This time, there were only two of them left. Tian Cai turned to look at Qin Ling, who had been silent since a while ago. "What do you want to say?"

Qin Ling's eyes flickered slightly, and his long eyelashes half-hid his face, casting a shadow. He swallowed nervously, and mentally mustered up his courage. Then he raised his eyes and stared at Tian Cai, his voice slightly tense, "What do you think of me?"

Tian Cai didn't understand why, but still smiled and said, "It's pretty good!"

Qin Ling's expression softened, and his voice slowed down considerably. "Then what's the best solution?"

Tian Cai was confused. She tried to test him, "Do you want a good height and good looks?"

Qin Ling: "..."

He thought he should be more direct, so he changed the question, "So what do you think of me?"

Tian Cai: I don’t really have any idea…

She looked up, and swallowed back the words that were on the tip of her tongue when she saw those deep eyes.

She didn't dislike Qin Ling, either in terms of appearance or personality, but not disliking him didn't mean liking him, especially the kind of liking that would last a lifetime.

In fact, this person has many advantages, and the two of them get along well. He comes from a simple family and is a loner like her, so there will be no problems caused by family relationships in the future.

Tian Cai hardly considered the economic aspect. There were few people with good conditions now. As long as they were nice to her, hardworking and not rigid-minded, she would never starve as she would be in the 1980s, a year full of opportunities.

As for passionate love, that is something that many people never have in their entire lives. She believes more in a long-lasting love.

Moreover, Tian Cai does not attach much importance to economic matters. She has no business acumen and plans to pursue a career in medicine. Although it will not make her rich, she should have no problem having food and clothing. As for other things, she plans to buy up more pieces of land before the housing market takes off, and then sell them after the land is demolished. This will be enough for her to live a carefree life for several lifetimes.

So what is she hesitating about?

Tian Cai himself doesn't know.

Qin Ling looked at the girl in front of him who lowered her eyes and said nothing, and couldn't help feeling discouraged by her silence. This was the first time in his life that he was attracted to a girl, but he didn't know how to express it. He just kept working for her. Just like what his uncle Defa scolded him, no one was looking for a long-term worker.

He suddenly didn't have the courage to listen to the answer, "Go back."

Tian Cai wanted to pretend that he didn't understand, but he couldn't get over it in his heart.

She had been watching Qin Ling's performance for such a long time. He was not made of wood, so how could she not feel anything at all?

Just the thought of finding a man to control her made Tian Cai feel uncomfortable from the inside out.

Seeing that Qin Ling changed the subject, they tacitly stopped mentioning it.

Until the two separated at the village entrance, Tian Cai went home by himself, and Qinling went to Zhang Defa's home.

Tian Cai put the bag in the inner room, changed into the linen clothes he wore at home, and washed his face with water. Then he breathed a sigh of relief. Sure enough, this outfit was still cooler.

She walked around the backyard but didn't see Mimi. It seemed that the little guy still hadn't come back.

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The next morning, Commander Yu sent over a lot of medicinal herbs and said that he would ask someone to help set up the courtyard in the county so that Tian Cai could focus on making medicine.

After breakfast, Tian Cai sat in the pavilion to prepare medicine. People who came to see a doctor also came here to see the doctor. The frequency of making medicine has been high recently, and the demand for medicine has also increased greatly. I heard from Commander Yu that there was a large-scale battle on the border, and these are all used to support the front line.

Tian Cai is a history idiot. He only has a general knowledge of many things of this era, and he doesn't know much about issues that he didn't pay attention to in his previous life.

She could only do as much as she could. Later, seeing Qin Ling hanging around, she simply recruited him as well.

Many of the medicinal herbs that Tian Cai had asked Commander Yu for before were roughly processed, such as Chuanxiong, which is an indispensable herb in hemostatic powder. It has the effects of promoting blood circulation, promoting qi, dispelling wind and relieving pain. The Chuanxiong in the hemostatic powder needs to be mixed with rice wine, and then simmered for a while. After the rice wine is completely absorbed, put it into the pot and stir-fry. When it turns brown, take it out and dry it.

It was very time-consuming to handle, so Tian Cai simply gave this not-particularly-difficult job to Qin Ling. Qin Ling was smart and remembered everything Tian Cai taught him once. He had a hard time controlling the heat at the beginning, but from the second pot onwards he made significant progress each time, and soon his skills were not much worse than Tian Cai's.

Qin Ling has rarely been to work recently. The batch of goods that Ma Jianhong delivered last time has been sold out, so he has been staying in the village. It is just right for him to come and help Tian Cai.

After being busy for six or seven days, when Tian Cai finally had some free time, the news that Yu Xuewei was seriously injured on the battlefield had spread throughout Kaoshan Village.

Zhang Baocai happened to run into Yu's house. He was horrified when he heard the news and chased after the young man from Qingshan Village who had brought the message, asking, "Where did Xue Weige get hurt? Is it serious? Will he recover? How is he now? Which hospital is he in?"

The young man had no idea what was going on. Seeing the pale faces of the Yu family members, he just said, "Don't worry. I don't know the specific situation. The army called and told them to send someone from home to help take care of him. They didn't say anything else."

This spring, the Beishan Brigade installed a telephone at the brigade headquarters in Qingshan Village. The brigade also specially arranged a cadre to stand by the phone every day, answer the calls as soon as they came in, and then help call people in the brigade.

Yu Guoqing nearly fainted the moment he heard the news. He gripped the door frame to steady himself, bit his cheek, and when he felt his mind cleared up a bit, he said in a trembling voice, "Boss, pack your things and come with me to see your brother."

"Hey!" Yu Xuelin responded simply, went into the house and started packing his luggage. Anyway, it was a hot summer day and he only needed to bring one set of clothes, and the most important thing was to bring enough money.

He called Sun Yanhong into the house and said quickly while tying up his bag, "Give me some money, more."

Sun Yanhong had been shocked by the news of Yu Xuewei's injury, but now that she had recovered somewhat, she quickly fished out the key from her waist and opened the kang cabinet. From the innermost part, she pulled out a tin box. After opening it, she saw a lot of banknotes stuffed inside. "How much do you want?"

Yu Xuelin pondered for a moment, thinking about the food and drink the father and son had to pay for on the way back and forth. When they got there, they still didn't know what Xuewei's injury was, and whether it could be cured. If it was necessary to treat it, it would cost a lot of money. Even if he took all the money in the box, it would not be enough. "You keep some, and I'll take the rest. I'll take it back if I don't need it."

Sun Yanhong was a little reluctant, but she didn't dare to go against her husband at this time. She counted out two dollars from the money and stuffed the rest into Yu Xuelin's pocket.