Life on the train was boring.
Although Little Star stayed quiet and well-behaved, without crying or making a fuss, Ye Weiwei could still sense the unease in his heart.
So, Ye Weiwei did nothing but try to make Huo Xiao happy these past few days.
I noticed that Little Star was afraid of being around strangers. Whenever she was in a crowded place, her face would show fear, and she would cling tightly to my legs or neck and refuse to let go, as if she was afraid that they would disappear in the blink of an eye.
Ye Weiwei knew that his life on the farm had left him with psychological trauma, causing him to have mental problems.
So these past few days, she and Huo Xiao would take Xiao Xingxing to the food truck to eat at mealtimes, letting him order food himself, teaching him how to buy things and pay, and trying their best to create opportunities for him to communicate and talk with others, gradually eliminating his fear.
Later, I heard that if you had foreign exchange certificates, you could also eat at the dining car for foreign guests. Ye Weiwei even took Xiaoxing to eat at the dining car for foreign guests. Besides mealtimes, they would also go there for afternoon tea or something.
Anyway, she has a lot of foreign exchange certificates now.
Little Star especially loves drinking the orange soda there and eating soft little cakes. From initially being afraid and instinctively wanting to hide behind Ye Weiwei whenever she saw foreigners, she later learned to greet them in the newly learned foreign language.
Especially when he saw his aunt speaking to a blond-haired, green-eyed foreigner in a foreign language that he couldn't understand, Little Star felt a deep admiration for his aunt.
In the future, he will not only become as powerful as his uncle-in-law, able to fight bad guys and protect his father, but also be able to speak foreign languages like his aunt.
After a four-day, four-night train journey, I finally returned to Qingshan County.
As soon as Ye Weiwei got off the train, she saw Fang Ming and Li Hao waiting for them on the platform.
"Why are you here so late at night?" Ye Weiwei asked in surprise.
Huo Xiao had called Fang Ming beforehand to tell him the train's arrival time and to ask him to inform his family of his return date.
Because the train arrived at the station at night, they planned to stay overnight at a guesthouse in the county town and go home the next day, so they specifically told their families not to come and pick them up.
Upon seeing Ye Weiwei, Fang Ming excitedly said, "Sister-in-law, Brother Huo, you're finally back! Hurry to the county hospital, Huo Jiang is in trouble, and they're waiting for you to come back for surgery!"
"What happened?" Ye Weiwei and Huo Xiao exclaimed in surprise.
"Get in the car first, we'll talk in the car!" Huo Xiao handed the things in his hands to Fang Ming and Li Hao, then took the little star from Ye Weiwei's arms and held Ye Weiwei's hand.
Fang Ming said, "Yes, yes, let's get in the car and go to the hospital first."
The group got into the car and headed straight to the hospital.
On the way, Ye Weiwei learned about Huo Jiang's injury from Huo Xiao.
It turned out that Huo Jiang signed up to dig a reservoir and repair a dam in order to earn more work points. Because it was cold, the work was difficult, and only families with very poor conditions who couldn't afford to eat would take on this job, or people who had made mistakes and were punished and had no other choice but to go.
Anyone whose family is financially secure would not go through this ordeal.
For this reason, this job not only includes room and board but also pays a very high number of work points. There is only a minimum number of work points per day, and the maximum number of work points is determined by the amount of work done, with no upper limit. If you are capable, you can earn up to twenty work points a day.
After Huo Jiang separated his family, he had three daughters to support. He felt that he should take advantage of his youth and strength to earn more work points and not rely on his parents, brothers, sisters-in-law, and other relatives for help. So he signed up when the village chief was recruiting people.
When Liu Guilan learned that her second son had signed up to dig a reservoir, she scolded him, but knowing his intentions, she didn't stop him. She just told him that his health was the most important thing and that he shouldn't ruin his health just to earn work points, as it would be a loss.
But who knew that the dam they were building this year would have a problem, a large section of it collapsed, trapping several people inside.
Two of them were killed instantly. Huo Jiang was lucky; when he was dug out, he was still breathing, but he had several broken ribs and his condition was very bad.
Fortunately, Ye Weiwei and Huo Xiao left a life-saving pill for their family when they left, which kept Huo Jiang alive until Ye Weiwei and Huo Xiao returned.
“He was taken to the county hospital yesterday afternoon, and his condition is very bad now. Luckily, you and your sister-in-law made it back in time.”
Fang Ming couldn't help but marvel at Huo Jiang's good luck when he got to this point.
Fortunately, Huo Xiao called him that day and asked him to go to his house and let them know when they would be back.
When Huo Jiang had the accident, Huo Xiao and the others were already on the train; otherwise, they probably wouldn't have been able to hold out until they returned.
When Ye Weiwei and Huo Xiao arrived at the hospital with Xiao Xingxing, they saw her mother-in-law standing at the hospital entrance. Upon seeing her, she couldn't help but burst into tears, "Weiwei..."
Ye Weiwei quickly stepped forward and hugged her mother-in-law, patting her: "Mom, don't cry. I'll go check on my second brother right away. Don't worry, he'll be alright."
"Oh, oh!" Liu Guilan quickly wiped away her tears. "Go quickly! Go quickly!"
She paused for a moment, then added, "Don't feel guilty. If it really is... well, that's fate..."
Ye Weiwei patted her hand, "Don't worry!"
Having said that, he didn't linger and quickly walked inside.
Knowing that Ye Weiwei would be coming, the hospital had already made preparations for the surgery well in advance.
When Ye Weiwei came out after changing her clothes, Director Hu and others were already on high alert. They told Ye Weiwei about Huo Jiang's condition while following her into the operating room to observe the surgery.
Ye Weiwei first checked Huo Jiang's condition again.
To be honest, it's not good.
Through her mental probing, Ye Weiwei saw traces of wood-element energy repairing Huo Jiang's heart.
If it weren't for the life-saving pill she left behind, Huo Jiang would be dead by now.
Because it was made for her family, Ye Weiwei spared no expense in using medicinal herbs and wood-based energy to create the life-saving pills. One pill could basically repair most of the body's injuries and ensure that the body would not go into shock due to massive blood loss.
However, Huo Jiang had several broken ribs, one of which was lodged in his chest cavity, compressing his heart, and two were lodged in his lungs. The movement of him aggravated the wounds, causing secondary damage, which led to his current condition.
After learning about Huo Jiang's injuries, Ye Weiwei immediately began surgery.
Director Hu and the others were both nervous and excited, their eyes wide as they watched Ye Weiwei's scalpel complete a surgery, as if they were experiencing a visual feast.
Especially Director Hu, who has now been transferred to work at the town hospital, took two days off specifically to come here for this surgery.
Two and a half hours later, Ye Weiwei finished sewing the last stitch, skillfully tied a knot, and then let Director Hu and the others take over.
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