The autumn harvest period is quite long, and during this period, Dabazi Village is immersed in a busy and joyful atmosphere.

With the new thresher put into use, the speed of rice threshing has been significantly accelerated, but the subsequent drying, screening, storage and other work are still cumbersome.

The villagers worked together, had clear division of labor, and carried out each task in an orderly manner.

The women spread the threshed rice evenly on the threshing ground and carefully turn it over with wooden rakes every morning to ensure that the rice can be fully exposed to sunlight and dry as quickly as possible.

The old people sat by, holding bamboo sieves, carefully sifting out the full grains and removing impurities and shriveled grains.

The children were not idle either. They played and laughed beside the grain piles, occasionally helping the adults with tools, feeling the joy of the harvest.

While busy, Zhou Ziwen never forgets to pay attention to the situation at the mushroom cultivation base.

Mushroom picking was also in its peak season during this period, so he organized the members of the mushroom group to work overtime to pick mushrooms.

The freshly picked mushrooms are quickly sent to the commune, which is then responsible for transporting them to the county town and surrounding markets for sale.

As the autumn harvest work gradually progressed, the granary in Dabazi Village was gradually filled, and the villagers' faces were filled with happy and satisfied smiles.

This year's hard work has finally paid off with fruitful results, and everyone's efforts have been tangibly rewarded.

In order to thank the villagers for their hard work, the village decided to hold a grand harvest banquet after the autumn harvest.

The production team slaughtered five pigs, and the villagers brought out their best ingredients to prepare for the feast together.

At the harvest banquet, everyone tasted delicious food and shared the joy of the harvest, and laughter echoed throughout the Dabazi Village.

The end of the autumn harvest marks another fulfilling and fruitful season for Dabazi Village.

The end of autumn harvest means the beginning of hibernation, and everyone's pace of life slows down.

"Ziwen, are you going back to visit your relatives again this year?" That day, Wu Dagang called Zhou Ziwen to the village committee office and asked with a smile.

Zhou Ziwen was slightly stunned, then nodded and said, "Uncle Wu, I do have this plan. My parents have been looking forward to my return, and my sister is married, so I want to go back and visit her."

I received a letter from home before saying that my eldest sister Zhou Xiulan has married Zheng Ming, and only my second sister Zhou Yaqin is still dating Li Qiang, and there is no sign of marriage for the time being.

In fact, in this era, marriages are very quick. As long as the couple are attracted to each other and both families have no objections, the marriage can be settled quickly.

But the second sister Zhou Yaqin and Li Qiang have been together for such a long time and have not yet gotten married, which is already considered unorthodox.

But they all like to play and have their own views on marriage.

It’s because my parents are more open-minded, otherwise my second sister would have suffered.

Wu Dagang listened to Zhou Ziwen's words, nodded slightly, and said, "It's only right that you can go back to see your family. However, the village is now in a critical period of development, especially the mushroom industry. Under your leadership, it has begun to show results. There are many plans that need your participation."

"Can you please adjust the time of your visit a little bit, and wait until some important matters in the village are arranged more securely before returning?"

Seeing that Wu Dagang said so, Zhou Ziwen naturally couldn't refuse.

He nodded and said, "Okay, then I'll go back later!"

In fact, after the new mushroom cultivation base was built, Zhou Ziwen transferred some key members of the mushroom group there.

The old ones will guide the new ones, allowing the new members to become familiar with all aspects of mushroom cultivation as quickly as possible and improve the technical level of the entire mushroom cultivation team.

Although it would be fine even if Zhou Ziwen was not around, Wu Dagang felt that without Zhou Ziwen, it would be like losing the backbone, and many things would not go so smoothly.

After all, Zhou Ziwen not only has rich knowledge and experience, but also has unique innovative thinking and decisive decision-making ability.

On this day, even he, the old secretary, was outdone.

After chatting with Wu Dagang for a while, seeing that it was getting late, Zhou Ziwen prepared to go home for dinner.

But just as I came out of the village committee office, a car slowly drove into the village.

The car raised a cloud of dust, causing quite a stir in the village.

In this era, cars are a rare thing, especially in remote rural areas like Dabazi Village, where cars are rarely seen.

The car stopped in front of the village committee, the door opened, and several people got out of the car.

The person in charge was none other than Tan Youwei, the chief surgeon of the county hospital.

"Uncle Tan, why are you here?" Zhou Ziwen was stunned when he saw Tan Youwei and hurried to greet him.

When Tan Youwei saw Zhou Ziwen, he smiled warmly and said, "Ziwen, I'm here to ask you for help again. Come with me and we'll talk while we walk."

Although Zhou Ziwen was a little confused, he still followed Tan Youwei into the car.

In the car, Tan Youwei said, "Ziwen, it's like this. Our hospital recently received a patient with a rather difficult condition."

"This patient's identity is quite special. Our hospital's doctors have consulted with him many times but still haven't been able to come up with a good treatment plan."

"Then we remembered your unique insights and superb medical skills in treating some difficult illnesses, so we wanted to invite you over to take a look. Maybe you could come and help."

Hearing this, Zhou Ziwen smiled bitterly, "Uncle Tan, you think too highly of me. Although I know some medical skills, I haven't received any systematic medical training. Faced with such a difficult condition, I really can't guarantee that I can have any good solution."

Tan Youwei smiled and patted Zhou Ziwen on the shoulder, saying, "Ziwen, don't be so modest. I'm well aware of your abilities. We all admire the abilities you demonstrated in previous cases."

"This patient's condition is special, and we've come to you for help because we've run out of options. Even if we can't cure him, we've done our best."

Zhou Ziwen nodded helplessly and said, "Okay, Uncle Tan, I'll go take a look. But I have to tell my family first."

Tan Youwei said: "No problem, we'll wait for you here."

After getting off the car, Zhou Ziwen hurried to Wu Dagang's house and told Wu Dagang about the situation.

After hearing this, Wu Dagang said, "Ziwen, go ahead! I'll go to your house later and tell your wife about this."

Zhou Ziwen nodded and said, "Okay, I'll go first."

Back in the car, the car quickly drove away from Dabazi Village.

Along the way, Tan Youwei introduced the patient's condition to Zhou Ziwen in detail.

It turned out that this special patient was the daughter-in-law of Deputy Director Zhang of the Revolutionary Committee.

His son and daughter-in-law have been married for so many years but have no children.

This time I finally had a baby, but the fetal heart rate was a little abnormal.

Seeing that the child was about to die, Deputy Director Zhang was extremely anxious and asked around for ways to save him.

The doctors at the hospital tried all conventional medical methods, but the child's condition did not improve significantly.

Tan Youwei then thought of Zhou Ziwen, hoping that his unique medical skills could bring a glimmer of hope. (End of this chapter)