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　　BuyingMedicine

　　ByLiuQinglin

　　Characters:X------XiaoFei

　　S-------Shopkeeper

　　D-----DoctorLi

　　O------Others(O1,O2O3-----)

　　Ws------Woundedsoldiers(W1,W2,W3-----)

　　H-----Hezhenwu,aJapanesespy

　　W-----Woman

　　J------Japanese

　　Scene1

　　(Atanoldtempleliesomewoundedsoldiers.Disexaminingtheirwounds.)

　　D:Goodevening,everyone.

　　Ws:(Together)Goodevening,DrLi.

　　D:Hello,letmeexamineyou.

　　W1:I’mallright.There’snoneedtodoso.(W1isabouttofalldown.)

　　D:(Helpshimup)Yourlegdisclosesyou!Letmehavealook.Ah,it’sgoingworse.Letmeputsome

　　medicineonyou.

　　W1:No,itisn’tnecessary.Thereislittlemedicineleft.Gotolookafterthatyoungman.Hehasahigh

　　fever.Heseemsfainted.

　　D:(TakesW2’stemperature.)Sohehas!Heneedsaninjectionbutwehavenone.Feedhimtheselastthreepillswithwarmwater.WhatelsecanIdo?There’snomedicineleft.

　　W3:Don’tworry,Doctor.Iamyoungandstrong.Iamalltightnow.I’llgoandbuysomemedicine.

　　D:No,youarenotallright.Yourlegwillbleedwhenyoumove.Liedownandhaveagoodrest.

　　W4:Soyoucanletmego.Icanrunveryfast.Theenemycannotcatchme.

　　(Justthen,XiaoFeicomesin.)

　　X:Bequieteverybody.Youmusthaveagoodrest.Thisisorder,youknow.

　　W1:Butthere’snomedicineleft.

　　X:That’swhyI’mhere.I’vecometofetchthelist.I’llgototowntobuymedicine.

　　D:Haveyougotanymoney?

　　X:No.

　　D:(Takesoffhergoldring.)Takethiswithyou.Perhapsyoucanchangeitformedicine.

　　X:No,Ican’ttakeit,becauseitisgiventoyoubyyourfuturehusbandwhogaveuphislifetotherevolutionafewdaysago.Itmustn’tgotootherpeople’shands.

　　D:Buthowcanyougetthemedicinewithoutmoney?

　　X:Don’tworry.I’llmanage.Goodbye.

　　DandWs:Becareful!

　　Scene2

　　(Music)(Xiaoiswalkingonthewaylikeabusinessman.Hesingsashegoes.

　　WhenhePassesacornfield,heseesHeZhenwutheJapanesespyrobbingawoman)

　　W:Help!Help!

　　H:Youneedn’tcry.There’snobodyelsehere.Letmemarryyouandmakeyourselfnoble.

　　W:YouJapanesespy!Noonewillmarryyou.

　　H:OtherwiseI’llkillyou!(Heraiseshisgunandthewomancatchesholdofhiswrist.Theystartafight.Finally,HknocksWdown.JustthenXarrives)

　　X:Stop!Don’tbullyChinesewoman!

　　H:It’snoneofyourbusiness!Goaway.

　　X:Iwouldratherstopyou.(HraiseshisguntowardsX.Xkicksitaway.Theybeginafight.WputsonhisclothesWandbeginstopullH’sleg.XknocksHdown)

　　X:(ToW)Quick!Helpmetiehimup.

　　W:Youarebleeding.Letmedofirstaid.

　　X:Itdoesn’tmatter.Pullhimintothecornfields.

　　H:Pleasesparemylife.Iwon’tdothatagain

　　(Wtakesupthegunandisabouttoshoot.)

　　X:Don’tdothat.IftheJapaneseheartheshot,they’llcome.

　　H:Thankyou,sir.Butpleaseletmego.

　　X:Letyougo?You’llcontinuetokillandbullyChinese!(XputshissocksintoH’smouth.)Waithere.Andlendmeyourpassandbike.Don’ttrytorunaway.(Theygodown.)

　　Scene3

　　(Music)(Xi