Apocalypse: My Sweetie Is Tough but Cute

Chapter 71: Chapter 071: Village Doctor Keeps Medicine Privately, Su Shu Misunderstands

He really wanted them all, but Su Shu was an outsider after all. Would anyone really be willing to part with so many medicinal supplies?

Su Shu said, “This is all I have. I’m not sure if it’ll last until rescue arrives.”

“This is already a lot, thank you, thank you!”

The village doctor kept thanking her. The villagers waiting for treatment around them could hear their conversation and knew how precious the three boxes of medicine were. They all thanked Su Shu, who kept saying it was nothing, and, after mentioning she hadn’t expected her reserves to be of help, she started helping the village doctor dress simple wounds.

The village doctor, seeing her skillful bandaging, was surprised, “Miss Su, are you a nurse?”

“I’m not, I don’t know medical techniques,” she replied as she bandaged a villager who had head injuries treated by another village doctor.

“I thought you might be medical personnel, seeing how skillful you are at bandaging.”

“I learned some emergency aid bandaging from someone else,” Su Shu explained as she cut off the end of the bandage with scissors.

“I see, you’ll have to bear with us then.”

“No problem.”

Initially, Su Shu had time to attend to other things but as it grew darker and more people arrived with increasingly severe injuries, she became busier and the medical supplies were rapidly depleting. However, the village doctor had his apprentice take a box of medicines somewhere else for temporary storage.

Su Shu didn’t understand, “Isn’t that box needed?”

While saying this, Su Shu’s tone was a bit grave. She had intended for all the medicine in the “space” to be used for Peng Village’s villagers, not to be hoarded for others’ private use in a crisis.

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Seeing her displeased expression, the village doctor realized she had misunderstood and quickly explained.

“Miss, you forgot, there are still many people trapped deep in the mountains, their fate unknown. If they return, they will also need treatment. I thought it best to keep one box in reserve just in case. We can use these two boxes here with the thought they might hold us through.”

The village doctor’s explanation made sense, especially since the villagers trapped in the mountains were mostly the main breadwinners from each household. If they were seriously injured or couldn’t be treated in time, even after the earthquake, it would be a heavy blow to each family.

When everyone heard the medicine was being saved for the men coming back from the mountain, those who had initially reacted like Su Shu no longer thought much about it.

After all, what would they do if the medicine ran out by the time the men returned from the mountains?

Realizing she had misunderstood someone’s good intent, Su Shu apologetically said, “I’m sorry, I misunderstood.”

The village doctor smiled lightly, “Miss Su, to hear you say that makes me feel embarrassed. We can barely thank you enough for the medicines, let alone harbor other thoughts. Now, come help me bandage this uncle’s arm.”

“Sure, okay.”

Not one to fuss, Su Shu apologized for misunderstanding others’ good intentions and devoted herself to assisting the village doctor with the treatments. It was getting darker, and they needed to do as much as they could before nightfall.

After a while, Grandpa Peng was carried back by a few villagers, causing Su Shu to jump in fright.

“What happened to Grandpa?”

Feng Hua was a mess, her face smeared with sweat-mixed grime.

Swallowing, she called out, “Is there any water? Get me some!”

Su Shu quickly brought it over, and Feng Hua took it to Grandpa Peng’s side, painstakingly helping him drink. After a while, Grandpa Peng finally opened his eyes and looked around with dim eyes.

“I’m alright, help me up; I still need to go and dig out Shuanzi’s father!”