After finishing with Su San Gong, Su Xiao Tian returned to her room to wash up and prepare for rest.
Although the train had sleeper berths, the constant rocking made it less comfortable than a proper bed.
Even now, lying in bed, Su Xiao Tian still felt a slight swaying sensation.
After lying down for a while, Su Xiao Tian took out a book and continued reading.
In the early years, Su Xiao Tian tried to go to bed before ten o'clock.
At that time, she was young and afraid that staying up late would harm her health.
In the past two years, Su Xiao Tian's reading time has also been slightly longer than before.
After all, as she got older, the amount of sleep she needed relatively decreased.
Coupled with Su Xiao Tian's feeling that she didn't know enough, she tried her best to study.
While not exactly burning the midnight oil, it was close.
Su Xiao Tian generally went to bed before twelve o'clock.
After reading for a while, Su Xiao Tian had a feeling that reading here was more effective than reading in the capital.
Since that was the case, Su Xiao Tian naturally wouldn't miss such a good opportunity.
She quickly became fully immersed in her reading.
Just as Su Xiao Tian was engrossed in her reading, she suddenly heard a commotion outside.
She got out of bed and intended to open the door to see what was happening, but then she remembered that this was not the dormitory of Capital University, nor was it the courtyard house of the Su family.
It was her first day here, and she was in unfamiliar surroundings. It was better to stay in her room.
She did not open the door to look outside but stood by the door and listened.
Soon, she heard the sound of an iron gate opening, followed by voices.
Perhaps because of the distance, Su Xiao Tian couldn't clearly hear what they were saying.
After a brief exchange, Su Xiao Tian heard someone approaching the dormitory where they were staying.
Then, the door to the room next to hers, where Shen Zi Zhen was, opened.
This time, Su Xiao Tian could hear the conversation very clearly.
Shen Zi Zhen spoke first, followed by a man's voice with a crying tone.
Su Xiao Tian listened patiently. It was none other than Li Gui Hua's husband.
It turned out that after Li Gui Hua returned with Xiao Liu Zi, within two hours, both the older and younger ones started to develop a fever.
There were no doctors in the village. Usually, they had to go to the town to see a doctor.
When the two of them started to have a fever, they thought a cold compress with a towel at home would be enough.
Who knew that after another hour, not only did they not get better, but both of them started to talk incoherently.
Li Gui Hua's husband then became anxious and tried to ask fellow villagers to take the two patients to town.
However, the road was not good at this time, with ditches and bumps. If they took an ox cart and something happened, it would be even more troublesome.
Just as Li Gui Hua's husband was at a loss, someone suggested giving them fever-reducing medicine to lower their temperature.
After asking several families, the villagers did not have any fever-reducing medicine.
The village conditions were not good. For most illnesses, people would find some medicinal herbs on the nearby mountains to eat, and who would keep fever-reducing medicine at home?
Finally, someone thought of Shen Zi Zhen and the others.
These people were from the city, so they might have fever-reducing medicine.
An Rong Hua and his wife explained the situation to Shen Zi Zhen.
Shen Zi Zhen also knew Li Gui Hua's husband.
Li Gui Hua's husband was named An Rong Xue, and he was a clan brother of An Rong Hua.
He was usually a well-behaved and honest man who knew his limits. Hearing what An Rong Xue had to say, Shen Zi Zhen naturally had no reason not to help.
"We have fever-reducing medicine here, but it's still best to see a doctor to avoid any delays!" Shen Zi Zhen said with concern.
The people were already talking incoherently, which indicated they were seriously ill.
If they only took fever-reducing medicine and the person didn't get better, wouldn't that cause a delay?
A persistent high fever was a very serious problem.
"Teacher Shen, we know that, but where can we find a doctor at this hour?"
An Rong Xue was so anxious that he was almost crying.
If he could find a doctor, why would he come to disturb others in the middle of the night?
"I'll take Xiao Tian to see them," Shen Zi Zhen said after thinking for a moment.
Xiao Tian?
An Rong Xue clearly didn't know who Xiao Tian was.
But An Rong Hua and his wife did.
Xiao Tian was the young girl who came with Teacher Shen today.
But how old was the young girl? Did she know medicine?
"Xiao Tian has studied medicine and can treat simple ailments," Shen Zi Zhen said.
An Rong Xue had no other options at this point and could only try his best.
After all, they had fever-reducing medicine, and if a doctor could also help, it would be even better.
He thought this way because he didn't know that Su Xiao Tian was just a young girl. If he had known that Su Xiao Tian was just a teenage girl, he probably wouldn't have dared to believe it.
Su Xiao Tian heard Shen Zi Zhen mention her, so she opened the door and went out.
"Uncle Shen, I'll get ready and we can go."
Su Xiao Tian quickly put on an extra coat. After thinking for a moment, she exchanged some commonly used Chinese medicinal herbs from her space and put them in a small bag.
"Let's go!"
Shen Zi Zhen had also gotten ready and hurried out the door.
An Rong Xue looked at Su Xiao Tian, who was carrying a small bag behind Shen Zi Zhen, and his mouth opened, but he said nothing in the end.
Anyway, they had fever-reducing medicine, so it didn't matter if the young girl was unreliable.
An Rong Xue's house was not far from the research base. The group walked for about ten minutes before arriving.
Along the way, Su Xiao Tian saw several houses with lights on. When they arrived at An Rong Xue's house, she found that there were many people in the small room, waiting anxiously.
"Fifth brother, how is it? Do you have the medicine?" someone asked urgently upon seeing An Rong Xue.
"If it doesn't work, we'll carry them to town. We can't just watch them get hotter and hotter!"
"Yes, yes, Teacher Shen brought a young doctor to see them."
An Rong Xue looked at Su Xiao Tian and finally chose to use the term "young doctor."
The surrounding people clearly ignored the prefix "young" and were busy looking for a doctor around Shen Zi Zhen.
However, Shen Zi Zhen only had a young girl with her, and no one else.
Everyone looked at Shen Zi Zhen with confusion, their meaning clear: they were asking Shen Zi Zhen what was going on.
"Xiao Tian, you go take a look!" Shen Zi Zhen gestured to Su Xiao Tian.
Su Xiao Tian nodded, picked up her small bag, and walked towards the bedside.
After Shen Zi Zhen said this, the onlookers were instantly shocked.
What was going on?
A girl this young seeing patients? It seemed impossible.
In everyone's perception, young doctors generally didn't have much skill.
Doctors needed experience. Didn't they see that the old doctor in the neighboring village was over sixty years old this year?
Could such a small child, and a girl at that, be competent?
"Teacher Shen, can she do it?" an old man asked Shen Zi Zhen.
Shen Zi Zhen was a cultured person from the city, but this young girl didn't look like a cultured person at all!
If a doctor made a mistake, taking the wrong medicine would be like disregarding human life.
"Old man, please rest assured, Xiao Tian is very capable," Shen Zi Zhen said confidently.