Shen Xiaoxiao nodded and readily admitted, "That's right, this bag does contain medicine. The clinic ran out of Western medicine, so I made a special trip to the hospital to get some."
Her tone was calm and composed, showing no sign of panic or nervousness despite being surrounded by onlookers.
Hearing this, Qin Xiuxiu's face showed a hint of pride, and she puffed out her chest and said proudly, "Then these medicines will most likely be handed over to our Huanhuan to manage in the future!"
“We just want to see what kind of medicine is inside, is that not allowed?” After saying that, she glanced at the others with a provocative look.
Xiahou Jie retorted without hesitation, "Even if she really passes the barefoot doctor exam and becomes our village's barefoot doctor, at least so far, there hasn't been any official notification from above!"
“Before this, you shouldn’t have touched other people’s things without permission.” He said seriously, looking firmly at Qin Xiuxiu.
Qin Xiuxiu was instantly furious. She put her hands on her hips, glared at her, and demanded, "What's it to you? Why are you meddling in my business!"
"If the road is uneven, people will come and trample on it. Why should I care?" Xiahou Jie said nonchalantly.
Dai Xingyun strode forward with steady steps.
He reached out and gripped the medicine packet tightly, looking at everyone expressionlessly.
Lin Huanhuan, who had been standing to the side, asked in an incredulous tone, "Dai Zhiqing, what are you doing?"
Faced with Lin Huanhuan's questioning, Dai Xingyun seemed not to hear at all, and didn't even turn his head.
He simply responded coldly, expressionless, "Didn't Xiahou Jie just make himself perfectly clear? Since this thing doesn't belong to you, don't touch it recklessly."
"Only when you are truly qualified to possess it will no one dare to utter a single word."
Upon hearing these words, Lin Huanhuan felt a surge of anger welling up inside her, so angry that her whole body began to tremble uncontrollably.
She raised her right foot and stomped the ground hard several times, gritting her teeth as she said, "You..."
But in the end, apart from letting out an angry snort, she couldn't think of any other words to refute the other party.
She could only turn away indignantly, like a wronged child, and plop down heavily on the other side of the oxcart to express her extreme dissatisfaction.
Dai Xingyun was not affected in the slightest by Lin Huanhuan's reaction.
He gently placed the precious medicine at the very back of the oxcart, and specially set aside a relatively spacious spot for Shen Xiaoxiao, gesturing for her to get on.
After doing all this, Dai Xingyun slowly straightened up.
Then, he and Xiahou Jie sat on either side, forming a human wall that completely isolated the medicines from the surrounding crowd.
Seeing this, Lin Huanhuan, who was already filled with anger, became even more furious. She gritted her teeth and thought to herself, "Who exactly are they guarding against?"
Just then, Uncle Lao Gen slowly looked around.
Seeing that everyone had arrived, he took a deep breath and then shouted at the top of his lungs, "Let's go!"
The shout was as loud as a bell, instantly shattering the surrounding silence.
Immediately afterwards, Uncle Lao Gen skillfully swung the slightly worn but very tough whip in his hand. The tip of the whip drew a beautiful arc in the air and made a crisp and short sound.
As he moved his arm, the old ox seemed to understand the command, and slowly began to move forward.
After getting on the oxcart, Shen Xiaoxiao gently closed her eyes, as if the noise and commotion outside had nothing to do with her.
In front of others, she didn't feel comfortable interacting much with Dai Xingyun beside her, so she could only close her eyes and rest.
The oxcart swayed and rattled along the country road, its wheels creaking as they rolled over the pavement.
Finally, the oxcart slowly made its way back to the village.
Uncle Lao Gen parked the oxcart right in front of the health center.
Before the oxcart had come to a complete stop, Dai Xingyun couldn't wait to stand up from his seat and leap off the oxcart first.
Following closely behind, Xiahou Jie nimbly picked up the medicine packet placed to the side and quickly handed it to Dai Xingyun.
Shen Xiaoxiao also jumped off the car and landed steadily on the ground. Her agile movements were quite impressive.
Seeing Shen Xiaoxiao jump off the oxcart so decisively, the other educated youth who were initially hesitant felt embarrassed to stay on the cart and followed suit one by one.
Lin Xiuxiu was the last to get off the bus. She carefully picked up her small backpack and strode straight to the village cadre's office next to the health center.
At this moment, the brigade leader and the village chief are intently discussing village affairs inside the house.
Hearing the noise, I looked outside and saw Lin Huanhuan running in, followed by five or six other educated youths.
"What's wrong with you? What happened?" The village chief and the brigade leader were startled by the sudden intruders and wondered to themselves: Could it be that something bad has happened in the village again and someone has come to complain?
Lin Huanhuan rushed excitedly to the captain, waved a piece of paper in her hand, and asked with a smug look on her face.
"Captain, look, this is my barefoot doctor certificate! I've successfully obtained it."
"Does that mean I won't have to work anymore and can just become a doctor at the health center?"
The captain took the certificate with some skepticism, muttering, "You really passed the exam?" as he examined it carefully.
Sure enough, he saw the three big characters "Lin Huanhuan" clearly written on the paper, which was indeed a barefoot doctor's certificate.
Seeing this, Qin Xiuxiu, who was standing to the side, quickly chimed in, "Captain, village chief, you can't go back on your word! Huanhuan worked so hard to get this certificate."
"Well... we can't make that decision either," the captain said, looking troubled.
Qin Xiuxiu continued, "Why can't you make the decision? Don't you want her to be a doctor? Or are you just biased towards people from your own village?"
The village chief, however, remained calm and patiently explained, "Oh dear, nothing like that!"
“Our village has always only had one barefoot doctor position. If we want to add another one, we have to go to the town and apply to the higher authorities.”
Qin Xiuxiu opened her mouth, as if she wanted to say something, but Lin Huanhuan stopped her with a look.
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