Reborn Bao Guowei, I really didn’t want to be a great writer!

Chapter 519: Human suffering? Saving lives is the top priority!

The train continued along the way and arrived in Zhenjiang in no time.

Given the current construction level in Gaoyou, Xinghua County and other places, building a railway is simply a pipe dream.

If people want to go to the flood-stricken areas, they can only take the train to Zhenjiang and then take a car to the county.

This time, Bao Guowei demarcated several disaster-stricken areas around Shanghai, including more than a dozen counties in Anhui, Jianghuai, Zhijiang and other provinces.

Due to travel and safety considerations, it is impossible to travel too far.

During the Republic of China period, Zhenjiang was the capital of Jianghuai Province. It has been an important trading port since the Ming and Qing Dynasties.

Zhenjiang had already received the government's request and arranged a car for the group to go to Xinghua County.

In fact, taking a boat to Zhenjiang through the inland river is also a good choice.

However, it is still raining heavily today and the river branch is not very stable, so it would be safer to take the land route.

The charity performance troupe did not stop for a moment. After getting off the train, they took a car and headed towards Xinghua County. They were accompanied by several trucks of supplies. Nothing was more important than supplies.

Even though the journey was tiring, no matter they were movie stars or industry bigwigs, they had any complaints.

Mei Lanfang even told everyone in the car about his experience of performing in the countryside before he became a star.

Most of those present are acquaintances, and everyone has had some contact with them on a daily basis.

Xu Zhimo looked out the window and saw the incessant heavy rain outside as well as the excited crowd. He couldn't help but feel inspired to recite a poem.

But after staring at the window for a long time, he still couldn't utter a word.

These days, his attention has been almost entirely focused on making money. How could he have studied the poetry that he once loved?
Finally he sighed and placed his hope on Bao Guowei and said.

"Bingwen, you are very talented. We are here to provide disaster relief this time. Don't you have any inspiration to compose a poem to boost everyone's morale?"

Bao Guowei was helpless.

This guy is really like a flower grown in a greenhouse, he can always be "innocent and lively" at any time.

He shook his head and said.

"No, if there is, it's just one sentence."

"What?" Xu Zhimo's eyes lit up.

Bao Guowei said meaningfully: "When a country prospers, the people suffer; when a country perishes, the people suffer."

Xu Zhimo was speechless for a moment and didn't know what to say.

The road was relatively flat along the way. Perhaps because the terrain was relatively high, there was not much water.

Xu Zhimo still could not understand the "suffering" that Bao Guowei mentioned.

While everyone was chatting, someone suddenly let out a roar.

"Stop! Stop the car quickly!"

Following the sound, the driver immediately stepped on the brakes, and the dozen or so cars following behind also stopped.

Everyone looked over and found that it was Hong Shen who had been silent.

This veteran in the theater world became famous in the entire Shanghai cultural circle after he became Bao Guowei's apprentice. Many people laughed at him, but he always remained independent.

I don’t know why, but Mr. Hong Shen, who is usually very easy to talk to, now has a very serious look in his eyes and a gloomy face.

At this time, Hong Shen immediately spoke.

"Hurry up and save him! Someone has fallen into the water below!"

There are many farmlands next to the muddy official road, but the farmlands have been completely changed due to the overflow of river water and rain water.

Everyone looked in the direction Hong Shen pointed, and saw a person struggling in a pool of water not far away.

Under a big tree next to the pond, a child of seven or eight years old seemed to be crying with his mouth open.

The sound of rain was soft and far away, so most people in the car didn't hear it. Even Hong Shen only noticed it when he looked out the window by chance.

Bao Guowei's eyes froze, and he immediately said to Cao Yanhai beside him.

"Lao Cao, go and save them."

The farmland is in a trapezoidal shape, with a pool of water at the bottom. Most people cannot go down this steep mountain road.

Seeing someone fall into the water, Cao Yanhai immediately put away his smile, nodded and said.

"Okay, Master, don't worry."

He immediately opened the car door and ran towards the pool below in two or three steps.

Several patrolmen with good skills also went down with him.

Seeing three or four people go down and jump into the water to save people, many people got out of the car and waited for news of rescue.

Not long after, several men jumped into the water and finally pulled a woman out of the pool.

Cao Yanhai carried the woman on his back, a patrolman held the child, and several people climbed up from underneath.

The rain continued to fall, so everyone immediately put the woman into the car.

"Is she okay?"

Bao Guowei frowned and looked at the woman lying on the ground in coarse linen clothes. She had a haggard face and looked to be in her forties or fifties. Her face was already turning blue.

Cao Yanhai went to check on the woman's condition, shook his head and said, "It doesn't look good. Her breath is already very weak. We found out too late."

At this time, the child who was standing aside saw his mother lying motionless and burst into tears.

He ignored the attempts of others to stop him and rushed to his mother's side, shaking her body and saying something.

"Mommy~Mommy~" The child's crying voice was very awkward and a little hoarse, but it hurt the hearts of most people present.

Although he spoke in Xinghua dialect, everyone could still tell that he was calling his mother.

For a moment, everyone standing nearby, including Mei Lanfang, Ruan Lingyu and others, turned their heads away, unwilling to see this scene.

Hu Die stepped forward, held the child in her arms, covered his eyes and said.

"Don't cry, baby. Mommy just fell asleep."

Inside the carriage, the originally warm atmosphere was gone, leaving only pain and sorrow.

Hong Shen squeezed out of the crowd, walked forward and squatted to check on the woman.

"Does anyone know medical skills? Does anyone know medical skills?"

He kept shouting at the crowd, not at all showing his calm demeanor as he did in class.

There was no dedicated doctor in the team, but there were a few people who knew a little about Chinese medicine. After they came forward to examine the woman, they all shook their heads.

"How could this be! How could this be!" Hong Shen beat his chest and stamped his feet. His hair was wet and spread out like a madman.

Everyone was silent.

Whether it is Mei Lanfang, Hu Die, or other famous actors such as Jin Yan, they are accustomed to seeing the sufferings of the world in their daily film and television dramas and descriptions.

But watching a person die in front of your eyes, with her child crying heart-wrenchingly beside you, this feeling is hard to describe through movies, TV shows or words.

Cao Yanhai said in a low voice: "This woman and child must have been starving. When the woman saw fish in the pond, she wanted to go into the water to catch them, but she couldn't swim and ended up in tragedy.

I guess the situation in Xinghua County is not very good."

Hu Die held the child and said, "Quickly bring some biscuits and give them to the child first."

In their eyes, there was almost no possibility of saving the woman.

But they found that there was one person who didn't seem to give up?

"Bingwen? What are you doing?"

When Xu Zhimo saw Bao Guowei squatting and seemed to be pressing the woman's chest, he was worried that Bao Guowei was being stimulated, so he hurried over to stop him.

"Stay out of the way."

Bao Guowei scolded without any politeness.

"I'm saving people!"

save people?

Everyone was confused, but someone still slapped his head and said.

"Mr. Bingwen is giving first aid. I've seen this in a foreign hospital. This is how foreigners save people!"

It was not until someone verified it that people no longer thought that Bao Guowei was "going crazy".

I saw him overlapping his hands, with the base of his palms facing the center of the woman's chest, his arms straight, and performing chest compressions rhythmically.

Bao Guowei had no lack of strength, nor did he look tired, and each move was just right.

Everyone around held their breath, hoping that Bao Guowei could rescue this unfortunate woman from the brink of death.

During the Republic of China period, chest compression technology had not yet been popularized. Although a German surgeon had proposed this idea in 1891, it was not until around 1960 that the American Medical Journal truly confirmed that closed-chest cardiac compression combined with artificial respiration could successfully resuscitate patients.

Even in today's Western hospitals, there are only a few doctors who have this sense of rescue.

Therefore, we cannot blame these gentlemen for being “ignorant and ill-informed”.

Seeing that the woman had almost vomited out all the water in her chest and abdomen, Bao Guowei instructed Hu Die who was helping her.

"Do you know how to give artificial respiration?"

"Ah?" Hu Die was a little surprised.

Bao Guowei briefly demonstrated to the other party the key points of artificial respiration.

"One way to save her life is to do what I did, and then use a handkerchief to clean her mouth and nose."

Hu Die has watched many foreign movies, and she also happened to see the film "artificial respiration", which originated in the 18th century, in a foreign movie.

After Bao Guowei's reminder, she finally remembered.

The action was not difficult, but the woman's mouth and nose were dirty, and her body was emitting a foul odor. For a female star like her, it was obviously a big challenge.

But seeing Bao Guowei asking for help without hesitation, Hu Die finally shook her head and nodded.

"Let me try."

Hu Die gritted her teeth and simply cleaned the woman's mouth and nose with a handkerchief. Following Bao Guowei's instructions, she pinched the woman's nose and supported her chin with her other hand.

After taking a deep breath, cover the patient's lips tightly with your own lips and blow out slowly.

This process is very strenuous and challenging because vomit will come out of the woman's mouth and nose from time to time.

But as Bao Guowei performed chest compressions, the woman's originally livid face regained some color, and her breathing seemed to have recovered a little.

After more than ten minutes, Hu Die was almost exhausted.

At this time, the woman finally showed signs of life. Her fingers moved, her eyeballs began to move, and her breathing became even.

As the woman's dazed eyes opened.

"Wake up! She's awake!"

Ruan Lingyu said in surprise.

(End of this chapter)