She is not such a kind person that she would take a dying person home if she saw one.
In fact, most of the time, she avoided trouble because she knew very well that she was just an ordinary person, neither a transformer nor a superhuman, so it was best not to get into any trouble.
but.
Without thinking any more, the woman gently avoided Xu Zhi's wound, frowned and returned to the room to find a bottle of ointment in the locked drawer. This was the "life-saving medicine" of the scavengers, a relatively universal ointment for external injuries. All the black doctors in the plains would prescribe this. The price was not too expensive, mainly because it was practical. Of course, this "not too expensive" was for ordinary people.
For these scavengers, even such plasters are considered "precious".
She didn't use it much normally because she was very cautious and rarely got injured, but this time she used almost all of this small half bottle of ointment on Xu Zhi.
After applying the medicine and putting her own clothes on the girl, she put her on the bed and covered her with a quilt. The woman finally breathed a sigh of relief. Looking at Xu Zhi's pale lips and the abnormal blush on his face, she raised her hand and touched Xu Zhi's forehead. Sure enough, it was burning hot.
This is not good news. The wounds on her body are simply horrific. It is hard to imagine that a girl with such serious injuries is still alive, and she has a high fever at this moment.
This high fever seems to be taking my life.
But she didn't have any fever-reducing medicine at home.
After thinking about it, the woman could only silently take a basin of cold water, soak a towel in it, wring it dry and place it on Xu Zhi's forehead. The cool breath seemed to make the girl who was suffering from a high fever feel better, and her frowning brows relaxed a little.
Then she took half a cup of water and fed it to the unconscious girl little by little. Fortunately, even in a coma, she still had basic swallowing function, and she seemed very thirsty, so she swallowed the water as soon as she touched it.
The desire to survive was still there, which made the woman feel a little relieved.
She cooled the towel again and put it back on Xu Zhi's forehead. After making sure that no one was needed by her side for the time being, the woman left the bed and walked to the locked cabinet.
There wasn't much in it. The ointment had been used up and there was no need to put any more in. Other than that, there was some "junk" she had picked up that could be exchanged for money.
The woman took out an iron stick hidden in the corner and pried open the compartment of the cabinet. There was a blue cloth bag inside. She took it out and opened it. It was the money she had saved for a long time.
She looked back at Xu Zhi lying on the bed, gritted her teeth, and took out the cloth bag.
I don't know if this money is enough.
"Knock."
Just then, there was a knock on the door.
The woman paused, quickly restored the drawer, put the cloth bag back into the closet, looked at Xu Zhi, and then went forward to speak.
She knew who would knock on the door at this hour, but she didn't rush to open the door. Instead, she asked, "Who?"
"Sister Yanxin, it's me, Xiaoran."
A tender female voice sounded, and the woman opened the door. Standing outside the door was the neighbor's daughter, Ye Ran.
"Sister Yanxin, I saw the lights in your house were on. Why did you come back so early today? Did something happen?"
There was confusion and worry in the girl's eyes. The woman in front of her saved her life last year, so her family always took good care of her afterwards. Tonight, they knew that she went to the garbage dump but came back quickly. She was worried that something had happened to her, so she came to ask.
The woman hesitated for a moment, then nodded. "Yes, I found my sister and just brought her back."
This was actually a lie. She didn't know the girl she brought back, but if she could survive, she needed a legitimate identity.
“Huh?!”
The girl was a little surprised, then revealed a look of joy: "That's great! Sister Yan Xin, you've been looking for my sister for so long, and finally found her!"
In fact, I also have doubts about how it could be such a coincidence, but the doubts are not as strong as the surprises. Besides, asking these questions now would be too depressing.
"But she's injured. I haven't been able to go to work in the past two days. I might need to take some time off to take her to the doctor."
In addition to scavenging at the garbage dump at night, they also do some illegal work in the industrial area during the day to earn a stable living.
"Okay, I'll ask my dad to help me get some leave."
The girl's father had a small job in an illegal factory, so he could usually get some help. Therefore, the scavengers around were quite polite to his family and Qi Yanxin, who was sheltered by his family.
"Does Sister Yanxin have enough money? Seeing a doctor is expensive."
In the slums of the plains, the most expensive thing is seeing a doctor.
“I saved some.”
"Okay, if it's not enough, remember to tell us. Sister Yanxin's sister is also my sister!" The girl patted her chest.
The woman smiled and said, "She's older than you. Maybe you should call her sister."
"Huh?" The girl's tone was a little disappointed, but she cheered up: "Okay, then Sister Yanxin's sister is also my sister!"
"It's getting late, you should go home first. I don't have anything to do here." Qi Yanxin smiled at her, and the girl said goodbye very tactfully.
The girl's back quickly disappeared in the drizzle. There were few lights in the slums and almost no public facilities. The light at night depended entirely on the light leaking from the nearby industrial area. It was very faint, and the dangerous red light mixed with the cold blue light occasionally penetrated the cracks in the slums, like the light of the human world shining into the sewer.
Qi Yanxin's expression also seemed a little depressed in the flickering cold light. The conversation with the girl reminded her of her sister.
It’s not that she didn’t find her, but when she did, her sister was already dead.
It was exactly the same scene as when I saw Xu Zhi today. My sister died on a garbage dump, but the difference was that Xu Zhi was still breathing, but my sister had stopped breathing at that time.
She didn't even have time to take her sister out of the garbage mountain. The huge garbage cleaning machine had already swallowed up the garbage mountain. She was thrown out because she was alive, and her sister's body was completely dissolved.
Since then, she has been investigating this matter, but she has no clue. She has no power, no influence, and no ability. It is almost foreseeable that she will never be able to find out the "truth" in her entire life. Many times, Qi Yanxin feels that she can't hold on any longer. She is even a little confused about what she is doing. What is the point of continuing like this?
The moment she saw Xu Zhi on the garbage mountain tonight, she seemed to be back to that night again. It was also drizzling, and her sister was lying on the garbage mountain with a pale face.
The difference is, this girl is still breathing.
As if guided by fate, she did not hesitate for too long and saved Xu Zhi.
Out of momentary compassion, she brought Xu Zhi back, but since she had made the decision, she would not regret it.
She would find a way to save her.
After closing the door and returning to the room, the woman poured half a cup of warm water before walking into the room. When she looked at the head of the bed, she was surprised to see that the girl, who was so seriously injured and had a high fever, and should have been unconscious for at least several days, was now opening her eyes with some difficulty and looking in her direction with a blank face.
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