Ruan Yuanjiang and his companions have finally settled down in Qingshan Village.
Bai Fangqiu's medical skills are beyond reproach. His medical skills are inherited from his ancestors. When he was young, he studied abroad and learned Western medicine, which can be regarded as a combination of Chinese and Western medicine. In Qingshan Village, which lacks medical supplies, he can go up the mountain to collect herbs and make medicine for the villagers to take. Many villagers' chronic diseases have been cured by him. If it were not for his status, the name of a miracle doctor would have spread long ago.
Even so, this cannot offset the villagers' respect for him.
As long as you are human, you may get sick. If you get sick, you must not offend the doctor. The villagers of Qingshan Village have not received much education, but they still have this superficial knowledge.
Huo Wu, needless to say, was very strong and could do any job skillfully. Except for the fact that he was not used to farm work in the beginning and his hands and feet were a little unfamiliar, he worked even more skillfully than the old hands who had worked in the fields for most of their lives. He could harvest one and a half acres of land in the time it took others to harvest one acre of land, and there was nothing wrong with him.
Among the three, Ruan Yuanjiang's job might be the most troublesome. Fortunately, Huo Wu would clean up most of the accumulated manure for him before going to work every day, so his job was easier.
The women in the team helped prepare the livestock feed, so he didn't need to worry about it. Overall, the three of them had a pretty comfortable life in Qingshan Village.
There is no criticism and struggle, no politics, and my health is much better than before I came here.
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"Ruan Ruan, how long will it take——"
Jiang Yilu was squatting in a horse stance, with an enamel basin half filled with water on his head, which he held carefully with both hands. His whole body was trembling. He looked at the two little girls sitting on a small stool beside him and asked through gritted teeth.
It was a very cold day, but there were beads of sweat on his forehead, which was enough to show how tired he was.
"Three more minutes." Ruan Ruan looked at the small silver pocket watch in her hand and said hesitantly.
Uncle Dawu said that we cannot cheat and we must watch Brother Yilu finish the horse stance for half an hour, but Brother Yilu looked very tired, so why not just talk for less time.
Ruan Ruan said somewhat guiltily that there were actually six minutes left on the watch, and she had shortened the time by half.
With a round face and a pair of big eyes blinking, she dared not look directly at Jiang Yiliu. Si Ni stood behind Ruan Ruan, braiding her hair, and had no intention of paying attention to her suffering brother.
It’s just that her braiding technique is not good, so the two little pigtails are one high and one low, and crooked. Fortunately, Ruan Ruan doesn’t care and lets her use her creativity on her hair.
At that time, watches were still a rare thing, at least in Qingshan Village, no one had this thing, Jiang Yilu had only seen it at his uncle's place. Meng Pingchuan bought the Seagull brand watch when he went to Haicheng for an inspection and study. He spent a full 120 yuan, and also exchanged a lot of foreign exchange coupons with food coupons. When he went there, he was fat and white, and when he came back, he was as thin as a monkey. He only knew how to smile foolishly while holding the watch. During that time, Jiang Dazhen often complained at home.
But although she was complaining, Jiang Dazhen still cherished the watch very much. Nowadays, having a watch at home was a very eye-catching thing.
A few days ago, Ruan Ruan was holding a golden pocket watch, which was obviously more advanced than Meng Pingchuan's Seagull watch. The golden round watch body, the outer shell is a flower-shaped hollow, and it is inlaid with dark red gems. Pressing the small hidden button on the watch, the pocket watch opened, and an old black-and-white photo of a young couple was embedded on one side. Without her asking, Jiang Yiliu guessed that it should be Ruan Ruan's parents who died, and the photo might be their wedding photo. On the other side is the dial, and the time can be clearly seen. A long chain is strung on the watch so that she can hang it around her neck.
When Jiang Yilu saw Ruan Ruan take out the pocket watch for the first time, he nervously reminded the careless little girl not to take out the pocket watch when she was outside in the future.
Money is tempting, and the country people are simple and sympathize with her parents' heroic sacrifice, but there are always a few thieves. If people knew about this, I'm afraid both the grandfather and grandson of the Ruan family would be targeted.
Jiang Yilu was worried and reminded Mr. Ruan implicitly. The next day, the pocket watch on Ruan Ruan's hand was changed to the polished silver watch it is now. It looks ordinary and not as eye-catching as the gold watch. It is usually tucked inside the coat.
The photo of Ruan Ruan's parents was also put back into the pocket watch. Except when she helped Jiang Yilu to tell time every day, Ruan Ruan rarely took out the pocket watch. It was probably because of what Jiang Yilu and his grandfather said.
Jiang Yilu was a little curious about why Grandpa Ruan had so many pocket watches on him, but he didn't ask. All he could do was remind them of some details that they didn't notice. Ruan Ruan was a lovely girl, and he didn't want anything to happen to her.
"Ruan Ruan, you can't let that kid off the hook."
Huo Wu, who came in from outside, heard the conversation between the two, glanced at his pocket watch again, and reminded him. What kind of magic potion did this kid feed his niece? In just a few days, she actually helped him to deceive her uncle. This is simply unbearable.
Huo Wu glared at Jiang Yilu who was squatting in horse stance, wondering whether he should make the task more difficult for him.
Huo Wu is an upright man. Although he made a bet with the two old men, he did not really make things difficult for Jiang Yilu and make him fail the test. The exercise plan he assigned to him was arranged according to his age and physical condition.
He gets up at five o'clock every day and runs around the village twice. After resting for ten minutes, he does horse stance for half an hour. If he can't hold on, he gives up.
It has been nearly half a month, and Jiang Yilu has persisted regardless of weather conditions, and he has never complained of being tired. This made Huo Wugao look at him and think that he might have really misjudged him, and this kid might really be able to hold on.
Huo Wu smiled at his niece, whose face was flushed, and handed the wild fruits he had picked from the mountain to her and Si Ni, who was sitting next to her. The two of them took the wild fruits with exclamations, ran to the well, picked up the buckets filled with water, washed the wild fruits hastily, and happily divided them up.
Huo Wu and Jiang Yilu had different ways of exercising. After running laps with Jiang Yilu every day, he would go for a walk in the mountains and often bring back some wild fruits for the children at home.
The children in the village did not dare to go deep into the mountains. They only dared to find some wild fruits to eat at the foot of the mountain. Those places at the foot of the mountain had already been searched thoroughly by the naughty children in the village. Now it was late autumn and fruits were scarce. Only Huo Wu, who was skilled and brave, could find these snacks.
"I've seen that there are still five or six minutes. Don't favor that guy like you did just now. If I catch him again, I won't bring you any fruit. Si Ni, please keep an eye on Ruan Ruan for me." Huo Wu glanced at Jiang Yiliu, who was pursing his lips and sweating profusely, and warned the two girls by the well.
Ruan Ruan's mouth was stuffed with wild fruits, which made it bulge. Her eyes were wide open. She looked at the sweet and sour fruit in her hand, and then looked at Jiang Yiliu beside her. She was a little tangled. Si Ni patted her chest and assured her: "Uncle Da Wu, don't worry, I will watch them for you."
That expression showed no sisterly love at all. She was bought off by a few wild fruits.
When the time finally came, Jiang Yilu put the enamel basin on the ground, stretched his hands and feet, and then collapsed to the ground.
"That's all you have got. I don't think you can hold out for the rest of the training. You might as well admit defeat early." Huo Wu changed into his old work clothes and came out. He saw Jiang Yilu collapsed on the ground and said. Although he was attacking his confidence, he could not hide the admiration in his eyes.
Jiang Yilu was breathing heavily. If he was not so enthusiastic about learning martial arts in the beginning, now Huo Wu's words completely aroused the stubbornness in his heart, and he had to learn it.
Huo Wu naturally saw the dissatisfaction in his eyes, and he pulled the corner of his mouth and smiled. He said, a five-year-old child, usually tepid, not like a child at all, this is more normal.
The adults in the family went to work, so Old Mrs. Miao got some work making matchboxes and did it at home, looking after the little ones.
"Xiaobao, come and have breakfast."
When Old Mrs. Miao shouted in the house, the three children walked into the yard.
There were three bowls of cornmeal and two bowls of egg custard on the table. In the past, only Jiang Yiliu could enjoy the egg custard. Since Ruan Ruan came, there was one more person who could enjoy this treatment. In view of the generous food allowance given by the Ruan family, Old Lady Miao would not let the little girl of the family suffer. She still had some sense of propriety.
"Eat yourselves, Si Ni, and look after your brothers and sisters. Grandma is going to the backyard to feed the chickens." Nowadays, every household raises chickens and ducks based on the number of people. There is a fixed number of chicks and ducklings each year. If any die, there is no place to replace them. Grandma Miao is very meticulous in raising chickens. If a chicken can lay two eggs a day, she will treat it as an ancestor.
"Fourth sister, here." Ruan Ruan saw Grandma Miao leave and scooped half a bowl into Si Ni's bowl. The first time she encountered this situation, she curiously asked why her sisters didn't have egg custard to eat. Grandma Miao told her that maids didn't need to eat these good things.
This made Ruan Ruan a little strange. She was also a girl, so why did she have the right to eat egg custard? However, she was well-behaved and did not ask any more questions. She just gave some from her bowl to Si Ni every time.
"Ruan Ruan, don't worry. When I make a lot of money in the future, I will make a room full of egg custard for you." Si Ni looked at the egg custard in the bowl. She didn't refuse it pretentiously, but just smiled sweetly at Ruan Ruan.
The two of them looked at each other, eating porridge with egg custard, smiling sweetly.
Jiang Yiliu didn't say anything, but silently shared some of the untouched egg custard in his bowl with Ruan Ruan's bowl. In the eyes of children, sharing food is a symbol of friendship and can promote mutual affection. If the fourth sister is on good terms with Ruan Ruan, it will also be good for her future.
"Aunt Miao, is Yilu at home?" A familiar voice came from outside the house. Jiang Yilu's eyes lit up, he put down the bowl in his hand and rushed out.
"Uncle."
The person who came was Gu Dongmei's brother Gu Xiashi. Jiang Yilu rushed into Gu Xiashi's arms, and his strength was so strong that he almost made Gu Xiashi stumble.
"It's been a while since we last met, and you've grown stronger." Gu Xia Shi looked at his little nephew's physique and said with surprise.
"Hey, Xiaobao has been practicing some kind of kung fu with his uncle Dawu these days, and his chin has become thinner." Old Mrs. Miao came out from the backyard and saw that it was Gu Xiashi who came. She said with a smile on her face, pointing at her cute grandson in his arms.
The old lady felt bad for Xiaobao getting up so early every day and messing around. If the old man hadn't stopped her, and Xiaobao seemed to be feeling better recently, the old lady would have stopped him.
"It's good to exercise, keep fit, and then you can be a soldier and eat the country's food in the future." Gu Xiashi pinched Jiang Yiliu's little arm and said to Old Lady Miao. He coaxed Old Lady Miao so hard that she was speechless.
"By the way, Shitou, what are you doing here today?" After laughing for a while, Old Mrs. Miao asked curiously.
"Nothing, I just want to take Yiliu to the county town for a tour." Gu Xiashi said to Old Lady Miao. When he saw the two little girls coming out from behind, he called Si Ni affectionately and pointed at one of them and asked in confusion, "Who is this?"
"She is the granddaughter of an old professor from our village who was sent to a labor camp. Her parents died in the Vietnam War. The livestock shed has not been completed yet, so she has been living and eating at our house for the time being."
Old Mrs. Miao leaned close to Gu Xiashi's ear and whispered the explanation, not daring to let Ruan Ruan hear.
Gu Xia understood clearly that this old professor must have some relationship with the Jiang family, otherwise, Old Lady Miao would not have been so nice to the little girl. With his sharp eyes, it would not be easy to hide it from him.
This is not his purpose today.
"Aunt Miao, I'll take you away if you ask me to stay. Have lunch with me, don't worry about me." Gu Xiashi said to Aunt Miao while holding his little nephew, and smiled at the two little girls beside him: "Wait for your uncle to come back and bring you some candy."
After saying that, he hugged Jiang Yilu and left.
"Hey, how are you going?" Old Mrs. Miao chased after him. It was so cold, how could she endure walking for several hours?
"I came here by bike." Gu Xiashi proudly showed the bicycle behind him. The bicycle was all black. Compared with later bicycles, this one was large and heavy, and the body was almost as high as Gu Xiashi's waist. The seat behind the bicycle was wrapped with a thick layer of velvet. Gu Xiashi placed the little nephew in his arms on the seat, and got on the bicycle himself, ready to set off.
"Great, Shitou, you've even bought a bicycle." Old Mrs. Miao exclaimed. When did the Gu family become so well off? You can't just buy a bicycle with money.
"It's not mine, I borrowed this bicycle from someone. It's getting late, Aunt Miao, Yiliu and I will leave first." Seeing that Aunt Miao seemed to have a lot more to ask, Gu Xiashi hurriedly pedaled, said goodbye and ran away.
"Slow down, slow down, don't let my grandson fall."
Old Mrs. Miao's anxious calls were heard in the distance, but Gu Xiashi pretended not to hear them. He asked his little nephew to hold on to his waist tightly and ride quickly.
"Uncle, what are we going to do?" Jiang Yiluo asked curiously while sitting in the back seat.
"I'll take you to see some good stuff." Gu Xiashi didn't say it explicitly, leaving it a secret, making Jiang Yilu curious.
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