Su Ruyi smoothed her hair sheepishly: "It's too hot."
"It's abnormally hot." Jin Dachun looked up at the sun. "Ruyi, hurry up and brew the cooling soup. If we rush to harvest in this weather, I'm afraid there will be big problems!"
Su Ruyi nodded and immediately started a fire.
The stove in Jin Dachun's house is a double-hole stove.
Su Ruyi operated two pots simultaneously, one to boil medicinal soup and the other to make breakfast.
The breakfast she made was a simple congee, unleavened flatbread, and a lunchbox of pickled vegetables that Shulan had insisted on giving her the night before.
There were three poached eggs in the porridge.
The eggs were also given to her by Shulan; there were ten in total, which Shulan had originally arranged to exchange for Jin Dachun's food.
They prepared an extra portion of food for Jin Dachun to eat at noon, in case Su Ruyi couldn't come back by noon.
Su Ruyi has meat in her spatial storage, but it's not convenient for her to take it out.
She didn't know how to cook the smoked and cured meats that General Shen sent her.
However, this food is considered quite good for Dingjiatun.
After thinking for a moment, she turned around and went back into the house, took out a can of ribbonfish that General Shen had given her from her spatial storage, and opened it.
Su Ruyi worked quickly; by the time the cooling soup was bubbling away, breakfast was already on the stone table.
"Heh! We get to eat ribbonfish first thing in the morning?" Jin Dachun chuckled as he picked up the unleavened flatbread.
Su Ruyi smiled and said, "You need to improve your nutrition."
Jin Dachun flashed a set of white teeth, crunching as he took a bite of the unleavened flatbread: "Chewy! Delicious!"
After the two finished breakfast, Su Ruyi was about to clear the table when Jin Dachun waved her away, saying, "I'll take care of these. You should go to the educated youth compound and help your brother pack his things; isn't he leaving early this morning?"
Su Ruyi nodded and ran quickly towards the educated youth compound.
When they arrived at the front gate, they saw Su Qiaoqiao fighting with Guo Tianya.
They were pulling at each other by the collar and hair, their bodies tangled together.
She didn't bother to watch the commotion and rushed to the backyard.
Su Tong had already packed two bundles.
He handed his bedding to Su Ruyi: "Keep this set of bedding for now, I'll get another set when I get back."
Su Ruyi did not refuse.
She knew that this was left by her fourth brother for her fifth brother.
Su Tong continued, "When you hear news from Xiao Tie, be sure to write to me immediately."
After saying that, he looked at the noisy front yard and said, "I feel much more at ease now that you've moved out. Ruyi, try not to have any direct conflicts with anyone, understand? Especially avoid that captain! But don't worry, I've already spoken to Heping, he'll handle this!"
Su Ruyi nodded emphatically.
Su Tong rode a bicycle, again borrowing the bicycle from the person who worked in the county town. This time, he rode directly to the county town, as the person's workplace was not far from the train station, which was very convenient.
Shen Heping and Ji Xuchang both came over and patted Su Tong on the shoulder: "Little Tong, take care!"
Li Wang also stepped forward.
Su Tong hugged him.
Everyone's eyes were a little red.
Su Tong secured his bundle to his bicycle, hopped on, and turned back to say, "Go ahead and get busy!"
Then, he got on his bike and left.
Su Ruyi covered her mouth, tears streaming down her face.
Everyone stood silently in place, allowing Su Ruyi a moment to process the sadness of parting.
Then, Shen Heping accompanied her and delivered the bedding that Su Tong had left behind to Jin Dachun's house.
Jin Dachun had finished washing the pot and was sealing the fire.
The two rushed to help.
Jin Dachun looked up at the sun again, squinting, "The heat is already biting before noon, this is not a good sign!"
Su Ruyi also looked up at the sky; the sun was indeed scorching.
The three of them began to filter the cooling soup into two large iron barrels, preparing to carry it to the field.
Just then, Zhao's jeep drove into the village again.
When Xiao Zhao arrived at the entrance of the educated youth compound, he saw Su Qiaoqiao and Guo Tianya fighting, blocking the entrance.
The two fought for a long time and were both exhausted, but they still held onto each other's braids and refused to let go.
Xiao Zhao frowned, his gaze passing over them to Shu Lan, who was cooking: "Comrade, could you please call Su Ruyi for me?"
Shulan walked over and whispered, "Su Ruyi moved to Doctor Jin's courtyard last night!"
"Oh?" Xiao Zhao was taken aback. "Why?"
Shulan glanced at Su Qiaoqiao, who was glaring at her, and said in a low voice, "Because... why don't you go ask Su Zhiqing herself? She was bullied! But... I can't say."
After saying that, he quickly lowered his head and left.
Xiao Zhao arrived at the village clinic, completely bewildered. After parking his car, he went around to the back door and saw Su Ruyi and the other two filtering a fragrant medicinal soup into an iron bucket.
He smiled and called out to Su Ruyi, "Su, the educated youth!"
Su Ruyi turned around: "Guard Zhao, please wait a moment!"
Xiao Zhao quickly said, "I'll do it, I'll do it!"
Jin Dachun stepped down, and Xiao Zhao took his place.
Before long, the two large buckets of medicinal soup were filtered.
Xiao Zhao sniffed: "It smells so good!"
Jin Dachun scooped a bowl for him: "Drink a bowl, it'll help you beat the heat!"
As he spoke, he ladled a bowl for Su Ruyi and Shen Heping each.
Su Ruyi asked, "Master, why aren't you drinking?"
Jin Dachun shook his head and said, "Every medicine has some side effects! I'm not planning to go to the fields and sweat a lot, so why would I drink it? Today, this old man is going to stay indoors all day! This kind of heat should be avoided if possible! That's the way to stay healthy!"
The people drinking the soup paused for a moment, exchanged smiles, and then continued to drink it down in large gulps.
After drinking the soup, Shen Heping felt incredibly comfortable throughout his body.
Su Ruyi also felt a mist rising from her Baihui acupoint, as if all her anxiety had disappeared.
Under Jin Dachun's direction, the group carried the cooling soup directly to the shade of a large tree at the edge of the field. They not only covered the lid tightly but also laid many large leaves on top for shade.
Then he instructed the nearby villagers to quickly call all those participating in the harvest to come and drink soup, as it was to prevent heatstroke.
After finishing this matter, Shen Heping immediately said to Xiao Zhao, "Since you're here, take me with you. I have something to say to my second uncle."
Xiao Zhao nodded, and the three of them got into the car.
Only after they left the village did Xiao Zhao turn back and ask Su Ruyi, "Su, why did you move out?"
Su Ruyi said calmly, "The new captain kicked me out. He gave the west room where I lived to Su Qiaoqiao."
"Who is Su Qiaoqiao?" Xiao Zhao frowned.
"A new female educated youth, she must be some kind of relative of my second uncle, right?" Shen Heping sneered. "I was just about to go ask her!"
Along the way, Shen Heping was even angrier than Su Ruyi, keeping a straight face and not saying a word.
Su Ruyi didn't bring up moving out again, but chatted casually with Xiao Zhao for a few minutes.
When they arrived at the entrance of the Suzhou-style building, Shen Guoliang was waiting at the door again.
Su Ruyi said nothing, greeted him, and waited for Shen Guoliang to return to the room and get ready before starting to administer acupuncture.
The amount of dark blood that came out this time was half of yesterday's amount!
Shen Guoliang is really getting better soon!
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