The day for going to the countryside arrived quickly. Lin Jin got up early and went to the educated youth office. When she arrived, the car was already waiting. Besides her, there were three others—two men and one woman—four people in total. The others had all been brought by their families. Only Lin Jin carried her own luggage to the car. After putting the luggage away, the director of the educated youth office explained the precautions for going to the countryside. "The person in charge of taking you to the countryside this time is Liu Xu. You can call him Uncle Liu." As soon as the car door closed, tears streamed down the girl's face. Lin Jin and the other two boys didn't seem to notice much. Lin Jin silently took out a handkerchief and handed it to the girl. The girl accepted it with a sob and thanked him softly. The car slowly started moving, and the girl was still sobbing occasionally. Lin Jin turned to look out the window, her heart filled with anticipation for the future.

Along the way, everyone got to know each other. The girl's name was Zhu Jingyi, she was 18 years old, her father was a worker in a compressor factory, her mother was unemployed, and she had an older brother who was a primary school teacher. She had no choice but to go to the countryside because she was unemployed and of legal age. The taller one was named Ge Hai, his parents were both employed in a cotton mill, and his older sister worked at a supply and marketing cooperative. He wanted to go to the countryside on his own. The other one was named Lin Jianye, and that's all. We were all going to Baiyang Brigade, but not to the same village. The three of us went to Yangliu Village, and Ge Hai went to Yangshu Village, which was next to Yangliu Village.

The car sped along like lightning, and soon came to a smooth stop in front of the train station. We got off the car, glanced at the time, and realized that we were actually quite early; there was still a full hour before the train departed! At this time, the train station was bustling with people, some carrying luggage and walking quickly, while others carrying large and small bags were anxiously looking around.

Liu Xu led everyone through the crowded streets, finally finding a few empty seats for them to sit and rest. He carefully instructed them, "You all sit here and don't wander around! I'll go check where the people from the other two streets are now." With that, he turned and disappeared into the surging crowd.

Seeing a train station from the 1970s for the first time, Lin Jin was quite curious. Most people carried their belongings in cloth bags, rarely in suitcases, and their clothing was simple, with patches on their clothes a symbol of the era. Lin Jin was engrossed in looking at it when Zhu Jingyi tugged at her sleeve and whispered, "Sister Lin Jin, I'm a little scared. There are too many people here." Lin Jin patted her hand reassuringly, "Don't be afraid, we just need to stay here." At this moment, Lin Jianye stood up, stretched, and said, "I'll go take a walk around and see if there's any water for sale." Ge Hai also stood up and said he wanted to go with them. Soon after the two squeezed into the crowd, a commotion arose. An old man had suddenly collapsed. People around rushed over, unsure what to do. Hearing the commotion, Lin Jin quickly ran over to check. Having learned some traditional Chinese medicine first aid from her grandfather since childhood, she placed her hand on the old man's pulse and, after a moment, determined that the old man had only suffered a temporary shock to his heart and was otherwise unharmed. She borrowed a silver needle from someone nearby and skillfully inserted it into the old man's acupoints. Not long after, the old man slowly woke up. Upon seeing that it was a young girl, his eyes flashed with surprise, and he asked, "Are you a doctor, young lady?" Lin Jin shook her head. "Old sir, I'm not a doctor. I learned a little bit from the old Chinese medicine doctor in the village before." "Oh! Where are you going?"

"We were educated youth sent to the countryside."

"Great! Contributing to the construction of our motherland, young man, that's good."

"Thank you so much for today. If it weren't for you, I would have died here today." Just as he finished speaking, a soldier ran over to him and said, "Sir, I'm late. I heard you almost got into trouble."

"It's alright now, thanks to this little girl. I still don't know her name." "Sir, my name is Lin Jin." Hmm! Good name. My surname is Fu. Call me Grandpa Fu, don't keep calling me 'sir'." The young soldier took out a hundred yuan and gave it to Lin Jin. Lin Jin quickly said: Grandpa Fu, it was just a small favor, how could I accept so much money from you!

"Isn't my life worth a hundred yuan? Take it. You'll need money for many things in the countryside, and maybe we'll meet again someday." "Since Grandpa Fu says so, then I'll take it. I just took your pulse. Do you always have headaches, especially at night?"

"Oh dear, you're right. I do have a terrible headache at night, and I've seen many doctors but none of them can cure it. I didn't expect you to be so capable at such a young age, able to diagnose an old man's illness just by taking his pulse. Can it be cured?" Fu Hongxian asked excitedly. "Yes, Grandpa Fu, it can be cured. But right now I can only prescribe some medicine to relieve the symptoms. To cure it completely, you'll need to combine it with acupuncture."

"Can it really be cured?" "Yes, it can, but I have to leave soon, and there's no time for acupuncture," Lin Jin said while writing the prescription.