At that time, Gu Xiaohong's parents held her tightly in their arms; otherwise, she would have been burned to death.
The captain later took her to the hospital, and she survived, but she later went blind.
It was winter, and she was wearing a cotton-padded coat. When she was rescued from the fire, her coat was wet. The fire had blocked the door, and there was no way to escape. Her parents had wet her clothes in a water tank to save themselves, so her body burns were not serious, but her face was severely burned.
At first, I could still see with my glasses, but later I gradually went blind.
She had no relatives. Her mother was a wife her father bought from another place. Later, the production team took pity on her and provided her with food and drink so that she could survive.
After hearing this, Li Yuzhu said, "This child is so pitiful. Where does she live? I want to help her."
The head of ophthalmology gave Li Yuzhu the address of the blind girl's home.
The girl's family lived in Gu Village in the countryside, and her name was Gu Xiaohong.
Li Yuzhu bid farewell to the head of ophthalmology and walked out of the outpatient building toward the parking lot.
She got back into the car, and Zhu Xiaofei asked, "Sister, have you found an owner for the guide dog yet?"
"Found it, let's go check the house."
After Li Yuzhu finished speaking, she started the car and drove out of the hospital.
At 10 a.m., Li Yuzhu drove to Gu Village in the countryside. After asking around, she found Gu Xiaohong's house and parked her car in front of it.
The gate was open, and a girl sat under the shade of a tree in the courtyard. A long bamboo pole was supporting her right leg, and there were several burn marks on her face. She must be the blind girl, Gu Xiaohong.
Judging from their appearance, the family was not well-off; they lived in two dilapidated tile-roofed houses facing south.
Li Yuzhu and Zhu Xiaofei got out of the car and walked into the courtyard.
Blind people have excellent hearing. Hearing footsteps, the girl stood up and asked, "Is the captain coming?"
Li Yuzhu said, "No, we came from the city to visit you at home. Are you Gu Xiaohong?"
"Yes, my name is Gu Xiaohong, and you are..."
Gu Xiaohong was also blind to staring; it was easy to see that her big, watery eyes were vacant.
His face looked terrifying, especially the burn scars all over his cheeks.
Judging from her face shape, she shouldn't be ugly, but fate turned her into an ugly monster.
Not bad, her hair wasn't burned off, and she had a beautiful head of hair with two big braids at the back.
With her thick eyebrows and big eyes, she would definitely be a beautiful girl if fate hadn't made her this way.
Li Yuzhu asked, "Xiao Hong, don't you have any relatives at home?"
Gu Xiaohong said, "I'm the only one left in my family. This house used to be the production team's tobacco kiln. A big fire burned my whole house down, and then the team leader let me live here."
Li Yuzhu then asked, "Have you ever been to school?"
Gu Xiaohong said, "I was burned when I was seven years old, and I've never been to school."
Gu Xiaohong's fate was even worse than Zhu Xiaofei's back then, but she wasn't abandoned; at least the production team supported her.
Li Yuzhu asked, "It's been over ten years since the land was distributed to individual households. How have you managed all these years?"
There used to be plenty of grain in the production team's warehouse, and the team leader could get her some food. But the collective has been dissolved for more than ten years, and I don't know where the grain she eats comes from!
Gu Xiaohong said, "The production team allocated me three mu of land and never made me pay grain taxes. The villagers helped me farm the land and sold the surplus grain each year to give me some pocket money. That's how I got by year after year."
Gu Xiaohong was fortunate to have met a good team leader and fellow villagers; otherwise, her fate might have been very different.
Li Yuzhu went into the room and looked around. The house was very simple. There was a bed against the wall, two pieces of broken furniture, a few stools, and a few jars. The jars were probably filled with grain, and that was all.
There was a simple kitchen in the yard, and a stove in the kitchen.
Li Yuzhu went into the yard and asked, "Can you cook for yourself?"
Gu Xiaohong said, "I can't cook for myself, so the villagers take turns coming over to cook for me every day, one family cooking for two days at a time."
Li Yuzhu said, "It seems you really need my help. I'll go to the team leader's house and put in a good word. Come with me today, and I'll take you to the provincial capital for treatment."
After hearing this, Gu Xiaohong cried and said eight words: "There are still more good people in the world."
These words revealed her true feelings. All these years, she had been raised by kind people. If it weren't for the villagers taking care of her, she would have either starved to death or died of illness.
Li Yuzhu told Zhu Xiaofei to wait at home, and then she walked out of her house toward the team leader's house.
Li Yuzhu walked into the team leader's house. The team leader was a man in his forties who had just returned from the fields and was washing his feet in the yard.
He saw Li Yuzhu enter the courtyard, hurriedly dried his feet and put on his shoes. Li Yuzhu asked, "Are you Captain Gu?"
"Yes, my name is Gu Wang, and you are..."
Li Yuzhu explained her purpose, saying, "Xiao Hong is such a pitiful child; I want to take him to the city for medical treatment."
Gu Wang said, "This child is truly pitiful. I can only keep her alive, but I don't have the money to treat her illness. If you can cure her eyes, our entire village will be grateful to you."
Li Yuzhu said, "I will do my best to help her. Can I take her away?"
"Of course, but at least let me know who you are."
Gu Wang's request was really not unreasonable. Li Yuzhu handed him her ID card and said, "My name is Li Yuzhu, and I am the vice chairman of Yusheng Company."
Everyone in the city knows about Yusheng Company. After looking at the ID card, Gu Wang returned it to her and said, "So you're Chairman Li. Take Xiaohong with you. I believe you can cure her illness."
Gu Wang followed Li Yuzhu to Gu Xiaohong's house. Gu Wang said, "Niece, you've met a good person. This is Chairman Li of Yusheng Company. Go with her; I believe she can cure your eyes."
Many villagers came to see Gu Xiaohong off. With tears in her eyes, Gu Xiaohong said, "Thank you, fellow villagers. I wouldn't be alive today without your help."
Gu Wang said, "Go ahead. Your safe and sound return is the best reward for us."
Gu Xiaohong didn't have much to take with her, so Li Yuzhu didn't let her take a single piece of clothing. She helped her to the car, got in, said goodbye to the villagers, and drove out of the village.
Given Gu Xiaohong's current situation, Li Yuzhu didn't take her back to the city. She called her husband, briefly explained Gu Xiaohong's situation, and then drove directly to the provincial capital.
They arrived in the provincial capital at noon, had lunch at a restaurant, and then drove to the hospital.
Li Yuzhu drove to the hospital, got out of the car, and, together with Zhu Xiaofei, helped Gu Xiaohong walk towards the outpatient building.
After examination, Gu Xiaohong was found to be eligible for a corneal transplant, but there was no one available to donate her corneas at the moment.
People who donate corneas are all critically ill patients.
People often die from illness in hospitals, but many of them are unwilling to donate their organs after death, not wanting to have their organs missing or damaged after death. This situation was particularly prominent in the 1980s and 1990s.
Li Yuzhu registered Gu Xiaohong at the hospital and could only wait.
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