In the outpatient clinic, medical staff were coming and going. Wu Jun sat upright on a chair under the corridor, staring into the distance in a daze.
After the team leader went to the border, the team members worked with full energy every day to carry out their missions. Only when they returned to the temporary military camp every day did they feel that they had lived another day.
When they were at the border, they lived every day as if it were their last.
"Captain Wu, how is your injury?" Lu Shiyi led Su Jin to Wu Jun and asked.
Wu Jun instinctively looked around with caution, but when he saw that it was Lu Shiyi and his wife, the wariness on his face disappeared.
"Eight team members were seriously injured, and two of them had wounds on their legs that have become festered. There is a shortage of medical care and medicine at the border. Although the military doctors treated them as soon as possible, the situation is still not optimistic." Wu Jun told Su Jin the truth.
Only by telling the truth to the doctor can they receive treatment as soon as possible.
"Gunshot wound? Knife wound?" Su Jin kept Wu Jun's words in mind and looked at him and asked.
"Both!" Wu Jun followed the team members on patrol every day. While others could still have a rest, Wu Jun was on the mountain every day for more than a month.
Su Jin first took Wu Jun's pulse and found that his body had lost a lot of weight in the past month.
"Ayi, you apply the medicine to Wu Bu first. I'll write a recipe for the medicinal diet for Auntie later." Su Jin said hurriedly, "Medicine is three parts poison. Dietary supplements are the best way."
Lu Shiyi nodded and said he would do as Su Jin said.
After Su Jin left, Wu Jun relaxed completely, exuding an indescribable sense of fatigue.
"Shi Yi, two team members died, eight were seriously injured, and all of them were injured. They will go to the border again next year." Wu Jun thought of the team members he had trained, who died on the border.
He was aware of the responsibility on his shoulders, and felt uncomfortable when he saw these team members leave.
"Commander Wu, the families of the two team members are all at the farm's supply and marketing cooperative. The team members found this job for them. Once the situation outside improves, we'll arrange for them to work at the farm's supply and marketing cooperative." Lu Shiyi found them a job to make ends meet. "If the other eight people are in a bad situation and can't continue with extensive training, they'll be transferred to logistics."
Lu Shiyi didn't want the team members to leave the barracks this time. The logistics department of the armed forces had cleared out a lot of corrupt officials, and many positions were vacant.
"I hope your wife's ointment can allow them to take care of themselves, or at least not leave like before." Wu Jun looked at Lu Shiyi and said.
When the situation outside is not so bad, the team members who are on missions cannot meet the training standards and they will directly transfer to other jobs or retire.
In the treatment room, Su Jin saw the injured team members. Many of their wounds had festered. Their medical equipment at the border was limited, and they couldn't even deliver medicines.
Every day when they got injured, they pointed at the ointments and frostbite medicine they brought with them. However, due to heavy snow, the mountain was blocked and even the frostbite medicine was out of stock in the clinic.
Lu Shiyi sent a batch of medicine into the mountains before it snowed, so that the medicine would last until they could get down the mountain.
Wang Boya led Su Jin to check the team members, and Wang Boya carefully recorded the inspection records.
"Teacher Su, these are all external injuries. There is not enough anesthetic right now, so you need to use gold needles for anesthesia." After Wang Boya checked the injuries of all the team members, he looked up and told Su Jin.
Su Jin nodded: "I have the golden needles, let's treat the seriously injured team members first."
The two called a few nurses, and Su Jin took out gold needles from the medicine box. After a few injections, the team member's right arm became numb.
The team members looked at Su Jin's actions in surprise. After Wang Boya disinfected his hands, he began to clean the wounds, suture and apply medicine to the team members.
"Sister-in-law, these few needles can save a lot of anesthetics." The team member said happily, "The outpatient medicine has not been delivered recently, so there is only a small amount of anesthetics."
When the team members heard that Su Jin could save anesthetics by giving a few injections, they all suggested that Su Jin give the injections.
As the sun sets, Su Jin sits on a chair with a tired look on her face, and Wang Boya gives her a thumbs up.
"Teacher Su, your acupuncture skills are amazing." Wang Boya praised.
Su Jin pursed her lips and smiled: "If you need me in the future, just come to me."
Wang Boya hummed, "I've recently asked Teacher Su to come to the clinic every day. We really don't have enough medical staff."
After Su Jin agreed, he packed up his things and left with his medicine box on his back.
Several military doctors gathered around Su Jin after seeing him walk away.
"Doctor Wang, is Teacher Su a student of Traditional Chinese Medicine? Since we're running low on herbs, it would be beneficial to have her come more often." Several people looked at Wang Boya and said, "They say they're importing branded herbs from other provinces, but they can't guarantee their effectiveness."
Several medical staff were worried about the injuries of the team members. As long as the injuries could be controlled, they did not think that traditional Chinese medicine was corrupt.
"The situation outside is not good. I don't think the Ministry of Land and Resources will agree." Wang Boya turned and looked at the military doctors. "Didn't you say before that Traditional Chinese Medicine is the most corrupt? Are you all thinking of sending people to see patients today?"
Several military doctors looked at her embarrassedly. When there were enough western medicines, they could pull the team members back from the brink of death. But now, there was a shortage of medicines everywhere in Northeast China. In some places, due to lack of anesthetics, the team members even had to endure the operation.
When Su Jin is on the farm, team members can receive medication under acupuncture anesthesia when their injuries are serious.
Outside the clinic, Lu Shiyi talked to the slightly injured team members and asked about the situation at the border.
As the three of them had expected, a lot of poachers appeared on the border. The weapons, body shapes, and even the coordinated movements of these people were like those of soldiers from a neighboring country.
Why did they cross the border and come here?
"Wife, are you done with your work?" While Lu Shiyi was in deep thought, he saw Su Jin coming out from the corner of his eye and immediately went to greet her.
After Su Jin handed the medicine box to him, several lightly injured team members grinned and called her sister-in-law.
"Are you all injured? Don't eat anything too spicy recently. There are many foods in the cafeteria that you can't eat." Su Jin reminded the team members to avoid certain foods.
The team members were only thinking about coming back to eat delicious food, and when they heard Su Jin's words, they started wailing.
"Teacher Su, when can we eat delicious food?" The team members stared at Su Jin and asked.
Su Jin looked at their arms that were hanging up and said, "It will take another half a month for the wound to heal completely."
After hearing what Su Jin said, the team members became completely depressed.
"They were eager to come back for dinner, but you just extinguished their expectations." Lu Shiyi chuckled.
"When you recover from your injuries, I will cook you a big meal." Su Jin promised.
The team members looked towards Lu Shiyi in disbelief, and he nodded with a smile.
"My wife's cooking is delicious. When you recover, come to my house for dinner." Lu Shiyi said cheerfully, "It's a celebration for you."
When the team members heard the word "celebrate", the smiles on their faces disappeared.
"Captain Lu, are their families going back to their hometown?" The team members have been worried about the families of the two men.
"No need. The two family members work in the supply and marketing cooperative. When they return to the family compound, they can live in the family area with their children." Lu Shiyi's promise put the team members' minds at ease.
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