"Lin Qing, as the barefoot doctor of our brigade, you must take care of Old Gu's leg."
Wang Dahua said indignantly, "Why? Why won't they treat Old Gu's leg?" Wang Dahua knew that her family was penniless and could only rely on Lin Qing. No matter what, she had to make Lin Qing treat Old Gu's leg.
Do you all think so too?
Lin Qing looked around at everyone, finally fixing her gaze on the captain.
"Young Lin, saving lives is the priority."
The captain looked at Gu Changhe's leg. Blood was still flowing from Gu Changhe's leg, and the surrounding ground was already stained red with blood.
"In that case, I won't be a barefoot doctor anymore."
Seeing everyone's expressions, Lin Qing felt a little disappointed. She knew that as a doctor, what she was doing violated her professional ethics. But she hated the Gu family, even loathed them. She didn't want to treat the legs of people she despised. If it weren't for Nan Xun's actions earlier, this burden would have fallen on her. It was ironic that she had to treat the leg of someone who wanted to kill her. She was being kind by not stabbing him twice. But it didn't matter; she was just a barefoot doctor, and it wasn't something she absolutely had to do.
"Young Lin, what are you saying? How can you not become a barefoot doctor!"
"Yes, Kobayashi Ziqing, we were just saying it casually. We didn't mean it that way."
“Yes, Xiao Lin, don’t be angry. If you don’t want to treat Lao Gu, then don’t! Aren’t there still the commune hospital? Aren’t there still the county hospital? Just let them go there.”
"Yes, yes... it's just a leg injury, not a death sentence. I can go to the commune."
"That's right, it's not a big deal to begin with, why does it have to be Lin Zhiqing who has to see it!"
"Young Lin, don't listen to their nonsense! What will we do if you stop being a barefoot doctor?"
"..."
Upon hearing that Lin Qing was no longer working as a barefoot doctor, the surrounding villagers immediately protested. How could she give up being a barefoot doctor? What would they do if Lin Qing, the educated youth, stopped working as a barefoot doctor?
"Captain, please persuade Xiao Lin, the educated youth!"
"Yes, brigade leader, you should persuade Xiao Lin, the educated youth! Our village finally has a barefoot doctor, how can he not do it?"
"Yes, if the brigade leader, Xiao Lin, doesn't want to treat the Gu family, then so be it! We can't let our brigade be without a barefoot doctor just because of the Gu family!"
"Young Lin, have you thought this through? If you don't become a barefoot doctor, you'll have to work in the fields."
The captain believed that Lin Qing was threatening him by refusing to become a barefoot doctor, and that Lin Qing was being incredibly disrespectful to him today. He, as the captain, had already spoken to Lin Qing properly, but she showed him no respect at all.
“I’m not exactly a barefoot doctor, I haven’t even taken the exam yet. Now it’s good, I don’t have to take the exam anymore, I can just go to the fields! Other educated youth can do it, why can’t I, Lin Qing, do it?”
The brigade leader thought he could threaten Lin Qing with the threat of working in the fields, but what he didn't know was that Lin Qing was never afraid of threats. Like a weed, she was tenacious and resilient. As an orphan in her previous life, what hardships hadn't she endured? Why would she be afraid of something as trivial as working in the fields? From childhood to adulthood, she had suffered hunger and cold, and had worked at least 900 to 1000 jobs. So what if she had to work in the fields? What difference would it make?
"You...you shameless wretch, you actually refused to be a barefoot doctor just so you wouldn't treat Old Gu's leg."
Wang Dahua was so angry she wanted to scratch Lin Qing's face, but she didn't dare. She couldn't beat Lin Qing, and she didn't know what this bitch ate to grow up with such strength.
"Smack..."
"Who are you calling a slut? If you dare say another word, I'll slap your face to pieces."
Hearing that Wang Dahua dared to curse her, Lin Qing stepped forward and slapped Wang Dahua across the face. She had previously been considerate of Gu Nanxun, but not now. After all, they weren't Nanxun's parents, and who knows what kind of grudge they might have? Otherwise, given their selfish nature, how could they possibly raise someone else's child? And judging from their actions, they probably knew that Gu Nanxun wasn't their biological son.
Today, she's going to let everyone know that Lin Qing isn't someone to be trifled with, so that no Tom, Dick, or Harry can stand on her head and shit on her.
"Captain, look, she hit me."
When Wang Dahua saw that Lin Qing had hit her, she turned around and complained to the captain. She didn't dare to go up and fight Lin Qing, because she couldn't beat her.
"Young Lin, you..."
"Can't the captain hear her cursing at me?"
Before the captain could finish speaking, Lin Qing interrupted.
"Fine, Wang Dahua, you'd better go check on your husband, Lao Gu! Don't provoke Xiao Lin any more."
The captain said helplessly to Wang Dahua, "Lin Qing doesn't give him any face, there's nothing I can do!"
"Yes, Captain, hurry up and find a tractor to take Old Gu to the hospital! It'll be too late if we don't go soon."
Wang Dahua then remembered that her husband, Gu Changhe, was still waiting. At this moment, Gu Changhe was sweating profusely from the pain, but no one was paying attention to him. Hearing Wang Dahua's words, he instantly became excited. Dahua had finally remembered him.
"Dog Egg, go and tell Jianjun to drive the tractor over here."
Upon hearing Wang Dahua's words, the captain quickly instructed that the matter of the barefoot doctor was not the priority now, but rather getting Old Gu to the hospital.
"Brother Jianjun, hurry, the battalion commander wants you to drive the tractor to take Gu Changhe to the hospital."
"Send Gu Changhe away! What happened to Gu Changhe?!"
"Gu Changhe got into a fight with Brother Gu early this morning and injured his leg."
"He's gone to cause trouble for Brother Gu again."
After saying that, Liu Jianjun rolled his eyes and whispered to Gou Dan, "Gou Dan, when you get back, tell the brigade leader that I went to the commune and that I'm not home."
"Will this work? The captain will be angry if he finds out."
"It's alright, as long as he doesn't find out, it'll be fine. Although I'm a tractor driver, my main job is to do farm work, not to haul people. Do you expect me to help Gu Changhe?"
Although Liu Jianjun had no connection with Gu Nanxun, he had always disliked the Gu family's ways, so he was really reluctant to help Gu Changhe.
"Of course I don't want you to help them. You know how much I hate that family."
"That's settled then, just do as I say."
"Fine, we'll do it your way. Damn it, Gu Changhe deserves it. It's better that his leg is crippled."
After saying that, Gou Dan left Liu Jianjun's house and ran towards Gu Nanxun's house.
"Captain, Jianjun isn't home; he went to the commune."
Before they even reached Gu Nanxun's house, Gou Dan's voice came from over.
"What? He's not home? What are we going to do with Old Gu? He's the only one in the village who knows how to drive a tractor!"
Upon hearing Gou Dan's words, Wang Da Hua exclaimed in alarm. She panicked as well. What would happen to Lao Gu if there was no tractor to take him to the hospital?
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