The old woman muttered something behind her.

I didn't encounter anyone else. It was hot, and apart from one person from each household having to go to work, everyone else stayed at home. No one would wander around on the open road with no shelter.

Xie Zhuo carried the light basket on his back for three kilometers before meeting Zhao Kaiguang, a carpenter who was also going to the city.

Xie Zhuo glanced into Zhao the carpenter's basket and said, "You're going to sell mountain products, Uncle Zhao."

The government does not allow the buying low and selling high for speculation, but the control over wild mountain products and vegetables grown by farmers in their private plots is not strict, and they can be sold in cities or markets.

Qingshan Brigade is not far from the county seat, so many people sell vegetables to the city.

“No, Zhao Bin just brought back the goods, and your Aunt Guilan packed some things for me to take to see him,” Zhao the carpenter said, waving his hand. Then he glanced at the basket on Xie Zhuo’s back and asked, “Are you going to sell mountain products?”

Xie Zhuo nodded, then added, "Yeah, after selling all this stuff, we'll have enough money to go to the county hospital for a checkup."

"What are you looking at?" Zhao the carpenter asked.

For a moment I didn't realize that "take a look" meant going to the hospital for a checkup.

"I was kicked a few times by the educated youth at the educated youth settlement today," Xie Zhuo said, seeing that Zhao the carpenter was still unaware of what had happened at the entrance of the educated youth settlement. He briefly explained the situation to him and then raised his hand to cover his stomach. "It still hurts. I suspect that I was kicked and suffered internal injuries. I need to go to the hospital for a check-up later."

Although Zhao the carpenter didn't quite understand what kind of internal injury he had, when he heard Xie Zhuo say that he was going to the hospital for a check-up, he felt that the injury must be very serious.

Otherwise, Xie Laosan wouldn't have endured the pain and walked such a long distance to the hospital to spend money!