Yangyang raised his little arms and waved them towards Jiang Shiyue from a distance.
Only when Chen Shanhe and his son arrived did Jiang Shiyue see clearly that Yangyang was holding anti-inflammatory and painkiller drugs.
There are only a few.
Chen Shanhe put Yangyang down, untied the water bottle from his waist and handed it to Jiang Shiyue, explaining: "In the face of the disaster, all kinds of supplies, including medicines, are in short supply."
Jiang Shiyue nodded, took the medicinal water from Yangyang and put it into her mouth, then asked Chen Shanhe, "Are you going to the disaster area?"
Question sentence, affirmative tone.
Chen Shanhe nodded. "We inquired along the way and learned that this earthquake was particularly severe, reaching a magnitude of eight."
He raised his hand and pointed in a direction. "This city has been nearly razed to the ground. Two earthquakes occurred simultaneously in different regions. The surrounding provinces and cities have all been significantly affected. The city we're in is currently without electricity, water, or food. We urgently need support."
Chen Shanhe paused, "So, I need to trouble you to help send my mother and sister-in-law back to their hometown."
He feels obligated to participate in disaster rescue and relief efforts.
Jiang Shiyue lowered his head and said nothing.
Chen Shanhe continued, "I know my sister-in-law is not a nice person, and you don't want to. But, no matter what, I have to give my elder brother an explanation. I also know that I shouldn't let a girl like you go on such a long journey alone... After thinking it over, I can only ask you for help."
No one else can take Yangyang with him.
Jiang Shiyue didn't answer but asked, "Do all the compounds have guesthouses or family housing?"
Chen Shanhe didn't understand why, but he nodded. "Generally speaking, that's the case."
There are also very few that do not.
"Then can you arrange for your mother and sister-in-law to stay in the guesthouse first? I want to go with you to the rescue."
Chen Shanhe frowned, "You are a girl...it's very dangerous."
Jiang Shiyue uttered a short "huh." "Men and women are equal now. What's wrong with me wanting to do my part to support the disaster area? Besides, rescue work is dangerous, but sending Zhao Caifeng isn't dangerous? She keeps saying she wants to sell me out!"
Chen Shanhe: “…”
The two men engaged in a debate that lasted three minutes.
Chen Shanhe, who was not good at speaking, was completely defeated.
Chen Shanhe asked someone to send his mother and Zhao Caifeng to a makeshift shelter for temporary accommodation.
Chen Shanhe and Jiang Shiyue rushed to the disaster area together, and then went their separate ways after arriving at the epicenter.
Chen Shanhe showed his ID and obtained temporary authority to fly all the helicopters that ordinary pilots could not fly to open areas.
This way other pilots can quickly arrive at the scene with people and cargo.
In 1978, all aircraft came under military control.
It takes time to clear routes for rescue teams to enter the disaster area where the earthquake has just occurred, and the fastest way to arrive is by helicopter.
Every time Chen Shanhe flies out a helicopter, it means that a team of PLA soldiers can arrive at the rescue site as soon as possible.
The golden seventy-two hours, every second is worth a thousand gold.
**
Jiang Shiyue settled Yangyang in the temporary tent, handed him a book, and then left the tent.
The book in Yangyang's hand has changed from "The Art of War" to "Shennong's Herbal Classic".
The reason I read books on Chinese medicine was because this was the only book I could find at the bookstore on the way.
This was Yangyang's own request.
It was rare for him to take the initiative to make requests, and Chen Shanhe and Jiang Shiyue wanted to satisfy him no matter how difficult it was.
For adults, Yangyang, who is only three years old, is a great help as long as he stays quietly in the tent without crying or making a fuss.
Yangyang has very low requirements, as long as Jiang Shiyue appears in his sight from time to time.
Jiang Shiyue came to the disaster area not on impulse nor to cause trouble. She had two plans.
The total amount of money Jiang Shiyue carried with him was more than 1,700 yuan. If this money was converted into food, oil, rice, noodles, or emergency medicines, it could save many lives.
But on the way to the disaster area, Jiang Shiyue realized one thing.
In the face of an absolute natural disaster, banknotes are almost worthless.
The entire city was in extreme shortage of grain, oil, rice and flour.
With trains and buses out of service, she couldn't exchange the money she had for anything.
Another plan is to serve as a temporary nurse.
In his previous life, Jiang Shiyue was surrounded by too many young people who died suddenly from overwork.
She waved her hand and signed up the team for an emergency class, just in case something happened to a colleague, at least they could buy more time for rescue.
Jiang Shiyue studied very hard. She couldn't compare with professional nurses, but she was much better than ordinary people.
It is no problem to treat simple wounds, bandage them or even give intravenous drips.
However, even a good cook cannot cook without rice.
All the medical resources that could be mobilized in the disaster area were used to treat seriously injured patients whose lives were hanging by a thread.
Not only do the wounds of lightly injured patients not receive timely treatment, but they also have to be rescued on the front line.
Jiang Shiyue was dumbfounded. She didn't expect that she could not help at all.
Another thought was, the medicine is so scarce and can only be used for serious illnesses. How did Chen Shanhe get the few pills he took?
**
Reform and opening up had just begun, and our heavy industry was still very backward.
In my previous life, I would see planes circling over the disaster area on TV, truckloads of relief supplies being transported into the disaster area, and all kinds of carts, forklifts, bulldozers, and cranes operating on site.
But in Jiang Shiyue's eyes, the main rescue force is people.
In an era when bicycles were rare, a car with a starting price of 100,000 yuan was equivalent to ten courtyard houses in Beijing.
Even more expensive trucks wouldn't be everywhere on the streets.
In fact, this disaster-stricken city is still a heavy industrial city, but the entire city is almost razed to the ground, and the machines that can still be used are extremely precious.
Therefore, the main force of rescue can only be people.
Heavy beams need to be lifted. Bricks need to be moved. The wounded need to be rescued.
Even food and water have to be found by people.
The rhythmic calls of "one, two, three" echoed throughout the disaster area.
Jiang Shiyue stood blankly at the door of the tent, feeling even more powerless than the day he was reborn.
What can she do for the people in the disaster area?
When she was reborn, she at least knew what she could do, but now she is left with nothing but confusion and sorrow.
What we see at the disaster site is completely different from what we see on TV.
It just makes people feel powerless and the preciousness of life.
"One, two, three, up!"
The slogans coming from nearby brought Jiang Shiyue's thoughts back to reality.
Not far from her, at the landslide site, a group of people were trying to pull up half of the collapsed brick wall.
Several medical staff carrying stretchers were standing nearby.
Jiang Shiyue immediately realized that there was a person buried under the collapsed house.
But the brick wall was too heavy, and the makeshift rescue team consisting of a dozen men, women, and children could not lift it at all.
Get together to discuss countermeasures.
"How about we break it open?"
"There are people under the wall. What if they get hurt?"
"Then you really can't move it? How about you call a few more people?"
"Everyone is busy rescuing people, there is really no idle manpower... Eh? Comrade, come over and give a hand?" The person looked up and saw Jiang Shiyue standing at the door of the tent and waving at her.
Jiang Shiyue didn't go over immediately. He looked around and dragged a wooden pillar on the ground before walking towards the crowd.
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