Chapter 005: Confrontation, the Lion Opens His Mouth
"Please move aside! I've learned first aid!"
There were too many people and Ye Qing couldn't squeeze in at all. She had no choice but to shout at the back.
Sure enough, after this shout, the crowd immediately made way for her.
Ye Qing quickly leaned sideways and went in.
In the middle of the tram, a white-haired old lady was lying unconscious.
Ye Qing squatted down in front of the old lady to check the situation and asked:
"Can anyone tell me what happened? Is there anything wrong with the old lady?"
Immediately, an enthusiastic passenger shouted:
"She was just sitting here and then, without warning, she had a seizure and then collapsed."
Ye Qing studied clinical medicine, but before the end of the world, she had not even graduated from university.
However, when the end of the world comes and a global disaster occurs, countless people are injured or fall ill every day, and the hospitals are seriously short-staffed. So these half-baked medical students are conscripted by the government and have to go into battle.
Ye Qing also went directly from being a clinician to a general practitioner, and they no longer distinguished between internal medicine and surgery. They had to diagnose and treat all the diseases that the patients were sent to them with.
Of course, at first Ye Qing could only help out in the department. It was not until the third year that she awakened her healing ability. With this talent as an aid, her medical skills improved visibly.
By the tenth year, her wood ability had finally broken through to the second level. By then, she was already able to stand on her own and had gained some fame and status in the survivor base.
But at that time, all her relatives and friends had died, and the survivor base showed signs of collapse, so she felt that she could not hold on any longer.
Of course, this is going too far.
At this moment, she used her supernatural power to probe the old lady and figured out what was going on.
Without delaying any further, she quickly adjusted the old lady's posture to ensure that her airway was fully open. She then unbuttoned the old lady's shirt and then pressed quickly and forcefully on her sternum with the base of her palms.
During the pressing process, a hint of light green wood energy quietly seeped into the old man's heart and lungs.
The process of cardiopulmonary resuscitation and artificial respiration lasted for about four or five minutes, until Ye Qing's arms began to ache and she was almost out of strength, and then the old lady woke up.
"Hey, wake up! It's amazing!"
As soon as the old lady woke up, everyone immediately looked towards Ye Qing in surprise and curiosity.
Ye Qing wiped the sweat from his forehead and said to the passengers around him embarrassedly:
"Please everyone spread out a little. If you gather too tightly, it will be hard for the patient to breathe."
Most people at this time were still simple and enthusiastic. When they heard what Ye Qing said, they immediately stepped back, leaving the seats in the middle empty.
Although the old lady was awake, she was still in a daze. Ye Qing went up to her and asked her a few questions, but the old lady could not answer at all.
There was no other way, Ye Qing could only ask the driver to find a way to drive the car to the nearest hospital.
The old lady suffered from acute myocardial infarction caused by coronary atherosclerosis. Although Ye Qing used emergency measures to save her, it did not mean that the patient was out of danger. She had to be sent to the hospital for treatment as soon as possible.
Of course, with Ye Qing's wood ability, as long as a large amount of wood power is injected, the old lady's illness can be cured by 60% to 70% on the spot.
But Ye Qing is not stupid, and certainly won't put himself in danger for an old lady he doesn't even know.
Being able to help save the old lady's life under such circumstances has already been our greatest kindness.
When the passengers in the car heard that the old lady was still in danger, they immediately agreed to let the driver change route to the hospital.
Soon, with the help of many enthusiastic people, the old lady was sent to the nearest People's Hospital.
Ye Qing followed all the way into the emergency room and explained the old lady's condition to the doctor in general.
Because he didn't know the old lady's background at the moment, Ye Qing had to pay the ten yuan medical bill out of his own pocket.
Of course, Ye Qing did not intend to be an unknown hero. When she paid the medical bills, she left her name and contact information. When the old lady's family came, she would have to pay the money back!
Ye Qing heaved a sigh of relief only after seeing the old lady being pushed into the operating room.
Now that she was in the hospital, she was not in a hurry to go back. She simply took care of the things that had been on her mind since she came here.
She also made an appointment for herself to have a detailed cardiology examination.
After all this trouble, it was already dark when I got on the train back home.
Thinking about what happened when she left in the morning, Ye Qing guessed that the Ye family definitely didn't leave any dinner for her. She didn't want to be hungry late at night, so she simply ate outside before going back.
It happened that the state-owned hotel finally opened at this time. She got off the car and went straight to the state-owned hotel at the entrance of Yantang Old Street. She went in and ordered two meat dishes, one vegetarian dish and five taels of rice, which cost her fifty cents plus two meat coupons and one grain coupon.
Having not tasted pork for many years, Ye Qing felt that she could almost swallow a whole pig. Moreover, the cooking skills of the chefs in state-owned hotels in that era were really good. Just these three very ordinary home-cooked dishes were so delicious that she almost swallowed her tongue.
She ate all three dishes and half a pound of rice, even the last bit of soup was mixed with the rice.
Seeing her eating manner like a starving ghost, it is fortunate that this happens in this era. If it happened before the end of the world, she would have been laughed at.
But in the 1970s, everyone lived a tight life, and the awareness of cherishing food was almost deeply rooted in the soul of everyone in that era. Therefore, there were quite a few people who ate like Ye Qing, and her style of wolfing down food was not very eye-catching.
After eating till he was full, Ye Qing wiped the oil from the corners of his mouth and returned to the courtyard of his house with a satisfied look on his face.
However, as soon as I got home and opened the door, a broom flew towards me.
Realizing the danger, Ye Qing reacted quickly and moved to the side immediately.
The broom fell to the ground, and Ye's mother's scolding followed:
"You still remember to come back? Look at what time it is now. Your father and your eldest brother have been busy in the factory all day, and they can't even have a hot meal when they come back. Have you let your conscience be eaten by dogs? Why don't you just die outside?"
Ye Qing's eyes were cold.
"I'm the only one in the family who has hands, right? Dad and brother have to go to work, but you and your older sister don't have to go to work, right? I'm the only one who can cook, and the rest of you just sit and wait for food. Am I the nanny of this family? I've been cooking for so many years, and I can be scolded for taking a day off today. Then what are you guys who just sit back and enjoy the fruits of others' labor?"
Ye's mother was used to her two daughters being obedient and sensible, so she was shocked and surprised to see Ye Qing turned into a rebellious person.
But soon, she reacted and said angrily:
"Listen to what you are saying. What do you mean by sitting back and enjoying the fruits of others' labor? It's not easy for me to raise you for so many years. I don't ask for much in return from you. I just want you to cook a few meals for me, but you are complaining so much. I think you are really an ungrateful person! Fortunately, I sent you to the countryside, otherwise, if you stayed, I'm afraid you would become my enemy!"
It would have been fine if he hadn't mentioned going to the countryside. As soon as Ye Qing mentioned going to the countryside, he couldn't help but think of the poor little girl who died suddenly of a heart attack.
Ye Qing looked at Ye's mother and asked with a smile:
"Did you know that your second daughter has heart disease?"
Mother Ye was stunned.
Ye's father and several other brothers and sisters of the Ye family who ran out after hearing the noise were also stunned by these words.
Ye Qing had a very cold expression, and his eyes swept over everyone present:
"Do you know that Ye Qing has congenital heart valve defect and cannot be overworked, cannot be stimulated, and cannot engage in heavy physical labor?"
"Thanks to you all these years, because of overwork and malnutrition, her disease has become a spent force. She only has a few years left to live. She might not even make it to the countryside and die."
The room was dead silent.
There was a flash of shock in Ye's mother's eyes. She didn't notice that Ye Qing just spoke in the third person. After Zheng was stunned for two or three seconds, she came to her senses and immediately retorted:
"What mental illness? Stop talking nonsense and scaremongering here. Don't think you can avoid going to the countryside to work as a sent-down youth just by making up an excuse! I tell you, the list of the Revolutionary Committee has been released and it will not be changed. Even if you die, you must die on the train to the countryside!"
As soon as these words were spoken, other people in the room also reacted.
"Ye Qing, could you please stop being so willful! This is the policy now. Each family has to provide one person. Your elder brother has a job and your elder sister is married, so you are the most suitable person to go to the countryside! You have to have a sense of the overall situation and a spirit of dedication, and don't make things difficult for me and your mother!" Ye's father started lecturing as soon as he opened his mouth.
"Yes, second sister, the leaders have said that the countryside is a vast place and you can achieve a lot if you go there. Since you don't have a job in the city, you might as well go there to farm. Besides, you have been used to doing housework for these years, so you will definitely be able to handle it if you go there. Unlike me, I can't even cook or stir-fry."
Ye Hong also followed suit, chatting and looking at Ye Qing with a proud look in her eyes.
Ye Zhigao said righteously:
"She is just a delicate person who cannot stand hardships. She wants to avoid going to the countryside. Dad, mom, and big sister, you don't need to say so much to her. Anyway, the quota has been decided. If she dares to be a deserter, just let the Revolutionary Committee arrest her!"
Although Ye Xia and Ye Zhiyuan did not speak, their eyes were full of disgust and contempt when they looked at Ye Qing. Obviously, everyone thought that the so-called heart disease must be an excuse Ye Qing made up for not going to the countryside.
Ye Qing knew that the Ye family did not have much affection for the original body, but he did not expect that this family could be so cold and heartless.
In this case, she had no intention of playing nice with this family anymore.
She nodded:
"Although you have bullied me for so many years, we are still family after all. I thought you still had some affection for me, but I didn't expect that I was just being too sentimental."
"But if that's the case, then it's easier to deal with."
"You just want me to go to the countryside, right? It's not impossible, but before that, let's talk about the handover procedures before going to the countryside."
"First, this morning when the Revolutionary Committee came to deliver the notice to go to the countryside, they gave me 250 yuan as resettlement fee. You must give me all of this money!"
"Second, prepare ten kilograms of new cotton for me, plus 300 yuan for my own use, and also prepare a watch for me."
"Without these things, it's not easy for me to go to the countryside!"
Ye Qing's request can be said to be a lion's opening.
Not to mention the extra 300 yuan and a watch, even the 250 yuan resettlement fee originally given by the Revolutionary Committee, Ye's mother originally planned to keep it for herself and never thought of handing it to Ye Qing.
Now, hearing Ye Qing's outrageous request, the others were dumbfounded, while Ye's mother was furious:
"I think you are not suffering from a heart disease, you are crazy! You are dreaming if I want you to prepare so many things for you!"
Ye Qing was not at all surprised by Ye's mother's reaction.
But she was very calm and took out the examination certificate issued by the Department of Cardiology of the People's Hospital in the afternoon from her pocket:
"It doesn't matter if you disagree. I'll go to the Revolutionary Committee tomorrow."
"I think with this proof, the Revolutionary Committee will reconsider our family's selection of people to go to the countryside. After all, they certainly don't want any educated youth to die on the train to the countryside, right?"
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