Chapter 191: Hungry People
Suddenly hearing Sedum's words, Zhang Xiaomo was stunned for a moment, and then reached out and touched his forehead: "It's not burning, why are you talking nonsense in broad daylight?" ”
Knowing that this was a disguised rejection, the smile on Sedum's face became a little embarrassing, and he smiled hehehe: "I'm just joking, why are you taking it too seriously?" ”
"Because I know that my charm is amazing, I am afraid that some people will not be able to resist my charm and will sink." After speaking, Zhang Xiaomo winked at him, and then smiled: "Forget it, I really can't say such disgusting words." ”
Sedum also cooperated and made a trembling action: "I also think that such an image is really not suitable for you, please don't have it again next time, otherwise you will die." ”
Hearing him say this, Zhang Xiaomo couldn't help laughing: "Funny! ”
"Who are you talking about?"
The two of them quarreled, and then all the nervousness was put away. Only then did they have time to see the condition of the wounded. Even the people in the same village as the injured did not accuse them of making such jokes about them. How nervous I was just now, everyone saw it, and now it's hard to save people, if you don't ease your emotions, there is no way to save people well.
Zhang Xiaomo squatted to the side of the injured: "I am a doctor, and I have saved a lot of people along the way, so please rest assured, I will definitely try to cure you." ”
The injured person who drank some water is now much better: "Thank you. ”
Zhang Xiaomo shook his head while confirming his situation: "No thanks, this is the reason why we are here, and it is also our responsibility." Now, your leg needs an operation, but it can't be here, so we're going to find a way to carry you back to the stockade. I'll give you a painkiller on the way, and I hope you can endure it for a while. ”
Hearing her say this, the injured nodded: "Yes, thank you, doctor." ”
Nodding, Zhang Xiaomo didn't say anything more, but stood up and said to Xiao Zheng: "Give him an injection, relieve the pain first, and then let's rush to the village." "The injured man's leg is broken, but it is not very serious, otherwise it would have killed him in just four days. Now that he can survive, he should be able to persist in returning to the stockade. You know, here, there are no conditions for surgery. And if there is a landslide here, there may be a second, a third, no matter what the way you think about it, it is impossible to treat it right away here.
Of course, it was not completely ignorant of the wounded, after anesthetizing him, everyone simply treated his wounds, and then his people carried the stretcher and led everyone to the village.
After walking for more than half a day, when it was finally dark, everyone saw the cottage in the distance. But what worries everyone is that the cottage is quiet at this time, and there is no fire. After discovering this, everyone was a little worried, and couldn't help but speed up the pace again.
"Basan, is that you?" Finally, a familiar voice was heard, and one of the stretcher bearers replied loudly: "It's me, Basang, we're back!" ”
Hearing his voice, some people came out one after another, but judging from Zhang Xiaomo, the number was very small, only twenty or thirty people. On the way here, she had already learned from Basan that there were about forty or fifty people in the village. Now that there are so many people missing, it seems that something happened in the earthquake.
At this time, Basang also found that the number was wrong: "What about the others? Where are they? ”
"Over there, we found a place to hide and put the wounded inside, otherwise it would be too cold." Following the direction of his finger, everyone saw the entrance to a cave.
After discovering this, Zhang Xiaomo frowned: "Now that the earthquake is underway, the mountains are not very stable, so it's best not to live in a cave." ”
"But ......"
"Find some sticks and pitch a tent out of cloth and hides. You can't forget how to make a tent because you're used to living in a stone house, right? Zhang Xiaomo's words made everyone shake their heads quickly: "This is okay." But it will be cold at night. ”
At this time, Sedum also stood up: "If it's cold, why don't you make a fire?" "This is the most abnormal place, although it is summer, but the temperature on the plateau is still very low at night, and everyone needs to make a fire to keep warm after the disaster.
"The fire is born in the cave. If you're outside, because it's raining and windy, you need too much fuel, and now you don't dare to go out to find horse manure......"
Hearing this, everyone understood, but now they can't continue to stay in the cave. What if there is another earthquake? You know, you have to have surgery tomorrow at the latest, and you have to have a safe, clean place.
Seeing that Zhang Xiaomo was a little critical, Sedum hurriedly comforted her: "It's okay, let's come slowly one by one first." I won't be able to operate today, so let's set up a tent in an open area outside and find a way to raise the fire. The injured person was also helped out, and we checked it first, and if it could be handled, we dealt with it first. ”
Now it can only be like this, Zhang Xiaomo nodded: "Let's do this first." However, the problem of fuel must be solved. "Although they have people with solid alcohol, this kind of thing can only be used to start a fire, not to make a fire.
After listening to their words, although they also had questions, they were indeed frightened to stay in the cave for the past few days, and now someone proposed to move out, and they were also willing: "Okay, let's go and prepare the tent first." ”
"Don't run all over there, let some people pick up cow dung and horse manure." It's a must-have for everyone to spend the evening.
"Don't worry, they know this better than we do, and they will handle it."
Finally, before it was completely dark, several simple tents were erected, and a fire was kindled in the middle of the tents. The wounded and sick were carried to the tent by their families, and Zhang Xiaomo and the others immediately began to treat these people. Fortunately, because the earthquake was daytime, and it was not meal time, everyone worked outside the house. It was only hit by some collapsed debris, some were slightly injured, but none were so serious that they needed surgery.
But in fact, if the injury is really so serious, I'm afraid it won't last today.
After Zhang Xiaomo and the others skillfully dealt with everyone's injuries, they found that everyone had not prepared dinner yet. She called Basang over: "Why haven't you prepared dinner yet?" "Or do they eat two meals a day, too, so they've already eaten in the afternoon? If that's the case, then it's good for them to cook their own.
Basang shook his head: "I asked just now, there is not enough food in the village, so everyone only eats one meal a day now." Now we can only hope that the earthquake will pass sooner, so that everyone will dare to go out and find food. ”
Hearing this, Zhang Xiaomo was a little surprised: "In the village, don't you usually reserve food?" ”
"Yes, but because of the collapse of the houses and the heavy rain, a lot of barley flour is inedible, so that's why this is the case."
So that's it...... Zhang Xiaomo thought for a while and looked at the sedum beside him: "There are a lot of meadows around here, you can go tomorrow to see if there is anything to eat." Otherwise, everyone won't be able to hold on. ”
Sedum nodded: "Okay, no problem." Your Majesty! ”
In one sentence, Zhang Xiaomo was amused: "There is no shape all day long, I see how you find a wife when you arrive." ”
"If you can't find it, you won't find it. Anyway, it's all popular to be single now. He laughed, then flipped through the package: "We don't have enough to feed fifty or sixty people." ”
Originally, everyone thought that this was a village, so there should be some food. In order to treat everyone's injuries, they didn't bring much food, but more medicines, so everyone was a little embarrassed. They had been walking for most of the day, and walking in this plateau was a very physically demanding thing for them, and it was absolutely impossible for them not to eat at night.
But if they were to see so many people in the village hungry, and they were eating on the side, it was estimated that the two of them would not be able to eat.
Basan seemed to read their thoughts: "Doctor, it's okay. Eat your own. If you don't have enough to eat, you won't be able to see a doctor tomorrow and have surgery. ”
At this moment, an elder happened to come over and heard their conversation, and he smiled kindly at Zhang Xiaomo: "Doctor, we are grateful that you are willing to risk such a big risk to come to our village to help us." Please don't worry about us, let's eat quickly. Actually, I came here to apologize to you on behalf of all of you, but it is really rude that the distinguished guests came to the stockade, but we could not come up with anything to entertain them. ”
Hearing the elder say this, Zhang Xiaomo and the others were a little embarrassed, and hurriedly comforted him. After seeing off the elderly, everyone hurriedly made some food. The other adults are fine, but the children can still bear the smell of instant noodles? Regardless of the adults' orders, they walked to their side.
Looking at the hungry expressions of the children, Zhang Xiaomo sighed: "Put more water, let's cook it into noodle soup, and then everyone will eat it separately." ”
The others couldn't stand the child's expression, and when they heard her say this, they quickly added a lot of water to their faces. That's when she said to the children, "Do you have bowls?" Hurry up and get a bowl and let's have some hot soup together, shall we? ”
When the children who could understand Chinese heard her say this, they hurriedly rushed back, and some of the younger children could not understand Chinese, so they could only stand there stupidly. even thought that it was Zhang Xiaomo who scolded everyone away, and she was so scared that she wanted to cry.
Seeing the child's expression, she was also a little helpless, obviously she just asked them to go back to get the bowl, why did she cry? She beckoned the child to come. wiped away his tears with a handkerchief, wiped his hands with a wet towel, and then took out a noodle bowl: "Bowl, for eating." ”
In this way, the child finally understood what she meant, and hurriedly ran back, looking at his appearance, it seemed that he was afraid that he would come back too late and would not have his share.
Seeing the children like this, everyone was a little helpless, but in front of them, there was only this thing they could do. Even if it's instant noodles, they only have tomorrow's day's worth left. For them, they never thought about what it was like to be so hungry that instant noodles became so precious, and today, they really know it.
Some felt sorry for these children, if they weren't so hungry, they wouldn't have approached strangers so unsuspectingly. Faced with such a situation, Zhang Xiaomo's nose was a little sour: "What else can we do?" ”
"Tomorrow, I'll take everyone to find food. If you can find it, you can solve a big problem. If not, the horse we brought over will probably be killed. Speaking of this, even Sedum's voice was muffled.