1970s: Transmigrated into a cannon fodder female supporting character in a lucky koi novel!

After Old Wang's explanation, Wen Li finally understood why.

Indeed, traditional Chinese medicine is profound and extensive. No matter how many medical books and theories she memorized, nothing was as practical as real-world experience.

But now that she's in the village, she doesn't have much room to maneuver. The people in the educated youth compound are all as strong as oxen, and they rarely even catch a cold or fever, so she has no room to maneuver at all.

There were barefoot doctors in the village, but she had nowhere to gain experience.

Seeing that Wen Li was somewhat discouraged, Old Man Wang smiled and patted her arm.

"Don't be discouraged. You're already very talented. With more experience, you'll become an excellent traditional Chinese medicine practitioner!"

Wen Li quickly realized that she was still young and in no hurry; she could learn and accumulate experience gradually.

"What medicine should we use?"

The Xie family was stunned. Although they didn't understand much, they could tell that Aunt Qiao's condition wasn't too bad.

Following Old Man Wang's instructions, Wen Li wrote out a prescription and showed it to him. Old Man Wang then adjusted the dosage of two of the herbs. Only then did Wen Li put the prescription away and hand over the ginseng, longan, and red dates to Xie Chang'an.

"Give the ginseng to Aunt Qiao first, I'll go to the hospital to get the medicine tomorrow!"

"Thank you!" Xie Chang'an looked at the ginseng in his hand, his eyes slightly reddening.

Xie Yuanhua's face was covered in tears, and he was overwhelmed by self-blame. If it weren't for his arrogance, his wife wouldn't have suffered so much, and she almost lost her life.

Seeing the whole family crying, Wen Li couldn't bear it any longer. She gave Xie Chang'an a few instructions and then helped Old Man Wang to the next room, leaving the space to the family.

"You forgave Xie Yuanhua so easily?"

When Wen Li came in, Old Man Zhou chuckled and joked.

Old Wang glared at him.

"Wen girl isn't the kind of person to hold grudges. A lesson is enough. Xie Yuanhua may be a bit stubborn, but he's not a bad person at heart. We old folks are all grateful for his care!"

"Grandpa Wang is right. If they weren't good people, I wouldn't have given them money and effort to help them!"

Old Hou looked at Wen Li with a serious expression.

"Wen girl, I know you're doing all this for us. We've made it through all these years, and now we have enough to eat and wear. Do what you need to do, don't deprive yourself!"

Wen Li smiled and looked at everyone, "Grandpa Hou, I won't wrong myself. I'm not taking care of them entirely for you!"

Wen Li didn't say anything more, and the old men knew that Wen Li was a person with her own ideas, so they didn't talk about the Xie family anymore.

After chatting with a few old men for a while, Wen Li went back to rest.

The next day, she went to the county hospital to get the medicine and secretly delivered it to the cowshed that night.

Aunt Qiao took ginseng, and her complexion improved a bit. Although she was still dizzy, she was able to get out of bed.

Upon receiving the medicine, Xie Chang'an immediately began to decoct it.

Xie Yuanhua expressed his gratitude at length, and Wen Li gave him a few more instructions before leaving.

Jiang Mingzhu left the village early in the morning, and Wen Li only found out from Li Xiangxiang.

Logically speaking, given Jiang Mingzhu's feigned ignorance, she shouldn't have given up so easily!

Has something happened to Lu Aiguo?

Wen Li asked Su Hao, but Su Hao didn't know either. Seeing that Wen Li was really curious, he went to the commune to call and ask.

When he returned, he had a gloating smile on his face.

"Hahaha, Lu Aiguo has been taken away for investigation, and the entire Shen family has been arrested. Shen Ju is frantically trying to pull strings and bribe officials everywhere. She even had the nerve to beg my uncle, but she didn't even get to see him!"

Wen Li laughed along with them; the Shen family had finally gotten their just desserts.

"Has the punishment result for Lu Aiguo been released?"

"Not yet. These things take at least a month or two to be finalized, and the higher-ups also need to consult Grandpa Lu's opinion!"

Grandpa Lu wields considerable influence. Lu Aiguo was merely implicated. If Grandpa Lu were to intervene to protect Lu Aiguo, the punishment for Lu Aiguo might simply be a job transfer.

Su Hao, worried that Wen Li was getting anxious, continued speaking.

"I've already told my uncle, and he'll send me a telegram as soon as the results are out!"

"I was just wondering if Grandpa Lu would step in?"

Su Hao shook his head vigorously, like a rattle-drum.

"I don't know. I haven't had much contact with Grandpa Lu. I only know that he's very strict, and I've been afraid of him since I was little!"

Su Hao didn't know much, and Wen Li didn't press him further, knowing she would find out soon enough.

"By the way, shouldn't the new educated youth be arriving today?"

"Yes, they'll arrive today. Old Li and the captain have already gone to pick them up!"

As the two were talking, Qi Jun returned.

As the person in charge, he went to check the boys' dormitory, while Liu Xiu was temporarily in charge of the girls' dormitory.

Everyone prepared the meal, but it was almost dark by the time the new educated youth arrived.

Many people were so hungry that their stomachs were practically touching their backs, and they all started complaining.

Qi Jun had no choice but to let everyone eat first.

"Everyone, eat first. As for the new educated youth, they should all have brought their own rations, so let's leave them alone!"

After everyone finished eating, they went back to their rooms.

Around nine or ten o'clock, the educated youth compound became lively again, probably because the new educated youth had arrived.

Liu Xiu ran over and called Qi Jun, who quickly got up to make arrangements for the new educated youth.

Wen Li was fast asleep and didn't get up. When she woke up the next day, the new educated youth were still catching up on sleep.

The new educated youth had two days off, so Qi Jun didn't bother with them. Anyway, he had already said what needed to be said yesterday.

"How many new educated youths have arrived?" Wen Li asked Qi Jun curiously.

"There were three male educated youths and two female educated youths. One of the female educated youths should know Su Hao and Deng Wei; she asked about them as soon as she arrived last night!"

Su Hao looked completely bewildered. "Huh? Who? I don't know them?"

"Her name is Bai Wei, she's also from Beijing. You were already asleep last night, and she didn't want to bother you, so she didn't wake you!"

"Clang—"

The sickle in Su Hao's hand fell to the ground with a clatter. His lips trembled as he opened and closed them, but he couldn't say a word.

"Bai Wei?"

Qi Jun also noticed that Su Hao was acting strangely. "Yes, you two know each other?"

Su Hao was so excited that his hands were trembling, and his face turned completely red.

Deng Wei's tone was ambiguous: "We're more than just acquaintances!"

Ignoring Deng Wei's teasing, Su Hao stammered, "I... could you please ask for leave for me? I have something to do, so I'm not going to work today!"

After saying that, he ran away.

The group all turned to Deng Wei, the only one who knew the truth. "Tell me honestly, what exactly happened?"

Su Hao's performance just now made it very clear, so Deng Wei didn't need to hide it from everyone.

"Bai Wei is Yu Shuang's cousin, and also the girl Su Hao has liked for many years. He had originally given up on her because he was sent to the countryside, but unexpectedly, she also went to the countryside!"

Unexpectedly, there was this reason behind it, and Chen Yan had a knowing look on her face.

"No wonder Su Hao took such good care of Yu Shuang back then; it turns out there was this connection!"

Wen Li was also happy for Su Hao, "Su Hao has finally seen the light at the end of the tunnel!"