Gu Zhinian chatted with the women for a while, then went to buy vegetables with a basket, while Yunshuang stayed at home with Xiao Tangyuan.
The weather was too cold, so Gu Zhinian wore a red scarf around his neck, which covered half of his face, leaving only the part above his eyes exposed.
Just as he reached the entrance of the army, a bus came by. Gu Zhinian rubbed his frozen hands and quickly got on the bus. The weather was cold and there were only a few people sitting on the bus.
About twenty minutes later, the shabby bus arrived at the town. Gu Zhinian got off the bus and walked for a while. He just happened to catch up with the town’s big market.
Gu Zhinian walked around the market and bought a bunch of vegetables that could be stored: cabbage, potatoes, zucchini, onions...
There was a cloth stall on the roadside. Gu Zhinian tore off a piece of blue cloth and wanted to make a new coat for little Tangyuan. Little Tangyuan would get the coat dirty every time he ate, and washing three pieces a day was not enough for a replacement.
After buying things, I was in trouble when I wanted to go back. There were so many dishes and they were too heavy. It would be okay to walk for a while, but it was still a long way to walk to the bus stop to catch the bus.
Gu Zhinian gritted her teeth and walked forward with the basket of vegetables in her hand. A little boy rushed out from behind her and bumped into her. The basket in her hand also flew out, and the vegetables were scattered all over the ground.
"ah……"
Gu Zhinian fell to the ground, his legs curled up in pain. The child knew he was in trouble and stood aside in fear, not daring to move.
A panting white-haired old lady caught up with him, holding a bag in her hand, and squatted beside Gu Zhinian.
"Girl, how are you?"
Gu Zhinian gritted her teeth in pain, her leg seemed to be broken. She raised her hand with all her strength to grab the old man's clothes.
"Auntie, please take me to the hospital. My legs hurt so much."
The old man was also very anxious and wanted to turn around to find someone to help. Many people gathered around to watch the fun. A few kind-hearted people helped pick up the vegetables on the ground and put the basket next to Gu Zhinian.
"Whose child is this? Ask her family to take the girl to the hospital."
"I don't know where the girl is injured, it looks like she's in a lot of pain."
The child was frightened and threw himself into the old man's arms.
"Grandma, I'm scared."
The old man patted him and said, "It's okay. I'll go find your uncle and ask him to take the girl to the hospital."
The crowd accused the old man, "It turned out that it was your grandson who hit the girl."
"Hurry up and take someone to the hospital. The girl is in so much pain that she can't get up."
The old man explained anxiously, "I'm not ignoring it. I'll make a phone call and ask my youngest son to come and take care of it!"
The crowd stopped her and wouldn't let her go. "Are you trying to escape? We can't let her go!"
The old man was anxious and waved his hands vigorously.
"No, I'm not leaving. I'm an old man and can't carry this girl. I'm going to call my son and ask him to come over."
The crowd helped to stop the child, saying, "To prevent you from escaping, leave the child behind. Otherwise, if you run away with the child, what will happen to the girl alone?"
"This..." The old man looked at his eldest grandson in embarrassment, and the child started crying loudly in fear.
"Grandma, I'm scared! I don't want to stay!"
The old man looked at an enthusiastic crowd,
"I'm old and my legs are slow. I'll give you my son's phone number. Could you please run a trip and call my son for me? I'll give you one dollar, and the rest will be considered travel expenses."
"Okay!" The man took the money and after listening to the old man say a string of phone numbers, he turned and ran to a nearby telephone booth.
The enthusiastic crowd surrounded Gu Zhinian and asked her where she was injured.
Gu Zhinian sat up with the help of a woman, and the old man squatted down with an apologetic look on his face.
"Miss, I'm sorry. I knocked you to the ground without any mercy. Don't worry, I'll cover all your hospital expenses."
Gu Zhinian seemed to have hit her head, and a bump appeared on her forehead, which hurt when she pressed it. The people around her were chattering, which made her head hurt even more.
About half an hour later, a man in his twenties came hurriedly, followed by another man carrying a briefcase.
The old man saw the man and pulled him excitedly.
"Zhichuan, Zhuangzhuang knocked this girl down, take her to the hospital immediately."
"Okay." Zhou Zhichuan walked over, squatted down and picked up Gu Zhinian.
“My dish!”
Gu Zhinian was still hanging the vegetables and cloth she had bought. Zhou Zhichuan looked at the man beside him. The man picked up the basket of vegetables and got into the car with him. The car drove away.
While driving, Wang Gui looked in the rearview mirror. The girl was so pretty. Could it be that Director Zhou's love life had blossomed?
Zhou Zhichuan glanced at him indifferently and said, "Drive your car well!"
Wang Gui smiled ingratiatingly and concentrated on driving.
Zhou Zhichuan looked back at Gu Zhinian. She was lying on the back seat and had stopped moving. Zhou Zhichuan was afraid something might happen, so he called out a few times.
"Girl, girl, wake up..."
Gu Zhinian rubbed his aching forehead and said weakly,
"I'm not dead."
Zhou Zhichuan touched his nose guiltily, turned around and ordered,
"Wang Gui, drive faster!"
"Okay, Director Zhou." Wang Gui stepped on the accelerator. There were not many cars on the road, and they arrived at the hospital smoothly.
After parking the car, Zhou Zhichuan picked up Gu Zhinian and ran to the hospital. When they arrived at the clinic, the doctor rolled up her trouser legs and pinched her feet a few times. The pain made Gu Zhinian's eyes tear up.
“Hiss…it hurts.”
Zhou Zhichuan asked the doctor, "Doctor, how is she?"
The doctor adjusted his glasses and said, "Her bones are dislocated and her ankle is swollen. I'll straighten it and put it back in place."
The doctor looked up at Zhou Zhichuan and said, "Young man, hold her shoulder still and don't let her move. It's very painful to reset the bone. You must hold her tight."
"No need!" Gu Zhinian refused, "Doctor, just treat me. I won't move."
Zhou Zhichuan's outstretched hand froze in place, "Miss, bone straightening is very painful, most people really can't stand it."
"I can, doctor, come on."
The doctor held her white and tender feet with both hands and shook them left and right. Gu Zhinian broke out in a cold sweat due to the pain. She put her hands in her mouth and bit them tightly until blood came out of her mouth.
Zhou Zhichuan couldn't bear to watch, so he squatted down, took out Gu Zhinian's hand, and stretched out his own hand.
"If the pain becomes unbearable, bite my hand."
Gu Zhinian turned his head, his hair was messy and stuck to his face, he bit his lower lip,
"Need not."
The doctor "crunched" and straightened her ankle bone. Gu Zhinian cried out in pain.
"ah!"
Zhou Zhichuan called the doctor, "Doctor, she's bitten on her hand, please bandage her again."
"Okay." The doctor took out iodine and wiped the wound, then wrapped it twice with white gauze.
"Okay, just go home and take care of it."
Zhou Zhichuan took the medicine and asked the doctor,
"Don't you need to be hospitalized?"
"If you're worried, you can stay and observe for one night."
"No need, I'm going home." Gu Zhinian replied.
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