Jiang Family

It was almost noon.

There have been a lot of patients these days, and Jiang Xi is so busy that she is a little tired. Fortunately, there is nothing to do recently, and Pei Hejun is taken care of by Pei's parents in turn, so she only needs to concentrate on treating the patients.

After Jiang Xi finished the examination, he smiled at the grandfather who was looking at him eagerly and said, "It's not a big problem. It's just caused by gastritis. Just take some medicine and adjust your diet. Eat on time in the future..."

"Okay." Pei Mingchang took note and asked, "What about this medicine?"

Jiang Xi said: "I will buy it for you directly and share the price with the people in the town. If you want to buy it in the town, that's fine. I will give you the prescription."

"It's good that you came. I won't go to the town anymore. It's very troublesome." Pei Mingchang waved his hand with great trust and asked her to take the medicine directly.

His wife’s migraine was cured here two days ago. It’s not that it was cured, but at least the pain was not so severe that she couldn’t sleep at night. So she kept repeating in his ear that Jiang Xi looked young, but his medical skills were really good.

It just so happened that he had been feeling a tightness in his chest these days, and he heard that it was a heart problem.

Heart problems are serious illnesses, and Pei Mingchang had been hiding it and not daring to say anything or go for a check-up. If he didn't get it checked, it would be fine, but once he got checked, it was all confirmed to be an illness. It was not until Jiang Xi recently became a well-respected doctor in the village that he came over hesitantly.

I didn't expect it was just gastritis.

Pei Mingchang felt relieved and smiled.

When Jiang Xi heard that the other party wanted to get medicine, she also stood up and went to the medicine cabinet in the back to get the medicine. But as soon as she opened a cabinet and looked at the empty drawer, she slapped her head and said, "Uncle, I'm sorry, I almost forgot that the medicine is out. Why don't you wait for a while, and I will go to the town to buy some medicine this afternoon and send it to you?"

Pei Mingchang smiled and nodded: "Okay, it's okay, don't worry."

Jiang Xi smiled apologetically. There had been too many patients these past few days, all with common illnesses that needed treatment. Many of the medicinal materials had run out. She had planned to go to the town this morning, but right after she got up, someone complained of back pain. She helped massage the patient for a while, and then other patients came over one after another.

I couldn't leave for the time being.

No matter what, you have to go in the afternoon.

After seeing Pei Mingchang off, Jiang Xi stretched his body, thought of something, and quickly ran into the house.

I saw so many patients today, I have to collect points!

Father Pei was holding a cigarette and was about to talk to his daughter-in-law when he saw someone enter the house. He was a little helpless: "Why does this child always like to stay in the house?"

Don’t young people like to go out?

Knowing what her daughter-in-law was doing there, Pei's mother glared at him and whispered, "What do you care?"

The daughter-in-law misses her son, which is a good thing. If she takes good care of her son, he may have a chance to wake up, and then the family will have no regrets.

Father Pei smiled awkwardly: "I am thinking of opening a door outside the room, so that it will be convenient for seeing a doctor in the future, so that we don't have to go through the main hall specially."

The layout of the Pei family's house is of the old style, with the main hall in the middle and two rooms on each side. The room that is now used as a pharmacy for Jiang Xi is on the outside.

If a door is opened, it will be much more convenient to see a doctor.

Mother Pei nodded: "That's fine, we'll talk about it later when we have dinner."

As the two were talking, a voice came from outside: "Guizhi, I'm making dumplings at home. Let you try some."

Mother Pei smiled dumbly and went out to greet them: "What are you doing here? Why did you send it here specially?"

The other party laughed and said, "Medical fees, two eggs are not enough. Your daughter-in-law is really amazing. I asked her to see me last night, and my headache was gone. I slept through the night for the first time ever!"

Mother Pei smiled even more. Before she could finish greeting this person, another one came: "Brother Zhong..."

Pei's father also came out.

After sending off the villagers who paid for the medical fees, Pei's mother began to cook, and Pei's father followed into the kitchen to help. The two looked at the "medical fees" on the stove and smiled at the same time: "Hey, now we don't have to worry about food and drink."

"Let's do it. Xiaoxi has been very tired these past two days. She needs to eat something good."

Both of them smiled and said that after living with Jiang Xi for a while, they had become much more generous. In the past, they would have given the food to their grandson first and then eat the rest themselves.

That is not the case anymore.

Eat them all!

There will definitely be new 'medical fees' tomorrow.

Lunch was ready, and Jiang Ermei and Jiang Sanmei, who had gone out to collect herbs, also came back.

Jiang Xi ate his meal while responding to Pei's father's words: "Okay, open a door on the side, it will be convenient for everything. Otherwise, if you come to see a doctor, you have to greet people in the main hall, how troublesome."

Seeing that she agreed, Father Pei immediately said, "Then I'll do it this afternoon."

Jiang Xi nodded and said, "Dad, Mom, Second Sister, Third Sister, I'm going to town this afternoon. Do you have anything to bring?"

Pei's father immediately shook his head. Pei's mother thought for a moment and said, "We don't have enough candy at home. Buy some back."

Jiang Xi took note and looked at his two younger sisters.

Seeing this, she was shocked: "Why are you so dark?"

After she finished speaking, Pei's parents also looked over and were equally surprised: "It's darker. You've been running outside these days. The sun is too strong in summer. Xiaoxi, if you have any more herbs, just buy them directly. These two children have worked so hard."

She has really gotten a lot darker. She used to be wheat-colored, but now she is almost charcoal-black. Although Zhang Xiuyun has a strange personality, she is good-looking, which is why Jiang's father is willing to endure the extremely good Yue family.

Father Jiang himself was a man with regular features, so the three girls they had were all good-looking. Jiang Xi was the oldest, and although her face was a little childish, her features were bright and pretty. She had been staying at home for some time, and her complexion had become much whiter and more beautiful.

The two younger sisters, who were born from the same mother, were naturally not bad either, with big eyes, small snouts, and rosy pink mouths. Although their hair was a little yellow due to malnutrition, it had improved recently. They should have been cute and adorable, but now they have turned into dark beauties.

The two little girls, who had not yet formed the sense of aesthetics, touched their faces blankly: "Is it dark? Are you okay?"

Jiang Xi coughed lightly with guilt and said, "It's getting dark, why don't you guys stay at home from now on?"

Jiang Ermei was the first to shake her head: "No, I'm not afraid of the dark, I want to pick herbs!"

Jiang Sanmei also nodded and looked at her eagerly.

One of them wants to work, the other wants to make money, but they have the same goal: they don't want to give up this kind of work. What does getting tanned mean to them? They are not afraid!

Jiang Xi choked up, knowing that they were ignorant, so he said in a tough tone: "How about this, you have to wear a hat and long sleeves when you go out in the future, don't go out when the weather is too hot, so as not to get heatstroke, and come back early in the morning..."

"Okay." Jiang Sanmei answered with a pout, seeming a little reluctant.

Jiang Xi laughed and asked, "You really don't want me to bring anything?"

Speaking of this, Jiang Sanmei was shocked and said hurriedly, "Yes, yes, big sister, wait for me."

She ran back to the room and when she came out, she stuffed fifty cents into Jiang Xi's pocket: "I want to buy some marbles."

Jiang Xi looked at Jiang Ermei, who still shook her head: "I don't have anything to buy."

Jiang Xi took the money: "Okay, I'll remember it."

Then she looked at the dark faces of her two younger sisters and felt particularly guilty. The original owner's skin was not dark, and she had not been out for a while, so her skin became even whiter. She thought that these two children should be able to get white soon after being tanned, right? How about she make some whitening cream?

In her previous life, she actually researched something for whitening her skin.

But these two children are young, so they probably won’t need it, right?

But thinking about sending them to school in September, Jiang Xi felt that they had to have whiter skin, so she decided to look for the raw materials for making whitening cream while in town.

After dinner, Jiang Xi was going to the town.

However, the bicycle was lent to Pei Hejun's second brother's wife Liu Xiaohua two days ago, saying that her child was sick, and it has not been returned yet.

When Jiang Xi mentioned this, Pei's mother immediately said, "I'll go with you to ask for it."

She still knows the character of her two daughters-in-law.

Jiang Xi is shy and is easily bullied.

Since there was someone to accompany her, Jiang Xi naturally agreed. So after the hottest part of the afternoon was over, the mother-in-law and daughter-in-law went out together.

It was already June, and the sun was getting hotter. Even in the afternoon, the air was still distorted by the sun, and the heat made people dizzy. However, Jiang Xi always wore loose long-sleeved shirts and trousers with pockets when he went out.

Seeing that she was feeling hot, Pei's mother fanned her with a fan: "Go get some sun, you're wrapped up so tightly, be careful not to get a heat stroke."

Jiang Xi smiled and said, "It's okay. I took a pill to relieve the heat before I came out."

This heat-relief pill is made by her using the herbs picked by her two younger sisters. It is extremely effective in refreshing the mind, similar to Fengyoujing, but its effect lasts longer.

Pei's mother was helpless: "You can't be like this even if you don't have heatstroke. Hey, you kid..."

As I was talking, I met a villager who teased me, "Wow, you two have such a good relationship, you always go out together."

"No, Xiaoxi is going to town to buy medicine, so I'm going with her to the second brother's house to get the bicycle." Pei's mother said with a smile.

The villager immediately said, "Can you bring me back two ounces of oil?"

Jiang Xi nodded: "Sure."

The villagers quickly went home to get the oil cans. Jiang Xi and Pei's mother continued to go to Pei Deyi's house. When they entered, they found that the yard of the second son's house was empty and there was no bicycle to be seen.

Pei Deyi's eldest daughter, Xia Hong, was the only one in the yard, reading. When she saw them coming, she immediately ran into the house and shouted, "Dad, Mom, Grandma and Auntie are here."

Mother Pei frowned, not seeing the bicycle and feeling something was wrong, so she pulled Jiang Xi into the house.

Just then, I saw Liu Xiaohua, who was taking a nap at home, yawning. However, she soon felt pain at the corner of her rotten mouth. Her face was distorted with pain, but she suddenly became much more energetic.

She looked at the two people in front of her and thought to herself that it was just as everyone said, her parents-in-law treated this little daughter-in-law as their own daughter and doted on her, the two old ladies, as outsiders.

She came here to ride a bicycle and even accompanied her. Was she afraid that she would embarrass her precious daughter-in-law?

Liu Xiaohua sneered in her heart, but she seemed not to notice their intentions at all, and asked, "Mom, what's the matter?"

Mother Pei frowned and said, "Where's the bicycle? Xiaoxi wants to go to the town, and you just borrowed the bicycle."

Liu Xiaohua smiled and said, "Mom, I've lent this bicycle to someone else. You can go borrow one from someone else."

Anyway, she doesn't want to pay it back.

Pei's mother's face darkened: "What do you mean? This bicycle was lent out? Is it yours? Just lent it out?! Give it back to me!"

Liu Xiaohua also frowned: "I won't!"

Mother Pei was so angry that she raised her hand and said, "Go get it back. Do you believe I will beat you to death?"

Liu Xiaohua dodged and ran to the yard, shouting, "Come and see, my mother-in-law is biased to the core, and she's going to beat me for her little daughter-in-law..."

The shout made a really loud noise. The villagers happened to be at home at the time, and when they heard the shout, they all ran out.

Some busybodies, such as Xisheng's mother, came directly into the yard and faced the excitement head on.

Pei's mother didn't expect her to do this and was unable to react for a moment.

At this time, Liu Xiaohua struck while the iron was hot. Seeing that there were people around, she shouted at the top of her voice: "Mom, you are too partial, aren't you? Why does Jiang Xi have a bicycle, but my sister-in-law and I don't? Two days ago, you got her two big ones. Fenghua from my sister-in-law's family is already fifteen years old and in junior high school, but you don't even get her a desk. Yet you love your daughter-in-law so much that you give her a desk and a big medicine cabinet. I wonder if she is your own daughter!"

Looking at the lively villagers sighing, it seems a bit biased?

Xisheng's mother even said deliberately: "She is really partial. I noticed that she likes the youngest son before. She separated the two older sons early and was only thinking about the youngest one. Now she even protects the youngest daughter-in-law. I couldn't bear to destroy the big medicine cabinet, but she brought it back without blinking an eye. No wonder the daughter-in-law is making a fuss..."

Mother Pei laughed angrily and said loudly: "Xiaoxi spent her own money to buy the medicine cabinet. Your father and I helped her get it back. We made the desk, but you both built new wardrobes when you got married, and Xiaoxi used the old wardrobe of the third brother. Now she can't even build a desk?"

Liu Xiaohua was stunned. Isn't this different from what Xu Cui said?

If it's just a desk, it wouldn't be that heavy, right?

Xu Cui and Liu Xiaohua lived next door to each other. She heard the noise early in the morning. Seeing that something was wrong, she hurried over and said with a smile, "Mom, that's not what you said. This medicine cabinet is not cheap. We all know where your sister-in-law got the money. It was you two who gave it to her. We can't be partial to one and ignore the other. My family and the second family don't have such a good thing. Fenghua is fifteen years old, and Fengshou is seven years old. They don't even have their own wardrobes now."

"Yes, mother, I don't care. Fengshou is still sick. You should remember to please your daughter-in-law. She doesn't even care about her grandson. At least Fengshou should have a table..." Liu Xiaohua quickly agreed and even took her son out: "Look, Fengshou has been sick for several days and he hasn't gotten better. You haven't given him any money."

Mother Pei looked at the faces of her two daughters-in-law coldly, and said with a disgusted "Pah", and asked back with her hands on her hips: "A cabinet or a table? When she got married, I didn't make a cabinet for her! Why didn't you say it was unfair for Xiaoxi at that time?"

Liu Xiaohua was stunned, and thought of this, feeling a little guilty.

At this moment, Xisheng's mother suddenly said in a strange tone, "She doesn't have a cabinet, but she has a bicycle. A bicycle is much more expensive than a cabinet! If it were me, I would also want a bicycle, not a cabinet."

Xu Cui quickly pushed Liu Xiaohua and shouted, "That's right, the bicycle is almost two hundred yuan!"

Liu Xiaohua got the hint, her eyes lit up, and she agreed: "Right—"

Mother Pei didn't expect them to think this way. She was so angry that her face turned pale. Just as she was about to retort, Jiang Xi couldn't listen anymore. She stepped forward and interrupted Liu Xiaohua, saying crisply: "Bullshit!"

Suddenly, a person intervened in the dispute between the mother-in-law and the daughter-in-law. Xu Cui and Liu Xiaohua looked at him unhappily and asked, "What do you know?!"

Jiang Xi had no intention of participating, and did not say a word when she was called out. However, she felt that what the two said was ridiculous, so she asked, "Sister-in-law, sister-in-law, let me ask you one question: do you think it is unfair that I have a bicycle and you don't?"

Liu Xiaohua felt something was wrong, and her tone became weaker: "Isn't it? How come you have a bicycle and even the betrothal gift is more than ours?!"

Xu Cui didn't say anything, but the look of defiance on her face was very firm.

Some villagers also murmured quietly: "Isn't this a bit biased?"

The two of them looked over with even more complacency, as if they were standing on the high ground of public opinion, wanting to make Pei's mother and Jiang Xi admit their mistakes.

Jiang Xi ignored him, with a sarcastic smile on her lips, and said loudly: "Why do I have a bicycle? Why do I have more betrothal gifts than you? It's because Pei Hejun is more useful than your man!"

Liu Xiaohua and Xu Cui: "!!!"

The two were stunned by this answer and remained silent for a long time.

Pei Deyi, who was hiding in the house and watching the excitement, seemed to be humiliated at this moment. He ran out and shouted angrily: "What did you say?"

Jiang Xi looked around, not paying any attention to Pei Deyi, staring at Xu Cui and Liu Xiaohua: "Why? Am I wrong? When you got married, wasn't the gift all saved up by your parents with great effort? But my gift was all Pei Hejun's own! He is just more capable than you men, so I have a bicycle, so I live better than you!"

Seeing the two of them getting angry and their faces flushed, she smiled again and said, "If you feel it's unfair, and want a bike, and want more money, either work hard to earn money yourself, or find a rich and powerful man. Don't use the fact that I have a bike as an excuse to force your parents to give you things!"

Both of them: "..."

Pei Deyi couldn't help but want to come over and attack Jiang Xi, but before he got close, he was beaten away by Pei's mother: "Why don't you agree? Your brother is more capable than you! Even if he is in trouble now, he is still more powerful than you! If you don't agree, go make money yourself, and don't always let your wife think about your brother-in-law taking things."

Pei Deyi did not dare to fight back and was beaten badly. Hearing his mother's words, he became even more ashamed and angry: "Mom!"

The villagers watching couldn't help but laugh: "Hahaha, Doctor Jiang is right!"

"He Jun is a capable man, even more capable than his two brothers."

They were almost made to forget what Xu Cui and Liu Xiaohua said, that Jiang Xi had everything not because of Pei's parents, but because of Pei Hejun's ability.

It's unfair.

But the problem is that the man is capable, what can we do?

Some people even deliberately joked: "Dr. Jiang is right. How about you two change to a capable man and buy you a three-turn and one-ring? How about that?"

Liu Xiaohua blushed and dared not respond.

"What are you talking about! Be careful or I'll tear your mouth to pieces!" Xu Cui cursed angrily, but the man was still smiling. She could only mutter indignantly, "Who knows if my parents gave me money in private?"

Jiang Xi said coldly, "Subsidized privately? Okay, then today I will calculate with you how much they have given you since Big Brother was born, more than 30 years ago, and then calculate how much you have given to your parents. Let's find out clearly whether it is your parents who subsidize us, okay?"

Of course not!

Xu Cui and Liu Xiaohua were so frightened that they took a step back and quickly shook their heads to show that they didn't want to do that.

Even the drowsy child in Liu Xiaohua's arms woke up a little and called out in a hoarse voice, "Mom..."

Liu Xiaohua patted her son quickly, then looked at Jiang Xi's bright eyes and the mocking expression on his face. Her cheeks suddenly felt hot and she dared not say anything more.

Xu Cui was even more embarrassed by the question. She stared at Jiang Xi but could not refute him. She could only stamp her feet in frustration.

After being treated like this by Jiang Xi, her mind became much clearer. Although she was resentful that Jiang Xi got so much, she had to admit that what she said made damn sense.

The reason why she is so well-off is all because of Pei Hejun's ability.

But then she thought, if her parents had not refused to give them the pension for the third child, would they be ridiculed by Jiang Xi now? Xu Cui thought about this and wanted to say something else.

Pei's mother had already reached the limit of her tolerance. Her second daughter-in-law was better, not so harsh.

She had lost her patience with the boss who had been causing trouble time and again. Seeing that Xu Cui was about to speak, she slapped her on the back and said, "Get lost! You just stare at your brother-in-law's things all day long. Do you have any shame? Get away!"

Xu Cui was beaten, and she subconsciously covered her head and ran away, cursing as she ran: "You are biased, I wonder how many points you can get in the future..."

When Liu Xiaohua saw her teammates running away and she was left alone facing her mother-in-law, she felt scared and wanted to run away too.

Jiang Xi pulled her back at this moment. The aggressiveness on her pretty face disappeared, and her tone was unexpectedly gentle: "Sister-in-law, has your son been vomiting and having diarrhea for the past two days, and is he drowsy and listless?"

Liu Xiaohua was stunned, then nodded subconsciously: "Yes."

"He has enteritis and has been having diarrhea for too long. He has symptoms of dehydration. Let me take a look at him," Jiang Xi said, his eyes still on the child in Liu Xiaohua's arms. He reminded her, "If you leave him alone, he might get a fever, become comatose, or even go into shock."

Then she looked at Liu Xiaohua's face. The closer she got, the more she could notice the eroded areas on her face, which were red and oozing with pus.

Jiang Xi added: "I can also cure your condition."

Of course she was so kind-hearted, she just thought that Fengshou was just a child, and if he was sick she would help him if she could. If something really happened, Pei's parents would also be sad. As for Liu Xiaohua, she was just a by-product.

She was trying to earn a few more points.

She also knew by now that she didn't need to do anything to receive the mission. As long as she was within a certain number of meters of the system and detected that there were patients who wanted to be treated by a doctor, the system task list would be refreshed immediately.

After refreshing, she completes the task and then goes back to collect the points.

But Liu Xiaohua didn't think so. Just from the fact that she took her son to the town to see a doctor two days ago, she knew that she didn't trust Jiang Xi. She immediately shook her head and said, "No, I'll take him to the town tomorrow."

Seeing this, Jiang Xi did not force him and reminded him, "If you want to go, go now. I don't need to take the bike back yet."

Pei's mother chased Xu Cui away, and when she came back she saw this scene, and she sighed in her heart. So she said that she was actually biased towards Jiang Xi, because this child was honest and did not bear a grudge against her grandson even after such a mess.

She continued, "Yes, the child's matter is important. If you don't want Xiaoxi to see him, take him to the town to have a look."

Liu Xiaohua had seen Jiang Xi's aggressive look just now, and then seeing her now appearing to be doing good for her, she felt particularly repulsed. Then, seeing Pei's mother calling her "Xiao Xi" all the time and being very affectionate, she felt even more displeased.

She immediately took a step back, ignored Pei's mother, and said to Jiang Xi with a fake smile: "My man is not as capable as your man. He is busy all day and needs to eat hot food when he comes back. I have a lot of things to do, unlike you. Your man lies in bed, motionless, and does not need any care. It's much easier."

She snorted coldly and carried her son back to the house.

But after she had taken only two steps, her son groaned twice. She paused in embarrassment and ran to the toilet to strip her son of his pants, causing him to have diarrhea.

Pei's mother was so angry that she stamped her feet. But when she saw that her grandson had diarrhea again, she became worried and followed him with a soft heart, trying to persuade him again.

Jiang Xi watched silently for two seconds. No matter what, there are always some people who can't be persuaded. She is not a god, so she looked at Pei Deyi beside her and said, "Second brother, take out the bicycle."

Pei Deyi obviously still resented her for saying in front of so many people that he was no match for Pei Hejun, and snorted coldly, "On what grounds? I won't give it to you!"

Jiang Xi said calmly, "Okay, I'll call the police and ask them to take it back. You embezzled other people's money. A bicycle costs one or two hundred yuan, which is very expensive. You can see how long you will be in jail for."

Pei Deyi: “?”

He stared at her, wanting to see if this young sister-in-law really dared.

Jiang Xi looked back calmly: "Really not giving it to me?"

Shamefully, Pei Deyi thought of Jiang Xi's words, and how this man could be so heartless to his own uncle. He couldn't help but shudder. He was a little scared, and turned around to get the bike from the woodshed, saying, "It's just a bicycle? Who cares?"

After getting the bicycle back, Jiang Xi checked it and made sure all parts were in good condition before pushing it back.

He faced Pei Deyi's gloomy eyes the whole time.

Jiang Xi didn't care at all. This kind of situation could not be tolerated. Once tolerated, he would have to bear all the losses in the future.

She did not go to the town immediately, but went back to Pei's house first. The aunt who asked her to bring something also came over with an oil bottle, tickets, money and so on.

Jiang Xi made a note of the account and rode out only after confirming it.

After leaving the village, I went to the brigade office again.

Although the amount of herbs she purchased last time was large, it was still within the normal range. However, this time many people needed long-term conditioning, and the amount required was not small.

She was afraid that the drugstore owner would not sell it to her.

You need to ask the captain for a certificate.

When Jiang Xi arrived, many people in the team were there. When they saw her, they all looked at her curiously, which made her feel a little uncomfortable and she almost walked at twitchy feet.

When she came out with the certificate, she saw a middle-aged man with a smile on his face and asked, "Hey, young comrade, what certificate do you want to get?"

Jiang Xi showed him the paper and said, "Buy some herbs. People in our village asked me to bring them for them."

The middle-aged man said "oh" casually, but actually went over to take a look.

I found that what was written on it was: [Doctor Jiang Xi from Peijia Village...]

These words were clearly and distinctly imprinted in his eyes.

However, he still didn't say anything. He smiled and sent Jiang Xi away. He turned around and immediately went to find Zhou Xin: "Brother Zhou, what you said is indeed right. We have to speed up the progress. Pei Sheng really wants her to be the team doctor. The external certificates all say that she is a doctor from Peijia Village. In a few days, the certificate can say that she is a doctor from the Sixth Brigade!"

Zhou Xin's face darkened as expected after hearing this: "I know."

He had been thinking about this for a long time.

It’s just that it’s hard to find a doctor.

Nowadays, any doctor with a bit of skills either works in a regular hospital or in a cowshed. It is extremely difficult to invite someone to come to a rural town like theirs.

Lin Tao also knew his dilemma, his eyes flickered, and he asked tentatively: "How about hiring someone who is not so powerful?"

Zhou Xin looked at him.

Lin Tao licked his lips and said, "My cousin has studied with the doctor there for several months. I heard he has great talent. How about inviting him over?"

Zhou Xin frowned slightly, a little hesitant.

They are all smart people. They can guess what the situation is when they hear this. This cousin is not very skilled. What can he learn in just a few months?

Lin Tao said seriously: "My cousin doesn't ask for much. He is weak and definitely can't do farm work. Just give him six work points a day, nothing else."

"...Bring it here for me to see." Zhou Xin said.

Lin Tao grinned and said, "Okay, I'll go tell him now."

The other side

Jiang Xi had already arrived at the town's pharmacy with the certificate written by Pei Shengcai. Coincidentally, the acupuncture needles she had received had arrived.

It was packed in a wooden box, with twenty-three sticks in total. It was a basic model, nothing special.

Because his expectations were low, Jiang Xi was not disappointed. He paid the balance and then purchased various commonly used medicinal materials. The quantity was so large that the clerk in the Chinese medicine store was stunned: "You are almost emptying the medicine store!"

He turned his head to look at the medicine cabinet behind him. Except for some rare herbs, most of the herbs were sold out.

Jiang Xi laughed dryly: "Why is it so exaggerated? This time the stock will last for a long time."

The clerk also laughed. He was just teasing. After listening to Jiang Xi's words, he nodded in agreement: "Yes, who would be willing to come here just for a little illness? That would be endless. By the way, you bought so many medicines, are you an apprentice doctor in the brigade?"

Jiang Xi shook his head: "No."

She didn't say much.

This profession depends on age. Many doctors in later generations joked that after a doctor had a simple haircut, the doctor-patient relationship was much more harmonious. Young people's abilities are easily doubted, and talking too much will cause trouble.

The clerk thought she was helping him buy things and didn't think much about it. He smiled and said, "Well, I heard that the Sixth Brigade is looking for a doctor to set up a health center. They asked me if I wanted to go. But, with my limited skills, I don't think I can be a doctor. I was thinking that if you were an apprentice, maybe you could give it a try."

Jiang Xi paused while moving the goods and looked at him in surprise: "The Sixth Brigade? Are you sure?"

"No, it's the Sixth Brigade, they live over there..." The clerk even pointed to a direction, which happened to be where they were.

Jiang Xi asked curiously, "Haven't you found it yet?"

The clerk shrugged: "How can it be so easy to find a doctor? I heard that there is still a shortage of doctors in the county."

Jiang Xi smiled and didn't ask any more questions. It was obvious that the Sixth Brigade would not consider her when looking for a doctor. Then she thought about Pei Shengcai's avoidance of them at that time, maybe something happened.

But not being a team doctor isn't a big loss for her.

Anyway, this business relies on accumulated reputation. Now the entire Peijia Village trusts her. After a while, when she cures more people and word of mouth spreads, she will not lack patients.

After buying the medicine, Jiang Xi went to get gas and buy some daily necessities. When the basket on the back of her bicycle could no longer hold everything, she went back with a feeling of unfulfilled desire.

Because we left late, it was not early when we came back, almost dinner time.

Jiang Xi was hungry, so he kicked his legs very fast.

Want to get home quickly.

But when she arrived at Pei's house, she didn't smell the familiar aroma of rice. Jiang Ermei had already returned. When she saw her, she immediately pulled her into the house and said anxiously, "Sister, uncle has a sprained waist and is lying in the house. Go and have a look."

"Sprained waist?!" Jiang Xi was startled and went straight in without caring about the things in the car.

In rural areas, most houses have their doors open, so there is no need to knock, just walk in.

When she entered the room, she smelled the scent of medicated oil. Father Pei was lying on the bed, his thin body showing no signs of injury. But Mother Pei was rubbing his waist with red eyes.

When Pei's father was pressed by her, he cried out in pain, but Pei's mother did not feel sympathetic. Instead, she looked as if she was gritting her teeth.

Seeing Jiang Xi, Pei's mother immediately stopped: "Hey, Xiaoxi, you're back, come and massage your father. My skills are not good enough. He keeps saying it hurts, so I don't dare to use too much strength."

Jiang Xi took over, rubbed some medicated oil on his hands, rubbed them to warm them up, and pressed them on Pei's father's waist, asking, "Does it hurt here?"

After determining the location, she acted swiftly.

Pei's father, who had been screaming loudly just now, was silent now. He buried his face in the pillow, but sweat broke out all over his body, showing how uncomfortable he was.

Jiang Xi advised: "Dad, if you feel pain, just scream. It's okay."

Father Pei gritted his teeth and said nothing.

But I can't shout it out loud, or I'll embarrass myself in front of my daughter-in-law.

He is the only man who is the pillar of the family and he cannot let his daughter-in-law underestimate him.

Pei's mother knew what he was thinking. She sat at the head of the bed, slapped him on the shoulder, and said with a smile, "You are always stubborn. If it weren't for this, you wouldn't have sprained your waist. Don't you know how old you are?"

Father Pei groaned and said nothing.

Jiang Xi followed suit and asked, "Dad, how did you sprain your waist? Did you do heavy work?"

But when I said this, Mother Pei's face darkened and she said angrily, "It's the second son. Ever since he found out I made you a desk, he has been unhappy. Your pharmacy has opened a door, but there is no door. The cart at home was given to the second son before, but he refused to give it to me this time, saying it was borrowed in advance."

Finally, she muttered with red eyes: "Who doesn't know? He just paid it back this morning. He just doesn't want to borrow money."

"But your father was stubborn and got so angry that he didn't even need the cart and went to carry the door back. After carrying it all the way, he came back complaining that his waist was hurting badly."

"If I had known they were such people, I should not have been born to bring trouble upon myself."

Jiang Xi: “?”

So what?

If she really took advantage, the second family could barely explain it, but in fact the eldest and second families took more advantage.

Before, when Pei Hejun was still in the barracks, he saved most of the allowance he earned and sent a small part back to his parents. In addition, he would often buy things to show his filial piety to them. These things were not cheap. Pei's parents were reluctant to eat or drink, so not only did they give them all, but they could also ask Pei's parents for money on weekdays.

Although they were divided up, people in rural areas believed that even if bones are broken, the tendons are still connected, so Pei's parents would not really abandon these two children and were quite generous in their efforts.

In terms of getting the upper hand, Pei Hejun was the one who suffered the loss.

Pei Deyi was unwilling to lend the cart for this?

Jiang Xi frowned, but this man was the biological son of Pei's parents. Even if they were very good to her, she couldn't criticize him casually.

It’s not a good idea to say this now. Looking at Pei’s father, he also looks quite embarrassed.

She simply avoided the topic and asked directly: "Don't you have a cart at home? Mom, how about we buy one?"

"We had some before. This isn't a family division. We just divided all those things. Anyway, we can just ask them for them when we need them. Just this time..." Mother Pei sighed. It was a headache for her two sons not getting along well with each other. But when she thought about spending money to buy a cart, she hesitated and said, "It's not worth the money, is it? A cart is not cheap, and it's not often used. Can we just borrow it from people in the village?"

Jiang Xi smiled and said, "That won't work. I still have to buy one. I'll need it eventually. It's not good to keep borrowing from others."

She took back her hand that was massaging Pei's father, and looking at her pretty face that was still a little childish, she said decisively and neatly: "It's settled, Mom, you go buy a cart tomorrow, see if there's anything else the family needs, and buy them all together. You don't have to borrow from others, I'll pay for it, is one hundred yuan enough?"

Seeing that she was so sure, Pei's mother smiled helplessly, and she felt even more sad in her heart. The second son said that they were both confused and treated a stranger better than their own son.

But in fact they are too awake.

The son can deliberately make his father angry just for the sake of being angry, but the daughter-in-law can be so generous.

Mother Pei said angrily, "How can I use yours? Your father and I still have some money."

Jiang Xi said sternly: "That won't work. I said I wanted to buy it. Besides, Dad got hurt because of me."

She was certain of it, and it could not be refuted.

Pei's parents are not strong-willed, and they both appreciate Jiang Xi's generosity. Even though he sprained his waist because of his own son's anger, Pei's father was still happy during dinner.

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