Lin Zishan took out a thermometer and asked Zhou Weidong to put it on him, while she took the stethoscope to give him a preliminary diagnosis.
"He's had a recurring fever since he came back yesterday afternoon. He took all the fever-reducing medicine you gave him, but he had another fever in the middle of the night. He felt embarrassed to disturb you again in the middle of the night.
"I first used some white wine to rub his body to cool him down physically, but it didn't work. I saw he fainted, so I had no choice but to call you." Zhou Weidong explained anxiously.
Lin Zishan checked Jiang Qingzhou's condition in detail and found that his temperature had reached 40 degrees and his breathing was a little rapid.
Her heart tightened. She had heard of this situation before when she was studying at the health center. It was a symptom of acute pneumonia.
"Acute pneumonia can be life-threatening if not treated properly. Our village doesn't have the conditions, so we have to send him to the health center quickly." Lin Zishan said decisively.
"But it's snowing outside now, and the mountain road is difficult to walk on. Can we deliver it there?" Zhou Weidong asked with some concern.
"I'll give him a fever-reducing injection first. You go to the village and find someone, preferably one of the mule carts on the team.
We have no other choice now. We must get him to the hospital as soon as possible, otherwise his life will be in danger." Lin Zishan said firmly.
Zhou Weidong quickly ran out of the educated youth site and knocked on the door of the old branch secretary's house.
"Who is it? It's so late, what's the matter?" The old branch secretary opened the door wearing a coat. Seeing Zhou Weidong's anxious look, he knew that something big must have happened at the educated youth site.
"Secretary, this is bad. Zhiqing Jiang has a high fever and has passed out. Zhiqing Lin said he has acute pneumonia and his condition is very dangerous.
I came to borrow the team's mule cart to take him to the town clinic."
When the old Party Secretary heard that this was a matter of life and death, he hurriedly said, "Okay, I'll go with you to the cowshed right away. Have Uncle Du quickly harness the mule cart and get Jiang Zhiqing to the clinic as quickly as possible."
The two of them trotted all the way to the cowshed. Uncle Du was old and slept lightly, so he quickly opened the door when the two knocked on it.
When he heard that Jiang Zhiqing was seriously ill, he didn't even bother to put on socks. He just put on his boots and drove out in a mule cart.
When the mule cart arrived at the educated youth point, Jiang Qingzhou's fever had subsided a little, but he was still breathing rapidly and the fever had not completely subsided.
Lin Zishan and several male educated youth had already changed Jiang Qingzhou's clothes and packed his hospital supplies.
The old branch secretary directed several educated youth to carefully lift Jiang Qingzhou onto the mule cart, and Lin Zishan wrapped Jiang Qingzhou tightly with a quilt.
Zhou Weidong and Li Ziqiang climbed onto the mule cart and hugged Jiang Qingzhou tightly. Lin Zi sat beside them, watching Jiang Qingzhou's situation nervously.
The old branch secretary and Uncle Du sat in the front of the mule cart. Uncle Du drove the two mules hard, and the mule cart moved forward with difficulty in the knee-deep snow.
After more than half an hour of arduous journey, they finally sent Jiang Qingzhou to the town health center.
Doctors quickly examined and treated him, ultimately diagnosing him with acute pneumonia. After several hours of emergency treatment, Jiang Qingzhou's condition finally stabilized.
"Secretary Du! Thanks to you for sending him to the hospital in time, otherwise the consequences would be unimaginable." The doctor said with emotion.
Du Jianguo wiped the cold sweat from his forehead and said, "Doctor, thank you for saving him. This child is an educated youth who came here away from his parents to support our rural development.
We absolutely cannot allow children to get into trouble in our village, otherwise we would be betraying the trust placed in us by the organization and would also be betraying the parents."
The doctor nodded, "I understand. After our emergency treatment, Jiang Zhiqing is no longer in danger of death.
However, acute pneumonia requires at least a week of hospitalization and observation, so you have to leave someone behind to take care of him."
Zhou Weidong and Li Ziqiang discussed it and decided to stay and take care of Jiang Qingzhou, and then go back to the educated youth site together after he was discharged from the hospital.
Lin Zishan helped Jiang Qingzhou pay the hospital bills. She volunteered, "Let me stay and take care of him too! I know a little bit about medicine, so I can take care of him better than you."
The old Party branch secretary said somewhat embarrassedly, "Lin Zhiqing, Zhou Zhiqing and the others are all men, so it would be more convenient for them to stay and take care of us. It would be a bit inconvenient for you, a female comrade, to stay here."
Lin Zishan smiled and said, "Old Party Secretary, I am very familiar with the gynecologists. I can just sleep in their dormitory at night. It won't be inconvenient.
I'll stay here for two days. When Jiang Zhiqing gets better, I'll go back. The villagers can't do without me for medical treatment."
The old Party Secretary nodded, "Okay! You can stay here for two days! Take good care of Jiang Zhiqing. Without his parents around, you are his relatives.
When you come back, tell us when Jiang Zhiqing will be discharged from the hospital. I will then send a mule cart from the team to pick him up."
Lin Zishan smiled and nodded. "Secretary Du, don't worry! We will take good care of Jiang Zhiqing. When he is discharged from the hospital in a few days, you will see a lively and healthy Jiang Zhiqing."
The old Party secretary pulled a stack of banknotes from his pocket and said, "Take these and spend them! Buy some nutritional supplements for Jiang Zhiqing. Poor family, rich road. I left in a hurry and don't have much money on me, so don't think it's too little."
Lin Zishan hastily refused, "Old Party Secretary, your family is not well off. We have already troubled you to take us to the hospital in the middle of the night. How can we let you spend money again?
I brought money with me when I came, and I've already paid for his hospital bill. I have the money on me, so don't worry about it."
Seeing that Lin Zishan insisted on not taking it, Du Jianguo stopped insisting and drove the mule cart back to the village with Uncle Du.
After receiving the IV drip for half a day, Jiang Qingzhou's condition gradually improved.
When he was fully awake, he found Lin Zishan wiping his face and hands with a focused expression.
"Jiang Zhiqing, you're awake! That's great! You scared us all! Your fever was 40 degrees Celsius. When we rushed you to the hospital, you were already in shock."
Jiang Qingzhou opened his cracked lips and whispered, "Lin Zhiqing, thank you. I just heard the doctor's words in a daze. If it weren't for you, I would be dead."
Lin Zishan smiled and said, "Jiang Zhiqing, you don't have to be so polite. We are all educated youth, we are all family, and it is only natural for us to help each other when we have difficulties.
Oh, by the way, Zhou Weidong and Li Ziqiang have gone out to buy food, the three of us will stay here to take care of you, you will have to stay in the hospital for at least a week..."
Hearing this, Jiang Qingzhou's eyes moistened. He forgot the distinction between men and women and held Lin Zishan's hand tightly. "Lin Zhiqing, I'm so touched. I've been away from home for so long, and you've made me feel the warmth of home."
Lin Zishan looked at Jiang Qingzhou's pretty face and blushed. She gently pulled her hand away and said incoherently, "Jiang Zhiqing...you don't have to be polite. You're being a bit too formal...!"
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