"As you all know, my wife was assigned to the supplies department, in charge of traditional Chinese medicine. So before this mission, she applied to her superiors for a batch of Chinese medicine pills."
Shen Yanming wasn't afraid of being exposed. Even if his superiors found out, they would just assume that he had "privately used" the medicinal herbs from his home.
The goal is to help the people, so it's not a big problem. Just go back and submit a report.
But the people who heard this didn't think so.
They all knew where Bi Qiaoan had been assigned, but having been in the guard team for so long, they had never seen her go to work.
When she was heavily pregnant, she stayed with Shen Yanming every day. After giving birth, she stayed at home to recuperate.
Despite this, they have never been given a demerit or punished; on the contrary, they enjoy relatively generous treatment.
Shen Yanming's words practically confirmed the rumors that his wife had a powerful background.
But Shen Yanming couldn't care less about that now. With so many patients with high fevers in front of him, what could he do but watch them die?
Even if he's a cold-hearted person, he can't be indifferent to human life. He should tell a lie, consider it accumulating good karma for the two children.
well!
What could everyone do after hearing that? They could only feel envious and resentful. However, it did bring some peace of mind, since they might encounter unexpected events during missions. With Shen Yanming acting as a mobile pharmacy, everyone felt much more at ease.
Some people even tried to curry favor with Shen Yanming: "Dude, could you get me a few pills too? We're out on missions every day, and you never know when an accident might happen. Having some medicine on hand would give us peace of mind."
Shen Yanming smiled and said, "I can't make that decision. I can report it, but I don't know how the higher-ups will decide."
"It's alright, it's alright, just report it." This person was just asking casually and didn't really expect to get the pills.
Shen Yanming nodded, but Li Gangtie said, "There's probably no hope. This year's snow disaster is too severe. Medicines will definitely be prioritized for those in need. For those of us who are healthy, the earliest we can get medicine is after the snow disaster ends."
"Captain Li, can you please stop being so discouraging? We've seen so many cases these past few days, everyone knows the medicine is in short supply. We may not be able to get it, but can't we at least have a thought about it?"
"Well, I'm just worried that your expectations are too high and you'll be disappointed in the end. Let's lower our expectations a bit, so that if there's a good result, we can be pleasantly surprised."
"Okay, okay, you're right!"
The group stopped talking; they needed to save their energy to continue clearing the road.
After a long and arduous search of the entire village, it was almost dark by the time they finally managed to identify eight people with fevers.
Li Gangtie arranged for guards to take turns carrying them to the supply truck, and regardless of whether the truck was empty, he told the driver to take them to the hospital as soon as possible.
As for the family members, they really didn't have time to get them to the hospital. The security guards needed to hurry and find some ice.
The family members either had to find their own way to the city or just wait patiently at home. Anyway, the caregivers were very reliable and would never abandon the patient.
Before it got completely dark, a group of people picked up a bunch of ice blocks and took them to the intersection to wait for the supply truck to come back and take them away.
Then Li Gangtie sent someone with food rations to stay overnight at a villager's house.
Because of the long distance, there were no plans to turn back on the same day before setting off, so each team brought enough food and coal before setting off.
Once you arrive in the area, you either stay with a local or in a dilapidated house or temple; you make do with whatever you can find.
Fortunately, the escort team had a good reputation, and the villagers were willing to cooperate. Especially the families with sick members, they would take the patients home with them.
"My son Tiedan went to the hospital, so his room is empty and can accommodate two or three people. If you don't mind it being crowded, four or five people can stay there too."
"Yes, my Erzhuzi's room is the same. It has a kang (heated brick bed), so it's not cold at night."
"Hey, let's not let anyone run around. It's just the few of us who have received favors. Let's tidy up the room and let the guards squeeze in!"
"Okay, whatever you say, you arrange it for us."
Li Gangtie hadn't even offered an opinion when he was completely outmaneuvered. But at least the problem was solved; they didn't care how many people shared a bed.
That evening, Shen Yanming ate bitter rice and noodles for the second time in his life.
His brow furrowed almost imperceptibly, but he still swallowed the biscuit in his mouth.
Seeing that no one else resisted, I knew that everyone had gotten used to the bitter taste.
With people around, Comrade Shen didn't steal any food, but he still took out a medicine packet from his backpack and handed it to Aunt Yanfang, who was helping with the cooking.
"Could you please cook this for me? I'll call them all over to drink some medicine to warm them up."
Aunt Yanfang immediately thought of the villagers and asked, "Can we villagers drink this?"
"Sure, just add two more bowls of water when you're cooking it."
Shen Yanming thought for a moment and then took out a packet of ginger slices from his bag: "If anyone doesn't like the taste of medicine, they can drink ginger water."
“We have plenty of this stuff in the countryside. Everyone relies on ginger water to keep warm every day. We don’t need any at home, so you should take it back,” Aunt Yanfang said, refusing.
Shen Yanming shook his head: "Try cooking it yourself. This is made with various improved varieties, and it works very well."
Aunt Yanfang didn't believe it, but she accepted it anyway. She wanted to boil some ginger water to see just how effective it was.
As a result, before the medicine packet even had a chance to release its flavor, she choked on the ginger soup.
This ginger water is golden yellow and has a spicy aroma. You can tell it's incredibly effective without even tasting it.
Upon seeing this, Shen Yanming called out to Li Gangtie and asked him to go and fetch someone.
Li Gangtie was a bold man; he immediately picked up a megaphone and shouted outside the courtyard, "Aunt Yanfang has some cold-dispelling medicine and ginger soup at home. Come and drink if you need any!"
He already had a loud voice, and with the loudspeaker amplifying it, his voice carried for miles in the quiet snowy night, shaking the snow off the tree branches.
Upon hearing this, the guards rushed to Aunt Yanfang's house without hesitation. Those who had witnessed the effectiveness of the fever-reducing pills that afternoon followed. Aunt Yanfang's house was bustling with activity.
Aunt Yanfang hadn't expected so many people to come. Everyone took a porcelain bowl and held it up to the pot.
She didn't know what to say, so she scooped a little for everyone.
Those who arrived late missed out on the drink, so Aunt Yanfang told them to wait aside while she added more water to boil.
A group of people waiting nearby started chatting, and the lively atmosphere attracted even more people.
Upon seeing this, Shen Yanming immediately asked Aunt Yanfang for a pot and started brewing the medicinal soup on the kang (heated brick bed) in their room.
Li Gangtie clicked his tongue in amazement: "Old Shen, just how many packets of medicine are in that bag?"
Shen Yanming glanced at him and said coolly, "I don't know either, my wife prepared it all."
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