Madman?
Ling Chen was a bit curious, looking at Lin Han’s tense expression, as if that madman was terrifying.
"Little guy, what’s happening outside?" Ling Chen asked the little boy, Lin Chun didn’t speak, but carefully walked to the window, lifted a corner of the curtain, and sneakily observed the situation outside. Ling Chen was also interested, but unfortunately, he couldn’t move and could only listen to the sounds coming from outside.
At this mont, the situation outside was very lively, and from ti to ti, the panicked shouts of villagers could be heard. Moreover, the occasional ’bang bang’ sound as if sothing had collapsed could be heard. This situation lasted for over ten minutes before gradually calming down.
At this point, Lin Chun put down the curtain, quickly walked back to the bedside, and honestly picked up an apple to peel. Before long, Lin Han walked in from outside.
Ling Chen glanced at Lin Han from the corner of his eye and noticed that her clothes were dirty, as if she had fallen to the ground when she went out. Moreover, her complexion looked sowhat pale, and she seed to be suffering from pain.
Seeing this, Ling Chen asked with concern, "Miss Lin, are you alright?"
Lin Han gently shook her head, saying, "Sorry, I need to go back and change clothes, I’ll contact your family when I have ti."
"No rush, you take care of your things first." Ling Chen said. It was evident that Lin Han was sowhat weak, and it was best for her to rest as soon as possible.
After Lin Han left, Lin Chun finished peeling the apple, took a bite, and said, "Big brother, you take your ti to rest, I’m going out to play first." After speaking, he waved his hand and turned to leave the room.
Watching Lin Chun disappear at the doorway, Ling Chen couldn’t help but smile bitterly. He had thought that the apple was ant for him. After being in a coma for over a week and relying on nutrient fluids, he was now so hungry that his stomach was pressing against his back. Sighing, Ling Chen slowly closed his eyes and fell asleep again.
Night falls.
Outside the window, a drizzling rain started, but the deeper into the night, the heavier the rain beca, with thunder and lightning roaring, the rumble of thunder keeping Ling Chen awake.
In the latter half of the night, there was still no sign of the rain lessening, in a daze, when Ling Chen woke up once more, he found it was already daylight outside. He looked at the wall clock hanging on the wall, it was already past eight o’clock. However, until ten in the morning, Lin Han and her brother had not shown up in the clinic.
Strange!
It’s already this late, why haven’t they opened the door yet. According to Lin Chun, Lin Han is the village’s only doctor, she should be very busy logically. Moreover, even if there are no other patients, she should co to change the dicine for him as a patient.
It wasn’t until noon when Lin Chun appeared in the clinic.
"Little guy, you finally rembered , the patient." Ling Chen asked with a smile, "What were you doing in the morning, didn’t see you guys?"
"There was a torrential rain all night last night, causing a mudslide on the slope at the village entrance, blocking the only road and knocking down the electricity poles, so the whole village is without power." Lin Chun said a bit dejectedly.
No electricity? Ling Chen thought to himself, troubled, and quickly asked, "Can the phone still be used?"
Lin Chun shook his head, "No, the whole village has only one phone line, and it’s all broken. This morning, the village has already sent soone to town for help, but according to the returnees, a heavy rain has caused disasters in many places last night, the rescue forces are insufficient, and Xianghe Village, being located in the mountains and rather remote, even if things go well, it will take a week for the rescue team to co and help."
"What to do then?" Ling Chen asked worriedly. The phone line is the only way to contact the outside world, he has been missing for so long, if no news gets back, Beijing and East Sea City might be in chaos.
Lin Chun spread his hands helplessly and said, "What else can be done, we just wait, anyway, the village has no shortage of water and food, and there are several backup generators that can provide three hours of electricity daily."
"Where’s your sister?" Ling Chen asked. He now can only seek help from Lin Han to quickly get in touch with the outside world.
"My sister is unwell and needs to rest in bed for the next two days." Saying that, Lin Chun brought over the dical kit and skillfully removed the bandage wrapped around Ling Chen’s wound. "I’ll be helping you change the dicine these days."
Watching Lin Chun’s skillful moves, Ling Chen smiled slightly, "Can you change the dicine?"
"Of course! I’m always with my sister, if she’s too busy, she lets help, I’ve done this many tis already." As he spoke, Lin Chun removed the gauze on the wound with forceps. Ling Chen struggled to lift his head, looking at the wound on his chest. After more than a week, the grim wound had slowly started to heal, with no blood oozing out.
With his physical fitness, recovery should be quick. However, because the wound was soaked in water for too long, it led to severe inflammation and festering, recovery to this level was already quite good.
After changing the dicine, Lin Chun didn’t stay long in the clinic. Because Lin Han was not well, the little guy had to hurry back to make lunch. This little one also had it tough, having lost both parents, his sister Lin Han was the only college graduate in the village. During Lin Chun’s birth, an accident had taken his parents’ lives. Since then, Lin Han gave up her bright future in the big city and returned to the village to raise Lin Chun single-handedly.
Lin Chun was very sensible and obedient, always helping his sister manage various things, including household chores and cooking. The saying "poor families raise mature children early" is indeed true.
After resting for another two days or so, Ling Chen’s body finally did not hurt as much, and he could barely sit in a wheelchair. Having been lying in bed for so long, Ling Chen was already fed up, and it was rare to get out for so fresh air. The weather was nice that day, sunny and warm, Lin Chun pushed the wheelchair, taking Ling Chen for a stroll around the village.
Xianghe Village has a history of several hundred years, most villagers live in old houses built long ago, made of mud bricks, so houses, probably due to age, can’t withstand wind and rain, have been reinforced with cent, giving the houses’ exterior walls several different colors.
According to Lin Chun, Xianghe Village has over a hundred households, many young people go out to work and only return during the New Year, usually only the elderly, won, and children remain in the village. Moreover, Ling Chen found that the villagers in Xianghe Village were very kind to Lin Chun, treating him like their own child.
After chatting with Lin Chun, he learned that because Lin Han ca back and opened a clinic, the village’s elderly benefit a lot. Previously, anyone with an illness would have to go to Fulin Town, dozens of miles away to see a doctor, not to ntion the long journey, the road was difficult to traverse, bumpy, unless it was a four-wheel drive, ordinary cars would have a hard ti getting in. Due to the limited conditions in the village, the only transportation here was a motorcycle.
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