Lin Qingqing said awkwardly, "Don't misunderstand, that's not what I meant. I was just worried about you. I heard there are man-eating tigers on this mountain, it's very dangerous."

"If there's nothing else, I'll head back now. I live with other female educated youth, and there are some I don't get along with. I can't leave for too long, or they'll get suspicious."

Ding Rui stepped back into the shadows and hummed in agreement: "Let's go back. Don't let anyone find out about our collaboration."

"I understand. I don't want anyone to know about this either. It won't do me any good. I can tell what's important and what's urgent."

Lin Qingqing glanced at the moonlight and ran towards the foot of the mountain.

She breathed a sigh of relief after returning to the village and slowed her pace. But when she was almost at the educated youth compound, a dog suddenly appeared out of nowhere and bit her calf.

He instinctively screamed, "Ahhh!!"

Hearing the commotion, the educated youth in the educated youth compound subconsciously got off the kang (a heated brick bed), grabbed their tools, and rushed out. They vaguely saw a person shouting shrilly, and the voice sounded very familiar.

"Lin...Qingqing, is that you?"

Upon hearing the sound, Lin Qingqing immediately threw herself into his arms and hugged him tightly, crying out, "Waaah, a dog! A dog is biting me! Help!"

Zhou Yunshan tried to pull it open but couldn't. He said helplessly, "Lin Zhiqing is fine now. Take a look at how serious the injury is. Why don't you go find Wen Zhiqing to treat the wound? Don't let it get infected and fester."

"I...I don't know, can you help me take a look?"

"Me? I'm a man, so it's not convenient for me to help you. Please let go of me and don't pull on me. Go find Zhang Jing and the others to take a look at you. If you keep bleeding, go find Wen Zhiqing to treat you as soon as possible."

Zhang Jing came out of the house, rubbing her eyes, still sleepy: "What's wrong? Why are you making so much noise in the middle of the night?"

Zhou Yunshan glanced at it and said, "Lin Zhiqing was bitten by a dog. We can't see the wound clearly. Can you light a lamp and take a look? If it's serious, find Wen Zhiqing to treat it."

"See if we need to go to town tomorrow. Don't delay. Dogs have dirty mouths, and the wound might get infected, which could be fatal."

"Oh no, you've been bitten by a dog! Come inside quickly, let me take a look at your wound."

Lin Qingqing was helped inside by Zhang Jing. The kerosene lamp was brought closer to examine her, and sure enough, her calf was stained red with blood. The wound was quite deep, and a piece of flesh the size of a fingernail was missing.

Seeing the blood gushing out, Zhang Jing was afraid that it might have damaged a blood vessel and left a dangerous wound. She helped her up and said, "Let's go find Wen Zhiqing. She's a doctor and she'll treat the wound."

"Waaah, I won't die, will I?"

"...You're overthinking it. This wound only looks scary. It'll be fine after some treatment to stop the bleeding. Did you see what that dog looked like?"

"No, it just suddenly appeared. How can you see anything clearly in the moonlight? You can't even see the colors."

Zhang Jing nodded and helped her to Wen Yao's house. She knocked on the door, and it opened shortly afterward.

The two men looked at her and said, "Wen, Lin Qingqing has been bitten by a dog, and the bleeding won't stop. Could you help her treat her wound?"

"Okay, come in."

"Okay, okay."

The two followed behind her and breathed a slight sigh of relief when they saw that she did not refuse.

Lin Qingqing was in so much pain that sweat beaded on her forehead, and she walked with a limp.

Wen Yao put on her coat, led the person into the next room, took out a first-aid kit, squatted down and began to treat the wound. The light was bright when the light bulb was turned on, making it easier to treat the wound.

"Did a dog bite you? Was it a stray dog ​​from the brigade, or some rabid dog from somewhere? Make sure you can tell."

"I didn't see clearly. What's the difference? Aren't they both dogs?"

"It's different. If it's a domestic dog kept by the brigade, the possibility of it carrying the rabies virus is lower. But if it's a rabid dog, it will be very dangerous."

The two looked at her blankly, not understanding what she was saying.

Seeing this, Wen Yao quickly cleaned and treated the wound, mainly to disinfect it. During the rinsing process, Lin Qingqing screamed, "It hurts, it hurts so much! Wen Yao, are you deliberately getting revenge on me?"

"You're overthinking it. I'm a doctor. I don't talk about grudges when it comes to treating patients and saving lives. Why would I take revenge on you? If you were bitten by a rabid dog, there might be a virus, and I would need to clean it thoroughly."

"It will definitely hurt, but bear with it. The golden period for treating the wound is as soon as it is exposed, so we can't be careless. Once it's treated, we'll go to the town hospital immediately tomorrow morning."

Lin Qingqing winced in pain: "Ah, it's all taken care of. Why do I still need to go to the town hospital? Wen Yao, you can't take this opportunity to get revenge on me."

Wen Yao said speechlessly, "Are you out of your mind? What would I do to get revenge on you? Okay, quiet down, don't disturb me while I'm treating my wounds."

After repeatedly rinsing with alcohol, applying hemostatic medicine and bandaging the wound, I got up, took off my gloves, and started washing my hands, carefully cleaning each finger.

After finishing, he turned to her and said, "Lin Qingqing, go to the town hospital first thing tomorrow morning to get a rabies vaccine. Just say you were bitten by a dog, but we don't know what kind of dog it was. We suspect it might be a rabid dog."

"Let me make this clear to you, you need to take this seriously. Being bitten by a dog is not a trivial matter. Rabid dogs have viruses in their teeth, and once they bite someone, there is a certain probability that the person will be infected with this virus."

"That is what people in the countryside call rabies. It can only be prevented, not cured. If you are bitten and don't get vaccinated in time, you can only wait to die once the disease develops. Do you understand what I mean?"

Lin Qingqing was startled by her words: "You, are you trying to scare me? It's just a dog bite, what kind of virus could it have? Besides, vaccines cost money."

Wen Yao said seriously, "I'm warning you one more time. If you don't want to die, go to the town hospital tomorrow morning to get vaccinated. I can only treat wounds and illnesses here, but I don't have vaccines for viruses."

"This is not something to take chances with. There is no cure for rabies. Once the disease develops, you can only wait to die. Do you understand what I mean?"

"...That scary?"

"If you don't believe me, you can ask the people in the brigade if they know what rabies is. Regardless of whether you saw the dog that bit you clearly, you should get vaccinated."

"Think carefully about your own lives. There's no going back now. The bleeding has stopped, so you should head back as soon as possible."

Lin Qingqing pursed her lips and whispered, "Okay, thank you. How much is the consultation fee?"

Wen Yao calmly said, "One yuan, put it on the table."

After paying, the two helped each other leave the courtyard and headed towards the educated youth compound. On the way, Lin Qingqing asked somewhat nervously, "Zhang Jing, have you ever heard of rabies?"

"Yeah, someone in the neighborhood mentioned it before. They said that when the illness starts, the person drinks a lot of water and will die within a few days. It's pretty scary."

"Although Wen Yao doesn't get along with you, she's a doctor, so she probably wouldn't lie about something like this. Go get your vaccine tomorrow morning; she already said that once this disease develops, it's incurable."

Lin Qingqing nodded and said, "Okay, I'll go get the shot tomorrow. Can you come with me? It's hard for me to walk by myself. I'll pick up the car and you can take me there."

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