A Western Doctor's Happy Farming Life

Chapter 211: Susan Got Treated

Translator: LiamHW

Fortunately, Su San was smarter than he imagined. He did not completely cut off his contact with Song Qinghan just because of that man’s words.

However, when Song Qinghan saw Su Yan, the night had already fallen.

Su San looked older than he was in the daytime by more than ten years, and the unnatural discomfort of his right leg became more obvious. However, he looked calm on the look. After e finally found Song Qinghan’s figure in the camp, he rubbed his index finger anxiously and said, “Doc, doctor, my leg… Do you have any treatment for that?”

In fact, he also knew that he was a little bit unkind in behaving. After all, he treated Song Qinghan in such an impolite way like in the afternoon, and now he came to ask for help. But if it wasn’t for the last sentence that Song Qinghan left to him, he might not have come here for bothering again. Yet with that promise, it seemed that there was another hope lit up again in his heart…

If he was able to get his right leg recovered, he wouldn’t have to be frightened anymore while gaining more and more confidence for himself when facing the team leader.

Song Qinghan did not make things difficult for him. After all, he wasn’t the one who needed to blame to. It was all because of the so-called leader who attempted to make a fuss around. Even if Susan wasn’t there, he would still have been troubled by such an annoying guy. So with that thinking, he answered directly, “I do! Where do you live? I will go there with you!”

Susan hesitated for a moment and responded hesitantly, “I live in the …… stable.”

Song Qinghan was stunned. He then came to ask with a confused expression, “Aren’t all the logistics people living in our own camps? Why are you staying in the stables?”

Hearing that, Susan smiled bitterly and shook his head. “it’s a long story, but in short, do you want to follow me there, or not?”

Song Qinghan nodded and went back to the camp to pack up all his tools. He delivered Little Shitou to Ahong. Then he followed Su San to his current ‘shelter’.

No matter how magnificent the stable looked like, it was still a bad idea for people to live. But luckily, the current temperature outside wasn’t that cold. Otherwise, this place would be much more like a ‘bloody hell’ for Susan.

Su San was ordered by Song Qinghan to lay down on the grass and roll his trouser leg up to reveal the thorn that had already turned black.

After Song Qinghan used alcohol to disinfect his own hands, he pressed down hard on Susan’s wound. Seeing Su San’s painful expression, he then came to utter calmly, “That kind of a fierce kick broke your bones and the blood stabbed your blood vessels. In addition to the fact that you used your injured leg in the later stages, that’s why the wound came to fester as you can see currently. You might have your leg cut if you force yourself to work harder.”

Hearing that, Susan couldn’t help but sweat like taking a shower. With a further consideration on the possible consequence, a fear after the event possessed him from head to toe.

He didn’t have to doubt Song Qinghan’s words because there was no benefit for Song Qinghan to lie to him. What could he do with a good-for-nothing logistic team member who didn’t even have any precious value? Several pieces of coins might be his limit which he was capable of taking out.

Thinking of this, he decided to make it clear in advance to avoid being misunderstood by Song Qinghan.

“Doctor, about the remuneration… I…”

Song Qinghan raised his hand and made a gesture to stop Susan talking. He then answered calmly, “I don’t need any remuneration at all, all I want is that you can do me a big favor if possible, but this is not mandatory. If you don’t want to help me out with that, just say it and I won’t force you to do that. I am not that kind of person who loves to force. So in order to ease your mind, let’s start with handling your leg first.”

After that, he did not choose to waste more time but directly used the scalpel in hand and commenced operating the wound on Susan’s right leg.

Dealing with the broken bones only required them to be fixed, yet the poked wounds had to be cleaned up root-and-branch, or otherwise they would develop into inflamed rotten flesh and started festering day after day.

Eyeing that the scalpel was ‘dancing’ on his right leg, Susan was feeling incredibly excited instead of being nervous currently.

In fact, he had long been unable to sense the existence of his right leg, so even if Song Qinghan kept cutting the knife into his bones, he didn’t feel any pain at all with his eyes open wide without even an eye blinking.

Although he couldn’t understand Song Qinghan’s method of treating, he still didn’t choose to say anything but instead being quite obedient sitting there. Probably this was an ancient principle deeply rooted in his mind that he always felt that he had nothing to be coveted by others, so when others showed kindness, he would be very grateful.

However, having such a principle didn’t mean that he was a complete fool. He was still conscious to distinguish the ones who attempted to hide their malicious intention with kind behavior. For instance, even though his team leader put on a face of smile every day, he knew thoroughly that it was a completely a fake smile which is hard to gain his trust.

While he was getting his thought wilder and wilder, Song Qinghan had finished cleaning up his wounds and fixed his right leg with the wooden planks he carried on with him. He wiped his hands while warning, “Don’t touch any form of water, but since you live here, I think it should be hard for you to stay away from water. Don’t eat something which will fester the wound, hmmm …… It seems that such a requirement is hard for you either. Maybe the last one you can make it, do not work excessively, go to have a rest once you’re feeling wrong, oh, by the way, why do you refuse to let the others know that your leg is broken?”

Su Yan rubbed his index finger subconsciously and then said in awkwardness, “He who works in the stable should be with nimble action and act quick. Otherwise, the leader will threaten us and throw us to clean up the battlefield. You should know that cleaning up the battlefield is too dangerous. We still got our own kids at home to raise…”

After that, he smiled, measured the size roughly with his hand and said softly, “I got a kid not much bigger than yours, but he still can’t talk…”

He was clearly smiling, but it seemed that it was kind of a bitter one. With the sentiment flocked in his mind, tears emerged quietly from the corners of his eyes. Yet he seemed to be quite a good controller of withdrawing that emotion, he put away the smile on the face while the tears seemingly disappeared in a flash. “No one doesn’t hope that the war will end very soon, alas…” He then uttered, sighing.

Song Qinghan’s heart tightened and he lowered his head without saying a word.

After the two finally calmed themselves down on their own, Song Qinghan came to patted Susan on the shoulder, saying, “Get a good rest now, and go and get me if you have any other issues. I will always be in the camp except the morning.”

Su San nodded gratefully. Before Song Qinghan left, he finally couldn’t help but ask, “Doctor Song, do you mind me asking what you matter-of-factly want me to do you a favor?”

Song Qinghan paused for a moment and said directly, “I want someone to help take care of my son for a while. It won’t be long. It’s about two hours in the afternoon. I am not sure if you…”

“Yes, I do, I do. I am free!”

Susan hurried to answer before Song Qinghan completed his words, and then he smiled and added, “Regularly, I go for a patrol around the stable in the afternoon everyday. And it might be possible for me to take care of Little Shitou.”

Song Qinghan came to nod with a smile revealed in his eyes, responding, “Then you will do me a great favor for that. I can’t thank you more for doing so. After your leg eventually recovers, I will bring Little Shitou here.”

Beyond Song Qinghan’s expectation, Susan shook his head and sighed, “I have to be on my duty anyway, why not bring Little Shitou here as soon as possible, Doctor Song? Don’t worry, I will protect him in all round aspect.”

Seeing that Susan was insisting on his opinion, Song Qinghan pondered for a moment but in the end he finally nodded. He waved hands to Susan,  and then went back to his camp directly.

As he approached his camp, he noticed that a familiar figure who seemed to be quite anxious was wandering there. After recognizing the appearance of the man in front, he came to asked in astonishment, “Shuluo? Are you coming for me?”