Chapter 98 Self-Preservation
When Uncle Niu arrived, Lin Guangyi and Lin Aisheng also went to the cowshed.
After settling the person in the cowshed, both of them were at a loss.
This group of people are either sick, old, or have mobility issues. Can they really last a week or two? Judging from their condition, they might be gone by the next day.
"Looking for someone to treat a patient?" Lin Aisheng asked.
"Do you think it's realistic to find someone to treat your illness? Who would dare to see someone like that?" Lin Guangyi said.
"What should we do? We can't just let these people go like this." Lin Aisheng was a little anxious.
Lin Guangyi was even more anxious than him.
"I remember my older brother seems to have returned. Why don't we wait for him to come over and ask him?" Just as Lin Guangsheng was mentioned, Lin Guangsheng, who had overheard the news at someone else's house, came over.
"Big brother."
"Brother Guangsheng."
The two quickly replied.
Lin Guangsheng looked at the few people in the cowshed with a deep frown, followed by Yin Qing, who had come to give the notification.
"Go to the clinic and ask the old doctor to come and take a look."
"But brother, the higher-ups said we can't be too nice to them."
"They said they couldn't die in a week or two. If you don't find an old doctor, will they survive?" Even if you find an old doctor, it might not be useful. Everyone knows what kind of doctor the old doctor in their production team is capable of.
"I'll go find it right away."
"Guangyi, you stay here, I'll go." Lin Aisheng pressed Lin Guangyi's shoulder down and ran off to find the old doctor himself.
"Brother, what should we do?" Lin Guangyi was truly at a loss. He had never expected that the county would cause such a commotion and they would have to recruit people, so he hadn't made any preparations.
"What do you mean, 'what to do'? You figure it out yourself! You've been the brigade secretary for so many years, are you just a fake now?!"
"I'm just scared!" Lin Guangyi's hands are still trembling.
With such a heavy burden on his shoulders, he couldn't help but be afraid.
"Tell me what they said. I was in a bit of a rush on the way here, so Yin Qing didn't tell me much."
"Oh, is that so?" Then she told Lin Guangsheng what the man on the mule cart had said and the contents of the document. After listening, Lin Guangsheng frowned: "Since that's the case, there's no use saying anything now. Let's stabilize the people's condition first. As for how to deal with these people, you can do as that man said for now, but we can't let them die. Let's see how it goes after some time." This kind of thing is obviously not something that can be done overnight, and Lin Guangsheng couldn't think of a good solution.
He had considered the possibility of chaos, but at most it would be like what happened to Director Song—his family members were investigated, some with problematic backgrounds were sent to farms, and others were implicated and sent to farms. He couldn't think of anything else, nor did he have the chance to. He never expected that in just a few months, things would happen so quickly, and it seemed to be out of control.
The group discussed the situation outside the cowshed, as the situation inside was not good either.
They were brought there in a daze by the mule cart. The bumpy ride was unbearable, and the pain from their injuries almost made them faint.
They vaguely heard what the mule driver said, but what good did it do? It couldn't change anything.
Someone coughed a few times and said with a laugh, "I wonder if I'll even survive."
"What are you saying? Didn't you hear we still have a week or two to live?"
"How did the world change so much?"
"Who knows? I don't know what will happen to my family."
Now that they're in this state, how can their families fare any better? Unless they sever ties with them, but how easy is it to sever ties?
The group laughed for a while, then suddenly fell silent.
They stared blankly at the cowshed, oblivious to the stench emanating from the surroundings. What could people on their deathbeds possibly feel?
This agonizing torment was worse than death, but their nature determined that they were not the kind of people who would end their own lives.
I don't know whether this is something to be happy about or something to be sad about.
Lin Aisheng quickly invited the old doctor over. Just as Lin Guangsheng and the others had guessed, after examining the group of people, the old doctor shook his head: "I can't help them, I can't cure them."
If they weren't from the same production team, and if they had a harmonious relationship before, the old doctor wouldn't have been willing to come, since he was also taking a risk by coming.
"Not a single one could be saved?"
The old doctor shook his head: "No."
"This!" Lin Guangyi and Lin Aisheng were both anxious.
Nothing can go wrong in the next week or two. If something really happens, given the chaos outside, what good will they get out of it?
"Big brother, can you think of a way? Oh, right, Little Peach Blossom, isn't Little Peach Blossom's master an old Chinese medicine doctor? Why don't you invite him over?" Normally, Lin Guangyi would never dare to suggest such a thing, but now he was really forced into this situation.
Lin Guangsheng did not speak.
He couldn't possibly speak.
If he hadn't known Tieguai Li's identity before, and hadn't had so many years of contact with him, he might have actually spoken up. But now that he knows who Xiao Taohua's master is, there's absolutely no way he would bring the danger with him.
Lin Guangsheng remained silent, which Lin Guangyi naturally saw. He crouched down, holding his head in his hands, completely helpless.
A group of people just stood there.
Yin Qing couldn't bear to look and couldn't help but say, "Why don't we let Xiao Taohua take a look?"
Lin Guangsheng frowned and looked at his wife.
But this is his own wife, and she must have her reasons for speaking up. However, Lin Guangsheng personally did not want Xiao Taohua to step forward.
Yin Qing sighed. The couple understood each other's thoughts, but human life was at stake, and they couldn't just watch someone die alive.
Moreover, it's not certain whether Xiao Taohua can be saved.
If there's really no way to save them, then there's really nothing we can do.
"Sister-in-law, Little Peach Blossom is still so small..."
"Besides Little Peach Blossom, there's no one else." That was all Yin Qing said, and she regretted saying it a little as soon as she said it.
Lin Guangyi gritted his teeth: "Alright, let Xiao Taohua come and take a look. Don't worry, sister-in-law, we won't tell anyone." He looked at the old doctor and Lin Aisheng, who quickly echoed his assurance.
Seeing that everyone agreed, the couple prepared to go up the mountain to find the person.
Although Yin Qing wasn't with Xiao Taohua, she still knew Xiao Taohua's whereabouts.
The couple remained silent throughout the journey.
In the end, Yin Qing couldn't help but speak up: "I'm sorry, I shouldn't have dragged Xiao Taohua into this."
No matter how pitiful others are, it has nothing to do with their family. Their best course of action should be to protect themselves. However, looking at the hopeless eyes of the people in the cowshed, Yin Qing felt heartbroken and had an urge to save them.
Others may not know the extent of their daughter's medical skills, but the couple in the family certainly do. They were initially taken aback, but eventually got used to it.
But it's still a bit cruel to push Little Peach Blossom out of the picture.
Lin Guangsheng sighed and put his arm around his wife's shoulder: "Saving a life is better than building a seven-story pagoda. Since Xiao Taohua is God's granddaughter, let's save more people."
In fact, Lin Guangsheng recognized one of the people in the cowshed. When he went to the county, the other person was a spirited scientific researcher, but now, he stared blankly at the top of the cowshed, and his legs looked broken. Lin Guangsheng couldn't help but feel sad, but as Yin Qing said, the best thing they should do was to protect themselves.
(End of this chapter)
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