Regardless of Chen Caocao's intentions, Zhou Laoda and Zhao Guihua thought about it and decided that they could invite one more person to go up the mountain to collect herbs tomorrow.
This person is the village chief. The reason for calling him the village chief is firstly because he is the village chief, and secondly because Zhou Laoda and the village chief have a good relationship.
Furthermore, the village has been attacked by refugees several times, and no one can guarantee that something similar will not happen again in the future, since natural disasters are beyond human control.
If something happens again in the future, there will be more people to help, so that all the herbs that they worked so hard to collect won't be completely taken away. They can't just leave them alone; once they run out of herbs at home, they'll have to carry a hoe and go up the mountain to dig them up again.
Before, no matter how hard things were, I didn't want to tell anyone because I thought they needed to make money by collecting herbs. Now that the family has money, I no longer rely on collecting herbs to make a living.
The village chief was naturally happy when Zhou Laoda said he would take him to collect medicinal herbs, but there was a question he had been wanting to ask, but he had held it in until now.
"Boss, I remember you didn't recognize herbs before, you hadn't studied medicine, and you couldn't read. How come you suddenly know herbs?"
Zhou Laoda and Zhao Guihua had already discussed this issue. They knew that the village chief wasn't the only one who had doubts; other villagers couldn't understand it either, and Zhou Laotou's family had even more questions.
So he had come up with an excuse sooner or later, but he hadn't used it yet. Only the village chief came to ask him today. "I only recognize some wound medicine. Last time I was slashed by refugees, you were the only one who sent me a few doses of medicine. I couldn't go to town to ask for a doctor. My wife was so worried that she cried every day, afraid that I wouldn't make it."
When Zhou Laoda spoke, he glanced at the village chief's face. Seeing that the chief was not showing any abnormality and was just listening attentively, he continued, "This matter is all thanks to our Xingxing. Well, village chief, there's something I've been keeping from you. Actually, when Guihua and I found Xingxing on the mountain, I... I searched Xingxing's clothes, but we didn't find anything valuable. We only found a piece of paper in her little pocket."
None of that mattered; the village chief ignored it all. All he wanted to know was, "What was written on that piece of paper?"
"It was just a drawing with some grass on it. Guihua and I didn't think much of it at the time. We just took the paper home and put it in the cupboard. We completely forgot about it until Xingxing reminded us."
You know Xingxing seems innocent and naive, but she's actually very clever. To be honest, ever since Xingxing came to our family, we've basically never gone without meat. She's truly a little lucky star.
"Get to the point." The village chief didn't want to listen to his nonsense.
"The key point is that although Xingxing doesn't remember anything from her past, not even her biological parents, she recognizes the herbs on that piece of paper and knows what they're used for. She told me and Guihua that the pictures on the paper are herbs that can heal wounds, and she even knows which ones are for external application and which ones are for internal use."
Guihua and I looked at the paper for a long time but still couldn't identify the herbs. Later, Xingxing taught Guihua and Dafu to identify them. At first, Guihua wasn't sure either, since Xingxing was too young.
Fearing she might not remember everything, I was seriously injured at the time, and Guihua and a few of the Fu brothers really had no other choice but to try anything, even if it was a desperate measure.
Back then, Zhou Laoda always felt like a guinea pig, being used by his wife and sons to test medicine. Fortunately, Xingxing was reliable, so in the end, his injury was cured.
Perhaps because Zhou Laoda acted so naturally, the village chief did not doubt his words. After pondering for a moment, the village chief said, "From what you've said, Xingxing's biological parents are likely to own a pharmacy. By the way, could you let me see that piece of paper?"
Where did Zhou Laoda get the paper? It's all made up by Zhou Laoda. Where is he supposed to conjure up a piece of paper with herbal illustrations for the village chief?
"Speaking of this makes me angry. You know Erfu, he's so reckless. The other day, after we came back from picking herbs, he insisted on seeing the diagram on the paper. My wife wouldn't give it to him, so he reached out and grabbed it. But he didn't know his own strength, and since Erfu's hands sweat easily, the paper was crumpled up in his hands."
Thankfully, my son Wufu has a very keen sense of smell. He can remember the scents of those herbs after smelling them, and he remembers them every time we go to collect herbs later. Otherwise, we would have been killed by Erfu back then.
After finishing his sentence, Boss Zhou sighed heavily in his heart. "Sigh, one lie requires countless lies to cover it up. It's really exhausting."
The village chief was a little envious after hearing this. Old Zhou was really lucky to have given birth to five sons in one pregnancy. Erfu and Sifu were stronger than ordinary people, and Wufu had a nose that was more sensitive than a dog's. He could remember herbs after smelling them once. Dafu and Sanfu were also steady and good children.
"Speaking of which, it's because you two are kind-hearted. Back then, due to a series of coincidences, my house was struck by lightning. Zhou Laosan did something inhumane and chased Xingxing away from the house in the middle of the night. Everyone in the village thought she was a jinx and didn't want her. Only you were willing to take her in, so the good fortune she brought should be enjoyed by you." The village chief felt that it was all fate and personal luck.
Old Zhou has a secret, and so does the village chief. The day after his house was struck by lightning, he found a gold ingot in his own yard, worth several dozen taels. Nobody knew about it.
So he never thought that Xingxing was a jinx, but that child was a lucky star. However, not everyone can enjoy such good fortune. Zhou Laoda's family and Xingxing were destined to be together, so the good fortune should belong to their family.
Zhou Laoda finally resolved the matter and returned home, where he sat on a recliner and collapsed. "Oh my god, lying is such a tiring job. The village chief is shrewd, and it took a lot of brainpower to convince him of what I was saying."
He really had it so tough.
Because we need to go up the mountain to collect herbs tomorrow, we have to send the six children to town this evening, otherwise we might not have enough time tomorrow.
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