Chapter 63: Chapter 63 Jeep Out of Control, Saving People Chapter 63: Chapter 63 Jeep Out of Control, Saving People Luo Qiao said with a smile, “Auntie, it should be close enough. We came here following the village tractor.”
The countrywoman heard this and said, “That’s acceptable then.”
So, after paying the money, several people helped to make two trips using the waste collection station’s carts to bring the items to the large courtyard around the corner. That place used to be where the Revolutionary Committee stored things, but now it was deserted.
After everyone had left, Luo Qiao waited a bit longer to ensure they had truly gone back to the waste collection station before she stashed the items in her space and left the area.
Thinking about the fish that still had no place to go, she sighed and walked forward, feeling that this time hope was lost.
Although she didn’t come back with nothing, having bought the sewing machine, and not to mention the three chairs that Luo Qiao especially liked, she thought about repainting and arranging them once she had a place of her own.
While she was happily contemplating this, she suddenly heard someone yelling, “Get out of the way, quickly move!”
Luo Qiao immediately stepped to the side, and as she turned her head, she saw a jeep barreling down from the slope.
But just then, a bullock cart appeared in the alley, and the man who had just shouted for people to move instinctively rushed over, trying to stop the bullock cart from coming out.
His actions were quick enough to save the bullock cart and its occupants, but the man himself was sent flying by the oncoming jeep.
Onlookers screamed, and Luo Qiao, without another thought, hurried over. Fortunately, the man had fallen on a pile of sand, not on the hard ground, which might have reduced the injuries somewhat.
She instinctively thought to shout “Call 120!” but before the words left her mouth, she realized there was no 120 service yet. Instead, she yelled at the stunned people on the bullock cart, “Don’t just stand there, clear the cart and take him to the hospital.”
Spurred by Luo Qiao’s shouting, the people on the bullock cart snapped out of their shock. They knew it was to save them that the accident happened; if it weren’t for the man’s intervention, they would have been the ones hit.
When Luo Qiao got there, Grandpa Yang, who had been sifting sand nearby, had approached the injured man. Luo Qiao urgently said, “Grandpa, don’t move him yet.
Let’s check him first before moving, just in case he has a fracture that could cause more damage internally; a secondary injury would be even worse.”
Seeing that the man was still conscious, Luo Qiao quickly said, “Comrade, hold on, we are taking you to the hospital right away.”
Qiao Yu never expected that after completing his mission and just visiting a comrade’s parents on the way, he would fall victim to such an incident. He looked at the young girl helping to check his wounds and slowly closed his eyes.
He could still hear the girl shouting at him, “Don’t fall asleep, comrade, stay awake, we’re taking you to the hospital right now.”
It was only then that Luo Qiao realized the truth of the saying, “You only realize your inadequacies when you need certain skills.” Although she had learned traditional Chinese medicine from Grandpa Yang, she had never dealt with such a serious injury before.
Thinking of her basket, she hurriedly asked Grandpa Yang to fetch it for her. There was no time for concerns now; she used the basket as a cover and took several Sanqi plants out of her space to stop his bleeding, otherwise, he might not make it to the hospital.
After the bleeding was under control, she checked and found his leg was broken.
Luo Qiao said, “We need to get to the hospital quickly.”
Looking up and seeing the bullock cart was still not here, she shouted with frustration, “What are you dawdling for? Saving a person is urgent!”
The old man driving the cart heard Luo Qiao’s shout and led the bullock cart over, but a mother and daughter standing next to him were blocking the way, and Luo Qiao’s anger flared up.