Chapter 104: Seeking
Gradually, with the help of the four people, everyone was successfully rescued and evacuated to a relatively safe place.
Looking at the route bus that was gradually filling with mud and water, those who remained conscious couldn’t help but redden their eyes, their emotions complex and indescribable.
There were more than thirty people on the bus, and only these eight survived.
If Su Ning and the other two hadn’t arrived in time, if not for her secret medicine, probably only two could have survived this car accident smoothly.
They say that if you survive a great disaster, you will have good fortune afterward; whether there will be good fortune is unknown, but now besides feeling fortunate, there is heartfelt gratitude.
Su Ning was unaware of everyone’s thoughts; at this moment, she was discussing the next countermeasures with a few others.
Their current location was closest to Qingshan County among several county towns, but the vehicle was completely blocked by that big tree, so they could only choose to retreat to Yuan County or Yong County.
The biggest difficulty wasn’t this, but rather that except for Luo Shuangshuang and that little girl, everyone else needed to be sent for medical treatment as soon as possible; however, the vehicle could seat at most five people, and two of them couldn’t sit but had to lie flat.
“First send the seriously injured to Yuan County.”
“I remember there’s a Sixth Production Brigade of Baiyang Commune nearby.”
“Then like this, Jiaming, you take the geography booklet and drive back with Yan Bei to first send the two most seriously injured to Yong County for treatment. I’ll go to the team for help.”
“Ning Bao Gai, what about me?”
Luo Shuangshuang felt that her minor abrasions were nothing at all and she could definitely help.
“You have to stay and watch them…”
“Ning Ning, let You You stay with you. My injuries aren’t serious; I can watch them.”
As early as when she was carried out of the carriage, Yan Xin, whose injuries were relatively lighter compared to the Luo family father and son, had woken up first. Hearing the discussion of the young girls, she couldn’t help but speak up.
“We don’t know how far Team Six is; you two going together will be safer overall.”
“Yeah, Ning Bao Gai, I’ll go with you.”
“Good.”
He moved his lips but in the end said nothing more. Although deep down he wanted to stay and accompany her, Yan Bei knew that this arrangement was the best option right now.
Fu Jiaming, the directionally challenged one, was still worrisome even with the geography booklet; would he drive straight to Tianfu?
Moreover, the most seriously injured were all men who required great strength to lift on and off, and before their families arrived, they still needed accompaniment; it was naturally more convenient for fellow men.
“Be careful.”
“I know you two as well; this rain probably won’t stop for a while, so definitely pay attention to safety and be careful of the road conditions.”
After a few simple mutual reminders, the four began to split up and take action.
……
Following the direction pointed by Yan Bei, Su Ning and Luo Shuangshuang couldn’t help but jog in the heavy rain, hoping to find people from Team Six for help at the fastest speed.
Normal people couldn’t endure prolonged exposure to rain, let alone those who were injured?
Rain splashed up large water flowers in the mud puddles; clouds and mist were blown away by gusts of wind only to gather again soon after.
“Xi You, we don’t know how far it is; let’s conserve some energy—fast walking is fine, no need to run.”
“Mm, good.”
“How are your injuries? Tell me if anywhere feels uncomfortable.”
In outsiders’ eyes, even if her water bottle was large, the medicinal water inside had a limit, so she only gave it to the few seriously injured and had already “used it up.”
On the contrary, Luo Shuangshuang had been busy helping rescue people without even simply treating her own injuries.
“Just some broken skin, it’s fine. Ning Bao Gai, don’t worry about me—I can do it!”
Luo Shuangshuang smiled without any reluctance; although the broken skin areas showed terrifying bruises and injuries, and the wounds had swelled from prolonged rain exposure, especially making her knees and elbows feel uncomfortable and painful when moving…
But she could completely endure it!
Having experienced this car accident and witnessed so much life and death firsthand, the spoiled little package her older brother talked about had finally grown up.
……
They smoothly found a muddy path over two meters wide from the roadside of the mountain road, wide enough for an ox cart to pass.
Their spirits lifted at once, and both showed joyful expressions in their eyes.
What this represented went without saying; without hesitation, they turned onto the mud road, stepping deep and shallow.
The Sixth Production Brigade of Baiyang Commune, hidden in the mountain hollow, had, after the initial consecutive days of heavy rain, already been urged by the brigade leader to harvest the crops in the fields half a month ahead of schedule.
Now with the continuous heavy rain during the off-season, the team members were rarely all at home resting and fattening up for autumn, leisurely celebrating the festival.
“Children, this is the brigade leader’s house!”
“Thank you, Uncle.” “Thank you.”
“No need to be polite, just leading the way; I’ll help you call people.”
The hearty middle-aged man was wearing straw sandals and carrying a red plastic bucket in his hand. When he encountered the two, he was catching field frogs and loaches by the paddy field to add some meat to the festival dinner.
Upon meeting them, he dropped what he was doing without a word and kindly led the way for the two.
“Brigade leader, brigade leader, someone is looking for you!”
“Who is it? Can’t even let me have one peaceful day during the festival!”
Though grumbling like this, he quickly put on his shoes and darted out of the house. Lu Dahe’s darkened face clearly froze when he saw two unfamiliar pretty girls.
These, new educated youth?
No notice received; moreover, the previous batch of educated youth had only been in the team for less than a month full count—how could it be possible so soon?
“You two girls?”
“Brigade leader, we’ve come to seek help.”
Upon hearing that the route bus between Gu City and Luohu had crashed on the nearby main road, Lu Dahe’s face changed abruptly, and he immediately turned to look at the person who brought them.
“Carpenter, hurry and notify a few more young and strong lads, bring any usable tools; I’ll go find old Ge from the team, and we’ll meet at the fork outside the village!”
“Got it, brigade leader, I’ll go notify right now!”
Similarly shocked by the news and not yet having digested it, Carpenter Yang didn’t refuse the brigade leader’s task and promptly agreed before turning to leave.
“Come on, you two follow me first to find Doctor Ge from our team.”
Their Baiyang Commune was remote and small without a dedicated health clinic; among several teams, only theirs had a barefoot doctor.
He had set up a simple health clinic in his home, and the team calculated full work points for him; when there were issues, he treated team members from several brigades, and in free time, he went up the mountain to gather medicinal herbs.
Don’t underestimate old Ge Laotou as just a barefoot doctor—his medical skills, especially acupuncture, were brilliantly ancestral; it was just his reclusive nature and dislike of constraints that kept him from sitting in a big hospital, giving their Team Six a great bargain.
Lu Dahe was lean and wiry, but his pace was very fast, leading them through twists and turns to Ge Laotou’s house.
“Old Ge, old Ge, open the door quick!”
“Old Ge, quick, it’s a matter of life and death—big trouble!”
“Coming!”
Hearing the urgent knocking, Ge Laotou, who was just about to eat a hot meal, set down his bowl and chopsticks to open the door. Once he understood the severity, he immediately turned back to grab his medicine box and said succinctly, “Let’s go.”
The group hurried to the village entrance, where more than ten young and strong youths were already wearing raincoats, squatting there anxiously waiting and muttering discussions.
Seeing them, they quickly stood up to greet, several holding simple bamboo stretchers, even rain-covering plastic sheds.
“Everyone move quickly, faster—let’s go!”
Not knowing the way on the way there had wasted time searching; on the way back, single-mindedly rushing, the speed was naturally more than twice as fast.
“Here it is!”
“Quick, save people, help!”
Ge Laotou took the lead, glancing around before going straight to the most seriously injured person.
Seeing that Yan Bei and Fu Jiaming had already taken people and left first, and Yan Xin was still conscious as when they left, the two breathed a sigh of relief while hurrying forward.
“Mom!” “Yan Xin, we’re back.”
“Good, rest quickly; you must be exhausted, right?”
Yan Xin’s face was pale, her lips faintly bluish, but looking at the two squatting in front of her, she still tried to ignore the discomfort and forced a smile.
“Yan Xin, are you feeling uncomfortable anywhere?”
As she spoke, she reached out to touch her forehead; the scalding heat from her palm made Su Ning’s heart skip, “Yan Xin, you have a fever.”
“Mom, where do you feel bad?”
“Don’t worry, I just feel a bit dizzy, my vision keeps going black, can’t see clearly.”
“The team we found has a very skilled old traditional Chinese medicine doctor; Mom, hold on a bit longer—the old doctor will come check you soon!”
“Good, Mom’s waiting; You You, go check on your dad and older brother first.”
Luo Shuangshuang glanced over here then there, subconsciously biting her lip.
She was worried about both sides, but Dad and older brother had taken Ning Bao Gai’s secret medicine and now had Doctor Ge attending them; Mom’s condition was clearly off…
“Xi You, you watch Yan Xin; I’ll go check on Uncle Luo and them.”
