Chapter 49 The Captain's Little Secrets
Duan Jianhua looked at her quick and efficient movements and knew at a glance that she was an expert. Then he thought that their production team did not have its own barefoot doctor. His eyes lit up as he looked at Gu Zuozuo's back.
Should their production team also have its own barefoot doctor?
No more need to go begging to Old Wang next door with gifts; just thinking about it makes him incredibly happy.
This busy period lasted until the next morning, when the village began to bustle with activity.
The heavy snow was still falling outside.
Many grandmothers, aunts, older women and sisters-in-law braved the wind and snow to come over, and almost fainted when they saw the blood on their sons (husbands).
"Honey! How are you?"
"Dad! Where are you hurt?"
"Son, are you missing an arm or a leg? You're not married yet, if you're missing one you'll be a bachelor for life."
The group, who had just fallen asleep, were woken up by the noise. Despite the headache from not sleeping all night, they listened to the chattering around them and suddenly felt a sharp pain in their wounds.
Gu Zuozuo looked at their happy yet painful expressions with pity, silently counting down for them in her mind. She forgot to mention that the numbing acupoints she applied would only last for six hours; after that time, their pain would double.
As expected, the scene, which was originally lively but not chaotic, was turned on by the first person's miserable howl. It was as if a switch had been flipped, and cries of pain rose and fell one after another, making the scene briefly resemble the strange sounds of monkeys.
"Gu Zhiqing, are they alright? They look so miserable."
Duan Jianhua was uneasy, feeling anxious because of their howling. He didn't know what was wrong with them.
"It's nothing, just a little soreness from the wound. The pain will subside quickly."
As Ma Jianshe, trembling, was about to light his pipe, his hand shook so hard he almost lit his own beard.
This is called a little pain? If he weren't so old and afraid of crying out in embarrassment, believe me, he would have just sat on the ground and cried.
The wounds from the wolf claws were already painful, and the winter temperature made even a small cut incredibly painful, let alone such a large wound. It was excruciatingly painful.
When Duan Jianhua saw that almost all the wives of the household had arrived, he clapped his hands and cut off their pleasantries. His loud voice resonated throughout the room without needing a megaphone.
"Wipe your tears, what are you crying about? No one has died this year. The worst that can happen is a few cuts on their body. Compared to seven years ago, which one is worth crying about?"
Seven years ago, just after the Great Famine, when the villagers were still worried about having no food at home, a pack of wolves, having run out of food, came down from the mountain.
The sudden attack on the village caught the villagers off guard. It was a bloodbath with heavy casualties. Children were lost, the breadwinners of their families were bitten to death, cattle and sheep were dragged away, and chickens and ducks were killed. This almost caused their already struggling lives to collapse.
Since then, the brigade leader applied to his superiors and established his own armed team, composed of strong laborers from several villages. They patrolled the mountains every day, which prevented many tragedies.
Unexpectedly, the wolf pack came down from the mountain during the season when heavy snow blocked the way. If it weren't for the hunter Ma and the people from the educated youth settlement, they probably wouldn't have been able to have a good New Year this year.
"First of all, we must thank Comrade Ma Tieshu, Comrade Gu Zuozuo, and Comrade Xie Jinyu for risking their lives to stop the wolves from coming down the mountain. Secondly, we must thank Comrade Li Fanghua and all the comrades at the educated youth settlement for running to the village to wake us up despite the danger!"
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