"Young Lin, quick... quick, save Cuilan! She's been bitten by a snake!"
Lin Qing was reading in the infirmary when she suddenly heard someone shouting loudly outside the door. Looking up, she saw several older women carrying a young woman as they rushed in.
"Quick, put her on the ground first. When did this happen?"
There were no beds in the infirmary, so Lin Qing had to have the patient put on the floor first.
"Just now, when we were digging for bamboo shoots in the bamboo forest, we were suddenly bitten by a snake."
An elderly woman said.
Do you know what kind of snake it is?
"I didn't see it clearly, I just saw a green shadow flash by."
"It's bamboo leaf green."
At this moment, Chen Bin spoke up.
"Big sister, how are you feeling now?"
"I feel very dizzy and my heart is racing."
When Liu Cuilan heard it was a bamboo viper, she panicked even more. Bamboo vipers are venomous snakes! They lived far from the county town, and if they were poisoned, they wouldn't be able to get there in time. Thinking of this, tears streamed down Liu Cuilan's face. What would happen to Youcai if she died? What would happen to her children?
“Someone go find the brigade leader to drive the tractor. I’ll help this lady treat her wound first. I don’t have any antivenom here, so we have to go to the county hospital.”
Lin Qing glanced at the wound and spoke to the people around her.
"Wow, I can run fast."
After saying that, Chen Bin quickly ran towards the field.
"Big sister, you need to stay calm. Don't worry, I'll save you. Don't panic, trust me, everything will be alright."
While comforting her eldest sister, Lin Qing filled a basin with water, added soap, and secretly dripped a drop of spiritual spring water into it. She then began to wash the wound with the soapy water and squeezed it forcefully to expel as much poisonous blood as possible.
After squeezing out the poisonous blood, Lin Qing took a Lobelia chinensis plant, crushed it, applied it to the wound, and then bandaged it with gauze.
Finally, the wound was tightly tied with a rope near the heart (the side closest to the heart).
"What are we going to do if Xiao Lin, the educated youth from our village, isn't here today? There's no one else who can drive a tractor!"
At this moment, the captain, his face covered in sweat, ran over and said.
"I'll drive."
Lin Qing glanced at Liu Cuilan, gritted her teeth, and said, "Actually, Lin Qing has serum, but serum needs to be stored in the refrigerator. In reality, there is no way to store it, so even if Lin Qing has serum now, she can't take it out."
"Quickly, everyone, get the patient onto the tractor. Time is of the essence, we need to be fast."
As she spoke, Lin Qing and everyone else ran quickly toward the tractor.
Soon, everyone lifted Liu Cuilan onto the tractor. At this moment, Lin Qing was surprised to see that Lu Xianghong also appeared on the tractor.
"Sister Xiang Hong, could you please untie the rope every ten minutes or so, loosen it for a minute or two, and then tie it back on?"
After saying that, he took a pot of diluted spiritual spring water and handed it to Lu Xianghong, saying, "Take this water and give her some to drink from time to time on the way."
After saying that, Lin Qing quickly cranked the tractor handle with both arms, started the tractor, and headed towards the county town.
Lin Qing drove the tractor very fast all the way, pressing the accelerator to the floor, kicking up clouds of dust.
"Quick, doctor, someone has been bitten by a venomous tongue."
Upon arriving at the county hospital, everyone carried Liu Cuilan inside and shouted loudly.
Seeing this, the nurses in the hospital quickly surrounded her and pushed Liu Cuilan into the operating room.
With the availability of serum, Liu Cuilan quickly treated the wound.
"You were able to receive timely treatment this time thanks to the people who took preventative measures for you; they did a really good job."
The doctor nodded in agreement and said that few people in the countryside could take such good precautions; most of them would die from poisoning on their way there.
"Yes, it's all thanks to Xiaolin, the educated youth. If it weren't for her, I wouldn't know what to do."
Liu Cuilan said with a grateful expression that she really thought she wouldn't make it through this time. In the past, some people in the village had been poisoned by snakes, but very few of them could survive.
“That educated youth, Lin, was truly remarkable. The measures she took at the critical moment were very professional. For example, she promptly bandaged the area around the wound to prevent the venom from spreading further. She also cleaned the wound with soapy water, squeezed out the venomous blood, and applied half-leaf lotus to the wound. All of these laid a good foundation for the subsequent treatment.”
"Xiao Lin, the educated youth, was very calm and smart. She was the barefoot doctor in our village. I was terrified at the time, and it was all thanks to her that I calmed down. She can also drive a tractor. I was able to get here in time thanks to Xiao Lin, the educated youth, who drove me here in a tractor."
"No wonder she was able to remain calm and act correctly in this situation. She's a doctor! That's really rare. Your village has struck gold. You should thank this doctor. Her actions saved your life."
The doctor remarked with a sigh that the woman in front of him was truly lucky; it just so happened that there was a doctor in the village, otherwise she might not have made it through. Of course, the entire brigade was also quite fortunate.
"Yes! I'm really grateful to her, thank goodness I have her."
"Cuilan, how are you?"
At this moment, Zhao Youcai, covered in sweat, ran in. He looked at Liu Cuilan with a worried expression and said...
"Youcai, what brings you here?"
Liu Cuilan looked at Zhao Youcai, who was covered in sweat from running, and asked in surprise.
"I heard from Gou Dan that you were bitten by a snake, so I rushed over. How are you? Are you feeling better now?"
"It's alright now, all thanks to Xiao Lin, the educated youth. He treated my wound and drove me to the county hospital in his tractor. He's so talented, we must thank him."
"It was your sister-in-law who saved you. You're amazing! Don't worry, we'll definitely thank you properly."
"Youcai, what are you doing here?"
Lin Qing looked at Zhao Youcai in surprise when she returned from the restroom.
"Sister-in-law, let me introduce you. This is my wife, Liu Cuilan."
“Sister-in-law, I’ve heard everything from Cuilan. Thank you, sister-in-law. Thank you for saving Cuilan. Sister-in-law, you don’t know how important Cuilan is to me. I don’t know what I would do without Cuilan. Thank you, sister-in-law.”
Zhao Youcai looked at Lin Qing with excitement and said. He never expected that Brother Gu had saved him when he was young, and now his sister-in-law had saved Cuilan. Brother Gu and his sister-in-law were benefactors to their family.
"You're welcome, it's what I should do."
Lin Qing looked at the excited Zhao Youcai and quickly said that she was still not used to someone constantly thanking her.
"Have you finished treating your wound?"
After saying that, Lin Qing turned to Liu Cuilan and asked.
"It's all taken care of. Xiao Lin, I'm so grateful to you. The doctor said I definitely wouldn't have made it through if you hadn't treated my wounds beforehand."
"It's alright, it's all taken care of. You don't have any major problems. As long as the snake venom is neutralized, you can go home and rest for a couple of days and you'll be fine."
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