Educated Youth in the Countryside: She is the Village's Embroidery Queen!-Chapter 367: I’m Not a Thief

Yi Chichi, "!!!"

Oh my, turns out it’s someone she knows.

Of course, she isn’t familiar with the old man, but evidently, the old man is familiar with her.

Otherwise, he couldn’t have accurately associated with her just because of something Qin Jiu said.

Not only does he know Uncle Yaozi, but also Wen Shi. This Mr. Zhang, the old man, is likely more than just the deputy director at the repair factory.

"It’s me."

She nodded and said, "You lie down first. I’ll leave my nephew to accompany you while I go back to get help. Is that okay with you?"

"Okay."

The old man responded quickly, mainly because the current situation didn’t allow him not to agree.

With just the little girl and the child’s stature, trying to protect his leg and get him up would be too difficult.

So, it’s better not to trouble the girl; it’s best for her to find outside aid.

Yi Chichi wasn’t about to leave just like that. She took out some candy and left the water bottle with Qin Jiu, reminding him, "Xiao Jiu, if Grandpa feels dizzy, continue to give him candy, okay?"

"Got it."

Qin Jiu patted the water bottle, "I’ll also give Grandpa water."

"Good boy."

Patting his head, Yi Chichi also reminded the old man, "If you’re unwell, remember to tell Xiao Jiu. Severe low blood sugar can be fatal. Don’t hesitate to speak up because you’re afraid of causing trouble."

"...Okay."

Nobody wants to die if they can stay alive, and the old man cherished his life. He promised decisively after hearing her words, "I won’t move around unnecessarily. If something’s not right, I’ll tell Xiao Jiu immediately. You hurry up."

"I’m going right now."

Just as she finished speaking, Yi Chichi got on her bicycle, pedaled hard, and quickly sped off like the wind.

Qin Jiu comforted the old man, "Grandpa, my aunt has already left. Don’t be afraid, I’m here with you."

"I’m not afraid." 𝒻𝑟𝘦𝘦𝘸ℯ𝒷𝑛𝘰𝓋ℯ𝘭.𝘤𝘰𝘮

Then, the old and young chatted idly.

The Red Flag Brigade isn’t far from Kao Shan Village. Yi Chichi appeared at the health clinic, pedaling her bicycle quickly all the way.

"Uncle, there’s a Mr. Zhang Xiuwen who had a low blood sugar episode, fell into a ditch, and fractured his thigh."

Even before her bike came to a stop, she shouted out.

Uncle Yaozi, who was busy mixing medicine, paused, stood up instantly, "Who did you say?"

"Mr. Zhang Xiuwen, Uncle Zhang."

"Fractured his thigh?"

"Yes."

Uncle Yaozi was silent for two seconds before turning to run into the house, "Chichi, you go find your team leader uncle. Have him bring the tractor, we’re going to rescue him."

"Okay."

Yi Chichi didn’t get off the bike, just supported herself with one leg, and rode off again upon hearing him, to find the team leader uncle.

Lucky for her, on the road, she came across the brigade leader carrying a hoe and humming a tune, clearly on his way to the fields.

She quickly stopped to explain the situation, and the brigade leader gasped, "A fractured thigh? How did that happen?"

"I don’t know."

She urged, "Uncle, hurry and take the tractor there, Uncle Yaozi is waiting."

"Alright."

Placing the hoe on the ground, the brigade leader walked over, sat on the rear seat of her bicycle, and said, "Hurry, take me to the drying ground to get the vehicle."

Yi Chichi nodded and cycled with him to the drying ground.

Five minutes later, the tractor, loaded with Uncle Yaozi, the brigade leader, and a door panel, roared away from Kao Shan Village, led by Yi Chichi to the destination.

The rumbling sound of the tractor is typical of a vehicle arriving with its sound reaching first.

Being with the old man, Qin Jiu heard the rumbling and immediately reported the good news to the old man.

"Grandpa Zhang, the vehicle is here. You’re saved."

The old man, "...I heard it."

His ears weren’t deaf, just that the phrase "you’re saved" sounded like he was about to die.

It’s a bit jarring.

But it’s okay, children are guileless in their talk.

"Xiao Jiu, how long until the vehicle arrives?"

Lying in a ditch isn’t a pleasant experience, it reminded him of trenches, and comrades who were alive one minute, but blown apart or gunned down the next.

Amid the bloody storms and battle-smoke memories, his vision twisted...

Just then, the tractor arrived.

Uncle Yaozi jumped off the cart quickly and ran straight to the ditch.

"Uncle, how are you now?"

As he spoke, he put down the medical kit and began examining the old man.

"Left leg."

Noticing he started checking the right leg first, Yi Chichi quickly reminded him.

The old man, immersed in his distorted world, came to his senses, feeling a pair of hands on his thigh, before his brain fully processed what was happening, his mouth and hands moved quickly.

"You thief..."

"I’m not a thief, I’m Yaozi."

Uncle Yaozi reacted quickly too, shouting a reminder before the old man’s attack reached, "Uncle, be clear-headed. I’m Yaozi, Old Yaozi’s son."

"Yaozi?"

The old man murmured and with some scattered eyes regained clarity. He glanced at Yaozi, then at the brigade leader who took down the door board from the cart, and said, "Cheng Qi also came, huh."

"Yes, uncle, I’m here too."

The brigade leader replied and then crouched beside the old man’s head, watching Yaozi’s examination, "Is it serious?"

"Don’t make noise."

Yi Chichi did a cursory check, while Yaozi was conducting a detailed examination, intermittently asking the old man several questions. After the examination was over, he sighed, "You, for the next six months lie down and rest."

It takes 100 days to heal from bone and muscle injuries. The arms and calves are easier, with not much activity limitation post-operation. But for a thigh to heal well, one has to lie down to avoid stressing the wounded area.

Moreover, the old man is aged, and due to wartime injuries from before liberation, his health is poor. This fracture...

Will take some work.

"Chichi, come help."

"How do I help?"

Yi Chichi obediently jumped in. Uncle Yaozi opened the medical kit and said, "I’ll fix the old man’s leg first. You assist me."

"Alright."

So, an adult and a young person busied themselves with handling the old man’s leg.

The brigade leader couldn’t stay idle, seeing blood on the old man’s face, he asked Qin Jiu for water, moistened the sweat towel from his neck, and wiped the old man’s face.

Qin Jiu squatted above them as a mere observer.

As time ticked by, finally, the old man’s broken leg was stabilized.

Next was to transfer the old man into the tractor bed.

Then came the issue, the ditch’s width was limited, not enough to lay down the door panel. Trying to roll the old man onto the panel and lifting him from there was impractical.

Lifting directly...

"How to prevent secondary injury?"

Yi Chichi was distressed; when lifting a person, the pressure points are either shoulders or waist and legs.

One person can carry them on their back.

Two can lift from the upper and lower parts.

Three can use the flat-lift method.

But the old man had a fractured thigh and the door panel couldn’t fit. Surely, they can’t lift by the leg?

After being fixed, the injured leg naturally droops?

Uncle Yaozi was worried too, anywhere else would have been better, but the thigh...

Nevertheless, worrying doesn’t help, the problem still needs resolving.

"We have to be careful and lift him onto the door panel."

Yi Chichi exchanged glances with the brigade leader, "Alright, we’ll be careful."

Anyway, they’ll follow Uncle Yaozi’s instructions, whatever he says, they’ll do.