Chapter 990: Chapter 990: Bloodshed

The cart began to sway and move forward, the donkey seemed unable to bear their weight, plodding ahead with its head down, not very fast.

But He Xin and the others felt uncomfortable.

Sitting on such a cart is actually uncomfortable! Although there was straw and cushions on the cart floor, a person had to hold onto the sides with one hand, or even both hands, exerting all their strength to prevent their body from swaying with the cart as it bumped along, otherwise they would bump into others.

Sitting on such a cart was indescribably uncomfortable! But looking at these people, including Lun Jianguo, silently walking alongside their cart and the other one, with their heads down, quietly moving forward.

Could they still be picky?

Dare they be picky?

He Xin was sitting next to Bai Xiao, the two female colleagues at this point had to put aside any opinions they might have, and support each other. Seeing Bai Xiao sitting as steady as a rock, He Xin quietly asked Bai Xiao.

“Why is Dean Lun not sitting in the cart?”

Their cart and the other one could still fit these people if they squeezed in.

They didn’t understand why these people wouldn’t sit in the carts and were too embarrassed to ask, fearing it might be a local custom or something that would make them feel awkward.

Bai Xiao glanced at Lun Jianguo, who was sweating heavily as he walked.

“They are reluctant to sit!”

These reasons are only known to someone like her, who had suffered in the countryside, while those who are used to living in big cities can’t understand that a rural person might consider livestock more important than humans.

It’s an incomprehensible kind of stubbornness.

“Reluctant? Why? Sitting in the cart is better than walking!”

Bai Xiao glanced at He Xin, this girl actually had a good heart, but her words reminded Bai Xiao of the famous ancient story, the one about fine porridge, indeed.

Ignorant of the sufferings of the world.

“Because a donkey in the countryside is not just livestock, it’s also a village’s greatest treasure! Sometimes these beasts are more precious than humans, many farming tasks need these animals to accomplish, so many rural people would rather endure hardship themselves than risk damaging their only expensive property.

You can see clearly, Dean Lun and the others are from the hospital, of course, they wouldn’t have a donkey, these must be borrowed from villagers. Sometimes this donkey cart might be the only property a village has, so Dean Lun and the others surely wouldn’t want to tire out the donkey.” Seeing the fifty-year-old dean wiping sweat, with a brisk stride, it was clear he was accustomed to hard labor.

Compared to the well-dressed, corpulent deans and deputy deans at their hospital, the difference was as stark as night and day.

He Xin was speechless.

She was filled with profound emotion, though she didn’t fully understand what kind of value was in it.

This kind of value she didn’t have a concept for at all.

But as long as one has a conscience, one can naturally understand that what people are offering is their entire fortune to create the best environment for you.

This isn’t on the same level as a millionaire giving a beggar a hundred yuan.

Although the donkey cart wasn’t moving fast, after two hours it had already passed the county, the surrounding roads became increasingly dark, relying only on the few of them walking, using flashlights to guide the way.

In the surrounding dark night, the trees seemed stealthy.

The road became rugged and difficult to traverse.

The speed quickly decreased.

The wheels on the rugged mountain path bumped even more violently.

Dean Lun probably also noticed the silence among the five people and tried to liven the atmosphere by chatting intermittently with Doctor Zhang.

“We’re truly moved that you could come! You know, Ruiyin is the number one hospital in Modu! Willing to pair up with our small hospital for assistance, we are sincerely grateful.”

This couldn’t be more true.

Doctor Zhang’s face couldn’t be seen clearly in the dark, but he knew it was burning.

None of them could honestly say they willingly joined the rural medical team.

If they had a choice, they might rather be chased by ghosts than come to this backwater.

Yet perhaps because of such sincerity, they felt ashamed inside.

“Dean Lun, please don’t say that, no matter which hospital we come from, we’re here to cure and save people, to mutually learn and exchange experiences. In terms of medical skills and facing patients, there’s no hierarchy, as long as we can heal and save, even a barefoot doctor commands our respect.”

This was probably the first time Doctor Zhang firmly expressed himself, a doctor’s stance, with professional pride welling up from within.

The approach of muddling along at Ruiyin Hospital was suddenly jolted by the dean’s words, stirring his inner passion.

They were all doctors, after all.

At one time, they were also full of fervor, hoping to achieve something in medicine.

When did they start turning their days into ones of muddling through, making do, no longer reading professional books, no longer considering how to improve themselves?

“Doctor Zhang, you’re too modest, your big hospital is different from ours in the countryside, where you encounter advanced medicine and equipment, including various advanced technologies that are better than what we have here. Many of our patients are eagerly awaiting your arrival, perhaps they could be saved when you come.” Dean Lun felt even more thankful that the visiting doctors from the renowned hospital had no airs at all.

To meet such individuals with noble medical ethics allowed them to finally set aside all their worries along the way.

These are true doctors.

Doctor Zhang awkwardly.

“Come now, you don’t have to say that, our visit is not just about learning from each other and progressing, but bringing more healing to the folks here, doing all we can to help more patients get treated. So please stop talking about big hospitals, no big hospitals, wherever we come from, we genuinely want to treat the patients here.”

For the first time saying this, he spoke with nothing but genuine intent from his heart.

Dean Lun’s honest face was filled with smiles, “That’s great, that’s great, just that the conditions here are tough, making you suffer.”

“We’re here to heal and save people, not to enjoy. If we were really here for enjoyment, we could stay in the city. Dean Li, if you keep saying that we might get upset.” Bai Xiao said this.

Dean Lun smiled warmly, realizing that these city folks weren’t as difficult to deal with as he imagined. The impression left by the last group of city doctors seemed too deep, creating such misconceptions.

These people are really good people.