Chapter 90: Discharge from the hospital and strive to send all patients back to health as soon as possible...
Yangliu County.
"Dad! Mom!" The young man ran joyfully towards a middle-aged couple, grasped their hands, and said happily, "I'm finally better! I'm finally out! I missed you so much!"
The middle-aged couple held tightly the hands of their son, who had narrowly escaped death; one's eyes were slightly red, and the other's eyelashes were brimming with tears.
"That's wonderful! You have no idea how worried your mother and I have been these past few days!"
"You must thank the doctor properly!"
A young man picked up the little girl with two braids and spun her around. The little girl laughed like a silver bell in the air.
“Lili seems to be alright now.” The young woman standing next to her smiled gently, reached out and touched the little girl’s forehead, then checked her own temperature. “She doesn’t have a fever anymore.”
The young man looked at his younger sister's rosy cheeks and chuckled, "If she wasn't fully recovered, the doctors wouldn't have let her out! Right, Lili?"
The little girl answered loudly, "Yes!"
The young man chuckled and hugged her tightly. "Alright, let's go home with your brother and sister-in-law! Our parents are waiting for us!"
An elderly woman was surrounded by her children and grandchildren. Seeing their mother still alive as she walked out of the medical area, the younger generation cried and laughed, "That's great, she's finally out!"
"We really need to thank the doctors!"
"You have no idea how worried we've been these past few days!"
The old woman was very happy to see her younger relatives again.
She said, "Let's go back first, don't block the door. The doctors are still treating other patients and don't have time to see us."
The children nodded repeatedly, "Then we'll come back to thank them later."
"Let's go back first. We've booked a table at a restaurant to welcome Mom back!"
"Oh dear, Dad, you seem to have gained weight lately?" The mischievous girl looked at her father curiously.
The tall, thin boy was also surprised. "Yes, Uncle, Aunt and Grandpa and Grandma keep talking about it, they think you must have suffered a lot."
The middle-aged man said, "I have indeed suffered." After all, he had contracted the epidemic.
“But you…” the girl tilted her head, glanced at the medical area, and exclaimed, “The doctors are really amazing!”
The young man said, "I heard that a doctor from Anling County has come."
The girl was shocked: "Is that Anling, the place where the legend says it's protected by a goddess?"
The boy nodded, "Yes, yes."
The girl suddenly realized, "No wonder! Since it's the goddess's blessing, it's not surprising that my father recovered."
Middle-aged man: "...What are you two talking about?"
The two boys exclaimed in unison, "Goddess!"
...
Fu Tiandong and several doctors escorted yet another recovered patient out of the medical area.
The patient shook hands with each of the doctors, his eyes brimming with emotion. "I'm so grateful to you all during this time. If it weren't for you, I wouldn't have recovered so quickly!"
Fu Tiandong wore a stiff smile. "No need to be polite, it's what we should do."
"Dr. Fu," the patient said, shaking Fu Tiandong's hand vigorously, "you absolutely must come to our house for dinner so we can properly thank you!"
Fu Tiandong: "...No need, no need!"
She spent some time politely declining the patient's offer and then saw her off.
The next patient looked at Fu Tiandong with tears of gratitude, "Dr. Fu, you saved my life, my whole family is grateful to you!"
Fu Tiandong repeated, "You're welcome."
The patient suddenly had a brilliant idea: "After I go back, my whole family will burn incense for you during every festival!"
Fu Tiandong: "..." She declined repeatedly: "No, no, if you want to thank someone, thank the goddess. If it weren't for the goddess, I wouldn't have come here, and you wouldn't have recovered so quickly."
These are all blessings from the goddess!
After seeing off the first batch of recovered patients, the doctors looked at each other and couldn't help but laugh.
"I'm so happy to be thanked by patients!"
"When I first walked into the medical area, I never imagined that I would be able to cure patients with my own hands."
"That's right, who would have thought we could send them out of this gate?"
"There's nothing more gratifying than being a doctor! Right, Dr. Fu?"
Fu Tiandong looked out the gate and saw the patients and their families embracing each other tightly. Some were happy, some were in tears, and they poured out their worries and longing for each other during this time.
A warmth filled her heart, and she turned to her colleagues with a smile, saying, "Yes!"
The group chatted and laughed as they walked inside.
A doctor stretched and encouraged everyone with great enthusiasm: "Let's keep up the good work and strive to send all our patients out healthy as soon as possible!"
Everyone happily responded, "Okay, let's do our best!"
"Once we've cured all the patients, we can go home."
"The goddess will surely praise us!"
The news that the first batch of patients from Yangliu County had recovered and left the medical area was carried by carrier pigeons to the doctors in Lechi County, to Zhao Jiashu, the governor of Qingzhou, and also to He Qinglan, who was far away in Anling.
After reading Fu Tiandong's excited report, He Qinglan raised an eyebrow and handed the letter to Cheng Hui.
Cheng Hui took it and read it quickly. He then said to He Qinglan, "If the epidemic in Qingzhou is resolved this time, Zhao Jiashu will owe you a huge favor, Goddess. I wonder how he plans to repay it."
He Qinglan said in a nonchalant tone, "There are plenty of ways for a governor like him to thank me."
Gold and silver jewelry, antiques and calligraphy, tax-efficient business dealings, cheap labor...
Cheng Hui asked, "When are you going to see him?"
He Qinglan said, "After the pandemic is over."
Cheng Hui suddenly had a thought: "If we asked him to cede a county to us, would he agree?"
He Qinglan: "..."
She looked at Cheng Hui expressionlessly.
Cheng Hui smiled awkwardly, "If a prefecture is too big, then a few counties..." Surely we can't be unwilling to give up a few counties?
He Qinglan thought for a moment and said, "No need to rush. Ning Huai'an just conquered Yuanxi County, and Hu Dazhu and the others also want to conquer a county. We don't have that many talented people."
Cheng Hui said, "We will select some people from the administrative offices of Anling and Sifang to take the lead, and select some people from Yuanxi County to work... The two hundred people who passed the exam will be assigned to the three counties."
He sighed, "Indeed, we don't have enough talent. But in a few years, when the students from the various academies graduate, they will be able to fill the vacancies."
He Qinglan nodded. "So don't rush. Whether it's accumulating knowledge or experience, it all takes time."
They cannot allow people who cannot write or do simple calculations to run the government.
Cheng Hui also understands that developing talent, like developing the economy, is a long-term endeavor that requires sufficient patience.
“Xiao Mo, she…” Cheng Hui hesitated slightly, looking at He Qinglan with worry on his face.
He Qinglan exchanged a glance with him and said, "Her injuries will heal."
“That girl is really bold, daring to use her own body as bait! Isn’t she afraid…” Cheng Hui smiled bitterly, “I was terrified when I received the news! What will her mother do if something really happens to her!”
He Qinglan understood what Cheng Hui meant and reassured him, "Mo Jingchun will handle this matter himself."
She was willing to risk her own safety to bring down the local power, and whether it meant confiscating their property, imprisoning them, or beheading them, it was up to her to decide.
Cheng Hui felt both heartache and pride.
Mo Jingchun was his student, a role model he had set up. She also tried her best to be a role model, and did her best to build Sifang County so as not to disappoint the goddess and her teacher.
But he never expected Mo Jingchun to go to this extent!
However, to be fair, this move was indeed ruthless.
If it is as Mo Jingchun wishes, and she successfully removes the obstacles hindering the development of Sifang County.
Will Mo Jingchun's descendants think this move is so quick and effective that they will also imitate her and deliberately offer their bodies to the assassin's knife?
...No way?!
He guessed right.
Many years later, when people mentioned Mo Jingchun, they didn't talk about her diligence, her love for the people, her unwavering loyalty to He Qinglan, or her status as the first female prime minister in history, but rather about her cunning and ruthlessness.
After all, there have been many ruthless people throughout history, but it is rare to see someone who is willing to take a knife to kill an enemy.
Her cunning and treacherous nature has indeed influenced many people who came after her: So what if you get stabbed? If you can kill the enemy, it's worth it to have a near-death experience!
Rakchi County.
As dawn broke in the eastern sky, Xu Nanxing, who had stayed up all night, returned to her room and fell asleep as soon as she hit the bed.
However, he had just dreamt of the fish soup his elderly mother made, and before he could even take a sip, he was awakened by a knock on the door.
Xu Nanxing rubbed his eyes, slipped on his slippers, walked to the door, and opened it.
A young man exclaimed anxiously, "Dr. Xu, Zhang Tieniu's condition has worsened!"
Xu Nanxing jolted awake and instantly became clear-headed.
He quickly turned around, grabbed his coat, and ran towards Zhang Tieniu's ward with the young man while putting it on.
As soon as the two arrived at the door, they bumped into Mei Leshu, who had also been woken up and was not yet properly dressed.
But they couldn't worry about that now. They took the masks and gloves handed to them by the medical staff, put them on quickly, and then went into the ward.
The news that Zhang Tieniu's condition had worsened attracted other patients.
He Lingzhi's health had improved considerably. She stood a little further away, watching the doctors bustling in and out of the ward, and silently prayed for Zhang Tieniu.
She was surrounded by patients like He Lingzhi.
One patient murmured to himself, "Everything will be alright! People in Yangliu County have already fully recovered, and we will get better too!"
"Yes, we'll all be fine!"
After waiting for a while, some medical apprentices and medicine boys came to persuade them to return to the ward.
"The doctors will do their best."
"Everyone, go back first. We'll let you know if we have any news."
"It's too cold outside, let's go back to the ward and wait."
"Yeah, don't catch a cold outside."
He Lingzhi glanced at Zhang Tieniu's ward door again before returning to her own ward at the urging of the young apprentice.
She was worried.
He couldn't help but murmur his only hope: "Goddess, please bless Zhang Tieniu so he can get better!"
An hour later, Mei Leshu and Xu Nanxing staggered out of Zhang Tieniu's ward.
Mei Leshu kept yawning, tears welling up in her eyes.
Xu Nanxing could barely open his eyes as he slowly walked forward.
The other doctors were also exhausted.
Fortunately, Zhang Tieniu was rescued!
The doctors and patients throughout the medical area were overjoyed!
Everyone cheered.
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Author's Note: The power suddenly went out while I was writing, and my computer shut down. It scared me to death! Luckily, I have a habit of saving my work frequently.
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