"So bumpy…"
A minibus was driving towards Qian Shan Town on an already dilapidated asphalt road.
Due to years of neglect and only patching up potholes, the road was bumpy and uncomfortable throughout the journey.
"The roads in the townships are just like this."
Chen Minxue, sitting next to Wan Yunting, smiled at Huang Jingshan and the others complaining from behind. "But there's already another cement road being built to the county town, and it will be open to traffic by next year."
Wan Yunting, sitting with Gu Luotang, nodded and smiled. "Actually, with the current national poverty alleviation policies, our townships and villages are receiving strong support. It's not like it was ten years ago."
"Yes."
Chen Minxue nodded in agreement and said with a smile, "Our villages are now beautiful villages through the national initiatives for agricultural revitalization and support projects. They are even assessed every year."
Qi Miaomiao, sitting with Chen Minxue, rolled down the car window, looked at the blue sky and white clouds, and felt the fresh country air. She smiled, "The air in the countryside is so good, much better than in the city."
"Of course."
Chen Minxue smiled, then pointed ahead. "The Sea of Pineapples has arrived!"
"Sea of Pineapples? Let me see…"
Wan Yunting and Gu Luotang, as well as Huang Jingshan, Lu Xin Jue, Zhao Lusi, and Chi Wenhui behind them, all opened their car windows, poked their heads out, and looked in the direction Chen Minxue was pointing…
Indeed, everyone saw a vast expanse of pineapples growing on the land, some already bearing small pineapples. It stretched as far as the eye could see, connecting with the white clouds in the sky, giving a wonderfully strange and shocking visual sensation.
"Wow, are these pineapples? I thought pineapples grew on trees." Sun Zhinan, being from the north, had never seen a pineapple before.
Let alone him, even Wan Yunting, Gu Luotang, and Qi Miaomiao were visiting a rural township in Zhan City for the first time. So, it was also their first time seeing such a vast area of pineapple fields. Looking out to the horizon where the blue sky and white clouds met gave them a feeling of exhilaration and refreshment.
"Our Zhan City has the largest pineapple cultivation in the country. Many people from Taiwan come to our region to plant pineapples. This area, Qujie, was once a huge volcanic crater. If you look down from the sky, you can see the sunken terrain."
Chen Minxue explained to Wan Yunting and the others, "If you dig a few meters down in this soil, you'll find dark brown soil, which is the best soil for growing pineapples. That's why the pineapples grown in Qujie are large and sweet."
"Wow, Group Leader Chen, if you hadn't told us, we wouldn't have known this place was once a volcano," Qi Miaomiao and the others exclaimed in surprise.
Wan Yunting smiled, "After we finish our work, we must come back to experience these pineapples personally."
Chen Minxue smiled, "Qujie is also one of the surrounding villages of our Qian Shan Town, and there's an old Chinese medicine doctor in Qujie Village. We'll take you to meet him then."
"Great."
Upon hearing this, everyone became even happier.
"Whoosh!"
Suddenly, a motorcycle sped past the minibus at 120 kilometers per hour. Qi Miaomiao, who had half her head out of the window, quickly pulled her head back and exclaimed, "Oh my god, motorcycles are riding that fast, aren't they afraid of accidents?"
The motorcycle had already pulled ahead of the minibus. Wan Yunting, sitting in the front, also saw it. Chen Minxue shook his head and said, "It's those daredevil middle school kids again. They ride motorcycles very fast, especially on this road. So many accidents have happened here."
"Ah, and they still ride so fast, with two people on board. How dangerous."
Gu Luotang was sweating for them. The speed was too fast, and the road wasn't smooth, so accidents could happen at any moment.
"Dangerous, those fearless youngsters are just like that. They ride like they're flying planes. No matter how much we tell them, they don't listen. So, when accidents happen, they regret it for life, or even lose their lives," Chen Minxue said helplessly, waving his hand.
"Young people today don't know what death is," Huang Jingshan grumbled.
Wan Yunting smiled and continued chatting with Chen Minxue about the locations of the surrounding villages…
"Ah, there's an accident ahead!"
Not long after the minibus passed Qujie Town, they saw an ambulance ahead and a long scratch mark on the road…
At the same time, two teenagers lay on the side of the road. The motorcycle had even flown onto a tree by the roadside. One of the teenagers had his head directly plunged into a roadside ditch, his face covered in blood, his life hanging in the balance…
"Stop the car…"
Wan Yunting immediately told the driver to slowly pull the car over to the side. Wan Yunting called out to everyone, "Everyone, get out and help!"
"Okay…"
Gu Luotang, Qi Miaomiao, Huang Jingshan, Zhang Nong, and others got out of the car and rushed towards the accident scene…
"Oh my god, it's them from that motorcycle…"
Seeing the clothes of the two teenagers lying on the roadside, Qi Miaomiao's eyes widened in recognition. She hadn't expected them to have an accident right after she mentioned it.
"Are you from the Qian Shan Town Hospital's ambulance?"
Chen Minxue quickly went up and shouted to the doctor who was trying to rescue the teenager who had fallen into the ditch.
"Yes, are you Group Leader Chen?"
The doctor seemed to recognize Chen Minxue and nodded. "Yes, these are the personnel sent by the higher authorities to support our township's work. We're here to help you."
"Good, that's great."
The doctor looked at Wan Yunting and Gu Luotang. "I didn't expect there to be three children involved in the accident, so I brought fewer people. It's great that you could make it in time."
"You're welcome."
Wan Yunting waved his hand and immediately said to Gu Luotang and the others, "Quick, save them first…"
"Dr. Zheng, this child is not doing well."
Two nurses, covered in blood, looked up and said anxiously, "A branch penetrated his chest cavity, causing severe internal bleeding. He has lost a lot of blood, and his heart has stopped."
"Let me see…"
The doctor, named Zheng Qiao, immediately went in, and Wan Yunting and the others followed. They saw the teenager lying face down, and indeed, a branch as thick as two fingers was piercing his chest, causing severe bleeding. The person's face was pale, and he looked like he was on the verge of death.
"First, turn him over and see how deep the branch penetrated…" Wan Yunting quickly said.
Zheng Qiao and Chen Minxue nodded, slowly turned the teenager over, and carried him out of the ditch onto the flat road.
Gu Luotang, Qi Miaomiao, and Huang Jingshan went to rescue the other two teenagers.
It was clear that the two teenagers lying on the road were the ones sitting behind the motorcycle, and the one with the branch in his chest was the rider, and the most seriously injured.
"Estimating the branch penetrated fifteen centimeters, causing massive bleeding in the lungs. The pulse is gone."
Zheng Qiao briefly examined the child's injuries. Seeing that the major artery was no longer functioning and the branch had penetrated the chest cavity, he had no chance to perform cardiopulmonary resuscitation.
For a moment, Zheng Qiao, Chen Minxue, and the two nurses sighed. With such injuries, there was no way to save him.
"His pupils haven't dilated, and his heart is still beating faintly, which means he can still be saved."
However, Wan Yunting placed his hand on the teenager's heart and could still feel a faint heartbeat.
But Zheng Qiao raised an eyebrow and said, "Even if he still has a heartbeat, his lungs were punctured by the branch, causing massive bleeding. How can we save him?"
"I can stabilize him for half an hour…"
However, Wan Yunting didn't listen to him. He quickly took out silver needles from his bag. Under the stunned gaze of Zheng Qiao and Chen Minxue, Wan Yunting's eyes were sharp. He wrapped the silver needles with his qi and then grabbed the teenager's left arm, inserting a needle into the Hegu point.
Then, he inserted a second needle into the Baihui point on the teenager's head, followed by Tongtian, and then Renzhong, inserting one needle into each.
"Cough…"
Suddenly, the teenager spat out a large amount of bloody bubbles and his face contorted in pain. He actually woke up.
"This…"
This scene stunned Zheng Qiao, Chen Minxue, the two nurses, and Zhang Nong and the others…