The popularity of the pagoda candy distribution activity far exceeded Mu Huaixi's imagination. The four people in the health center were very busy. Jiang Wenyuan rushed back to be responsible for queuing and maintaining order, Wang Xiaohua shouted to promote the efficacy and usage of the pagoda candy, and the other two distributed anthelmintics while answering various imaginative questions from the villagers.
They were busy until almost ten o'clock. Most of the medicine they needed at the market had been taken away, and they finally had time to rest. Wang Xiaohua leaned against the wooden table and swallowed for a long time. "Oh my god, I thought my voice was going to be ruined!"
Mu Huaixi said more in the morning than she did during the whole time she entered the mountains, and she was also very tired.
Jiang Wenyuan was a man after all, and even though he was a little confused, he still stood up and walked towards the breakfast place in the market, "I'm going to buy a few bowls of eggnog, everyone can take a break."
"Alas, there must be a man in the family," Wang Xiaohua sighed suddenly as she watched Dr. Jiang leave. Mu Huaixi suspected that Dr. Jiang heard it, otherwise why did he suddenly stagger?
The only man in the clinic was particularly generous, bringing each of them a bowl of sweet eggnog and fried cakes. The golden, greasy fried cakes were crispy, the sweet sugar filling inside instantly replenished their energy, and the refreshing, slightly sweet rice-brewed eggnog was enough to make anyone sing.
Seeing that the three of them had finished eating, Jiang Wenyuan offered to stay at the stall while he let them go out for a walk. "Especially Comrade Mu, you can buy whatever you need at home. The market before the New Year is getting smaller and smaller. By the time the New Year comes, you won't have anywhere to spend your money."
Li Fengjuan nodded and reminded her, "The Maidiping Market is the biggest before the New Year. Many mountain travelers come out to buy mountain products and furs they've saved up all year. If you're interested, you can take a look."
Mu Huaixi was really tempted. Mountain herders often had good medicine in their hands, and she didn't know what she would get this time.
Li Fengjuan was willing to accompany Dr. Mu for a walk, but Wang Xiaohua, who always loved to be in a lively atmosphere, waved her hand to refuse. She was really tired.
Mu Huaixi walked towards the bustling market. Along the way, he saw that every veteran's repair stall was filled with various old things. Deputy Company Commander Zhu, whom he had met before, was repairing an ox cart with a frown, and Luo Rui was struggling with a bellyband with a needle in his hand with his head down.
The area occupied by the veterans is at the easternmost end of the market. Generally, the sheltered south side is where live animals such as chickens, ducks, cattle, and sheep are sold. The north side, close to the mountains, is where mountain products are sold. The west side is where rice, flour, and meat are sold. The middle and most lively place is where food and various entertainments are sold. The eggnog I just drank was bought at the central stall.
Mu Huaixi had little interest in food. She stopped by to look at the clay figurines and sugar paintings and only bought a jar of maltose. This maltose was different from maltose, as it was made from fermented millet and sorghum, and could also be used as medicine.
She headed west again, intending to weigh out three pounds of pork to send to Sister Hongxia's home to thank Wang Hongjun for helping her build a kang and stove. The pork sold at the market wasn't enough to supply the supply and marketing cooperative, so it had to be leaner. However, meat didn't require tickets at the market, and Mu Huaixi saw many of the sisters-in-law and aunts in the family compound happily buying large chunks of meat. She knew the aroma of meat would be wafting through many homes tonight.
Mu Huaixi cut a total of seven pounds of meat, gave two large pieces to Sister Hongxia and Sister Yu, and planned to take the rest to the health center for everyone to eat together. Although she was not good at speaking, she knew that everyone had helped her a lot.
"Ouch," Li Fengjuan wanted to help her carry the meat, but she felt something hit her waist and she staggered a few steps before she stood firm.
Mu Huaixi only felt a flash before her eyes, and a black sheep rushed into her arms, nudging her with its head affectionately.
"Dahei? Why are you here?"
"I'm sorry, I'm sorry," Tang Xiaotang arrived a step behind and pleaded tearfully, "Doctor Mu, can you take me to see Doctor Xiao Hu? My stepmother wants to sell Dahei."
"Xiao Hu?"
"Yes! Doctor Xiao Hu! He is the only one who can save me and Dahei now." Tang Xiaotang's tears fell. "I heard that someone from your military camp had come, so I took Dahei and ran away. But, but there were too many people. I couldn't find Xiao Hu..."
"All the veterans who are here today are about to retire. Xiao Hu must not be here," Li Fengjuan answered the other party's doubts enthusiastically, but Tang Xiaotang was struck by lightning and did not reply for a long time.
Mu Huaixi touched Dahei's head. Although she felt sorry for the fate of this "sheep spirit", she was powerless to do anything. She could only grab a small piece of malt sugar from her pocket and stuff it into Dahei's mouth, so that it could have something good to eat in the end.
Mu Huaixi said goodbye to the distraught Tang Xiaotang and planned to go to the north to look at the mountain products, but when he reached the clay figurine stall, he heard a scream behind him.
"Wife! Wife, how are you?"
"Mother!! Mother!!!"
"Ah! There's blood! I, I'm giving birth!"
Mu Huaixi and Li Fengjuan looked at each other, and immediately turned around and ran towards the source of the chaos, only to see two pregnant women lying on the ground with a pool of blood between them. It was unknown who had a miscarriage, or if both of them were injured.
"I'm a doctor from the health center," Mu Huaixi squeezed through the crowd and was grabbed by the hand by the young man as soon as she revealed her identity.
"Doctor, doctor, please, save my wife and my son!"
"Shut up! If you don't want anything to happen to your wife, disperse the crowd!" Mu Huaixi looked at the increasing number of people gathering around her, shook off the man's hand and went to the two pregnant women, but was hugged by the waist by the little girl who rushed over.
"Doctor, please, please see my mother first. She's in so much pain that she can't even scream!" The little girl cried and pulled her towards the older pregnant woman. "Please, save my brother. Nothing can happen to him!"
It was indeed very dangerous for older mothers. Mu Huaixi gave Li Fengjuan a look, signaling her to check on the other woman. However, the young man was unwilling to do so. He ran over and begged, "Doctor, doctor, this is my wife's first time being a mother. She, she doesn't know anything! Besides, she fell while trying to support the older woman. She must be more seriously injured!"
"Don't worry, my companions are also from the health center." Mu Huaixi had already squatted down and felt the pulse of the older pregnant woman. She pointed in the direction of the veteran's stall and said, "There are two more people in the health center. Please run over and call them over. Your wife will be fine."
The young man was spinning around anxiously, but he refused to leave. A clever boy in the crowd said, "Brother Sang, don't worry, I'll go!"
The boy shouted and ran away. The young man named Sang immediately went back and grabbed his wife's hand. Seeing her screaming in pain, she was about to cry.
Jiang Wenyuan and his team arrived quickly, and they were followed by Company Commander Zhu and Instructor Luo. They also brought tables and sheets from the clinic, intending to turn them over to use as stretchers to carry the two pregnant women to the military truck, where there were some simple medical equipment that was also windproof and heat-insulating.
But it was too late.
The older pregnant woman who was in so much pain just now that she couldn't even scream gave a scream, rolled her eyes and was half dead, with blood gushing out from her body like raindrops. The other young pregnant woman might have been frightened, and she also started to bleed from her body, with her abdomen contracting rapidly, and it seemed that she was not far from giving birth!
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