Qiu Yan got up to take her leave. Before leaving, Old Man Zhao said to Liu and the others:
"I'll go back and write some prescriptions to see if I have enough herbs. If not, you can go to Baiyang and buy some yourselves."
Liu pressed on, "Uncle, how long will it take for my son's leg injury to heal?"
Old Zhao stroked his beard and replied, "It's hard to say, everyone's recovery is different. But don't worry too much, it's just a matter of time, his leg injury will heal sooner or later."
Seeing the two leave the courtyard, Liu remembered something, hurriedly went inside, and then rushed out again, saying, "Qiu Yan, take this money."
She had earned some money from Qiu Yan these past few days. She knew that if her son went to Baiyang for treatment, it would definitely cost more than this.
Furthermore, her son's leg was broken, and if he were to go to Baiyang, his condition would definitely worsen. If they were to invite a doctor to their village to treat him, it would certainly cost a lot of money.
Qiu Yan shook her head, "Grandma Liu, no need."
Qiu Yan thought that with her good deed, this family would probably take good care of the old man from now on.
She only hoped that the old man could have a happy old age.
After leaving his nephew's house, Old Zhao looked refreshed and seemed much younger.
Qiu Yan asked with a smile, "Great-Grandpa, why do you trust me so much?"
The old man stroked his beard: "Girl, I heard from little Ran that you saved a girl in Baiyang City that day."
"You know that too?" This kid Ran is quick to talk.
“The little guy was walking the dog next to my rocking chair a few days ago, and he told me it himself.”
Upon hearing this, Qiu Yan began to suspect that the old man was sometimes deliberately feigning ignorance.
This brain, this memory, isn't it pretty good?
Qiu Yan took the old man home, and on her way home, she ran into Gu Qian.
At this moment, Gu Qian was riding the horse he had brought to her.
He dismounted. "I'm going to Baiyang. Is there anything I need to buy at home?"
Qiu Yan shook her head. "No, what were you doing in Baiyang today?"
"Buy some tonics for Master's wife. Yan Yan, give me a chance to show my worth. Tell me, what do you want?"
Qiu Yan shook her head, "There's nothing I want."
"Yan Yan, what do you like?"
With the image of lush medicinal herb fields in mind, Qiu Yan joked, "I like land, and I like making money."
“Land? This…” Gu Qian was a little troubled. What Yan Yan wanted was really unconventional.
If she were a man, wouldn't she have to build her own empire?
Qiu Yan waved to him, "It's getting late, let's go."
"Okay, wait for me at home." It's so nice to have such peaceful days.
Gu Qian suddenly wanted to get married.
After Gu Qian left, Qiu Yan had just returned to the courtyard gate when she saw four people carrying sacks slowly walking towards her house.
Upon closer inspection, she realized that these were the children and grandchildren of Granny Wu from Wudaopo.
Among the four, one was Granny Wu's eldest son, Wu Shi.
The remaining three are Wu Shi's three sons: Wu Dahu, Wu Erhu, and Wu Sanhu.
After a long time, this was the first time they had come to deliver mountain products.
The four of them were soaked with sweat, and they breathed a long sigh of relief when they saw Qiu Yan.
They were afraid that if they came, they wouldn't be able to find anyone and would have made a wasted trip.
Unexpectedly, I was quite lucky and ran into Qiu Yan as soon as I entered the village.
"You've finally arrived," Wu Shi said.
The mountain road was long and winding. They started walking before dawn this morning and arrived in the middle of the morning.
They had only had some wild vegetable porridge in the morning, and now they were tired, hungry, and thirsty.
"Uncle Wu, come in first." Qiu Yan quickly opened the courtyard gate and led the four people into the courtyard.
Wang and Zhao Yuanyuan were cooking when they saw four strangers come into their home, which made them very curious.
These four people were dressed in increasingly shabby clothes.
Wang put down her work and prepared to pour some water for the four of them.
Zhao Yuanyuan couldn't help but ask, "Qiu Yan, are they distant relatives of yours?"
Qiu Yan shook her head, "They are villagers from Neishan, they came to bring me some mountain produce."
"Send some mountain produce?" Zhao Yuanyuan stared at the large sacks they had placed in the yard. "Is this just a little bit?"
She knew Qiu Yan wanted to resell them, so she didn't ask any more questions.
Wang brought over a kettle, saying, "Sit down and have some water first."
Wu Shi and his three companions were parched, and the sight of tea made them even thirstier.
They were somewhat reserved, but nodded to Wang.
After the four sat down, they were still panting heavily due to exhaustion.
Seeing that they had finished their tea in a few bites, Qiu Yan refilled their teacups.
Soon, Qiu Dafu saw the person who had come over and they greeted each other.
After the four of them rested for a while, Qiu Yan, her second uncle, and Wu Shi weighed all the mountain goods together.
This time it weighed a full 100 jin more than last time.
Wu Dahu looked at Qiu Yan's new house with envy, "This house is really big."
Wu Erhu sighed, "Brother, our mountain village can't build a house that big."
Wu Sanhu remained silent, only giving Qiu Yan a serious look.
Qiu Yan took out some silver from inside the house and settled accounts with Wu Shi one by one.
"Uncle Wu, you must be tired from your journey. Why don't you stay here for lunch?"
Wu Shi was still a little reserved, unsure of what to do with his hands. "I can't accept this."
"Didn't we eat at your house last time?" They came all this way carrying sacks to deliver goods, so we can't go back hungry.
Suddenly, Qiu Yan noticed that her second uncle had left in a hurry and gone to the craftsman's place.
Turning her head, she saw that it was Li Guihua.
My second uncle's wedding is truly a big deal.
When Wang noticed Li Guihua's arrival, she quickly pulled her aside. "Cousin Guihua, what brings you here? Qiu Dafu is so stubborn. He doesn't like you. Maybe he has someone else in his heart. Let it go."
Wang said this to discourage Li Guihua, but little did she know whether Qiu Dafu had anyone in his heart.
Li Guihua's expression stiffened slightly. "Cousin, I came here because I heard that Qiu Yantian needs workers. I came to ask if she needs any more."
Li Guihua is from the neighboring Lingxi Village.
When the villagers of Lingxi Village heard that Qiu Yan was looking for workers, many of them wanted to work for her, mainly because they were poor.
"As for this, Qiu Yan has already found all the workers and they've been working for several days. We still have a lot of people from our own village who haven't been hired yet."
"Oh." Li Guihua still asked Qiu Yan herself, and the result was consistent with what Wang said.
Li Guihua was just asking a question on behalf of their village chief. When she found that there were quite a few people in Qiu Yan's yard, she left without keeping her any longer.
When the Wu family saw Qiu Dafu go to the craftsman's place, they were curious and followed him.
Upon discovering the grand and imposing house of the Qiu family, Wu Erhu thought of his own dilapidated thatched hut in the mountains and a sudden urge to venture out into the world arose within him.
Their families have been trapped in the mountains for generations, and many elderly people have never left the mountains more than a few times in their entire lives.
What future can one have if they stay cooped up in a mountain village all year round?
Watching Qiu Dafu's smooth and skillful bricklaying movements, he asked, "Uncle Qiu, can I help you build the house?"
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