After arriving at the educated youth compound, Yu Nuan quietly knocked on the door of Wu Xianya and the others.

"Who is it?" Zhang Nana asked as she opened the door. Seeing that it was Yu Nuan, she said, "Come in quickly. I was wondering who would come here on such a cold day?"

"It's really cold! It's already this cold before it even snows. What will we do when winter comes?" Yu Nuan rubbed her hands as she went inside.

Wu Xianya had already poured Yu Nuan a cup of hot water and handed it to her. "Drink some hot water to warm yourself up. When I first came here, I couldn't stand it either, but I gradually got used to it."

"Thank you, Sister Xianya." Yu Nuan took the water and warmed her hands. After drinking a few sips, Yu Nuan felt like she had finally come back to life.

"Why does it feel so quiet in the courtyard? Where is everyone else?"

“Those male educated youths went up the mountain to chop firewood. They’re stockpiling as much coal as possible before it snows, otherwise the little bit of coal they were given won’t be enough,” Zhang Nana said.

"Oh! I was wondering why it wasn't this quiet before! Xiao Ni, look, my sweater is almost finished. I haven't learned how to finish the hem yet. Can you teach me?" Yu Nuan took out the sweaters she had knitted, one for Li's parents and one for her younger brother.

"Sure! I see you have a few left? I'll get one for you, you can watch from the side, it's not too difficult." Li Xiaoni said, picking up a sweater and getting started.

Yu Nuan watched intently, knowing she'd be able to do it herself soon. Zhang Nana and Wu Xianya, having nothing else to do, also came to help. While their skills weren't as good as Li Xiaoni's, they knew the basics, and the four of them finished five sweaters in no time. Looking at the finished products, Yu Nuan was filled with emotion; she'd learned another life skill. If she was free the next day or two, she'd go to town to mail the sweaters back home, wondering if they'd fit. Yu Nuan had knitted them according to the measurements Li's mother had given her, but she didn't know how they would look on her.

Yu Nuan was discussing the questions with Wu Xianya and the others. Yu Nuan couldn't bear to see everyone's best years spent in the countryside, so whenever she had time, she would lead them to review their lessons so that they could pass the college entrance examination smoothly when it was reinstated.

Suddenly a commotion arose outside.

"Dr. Li, are you there?"

"Li Zhiqing, come quick! Someone's covered in blood. The village chief wants you to go check on them right away." Yu Nuan put down her textbook and came out when she heard someone calling her. Hearing that someone was injured, she hurriedly asked, "Where is he? Take me there quickly."

She asked the question as she walked out of the courtyard. Wu Xianya and the others also came out; they were anxious after hearing the commotion but couldn't help much. Yu Nuan left without even putting on her coat.

"Yu Nuan, your coat?" Wu Xianya went back into the house to get Yu Nuan's coat and chased after Yu Nuan.

"The village chief took you to the clinic. Someone saw you come to the educated youth compound and told us to come and call you right away."

"Then let's hurry up and go." Yu Nuan heard Wu Xianya's words, but at this moment she no longer cared about whether she was cold or not.

When they arrived at the clinic, there was a group of people surrounding the perimeter. Yu Nuan wondered if it wasn't just one person who was injured this time.

"Make way, Dr. Li is here!" the two people with Yu Nuan shouted.

When Yu Nuan entered, the first thing she saw was several people in military uniforms surrounding a seriously injured soldier, with two villagers nearby who also had minor injuries. Yu Nuan glanced at the two villagers and saw that they only had superficial wounds and were not seriously injured, so she went forward to check on the soldier's injuries.

The village chief also saw Yu Nuan arrive and said to the soldiers, "Li Zhiqing's medical skills are very good. There was someone in our village who was injured even more seriously than this before, and Li Zhiqing cured him as well."

Yu Nuan didn't say anything boastful, but focused on the examination. After taking her pulse, she found that it was just a temporary coma and there was nothing seriously wrong.

Zhang Xi and the others recognized Yu Nuan. "It's you. We've met before. Then we'll leave our captain in Dr. Li's care."

"Yes, I remember. I should thank you last time."

Yu Nuan glanced at them and recognized them as the people she had met some time ago. The injured one was the captain who had saved her, whose name seemed to be Shen Chenyi, but she didn't show it on her face.

"It's alright, it's my duty." Yu Nuan carefully examined the wound, mainly because the thigh injury was quite serious and needed to be stopped as soon as possible, since the clinic didn't have any blood transfusion equipment.

"You two help him take off his coat." Yu Nuan casually pointed to the two people, then turned around, took out silver needles, found the acupuncture points, and inserted them. The bleeding stopped in less than a minute. Yu Nuan carefully cut open the bleeding area with scissors, revealing a wound that was quite deep.

"You can go out now! The bleeding from his wound has stopped, but he needs stitches. Fortunately, he didn't break any bones."

"Okay, let's go out then, so as not to disturb the doctor." Zhang Xi felt relieved to hear Yu Nuan say this, knowing that they would only be in the way if they stayed inside, so it was better to wait outside.

"Shunzi, Xiaohai, you two should go too! We'll show you after Li Zhiqing is done."

"Yes, village chief, we're fine, just some minor injuries. Our benefactor is the most important thing," Wang Shunzi quickly replied after hearing the village chief's words. If it weren't for this People's Liberation Army soldier, they would have been dead long ago.

More than half an hour later, Yu Nuan finished bandaging all the wounds. As she was finishing, Shen Chenyi woke up and, seeing Yu Nuan, asked, "What are you doing here?"

"I am the village doctor." Seeing that Shen Chenyi was about to get up, he quickly pressed him down. "Your wound has just been stitched up. You should not move now. Do not tear the wound open."

"Yes, I know. Thank you!" Shen Chenyi said gently, noticing Yu Nuan's concerned gesture. Yu Nuan was startled by his gaze, realizing that she had been standing too close to Shen Chenyi in her haste. Yu Nuan quickly moved away and said, "You're welcome. I'm a doctor. I'll go call them in."

Shen Chenyi never expected that they would be so destined. After he went back last time, Zhang Xi talked about him for a long time. He thought he would never have a chance to see her again. Maybe it was really arranged by God. This time he had a chance to get closer to her.

“Your captain is awake. You can go in now! Let me take a look at your injury.” Yu Nuan walked up to Li Shunzi, squatted down, and examined his foot. “You just sprained it. I’ll get you some ointment. Just be careful not to walk around too much and rest at home for a while.”

"I know, thank you, Li Zhiqing."

Li Xiaohai only had some visible abrasions, which didn't require bandaging. Yu Nuan instructed him, "Don't eat spicy food during this time, and don't let the wounds get wet."

When Yu Nuan finished her work, she was a little puzzled to see a group of villagers still gathered outside. However, someone quickly explained the situation to her.

One of the people in the crowd asked the village chief, "Village chief, how do we deal with those wild boars?"

Today, Li Shunzi and Li Xiaohai went to the mountain to chop firewood. Although the current policy doesn't allow it, the villagers tacitly agree that it's okay to chop firewood secretly, since everyone does it this way and no one in the village reports it. So the two went to a place with abundant trees to chop more, but unexpectedly encountered two wild boars out foraging for food. They thought they were doomed and ran away in a panic, only to run into Shen Chenyi and his group, who quickly asked for help.

When Shen Chenyi and his group killed one of the wild boars, they completely enraged the other one, which charged at Li Shunzi. While rescuing Shunzi, Shen Chenyi's thigh was pierced by a tree branch, and he was then flung against a tree trunk by the boar. However, Shen Chenyi's team fought well, and the other boar soon fell as well. If it weren't for two villagers protecting him, Shen Chenyi wouldn't have been injured.

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