry up the mountain and get someone to clear out a space!" Du Ruoxia shouted.
Several people carried Gao Songbai up the mountain, and Du Ruoxia fell twice while following behind. A sharp pain shot through her foot, and she guessed that she was also injured!
Gao Songbai was placed by the fire, where the firelight illuminated his blood-covered body and the young man pressing down on his thigh; no one could bear to look at him.
Du Ruoxia took out the surgical instruments she had secretly brought from her luggage and shouted loudly at everyone.
"Bring all the flashlights over here!"
At Du Ruoxia's command, no one dared to hide their flashlights and refuse to hand them over; all the flashlights were handed over at once.
"As long as it's bright, a few people come and shine it for me, and bring clean clothes!" Du Ruoxia laid out the tools.
The wound on his thigh was too large; if it wasn't treated immediately, Gao Songbai would face amputation.
Everyone could tell from her posture that she was about to make a move, and they all looked towards Gao Songbai's grandfather.
"I need to operate and stitch him up, so please don't crowd around him," Du Ruoxia said seriously.
When everyone saw that she was even more serious than the team's doctor, they unconsciously made way for her, instantly creating a large empty space.
Grandpa Gao Songbai looked at Du Ruoxia, hesitated, and finally let out a long sigh.
Ignoring everyone else, Du Ruoxia went straight to the wound, carefully opening up Gao Songbai's wound, causing everyone to turn their heads.
Gao Songbai's legs had been crushed beyond recognition by the plowing, and Du Ruoxia had to cut off the rotten flesh in that area.
She didn't bring any anesthetic this time, and you can't carry those things with you anyway. She only brought a few painkillers, which are definitely not as effective as anesthesia.
"Wake him up, give him a piece of cloth to bite on, so he doesn't fall asleep!" Du Ruoxia stared at Gao Dongchang, who was helping out, and earnestly instructed him.
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