Upon hearing this, Xu Xinghe took out a small porcelain bottle from her pocket, which contained the remaining half-bottle of external wound medicine. "There's still quite a bit here, enough for you to use until your injury heals. If you feel any pain, just apply a layer."
"Thank you so much, Xinghe!" Lin Hui quickly took the porcelain bottle and held it tightly in her hand.
This wound medicine truly lives up to its reputation; it not only relieves pain quickly but also prevents scarring!
Having this medicine means we're one step closer to getting the complete prescription!
It seems that this injury has turned out to be a blessing in disguise.
If it's a minor injury, it might be difficult to get this external wound medicine.
She looked at the lunchbox in Xu Xinghe's hand and said considerately, "Xinghe, look, so much time has passed. Commander Jiang and the others must be starving. Hurry up and deliver the food so they don't miss their meal. I'll rest here for a while and walk back to the guesthouse on my own. Don't worry about me."
“How can that be?” Xu Xinghe immediately refused. “You’re so badly injured, how can you walk back by yourself? I’ll take you back, and then I can bring you food.”
"Really, no need!" Lin Hui waved her hand. "I'm much better now, and it doesn't hurt much anymore. Besides, there are oxcarts and such along the way. I can take a few cents to get back to the military headquarters. If you delay any longer, the food will get cold. They're working so hard over there, how can they eat cold food? Go on, don't keep them waiting."
Seeing her insistence, Xu Xinghe could only nod, "Then be careful, sister-in-law. I'll come back to you as soon as I finish delivering the food."
"Okay, go ahead." Lin Hui nodded with a smile, watching Xu Xinghe carry the lunchbox and walk quickly towards the disaster relief site. Only when that figure disappeared at the end of the road did the weakness and gentleness on her face instantly fade away.
She sat on the rock and rested for a while. She tried to move her injured leg, and a sharp pain instantly spread through her nerves, making her gasp and break out in a cold sweat.
She hadn't suffered such a serious injury in years. Accustomed to a life of luxury, she couldn't withstand such excruciating pain. The composure she displayed towards Xu Xinghe just now was merely a facade.
She gritted her teeth and, enduring the pain, massaged the muscles around her calves in an attempt to relieve the discomfort.
After waiting for about fifteen minutes, the creaking of wheels and the shouts of villagers came from afar, and a bullock cart loaded with straw slowly drove over.
Lin Hui immediately raised her hand and called out, "Fellow villager, please stop for a moment!"
The oxcart stopped, and the villager driving it leaned over. "Comrade, is there something you need?"
"I injured my leg and can't walk. I'd like to trouble you to take me back to the military headquarters' guesthouse. Here's 50 cents for the fare." Lin Hui took out 50 cents and handed it over.
The villager glanced at the injury on her leg, then at the money, and readily nodded, "Okay! Get on, I'll take you home."
Lin Hui slowly stood up, supporting herself on the stones. Enduring the pain, she limped to the oxcart and, with the help of the villagers, climbed onto it. She carefully sat on the straw, trying her best to avoid touching any hard objects with her wound.
The oxcart moved slowly forward, the bumpy road causing the wound to throb with pain from time to time.
Lin Hui bit her lip tightly, forcing herself not to groan.
After finally returning to the military guesthouse, she thanked the villagers and, with the help of the soldiers on duty at the door, went back to her room.
As soon as she entered the room, she locked the door behind her. Unable to bear the pain any longer, she leaned against the door for a while before she recovered.
She limped to the table and sat down, immediately taking out the small porcelain bottle and placing it on the table.
Then, she pulled a small brown glass bottle from a hidden compartment in her suitcase, which contained some ordinary pills.
Lin Hui poured out all the pills, unscrewed the porcelain bottle Xu Xinghe had given her, and carefully scooped out half of the ointment and put it inside.
She finally breathed a sigh of relief after doing all that.
The remaining ointment was enough for her daily dressing changes.
It can both maintain wound healing and avoid arousing suspicion.
She carefully wrapped the brown bottle in oil paper and stuffed it into a hidden pocket at the very back of her suitcase.
Once she finds an opportunity, she will try to contact her people and hand over the bottle of medicine so that they can find the most skilled pharmacist to carefully examine it.
Even if the prescription cannot be completely reproduced, at least the core medicinal materials can be identified.
If we can't get the prescription in the future, maybe after many experiments we can make the same ointment.
Lin Hui untied the cloth from her leg, looked at the still gruesome wound, and gasped.
His hand hovered in mid-air, but he ultimately didn't dare to touch it.
She was already in so much pain from removing the cloth that her whole body went numb, and she didn't have the courage to touch the wound again. So she simply left it there to wait for Director Li to come back and treat it, since he happens to be a professional doctor.
She leaned against the bed, her face still pale, cold sweat trickling down her cheeks and dripping onto her clothes.
Although she was trembling with pain, she gritted her teeth and endured it when she thought of the prescription she was about to receive.
This little bit of pain is nothing compared to the reward for successfully completing the mission!
As long as the goal can be achieved, this is a negligible price to pay.
Meanwhile, Xu Xinghe had already rushed to the mudslide disaster relief site.
Everywhere you look, you see busy figures.
Soldiers and villagers worked together to clear the mud and gravel from the railway tracks. Everyone's face was covered in mud, but they were still full of energy.
She tiptoed and looked around, and soon spotted Jiang Linchuan.
He was carrying a huge rock with several soldiers, his forehead covered in sweat, his military green jacket already soaked with dust and sweat.
"Lin Chuan, Lian Xiao, Ci Shu!" Xu Xinghe called out, walking quickly toward them.
Hearing the voice, Jiang Linchuan turned around and saw her. After carrying the boulder to the designated spot, he strode over to greet her, "Why are you here?"
"I brought you some hot food." Xu Xinghe held up the lunchbox in his hand. "I heard from my sister-in-law that you're only eating hard flatbread and cold water here, which must be unbearable, so I specially made some food and brought hot water."
Lian Xiao and Zhang Cishu also arrived.
He rubbed the mud off his hands. "Xinghe, you really care about us! I've been eating pancakes for days and I'm almost breaking my teeth."
Xu Xinghe opened the lunchbox, and the aroma of the food immediately filled the air, along with steaming white steamed buns, filling both boxes to the brim.
"Eat up, it's still hot, and there's plenty!" She handed over the lunchboxes, then unscrewed the lid of the kettle and poured hot water for each of them.
The three of them sat around a clean rock and began to eat heartily.
The hot food slid down my throat, instantly dispelling the fatigue and chill of the past few days.
Lian Xiao devoured the food, exclaiming, "It's so delicious! Finally, I can have something hot. It's a hundred times better than pancakes!"
Zhang Cishu maintained his leisurely demeanor, but his gaze inadvertently swept over Xu Xinghe, landing on her trousers. "Are you injured?"
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