Millions of years of wind and rain have sculpted, peeled away, and reshaped the earth.
The layered rocks, like a giant screen, display the most intense and unrestrained colors without reservation.
Deep red like solidified flames, reddish-brown like the blood of the earth, golden yellow like molten sunlight, interspersed with gray-white and bluish-purple stripes...
Looking at the scene, Guan Wenru's eyes crinkled into a smile. "It's so beautiful! The wonders of nature are truly breathtaking."
As far as the eye can see, there are endless waves of color stretching to the distant horizon, creating a stunning contrast with the azure sky.
In fact, the Rainbow Mountains of this era are even more beautiful than they are decades later.
Suddenly, she seemed to remember something, dismounted, and took out a camera from her bag. "Brother Che, Xiaoni, let's take some pictures."
"!!" Upon learning that Guan Wenru had a camera, the Che siblings were stunned into silence.
These days, cameras are incredibly luxurious accessories!
Even if an ordinary person has money, they can't buy it.
Guan Wenru had no idea what they were thinking. She adjusted the camera settings, looked up at Che Xiaoni, and said, "You two siblings, come closer. I'll take a picture of you first!"
Che Zhenxing felt embarrassed and shook his head, "How about I take the picture for you?"
"Let me take your picture first, stop dawdling, come closer."
Guan Wenru's attitude was firm, and the Che siblings had no choice but to follow her orders.
Guan Wenru took several group photos of them and several individual photos.
After learning how to use the camera, Che Zhenxing took several photos of Guan Wenru and Che Xiaoni together.
Seeing that Che Xiaoni wanted to try out the camera, Guan Wenru asked her to take a few solo photos for her.
After taking the photos, the three continued to admire the beautiful scenery before them.
The fatigue of the long journey and the jolting on horseback were completely washed away by the unparalleled wonder of nature before them.
Three horses and three people, in this silent yet burning world, formed a small silhouette, witnessing together this breathtaking beauty from the depths of the earth.
Good days always fly by, and a little over an hour later, the three of them began their return journey.
The journey back was also filled with stops and starts.
The three of them arrived at the Dahewan Production Brigade after the sun had set.
......
They thought the day had come to a perfect end, but before the three of them even got home, as they passed a house, a sharp, painful cry came from inside the yurt.
Then came the ear-piercing sound of dishes shattering!
The three of them were startled at the same time.
Che Xiaoni suddenly realized something, and her tone changed, "Oh dear! It's Sister Wulan! She's probably about to give birth!"
No sooner had he finished speaking than a man rushed out of the yurt.
This person is Aunt Zhuoma, Ulan's mother-in-law.
Aunt Zhuoma, her face ashen, rushed in in a panic. Upon seeing the Che siblings, she clung to them like a lifeline.
"Zhenxing, Zhenxing, quick! Help Auntie find someone! Wulan is in terrible pain! She just picked up her bowl to drink some water and suddenly fainted from the pain! She fell to the ground! What are we going to do!"
Aunt Zhuoma, her eyes brimming with tears, stamped her feet anxiously. "Our commune's only barefoot doctor has gone to the provincial capital to get medicine and won't be back for the next few days! What are we going to do? We're in the middle of nowhere, what are we going to do!"
The Che siblings were also panicked.
Che Zhenxing suddenly remembered something and quickly turned to look at Che Xiaoni, "Go to Batu's house and find Batu's grandma. She has delivered babies before, so she should know a thing or two!"
Che Xiaoni snapped out of her daze and said, "Okay, okay."
With lives at stake, she rode her horse backward, not forgetting to say to Guan Wenru, "Wenru, I'm so sorry, you should go back to my house first."
Guan Wenru nodded, "Don't worry about me, go quickly."
Giving birth is a life-or-death ordeal for women.
In addition, medical conditions were poor in that era, and the probability of women dying in childbirth was very high.
Guan Wenru thought of something and turned to Che Zhenxing. "Brother Che, you can ride a horse faster than me. Go to the army base, explain the situation to the sentry at the gate, and ask the army doctor for help."
"good."
Che Zhenxing didn't know if the military doctor would come to help, but for now, finding a military doctor was the only option.
Aunt Zhuoma's shouts attracted many neighbors.
After everyone rushed over, those who had given birth went inside to take a look.
Guan Wenru put the horse down and then followed her inside.
The room was filled with the stench of blood and a tense atmosphere.
Seeing the mother's condition, her heart tightened.
The woman was still unconscious, her face was pale, and she lay on the kang (a heated brick bed) with her eyes closed. The mattress beneath her was already soaked with amniotic fluid and a small amount of blood. Her body was still convulsing unconsciously with the contractions.
Aunt Zhuoma's voice was trembling with tears, "Her water broke, the baby is definitely coming out, but she's dizzy and can't push! She's going to die!"
Time is life!
The women standing around seemed helpless, only able to wipe away their tears.
In an instant, Guan Wenru's mind flashed back to fragments of helping several people give birth in her previous life, as well as the image of a woman dying in childbirth.
If we just wait around like this, the mother might not survive.
Thinking of this, she took a deep breath and immediately stepped forward.
No one present recognized her, but seeing that she was wearing a military uniform, they inexplicably trusted her.
Guan Wenru knelt on the edge of the kang (a heated brick bed), his fingers resting on Wulan's carotid artery.
The pulse is weak, and the breathing is very shallow!
She quickly unbuttoned Ulan's collar to keep her airway clear, then pinched her philtrum firmly.
As she pressed down on him, she called out loudly, "Sister-in-law Wulan! Wake up! For yourself, for your husband, for your children, wake up!"
She called out several times, but Ulan remained unresponsive.
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