Chapter 240: Injury
Chapter 240: Injury
After Jiang Xia hung up the phone, she arrived at the pier, and only a few fishing boats were returning.
Today was another calm day with no wind or waves.
Jiang Xia saw that the returning fishing boats had little catch, mostly cheap fish like sailfish, barlang fish, sandfish, and mudfish. The most valuable ones were probably sea bass and some banded shrimp.
Jiang Xia sat quietly on the cart, gazing at the seamless sea and sky, watching the birds soaring, and the busy villagers. She waited for her family's fishing boat to return.
After about a quarter of an hour, Zhou Mu arrived on a motorcycle.
The motorcycle could also carry some fish back, more than a bicycle, and it was faster and less troublesome.
Last night, after hauling back a lot of fish, Zhou Chenglei suggested that they use the motorcycle to transport some fish back from the pier the next time.
Jiang Xia pushed the cart, and he drove the motorcycle over.
When Zhou Father was learning to ride the motorcycle, Jiang Xia followed and learned as well.
It wasn't difficult; it was just a bit more complicated than a bicycle. You had to start the engine, add gas, step on the pedal, and press the buttons, but it was indeed faster and more comfortable than a bicycle.
Zhou Mu's arrival on the motorcycle attracted the attention of everyone at the pier, and she had a radiant smile on her face.
Zhou Mu rode up to Jiang Xia and parked the motorcycle, "Is the boat not back yet?"
Jiang Xia had already spotted the familiar silhouette of their fishing boat, but it was still quite far away, appearing as a tiny dot on the sea, like a floating leaf on the water, "It's coming back, I see it, over there!"
Jiang Xia pointed.
Even if she only saw a tiny dot, even if their boat looked identical to the others, Jiang Xia and Zhou Mu could still recognize it at a glance.
They could even identify their boat from the sound of its engine, "Tudududu."
As the boat drew closer, Jiang Xia stood up and ran towards it.
Zhou Mu smiled at Jiang Xia's eager figure.
Her eagerness proved that the couple had a good relationship!
Recently married, every young bride longed for her husband's return from the sea.
Zhou Mu, being an experienced woman, had gone through the same experience in her youth.
Jiang Xia ran down the beach.
As the boat docked, she approached and saw that Zhou Chenglei was covered in blood.
Zhou Chenglei's shirt in front was completely dyed red.
A large patch of bright red on the white shirt was startling! Jiang Xia also noticed a blood hole on his shoulder, and the blood was still flowing out.
She quickened her pace and sprinted towards him.
When Zhou Chenglei saw Jiang Xia running over, he jumped off the boat and ran towards her, catching her, "Don't run, I'm fine. It's just a superficial wound. I was stabbed by a sailfish, it's just a minor injury."
As Jiang Xia got closer, she saw that his shoulder had a large hole poked through the shirt, and the flesh was exposed! The wound looked like a deep blood hole, and she could not see the bottom. Was this considered fine?
She grabbed his wrist, "Let's go to the hospital!"
"No need, I'll just apply some medicine at home, I'm really fine," Zhou Chenglei said, pulling her.
The blood had dyed his entire shirt red, and even his pants had a large dark patch of blood. Was he not going to the hospital?
Jiang Xia glanced at him and said nothing.
Zhou Chenglei: "...Okay, let's go to the hospital."
At this moment, Zhou Chengxin had docked the boat and said, "You should go to the hospital! That sailfish stabbed pretty deep, I'll take A-Lei there!"
"I'll take him to the hospital on the motorcycle," Jiang Xia said, taking out a handkerchief and giving it to Zhou Chenglei, indicating for him to cover the wound and stop the bleeding.
The nearby villagers saw this and expressed their concern, "Oh dear, how did you get so badly injured? Hurry and get it bandaged at the clinic!"
"Quick, go to the clinic! Remember to get a tetanus shot, that wound looks deep!"
"I'll take him there right now!" Jiang Xia responded to the villagers and pulled Zhou Chenglei, walking quickly towards the road.
Fortunately, Zhou Mu had brought the motorcycle over.
Zhou Mu also got off the motorcycle and saw that Zhou Chenglei was covered in blood, which scared her so much that her legs went weak, "What happened?"
How did you get injured?"
Zhou Chenglei replied, "It's nothing, just a scratch from a sailfish."
Jiang Xia: "Mom, I'll take Ah Lei to the clinic for a bandage first."
Zhou Mu hurriedly said, "Okay! Do you have money on you? I brought some." She quickly reached into her pocket, but only had about ten yuan.
She handed the money and the motorcycle key to Jiang Xia.
Zhou Chengxin: "Go to the hospital first. If you don't have enough money, I'll ride my bicycle there later."
Jiang Xia said, "I have some, it should be enough." She had a hundred yuan on her, but still took the money and key.
Jiang Xia pulled Zhou Chenglei and walked quickly to the motorcycle.
Zhou Chenglei reached out, "Give me the key, I'll drive."
Jiang Xia didn't say a word, she couldn't be bothered to respond!
She inserted the key into the keyhole, stepped onto the motorcycle, gripped the clutch, and forcefully stepped on the starter. Vroom...
The motorcycle roared to life! Jiang Xia turned her head, planning to give Zhou Chenglei a death stare, but before she could even meet his gaze, he wisely lifted his long legs and sat on the backseat.
"Sit properly!" Jiang Xia stepped on the pedal, shifted gears, released the clutch, and the motorcycle sped off!
Although it hadn't rained recently, the village road was bumpy due to the frequent trips made by tractors transporting fish, leaving behind a trail of potholes.
As a result, even without rain, the road was full of pits, with one on the left and another on the right, making it bumpy and uneven. Not a single inch of it was smooth! Moreover, as it was evening, some tractors and vehicles had already transported fish out, and the water from the fish tanks dripped onto the soil, creating a muddy road as the wheels rolled over it.
The muddy road was already slippery, and to prevent the wheels from skidding, Jiang Xia drove the motorcycle along the very edge of the road.
There was some grass on the side of the road, and the tractors and trucks that usually transported fish wouldn't run over it, so there was a roughly ten-centimeter-wide area that was flat and not slippery.
Zhou Chenglei trembled in the backseat, fearing that Jiang Xia might accidentally ride the motorcycle into the ditch.
On the battlefield, with shells falling around him, he had never been so nervous! He didn't dare move or speak, afraid he might distract Jiang Xia.
On both sides of the road were fields.
To facilitate irrigation, there were shallow ditches dug on either side of the road.
If they fell into the ditch, even with his protection, Jiang Xia would still get hurt.
Jiang Xia didn't care if the people behind her were afraid, and revved up the motorcycle to its maximum speed.
She wanted to scare the people behind her.
At this moment, Zhou Chenglei deeply felt: The motorcycle was a wrong purchase!
He shouldn't have bought such a dangerous vehicle! It wasn't until the motorcycle and the tow truck left the village road and reached the town highway that his heart finally relaxed.
Usually, it would take about ten minutes to ride a bicycle to the town clinic, but Jiang Xia arrived in less than five minutes on the motorcycle.
During those five minutes, Zhou Chenglei held his breath for at least three minutes, not daring to breathe.
Jiang Xia rushed into the emergency room: "Doctor!"
Pier
As Jiang Xia rode the motorcycle with Zhou Chenglei, leaving the pier, Zhou Bingqiang also returned in his fishing boat.
Before the boat had fully docked, he shouted to his eldest son's boat, "Guoguang, quickly go to the production team and borrow a tractor! Guohua was injured by a sailfish! Hurry and borrow a tractor to take him to the clinic!"
On the boat, Zhou Guohua lay on the deck, covered in blood, with several blood holes on his body.
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