Chapter 79 Almost Lost His Life
The people around her were still whispering, but Du Ruoxia had no time to pay attention to them; all she could see was the wound in front of her.
Her tools were far too rudimentary; she had originally hoped to use the tools of the army medics, but in the end, she could only use the fruit knife she had bought herself.
Gao Songbai's blood vessels had ruptured. She picked out the blood vessels, sewed them up with thread, and cut away the unusable flesh bit by bit.
Gao Songbai, biting the piece of cloth, stared wide-eyed. Du Ruoxia had only one thought: this must be what it looks like to die with eyes wide open!
After the stitches were done, Du Ruoxia finally breathed a sigh of relief; her life had been saved!
Her clothes, which were originally wet, were almost dry from the fire, and she could finally breathe a sigh of relief.
Her sutures weren't medical sutures, so even if the bleeding stopped after the stitches, there was still a risk of infection.
She would look up at the sky every now and then and pray that Yang Zeyan would come quickly, because Xin Gao would soon be in the fever stage, and without a hospital environment, she couldn't save him.
For the first time, she wished time would pass quickly and that dawn would break soon.
She paced back and forth, checking Gao Songbai's wound every now and then.
Seeing her like this, everyone's mood tightened, and they realized that Gao Songbai might die.
The rain was still falling, and it was then that she suddenly remembered a rather important question.
"Have you counted the number of people in your village? Are they all there?" Du Ruoxia asked Xingao's grandfather.
Grandpa Gao Songbai's eyes were red, and when Du Ruoxia spoke to him, his gaze remained fixed on Gao Songbai.
"Go and see if there's anything missing. I'll keep an eye on him," Du Ruoxia said.
Grandpa Gao Songbai didn't want to leave, but he had to leave because of Du Ruoxia's instructions.
As soon as he left, Du Ruoxia breathed a sigh of relief. She looked at Gao Dongchang beside her and said, "Keep the water boiling in the pot!"
Gao Dongchang had no idea what she meant; he simply did as she said.
"Whose broken plowshare is that? Step forward!" Du Ruoxia stared at the crowd with a serious expression; she hadn't seen the people clearly because it was dark.
The crowd turned to look in one direction. Xu E, standing next to Du Ruoxia, pointed directly at the group of people in the same tent as Gao Aijin and said, "It's them! They're all heartless bastards!"
"Come out!" Du Ruoxia said coldly.
They hesitated for a while before coming out, clutching their wrinkled clothes and not daring to look at Du Ruoxia.
“He insisted on letting us go up the mountain; he was willing to help us to get up the mountain!” one of the younger men said.
Du Ruoxia's heart grew even colder. She took a deep breath and then spoke.
"Get out of my sight immediately, get out of the awning!"
Upon hearing this, the brothers' voices trembled with fear. "We didn't mean to! We were terrified! Don't chase us away!"
They now know that going down the mountain is certain death, because below is a vast expanse of water.
"Ha, did you think he would die when you left him there?"
"No, not only did you not bring any, you also took your own things up the mountain, and he almost drowned in the rain!"
"He saved you, but almost lost his own life!"
Du Ruoxia's voice was full of questioning and accusation as she looked at the group of people with a cold gaze.
She even thought that she shouldn't have let Gao Songbai go down the mountain; some people just need to be dealt with by heaven.
No one objected to what Du Ruoxia said, and after a moment of silence, Aunt Gao stepped forward.
"Why should I? This is my territory. Why are you kicking me out?" Aunt Gao stepped forward.
Du Ruoxia narrowed her eyes, her gaze towards Gao Aijin now devoid of warmth.
"Since you're not leaving, don't blame me for being heartless!" Du Ruoxia said coldly.
She turned around and went back to check on Gao Songbai's condition; thankfully, he hadn't started to have a fever yet.
With tears in his eyes, Gao Songbai's grandfather walked up to Du Ruoxia and said, "Baby, we are sorry for you and for Gao Songbai."
Du Ruoxia shook her head, "You absolutely mustn't collapse, he'll be counting on you to take care of him!"
Gao Songbai lives with only his grandfather. His parents have gone to work in the provincial capital and won't be back for a while.
"I know, I definitely will!" Grandpa Gao Songbai nodded repeatedly, his eyes red.
Those few didn't leave in the end. Du Ruoxia vented her anger and calmed down a bit. She found a seat and sat down to rest.
"Take a look, I'm going to rest for a bit. Call me if anything happens." The day's work left her so exhausted that she fell asleep almost as soon as she closed her eyes.
She had reached her limit. The energy she had gained from resting on the train was completely depleted. Surgery is inherently exhausting, and even though the environment was very basic, she still fell asleep.
The group sat together in the shed, using low stools they had brought from home as cushions, and one by one, some people fell asleep.
After an unknown amount of time, the surroundings became noisy, and Du Ruoxia opened her eyes with a frown.
The young man looking after Gao Songbai was busy, and her heart skipped a beat.
"Does she have a fever?" she asked anxiously, standing up.
The movement was too hasty, and Du Ruoxia staggered for a moment before regaining her balance. When she looked up, she found that the sky was already turning white.
"Comrade Du, he has a fever, it's nothing serious, I'll take care of him. You can continue to rest," Gao Dongchang said calmly to Du Ruoxia.
In his mind, a fever is just a common cold, and sweating it out will make it better.
"How long has it been?" Du Ruoxia asked, rubbing her temples.
“I didn’t wake you for two hours because you were sleeping soundly. Fever is a very common thing.” Gao Dongchang looked at Du Ruoxia with a puzzled expression, while Du Ruoxia’s expression was too serious.
Du Ruoxia's face paled even more, and she quickly walked over, "Quick, bring me some hot water!"
Gao Dongchang was at a loss when he saw Du Ruoxia's changed face. Realizing that he had done something wrong, he hurriedly went to prepare water.
Du Ruoxia kept guiding Gao Dongchang on the operation, and she also used some folk methods to cool down the pine trees.
The clothes that had dried quickly became wet again due to their busy work, and everyone could tell from their flurry of activity that something was wrong.
"What happened? Didn't the bleeding stop?" Xu E heard the noise and came over carrying the child.
Du Ruoxia was busy examining Gao Songbai's body, while the young man beside her answered Xu E's questions.
"It's normal to get a fever after being caught in the rain all day. Just sweat it out," Xu E said dismissively.
Gao Dongchang also thought so, but looking at Du Ruoxia's face, he dared not say it. They had all forgotten Gao Songbai's physical condition after just having surgery.
Those nearby were also awakened by Xu E's voice and looked over, but none of them took it seriously when they heard that she had a fever.
"Postoperative fever can lead to infection and amputation in mild cases, or even death from high fever in severe cases," Du Ruoxia said coldly.
Everyone's hearts tightened upon hearing this, and they dared not speak. Fortunately, Gao Songbai's grandfather had already fallen asleep from exhaustion.
Du Ruoxia busied herself checking Gao Songbai's wound, which was indeed red and swollen!
Du Ruoxia didn't know what had happened to Yang Zeyan, and there was no follow-up from Wang Hu. Was no one taking such a serious flood seriously?
Du Ruoxia couldn't believe that after one night, the place was flooded, yet no one came to rescue her.
"Coo coo~"
The rooster crowed; dawn was approaching!
Du Ruoxia looked up at the sky; the rain was still falling.
"Comrade Du, Gao Songbai is having convulsions!" Xu E suddenly exclaimed.
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