"Brother, are a lot of people exchanging medicinal herbs now?" Bai Dongzhi was starting to worry, thinking about some recent rumors. "We should have no problem exchanging medicinal herbs this time, right?"

“How could there be no problem? There’s a huge problem.” Liu Fengya tapped his cousin on the head. “We don’t have much stock left. If we exchange it for you, we’ll be completely broke. I don’t know what’s wrong with you people. You’ve all started competing to exchange medicine lately.”

"I heard you exchanged all the medicinal herbs with the city for supplies. There have been constant conflicts lately, and everyone wants to be prepared. Having some on hand makes us feel more at ease." Bai Dongzhi smiled ingratiatingly at his cousin. The village had sent him over to do some favors in case they couldn't get the medicinal herbs.

"And then? Should we take the white cat back with us?"

"Brother, you're amazing! You guessed it all."

Liu Fengya rolled his eyes at him, "Other villages have all taken their people back, I don't believe your village doesn't have the same idea. But let me tell you the unpleasant truth first, although they have been studying for so long, they haven't mastered their skills yet, they can only treat some simple wounds and common diseases."

Of Liu Fengya's former junior brothers, only Bai Mao and Yao Shu remain; the others had long since been taken away by their respective villages.

"This is already quite good. Having someone skilled in medicine in the village gives everyone some peace of mind." The person in charge of Baijia Village, who had been quietly listening to their conversation outside the door, came in at this moment, fearing that Pinghe Village would prevent people from leaving because their medical skills were not up to par.

Because Liu Fengya had been in charge of the medicinal herbs business, he knew most of the people who came from various villages. After greeting him, he said directly, "White Cat had already put his things away a few days ago, guessing that you would be coming in the next few days."

"Brother, what about the medicinal herbs?" Bai Zhidong asked with a forced smile, hoping to get a definite answer.

"As you all know, we've exchanged a lot of medicinal herbs recently, and now we're almost out of them. These white cats all know that."

Liu Fengya paused here, and seeing that the person in charge of Baijia Village and his cousin were anxious, he continued.

"Our village can only give you a portion for now, as we also need to keep some for ourselves. You'll have to make good use of these medicinal herbs, since it will take some time before the next batch comes out, and by then our village won't be able to provide any more."

Bai Zhidong and the others breathed a sigh of relief upon hearing this. No matter what, getting some would be good enough. But the importance of this batch of medicinal herbs also increased in their minds.

With the help of the villagers, Lian Qingfeng and his son found Si Cheng. Last time, Si Cheng and Lian Qingfeng did not communicate at all in Baijia Village. At that time, Lian Qingfeng had already lost too much blood and was unconscious.

This was the first time the two had met, and they were both a little embarrassed. Fortunately, Lian Jianpeng had dealt with Si Cheng a few times before, so he quickly explained his purpose.

“Then you may have to stay here for a while. We won’t be able to go up the mountain again in a short time. If you go up the mountain alone, it will be too dangerous. How about this? Our village has some temporary houses that are usually used to receive people from other villages. You can stay there for a while and then go with them next time we go into the mountains or when some of them come down.”

Si Cheng thought that the Lian family father and son would need some time to deal with their family matters, but he did not expect them to arrive so quickly. Now, he could not ask the two father and son to take them into the mountains, so he could only ask them to wait here for a while.

"You've really gone to so much trouble for me, causing you so much trouble every time." Lian Jianpeng is now genuinely grateful to Si Cheng. Since the great disaster, the person who has helped them the most is actually the one with whom they have the most complicated relationship.

"It's nothing, just a small matter. It's just that since you live in the village, you can go with the villagers to the back mountain to pick some wild mushrooms and vegetables. But I don't recommend that you go outside the village now. The outside area is a mixed population, and we can't usually take care of things."

Si Cheng reminded everyone of everything that needed to be reminded, otherwise no one would be in a good position if problems arose later.

"Don't worry, we only go to the back mountain to find some wild vegetables each day, enough to supply our daily needs. We won't wander around." Lian Jianpeng knew from what he had seen along the way how turbulent things were outside. He was already very grateful that they could stay in the village, and they would never cause them any more trouble.

"Let's go, I'll take you there." Since Si Cheng had already decided to take them in, he might as well go all the way and take them there.

"Your Aunt Gao will regret this one day." After Si Cheng had walked away, Lian Qingfeng said this to his son.

“It’s not that I want to speak ill of Gao Dongxing behind his back, but that kid is an ungrateful wretch. Our family has never mistreated him before. After you got injured last time, he just casually brought some wild vegetables over to visit, without even saying any polite words. His behavior was just for show.”

Lian Jianpeng was furious when he talked about it. The mother and son didn't go directly to their house when they came to the village. Instead, they carried a tightly sealed bag and wandered around the village for a long time. People who didn't know better would think that they were very affectionate and had specially brought a lot of nutritional supplements. Who would have thought that the bag was just a bag of wild vegetables, and the soil hadn't even been cleaned off.

During that particular period, he barely interacted with anyone else in the village, so he didn't bother to explain himself. By the time he heard some rumors, he was already in a situation where he couldn't explain himself.

"Forget it, we'll have very little contact with them in the future anyway, and your Aunt Gao did a lot for our family all those years. We've already agreed that we're even, so it's just a courtesy for them to come to visit."

After a series of setbacks, Lian Qingfeng had long since come to terms with many things. Now, all he wanted was to protect his son and watch him remarry and have children, and emerge from the shadow of his past. That would be enough for him.

"Sigh, actually we owe it all to Aunt Gao." Lian Jianpeng still spoke the truth and said a fair word. "If it weren't for her, I believe Village Chief Si wouldn't have bothered with our affairs. Moreover, he arranged for us to stay in their village temporarily. We really owe him a huge favor."

Lian Jianpeng looked at the 20-square-meter prefabricated house, which even had some simple furniture. It was much better than their previous wooden house.

"Sigh, I'll remember this for now. I'll repay them if I have the chance in the future." Lian Qingfeng thought about how the other person had already helped them a lot several times with just that small relationship.