Chapter 10 Entering the Hospital
Old Man Li drove his ox cart along the main road into the city. It was Tang Yue's first time seeing a city like this. Some of the houses were very tall, seemingly multi-story. From the outside, they looked ordinary.
There weren't many people on the street, and those who did seemed to be walking in a hurry. Tang Yue wanted to ask her mother what they were doing here.
Unexpectedly, Lin Cuicui looked even more uneasy than she was. Turning back to look at the three Tangbei brothers, they looked like they were entering the city for the first time, and everything they saw was incredibly new. Tang Yue was helpless. It seemed that she would have to explore on her own to see what she wanted to see.
"Uncle Li, do you know where the hospital is?"
Old Li whipped his whip and said, "Hey, if there's anything going on in our village, I'll be the one driving over here. Don't worry. There's only one big hospital in the county. That's the tall white building over there."
Lin Cuicui looked in the direction of Old Man Li's whip and saw a white house.
When they arrived at the hospital, people were coming and going. Lin Cuicui and her children looked confused and couldn't find the child anywhere.
Old Li parked the car and said, "Go in there and ask the guy in the white coat what to do."
This was also Old Li's first time at the hospital, and he didn't know where to go. However, he had been there many times before, so he figured it would be best to go in through the main gate and ask.
Lin Cuicui walked towards the gate with stiff steps. The three Tangbei brothers wanted to move beside the car but were a little afraid.
Tang Yue slid down from the donkey cart and said, "Brothers, Mom and I will go over and take a look."
Tang Bei reached out to hold Tang Yue, and Tang Yue smiled and took two quick steps to hold Lin Cuicui's hand.
"Yueyue? You, you wait in the car, mom will be back soon."
Tang Yue looked up at Lin Cuicui and said, "Mom, I'll go with you."
Lin Cuicui held Tang Yue's hand, and seemed to have gained confidence.
The two of them entered the hospital through the main gate. There were people coming and going inside, and Lin Cuicui didn't know which way to go. At this time, a male doctor wearing glasses and a white coat was walking towards the door, writing something in a notebook.
"Hello, big brother, do you know where to go to see seriously ill patients?"
Li Mingxuan paused while writing and looked down. A little girl wearing a cotton-padded jacket that was washed white and with a thin face was looking up at him.
Li Mingxuan put the pen on the notebook and squatted down, "Little girl, are you talking to me?"
Tang Yue nodded, "Then do you know where it is?"
Tang Yue had an intuition that the man in front of her looked very familiar, and she inexplicably felt that he would help her.
"Where is the patient you mentioned? I need to see if he is seriously ill before I can make a decision."
Tang Yue smiled, "Thank you, big brother. Please come with me. My dad is outside."
Li Mingxuan stood up and saw the awkward woman holding Tang Yue's hand. He nodded to Lin Cuicui, and Tang Yue shook her hand.
"Mother?"
Lin Cuicui came back to her senses and immediately pulled Tang Yue out. When they reached the donkey cart, Old Man Li looked at the imposing doctor and didn't dare to speak for a moment.
Li Mingxuan initially didn't pay much attention, thinking the patient the girl was talking about might just be too weak to walk. But when he got closer and saw the unconscious man with a visibly darkened face, Li Mingxuan quickly stepped forward to check.
While checking Li Mingxuan, his expression became serious. "How could it be so serious? When did he fall into a coma? Why did you send him here so late?"
Lin Cuicui was so frightened by Li Mingxuan's dark face that she couldn't utter a word. Tang Bei and the other two had never seen such a scene before. Tang Yue couldn't even see what was happening in the car even when she was standing on tiptoe.
"Big brother, my family has no money. We have finally managed to scrape together this money. Big brother, can you treat my dad's illness?"
Li Mingxuan didn't have time to communicate with Tang Yue. He quickly ran into the hospital. After a while, two doctors in white coats came over carrying a stretcher.
"Help lift the patient onto the stretcher."
Lin Cuicui and Old Li rushed to help, and then followed Li Mingxuan into the hospital.
As they walked, Li Mingxuan explained seriously, "The patient's condition requires immediate surgery. He needs to go to the operating room now."
Lin Cuicui was at a loss and could only nod in agreement to whatever Li Mingxuan said.
Tang Yue didn't forget that going to the hospital would cost money, "Big brother, is the surgery expensive?"
Li Mingxuan didn't want to pay attention, but seeing Tang Yue's serious look, he lowered his head and answered.
"It depends on what kind of surgery it is, but life is the most important thing, isn't it?"
Is life the most important thing? That wasn't the case in Tang Yue's time. Many cultivators cultivated to fill their lives. It seemed like death was a normal occurrence. But who would want to die when they could live?
She doesn't care about other people's lives, but these are her family, and she will definitely protect them.
"Well, big brother, you are right, so big brother, please save my father. No matter how much it costs, I don't mind."
Lin Cuicui and Tang Bei didn't say anything in the back, but their eyes became more and more determined.
Yes, as long as people are alive, they will have everything.
The medical room was unusually quiet under the cover of night, the only sounds being the ticking of instruments and Tang Shengkai's heavy breathing. The air was filled with the smell of disinfectant, mixed with the stench of blood, stimulating everyone's sense of smell.
Tang Shengkai lay on the operating table, his face pale and his forehead covered in cold sweat. The wound had become inflamed and he had a fever again.
Li Mingxuan's eyes were firm and focused. He carefully examined Tang Shengkai's wound, his brow furrowed. The bullet had lodged deep in the thigh bone, partially lodged in the bone. The location was very specific, near the aorta, and the slightest misstep could cause severe bleeding.
The most important thing was that it was unknown how long the injury had lasted; the bullet seemed to have grown into the bone. Although a deep dent had been dug into Tang Shengkai's thigh, there was still no way to move on that spot.
Surgery remains difficult in this era. Firstly, there are too few professional surgeons. Secondly, domestic medical standards are low, and medications are inadequate. Unless they are special cases, ordinary people rarely undergo surgery.
Although Li Mingxuan had taught himself a lot of surgical knowledge and performed many simple surgical operations, he could not perform this operation.
Perhaps due to the IV drip, Tang Shengkai slowly regained consciousness. Still half-conscious, he looked at the white surroundings and the large white light overhead. His lips curled slightly as he murmured softly.
"I still can't escape death. This is good, it relieves the pressure on Cui Cui."
Li Mingxuan was thinking about what to do when he suddenly heard the patient's low murmur. Although he didn't hear clearly what Tang Shengkai said, he still asked happily.
"Are you awake?"
Tang Shengkai slowly turned his head and when he saw the man in the white coat in front of him, he spoke again with difficulty, his voice hoarse, "Where is this?"
"This is the hospital. You were sick and unconscious, so your family brought you to the hospital."
"What? I'm not dead? No, I have to go home."
Tang Shengkai struggled to stand up, but Li Mingxuan quickly stepped forward and held him down. "What are you doing? You have needles in your hands."
Tang Shengkai looked down at the IV tube in his hand, his eyes nearly popping out. How could someone like him be worthy of using such a precious thing? He might as well give it to his little girl.
Tang Shengkai looked up at Li Mingxuan and said, "Doctor, can you give my little girl this injection? I'm very strong, no need to see any more. I want to go home."
Li Mingxuan suddenly felt sad. How could he not understand what this man was thinking?
He held Tang Shengkai down again. "Do you know that the bullet has grown into the bone in your thigh? Now even if I wanted to perform surgery on you, I can't."
Tang Shengkai was stunned for a moment, then relieved, "Doctor, can I still live?"
Li Mingxuan felt helpless. Why couldn't he understand what he was saying? He was going to become a cripple.
Tang Shengkai was genuinely happy. It wasn't just a lame leg, was it? It wouldn't affect his work at all. He'd just have to go hunting less often. As long as he could still help Cuicui support the family, he had no objection.
"Thank you, doctor. Can I go home now?"
Li Mingxuan closed his eyes, walked to the door and opened it. Lin Cuicui and the four children suddenly appeared in front of Tang Shengkai.
Seeing Tang Shengkai sitting on the hospital bed in good health, Lin Cuicui burst into tears.
The four children all rushed over, shouting "Dad." Tang Shengkai's joy at having survived the disaster surged into his eyes, and tears streamed down his face.
He held the four children in his arms, and Lin Cuicui also came to Tang Shengkai.
Tang Yue was being held by her father, feeling a sense of security she had never experienced before. She didn't even know how she had suddenly rushed towards this man at that moment.
At this moment, I was lying in my father's arms, and suddenly felt a little embarrassed.
She broke free from her father's arms and looked up at Li Mingxuan, "Big brother, is my father okay?"
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