That night, Murong Yao received a hundred yuan. With the money, the rest of the matters were easy to handle.
At Zhangji Ironforge, Murong Yao met Blacksmith Zhang again.
"Master Zhang, the blueprint I gave you can be made.”
Blacksmith Zhang looked at the blueprint again and asked,""Young Master Murong, what is this strange thing of yours for? Do you have any requests?"
"I can't tell you how it works, but it doesn't matter if it's rough. The key is that it must be firm and not fall apart.”，
Murong Yao had seen in the car repair shop in Nanjing that the welding was used to repair the car. In Qingyang, this ravine, electricity was not something to be expected. So how were these steel bars connected?
Blacksmith Zhang thought for a moment." For the important parts, I'll burn the steel bars until they're red and flatten them. Then, I'll drill holes in them and finally, I'll fix them with red-hot nails. As for the unimportant parts, have you ever seen a pot mending?" I will put the components to be connected on the furnace and heat them up. Then, I will pour the red-hot molten iron on them. How can I make a shelf that will not fall apart?”
Murong Yao nodded and said,""The iron chains at the four corners must be firm and connected directly to the iron frame. The bottom of the iron frame is empty and is two meters high. People standing inside can guarantee that they can't touch the top. There is a 50-centimeter steel bar on the top of the iron frame. There are two wooden handles inside. Go to the car repair shop in the city and find some rubber to tie to the wooden handles. You can't use iron wire or hemp rope to tie them. I hope that this frame weighs about 30 pounds. You can use 8 to 10 mm round bars. It should be about this weight. It would be inconvenient for a person to walk if he were to stand inside and carry the rack. There is some carpentry work inside. You can ask the carpenter to do it. The wood must be dry. I will do three jobs in total. I will give you 50 yuan first. We will calculate it together after we finish it. You should hurry up this job. The earlier I want it, the better. But you are not allowed to cut corners and make crude products!”
"Alright! Come over and take a look in ten days. It should be almost done. I'll let you check it then. If there's a problem, I'll fix it on the spot!”
After lunch, Murong Yao arrived at Qingyang County early. He wanted to go to the clinic to take a look. In the past few days, on the streets of Qingyang, other than the people who fled, there were already two or three scattered soldiers of the national army. These scattered soldiers came from the same place, which was the battlefield in Shanghai. After the Japanese army occupied Shanghai, they set up a blockade line in Suzhou, Pingwang, Jiaxing, and Songjiang. Between Suzhou and Pingwang was Taihu Lake. The right wing of the national army on the battlefield in Shanghai... Unable to retreat to Nanjing, they could only retreat to Wan Province and retreat in the direction of Wu Han. Along Huzhou, Guangde, Xuancheng, Chizhou, and Hukou. Qingyang was on this line. These scattered soldiers were disheveled and had no firearms. Some of them were injured and had no food or money. They could only rob along the way. Although there were no incidents of knives and guns in Qingyang County, there had been a few incidents of robbery and harassment.
It was already November 23rd, and the clinic was scheduled to open on December 1st. In this era, there was no ceremony like cutting the ribbon and opening the door. Moreover, the clinic was similar to a coffin shop. When it opened, it would not be announced to everyone. At most, a few colleagues would come and give some gifts. The clinic had a very common name, Huichun Hall. The signboard had already been hung up long ago. When Murong Yao arrived, there was a large group of defeated soldiers of the Kuomingtang in front of the clinic. Among them, there were two stretchers carrying the injured soldiers. They blocked the entrance of the clinic tightly.
Murong Yao felt that something was wrong when he saw this scene. Not good! Something was going to happen, so he quickly walked forward. There were about 30 soldiers of the National Party surrounding the clinic's door, shouting that they wanted to go in!
The door of the clinic was tightly shut. Two clinic workers blocked the door and said,"Boss, we haven't opened for business yet. There's nothing prepared inside. Can you let us come back after we open for business?”
"We can wait, but our lives can't. Let us in quickly, or we'll be smashed!”The furious soldiers were ready to use their weapons. Although the situation was still in a stalemate, it was already developing in an uncontrollable direction.
At this moment, the door of the clinic opened. Niu Yunfeng walked out with an empty sleeve in his hand. He looked at the large group of soldiers causing trouble outside and his expression was very ugly. He said,"Brothers! I'm the shopkeeper here. We haven't opened yet. The clinic will only open on the first of next month! I understand everyone's feelings. There's nothing inside now. There's only a plaque above. Can everyone make an exception and come back on the opening day? We won't refuse.”
How could the soldiers be willing to listen? "We're risking our lives at the front, and now we're about to die. You still want us to wait eight days?" You can wait, but we can't. Brothers, charge in!”
At this moment, a voice suddenly came from the crowd of soldiers.""Everyone shut up and move aside!"
The defeated soldiers scattered, and an officer with the rank of lieutenant colonel walked out from the group of soldiers. He walked to Niu Yunfeng. He suddenly stood at attention and gave a standard military salute. "Old platoon leader! Kuang Jiuxi, Lieutenant Colonel and Battalion Commander of the 36th Division of the National Revolutionary Army salutes you!”
The surroundings suddenly became abnormally quiet. What was going on?
Niu Yunfeng narrowed his eyes and stared at the military officer. After a while, he said,"Are you that little Guang Xi, little Kuang Zi?”
"Yes, sir! Sir, do you still remember me?"
"How did you end up like this? Are these all your soldiers?"
"I'm not talented, but these are my brothers. We retreated from the battlefield in Shanghai, but we've already run out of money and food. We don't have any medicine here. There are also two wounded brothers who can't hold on any longer.”
At this point, Niu Yunfeng had no choice but to agree. He moved aside and said to the waiter beside him,"Clear the back and let these brothers settle down first. The weather is cold, go get some hot water to warm the brothers up first!”Then, he looked at the wounded soldier on the stretcher.""Where are you hurt? How's the situation?"
"They're all gunshot wounds. One was injured in the leg, and the other was injured in the waist. The wounds have rotted, and he's still running a high fever. He's been injured for more than ten days, and he's barely holding on without medication.”
"Have you taken out the bullet?"
"It's still in his body. Without medical equipment, the medic can't take it out. Besides, the medicine has been used up!”
Niu Yunfeng said to a waiter beside him,"Pin 'er is in Qingyang High School. Go and get her!”He then asked Kuang Jiuxi,"You haven't eaten yet, right?"”
"I've been hungry for more than a day." Kuang Jiuxi said with some shame.
"How many people are there in total?"
"37 people!"
Niu Yunfeng turned around and said to another worker,"Order four tables of wine and food at the guest house. Tell them to make it thicker and inform the kitchen to make more rice. Little Kuang, come in with me! Let's talk about other things later. Let's think of a way to save him first!”
Murong Yao followed them in and came to the backyard. The defeated soldiers were lying in the house. They must have been exhausted these few days!
Murong Chi came very quickly. "Come with me to take a look at the two wounded soldiers. They're very serious!"”She turned around and said to Kuang Jiuxi,"My niece graduated from a medical college run by foreigners. External injuries must be treated with Western medicine!"”
Niu Yunfeng, Murong Chi, Kuang Jiuxi, and Murong Yao came to the room next door where the injured were placed. The room was very warm. The two wounded soldiers were blushing and talking nonsense. The medic was beside them, helpless.
Murong Chi used a pair of scissors to cut off the clothes and bandages around the wounded soldier's wound, revealing the wound. He looked at it carefully and said,""It's a gunshot wound. The wound has already rotted, so the bullet should still be inside. We need to perform surgery immediately to remove the bullet, dig out the rotting flesh, and then debride the wound.”
Then, Murong Chi said,"The surgery will be carried out here. The medic will stay behind!" Murong Yao, go to my office and bring my surgical instruments over. Later, we'll be my assistants. I'll disinfect them first! Uncle, Officer Kuang, you guys go out first and wait outside!”
"The bullet from Gun Sanba should have caused a penetrating wound. Why is it still in his body?" Niu Yunfeng asked.”
"It was our own people who hit him. This matter is difficult to explain in a few words!”Kuang Jiuxi said resentfully.
Murong Yao accompanied his sister to complete two surgeries. Murong Chi's movements were very skilled and he performed the surgery very quickly. The surgery should be very successful. An hour later, the two of them left the operating room. The two people outside asked,"How is it?"
Murong Chi took off his mask." The operation was very successful. The bullets were taken out, but they were injured for too long. Both of them had serious wound infection, especially the one with the waist injury. Although it didn't hurt the vital parts, it was too close to the organs, and it was difficult to clean the rotten area. There was no pinching. I used the best anti-inflammatory medicine here. The rest depends on their will and fate!”
Kuang Jiuxi heaved a long sigh of relief. He knew that this was the best outcome.
"Can these two soldiers eat?" Niu Yunfeng asked.”
"Sure!"
"Yao 'er! Help me inform the kitchen to make some porridge and chicken soup for the wounded soldiers!”
Then, he said,"Call the medic and let's go to the front to eat together!"”
When these soldiers saw the sumptuous food on the table, their eyes lit up. They had been starving for too long. This was truly the best food in the world.
Niu Yunfeng said," Don't stand on ceremony, everyone. We'll talk after you've eaten your fill. Your commander is my soldier, so it's like coming home. After eating, take a shower and have a good sleep!"”
After settling everyone down, Niu Yunfeng and Kuang Jiuxi came to an empty room. Niu Yunfeng waved at Murong Yao and said,""This is also my nephew. He just graduated from Nanjing National University this year. He's my assistant now. Yao 'er, come with me!”
The three of them made tea and sat down. Niu Yunfeng said,""How did it end up like this?"
Kuang Jiuxi smiled bitterly.
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