Chapter 168 Tomorrow and Today
The slender bamboo chopsticks fell to the ground and rolled around, covered in a layer of dust.
Yun Qiao was still in a daze, but He Tingjun had already bent down and picked up the chopsticks.
He walked to the bucket, scooped out half a bucket of water, washed the chopsticks, and handed them to Yun Qiao.
Yun Qiao hesitated for a moment, said "thank you", and stretched out his hand to take it.
He Tingjun held the chopsticks tightly, as if he was holding Yun Qiao's heart.
Yun Qiao's heart skipped a beat and he looked up at him in confusion.
He Tingjun gave her an apologetic smile: "I was abrupt just now. Is this question difficult for you to answer?"
"It's a little hard to answer," Yun Qiao said frankly. "I need to think about it for a while. So, if you can remember it, ask me again tomorrow."
A glint flashed across He Tingjun's dark eyes, and he happily responded, "Yes."
After returning to the army, He Tingjun carefully circled the special date of June 9th on the calendar.
He was so excited that he even locked this simple calendar in a drawer as if it were a treasure.
Starting from this week, He Tingjun would go to the Fifth Company almost every Sunday, even though Yun Qiao was busy seeing patients most of the time and had no time to talk to him, He Tingjun was extremely happy.
He Tingjun came to the fifth company and worked diligently, and gradually became familiar with the communicator Comrade Lu Xun who lived next door.
Comrade Xiao Lu was naturally jealous of his love rival, so he used a lot of sarcastic words and hurtful words at the beginning.
However, Comrade Tingjun's personal qualities were so strong that after Comrade Xiao Lu squeezed him a few times, he felt ashamed of himself and secretly wiped away his tears in his bed at night.
This is the 23-year-old deputy battalion commander!
Looking at the entire Northeast Military Region, you can't find many outstanding talents even if you count on your fingers!
How can you let a little correspondent like him compare with others?
Comrade Xiao Lu cried secretly, as a memorial for his love that died before it even began.
He sorted himself out, and when he saw He Tingjun again, although he still felt jealous, he could finally face him with a normal attitude. At least on the surface, they had a pleasant conversation.
As June, the beginning of summer, began to warm up, the educated youth began to take off their spring clothes and put on summer clothes.
Summer had just arrived, and children were eager to jump into the water and cool off. In the small river behind the Fifth Company camp, there were dozens of children playing and frolicking in the water every day, like dumplings being cooked in a pot, with many children soaking in the water all day long.
The children were very enthusiastic about bathing in the river, but when there were too many people, accidents were inevitable.
The person involved in the accident was a boy about eight or nine years old.
He was bold and loved to show off. He prided himself on being a good swimmer, and when provoked by other kids he swam into the deep water to prove his ability. However, his leg cramped and his body lost control. He floundered around for a few seconds and sank into the water.
Fortunately, there were older children nearby at the time. As soon as they saw that something was wrong, they swam over to help, thus saving a life in time.
This matter soon reached Jiang Yuren's ears, and she turned pale with fear after hearing it.
As a female leader, when a child in the company drowned, the first thing she did was that she did not do her job as a female leader well.
This was a serious dereliction of duty.
She immediately organized people and held an emergency meeting to promote drowning prevention and safety work.
She first recounted the drowning incident and then emphasized the importance of safety, telling children not to bathe in the river all day just to cool off, as it was not only harmful to the body but also posed a threat to their lives. Finally, she urged parents to strengthen their education of their children and provide constant supervision to ensure their safety.
After the meeting, Jiang Yiren organized a group of educated youth volunteers and assigned them shifts to patrol the river every day, trying their best to prevent the children from going into the water.
In addition, Yun Qiao also taught the volunteers some simple first aid knowledge so that these volunteers can effectively rescue them as soon as they find drowning people.
Thanks to the joint efforts of Jiang Zhiren and the educated youth volunteers, the enthusiasm of the children in the fifth company to go down to the river to bathe gradually subsided, and no drowning incidents occurred for the next half month.
The quiet lasted until early July.
That day, Yun Qiao was on duty in the bathroom as usual. Just after noon, he saw Sister Fan running to the bathroom in a hurry. She said that her neighbor, Wu Zhaodi, who was eight months pregnant, had slipped and frightened, and her amniotic fluid had broken. She was afraid of premature birth, so she asked her to come to her house to take a look.
Yun Qiao quickly grabbed the medical kit and followed Sister Fan to the woman's home. On the way, Yun Qiao heard Sister Fan say, "A child drowned in the river. Zhaodi saw it. With her big belly, she couldn't handle it. She was so anxious to get home that she didn't watch her step and slipped. She managed to stay put with her knees, but I don't know if it was the stretching that caused her amniotic fluid to start pouring out before we even got home."
"Her belly is as hard as a rock. I think she's about to give birth."
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