Uncle Xu's face darkened the moment he saw him. "I told you to go gather herbs, and you brought back a rabbit. What use are you?"

So Xu Xiangyang also works for Uncle Xu Liu? The "they" that Uncle Xu Liu mentioned before refers to him and Xu Guoqing.

She understood what Xu Guoqiang had said before she came here. She had to spend every day with Xu Xiangyang, and Xu Guoqiang was a little worried about her.

"This brat is just loafing around here, he's not a barefoot doctor, don't pay him any mind," Uncle Xu explained when he saw Li Xiyue's puzzled expression.

Li Xiyue understood. Xu Xiangyang was just coasting along; he didn't have to work? He didn't have to earn work points?

Xu Guoqing went to look at the rabbit and laughed, "You even put medicine on it. Why are you being so nice to a rabbit? You might as well give it an extra meal at lunchtime."

Li Xiyue also felt that it would be better to boil water, scald the hair, and then eat the meat.

Rabbits are cute, but they taste great.

Furthermore, she believes that it's better for humans not to interfere with the food chain in nature; the law of the jungle and the survival of the fittest are natural laws.

It may be saved one moment, but the next it will still be food for other animals.

However, she didn't say anything or meddle in other people's business; what Xu Xiangyang did was none of her concern.

Xu Xiangyang glared at Xu Guoqing.

Xu Guoqing pouted sullenly, "Fine, I won't eat it. It's your little darling."

Li Xiyue was hungry and went inside to eat breakfast. Xu Laoliu walked over to Xu Xiangyang and nudged him, "How is it? Has it changed?"

Xu Xiangyang resumed his usual indifferent expression and strode out.

Xu Laoliu called out, "Breakfast is ready, where are you going?"

As Xu Xiangyang walked, he replied, "Go back, my uncle is still at home."

Xu Laoliu sighed, turned around and went into the house.

Li Xiyue thought Xu Xiangyang would have breakfast with them, but he left instead. She asked in surprise, "Why did Comrade Xiangyang leave?"

"Oh, he has to go home to take care of his uncle," Xu Guoqing said, slurping his porridge.

As soon as Xu Laoliu came in, he took off his shoe and threw it at him, saying, "Can't you watch your mouth?"

Xu Guoqing was hit in the back and howled in pain, "I was wrong, from now on I'll be a gourd with its mouth sawed off, no, I'll be mute, I won't say anything, okay!"

Xu Laoliu kicked him away, saying, "After you finish eating, get out and get to work."

Xu Guoqing shoveled the last of the porridge into his mouth, then slammed the bowl down and left.

Li Xiyue was stunned by the way the grandmother and grandson interacted.

Realizing he had lost his composure, Xu Laoliu quickly picked up his shoes and put them on, trying to cover his embarrassment with a smile. "Girl, don't mind it. We country folk are a bit rough around the edges."

Li Xiyue didn't have that thought; she just felt that the saying "Having an elder in the family is like having a treasure" was absolutely true.

She glanced outside the courtyard and wondered to herself, what happened to Xu Xiangyang's uncle?

After breakfast, Uncle Xu and Li Xiyue talked about the rules for barefoot doctors, the regulations for medication, and that barefoot doctors need to be assessed every year, and only those who pass the assessment can continue to serve.

Li Xiyue also needs to be assessed, but the assessment day hasn't arrived yet, so she's been asked to familiarize herself with the regulations in the village first.

Uncle Xu, as the only barefoot doctor in the Red Sun Production Team, was very knowledgeable, understanding both traditional Chinese medicine and Western medicine.

I can perform tasks such as injections, blood pressure checks, simple stitches, and dispensing Western medicine.