"No, no, it’s not a big issue, just help me support this grandma so I can give her a further examination."
One person couldn’t quite manage it alone, since the old grandma was elderly and not very mobile, and Doctor Wei was a woman after all, so her strength was definitely limited.
With Lu Jing’s assistance, the old grandma soon completed her examination, and the situation didn’t look good— even Lu Jing, an orthopedic surgeon, could see quite a few problems.
"Grandma, where are your family members?" Doctor Wei asked.
Although the old grandma was quite elderly, her ears were still sharp:
"I’m the only one at home now. My eldest son has gone out to work. My second son is a live-in son-in-law. My youngest daughter passed away early due to illness, and my husband followed her the second year after she was gone."
What’s that common saying?
Misfortune always strikes at the vulnerable!
The old grandma spoke calmly, but it tugged at the heartstrings of those who listened.
Doctor Wei sighed deeply:
"Grandma, you should go home and rest for now. Once I’m finished here, I’ll come to find you, and we can take a closer look then."
"Eh, thanks a lot, young lady."
After the old grandma left, Doctor Wei let out a sigh:
Lu Jing actually understood Doctor Wei’s feelings at the moment, after all, being a doctor too, he often encountered such things.
But what could anyone do? Everyone was just an ordinary person, not some movie hero who could save the world.
Moreover, the current national policy was very supportive. You could tell just by looking at the steady flow of patients coming and going from the hospital every day—people were living well now and paying more attention to their health.
"Doctor Wei, do you plan to...?"
He saw Doctor Wei nod her head:
"I just can’t stand by and watch. I’ll help a little where I can."
Lu Jing agreed wholeheartedly:
Doctor Wei suddenly smiled:
In this world, most people were kind-hearted, and only a very few were bad.
After all, a big forest has all kinds of birds, right?
Everyone was busy until it got pitch dark. Fortunately, the village had gotten electricity in the past few years; otherwise, they would have had to light candles.
After working so hard for much of the day, everyone had a simple dinner and then sat in the yard on stools with missing feet or uneven legs, while two fires burned in the middle of the courtyard, warming everyone’s faces to a glowing red.
Though tired, everyone felt incredibly happy and relaxed.
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Lu Jing and Doctor Wei each held a cup of steaming hot water, sipping from time to time.
Neither spoke, just smilingly listening to everyone else.
The atmosphere was good, very harmonious, with no rivalry or scheming.
Suddenly, at that moment, the village chief arrived.
"Comrades, have you all eaten?" he asked.
"All done, all very good."
The villagers’ own vegetables, rice, and coarse grains were all natural and very different from what you could buy in the supermarket—of course, they were satisfied.
Lu Jing hadn’t looked up, but the village chief called out a name:
"Which one is Doctor Lu?"
Now Lu Jing had to look up, since he was the only Lu in the whole team.
"I am Lu Jing. May I ask what the matter is?"
With so many people around, why was his name the only one called? This made Lu Jing quite suspicious.