The following day, Ye Nian'an and Chu Yan crossed the back mountain and told the Ye family the good news.
Ye Xiang and the others were very excited after hearing this. Once Ye Nian'an became a barefoot doctor, they would be able to meet the Chu family openly and honestly.
"Mom, this is my mother-in-law. Your best friend specially asked me to bring you a gift. Please take a look."
Ye Nian'an handed the things that Chi Xinyao had prepared to Jin Xiangyu.
"Xinyao is really something, she even brought a gift over."
Although Jin Xiangyu said this, she couldn't hide the joy on her face.
"Look quickly, Mom, what is this?"
Under everyone's watchful eyes, Jin Xiangyu guessed what was going on, but still opened the gift.
There were several small tin boxes with red star patterns on them.
Jin Xiangyu seemed to have expected this, and smiled slightly: "Xinyao is really thoughtful."
Ye Sheng noticed something amiss: "Hey? Mom, this looks just like the skincare product jars you used to use?"
"Yes, my skin is a bit special. I'm allergic to many skincare products. I finally found this homemade skincare product after a lot of effort."
"It is said that their ancestors went to the palace and made skin care products for the imperial concubine. I was skeptical at first, but the skin care products did have a miraculous effect on me and did not cause any allergies."
"Later, a lot of things happened. That family suddenly disappeared and could never be found again. We were about to be sent down to the countryside, and we really couldn't save any more money before we left. I didn't expect Xinyao to find us."
As Jin Xiangyu spoke, she couldn't help but laugh, as if she were recalling happy times from the past.
But as I laughed, my eyes inevitably welled up with tears, and I started to feel sad.
If these things were told to others, they would think that Chi Xinyao and Jin Xiangyu were being pretentious.
They've all been relocated to the countryside, why bother with skincare products?
Being able to eat well, stay warm, and live a good life is already considered quite good.
But they were originally of high status; one was the wife of a university professor, and the other was the wife of a regimental commander. Some things bring women a sense of happiness that others cannot provide.
Similar to a familiar skincare product, scarf, or flower...
They have never received these things, so they assume that others don't need them either. If they want to ask for these things when they are in a bad situation, they are seen as pretentious, difficult to please, and unsuitable for living together.
If you can't even find happiness or surprises in your daily life, what's the difference between that and living in hell?
It is precisely because humans possess rich emotions that they can be called human.
They will laugh at small surprises in life, or at small gifts they thought they could never have.
In this way, I can live happily during my time in the countryside.
Ye Xiang patted Jin Xiangyu's shoulder, filled with guilt: "Xiangyu, I'm sorry, it's all because of me... that you and the children have suffered."
Jin Xiangyu shook her head: "Don't talk about these things. If we can only share the good times but not the bad, what kind of couple are we? I think Xinyao thinks so too. Besides, we have the children to support us. We are already much luckier than others."
Ye Nian'an could naturally understand all of this, and touched Jin Xiangyu's face.
"Mom, this is a gift from your mother-in-law. You should cherish it. Look at your skin. I still prefer the beautiful mom I used to know."
Jin Xiangyu quickly wiped away her tears and forced a smile: "Yes! I really want to see Xinyao."
“Niannian, I will be able to see her when you come to Houpu Township as a barefoot doctor to provide support.”
Unbeknownst to her, her beloved little daughter, whom she once cherished and pampered, had become her support.
I don't know whether to be happy or sad about this kind of growth.
"kindness!"
Because of the tight work schedule recently, Ye Xiang and the others could not take long leave. They could only have lunch with Ye Nian'an and Chu Yan before going to work.
Otherwise, taking a day off after a week would easily arouse suspicion.
However, he still found an excuse to let Ye Hui stay and escorted Chu Yan and Ye Nian'an to the back mountain.
Before leaving, Ye Nian'an continued to pour spiritual spring water into the Ye family's well.
This has become a required course for her.
This time, it was obvious that the Ye family members were in much better spirits.
Whether it was because of my arrival or because of the spiritual spring water, I poured as much as I could.
Separated by a mountain, transportation was inconvenient in the 1970s. Even Ye Nian'an didn't know when he would be able to return from this training trip.
It might really be a month or two before we meet again.
Chu Yan could see that Ye Nian'an was still reluctant to leave the Ye family, so he took the initiative to say, "While we still have time, Second Brother, let's set up some traps and see if we can hunt some game to take back?"
"Niannian, what do you think?"
Ye Nian'an nodded naturally: "Okay, then let's stay for two more hours."
Ye Hui was extremely excited: "Of course! Yan... brother-in-law, it's been so long since we went hunting together!"
In his heart, even if Chu Yan really became his brother-in-law, he would still be the most powerful older brother!
Moreover, Ye Nian'an accompanied them on their hunting trip.
Ye Hui excitedly went back to get his tools, and told Chu Yan and Ye Nian'an to wait for him at the place where the traps had been set.
Chu Yan held Ye Nian'an's hand and they traveled all the way up the mountain to reach their destination.
"Brother Yan, wait a minute."
At this moment, Ye Nian'an seemed to see something, her eyes lit up, and she quickly stepped forward.
"Look, these are matsutake mushrooms. They can be stir-fried or used in soups. They have the effects of relaxing muscles and tendons, regulating qi and resolving phlegm, and eliminating dampness and turbidity. Wow! So many!"
Ye Nian'an was overjoyed to have picked them.
Perhaps the villagers here didn't discover it, or they simply didn't know what matsutake mushrooms were.
Mushrooms are poisonous, and you can easily step into a poisonous trap if you are not careful.
Poisoning from eating poisonous mushrooms has happened in every village. Because this is a rural area with inconvenient transportation, barefoot doctors are completely helpless in this situation, and once something happens, it's just a matter of waiting to die.
Over time, apart from the most common edible mushrooms being picked clean, many villagers dared not touch these mushrooms whose true nature they did not know.
As luck would have it, Ye Nian'an knew which types of mushrooms were edible, and this particular one was the king of mushrooms—it was an incredible stroke of luck.
While helping Ye Nian'an pick matsutake mushrooms, Chu Yan cautiously and vigilantly looked around.
At this time of day, there's usually no one here; the main concern is poisonous insects and snakes.
Even when the weather gets hot, they dare not relax their protection in the slightest, wearing long sleeves and trousers, as well as gloves, rubber shoes, and hats, just to avoid being attacked by insects.
Soon, Ye Hui arrived with his tools.
After two hours of hard work, they caught two wild rabbits.
Even more surprisingly, they discovered pheasants.
Pheasants are very alert and can fly. If they are startled, they can spread their wings and fly from the foot of the mountain to the top of the mountain, which is quite amazing.
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