this day.

Zhong Yuemin saw Jiang Biyun cooking and said, "Jiang Biyun, can you prepare some dry food for me?"

Jiang Biyun glanced at Zhong Yuemin and said, "Isn't this something I should be involved in?"

Zhong Yuemin smiled and said, "Hey, I'm asking you to do me a favor. We are buddies after all."

Jiang Biyun said: "No matter!"

"I didn't offend you, did I? What's wrong with you? You turned hostile all of a sudden. It's so boring."

Jiang Biyun said: "I am just such a boring person, you can ask whoever is energetic to help you."

"It's inexplicable. Are you sick?"

"You are sick!" Jiang Biyun didn't expect that she finally had some feelings for Zhong Yuemin, but he was trying to hook up with female educated youth from other brigades even though he already had a girlfriend, but turned a blind eye to her who was living under the same roof. Naturally, she couldn't be happy.

"By the way, you are really sick, greedy. You are greedy for so much, aren't you afraid of choking?"

"What am I greedy for? Explain yourself clearly."

Jiang Biyun said, "Okay, the one who wrote to you that day was your girlfriend, right? If you don't want her, just tell her clearly. Why are you chasing after one after another? I've been here for so long, and I've never seen you look so energetic today."

Zhong Yuemin then understood why the other party was so emotional, but he and Qin Ling were just singing a duet on both sides of the ravine, and they had not yet confirmed their relationship, so it was naturally impossible for them to write a letter to break up now.

Zhao Shucheng happened to pass by outside and heard the conversation between the two people inside, but he ignored it. He was very busy now. Not only did he have to herd sheep, but he also had to read books and pick some herbs while herding sheep for later use. Of course, he also did some other things, which was to collect a lot of fresh branches and use them as cuttings to start his own afforestation in the barren hills behind.

If the effect is good and I have some credibility, I will be able to get the villagers to follow me in changing their living environment.

Old Man Du actually noticed Zhao Shucheng's actions. He was a little surprised at first, but when Zhao Shucheng said that he was going to make this place no longer covered with yellow earth, but green mountains and clear waters, he suddenly offered to help Zhao Shucheng.

He has lived here for so many years, and has always been herding sheep. In the early years, this place was not so desolate, and there were still some tall trees. However, as the villagers cut down trees, they became fewer and fewer every year, and now you can hardly see trees as thick as thighs.

He also hopes to change this place and make the village full of greenery again. In the future, even the children in the village can use the trees on the back mountain to make roof beams or furniture. They can also really exchange the fruits of the fruit trees for money as Zhao Shucheng said.

Zhong Yuemin and Zheng Tong traveled dozens of miles to Baidian Village to find Qin Ling. After entering the village, they saw Qin Ling fetching water and hurried forward to help.

Zhong Yuemin was chatting with Qin Ling, but asked Zheng Tong to follow behind with two buckets of water on his shoulders, and he did not let him put them down until they reached the cave.

The two asked Qin Ling to sing for them. Qin Ling's singing made the two people intoxicated. The Shaanxi folk songs gave Zhong Yuemin and Qin Ling many common topics, and also made Zhong Yuemin want to break up with Zhou Xiaobai.

After he returned to Ishikawa Village, he wrote a bland letter of breaking off the friendship, but did not mention the fact that he had fallen in love with someone else.

After Zhou Xiaobai received the letter of breaking up, he naturally could not accept such a result. He wanted to go to northern Shaanxi immediately to find Zhong Yuemin and ask him why they broke up.

Seeing Zhou Xiaobai like this, Luo Yun quickly stopped her and said, "Xiaobai, the leader won't approve the leave!"

"I will leave even if you don't approve my leave."

Luo Yun held down the luggage that Zhong Xiaobai was packing and said, "You are crazy. You are deserting. Have you considered the consequences?"

"I can ask to be reinstated, but I don't want to be a soldier anymore."

Luo Yun stopped Zhou Xiaobai and said, "Calm down. Is it worth it for Zhong Yuemin? You will ruin yourself. Please don't do this. I beg you."

Zhou Xiaobai could no longer control himself and leaned on Luo Yun and cried.

However, Zhong Yuemin had long put Zhou Xiaobai aside and went to Baidian Village to chat with Qin Ling every few days.

He formally confessed his love to Qin Ling, saying, "I like you, what about you? Do you like me?"

Qin Ling said: "Yuemin, I don't hate you."

"You haven't answered my question yet?"

“It’s a hard question to answer because I don’t know either.”

"Well, I have enough patience to wait for you to like me."

Qin Ling smiled and said: "You are so patient, what if I fall in love with someone else?"

"Then I'll just wait until you get tired of him and then like me. I promise you, you'll be mine sooner or later."

Qin Ling said, "Just wait and see. Anyway, I didn't promise you. But Zhong Yuemin, why hasn't your young educated youth come with you? Last time I said I would thank him in person."

"You're talking about Ning Wei. He's very busy, busier than the rest of us. He goes out at dawn and comes back at dark. I don't know what he's busy with every day."

Qin Ling felt a little regretful after hearing this. After all, she really felt that she should thank Zhao Shucheng in person, but unfortunately she never had the chance.

When Zhong Yuemin returned to Ishikawa Village, he saw Hanwa waiting for him.

The silly boy handed Zhong Yuemin something wrapped in paper and said, "Brother Yuemin, I'm here to give you something."

"what is this?"

"I dug a vole hole and roasted it. It was delicious. This is for you."

Zhong Yuemin seemed to be struck by lightning in an instant. He froze there, his eyes were red, and an unspeakable sadness welled up in his heart. This orphan was too thoughtful. He remembered that he had eaten Zhong Yuemin's steamed bread, and he actually used this method to repay him. Zhong Yuemin didn't want to hurt the child. He suppressed his nausea, ate a mouthful of rat meat, patted the silly boy's head and said, "Good brother, you always think of me when you have good things. This meat is so similar to me."

Jiang Biyun knew that it was impossible for her to be with Zhong Yuemin, but as she spent more and more time with Zheng Tong, she gradually developed feelings for him. Especially when Zheng Tong talked about history, it attracted Jiang Biyun the most.

Early morning a few days later.

Old Man Du suddenly came to the cave where the educated youth were and shouted, "Yuemin, Ningwei, Hanwa is sick! Hurry up and save Hanwa."

While Zhao Shucheng was putting on his clothes, he asked, "Grandpa Du, what happened to Hanwa?"

"The silly kid rolled over on the bed in pain. You educated youth are knowledgeable. You, you guys can help me make a decision."

After hearing this, several people hurried towards Old Man Du’s cave. When they arrived, they saw the silly boy rolling on the bed with sweat on his forehead due to the pain.

Zhong Yuemin touched the silly kid's forehead and said, "Smiling kid, I'm your brother Yuemin, how are you?" "Brother Yuemin, I have a stomachache."

Zhao Shucheng looked at the village doctor and asked, "Village doctor, what do you say?"

The village doctor said, "I don't know either. Maybe he caught a cold."

Zhong Yuemin said: "I'll take you to the hospital right away."

Zhao Shucheng said, "Wait a minute. If we want to send him to the hospital now, all the trucks in the team have been borrowed to transport fertilizers. We have to carry him to the hospital. The journey alone is more than ten kilometers. We can't delay any longer."

"Silly boy, tell me, what kind of pain is it? Is it in your stomach or here?"

As he spoke, Zhao Shucheng gently touched the kid's belly, and then used his other hand to take the kid's pulse.

When others saw what Zhao Shucheng was doing, they all looked at him curiously.

Zhong Yuemin said, "Ning Wei, please stop making trouble. You just read a barefoot doctor's manual and don't know anything about medicine. You should send him to the hospital."

Zhao Shucheng shook his head and said, "Brother Yuemin, you underestimate me."

The silly kid seemed to be touched by Zhao Shucheng in a painful spot, and said, "It hurts, it hurts a lot here."

Zhao Shucheng nodded and said, "I guessed right, it's acute appendicitis."

After hearing this, Zhong Yuemin said anxiously: "What are we waiting for? We need to rush to the hospital."

Zhao Shucheng stopped Zhong Yuemin who was about to pick up the child and take him to the hospital, saying, "We are running out of time. It will take more than two hours to get from here to the hospital even if we jog as fast as we can. The child's condition is very serious. I suspect it is not acute simple appendicitis. It has already festered or perforated. If surgery is not performed in time, his life may be in danger."

When the others heard this, they were stunned. They had never felt that death was so close to them, especially to such a young child.

After hearing this, Old Man Du sat on the ground in regret. If he had known earlier that Silly Boy was sick and sent him to the hospital earlier, would this not have happened?

Zhong Yuemin said anxiously, "Then what do you think we should do? We can't just let the silly kid wait here to die, right?"

Zhao Shucheng said, "Why are you so anxious? I didn't say there is really no solution. So, you and Zheng Tong go back and get all the herbs I picked earlier. Grandpa Du, you prepare a fire."

"I don't see any clay pots, so I'll just use an ordinary clay pot. After I sort the herbs, boil three bowls of water into one bowl and give it to the silly kid."

Zhao Shucheng turned to look at the village doctor and said, "Do you have any silver needles for acupuncture?"

The village doctor shook his head and said, "No, I don't know how to give acupuncture either. I just learned a little bit of medical skills from the barefoot doctor manual. I usually treat headaches and fevers for the villagers. I can't treat diseases like this."

Zhao Shucheng had actually guessed this possibility a long time ago, and he was not surprised to hear it now. He could only say, "Well, it seems that I can only take out my treasured treasure."

As he spoke, Zhao Shucheng reached into his arms, took out a cloth bag that looked very delicate, picked up the silver needles and began to give acupuncture to the silly kid.

"Ning Wei, can you do this?"

Zhong Yuemin did not go back with Zheng Tong to get the medicine. Instead, he stayed aside and saw Zhao Shucheng starting to give the silly kid an injection. He immediately looked at Zhao Shucheng with half belief and half doubt.

Zhao Shucheng said, "There is no good way now. Fortunately, I have read a medical book before, which describes this symptom. Hanwa is suffering from heat invasion, with severe abdominal pain, acute abdominal skin cramps, high fever and other symptoms. Needle the appendix point next to the Zusanli point on the stomach meridian, and move the needle after getting qi. Leave the needle in for 20 minutes, twice a day, and the pain will be relieved and will not recur. Combined with Dahuang Mudan Decoction and Tounong Powder, it can be cured."

As he spoke, his hands did not stop at all. He continued to give the kid acupuncture to relieve the pain and closely observe the kid's condition.

At this time, Zheng Tong also hurried back, bringing other educated youth from the educated youth site.

Although they did not all enter the cave, they saw Zhao Shucheng treating the kid at the door, and they all looked at Zhao Shucheng with curiosity for a moment.

At first, the silly kid was in great pain, but after twenty minutes, when Zhao Shucheng took out the needle, the pain was no longer unbearable as before.

He looked up at Zhong Yuemin and said:

"Brother Yuemin, I found two more nests of voles. When I get better, I'll go dig them out. If I catch the mice, I'll roast some meat for you."

Zhong Yuemin was very sad. He didn't expect that the silly kid was still thinking about him at this time. He said:

"Okay, when Hanwa recovers, I'll go with you. The barbecue you made last time was really delicious."

The silly boy said weakly: "Brother Yuemin, have you ever eaten sour soup dumplings?"

"I haven't eaten it. I don't think there's any in the capital."

Silly boy said: "I haven't eaten it either, but my grandfather has eaten it, and he said it's delicious, even better than roast pork."

Zhong Yuemin held back his tears and said, "Silly boy, I promise you that when you recover, I will take you to the county town to eat sour soup dumplings. We can eat to our heart's content."

The silly kid shook his head and said, "I just want to have a taste. We don't have any money."

"Who said we don't have money? We have plenty of money. Don't worry, I promise to let you eat as much as you want."

After saying that, Zhong Yuemin looked at the silly kid who closed his eyes and asked, "Ning Wei, silly kid..."

Zhao Shucheng said, "It's okay. Once we get through this, it won't be a problem whether we are sent to the county hospital or continue to receive treatment here."

When the others heard this, they immediately breathed a sigh of relief, as if they had survived a disaster, and cheered loudly.

Jiang Biyun even said: "Ning Wei, I didn't expect you to have such a skill. Why didn't you tell me about it before?"

Zhao Shucheng said: "I have been reading books all the time, don't you know that? Besides, even if I said I knew medical skills, would you believe it before?"

Jiang Biyun and the others looked at each other. They all knew that if Zhao Shucheng had said this before, they probably wouldn't have believed it. After all, Zhao Shucheng was so young. Even if he had studied medicine since childhood, he wouldn't know that much.

The village doctor looked at Zhao Shucheng and asked, "Did you learn all this from reading medical books?"

Zhao Shucheng nodded and said, "Yes, I learned most of it from reading medical books, but I have only learned the basics. After all, Chinese medicine is extensive and profound, and it also needs to be combined with ancient theories of yin and yang, the five elements, etc. It requires a lot of knowledge reserves and years of accumulation to master it."

"I can only diagnose a person's pulse and know where the lesion is, but I don't know why the lesion was formed. I can't know most of a person's life, physical problems, living habits, or mental state just by diagnosing the pulse."

Zhong Yuemin asked in disbelief: "Ning Wei, what you said is a bit too mysterious. This is feudal thinking and should not be tolerated."

Zhao Shucheng shook his head and said, "Brother Yuemin, this is not something I said nonsense, but it is based on facts. You should have read about Bian Que's meeting with Duke Huan of Cai, but Sima Qian's Records of the Grand Historian has relevant records about Bian Que's pulse-feeding skills." (End of this chapter)

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