The village head, the clan leader, and Uncle Ding Sanye were all early risers, but none of them left that night. Jian Ning's previous successes in saving Ma Fuquan, curing Ding Pingshun, and healing Dabao were all, in their and the villagers' eyes, a measure of luck.
To put it bluntly, thousands of years of traditional thinking were at work, and they were deeply resistant to acknowledging the reality of a female doctor. Even if Jian Ning's secret water really helped them catch prey, and their winery and puppet making brought them real profits, they would still attribute half the credit to Ding Youtian.
She believed that everything she did was inseparable from Ding Youtian's help.
In addition, Jian Ning herself did not want to show off, so when others asked about her, they would mention Yang Jinyu, or say that a hermit master had taught her some medical skills. Therefore, some villagers believed that she had received help from the grandfather and grandson of Doctor Yang of Pu Ren Tang, and that she herself did not have much ability.
But reattaching a severed palm requires hard skills that cannot be faked at all. The head of the village and the clan leader have lived for half their lives, but this is the first time they have witnessed that a person's palm can be sewn back together like mending clothes. They must see with their own eyes whether Xiao Shi can move his fingers when he wakes up.
If Xiao Shi wakes up and can move her fingers, in the face of absolute strength, they are willing to put aside their prejudices and accept and acknowledge Jian Ning as the female doctor.
The two old men came up with the idea of having Jian Ning open a clinic in the village. For a long time, most villagers had just endured their illnesses, and when they couldn't bear it any longer, they would go to the town for treatment. They usually used the folk remedies left by their ancestors to treat their illnesses, and whether they could be cured or not was a matter of fate!
In the past, many elderly and children in the village fell ill and did not receive timely medical treatment, and they either died or died young. Dabao was a living example. If Jian Ning had not traveled through time, he might have died long ago.
Jian Ning hadn't actually slept, her eyes just sore. Standing for so long had left her feeling a little exhausted, and her soul had left her body and entered the Baicao Garden to recuperate with spiritual spring water. Ding Youtian entered the room and silently watched her at her bedside for a long time. She could sense and realize that he was suspicious of her.
Tonight, she had acted swiftly, saving lives was the most important thing, and she didn't have time to think too much. But she wasn't worried. At worst, she could just blame it on Yang Jinyu. If things really didn't work out, then... she could just confess to Ding Youtian. If he could accept it, they would be a couple in name only, and she could help him raise the child.
If he can't accept...
Jane Ning thought that if he couldn't accept it, she could still go back to her old job and become a female detective.
As this thought flashed through her mind, her heart ached.
If she just left, what would happen to her four children? She had raised them for so long that they had become part of her blood without her even realizing it.
Once you leave, it feels like your heart is being cut out and your bones are being torn out. It hurts so much.
She couldn't bear to leave her four little ones. The other three were fine, but Erniu, if not guided well, might become the second person like Meng when she grew up.
After thinking it over, Jian Ning decided to wait and see what happens. She would try to evade Ding Youtian's ideas as much as possible and wait until the four little ones grew up a little and developed their character.
In the yard, Tian and Chang boiled water and soaked the sorghum for tomorrow's sorghum wine. Ding Yang and Ding Jian, who didn't start work until the next day, volunteered to help.
Unlike beans, water chestnuts must be soaked in hot water at a relatively high temperature, otherwise it will be difficult to steam the water chestnuts thoroughly. If they cannot be steamed until they bloom, it will be difficult for the koji to penetrate the water chestnut skin and convert the starch into wine.
Blind Liu had told them these things early in the morning, and both of them remembered them. Fortunately, they remembered them, otherwise, while Jian Ning was resting, Blind Liu would have gotten drunk for some reason tonight and passed out. Ding Youtian had ordered Ma Fuquan to carry him to Da Niu and the others' room to rest.
After soaking the water chestnuts, Tian and Chang led Ding Yang and Ding Jian to brew the beans that had been soaked yesterday. In the afternoon, they built a new stove and pushed the courtyard wall, raising dust. After a break, they still had a few pots of bean wine to brew, so Chang sent Ding Pingshun and Ding Sheng back home first, as there were still several children at home.
Ah Man was playing games with Da Niu and the other two brothers Ma, Xiao Mai, and she didn't bother her father Huo Jincheng. Huo Jincheng was in the east room, listening to her laughter coming from outside from time to time. He felt both relieved and a little uncomfortable.
Yang Jinyu was enjoying himself. Two of the people Huo Jincheng had brought were massaging his arms, so comfortable that he almost fell asleep. After a while, he opened his eyes and saw Huo Jincheng standing by Xiao Shi with a gloomy face. He smiled and said, "You didn't see how calm and skilled my master was when he was suturing. If the hand couldn't be used after it was reattached, my master probably wouldn't have bothered to reattach it for him. Don't worry."
Huo Jincheng glanced at him and said, "Your words don't count. I can't let go of this worry until I hear your master say it himself."
"How dare you look down on me? I'm my master's only disciple, the future miraculous doctor of Dayan Nation." He then said to the two people massaging his arms, "You are able to massage the arms of the future miraculous doctor. This is a blessing you earned in your previous lives. Don't feel wronged. Not everyone has this honor."
Huo Jincheng shook his head. "It's true that people get corrupted by the company they keep. You're almost as shameless as your master."
"That's better than you. You look down on my master, but you always beg her for help. Even your life was saved by my master. If my master hadn't cut you open..."
Seeing Huo Jincheng glaring at her, Yang Jinyu stopped talking with a smile and didn't say anything else.
"It's not that she's amazing, it's that this village has so many talented people. You know, Constable Ma can actually make a lantern..."
He briefly told Yang Jinyu about Ma Fu's all-powerful generator for making lamps and the village head's ability to increase grain production through phased sowing.
It would have been fine if he didn't say anything. As soon as he started talking, Yang Jinyu remembered that she hadn't greeted him yet, so she motioned for him to come closer and whispered to him about the energy-saving lamp.
Ding Youtian approached and saw two grown men whispering to each other, seemingly quite intimate. The scene was truly jarring. He then saw the delicate and tender skin of little Shi lying on the stretcher. He then realized how nervous Huo Jincheng was about this man, and he couldn't help but think about it.
He said nothing, looking at them both inquiringly.
Huo Jincheng and Yang Jinyu read two words from his eyes: homosexual.
Both of their expressions changed, and they said in unison: "It's not what you think."
Ding Youtian touched his nose and said, "What do I think? I didn't think about anything, and I didn't say anything."
After saying that, Ding Youtian didn't give them a chance to explain. He glanced at Xiao Shi who was still unconscious, smiled at the corner of his mouth and walked out with his head held high.
He came in at the request of the village head and clan leader to see if Xiao Shi was awake. He went out and shook his head to indicate that he was still not awake. The village head said, "It's still early, wait a little longer."
The clan leader also suggested waiting a little longer. The village head glanced at Ding Youtian and said, "If that man can move his fingers after waking up, your wife's medical skills will be truly remarkable. Why don't you open a clinic in our village? The village will build the building. You guys are going to dig a cellar tomorrow. I've gathered everyone for you, and we can also build the clinic for you. How about setting up a piece of land outside this courtyard?"
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