People in Wubian Town eat mainly flatbreads, with more meat and less vegetables. Vegetables are more expensive than meat.

Su Meixi had been in the car for a long time today and had just been busy among a pile of patients' vomit. She really couldn't eat, so she asked the restaurant owner for a bowl of mutton soup and a cake.

The proprietress of the restaurant has a Western appearance, she is in her 30s, she wears a small cap on her head, her hair is tied into several braids, and she looks very charming.

She spoke Mandarin very well. When she saw Su Meixi alone, she asked, "Are you here alone? Are you here for a trip?"

"I'm not, I'm a new doctor." Su Meixi said.

"Oh, we have doctors from outside the country who come to support us here from time to time, but there are more men than women. They will leave after a short time. They say it is too hard here." said the proprietress.

Su Meixi smiled, thinking that she would have to finish this job at least for a year and a half.

After a while, the mutton soup came, with a few pieces of mutton floating in it.The boss's wife's cakes were very big, one cake was bigger than Su Meixi's head. She asked the boss's wife, "Can I have half of one?"

"Okay." The proprietress came over with a knife and cut half of it for her, and then said, "You girls from out of town have small appetites and can't even finish half of the cake."

Su Meixi asked while eating the cake: "Are many people from out of town coming recently?"

"Yes, we are on the border here. There was a conflict between border soldiers and neighboring countries two years ago. The news was very big at that time. After that, many Internet celebrities came here to check in, almost every day."

"Is there an army nearby?"

"There is an army, but it's still some distance away from us. Ordinary people can't go in. The posts that Internet celebrities go to are all old posts. That post used to be a Qing garrison. During the Republic of China, it became the National Army. It was abandoned later, but the outpost was not demolished and many things were preserved. We locals didn’t think there was much to see, but netizens liked it.”

Su Meixi asked again: "Besides the outpost, is there anything else we can see?"

"Yes, there is the Martyrs Cemetery and a Stone City. A little further away is the Gobi Desert. You can hunt for treasures in the Gobi Desert."

"Treasure hunt?"

"There are jade stones in the Gobi Desert, some of which are quite valuable, but generally few people can pick up valuable ones, so it's okay to just play with them."

Su Meixi asked again: "With so many people coming here for tourism, your restaurant's business is also good."

The landlady smiled: "It's true. It's just that some people don't eat well. The group that came yesterday camped in the mountains last night and picked mushrooms to eat. Didn't they all come back today?"

Su Meixi smiled again. She ate and drank a bowl of soup. She couldn't eat the pancakes anymore, so she said, "Speaking of those patients, I have to be on duty tonight to take care of them. I'll save this pancake for a midnight snack."

"How about a pancake? If you are really hungry, you can knock on my door and I will give you something hot to eat." The landlady said enthusiastically.

"Isn't that too troublesome?"

"No trouble, I don't have anything else to do besides guarding this store. I just think of it as making one more friend."

Su Meixi couldn't help but smile.

That being said, if she was going to cause trouble, she might as well just eat a pancake.

……

Back at the health center, Dr. Ma led Su Meixi to the backyard.

There are several rooms in the backyard, one for storing medical equipment, one for miscellaneous items, and two rooms for doctors on duty.

Doctor Ma opened one of the rooms, turned on the light, and then said to Su Meixi: "You will live here from now on. The doctors who came to support before left a lot of things, including quilts and pillows, as well as water cups and kettles. If you are short of Whatever, just go to the store on the street and buy it.”

Su Meixi nodded: "Okay."

Dr. Ma added: "Then you stay up until midnight, and then call me in the second half of the night. I live next door."

"Okay!" Su Meixi said cheerfully.

Dr. Ma had been busy all day, and because of his age, he really couldn't stand it anymore. After he finished explaining, he went to sleep in the next room.

Su Meixi looked at the things in the room.

It's neat and tidy, and there are quilts and everything.

Since this is a plateau area, although the quilt is old, it does not smell musty. Su Meixi plans to make do with it and buy a new one tomorrow.

I put away my luggage, boiled another pot of water, charged my mobile phone, and then went on duty.

……

Nurse Saila from the health center stayed with Su Meixi until 2 a.m. Saila, who is in her 30s, said she had children at home and couldn't bear to go home.

So Su Meixi is the only staff member left here.

Fortunately, the conditions of these patients have stabilized and her workload is not heavy.

In the middle of the night, some patients whose conditions improved went to the hotel to book rooms. For the remaining few, Su Meixi took out the old quilts in her room and spread them on the floor, letting them lie down and sleep.

These patients were naturally very grateful to her and blamed themselves for not eating randomly, which made her so busy that she even had to bring out quilts for them to sleep on.

The temperature in Wubian Town was very low at night. Fortunately, Su Meixi brought a thick down jacket, so she put it on and continued busy.

Including changing the patient's dressing, cleaning the dirty things in the clinic, mopping the floor, etc.

I was busy until dawn, and Dr. Ma got up.

Dr. Ma came out yawning and saw that the patients' conditions had improved and the clinic was clean. He also saw Su Meixi sitting on a chair and taking a nap. He couldn't help but look at her a few more times.

There was a lot of approval in his eyes.

He did not wake her up, but went to prepare other work.

Su Meixi slept for about two hours. When she opened her eyes, she saw it was dawn. Doctor Ma was taking the patient's temperature and blood pressure. She couldn't help but say: "Doctor Ma, good morning."

Doctor Ma asked her while he was busy: "Why didn't you call me last night?"

Su Meixi said: "I see that I am busy myself, so I feel there is no need to wake you up."

"You kid." Doctor Ma scolded her in an elder's tone.

Su Meixi smiled.

The condition of several patients has improved, which will make people laugh.

A young man said: "Actually, we didn't want to camp there the night before. It was because there seemed to be an army nearby and we felt safe where the soldiers were, so we went there."

Doctor Ma asked: "Then why do you eat randomly?"

"That place was grass and there were fungi everywhere. The eldest brother who came with me patted his chest and promised that it would be edible, so we ate it."

"You are so courageous. Fortunately, the People's Liberation Army sent you here, otherwise you would have been in trouble!"

Su Meixi asked: "Is the People's Liberation Army's garrison far from here?"

Doctor Ma said: "It's not far, about 15 kilometers. I heard that there is a platoon of people here. Occasionally, soldiers come to the town to buy things and eat, and some come to us for medical treatment. If you see some high-ranking people, Someone who is tall and well built, that’s it.”

Su Meixi asked: "Then do they come often?"

"They come often, but it's not the same one. They only come during holidays." Dr. Ma asked Su Meixi, "You seem to be very interested in soldiers."

Su Meixi quickly shook her head: "It's not that I'm interested, I'm just a little curious."

The poisoned young man said: "Girls all like Brother Bing."

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