Chapter 70 Don't ask too many questions about your brother's affairs.
Now that things have come to this, nothing can be done. One can only look forward. Besides, Qin Suisui is an outsider, and a "cannon fodder" in the original book. She has no way of controlling the life of Mai Dong, this "benefactor".
Qin Suisui had other things to do. She went to the yard, checked Ada's health, told Zanzan to play with Ada there, entrusted the child to Grandma Mai, and then set off alone to the medicinal herb field on the back mountain.
Half a month has passed since she left Qiongtan Island. The land has been turned over, and Su Yunyi is currently squatting next to the turned land, checking the moisture of the soil.
Seeing Qin Suisui return, Su Yunyi stood up happily: "Suisui, you're back! How was it? Did you see your parents?"
Qin Suisui held her hand and briefly recounted her experiences over the past few days in Changbai Mountain. Su Yunyi was also happy to hear that her parents had been transferred to work at the ginseng plantation.
After finishing her casual conversation, Su Yunyi formally "reported" to Qin Suisui on the soil cultivation situation. The land had been plowed four times as she requested, and the base fertilizer was pre-fermented farmyard manure purchased directly from the village. It had just been applied to the land yesterday, and now they were just waiting for the seeds from the hospital.
Qin Suisui nodded, then rechecked all the soil indicators before telling Su Yunyi her idea. She planned to emulate the ginseng planting base in Changbai Mountain and requisition abandoned houses in the village to build a "medicinal herb cultivation base." This way, the entire process of seedling cultivation, sowing, and planting could be completed directly in the village, eliminating the need to transport the cultivated seedlings from the hospital to the village and saving manpower and resources.
Moreover, they should not only grow cash crops such as lemongrass, mugwort, patchouli, rosemary, angelica, and basil, but also some rare and precious medicinal herbs.
Qiongtan Island, as a natural medicine storehouse in southern China, possesses no fewer rare medicinal herbs than Changbai Mountain. With the development of industrialization, these rare medicinal herbs will only slowly disappear. Moreover, if the cultivation of rare medicinal herbs is successful, it will not only be a continuation and protection of them, but also a great contribution to human medicine. With these medicinal herbs, many diseases that are currently intractable may be overcome. People who cannot afford medical treatment or medicine will be able to afford medicine and medical treatment due to the increased quantity and lower price of medicinal herbs.
Qin Suisui had this idea back in Changbai Mountain, which is why she proposed that deal to Xu Shouquan. After spending those few days together, she could tell that Xu Shouquan was the type of old scholar, extremely obsessed with medicinal herb cultivation. She was willing to mail him a set of rare medicinal herbs she had discovered in the south, not only because of their exchange terms, but also because she trusted Xu Shouquan. She knew that she couldn't possibly cultivate all of China's many rare medicinal herbs on her own; more people meant more strength, especially since Xu Shouquan had so many students.
Qin Suisui brought up her idea to the hospital as soon as she got to work on Monday. She even prepared a complete plan, and this proposal naturally received high approval from the hospital leaders.
Initially, everyone viewed medicinal herb cultivation as a solution to the mosquito infestation on Qiongtan Island and a way to increase the income of local villagers.
However, Qin Suisui's proposal elevated the practice of "medicinal herb cultivation" to a whole new level, which excited everyone.
Of course, that happened in the next two days.
That noon, after everyone who had been working went to take a lunch break, Qin Suisui secretly slipped away with Mai Dong to the medicinal herb field on the back mountain. Hu Zi and Xie Ting had already arrived.
Xie Ting didn't want to come, but Hu Zi racked his brains and lied to her that Qin Suisui had something to ask her, so Xie Ting came along.
Upon seeing Qin Suisui, Xie Ting, who was initially a little reserved, forced a smile and greeted her. After all, Qin Suisui was her savior and had saved Hu Zi several times. If Qin Suisui needed her help, Xie Ting would come no matter how unwilling she was.
But when she saw Mai Dong following behind Qin Suisui, her eyes, which had been lowered, widened instantly, her face filled with disbelief and shock, and tears welled up in her eyes.
Qin Suisui scratched her head, feeling as if she were doing something wrong by leading a scumbag like Mai Dong astray. She hesitated for a moment before speaking, "I ran into him by chance outside. He saw the bullet that Hu Zi gave me and recognized me..."
Mai Dong stepped forward at the right moment, her eyes red and her voice trembling: "Xiao Ting, I've been looking for you for so long. Where have you been all these years?"
Xie Ting suddenly turned around, wiped away her tears, and turned back to her usual cold and distant expression: "I'm sorry, comrade, you've mistaken me for someone else."
She nodded to Qin Suisui again: "I understand. If you don't need anything else, I'll be going now."
Qin Suisui frowned and grabbed her hand: "Hu Zi said you're sick, your stomach isn't feeling well. I'll check you out and get you some medicine..." The moment she saw Xie Ting, she noticed that her complexion was off.
To everyone's surprise, the moment Qin Suisui grabbed her hand, Xie Ting's face turned panicked and pale. She instinctively shook off Qin Suisui's hand and her voice suddenly rose: "I'm fine, it's just an old ailment, it'll be fine in a couple of days! If there's nothing else, I'll be going now!" After saying that, she grabbed Hu Zi and headed towards the cowshed.
Mai Dong called out anxiously from behind, "Xiao Ting! Xiao Ting! Even if you don't want to forgive me, you have to think about the child! Hu Zi is still so young, you have to take care of yourself!"
Upon hearing Mai Dong's words, Xie Ting, who was walking quickly, suddenly paused. Mai Dong thought that her words had moved her, and before she could even feel happy, the next second, Xie Ting fell face down straight down.
Fortunately, Tiger reacted quickly and grabbed her. Although he couldn't keep her upright, he prevented her from falling face-first to the ground.
Mai Dong rushed over, picked the person up, and prepared to run to the hospital.
Qin Suisui frowned, chasing after him while shouting, "Where are you taking her? She can't just go to the hospital like this given her current situation! Take her home right away!"
Mai Dong then realized that Qin Suisui knew medicine, and he quickly changed direction.
When they arrived at the Mai family's house, Grandma Mai was startled to see her son carrying a woman who had fainted. However, she quickly recognized her as Hu Zi's mother and instructed Mai Dong to carry her into the room.
Qin Suisui pulled Hu Zi back, panting, and muttered to herself, "Mai Dong, this old man in his forties, is indeed a soldier. He can run so fast while carrying someone!"
Xie Ting was temporarily placed in Mai Dong's room. As soon as Qin Suisui felt her pulse, her eyes widened. She touched her again in disbelief, and then her brows furrowed so deeply they could trap a mosquito.
Seeing her expression, Mai Dong was so anxious that sweat dripped down her back. Qin Sui Sui glanced at Hu Zi, whose eyes were red, and gave Grandma Mai a look, saying reassuringly, "Hu Zi, be good. Your mother is fine. I need to treat her now. It's not convenient for you to stay here. You can go out with Grandma Mai first. Your mother will wake up after the treatment."
Grandma Mai also took his hand and led him outside: "Yes, Tiger, come with Grandma to cut watermelon. Your mother must have suffered heatstroke from the heat. She'll be fine after eating watermelon."
Tiger only left after hearing what they said, turning back every few steps.
Once the door was closed, cutting off the sounds from outside, Mai Dong looked anxiously at Qin Suisui: "What happened to Xiao Ting?"
Qin Suisui frowned: "She's pregnant."
Those four simple words instantly froze Ophiopogon japonicus in place.
His tone was full of disbelief: "What nonsense are you talking about? You yourself told me she wasn't married, how could she be pregnant..."
He didn't finish his sentence, and Qin Suisui's eyes were filled with sorrow.
Xie Ting, a frail woman, lived alone with her child in that kind of environment...
"Heh...are you satisfied now?"
Just as Mai Dong and Qin Suisui were stunned, Xie Ting, who was lying on the bed, woke up at some point. She turned her head to look at Mai Dong by the bedside, her eyes full of mockery.
Mai Dong touched her face with trembling hands: "Xiao Ting, tell me, what happened? Who bullied you? I'll get revenge for you!"
Xie Ting stared at the ceiling, a tear silently rolling down her lifeless eyes: "Revenge? How will you avenge me? Did you rape your wife's older brother's daughter too? Isn't my current predicament all your fault? What right do you have to talk about avenging me?"
"No, that's not right. I deserve this outcome. I shouldn't have saved you in the first place!"
Qin Suisui's pupils dilated in shock. The person who harmed Xie Ting was actually Mai Dong's wife's older brother, her brother-in-law?!
But the situation was clearly not something she should listen to. Understandingly, she left a cup of stream water and quietly withdrew, squatting in the yard with the children, eating watermelon, her heart heavy.
After a long while, Xie Ting came out of the house alone. When Hu Zi saw her, he immediately stood up and handed her the slice of watermelon that he had been holding for a long time: "Mom, are you feeling better? Eat some watermelon, it will make you feel better."
Xie Ting patted his head, nodded to Qin Suisui to thank her, and then left with Hu Zi.
Qin Suisui glanced at the man standing under the eaves, who looked ten years older, and felt nothing but contempt. But Xie Ting seemed too pitiful, so she stepped forward and asked, "What do we do now?"
Mai Dong closed her eyes and gritted her teeth: "Get rid of it! I certainly won't let the person who hurt her get away with it!"
Qin Suisui frowned, wanting to say that Xie Ting's current status was special, and that rashly going to the hospital to abort the child might cause more trouble. But when she thought of Mai Dong's identity, she kept quiet. Perhaps he really did have a way.
Since returning from Mai's house, Qin Suisui had been in a rather heavy mood. Even when she went to the hospital on Monday to give a presentation and her proposal received widespread recognition from the hospital, it didn't completely cheer her up.
On Monday evening, Sister Wu came to invite Qin Suisui to go to the town's black market to buy things. Yesterday, when she came to deliver clothes to Qin Suisui and Zanzan, she learned that Qin Suisui wanted to buy sesame paste. Coincidentally, she was also out of sauce at home, so she invited Sister Tu and Sister Liu to go to the black market together. Sister Tang is pregnant and it's inconvenient for her.
Qin Suisui finally recovered from her gloomy mood. After seeing Sister Wu off, Qin Suisui was picking cucumbers in the yard when a familiar voice suddenly came from behind her: "Sister Suisui, are you going to the black market?"
Qin Suisui was startled and turned around to find that it was Sun Ruwen holding a puppy.
"Brother Ruwen, you scared me half to death! Why do you walk so quietly!"
Sun Ruwen chuckled lightly: "I waited outside for a while because you had guests, and I didn't expect to overhear you talking."
Qin Suisui nodded, looked at the snow-white puppy in his arms, and happily took it: "This is the puppy you were talking about! It's so cute!"
Sun Ruwen smiled at her and said, "Yes, she just turned one month old today, so I brought it over to you."
Qin Suisui nodded: "How much is it? I'll pay you."
Sun Ruwen flicked her forehead: "Why are you still telling your brother these things?" Then she turned around and took a large bag off her bicycle and handed it to her: "This is the medicinal herb my friend brought back from Northeast China that I told you about before. Take a look and see if there's anything you can use."
Qin Suisui took the bag and saw that it was full of common medicinal herbs from Changbai Mountain, such as Saposhnikovia divaricata, Asarum heterotropoides, Schisandra chinensis, and Phellodendron chinense. There were even deer antler and toad oil. Except for ginseng and Ganoderma lucidum, she had basically gotten everything she could get.
She looked at Sun Ruwen incredulously: "Brother Ruwen, what does your friend do? How can he get so many medicinal herbs?"
Sun Ruwen looked at her gently through his gold-rimmed glasses: "Hmm... he does have some... tricks up his sleeve."
After saying that, as if afraid that Qin Suisui would ask for payment, he quickly got on his bicycle and turned to leave. He didn't forget to remind Qin Suisui: "Brother has something to do and has to go first. If you go to the black market tomorrow, remember to go to the East Third Alley of the Glass Factory. There are many things there, and they have everything. Remember to go with those women and don't go alone. If you encounter any problems, find someone named Aqi."
Qin Suisui frowned: "How do you know so much?"
Sun Ruwen had one foot on the ground and the other on the bicycle pedal. The slanting sunlight shone on his face, reflecting a beam of light from beneath his gold-rimmed glasses. He then reached out and tapped Qin Suisui's forehead.
"Don't ask too many questions about your brother's affairs."
"Let's go!"
Qin Suisui chased after them out the door, and was about to say something when she suddenly saw Pei Jiuyan holding his military cap, staring intently at them in the direction where the setting sun was sinking.
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