Educated Youth in the Countryside: She is the Village's Embroidery Queen!-Chapter 436: My Own Way

Zhang Xin had been gone for less than ten minutes when a new patient arrived.

He was carried in, limping, and Yi Chichi examined him thoroughly, "My initial assessment is an avulsion fracture, but you’ll need to go to the hospital for a specific diagnosis."

The limping guy let out an "ah" in shock, "Isn’t it just a twisted ankle?"

"No, it’s not."

An avulsion fracture is somewhat different from a twisted ankle. Yi Chichi did some simple treatment for him and advised, "Hurry to the hospital."

The guy didn’t want to go to the hospital and asked her, "Sis, can you fix it for me?"

"No, don’t count on me."

She pointed at his calf and said, "I can’t say how severe your condition is specifically, but displacement is for sure. Consider yourself lucky if a cast will suffice; the worst-case scenario might require surgery."

It was no joke, as injuries to muscles and bones could take 100 days to heal.

If it were merely a twisted ankle, she could help treat it, but an avulsion fracture was genuinely beyond her capability.

"Listen, hurry to the hospital."

The three of them suddenly became serious, nodded together, and agreed.

Yi Chichi instructed, "From now on, don’t use your left leg."

The two buddies who brought him in made a decisive decision, "Gouzi, you stay here first. I’ll go get a car to pick you up."

Before he finished speaking, the tall guy sprinted out.

Yi Chichi and the medium-sized guy helped him onto the bed to lie down.

"Stay put until the car arrives."

"Sure thing."

The injured person had no say, so the two of them stayed in the infirmary.

However, Gouzi, that guy, couldn’t keep quiet, even lying on the bed, he started gossiping with Yi Chichi.

"Sis, where’s Doctor Xiao Zhang?"

"There was a local having childbirth complications, it was too urgent to send to the hospital, so he went for a home visit."

"What about Doctor Lin?"

"...I don’t know. Doctor Lin wasn’t here when I arrived; probably went for a home visit too."

What incredible luck.

Both serious doctors were absent, only Sis was there.

However, "Sis, why don’t you work as a doctor?"

"Not skilled enough."

He was talking too much, and Yi Chichi, unable to bear it any longer, peeled a candy and stuffed it in his mouth, "Little bro, keep quiet."

"Alright, Sis, thank you, Sis."

The white rabbit milk candy made the guy beam with joy, happily tossing it into his mouth, making his leg feel less painful.

"Here."

She handed another candy to the medium-sized guy, who accepted it with thanks but didn’t eat it immediately, "Sis, do you spar with Vice Commander Wen?"

Yi Chichi was taken aback, spar?

Why would she spar with Wen Shi?

"No sparring, nothing like that. We barely argue."

Glancing at the guy, she curiously asked, "Why? Is there a Sis sparring with teammates?"

"There is!"

"Who?"

Then, the three of them huddled together to chat.

Despite not entering the family quarters often, these two kids were incredibly well-informed.

Who argued with whom, why they argued, whether it got physical, they knew it all.

Their gossip was abundant, with assured sources.

Yi Chichi was impressed, "What branch are you two from?"

"Reconnaissance."

No wonder.

At that moment, there was a creaking sound outside; Gouzi craned his neck to look outside, delightfully exclaiming, "The car’s here, Dongzi, come help me out."

As he spoke, the car door opened, and the tall guy who went to drive returned.

He and Dongzi helped Gouzi into the car.

Then back in the car, "Sis, we’ll head off now."

"Drive safely."

"Okay."

The car quickly started, turned around, and disappeared from Yi Chichi’s view at the gate.

No patients arrived in the following time, and Yi Chichi waited until Zhang Xin returned.

She was covered in the smell of blood, but her brows were relaxed, and her lips subtly curved upwards, clearly in a good mood.

Yi Chichi understood, "Everyone is safe?"

"Mother and daughter are safe!"

Zhang Xin beamed with joy, "I didn’t expect it to go so smoothly."

Childbirth complications are nine out of ten risks, with higher survival rates at the hospital.

However, when she hurried over, the mother was already in distress and nearly unconscious; given her state, there was no way she could make it to the hospital.

"But the child might suffer later!"

Her smile faded, replaced by worry.

Yi Chichi poured her a glass of water, "What’s going on?"

"When the child’s father and grandmother found out the gender, their faces fell. "

Got it, gender bias.

There’s nothing to be done about it.

Because the general attitude is like that.

The family quarters have Sises dealing with similar situations; even talks with the Women’s Federation didn’t help.

They’re set in their ways and do their own thing.

"You did what you had to do; that’s enough."

Zhang Xin sighed helplessly, "This isn’t something that can be managed; I should be thankful we don’t see abandoned or drowned female infants here."

It means the child will live, but how she will live is unknown.

This wasn’t a pleasant topic, and after the sigh, she turned to ask, "Did anyone come after I left?"

"Yes!"

Yi Chichi reported the situation. Learning Gouzi had an avulsion fracture and already went to the hospital, she was relieved.

"Is it serious?"

"Not sure. Can’t see inside to determine the displacement."

Zhang Xin replied, "I’m returning to the hospital to work tomorrow; I’ll check on him then."

"Who’ll be in the infirmary once you leave tomorrow?"

"Two new doctors have arrived; they’ll start working here tomorrow."

Glancing at the time, she said, "Once Doctor Lin returns, I can finish my shift."

Mentioning Doctor Lin, Yi Chichi couldn’t help but ask.

"Out for a free clinic."

"Off to nearby villages?"

"Yes."

"You all offer regular free clinics?"

"Yes, the locals dread visiting a doctor, relying on enduring whatever illness; small issues turn into big problems, and random concoctions lead to poisoning, which isn’t unheard of."

Poverty causes this dilemma; it’s hard for locals to seek medical attention.

"Anyway, we’re free, so we go for regular clinics to gain experience."

That makes sense, but, "Don’t they have barefoot doctors?"

In this era, medical resources aren’t abundant, but a production team or several teams should have a team infirmary, a trained barefoot doctor, and a health worker.

"Barefoot doctors can’t keep up with the demand; we also help alleviate their workload with our clinics."

Checking the surroundings to ensure no one was listening, she whispered, "Medications are scarce; the team infirmary struggles for western medicine beyond gentamicin and purple potion."

In other words: it’s mostly about using herbal concoctions.

Then, both engaged in an in-depth discussion about the current medical resources.

Finally, they concluded that addressing tight medical resources would require a long road ahead for their country.

During the chat, it reached Wen Shi’s off-duty time.

Doctor Lin still hadn’t returned, Zhang Xin couldn’t leave yet, He Yunsong hadn’t returned from overseas, and the old man was at the hospital, so she wasn’t in a hurry to head home.

Thus, Yi Chichi left first.

Halfway home, she ran into Wen Shi and the others, a group of men so filthy it looked as though they’d rolled through mud pits, the dirtiness was an eyesore.

At home, Yi Chichi pulled off his dirty clothes, "What have you been up to?"

Wen Shi grabbed a towel to wipe the mud off his face, and Wen Sheng replied helplessly, "The courtyard wall got knocked down; we were digging foundations and making bricks to rebuild the courtyard wall."