Chapter 119: Road Construction...

Wu Dongmei and Chen Yin didn't answer. Instead, they looked at the sickle in Wu Qiufeng's hand and asked, "What are the villagers doing?"

The village party secretary heard the two people's questions and quickly stood out from the crowd, saying cheerfully:

"Build a road."

"Build a road?" As a native of Qingshan Village, Wu Dongmei had seen the villagers organizing people to build and repair roads, but compared with what she saw before her, it was nothing.

Moreover, the current timing is not so appropriate, which is puzzling.

"We're busy repairing the road today? Could something big happen in the village?"

When everyone heard this, they all laughed out loud, "Hahahaha!"

"Dongmei, you guessed it right!"

"Isn't it that good things are going to happen?"

The village party secretary glared helplessly at the villagers who were actively showing off, and directly explained the reason why they organized people to repair the road before the Chinese New Year.

He first set his sights on Chen Yin and praised her, "It's all thanks to Yin Yin."

"After Secretary Fu came last time, he immediately held a county-wide meeting to discuss the feasibility of developing Chinese herbal medicine cultivation. Secretary Fu is truly a good secretary who cares about people's livelihoods. Within two days, he immediately sent someone to the village to give instructions."

"Are you planning to use Qingshan Village as a demonstration village to develop a Chinese medicinal herb planting base?"

Chen Yin's words were quickly nodded in agreement by the village party secretary. In fact, the current development of their village was somewhat similar to the special economic zone that had just been approved, and it served as a model for the entire county.

As long as the Qingshan Village model is successful, it will be immediately promoted throughout the county.

"Yinyin, you young people are so trendy. I almost forgot Secretary Fu mentioned the word 'demonstration'."

The village party secretary could not hide the pride on his face. He did not expect that his attempt would be praised and promoted by the county. With the support of the county, it is no longer a dream for the villagers to live a better life.

"Right now, Yushu and your brother Wenbo, two young men who are skilled in planting, are helping the villagers prepare the land and compost the fertilizer, ready to start a big business."

Hearing the village party secretary's enthusiastic tone, Chen Yin and Wu Dongmei couldn't help but show anticipation on their faces.

But after all, what does this have to do with road construction?

Wu Dongmei expressed her confusion again, and Wu Qiufeng raised his chin proudly and quickly replied:

"Of course, this is to facilitate the transportation of medicinal herbs out of the village for sale in the future. The quantity is small now, so it's not a big deal for people to carry baskets back and forth a few times. When the whole village has planted them and large trucks are needed for transportation, the road we are building now will come in handy."

"Everyone is really thinking long-term." Wu Dongmei was choked.

The two men understood the situation clearly and decided not to delay everyone's time to repair the road, so they carried their things and headed home.

Before they got close to the yard, Chen Yin and the others heard a bustling sound, as if a lot of people were gathered in the house.

Chen Yin looked at her mother in confusion and found that her mother had no clue either.

In previous years, there were only my grandmother and my uncle's family at home, and at most one eldest aunt. My second uncle had disappeared without a trace long ago, and the sounds of the third and fourth families seemed to be out of reach of my ears.

They subconsciously quickened their pace and were surprised by the dense crowd of people gathered in the yard.

Upon closer inspection, it turned out that the aunts and uncles in the village were gathered in the yard to warm themselves by the fire. It was a rare and lively scene.

The people who were talking enthusiastically did not notice the presence of Chen Yin and the others at first, so Chen Yin and the others took the opportunity to hear clearly what everyone was discussing, which was exactly the development of Chinese medicinal herb cultivation that the village party secretary had just mentioned.

Shortly after the New Year, it is the season to plant various fruits and vegetables.

Seeing that the village is going to vigorously develop the cultivation of Chinese medicinal herbs this year, for the villagers, this means that they will have to use the land originally used to grow vegetables, fruits and grains to fill their stomachs to grow medicinal herbs that they have never come into contact with. Many people are worried.

Today, as the road construction work started, many people came to inquire about the news again out of concern.

An Hongying only felt a chattering of sounds in her ears, which made her dizzy. She wished she could pick up the sickle at home and go to repair the road together. It would be better than sitting at home.

Just when she was about to be unable to suppress her irritation, she suddenly saw a familiar figure in the crowd.

Her eyes lit up instantly and she stood up suddenly, "Yinyin, little sister! You're back."

When they heard Chen Yin's name, some villagers' eyes flashed, and they quickly turned around and cast eager glances at Chen Yin.

"Sister-in-law!"

"Aunt!"

When An Hongying saw the two people, it was like seeing a savior. She quickly pushed through the crowd, appeared in front of the two people, and excitedly took the gift from Chen Yin's hands.

"Just go home, why bring anything else with you? Your grandmother has been waiting at home for quite a while. She said that you two must make arrangements for the clinic and will come to your house at noon today."

"I happened to meet a beef seller in town and bought some ribs to stew." Wu Dongmei shook her head and said.

Hearing this, the smile on An Hongying's face deepened.

The family made some money this year, but eating beef at will still exceeds the normal living standard.

Thinking about how long it would take to stew the beef, An Hongying became increasingly impatient with the villagers gathered in the yard.

The appearance of Chen Yin and the other person also gave her an excuse to send them away. "My sister-in-law is back, and there are still a lot of things to do at home. Let's go home today, shall we?"

Unexpectedly, her words gave some people a better reason to stay.

"Come to think of it, we haven't seen Yinyin for a long time. It's a good opportunity to catch up."

She was not at all embarrassed when telling lies. Chen Yin had just returned to the village half a month ago and had provided free medical treatment to many people.

There were also some people in the crowd who did not want to leave and wanted to continue asking for information with a smug look on their faces, so they immediately spoke up in agreement.

"Yes, yes, I want to talk to Yin Yin too."

"My wrist has been aching a little, and I wanted to ask Yinyin to take a look. Hongying, do you mind?"

Having said that, An Hongying felt embarrassed to continue chasing people away. She could only temporarily carry the things in her hands back to the kitchen.

When she returned to the yard, a group of people surrounded Chen Yin and Wu Dongmei tightly in the center, just like before. She had to use all her strength to squeeze in.

At this time, Chen Yin was examining a person who had just complained of wrist pain.

After diagnosis, Chen Yin believed that the other party had suffered strain due to excessive wrist exertion for a long time, and that he just needed to rest more.

Unexpectedly, when the other party heard the diagnosis given by Chen Yin, a pitiful expression immediately appeared on his face, leaving everyone present confused.

The next second, her words immediately revealed her true purpose.

"We dig for food in the soil. Apart from working on the farm every day, we have no other way to make money. I use my hands so often that I probably won't be able to follow your doctor's orders, Yinyin."

The sudden change of subject shocked many people.

"I heard your family made a lot of money selling medicinal herbs last year. I wonder how much exactly? How much more did you make compared to us farming?"

It turned out that what she was talking about was to find out about the profits from growing medicinal herbs.

However, this behavior of specifically asking how much money other people's families earn, no matter what the purpose is, is extremely offensive to everyone.

What's more, Chen Yin had no idea about this matter and had no idea where to start.

"Sorry, you asked the wrong person."

When Aunt Wang on the opposite side heard this, she immediately became unhappy and spoke in a sharp and harsh voice.

"How could you not know? I heard that you bought all the medicinal herbs sold by your uncle. How could you not know how much money you made?"

Not to mention Chen Yin's family, even the onlookers felt uncomfortable.

They came to Wu Qiufeng's house to find out some information about growing Chinese medicinal herbs. It would be best if they could find out about the profits, but if not, it would be fine to find out about the growing methods.

Anyway, the basis of everything is to make friends with others, but what does the person in front of you want to do?

Saying something like that would not only be offensive, but if it offended Chen Yin and her entire family, there would be no chance of making any money.

People who were usually on good terms with Aunt Wang noticed that An Hongying's expression was not right, so they quickly stood behind Aunt Wang, pulled her sleeves, and whispered in her ear.

"Stop talking nonsense. What if Wu Qiufeng's family gets angry and doesn't really want to teach your family planting techniques?"

Unexpectedly, Aunt Wang's words of advice were so harsh that she didn't appreciate them at all and retorted:

"Everyone knows how to farm. What's the point of learning?"

"I've eaten more salt than that Qiu Feng has eaten rice. It's just a question of whether you can make money. Why is there any need to hide it like this?"

"These days, everyone who has the ability to make money hides it. You're the only ones foolish enough to believe that this is out of kindness."

After saying that, Aunt Wang pushed away the person who was admonishing her and walked out the door angrily.

Everyone looked at Aunt Wang who was leaving, and then looked at the Wu family members who had bad expressions, with a hint of retreat in their eyes.

In an instant, everyone was in a state of confusion and expressed their intention to leave.

"Hahaha! It's rare for Yinyin to come back. Hongying, let's go home first."

"We will leave first so as not to delay your family reunion."

"We can talk about Chinese medicinal herbs next time when we have time. You guys go ahead and get busy."

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After a while, Chen Yin and the other two were the only ones left in the courtyard that had been bustling with people just now.

Feeling offended, An Hongying was filled with anger, and now that there were no outsiders around, she could finally vent it.

"Little sister, listen to this! Listen to this! What kind of people are these people in this village? We're teaching you skills out of kindness, but we're misunderstood like this. It's really like a dog biting Lu Dongbin."

"When I first arrived, didn't I hear the village party secretary say that Wenbo and Yushu were teaching the villagers planting techniques? How come someone would still come home?"

"It's just that little trick. He thinks our two families are hiding something, and he's hoping to get home and reveal something during a chat."

An Hongying found it funny when she talked about it, and she didn't know what words to use to express her feelings at the moment.

Wu Dongmei saw that her sister-in-law's chest was heaving, obviously she was angry, so she hurried over to comfort her.

"Some people just think that others are the same as themselves. Sister-in-law, don't take it to heart, otherwise you will really achieve their goal."

With Wu Dongmei's comfort, An Hongying snorted coldly, turned and walked towards the kitchen, ready to start making lunch.

We have a pressure cooker at home, which is just right for pressing the beef ribs that Chen Yin and the others brought for about ten minutes. When my husband and son come back, they can have a hot meal.

An Hongying and Wu Dongmei were busy in the kitchen, while Chen Yin was discussing medical matters with Wu Mingfeng and Wu Qingluan.

After one semester of study, Wu Mingfeng now has a more personal understanding of the importance of medicine.

She had not forgotten the purpose of her medical college entrance examination and said confidently:

"Sister Yinyin, when I graduate, I will come to Huimin Hall to help you immediately."