When Tian An arrived, Chun Xi and the others were already there.
The small room had been cleaned up. According to Tian An's request, the whole layout was like a simple clinic, with some common medicines stored at home and a few simple tables, chairs and benches.
Tian An took out some simple tools and materials for disinfecting and bandaging external injuries from the space and placed them on the table in case of emergency.
The beds in other rooms were being made. Because time was tight, they simply lifted the boards and placed them against the wall on the ground, leaving a passage in the middle. Since there were not enough mattresses, they laid straw on top of the boards and then a large piece of coarse cloth as a bed sheet, and put an old quilt on top.
Fortunately, the pots and pans used in the last thank-you banquet were still in the village school kitchen. After getting food from the warehouse and washing the pots and pans, they cooked cabbage porridge in one pot and a large pot of medicine to prevent colds in another pot.
Tian An looked around and just came out of the kitchen when he saw Deng Xue walking into the village school with an old woman, two young women, and three children.
Deng Xue invited a few people in while explaining to Tian An, "Miss, the heavy snow broke off a tree trunk and collapsed the roof of their house. The house is uninhabitable, but fortunately no one was injured. I told the young master about our situation, and he asked me to bring them here."
"Take them in! Let Chunxi arrange it." Tian An looked outside the dark door, a little worried about Zhao Yiming, and also missed the look of a girl next to the woman.
After Deng Xue handed the person over to Chun Xi, she came out to find Tian An again, "Miss, the master told you not to worry, they are all fine."
Tian An curled his lips slightly, "Yeah! I know."
Deng Xue saw that Tian An was still worried and was about to say something when another family came in.
As soon as the old man saw Tian An, he excitedly stepped forward and said, "An An, Daniu said you prepared a temporary shelter for us. Our family will have to trouble you for a while."
Tian An took a look at the family of seven or eight people and asked if they were injured.
"We noticed it quickly, so no one was hurt. The child was just a little frightened, but it's okay. It's just that we can't live in the house for the time being. Alas! We won't have a good New Year this year!" The old man said with a look of grief and helplessness.
Tian An hurried to comfort her: "It's good that no one was hurt. We can repair the house after the snow stops. I prepared this place temporarily. The conditions are a bit poor, but at least it can keep out the wind and snow. You can stay here for a few days and then make plans!"
The old man waved his hand and said, "Girl, you've provided us with a shelter from the wind and rain. It's already a timely help. We can't thank you enough! How could we despise you?"
Tian An asked Deng Xue to take them inside to find Chun Xi and make arrangements. He then continued to stand in the corridor and look outside.
Two more families arrived one after another, all of them elderly people, women and children. After the men in the families were sure that their families were safe, they also joined the rescue.
The snow outside hadn't stopped falling, but was actually getting heavier. Tian An frowned, his heart filled with worry. Fortunately, so far, the people who came to the village school had only been frightened and no one had been injured.
But before Tian An could rejoice, he heard hurried footsteps coming from outside the village school gate.
Along with this, there was an anxious voice of comfort: "Brother, we are almost there. Da Niu said that the village school has medicine. You will be fine after taking the medicine. You will be fine. You will be fine."
The sound came from far away, and soon, a young man of seventeen or eighteen appeared in Tian An's sight, carrying a man in his twenties on his back.
Tian An remembered these two people. The injured one was Tian Qing, who was from the same generation as Tian An in the village, and the one who carried him was his younger brother Tian Bai.
Tian An hurriedly shouted into the house, asking someone to come out to help.
As soon as he finished speaking, the two old men who had come earlier came out and hurried forward to lend a hand.
Tian An walked in front and led the person to the temporary clinic.
Tian An pointed to the chair in the clinic and said, "Put him down, and be careful not to touch his legs."
Then he lifted a tray from the table behind him, took out a pair of scissors from it, and cut off the man's injured calf.
Without any cover, the palm-sized wound on Tian Qing's calf, which was bleeding continuously, suddenly appeared in front of them.
Several people gasped as they looked at Tian Qing's bloody wound. Only Tian An calmly took the disinfectant and began to clean his wound.
"It's a little painful, just bear with it." Then he asked his brother Tian Bai to hold his legs and stop him from moving.
Several people watched Tian An treating the wound in an orderly manner, and tacitly did not dare to disturb him.
When the disinfectant was applied to Tian Qing's legs, they trembled a little, but Tian Bai held them down tightly. However, he still couldn't help but groan.
Tian An picked up a cloth pad from the side and handed it to him, "If you can't help it, bite it." After Tian Qing took it, he continued his hand movements.
"Brother Tian Qing, this wound was caused by a branch! It's quite deep and the wound is quite large. Let me help you stop the bleeding first. Remember that you must get stitches. It will be very painful, but you have to bear it."
"Sew, sew? Use the needle and thread for sewing clothes?" Tian Qing's voice trembled.
"The needle and thread used to sew the wound are special, different from ordinary needles and thread, but the principle is similar. If the wound is not sutured, it will easily split, causing secondary damage, and the bleeding will be in vain. If you are not careful, it will become inflamed, and then it will be troublesome." Tian An briefly explained the condition of the wound to the two brothers.
Tian Qing was still dazed by the stitches, unable to recover for a long time. Tian Bai raised a question. "Sister An An, it's not that we don't trust you. It's just that we've never heard of your medical skills before! And we've never heard of stitches like you mentioned!"
When Tian Bai said this, the people present also reacted. Yes! They had never heard that Tian An knew medicine! This was a matter of life and death, how could he do it carelessly!
The old man who came first kindly advised Tian An, "Yes! An An girl, there won't be any problem with the stitches! Otherwise, we should go to Xiaba Village and ask Doctor Zhao to take a look!"
Tian An knew people wouldn't believe her, so she had already prepared an excuse. "Don't worry! I'm good friends with the young lady at the Qin Family Pharmacy in the county town, and I've studied with their resident doctor for a while. Treating this minor injury shouldn't be a problem."
Seeing the obvious hesitation on their faces, Tian An said, "Even if you go to ask for Doctor Zhao now, you may not be able to get him. The situation in our village is not good, and Xiaba Village is probably not much better. Do you think the people in their village will let him come at this time?"
Even if he can come, it’s still snowing outside! How long will it take to go there and back? Can Brother Tian Qing wait?
A few people fell silent. Tian An's words were true. Thanks to Tian An, his village had built a number of brick and tile houses this year. Xiaba Village didn't have a Tian An to help with the construction, so the situation was probably even worse than theirs.
Under such circumstances, it was impossible for them to invite Doctor Zhao.
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