Sent to the countryside, I turned the health center into a top-tier hospital.

The treatment lasted for the entire afternoon.

The silver needles were rotated again every half hour, the medicine was reheated when it cooled down, the hot water bottle was replaced when it cooled down, and the decoction was slowly drunk when it was at a suitable temperature.

Chen Ping stayed by the treatment bed the whole time, never leaving it for a moment, his eyes fixed on the man's fingers, occasionally squatting down to touch the temperature of his fingertips.

Wang Tao, Zhou Jie, and Sun Xiaoyan also watched the whole process and learned from Chen Ping.

From afternoon until the sun began to set, and then from the sun beginning to set until the sky gradually darkened.

The fluorescent lights in the corridor turned on automatically.

The hand that was immersed in the medicine gradually regained the slightest sense of touch at the fingertips. First, the edge of the thumb regained a little feeling, and then the index and middle fingers also began to feel the temperature of the medicine.

The skin temperature gradually rose from icy cold to slightly warm, and then to a temperature similar to that of my wrist.

Blood beads started seeping from the needle marks on the back of my hand.

At first, only two or three needle holes oozed shallow drops of blood, but slowly several needle holes simultaneously produced fine beads of blood.

Chen Ping breathed a sigh of relief, pulled out the needle, removed the patient's hand from the medication, and gently pressed the injection site with sterile gauze.

The black area on that hand had not faded significantly compared to before the treatment, but the temperature of the fingertips had clearly returned to normal, and all the needle marks on the back of the hand were oozing blood, indicating that blood flow had resumed.

Outside the door, the woman in the waiting area saw the door to the treatment room finally open, jumped up, and gripped the hem of her clothes tightly with both hands.

Chen Ping took off his mask and nodded at her. "The blood supply has been restored, and your finger has been saved."

The woman stood there, her mouth agape, but no words came out; tears streamed down her face first.

The man looked down at the needle marks on his face that were still bleeding, then glanced at his wife at the door. His calloused lips twitched slightly, and finally he just nodded gently at her.

Chen Ping prescribed several doses of medicine to strengthen the couple's yang energy and promote blood circulation. He also gave the woman three doses of external medicinal bath ingredients, wrapped in kraft paper.

He instructed that after taking the medicinal bath, one should do it every other day for half an hour each time, and the water temperature should not be too high.

The black scabs on your fingers will gradually fall off, and new skin and flesh will grow underneath. Do not pick at them with your hands.

The man listened intently, nodding repeatedly, his bandaged hand carefully pressed against his chest, as if protecting a lost treasure that had been found again.

The woman held the medicine bag in her arms, her lips trembling several times. Finally, she bowed deeply to Chen Ping, her waist almost bent to her knees.

The couple left the courtyard. The woman was still wiping away tears with her sleeve, while the man's figure looked particularly thin in the twilight.

After seeing the couple off, Chen Ping turned around and saw that all the fluorescent lights in the corridor were already on.

Wang Tao stood at the door of the clinic, took off his white coat and draped it over his arm, cleared his throat, and said, "I have something to tell you all. I'm treating everyone tonight at Lao Zhou's Restaurant."

"Wang Tao, did you find some money today? Why are you treating us?" Liu Wei walked out of his clinic, looking at Wang Tao with disbelief.

"Yeah, you're such a spendthrift, you run out of money before payday and have to borrow from us. What brings you back to your old ways today?"

Li Fang also came out of the pharmacy and said in disbelief.

Wang Jianguo and Zhao Guosheng stood in the corridor, looking at Wang Tao with disbelief on their faces.

"Just tell me if you're going or not? Don't worry about the situation," Wang Tao asked.

"Of course I'll go! They're treating me, why wouldn't I go?" Li Fang said.

"A fool wouldn't take advantage of a good deal..."

Liu Wei locked the door to his clinic and walked up to Wang Tao. "But we have a deal. If you don't order anything substantial, and it's not even as good as Aunt Li's food in the cafeteria, we're not going."

"Don't worry, when you get to Lao Zhou's restaurant, order whatever you like, just order the main dishes," Wang Tao said generously.

"Wang Tao, you're not kidding, are you?" Zhao Guosheng was a little skeptical.

"Dean, what are you joking about? It's my treat today," Wang Tao said sincerely.

"Alright, I'll go tell Sister Li to stop making arrangements." After saying that, Zhao Guosheng turned and walked towards the cafeteria.

After everyone changed into casual clothes, they gathered in the courtyard, chatting and laughing as they prepared to leave.

Liu Mazi poked his head out of the guardhouse, and Zhao Guosheng waved to him and said, "Mazi, stop patrolling and come with me. Leave Ma Zhihao to guard the gate."

"That's right, Wang Tao finally had a big hemorrhage today, let's treat him to a good meal." Liu Wei also waved and said.

"Is it appropriate for me to go?" Liu Mazi asked, somewhat embarrassed.

After all, he was just a security guard, and he felt there was a gap between him and the medical staff at the health center.

"Brother Ma, what's inappropriate about it? You're also a member of our Siping Township Health Center."

Wang Tao went straight up, dragged Liu Mazi out of the guardhouse, and then said to Ma Zhihao, "You stay here and guard the gate. We'll bring you back after we finish eating."

"No need, no need, I have instant noodles here." Ma Zhihao waved his hand.

A group of people from the health center walked out chatting and laughing, but before they even reached the door, the faint sound of a baby crying came from the other side of the street, the baby crying so hard it could barely breathe.

The crying grew closer, and a tricycle creaked and groaned as it pedaled from the twilight, finally coming to a stop in front of the health center.

The person pedaling the bicycle was a woman in her fifties, wearing a faded dark blue blouse.

His hair was gray, his face was covered in sweat, and he was wearing a pair of canvas shoes with the soles worn unevenly, one side thick and the other thin.

Two old cotton quilts were laid on the back of the tricycle, and a young woman in her early twenties was leaning against the quilts, holding a baby a few months old tightly in her arms.

The baby's face was red from crying, his fists were clenched, his legs were kicking, and his voice was hoarse from crying.

The young woman had her head down, her hair falling down and covering most of her face. She held her child in one arm, and her other hand was awkwardly held across her chest.

His elbows were outwards, as if he was protecting something, or perhaps hiding from something.

Seeing this, Wang Tao went up to her, bent down, and asked, "Auntie, are you here to see a doctor? We're off work now, why don't you come back tomorrow?"

The woman flipped off the car seat, stumbled when her feet touched the ground, glanced around at the people in the yard, and finally her gaze landed on Chen Ping.

She walked quickly to Chen Ping, rubbed her hands on her shirt repeatedly, and looked up at him. "You must be Dr. Chen. I've seen you on TV. Please take a look at my daughter-in-law. She's been in pain for days and can't take it anymore."

Chen Ping glanced at the young woman with her head down on the tricycle, then at the baby crying hysterically in her arms, and turned to Wang Tao, saying, "Wang Tao, you guys go first, I'll go after I've finished looking around."

"No need, we'll wait, no rush!" Before Wang Tao could speak, Zhao Guosheng said, "Zhou Jie, Xiao Yan, help the patient to the examination room."