The kitchen helpers in the courtyard were all shocked by the sight of Feng Ming, who was covered in blood. They anxiously asked, "What happened to Feng Ming?"
Feng Ming had already fainted and couldn't speak. One of the villagers carrying him answered, "A tree branch pierced a hole in his thigh. It looks like it hit a blood vessel; the blood just keeps gushing out."
A stranger who had entered the courtyard with them added loudly, "Xiaofeng was pierced in the inner thigh by a branch, injuring his femoral artery! We gave him a simple dressing, which slowed the bleeding, but it's not enough. He needs to be taken to a proper hospital down the mountain for surgery as soon as possible!"
"Surgery at the county hospital? How much would that cost?" Feng Ming's parents looked troubled. It wasn't that they were reluctant to spend the money; it was that they barely had any.
