Phi-Fic Chapter 167 Going Home (17)
Chapter 167 Going Home (17)
The liveliness of Su Jinyu's home only served to highlight his even greater sorrow.
If he hadn't joined the army, at least now he would be an ordinary but carefree normal person.
He could have gotten married and had children normally, but given his current state and family circumstances, he probably wouldn't be able to find a wife in his entire life.
In the evening, Su Jinru's family was having a lively dinner in their courtyard when an elderly woman with gray hair burst through the gate and fell to the ground.
She reached out in panic and despair.
"Aru... Help... Help!"
Su Jinru quickly ran over and helped her up.
"Old Qiu, what's wrong?"
"The house... collapsed... and my old man was buried inside."
Upon hearing this, Yuan Wenjie immediately stood up and said to Ma Chunsheng, "Let's go, save them."
Su Jinru said, "Come with me, I'll lead the way."
By the time everyone realized what was happening, the three of them had already rushed out.
Old Qiu followed along, trembling.
Su Jinyu's instinctive reaction was to rush back to her parents' house to get her medicine box, but when she came out with the medicine box on her back, all the men who were eating at her eldest sister's house were gone.
She held Sanbao's wife's hand.
"Sister-in-law, whose house collapsed? Who was that old woman just now?"
"It's that monkey's house at the village entrance. Their whole family starved to death, right? The house has been empty ever since. This old couple was sent down here..."
"I know their family, so I'll be going now."
As Su Jinyu spoke, she carried her medicine box and ran towards the village entrance.
Su Jinyu ran to the edge of the village.
From afar, I could see that a large crowd had gathered around a pile of ruins.
At first, the villagers didn't dare to step forward to help. But when they saw Yuan Wenjie and Ma Chunsheng rushing over and pulling with their bare hands, they automatically joined in. Later, everyone who saw it joined the rescue effort.
Yuan Wenjie and Ma Chunsheng were quite familiar with this type of rescue work. While moving the stones and logs, they asked about the location of the people.
Su Jinru described the structure of the house and the possible locations where people might be buried, and they searched for the area where people might be buried.
Old Qiu was the last to arrive, panting heavily. She said she went outside to fetch water and when she came back, she found the house had collapsed.
Before she left, her husband was lying in bed.
So she knew her old man must have been buried there.
In her panic, she remembered that Su Jinru had once told her to go to her if there was an emergency, and that Su Jinru had even given her the exact address of her home.
However, she didn't know that Su Jinru's family was having a dinner party today, with many people, including village officials.
Fortunately, she acted decisively and immediately went to Su Jinru's house for help.
The two soldiers rushed to rescue the people immediately, and the village officials naturally couldn't lag behind.
It took about twenty minutes to find the person.
still alive.
Fortunately, when the house collapsed, two walls joined together inwards, creating a small space.
Yuan Wenjie and Ma Chunsheng worked together seamlessly, carefully carrying Old Lin out of the rubble.
They placed Lin Laoping on a relatively flat spot to the side.
Su Jinyu immediately gave him a full body examination. She examined him carefully and repeatedly, and found that apart from his previously injured leg being severely injured again, the rest of his body only had minor scrapes.
"Sir, can you speak? Besides this leg injury, is there anything else that's bothering you?"
Old Lin breathed a long sigh of relief.
He shook his head.
"I'm fine elsewhere."
"Your leg injury has been there for more than half a month! It hadn't fully healed before, and now it's injured again. You'll need surgery, otherwise you'll lose your whole leg. Get to the hospital in the county town for treatment right away."
Old Lin: "Young lady, are you a military doctor? Can you perform surgery on me?"
Su Jinyu shook her head.
“I’m just an ordinary sanitation worker, and the conditions aren’t good enough. If the disinfection isn’t done properly and I get infected, the surgery will be a waste.”
Old Lin: "So, you really know how to do it?"
"You haven't broken any bones, just skin and flesh wounds, but the wound is too big, and the old wound has become infected. You'll need surgery..."
"Girl, I trust you. Go ahead and do it for me! I won't blame you if the result isn't good."
Old Qiu also said, "With our status, even if we went to the county town, they wouldn't treat us. Besides, the doctors who are truly skilled in hospitals are no longer on duty. The ones who are still on duty are probably not as good as you, young lady!"
Su Jinyu has actually treated many traumas of this type; the wounds from bombs on the battlefield are much more serious than this.
But this is not a battlefield, it is a critical period, and the other party is a person with a special identity.
Su Jinyu looked at Ma Chunsheng, then at Yuan Wenjie.
Yuan Wenjie: "Ayu, you're confident, aren't you?"
This is an encouraging and affirming tone.
Su Jinyu nodded.
"I'm not sure, but let's give it a try!"
Su Jinru: "Since Old Lin and the others' houses have collapsed, they can stay at our house! Anyway, we're leaving Daben Village tomorrow, so the house is just sitting empty. They can have the surgery done at my house."
Township Head Wang said, "Yes! There are no other houses to live in in this village. It would be wonderful if Comrade Su Jinru were willing to give you her house to live in."
Old Qiu said excitedly, "Thank you, Aru."
Old Lin: "Where are you going after leaving Daben Village?"
Su Jinru pointed at Yuan Wenjie.
"This is my wife; we plan to accompany her to the military."
Old Qiu: "Your whole family are good people, truly good people! You are chivalrous and righteous, worthy of being soldiers and their families."
At this point, the rescuers dug some daily necessities out of the rubble.
Township Head Wang gave instructions to the villagers.
"Keep digging, keep digging, dig out all of their belongings."
Sanbao also said, "Take everything you dug up to Aru's house, and the two old people will live there from now on."
Ma Chunsheng bent down and said to Old Lin, "Old Lin, your leg is injured, but luckily the rest of you are fine. I'll carry you to my eldest sister's house."
Old Lin looked at himself, who had just been dug out of the ground and was covered in dust, and hesitated.
Without saying a word, Yuan Wenjie and Su Jinxuan helped Old Lin onto Ma Chunsheng's back.
The others picked up the things they had dug out of the rubble and headed towards Su Jinru's house.
Ma Chunsheng carried Old Lin to Su Jinru's house.
Su Jinru looked at Old Lin, who was covered in dust.
"I'll get you some hot water to take a bath, change your clothes, and then you can have something to eat."
Su Jinru cleaned up a side room for the Lin couple to live in.
The others boiled a large pot of water for Old Lin to take a bath.
Su Jinru found a set of her son's clean clothes for Old Lin to change into.
It was already dark by then, and there wasn't enough light to perform the surgery, so it had to be done the next morning.
Su Jinyu could only give Old Lin a basic cleaning and bandage.
Su Jinru asked the kitchen to reheat the dishes so that the elderly couple, Mr. and Mrs. Lin, could have a hot meal.