The harvest is still ongoing.
Whether they truly believed Xu Xinghe's words or not, the villagers moved much faster than before, and a somber atmosphere permeated the entire field.
No one spoke; everyone was focused on their work.
The soldiers helped with the harvest, and after finishing one area, they immediately went to help in nearby fields.
Xu Xinghe straightened up and wiped his sweat, just as a five or six-year-old boy ran past like the wind.
He was very fast; I don't know what urgent matter he had.
Xu Xinghe glanced at him again and saw the boy suddenly stop and turn back.
She then noticed that the other person was chasing a small brown mouse.
The rats in Northeast China are very small, with short tails, and look quite cute, unlike the ones she had seen in Shanghai.
She couldn't help but take another look.
The little boy was running too fast and didn't notice the corn stalks lying haphazardly under his feet. His toe suddenly hooked on one, and he instantly lost his balance and fell to the side.
And the direction in which he fell happened to be where a half-meter-high stone tablet stood.
The grayish-blue stone surface is engraved with blurry characters, like an old object, probably a boundary marker or something similar. Such things are very meaningful, which is why they have been preserved.
The little boy's head was facing the stone tablet.
If you were to hit it, you might lose your life!
"Watch out!" Xu Xinghe's heart clenched. Because the distance was very close, she rushed over without thinking and grabbed the boy's collar the moment he fell.
The momentum carried her forward, and her chest slammed heavily against the stone tablet.
With a dull thud, excruciating pain instantly swept through my entire body.
Xu Xinghe screamed in agony, seeing stars, and tears immediately welled up in her eyes.
She lay on the ground, one hand still tightly gripping the little boy's collar.
The little boy fell to the ground and cried loudly in fright.
"Xinghe!"
"Xu Xinghe!"
"Xinghe!"
Three urgent shouts came at the same time.
The three of them arrived at the stone tablet at the same time, almost with the same hurried pace.
Xu Xinghe clutched her chest, lying on her side on the ground, her face deathly pale, tears streaming down her face.
It hurt so much that she couldn't speak at all, and it felt like her entire chest cavity was broken.
Jiang Linchuan had no time to look at the other two who had rushed over with him. He hurriedly stepped forward and carefully pulled Xu Xinghe into his arms, asking, "Where are you hurt?"
Lian Xiao was a step too late. He pinched his palm and looked at the little boy next to him, "Hey, what happened?"
Li Xingzhou stepped forward to check on Xu Xinghe's condition. "Are you injured? Where does it hurt? Let me take a look."
Jiang Linchuan blocked his hand, his eyes icy cold. "Get out of my way."
Li Xingzhou pushed up his glasses, showing no intention of backing down. "Commander Jiang, Xinghe is injured now. It's more important to ascertain her condition. Please don't act recklessly at a time like this."
"Alright, stop arguing. Can't you see how much pain Xu Xinghe is in?" Lian Xiao was extremely annoyed and grabbed the boy, pulling him up. "Tell me, what exactly happened?"
The boy sobbed, "My sister bumped into a rock. She was trying to save me, sob sob, I'm so sorry!"
The villagers working nearby were startled by the child's cries and rushed over to check on the situation.
A middle-aged woman pushed her way to the front of the crowd. When she saw it was her son, her face immediately changed. Fearing something had happened, she rushed forward, "Zhu Zi, what happened?"
The little boy nestled in her arms and cried even harder, unable to utter a word, which made the woman stamp her feet in distress.
At this moment, a man came out and said, "I was working in the back just now and saw what happened. Chunyan and Zhuzi were chasing a mouse and almost fell, hitting their heads on that rock. This girl saved Zhuzi, but she herself hit the rock. I think that was quite a hard hit, and it hit her chest."
Upon hearing this, the woman looked at Xu Xinghe with gratitude, "Girl, thank you so much! If it weren't for you, my son Zhuzi's head might have been cracked open!"
Xu Xinghe was in so much pain that she saw stars and had no strength to reply. She nestled in Jiang Linchuan's arms without making a sound.
Upon hearing the reason, the villagers around Xu Xinghe looked at him in a completely different way.
A person who gets injured while saving someone is definitely not a bad person.
She's a good girl.
Village Chief Li waved his hand, "Quickly make way and get this girl to the clinic."
"Yes, yes, hitting your chest on a rock is no joke. Last time, the second son of the Liu family also hit a rock and broke two ribs. He still hurts when it's cloudy or rainy."
The crowd parted to the sides.
Jiang Linchuan carefully picked Xu Xinghe up in his arms.
Even this small bump made Xu Xinghe frown and almost cry out in pain.
Lian Xiao followed behind with his hands in his pockets, saying, "You all go and get to work."
Now that he's at least a squad leader, he's fully qualified to give orders.
Jiang Linchuan glanced at him, said nothing, and tacitly approved of his actions.
Li Xingzhou quickened his pace and came to Xu Xinghe's side. "The village clinic won't work. Go straight back to the military hospital. Holding you like this will compress your chest and cause secondary injury. Find a cart and put two more blankets on it. That will make it better."
Jiang Linchuan did not refute, and immediately ordered someone to fetch a cart. The three of them escorted Xu Xinghe back to the military headquarters.
Wang Chunmei waved her hand, calling to the other military wives, "Let's keep working. Xinghe is such a good girl, she'll definitely be alright. Don't have any prejudice against Xinghe because of those letters. Didn't you see how she risked her own safety to save people?"
Although the matter of those letters may seem to be in the past, some people in the military are still talking about it privately.
They don't think it's as simple as just the two of them arguing.
Besides, what kind of good person could someone write such vicious words? It's only because Jiang Linchuan likes them that he's let them off lightly.
The military wives exchanged glances and responded in unison.
"We know, we didn't say anything. Xinghe saved that child this time, she really is a good girl."
"Let's get to work, it'll be dark soon."
...
Military hospital.
Jiang Linchuan picked up Xu Xinghe and carefully placed her on the hospital bed.
The nurses and the only female doctor who remained went forward to check on the situation.
The curtain was drawn, blocking the view of the three people outside.
Lian Xiao leaned against the wall, fidgeting with a wooden stick in his hand.
He wanted to smoke, but he didn't dare.
Old Master Lian said that if he dared to smoke, then his arm would be broken.
A truly qualified soldier should not do anything that would affect their physical fitness, otherwise they would be unable to give their all for the country.
Jiang Linchuan stood outside the curtain, motionless. Even though Bush couldn't see him through the curtain, he was still worried.
Li Xingzhou put down the box in his hand and pulled over a chair to sit down.
No one spoke, and the atmosphere was inexplicably oppressive.
Sudden.
Xu Xinghe let out a scream.
The three of them stepped forward at the same time.
The female doctor's voice came through, "It's alright, don't be afraid, it should just be an external injury."
Jiang Linchuan's tense body instantly relaxed. He turned his head to look at the two people beside him, his eyes darkening. "You two can leave now. We need manpower for the harvest. Besides—I will take care of my fiancée myself."
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