Chapter 102 I want both Ehuang and Nüying!
Qin Suisui shook her head and recounted how her failed confession to Su Yunyi that day resulted in Su Yunyi being bitten by a snake.
Pei Jiuyan did not object to her going out with him. He was happier than anyone else that she could have like-minded friends here.
Qin Suisui didn't ride her own women's bicycle; Pei Jiuyan rode his bicycle and took her to the base.
When we arrived at the base, the gate was closed. Hu Zi was squatting under the eaves picking herbs, and Xie Ting was turning the herbs that were drying in the sun.
Qin Suisui waved the large watermelon in her hand: "Sister Xie Ting, Hu Zi, open the door quickly, look what I brought you!"
Tiger turned around and looked at Qin Suisui with surprise: "Sister, you're here! It's Big Watermelon!" He then happily ran out to greet her, and Xie Ting had already opened the door.
Su Yunyi also came out of the house, her hands still covered in herbal powder. As soon as she saw Qin Suisui, she rushed into her arms, looking extremely aggrieved.
Qin Suisui quickly hugged and comforted her, "What's wrong? Are you feeling unwell?"
Hu Zi, holding a large watermelon, stood to the side and shook his head: "No, it's that educated youth brother who comes to bother Sister Su from time to time, especially when Sister Su is alone."
Qin Suisui's anger flared up immediately upon hearing this. She had thought she had successfully distorted the romantic relationship between the male and female leads, but what was Zhou Zecheng trying to do now? Was he going to force himself on her? Or did he already know that Su Yunyi would be a great help to him, which was why he was pursuing her so relentlessly?
"Sister Yunyi, should we call the police?" Qin Suisui asked firmly.
“We’ve had that thought too, but that educated youth Zhou didn’t do anything to Yunyi, there was no substantial harm, so it’s probably difficult to file a case…” Xie Ting sighed from the side.
"Why call the police? I think this kid deserves a beating. I beat him up during the day, and he dares to cause trouble at night. Starting tonight, I'm moving in with Sister Yunyi. I don't believe it, let's see if my fists are stronger or his mouth is tougher!" Jia Zhenzhen walked in from outside, waving her fists and wiping the sweat from her forehead. She immediately saw the big watermelon that Qin Suisui had brought: "Suisui! You're a lifesaver! I'm tired of beating people up, so I just want to eat some watermelon!"
"Wow! Was it cooled in a well? It's so refreshing!"
While eating a slice of watermelon, Jia Zhenzhen kept praising how sweet it was. During this period, she had been hanging around the Bright Peak Brigade almost every day. Whenever she saw Zhou Zecheng, she would rush up and beat him up without saying a word. Unfortunately, she was strong, and Zhou Zecheng could not beat her and always suffered a loss.
Qin Suisui thought this was a good idea. If Jia Zhenzhen was willing to come over and keep Su Yunyi company in the evening, Zhou Zecheng probably wouldn't dare to be so presumptuous.
After finishing their melon, the group went to the medicinal herb garden with Qin Suisui. It seemed that the herbs were sluggish and not growing well, probably because of the hot weather. If the high temperatures continued, many of them might die.
"This phenomenon only started yesterday afternoon. I went to your family compound this morning, but you weren't home. I was planning to go again tonight, but I didn't expect you to come." Su Yunyi felt very guilty. She had also put a lot of effort into this medicinal herb garden, no less than Qin Suisui. Now that the herbs weren't growing well, she was more anxious than anyone else.
Qin Suisui nodded; she had already made contingency plans for this situation.
"When I go back later, I'll go see the team leader. I asked him to help collect coconut coir earlier, and I'll have him bring it over later. You guys water it after sunset and spread the coconut coir evenly in the herb garden. The situation should be better tomorrow. I'll come back to check on it again tomorrow afternoon."
"I knew Sui Sui would have a way!" Jia Zhenzhen gave her a thumbs up.
The group returned to the base under the scorching sun. The first few batches of dried medicinal herbs had already been processed using the simple method taught by Qin Suisui. Qin Suisui also taught them a relatively simple recipe for a heat-clearing and detoxifying pill, which could be found in traditional medical books and was easy for anyone to learn; there was nothing to keep secret.
Of course, Grandma wouldn't easily hand over her exclusive prescription.
She explained everything in great detail, and worried that they wouldn't remember, she even wrote down each step on paper. Xie Ting, having worked as a barefoot doctor, was more experienced than the other two and quickly learned most of it.
With Xie Ting guiding Su Yunyi and Jia Zhenzhen, I believe they will be able to learn quickly.
After the lesson, Qin Suisui selected some of the dried medicinal herbs from them and put them in her basket to make several bottles of her grandmother's special medicine to save her life.
After she finished packing the medicinal herbs, Pei Jiuyan came to pick her up.
Seeing the tenderness almost overflowing on his face, Jia Zhenzhen teased, "Oh my, our big ice block Pei is here! Look, look, is it too hot? Our big ice block is about to melt!"
Pei Jiuyan looked at Jia Zhenzhen, the tenderness in his eyes vanishing instantly. His body temperature of 37 degrees Celsius dropped as he uttered a cold sentence: "Haven't you finished your 100 kilometers this week? Should I remind your dad?"
Jia Zhenzhen's face, which had just been winking and making faces, instantly froze, then quickly transformed into a fawning expression: "Oh dear, what are you saying? Our Commander Pei dotes on our Sui Sui, and I'm happier than anyone else. Commander Pei is the number one wife-loving commander on Qiongtan Island!"
Pei Jiuyan glanced at her, turned around and took the basket from Qin Suisui's hand, then helped her onto the back of the bicycle.
On the way back, Qin Suisui, sitting in the back, couldn't help but laugh: "Have you and Zhenzhen always been so at odds?"
"She doesn't get along with anyone."
She added at the end, "Especially those who are more capable than her."
Qin Suisui couldn't help but laugh. Pei Jiuyan really was something else, always trying to make his presence known to her.
When they arrived home, the coconut rice that Pei Jiuyan had made was already steamed in the pot.
Qin Suisui couldn't wait to run over and see. The coconut shell had been cut open a third of the way, and inside it was filled with glistening glutinous rice and other ingredients. Pei Jiuyan had made two flavors, sweet and savory. The sweet one contained coconut meat strips and red dates, while the savory one contained diced salted fish, dried shrimp, and shiitake mushrooms. The rice was probably steamed with coconut water, as the air was filled with a milky aroma.
Qin Suisui took a big sip: "It smells so good! It looks delicious!"
Pei Jiuyan didn't stop making egg drop soup for her, and also prepared some food to take to the hospital for Chi Donglin. He smiled and said, "I'll make it for you anytime you want to eat it."
"The way you say that really sounds like my dad." Qin Suisui looked down at her toes. She had received a letter from her parents a while ago, saying that they had been transferred to the ginseng garden for some time and that their work was easy, so she shouldn't worry about them.
The letter must have been sent by Xu Shouquan, since there was a small note tucked inside the envelope reminding her not to forget their agreement.
Qin Suisui thought that she would find an opportunity tomorrow to send some of the cycad seeds she had obtained to Xu Shouquan. As for the Torreya grandis she found in the wild forest, she couldn't give those away; she didn't have many herself!
"If you miss your parents, I'll take you there when I take a vacation later." Pei Jiuyan's voice interrupted Qin Suisui's thoughts.
Qin Suisui's eyes lit up quickly, but then she calmed down. Pei Jiuyan's job meant that he couldn't be completely free. He was able to go to Changbai Mountain last time because he happened to have a mission to Lian'gang. It couldn't be such a coincidence every time.
She nodded and changed the subject: "Zanzan is about to get out of school, you should go pick him up quickly, and then go to the hospital."
Pei Jiuyan pouted: "A real man doesn't need to be so delicate. He'll come back with Xiaoli and the others on his own. In the future, when it gets hot, I'll take him there in the morning, and you won't need to pick him up in the evening. Don't get too hot."
Qin Suisui spat out a mouthful of water.
Meanwhile, Su Yunyi and her group had already taken the coconut coir to the medicinal herb garden in a handcart.
The sun had just set, and the sky was not completely dark yet; on the contrary, it was extremely bright because of the afterglow that filled the sky.
The temperature has been extremely high during this period, and the herbs need to be watered almost every night. Fortunately, there is a mountain spring near the herb garden, so they only need to bring buckets to fetch water, which is much more convenient than transporting water from the base.
Since Jia Zhenzhen joined the company, she has been doing all the heavy lifting, such as fetching water.
Su Yunyi was busy spreading coconut coir on the watered areas, while Xie Ting and Hu Zi pulled a cart to the base to transport the second load of coconut coir.
Ever since Qin Suisui left in the afternoon, Su Yunyi had felt uneasy. Lately, because of Zhou Zecheng and the snake bite, she'd been having nightmares almost every night, so she assumed it was just from lack of rest and didn't take it too seriously. She stood up, rubbed her lower back, and then bent down to continue working.
She was very meticulous in preparing the medicinal herbs, and she had to spread the coconut coir by hand, bit by bit. But as she was spreading it, she felt that something was wrong with the coconut coir in front of her. It seemed to be moving.
Su Yunyi frowned, rubbed her eyes, and touched the pile of coconut coir. The texture felt off. The next second, she screamed, "Ahhhhhh! There's a snake! It's a snake! Help..." Before she could even cry for help, she fainted from fright.
Jia Zhenzhen, who was fetching water not far away, rubbed her ears: "Hmm? Why does it sound like Sister Yunyi's shout? Could it be that Zhou Zecheng is here again?" She frowned, put down the other bucket she was holding to fill it with water, and turned to run towards the herb garden with the bucket full of spring water in one hand.
The mountain spring was at a higher elevation, but she was already so used to running along this path that she could walk on flat ground. Therefore, she didn't notice when a pit had been dug in the pile of fallen leaves below, its bottom covered with sharp bamboo thorns. She slipped on a stone and fell directly into the pit, landing on her bottom. Instantly, the pain of a thousand arrows piercing her backside made her cry out, "Aaaaaah! Who the hell did this?!"
Hearing the screams from the mountain, Zhou Zecheng, who was carrying the unconscious Su Yunyi into the shadows of the mountain, sneered: "Jia Zhenzhen, the division commander's daughter, right? After I've dealt with Yunyi, you'll be next. I want both Ehuang and Nüying!"
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