If the incision is shallow, with proper hemostasis and disinfection, a light and nutritious diet, and sufficient rest, it will heal in about seven days. Deep incisions will take about ten days.
By the third year of junior high school, a small portion of the injured people in the village had recovered, as long as they avoided heavy physical labor that aggravated their wounds.
Even with broken legs, the Zhao, Sun, and Fan families were still not fully recovered. It takes a hundred days to heal a broken bone, and most of them could only rest in bed, for fear that the bones might not heal properly and leave them with disabilities.
From the first to the third day of the Lunar New Year, the villagers were busy.
Strong men carried stones back from the mountain, basket after basket, and placed them all on the embankment.
They were truly grateful that the waterproof dam hadn't been dismantled. To ensure its stability, it had been reinforced with wood. Not only was it convenient to go up and down along the wood, but it also protected the baskets and hampers, preventing them from becoming unstable.
However, the dam made of sacks became too narrow and obvious once other things were placed on it, so the men divided their manpower to quickly build two watchtowers.
The watchtower has a thatched roof, so it's not afraid of rain. Besides the front, there are straw curtains hanging on the left, right and back, which can be lowered at night or when it's windy. With the two thick cotton quilts that Shui Qing brought, the people on duty can stay warm.
On the first day of the Lunar New Year, the old village chief led the village's skilled farmers to the fields to check on the potatoes. Although they were not all fully grown, the larger ones were already the size of a fist. Each household dug up several hundred kilograms and took them home. They also sent a basket to the front of the school for the guards and patrollers to eat at night. The fire in front of the school was burning all day long, perfect for roasting potatoes.
The watchtower was built right next to the dam, which not only made it convenient for guarding, but also served as a storage and supply facility for weapons such as lime powder, stones, medicinal powder, and pepper spray.
Zhang Xiaocao and several quick-handed and strong aunties made a ladder.
Although a lot of protective measures have been installed outside the wall, there is still a risk that people might sneak over to remove the bamboo spikes and climb in. Therefore, wooden and bamboo ladders have been prepared, and a person is assigned to keep watch at intervals. The goal is to prevent those people from getting close and removing the protective measures.
With protective measures in place, they couldn't force their way over the wall.
The job wasn't too difficult, and it was assigned to boys and girls who were only twelve or thirteen years old. To prevent them from panicking, a woman who was injured and unable to exert much strength was also paired with them.
Li Tiantian, Xu Ting, and several other girls were packaging lime powder in bags.
I bought over a thousand kilograms of these and piled them up in the room next to the study. They were originally intended for painting the walls of the study to make it brighter and cleaner, but after I discovered they could be used as weapons, I piled them all up, totaling several thousand kilograms.
Originally, it was packed in burlap sacks, but they were too big and heavy to carry, so we divided it into small bags and baskets so that everyone could take it.
With weapons, food, and personnel arrangements all in place, Shui Qing felt a little more at ease.
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A large number of people arrived earlier than expected.
I originally thought it would be the afternoon of the fourth day of the lunar new year, but people arrived before noon.
Shui Qing stood on the hillside, using binoculars to watch the large army approaching in the distance, and then handed them to Fan Jin beside her.
"It's still several miles away. Let's go there and get them ready."
Looking at the tiny figure and the surrounding scenery through the telescope, Fan Jin was once again amazed by the wonder of the mall, even from several miles away.
Shuiqing said that the last night vision goggles could see about 300 meters away, but this one can see several miles away. However, the fact that the night vision goggles can see people at night is really impressive.
He replied, "Okay, shall we take some more potatoes with us?"
Although my family doesn't grow potatoes, we share our potato seeds with the other villagers on a 40/60 basis. They were the first to receive a batch of potatoes after their harvest a couple of days ago, so now my family has the most potatoes in the whole village.
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