After working non-stop for half a month, the summer harvest finally ended, but the commune members couldn't rest and had to start summer plowing next.

In the south, rice is the staple food, and paddy rice is of paramount importance. There are two harvests a year, early rice and late rice.

After harvesting the early rice, we still need to transplant the late rice seedlings. After transplanting the seedlings, we still need to plant autumn peanuts, autumn soybeans, autumn corn, autumn sweet potatoes, and so on.

Vegetables and fruits also need to be planted twice a year so that there will be enough food to get through the winter.

The production team worked hard for a whole month and finally finished planting all the crops before August 1st.

After the busy farming season, another large number of people fell ill, and the clinic was extremely busy every day.

Having many patients is an excellent opportunity for Xu Baiwei to learn and grow. She has accumulated more experience in just one month than in more than a year.

Xu Baiwei is intelligent and studious, and she makes progress day by day.

For doctors, theoretical knowledge is important, but practical experience is even more important, especially for all-round doctors like barefoot doctors, who need to know a little about traditional Chinese medicine, Western medicine, or veterinary medicine.

Of course, they didn't need to be too skilled, since barefoot doctors were the most basic medical resource, with commune health centers, county hospitals, and provincial hospitals above them.

As long as Xu Baiwei can pass the barefoot doctor assessment, that's fine.

Time flies by in the midst of our busy lives, and autumn has arrived in the blink of an eye.

The crops in the fields have turned from green to yellow, and the autumn harvest is just around the corner.

Li Xiyue carried several packets of medicine, a can of malted milk powder, and a packet of brown sugar to Xu Jianmin's house.

"Dr. Li, are you going to see Xiulan?" A villager asked warmly as they encountered him on the way.

Li Xiyue replied with a smile, "Yes, Aunt Xiulan just gave birth, so I'm sending her some medicine."

As soon as I pushed open the courtyard gate, I heard the sound of a child crying.

Li Xiyue went straight into the main house and saw Xu Jianmin hurriedly changing diapers while holding the baby, and Gao Xiulan sitting on the bed, laughing uncontrollably.

"Uncle Jianmin, Aunt Xiulan." She put the things on the table and walked over.

Gao Xiulan scolded, "It's already troubled enough to ask you to bring the medicine, why did you bring more?"

“It’s not like you’re not going to pay,” Li Xiyue said with a smile.

Gao Xiulan smiled and said, "Okay, I'll settle the bill for you along with the medicine."

"Uncle Jianmin, do you know how?" Li Xiyue leaned closer and teased, "It's been so many days, and you still haven't learned it?"

Xu Jianmin was covered in sweat. "I understand, I understand. It'll be done soon."

“I said I would do it, but he insisted on showing off,” Gao Xiulan said.

Li Xiyue sat down by the bed and took her pulse. "Uncle Jianmin feels sorry for you, he also loves the children."

"That's the truth. They dote on this girl so much that they have to come back to check on her even when they're halfway through work," Gao Xiulan said, covering her mouth with a laugh.

Li Xiyue raised her finger slightly, "It's your first child at this age, so it's definitely a rare treat."

"If it were a boy, I wouldn't be so excited." Xu Jianmin changed the diaper, kissed his daughter who had cried herself to sleep, and truly adored her.

Just then, Gao's mother, who had brought in chicken soup, was relieved to hear this. She had been worried that her son-in-law would be disgusted that her daughter had given birth to a girl, but now it seemed that her worries were unfounded.

"Mom." Xu Jianmin put the child on the bed, stepped forward and took the bowl. "You rest for a bit, I'll take care of it."

"It's nothing, I'm used to doing this kind of work, it's not tiring." Although Gao's mother said this, she was very happy because her son-in-law cared about her.

After taking her pulse, Li Xiyue smiled and said, "You're doing well. Take good care of yourself, exercise moderately, and keep a good mood."

Gao Xiulan nodded, looking at her sleeping daughter with incredibly tender eyes.

"Thank you for your hard work, Dr. Li. There's chicken soup here; please have a bowl before you go back," Gao's mother said with a smile.

Li Xiyue smiled and declined, "No need, leave it for Auntie to help with breastfeeding. The clinic can't be left unattended, I'll head back now."

As I stepped outside, I could still hear the family laughing and talking.

Last year, this home was shrouded in gloom, but now it is filled with laughter and joy.

Therefore, no matter what difficulties you encounter, don't be discouraged. Perhaps if you persevere a little longer, things will turn around.

We must always believe that if we don't despair in this second, there is hope in the next.