Chapter 83 Planting Trees and Eating Rabbits

After saying that, Sun Mingying immediately arranged for his secretary to handle it.

She described the progress of the clinic's reconstruction to Chen Yin.

At present, the old site of the clinic has been completely demolished and large machines are entering the site to start digging the foundation.

The excavators dispatched were stationed at the four corners of the foundation. It was estimated that it would take less than two days to dig the required foundation.

Chen Yin admitted that the current progress had exceeded her expectations. Looking at the large "cars" on the foundation, she couldn't help but remind herself:

"Boss Sun, if you have any funding shortages, you must tell me."

"Doctor Chen, I'm a businessman. How could I possibly do business at a loss?" Sun Mingying smiled brightly.

After bidding farewell to Sun Mingying, the three of them continued walking towards Qingshan Village carrying their things.

By the time we arrived at the village, it was almost noon. Smoke was rising from the chimneys of many houses, and the air was filled with the aroma of food.

When Chen Yin and the other two arrived home, her mother, uncle and the others who had gone to plant trees had not returned yet.

When grandma saw Chen Yin, she walked up to her in surprise and grabbed her hand.

"Yinyin, how come you have time to come back? Didn't your mom tell you that you've been working at the county hospital lately?"

"Grandma, today is the weekend, so I don't have to go to work. I brought Mengxi and Wenzhong home to visit you."

“Okay, okay!”

Grandma shouted "hello" three times, but when she noticed what the three people were holding, the smile on her face disappeared instantly.

"If you're going home, why would you take anything with you?"

"Nothing much, just brought some things that can't be bought in town."

After that, Chen Yin showed the contents of the bag. "Look, this is mutton we found at a stall in the county town. It's late winter, early spring, and stewing it in soup is perfect for warming the body."

Liu Mengxi also showed off the little things she had bought, including hair ornaments and hairpins for Mingfeng and Qingluan, cotton-padded shoes for her grandparents, and...

Anyway, the three of them had their hands full of small gifts for their families. They looked like small commodities and inconspicuous, but when they were piled together, the number was astonishing.

Grandma Li Chunhe couldn't help but said worriedly:

"How did you three kids bring so many things back from the county? You must be tired. Rest after dinner. Your mother and uncle are probably already eating in the fields."

"Grandma, don't worry. My mom and uncle have been so busy lately that they haven't had time to eat lunch."

"Of course not. If we don't plant the fresh seedlings we just received, what if they die?"

My grandmother is also very concerned about planting seedlings.

She was about to turn around and go to the kitchen to cook two more dishes when she suddenly remembered something and turned to look at Chen Yin and the others.

"There's not much food at home this season. Come to the kitchen and see what you want to eat."

In the lean season, the main vegetables in the house are radish and cabbage, and the rest are bacon and sausage made from slaughtering pigs for the New Year.

Although the chef's cooking in the county hospital cafeteria was delicious, when Chen Yin saw the bacon and cabbage, she suddenly wanted to eat a warm pot, which was simple and quick to make.

After a while, the three of them, who were warm from eating, declined their grandmother's suggestion, changed into shoes and clothes that were convenient for walking, and walked towards the hill that their uncle had bought.

From a distance, the three of them saw several obvious figures moving on the distant hills.

The first person to discover the arrival of the three people was Wu Qingluan. She helped deliver meals and did what she could on the mountain.

"Sister Yinyin!" The clear shouts echoed in the mountains, overlapping and weakening.

"Qingluan, are you reading medical books while working?"

Chen Yin responded with a smile, but when she saw Wu Qingluan holding a medical book in one hand and pulling weeds with the other, a hint of surprise appeared in her eyes.

Hearing this, Wu Qingluan smiled a little embarrassedly.

"I thought that herbs are growing on the ground, and while pulling them out I could compare them with the content in the book to deepen my memory."

"That's great. You pull the weeds here, and I'll go dig a hole and plant a tree."

Then, Chen Yin raised her foot and walked towards her mother.

Wu Qingluan's voice was very loud. Everyone on the mountain saw Chen Yin coming, especially Wu Dongmei, whose surprised eyes were full of smiles.

She folded her hands on the handle of the hoe, pressed her head on top, tilted her body, and waited silently for Chen Yin to approach.

When she saw her daughter coming to her side, Wu Dongmei asked the same question as her mother.

"Why are you free to come back today?"

In her impression, her daughter never had time to rest once she started working, and the door of the clinic was always open every day.

"Mom, you forgot, I'm working at the county hospital now. They have vacations, which is different from our small clinic."

"That's great, you can take a break. It's so hard to get home and rest. Why do you need to go up the mountain? Your uncle and I are busy here."

Wu Dongmei pointed to the half-open space left on the mountain and wanted her daughter to go home.

"I'm not doing anything at home, so I want to help you."

Hearing this, Wu Dongmei was too embarrassed to say anything more.

On the other side, Wu Qiufeng had stopped and expressed his gratitude to Qi Wenzhong, the person who helped him find the seedlings.

Without each other, it would have been impossible for the seedlings on their mountain to be planted so early.

Chen Yin stayed by her mother's side, chattering about the patients and things she had encountered recently in the county hospital.

Of course, those unhappy things will not be mentioned, and the most talked about topic is morning exercises.

When it comes to morning exercises, Wu Dongmei feels that she has a lot to say.

"The Five Animal Exercises are so good, they're city folks who really know what they're doing. I've done manual labor before, and it was physically demanding, but the effects of those movements pale in comparison to the Five Animal Exercises."

"After your grandparents exercised together, this winter has been much better. There's no sign of discomfort at all."

"As long as it works. It's rare for me to have time to come back. I'll check on everyone tonight."

Chen Yin said as she selected the target and started digging.

She dug with the hoe and accidentally hit a rock, making a crisp sound.

"Stand still, be careful not to roll down."

The sudden voice surprised Chen Yin. She looked up and found her cousin Wu Wenbo.

"Brother Wenbo, didn't you go out to look for a job today?"

Wu Wenbo smiled innocently, "There are so many things going on at home, so I won't go out for the time being. And I think you're very smart, Yinyin. It will definitely be much better to work with you than for me to go out and work."

His words were full of trust in Chen Yin, which made Chen Yin's eyebrows jump.

She had no experience in doing business and didn't know where Brother Wenbo's trust came from.

When Wu Qiufeng came back and heard his son's words, he said helplessly:

"Although you can make money outside, it's very time-consuming. I see that your brother Wenbo doesn't have much education. It would be better for you to go home and farm, just like Yushu. It would be better for you to go home and help."

Wu Qiufeng has never liked to reveal his inner thoughts in front of his children, but seeing his son's appearance after being away for a year, he thought it would be better for him to go home and keep busy for a while and try other opportunities.

If you fail, it’s not difficult to work on a construction site.

Speaking of the village party secretary's family, Chen Yin pointed to the hill opposite and asked:

"Isn't that the hilltop that the Party Secretary's grandfather and his family have opened up over there? I think they seem to have planted more than you, uncle."

"That's right. Your Party Secretary grandfather is a man of great courage. Although he seems very conservative on weekdays, he is willing to do anything for the villagers."

When talking about the village party secretary, Wu Qiufeng's tone was full of pride.

Chen Yin instantly felt a heavy burden on her shoulders and began to think about finding a market for the medicinal materials.

If the branch secretary and my grandfather's family make money this year, more people will surely follow suit and start planting next year.

Whether it is production or sales, it cannot be solved by a little trick.

For an entire afternoon, Chen Yin and her mother, as well as Liu Mengxi, Qi Wenzhong, and her grandfather were busy on this side of the mountain, while her uncle, his wife, and cousin were planting trees on the other side.

With sufficient manpower, the speed of planting seedlings has increased a lot.

Wu Dongmei looked up at the setting sun in the sky and shouted in her father's direction:

"Dad, let's go home first today?"

Hearing this, Grandpa stopped what he was doing, looked at the sunset in the distance, nodded, spat into his palm, and replied:

"I'll go back after I finish planting this one."

Upon hearing this, everyone silently quickened their pace, trying to finish the last bit in their hands.

Wu Dongmei threw down the hoe in her hand and climbed up the mountain until she stood at the top.

She stretched her neck to look at the foot of the mountain opposite, and shouted to her elder brother and sister-in-law who were still bending over to plant trees:

"Brother, go home for dinner—"

"Right away..." Wu Qiufeng responded in a hoarse voice without even raising his head.

Wu Dongmei watched the two people's actions for several times, and after confirming that they would stop after planting what they were doing, she nodded with satisfaction.

But she looked several times and didn't see Wu Wenbo, and was wondering where he had gone.

When he turned around, he saw his nephew appear in front of him with blood on his hands.

Wu Dongmei was so frightened that she took a big step back and asked in a panic, "Wenbo, where did you get this blood?"

"hey-hey!"

Wu Wenbo smiled awkwardly and held up the skinned rabbit in his hand. "Just now, when I was planting saplings, I ran into a rabbit looking for food. I hit it with a hoe and the rabbit was dead. I thought I would take it home for a snack today, so I found a place to skin it first."

"It turned out to be a rabbit." Wu Dongmei patted her chest and breathed a sigh of relief.

"Let's go. It's getting late, let's go home and eat first."

"Okay, aunt." Wu Wenbo thought of the bloody appearance of the rabbit, hid it behind him, and followed his aunt down the mountain.

Chen Yin and her group, who had finished their group long ago, were standing at the foot of the mountain waiting for the four people.

Although Wu Wenbo hid the rabbit very well, the blood on his hands and clothes was not so easy to ignore.

Especially for the three doctors present, the strong smell of blood on his body could not be dispelled at all.

Grandfather Wu Gui has lived off the land all his life. When he saw his eldest grandson's appearance, he immediately asked:

"What good stuff did you find in the mountains?"

"A rabbit weighs three or four pounds, enough for a snack tonight."

"Rabbit!" Liu Mengxi shouted in surprise when he heard these two words.

Ever since she came to Dongyu, she didn't know how long it had been since she had eaten rabbit meat. Especially hand-shredded rabbit, just thinking about it made her mouth water.

"Doctor Liu likes to eat rabbits," Wu Wenbo asked curiously.

Liu Mengxi nodded uncontrollably, "Whether it's hand-shredded rabbit, dry-pot rabbit, or cold rabbit, they're all delicious."

Listening to the sound of her rapid sips while she spoke, everyone knew that she really loved eating.

Qi Wenzhong silently noted this hobby in his heart.

Chen Yin had eaten it once or twice when she was in college. Thinking of the mutton she had her grandmother stew when she went out, she suggested:

"We've already stewed the lamb at home, so we can just shred the rabbit or eat it cold, right?"

"no problem."

Wu Wenbo agreed immediately and prepared to start doing it as soon as he got home.

A few people stood at the foot of the mountain and waited for a while before Wu Qiufeng and An Hongying appeared with buckets of water.

Afterwards, the group walked home happily, and some even hummed songs.

Before we even reached home, just as we came to the ridge of the field near the yard, we could smell an enticing fragrance.

"This mutton smells delicious. Yinyin, the mutton you picked is very good."

Chen Yin felt embarrassed by her aunt's straightforward praise. It wasn't that she made a good choice, but that there was only one person selling mutton.

When grandma heard the chattering outside, she immediately came out of the kitchen and interrupted Chen Yin's explanation.

"We're already at the doorstep, and there's still so much to say. Hurry up and wash your hands and eat. Cook a little longer, the mutton will be stewed until it's melted."

As soon as these words were spoken, everyone could no longer suppress their desire for delicious food and rushed towards the pool.

After a while, everyone sat around the dining table, looking at the lamb bubbling on the fire and its best match - radish.

"Eat quickly, you're hungry after a busy day."

As he spoke, grandpa stretched out his chopsticks, and the others followed suit, enjoying the rare delicacy.

It is rare for people in Dongyu to eat mutton. Pork is the most common. Sometimes, if you grit your teeth, you can buy some beef to try.

But lamb is really rare, and after eating it, everyone thought it was the most delicious meat they had ever eaten.

After dinner, Chen Yin took the pulse of her family members to check if they had any illnesses that had not yet been exposed.

Wu Qingluan followed her and learned by using the bodies of her family members to learn how to judge pulse and tongue diagnosis.

Liu Mengxi and Qi Wenzhong followed Wu Wenbo, wanting to see how cold rabbit was prepared.

One is waiting to eat, the other is wanting to learn how to make it.

At night, the Wu family also welcomed villagers.

When everyone heard that Chen Yin had returned from the county hospital, they waited until dinner time before rushing to the Wu family.

Because of Chen Yin's previous free clinics, there were almost no serious illnesses in the village, and most of the people who came to see her had various types of arthritis that could be cured by acupuncture.

Before I knew it, I was busy until late at night.

The next morning, everyone continued to go to the top of the mountain to help plant trees. The family walked in the mountains in a large group, attracting the attention of many villagers who got up early to work.

"Do you think Yin Yin knows nothing about medicine except for her medical skills?"

"So many villagers in our town have grown their own oranges but haven't had any good results. I'm sure Qiufeng and his family will suffer a big setback too."

"How can being a doctor be the same as running a business? Running a business is much more troublesome. I guess it won't be long before the whole family of Guishu will have to go out to work to pay off the debt."

…

Almost no villager expressed any expectation that they could succeed in the fruit business.

But some people thought of the village party secretary's family who worked with Wu Qiufeng's family and couldn't help but ask:

"Then why is the village party secretary coming too? Could they be growing some new variety of oranges? I heard that further south, the oranges they grow are smaller, sweeter, and have thinner skins. They sell best during the New Year."

"impossible!"

A decisive voice of rejection quickly attracted everyone's attention. Everyone looked towards the person who spoke and found that it was Wu Xiao, the most fashionable man in the village who also fell the hardest.

"Xiaozi, how do you know it's impossible?"

"Of course I saw the seedlings they bought. They were all very common varieties, not even as good as the ones I used to grow. Humph! The Qiufeng family should prepare to be saddled with debt."

After saying that, he put his hands behind his back and left in a leisurely manner.

Everyone looked at Wu Qiufeng and his group whose backs were almost out of sight, and then looked at Wu Xiao who was walking away.

In the end, he trusted the words of Wu Xiao, his "predecessor", more, and the thought of whether to work with Wu Qiufeng and the others was instantly crushed.

Chen Yin and the others had no idea what had happened after they left, and were enthusiastically setting traps in the mountains.

After making the cold rabbit yesterday, we didn’t even leave it overnight. The whole family finished it in one night.

Isn’t it?

When Liu Mengxi went out in the morning, he was still savoring the taste of the cold rabbit.

When Wu Wenbo heard that Dr. Liu still wanted to eat, he immediately said that he could set traps in the mountains to see if he could catch more rabbits.

As long as there is a harvest, I will cook it immediately at noon and let them take it to the county town to eat.

When Liu Mengxi heard that hunting was possible in the mountains, he immediately became interested and followed Wu Wenbo into the woods and the stream.

Qi Wenzhong followed behind the two of them, saying he wanted to lend a hand.

Wu Dongmei looked at the three young men disappearing and couldn't help but sigh:

"Your eldest cousin is a little bit enthusiastic in these areas."

"It's good to have a skill, but I don't know if wild rabbits will become a protected species in the future. Then we won't be able to eat them."

"Who says it's not true? We used to hunt wild boars, but now we can only watch them eat the crops in the fields."

Wu Dongmei recalled the cheering scene when she was young and the villagers went hunting in the mountains together, and couldn't help but complain about the wild boars in the mountains.

On the other side, Wu Wenbo walked forward along the location where he found the hare yesterday.

Finally, I found rabbit feces next to a small puddle.

He immediately said, "There is rabbit droppings here. Let's follow the droppings and footprints. Maybe we can find a rabbit burrow."

"Rabbit hole! Let's go, Brother Wenbo, lead the way."

Liu Mengxi almost shouted out in excitement, and patted Wu Wenbo's shoulder, urging him to act faster.

A sharp gaze shot straight at Wu Wenbo's shoulder, almost wanting to burn a hole in it.

Wu Wenbo subconsciously straightened up, drove away the chill on his back, and continued walking forward.

After a while, the three of them really found traces of rabbit holes, and there were four holes in total.

Liu Mengxi looked at the scene in front of him in surprise and complained, "I read in the book that the saying 'a cunning rabbit has three burrows' is not enough. It needs four burrows."

Wu Wenbo began to make arrangements for the next arrest.

"Doctor Liu and Doctor Qi, please block the two holes with rocks and weeds. I'll smoke in this hole. Then you two can block the other hole with a backpack and wait for the rabbit to fall into your trap."

"Okay, okay!" Liu Mengxi clapped his hands excitedly and did as he was told immediately.

Qi Wenzhong looked at the two of them and started to act as well.

Soon, the three of them took their positions. Wu Wenbo immediately lit the dry grass and leaves in his hand, aimed it at the cave entrance, and let all the smoke fill the cave.

At first, there was no movement coming from the cave entrance. After a while, the sound of hurried running echoed in my ears.

Liu Mengxi nervously pressed the backpack with his body and asked in a panic:

"Qi Wenzhong, the rabbit shouldn't escape from our hands later, right?"

"Won't."

As soon as he finished speaking, a violent impact was transmitted from the bottom of the backpack to Liu Mengxi.

She excitedly pressed down the basket in her arms again and said excitedly, "Got it! Got it! The rabbit got into the basket by itself!"

With every subsequent collision, Liu Mengxi cried out in surprise.

Qi Wenzhong was worried that she might drop the backpack accidentally, so he protected it with one hand and stood behind Liu Mengxi with the other.

Finally, after five collisions, there was no more sound coming from the cave entrance.

Liu Mengxi lifted the basket with a look of satisfaction, looked at the rabbits running around inside, and shouted, "Five rabbits! Enough for everyone to have a good meal."

"Four holes, five rabbits, not bad."

Wu Wenbo extinguished the fire in his hand, walked over to the two of them, and looked down into the backpack.

Then, he took the basket from Liu Mengxi's hand and said, "Doctor Liu, you and Doctor Qi can go back first. I'll go to the creek and take care of the rabbits."

Liu Mengxi subconsciously wanted to open his mouth to follow, but suddenly remembered what Wu Wenbo was talking about and smiled embarrassedly.

"Brother Wenbo, you are busy. We will go plant the saplings first."

At this point, the two sides separated.

Wu Wenbo went to the creek alone to deal with the rabbits, while Liu Mengxi and Qi Wenzhong walked side by side towards the opposite mountain.

On the way back, Qi Wenzhong looked much better than when he came.

*

Today is the weekend, and Chen Yin and her friends need to rush back to the county town to prepare for work tomorrow.

Therefore, the three of them and Wu Qingluan were busy for the whole morning. After lunch, they rushed to the county with the cold rabbit made by grandma.

The three of them first sent Wu Qingluan to school, and then called a car to drive to the county.

By the time they arrived at the county town, it was almost five o'clock in the afternoon.

Chen Yin glanced at the heavy cold rabbit in her hand and said, "I have to send a can of cold rabbit to Mingfeng. You two should take the things back to the family compound first."

Liu Mengxi and Qi Wenzhong took a look at the things in their hands, and knowing that they were very tired, they immediately nodded and agreed to Chen Yin's arrangement.

As a former student of Yunchuan Middle School, Liu Mengxi is very familiar with the road to high school.

She walked to the school gate with familiarity and followed other boarding students into the gate naturally.

The security guard thought it was a teacher from the school and did not stop him.

Chen Yin slowly walked to the dormitory building and headed towards the building director's dormitory, preparing to ask him to help call Mingfeng.

Unexpectedly, I met Wu Mingfeng who came downstairs to get lunch.

Wu Mingfeng looked at Chen Yin in surprise and called out, "Sister Yin Yin, why are you here at school?"

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The author has something to say: It is forbidden to raise, hunt, or eat wild animals!