Back in the 1980s, hiking in the mountains was also a way of life

Nearly three hours later, around 5 o'clock, when it was already dark, Wang An and his three companions arrived at the county hospital, leading a pack of dogs, wolves, and the fox.

From the moment they entered the county town, many people instinctively kept their distance from the pack of dogs and wolves, fearing that the dogs and wolves might suddenly go berserk and tear them apart.

However, hunting dogs are different from normal domestic dogs. They are not annoying because they will not approach strangers or eat food offered by strangers. So as long as no one provokes them, they will just follow around the sled.

Upon arriving at the hospital entrance, Wang An instructed Mu Xueli:
"Xue Li, go to the general office and find Dr. Fang Xiu'e directly. She's the educated youth who was sent to work in your village. Tell her that I was beaten by Xiong Ba and suffered internal injuries. Ask her to come out and take a look at what happened."

Mu Xueli was taken aback upon hearing this. As a native of Sujiatun, she knew Fang Xiue all too well. Back then, Fang Xiue and her sister had been tricked into marrying the two leper brothers by Su Guangzhi, the head of Sujiatun.

The two leper brothers bullied Mu Xueli, and it was Wang An, their brother-in-law, who stood up for him, beating the two brothers until they were crippled.

At that time, Wang An was notorious, and no one in the surrounding villages dared to mess with him. In addition, the two leper brothers were not well-liked in the village, and no one stood up for them. Moreover, they were in the wrong for robbing with guns, so the matter of the two leper brothers being crippled by Wang An was simply left unresolved.

Mu Xueli had never known that Wang An had arranged for both Fang Xiu'e and her sister to be together, so she reacted this way when Wang An mentioned Fang Xiu'e.

However, Mu Xueli quickly realized what was happening and immediately ran into the hospital.

Soon, Fang Xiu'e, accompanied by two doctors carrying a stretcher, came out with Mu Xueli.

Upon seeing Wang An's current disheveled appearance, Fang Xiu'e's eyes immediately reddened. Fortunately, her bangs concealed the redness, so no one else noticed.

Upon seeing Fang Xiu'e emerge, Wang An smiled and said:

"I was slapped by a big bear and almost died. I felt really uncomfortable in my stomach and it was hard to get up."

Fang Xiu'e rolled her eyes at Wang An without saying a word, then she and the two doctors moved Wang An onto a stretcher and walked into the hospital.

Upon entering the examination room, Fang Xiue used a stethoscope to listen to Wang An's abdomen and chest cavity. After Fang Xiue finished listening, another older doctor also listened to his chest cavity with a stethoscope.

In the end, the two doctors' diagnoses were almost identical: contusions to the heart, lungs, and trachea, and bleeding in the liver and spleen, requiring immediate hospitalization and surgery.

There was no other way; Wang An's organs were congested with blood, and the congestion had to be drained first.

However, after discovering that Wang An was in very good spirits, the old doctor inquired about Wang An's previous health condition and, upon learning that Wang An practiced martial arts every day, stopped the preparations for surgery.

After a while, the senior doctor discussed the matter with Fang Xiue and another surgeon. They decided to change their decision to perform surgery and instead use acupuncture to release the blood clots.

In the eyes of doctors of that era, if they could take medicine orally, they would not give injections; if they could give injections, they would not give intravenous infusions.

The same applies to surgery. If it can be avoided, then surgery should be avoided as much as possible, because it is well known that surgery is very damaging to one's health.

So, after the nurse carefully disinfected Wang An's abdomen and chest area, the old doctor and Fang Xiu'e began to insert acupuncture needles into Wang An's abdomen and chest area.

That's right, it was needles, those thick needles that look like toothpicks, one by one they stuck into Wang An's stomach and chest.

Wang An lay there and glanced around, and he was so scared he didn't dare to move an inch!

Mainly on my stomach and chest, there were those big hollow needles standing there one by one, with black blood oozing from the tips of the needles.

Wang An was genuinely afraid that if he moved, the needles would immediately disappear into his abdomen. But strangely enough, as the blood clots drained from the needle holes, Wang An felt much less uncomfortable in his abdomen.

While Wang An was receiving injections in the operating room, Mu Xueli, Wang Li, and Huang Zhong were facing a dilemma.

The main reason is that Wang An has reached the point of needing surgery, so in the minds of these three people, Wang An's injuries must be very serious. Therefore, the three of them are discussing whether or not they should tell Wang Dazhu and his wife, as well as Mu Xueqing.

If Wang Dazhu and his wife knew, it wouldn't be a big problem. The key issue is that Mu Xueqing is still breastfeeding. If she can't handle the news and her milk stops flowing, that would be a huge problem.

It's important to know that women who are breastfeeding should not experience significant emotional fluctuations.

Just as the three of them were sighing and looking helpless, squatting or standing at the operating room door, the door opened and Comrade Fang Xiu'e came out.

Mu Xueli quickly stood up and asked:
"Sister Fang, how's my brother-in-law?"

Wang Li also immediately came over and asked:
"Dr. Fangfang, is my fourth brother alright?"

Huang Zhong, his face full of anxiety, looked at Fang Xiu'e.

Fang Xiu'e had just finished giving Wang An acupuncture. Perhaps because she was afraid of inserting the needle in the wrong place and causing further damage to Wang An, she was very nervous and looked a little tired.

Fang Xiu'e then let out a long sigh of relief.

But Fang Xiu'e's exhalation made Mu Xueli, Wang Li, and Huang Zhong's eyes widen and their hearts leap into their throats.

The main thing is that Fang Xiu'e's actions clearly indicate that Wang An is doomed!

Fang Xiu'e noticed the expressions on the three boys' faces and said, not knowing whether to laugh or cry:
"Xiao Wang'an is fine, he's currently expelling the blood clots."

Out of habit, Fang Xiu'e almost said "Xiao An" instead.

You should know that no one would call someone by their name unless they are a relative or an acquaintance.

Upon hearing Fang Xiu'e's words, the three brothers were taken aback at first, then Mu Xueli said excitedly:

"My brother-in-law is alright, hahaha. That's great!"

Wang Li also said excitedly:

"Oh my god, I was so scared! My fourth brother is alright, hahahahahahaha."

In his excitement, Wang Li forgot how to laugh.

Huang Zhong, however, remained silent, his face beaming with joy.

Just as the three were having a good time, Fang Xiu'e said:

"Although the person is fine, they cannot engage in any strenuous activity for a month, and it will take at least a year and a half to fully recover." (End of Chapter)