Before Xu Laosan and Mu Jingheng even reached the threshing ground, the entire brigade knew that watching the open-air movie required arriving early to secure a good spot.

Xu Laosan and Mu Jingheng were the first to arrive at the threshing ground. When they arrived, Xu Laosan was a little confused because the movie screen hadn't been hung up yet, and who knew which spot was the best?

Xu Laosan: "Brother, we were careless. The curtain hasn't been hung up yet."

Mu Jingheng: "It's okay, let me observe which position is the best for hanging the curtain."

Mu Jingheng put down the stool, put his hands behind his back, and strolled around the threshing ground in a serious manner before pointing to a spot and saying, "This place is the best for hanging the screen. When the time comes, we'll give Uncle Scarface and the others our suggestion. Isn't the brigade supposed to prepare bamboo poles for hanging the screen first? Let them put them there and the location will be determined naturally when the projectionist arrives."

Xu Laosan gave him a thumbs up in admiration and said, "I've always thought of myself as the smartest person in this brigade, but I'm still far behind you, brother."

Mu Jingheng didn't mince words and laughed, "You've got something to learn."

Xu Laosan: "That's right, I will definitely learn from you, brother."

Just as the two finished setting up their stools, a large group of villagers carrying stools arrived from behind to reserve their spots.

Member: "Third brother, Mu Zhiqing, have you taken your spots?"

Xu Laosan: "That's about it. We still need to bring two stools. They're marked on the ground. You can't take them."

Member: "How many people are in your family? Why do you need so many seats? There are already six stools."

Xu Laosan: "There are seven people in our family now, and there is one spot reserved for Uncle Scarface. He went to hire a projectionist for the brigade, so we can't leave no spot for anyone, can we?"

Member: "Why is the third son so sensible?"

Before long, the threshing ground was filled with stools, and the Xu family's stools were placed in the best positions.

Xu Laosan is going to school today. He'll go to school after he gets a good spot. Mu Jingheng has a tough task: he has to guide the people who went up the mountain to cut bamboo to set up the movie screen.

With Mu Jingheng around, Yang Chunqin entrusted this task to him, as there was a severe shortage of people in the brigade who understood this skill.

Xu Xinning had just arrived at the medical station when her great-grandparents came to visit.

Xu Xinning was still wondering why the poison had been in her medicine for over a week. Normally, the poison should have spread throughout her body by now. Although it would eventually heal, the process would be extremely difficult.

Xu Xinning waited and waited, thinking that her great-grandparents' physical structure was special, which was why they hadn't arrived yet. She was even thinking that the dosage of the medicine might need to be changed again. Unexpectedly, they finally arrived.

When Xu Xinning saw the people, she deliberately asked, "Grandpa, do you need something from me?"

Grandpa was depressed: "What good things can come from coming to this place?"

Xu Xinning continued to feign ignorance: "What's wrong?"

Grandma sighed, "I don't know why, but lately your great-uncle and I have been incredibly itchy all over, with red rashes everywhere."

Xu Xinning: "You've had rashes on your face before, haven't you?"

Actually, this rash usually starts on the exposed skin first. Now, because of the long time that has passed, the exposed rashes have almost healed. Since the elderly have many wrinkles on their faces and have been exposed to the sun for many years, the marks are indeed not very noticeable.

It's easy to scratch itchy exposed skin, but itchy skin on the body is real torture.

But these two old men are really good at enduring things.

Grandma: "Absolutely! It used to be all over my face and hands. It felt prickly and scratchy to the touch, and after I scratched it, it turned into hard lumps. I couldn't show my face to anyone for two days."

Xu Xinning pretended to look at the rashes on the two of them, and then said, "You need to pay attention to the hygiene at home. Also, there are a lot of flowers this season, so some people with weak constitutions are prone to getting rashes like you. It's okay, just get some medicine, boil it and drink it for a couple of days and you'll be fine."

Grandma: Really?

Xu Xinning: "You are my great-grandparents, I would never make that up."

Grandma: "That's great, my dear. You have no idea how agonizing it is when it itches."

Xu Xinning suppressed a laugh. "If you're so desperate, I wouldn't let you use it, otherwise Xu Mingyang wouldn't have had such a peaceful week."

Then there's Xu Yaozu and his wife. Xu Xinning would make a point of going to their place every night when she was digesting her food. Those two little ones were quite obedient; as soon as it got dark, they would both have an attack.

Sometimes Xu Xinning felt that she was really a good person, otherwise why would she give that couple such good things?

Hehehe...

It's estimated that Xu Yaoyang's job will be in trouble soon, or his impression in the eyes of his superiors will definitely not be good.

Xu Xinning: "Grandpa, should we get this medicine?"

Grandpa: "Scratch, definitely scratch, this itch is more unbearable than pain."

Is itching more uncomfortable than pain?

hehe……

The poison was about to dissipate, and even without medication, the itching would subside in a few days. Since it's already here, we can't let it go to waste, can we?

Xu Xinning grabbed half a pound of rhubarb and kindly divided it into several portions, carefully wrapping each portion into a neat square.

Xu Xinning: "This is a two-person dose, one dose per person per day, three times a day. Boil three bowls of water down to one bowl. You will be fully recovered after drinking all of this medicine."

Grandma: "Okay, okay, I wish I had come sooner. These past few days have been so agonizing."

Xu Xinning: "That's right, so it's really unacceptable to avoid seeking medical help."

After tying the medicine rope, Xu Xinning said, "You have to control your emotions. Too many emotions are not good for older people. In severe cases, it can cause a cerebral hemorrhage, and you might die if you're not careful. In milder cases, it can cause high blood pressure, and you'll always have headaches and numbness in your limbs, which is quite uncomfortable."

Older people are naturally reluctant to get sick, and Xu Xinning's words made them really uneasy. Both of them felt uncomfortable as they walked out of the medical station, and they kept wondering if they would have a stroke or something.

Xu Xinning rested her chin on her hand, watching the old man and woman walk out shakily, thinking to herself that if they were afraid of dying, they would probably stay quiet for a while.

Thanks to the contributions of the great-grandfather and great-grandmother, the medical station's accounts are finally not blank this month.

Congratulations!

Xu Xinning estimated that Xu Yaoyang and his wife would come to contribute in a few days. She planned to show them a good lesson, and it wouldn't be unreasonable for them to spend at least a month's salary, right?

Xu Xinning was overjoyed with her achievement, and in her excitement, she got so engrossed in preparing the medicine that she forgot all about the time.

In Xujia Village, lunch is usually eaten standing up. It's quite a novel experience, and everyone, young and old, men and women, seems to be in a particularly good mood.