The brigade leader also knew about Zhao Guangliang's grandmother's worries. The old lady was almost seventy years old, and he was afraid that she wouldn't be able to bear it if something happened to her. "Alright, then let Guangliang stay at the clinic."
"These are the medicines I was going to bring. I'm so sorry." Zhao Guangliang's father handed the bag to the brigade leader, his ears turning red with embarrassment.
When Xie Yuyao arrived at the brigade headquarters, she saw Zhao Guangliang's father walking away with his head down, while the brigade captain, who was about to enter the hospital, was carrying a familiar bag, which was the relief medicine that had been packed up the previous evening.
"Captain!" Xie Yuyao called out, striding forward. "Has something happened to Zhao Guangliang?"
The captain turned around when he heard the voice. "Xie Wazi, you've come at the right time. Tell Honghui how to use these medicines. Zhao Guangliang has something to do and has to leave the rescue team."
Xie Yuyao's eyes lit up: "Then I'll join!"
"no!"
"no!"
Zhao Honghui's and the captain's voices rang out at the same time.
Xie Yuyao was outnumbered and outmatched, and was completely defeated in a fight against two opponents. She had no choice but to give up and stuff the large bag of hand warmers she had brought into his hands.
Just then, a jeep drove up, and the three reinforcements sent by Ye Xingchang arrived.
They were wearing military overcoats, carrying identical large backpacks, and slinging military water bottles over their shoulders. Among them was a familiar face—Dr. Zhuang, the leader of the mobile medical team, who was carrying a conspicuous medical kit.
Zhao Honghui and the captain went over to greet them, shook hands, exchanged pleasantries, and then led them into the courtyard.
"Dr. Zhuang," Xie Yuyao greeted with a light laugh.
Dr. Zhuang nodded.
Zhao Honghui reacted the fastest, looking at Dr. Zhuang with a smile and saying, "So you are Yao Yao's training teacher. I've heard so much about you."
"You're her boyfriend?" Dr. Zhuang knew she was a sent-down youth when he called Xie Yuyao by her nickname, and he guessed it right away.
Zhao Honghui sincerely thanked her: "It was me. Thank you for nurturing Yao Yao."
"I don't deserve such praise; it's my duty."
The brigade leader also expressed his gratitude to him, and then they chatted about the situation of Qingshantun Health Center.
With all personnel present, the rescue team set off amidst the expectant and worried gazes of the crowd.
This trip lasted ten days.
*
That afternoon, Xie Yuyao was treating a child when she heard a faint commotion in the distance.
Zhao Hongqin also heard the commotion and ran out like the wind. Her two older brothers had gone up the mountain and had been anxious day and night these past few days.
"I'll go out and take a look too." Zhao Guangliang followed her out the door.
Xie Yuyao, without showing any signs of anxiety, diagnosed the child with a cold and fever. She quickly prescribed antipyretics and cold medicine for the child's mother and explained the dosage and usage instructions.
The clamor of voices grew closer. Just as she finished and was about to leave, Zhao Guangliang ran back. "Xie Zhiqing, many people are injured. Go and see them quickly. I'll prepare the medicine."
Without saying a word, Xie Yuyao ran outside and saw a large group of people rushing towards her. They were all disheveled and, besides those supporting each other, were also carrying several stretchers.
Zhao Honghui was very tall and stood out in the crowd. Xie Yuyao spotted him quickly.
He also saw Yao Yao and strode towards her.
"Yaoyao," Zhao Honghui called softly, embracing her tightly. "I'm back."
Xie Yuyao hugged him tightly, her heart finally at ease. She released Zhao Honghui and looked him up and down, "Are you injured? Has your leg injury flared up again?"
Zhao Honghui told the truth: "I was not injured, I just caught a chill, and it's nothing serious."
"Then let's go to the clinic to warm up." Xie Yuyao saw that he walked without any abnormality, and she didn't know whether he was enduring pain or that it was really nothing serious.
Soon, the clinic was packed with people.
Taking advantage of a moment when no one was looking, Xie Yuyao replaced all the boiling water with spiritual spring water and poured a large cup for Zhao Honghui.
All thirty-plus members of the hunting team were injured, and three of them had to be carried back on stretchers. One of them was Zhao Dazhuang, the captain of the hunting team.
Xie Yuyao moved the seriously injured to the inner room and treated their wounds together with Dr. Zhuang.
Of the three, only Zhao Dazhuang had a broken leg. The other two were covered in blood and gore, with several gashes, some so deep that the bone was visible, suggesting they had been bitten by some large animal.
Zhao Guangliang and Zhao Hongqin treated the injuries of the others, most of whom had been scratched by wolves or injured from falls. Zhao Hongfei's arm was also scratched by wolves, but fortunately, they were all superficial wounds.
After a lot of trouble, it was finally possible to see everyone's injuries, and most of the accompanying family members breathed a sigh of relief.
As for the rescue team, apart from Zhao Honghui's old injury recurring, the others did not suffer any external injuries.
Only then did people start asking them what had happened.
The members of the hunting team then shared their experiences of the winter hunt, one after another.
It turned out that the reason they were so badly injured and had not returned for so long was because they had encountered a pack of wolves.
There were quite a few of them, but there were also dozens of wolves. After being surrounded by wolves, the group retreated to a cave and held out for the night.
During this period, the wolves launched several attacks, and the situation was dire.
Zhao Dazhuang, the captain of the hunting team, broke his leg while saving someone. Fortunately, it was not a comminuted fracture and he will recover after a period of rest.
The other two were bitten by wolves and nearly lost their lives.
Just when they were in despair, having run out of bullets and food supplies, a rescue team descended from the sky.
Zhao Honghui shot the alpha wolf, leaving the pack leaderless. The other wolves were finally frightened and were quickly driven back by the rescue team.
After rescuing the hunting party, the wolf pack gained a new alpha wolf, which led the pack in pursuit.
Fortunately, Zhao Honghui and the three foreign players had strong firepower, and the wolf pack suffered heavy casualties, almost being wiped out.
Besides three wild boars, five muntjacs, a large number of rabbits, pheasants, and other small prey, they brought back a dozen or so wild wolves.
Judging from the prey alone, it was a bumper harvest.
Soon, an oxcart arrived and took the two seriously injured people to the hospital, with Zhao Guangliang accompanying them.
Xie Yuyao poured water for the three foreign aid workers and asked Dr. Zhuang, "Dr. Zhuang, do you know about Honghui's physical condition? Is he really alright?"
Zhao Honghui immediately winked at Dr. Zhuang, but Dr. Zhuang bluntly said, "He was fine for the first few days, but after finding the hunting team, he gave his sleeping bag to the most seriously injured person. He caught a chill at night and that's when his condition started to flare up."
"So what's going on now?" Xie Yuyao was extremely flustered and glared at the helpless Zhao Honghui.
Zhao Honghui held her hand, offering silent comfort.
"He took your strong painkiller, which blocked out the pain. Don't worry, it's not serious." At this point, Dr. Zhuang stared intently at Xie Yuyao. "Did you brew all these bottled medicines?"
After receiving Xie Yuyao's affirmation, Dr. Zhuang said, "I think the medicine is quite effective. Can it be mass-produced?" He was very interested in these pills.
Xie Yuyao immediately shook her head: "These products haven't undergone clinical trials and testing, so they can't be marketed."
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