"People always aspire to climb higher, and at Hua’an Farm Reclamation, one can actually get a salary."
"They have real skills and were even invited by the leaders of Hua’an Farm Reclamation. It’s certainly better than staying in the village and being deserted after serving one’s purpose."
These remarks were a slap in the face. Not only Xue Linfang, who was hiding in the crowd, but even the Gong Family members felt their faces burning with shame. After all, it was Yunyi who had stepped in to save Doctor Gong’s life and leg. Yet, out of self-interest, they hadn’t stood up for Yunyi when Xue Linfang stirred up trouble upon returning to the village. Now, the fact that Yunyi was invited by the leaders of Hua’an Farm Reclamation to work as a doctor there served as an indirect slap in their faces.
After hearing all this, the Branch Secretary let out a long sigh. "Chu Zhiqing’s departure is indeed a loss for our village."
With that, he walked away, his hands behind his back.
When Qiao Yuxiang awoke in pain, she was alone in the room. Recalling what had happened, she frantically felt her leg. A piercing pain made her cry out, "Ah, my leg!"
In a panic, she shouted, "Is anyone there? Somebody help!"
When the other educated youths returned in a group, they heard Qiao Yuxiang’s howls.
Cui Aiju said irritably, "She was sleeping like a dead pig this morning. Now what’s with all the screaming?"
Bai Suli, still upset after watching Yunyi leave in style, added, "Exactly! What’s she shouting for? Does she expect to be waited on hand and foot?"
As they spoke, the group entered the room.
Hearing people come in, Qiao Yuxiang cried out, "My leg is broken! Quickly, take me to the health clinic!"
Everyone looked at her as if she were a fool. Li Rongjuan stepped forward and asked, "Educated Youth Qiao, are you confused from sleeping? You were sleeping soundly on the bed. How could your leg be broken?"
Seeing that no one believed her, Qiao Yuxiang began to panic. "Someone broke in last night! My leg is really broken!"
Bai Suli, her face etched with impatience, retorted, "Don’t talk such nonsense. You’d better not cause trouble for us."
Cui Aiju chimed in, "Exactly! Are you sick or something?"
Qiao Yuxiang became truly frantic. "Why won’t any of you believe me?"
She then threw off the blanket covering her and pointed to her leg. "My leg is really broken! Help me find the village officials! I want to report this to the police!"
At this, Cui Aiju snapped, "Have you lost your mind?"
It was then that Geng Erhong spoke up, "Look, there really seems to be something wrong with her leg."
When Yunyi had acted, she used a skillful force, merely breaking the bone without damaging the surrounding tissue, except for minor bleeding from the microvessels within the bone.
Only then did everyone notice that Qiao Yuxiang indeed looked unwell, and there was a lot of mud on her autumn clothes.
Li Rongjuan asked, "Educated Youth Qiao, what exactly happened?"
Qiao Yuxiang, her forehead beaded with sweat from the pain, pleaded, "First, find someone to take me to the hospital! I can’t bear it anymore!"
Fearing that further delay might lead to more trouble, some of them went to fetch the village cadres. Others hurried to the livestock farm to find a vehicle, leaving Li Rongjuan to help Qiao Yuxiang get dressed.
When the village officials heard Cui Aiju’s report, they were somewhat incredulous.
The team leader asked skeptically, "So, you’re saying Educated Youth Qiao was sleeping soundly at the Zhiqing Point, someone broke her leg, and none of you knew about it until just now?"
Cui Aiju nodded. "Yes, that’s exactly what happened. We called her this morning, but she didn’t wake up, so we didn’t think much of it. When we went back just now, she was screaming and demanding we take her to the hospital."
"We didn’t believe her at first either," Cui Aiju continued, "but she had a lot of mud on her clothes, so it was clear something was wrong. You should go and see for yourselves." Newest update provided by N0v3l.Fiɾe.net