Educated Youth in the Countryside: She is the Village's Embroidery Queen!-Chapter 442: Burning the Midnight Oil

Watching her distant figure, the smile on Wen Shi’s face gradually faded, turning into confusion.

When Ji Jian and the others approached, he eagerly asked, "Sister-in-law, why did Chichi run off?"

He was still waiting for his wife to bring him some water, but she ran off.

"Medical supplies are insufficient, Doctor Lin sent her to the medical room to get more."

Ji Jian poured him a glass of water, "Drink it up quickly."

Old Li at her house was still waiting.

"Thank you, sister-in-law!"

Knowing that Yi Chichi left for a reason, Wen Shi was relieved, took the cup Ji Jian handed him, and drank it all. Then he joined the team cleaning up the mud, continuing the unfinished work.

At this moment, Yi Chichi was speeding back to the base under the flashlight’s beam, heading to the medical room.

Inside was a new face, a young man on duty.

His eyes were quite clear, and Yi Chichi immediately knew he was a rookie.

Seeing Yi Chichi, the young man blushed and somewhat awkwardly said, "Sister-in-law, what brings you here?"

"Fetching supplies."

She reported a series of medicine names, and the young man nodded and turned to get them. He then turned back and looked at her, his expression serious, "Sister-in-law, what do you need these things for?"

"Doctor Lin sent me to get them."

Yi Chichi briefly explained the situation, and this time the young man didn’t say more and quickly handed her gauze, medicine, and Lysol.

Besides that, he also gave her a bottle of Chlorhexidine.

Both Chlorhexidine and Lysol are disinfectant solutions.

The former is a powerful germicide, clinically used since ’58 for small area wound disinfection and skin surface sterilization.

The latter is an environmental disinfectant, used for large-scale sterilization.

It’s a common disinfectant for hospital environments, unsuitable for human use.

After packing the two disinfectants, the young man asked, "Sister-in-law, how will you deliver these?"

The medical room at the base can’t compare to a hospital, but it has everything it should.

The types of medicines are quite plentiful. Now that everything’s organized, Yi Chichi realized there’s too much stuff.

Just relying on her own strength, there’s no way to deliver these medical supplies to the disaster site.

"I’ll go see if I can borrow a vehicle."

Leaving one sentence, she turned and ran to logistics.

On the way, she ran into the political commissar and quickly stopped him to explain the situation.

The commissar hadn’t slept much all day and night, looking extremely haggard and aged.

Upon learning Yi Chichi’s intention, he thought for a moment and said, "Xiao Yi, there’s definitely no vehicle to lend you."

All the vehicles have been dispatched for disaster relief.

Right now, there’s indeed no vehicle for her to use.

"But I can arrange two people to help you pull a cart to deliver the supplies. How do you feel about that?"

"Yes."

What’s there to think about? The urgent matter is to deliver the supplies.

So Yi Chichi agreed immediately.

The commissar exclaimed, "Wait here, I’ll arrange two people for you."

"Okay."

She nodded, "Uncle, I’ll head to the medical room first. Remember to have them bring the cart over."

"Got it, you can trust me with this."

The commissar agreed wholeheartedly, and Yi Chichi left with assurance.

Over ten minutes later, two soldiers pulling a cart charged towards them like untamed horses.

The doctor young man accompanying Yi Chichi at the doorway, watching the two sprinting young men, helplessly remarked, "Their life-or-death sprinting attitude is scientifically unsound if they don’t end up with torn menisci."

Yi Chichi, "Your presence is to help them, plus they’re left with no other choice."

That’s true, the young man declared like taking an oath, "I must study medicine well and become a skilled practitioner so I can save many lives."

"Go for it, I believe in you!"

Aspiring!

Regardless of whether the kid has the potential to become a medical expert, what Yi Chichi needed to do was cheer him on, not discourage him.

Sure enough, encouraged, the young man immediately said, "Once everything’s moved, I’ll study late into the night."

Yi Chichi glanced at the barefoot doctor’s manual on the table, silently withdrew her gaze and started moving the medicines onto the cart.

"Sister-in-law, you rest, we’ll do it."

Seeing her start working, the two guys pulling the cart hurriedly urged her to stop.

Yi Chichi’s response was that working together would be faster.

So the four of them divided tasks, perfectly illustrating the power of teamwork.

Within two minutes, everything was neatly arranged and secured with ropes.

This was to prevent the medicines from being jostled off due to the bumpy road.

After securing the items, the doctor young man added, "Should we cover it with an oil-paper cloth, in case it rains?"

"There’s no rain, there’s an afterglow."

The old saying goes, ’Don’t travel when there’s a morning glow, evening glow travels a thousand miles,’ and the ancestors’ proverbs bear some truth.

Moreover, Yi Chichi didn’t sense any significant moisture in the wind, though there was a salty and fishy sea smell.

But that’s a normal phenomenon in coastal areas.

After expressing their thanks to the young man, Yi Chichi led the group away.

She also borrowed a flashlight in passing.

Exiting the camp gate, one of the young men asked, "Sister-in-law, would you mind leading the way from up front?"

This meant they didn’t want her to pull the cart.

Yi Chichi agreed, "Okay, you guys watch your step."

As she spoke, she darted ahead with two flashlights.

The young man pulling the cart immediately followed.

The one not pulling the cart followed closely beside, ready to switch roles anytime.

The return trip lightly loaded took over half an hour, and going back would take about the same.

Just as they arrived, Zhang Xin’s roaring voice came through.

"Give me some disinfectant."

"Here, here, here!"

Panting heavily, Yi Chichi didn’t even take a breath and called the young men to rush the cart directly to the tent, yelling, "Someone come and receive the medical supplies."

As soon as she spoke, a group of white coats rushed out from the tent.

"Where is it?"

Just as Yi Chichi was about to answer, an external force struck her.

When she steadied herself, wow, the white coats rushed past her like hungry tigers pouncing on sheep, straight for the medicines, gauze, etc., on the cart.

Untying ropes, moving boxes.

The tide of white coats surged in and dispersed again like a wave.

The two young men were so scared they shivered, looking at the camp lit by torches, flashlights, candles, and moonlight. They hesitated for a moment before asking Yi Chichi, "Sister-in-law, should we return?"

Yi Chichi, "???"

That’s a good question, should she have them stay or send them back?

It’s laughable, she can’t make that decision at all, okay?

"What did the commissar instruct you when you came?"

The two young men exchanged a glance and responded in unison.

"The commissar told us to listen to you."

They do trust her, after all.

"Let’s go, I’ll take you to see Vice Commander Wen and the others, see what they say."

It’s impossible for her to make the decision.

She’s not a soldier and doesn’t have the authority to decide whether the two young men stay or go.

So, amidst the busy chaos, Wen Shi not only welcomed his wife back but also two green recruits who should have stayed at the home base.

He glanced at the bustling crowd and quickly assigned tasks to the two of them.

"Since you’re here, don’t go back. Find your squad leader and start shoveling the mud."