Back to the 60s: The Struggle Career of a Charmed Wife
Chapter 634 - 0634: Painful History 1_1

Chapter 634: Chapter 0634: Painful History 1_1

The teaching of the great hero Feng Qingxue finally came to a halt, largely because she had lost her voice from talking too much, and more urgently, her stomach had started growling with hunger.

"Oh my!" Wang Sanbao, who just woke from her fascinated trance, looked at the time on her wristwatch and discovered that mealtime had passed an hour ago. She exclaimed in frustration, "Du Xiaotao, go check if the canteen has saved us some food!"

"I’m on it!"

Just as Du Xiaotao agreed, he heard Qingxue asking, "Where is Xibao? Where is my Xibao?"

Guo Xiuying walked in holding a sleeping Xibao, "By the time you remembered Xibao, he could be starving! I asked the cooks to save some food for you all. Let’s eat first before continuing our study."

Seeing Xibao safe and sound, Feng Qingxue took a great sigh of relief.

It had scared her to death.

Although she understood that Xibao would be safe in the army, she was still very worried. Next time, she decided, she would need to keep Xibao with her at all times.

Wang Sanbao carefully put away her notes into her pocket, "Alright, let’s go, Qingxue, we should eat first. You are pregnant, you can’t stay hungry. After the meal we can revisit our study. In the next few days, you may have to work hard to teach me everything you know, so I can do the experiment quickly and get the final results."

"No problem." Qingxue accepted the water bottle from Du Xiaotao, moistened her throat with a few sips.

Guo Xiuying stayed to watch over a sleeping Xibao, while everyone else walked towards the canteen.

Wang Sanbao and Feng Qingxue were the last ones to leave, "Qingxue, when I need your help in the future, you must not withhold information from me! Moreover, I suggest that you record all your knowledge about first aids in detail. Do make sure to include all the useful knowledge for our military medical services, nothing should be missed! Our country is lacking in medical resources, not just in the rural areas but also in the army. We fundamentally lack medical professionals and medications as well. We must double our efforts to reduce casualties."

Feng Qingxue nodded solemnly, "Rest assured, sister. I will record everything I know." This would also facilitate her future teachings, as without prior experience, she could only teach by the book.

Wang Sanbao was extremely satisfied, "Xiuying has really achieved something great this time."

Feng Qingxue understood what she meant. She was referring to Guo Xiuying’s insistence on her joining the army despite opposition from others.

"I didn’t really have much confidence at first, after all, I started midway without any actual field experience. I just scratched the surface of existing knowledge." Qingxue said, slightly embarrassed. She was standing on the shoulders of giants and felt undeserving of all the praise.

Wang Sanbao said seriously, "What’s wrong with starting midway? Do you think I was born studying medicine? No, I wasn’t either. I was an orphan since childhood, illiterate. I joined the army at the age of thirteen, initially as a part of the child labor crew, and later on, I learned how to read and write and about socialist thoughts from the adults in the unit. Later, I met a foreign surgeon who was dedicated to the anti-Japanese war. He saw potential in me after I followed him for a few months, and he took me as his student. I joined him on the battlefield when I was fifteen and stayed with him for ten years until he was killed by a stray bullet."

"Who was that gentleman? He should be remembered in history." Qingxue asked.

"The gentleman’s surname was Li, his given name was Xian. According to him, he was just an inconspicuous figure in history. But I don’t see it that way. I think he was great." Wang Sanbao’s eyes flickered with nostalgia, "I will always remember his teachings. He once said that his lifelong wish was to see a prosperous country, a peaceful world with no casualties of war. I will strive to live on, to witness that era of peace for him."