After Grandma Huang finished cooking, she called out from the kitchen, "Bring me a plate!"
Xiao Yan quickly brought over three lunchboxes: "Thank you for your trouble, Auntie. I didn't bring any plates, so you can just put the food in the lunchboxes and share some with each person."
Grandma Huang looked at the lunchbox with disdain: "This isn't a canteen, but I have extra plates. You can borrow them from there first."
Xiao Yan could only express her gratitude and take the two dishes into the house. Luckily, she had just washed the table, otherwise there would have been nowhere to put the food.
Yao Tongxu was clever enough to put the two tables together to make a dining table, but there were no chairs, and even if there were chairs, there was nowhere to put them.
Grandma Huang brought over a pot of rice, and seeing their appearance, she said disdainfully, "There's plenty of space outside, and there are even chairs. Don't you know how to move your food outside to eat?"
Xiao Yan quickly took the pot: "Thank you so much, Auntie!"
Grandma Huang just snorted and left.
When Yao Tongjia and Xiao Gengwu returned, both tables had been washed and the legs had been nailed back on.
The cooked food was laid out on top, and two long benches were set up, just waiting for them to come back for dinner.
"Why did it take so long? I remember it wasn't far."
Xiao Yan used to frequently buy books for Xiao Gengwu to read.
Yao Tongjia put the books away, washed her hands, and came over: "A new batch of goods arrived. Xiao Ge and I were looking to see if there were any suitable books. Before we knew it, time had passed."
"Sit down and eat. How many books have you found?"
"Brother Xiao has read many books, but only found a dozen or so."
Xiao Yan served them food: "It's good if you can find more than a dozen books. Go there more often in the future. The prices are cheap, and you can find some valuable books."
Yao Tongjia thought so too, and nodded hurriedly: "We'll look for more books in the future to make sure Brother Xiao keeps reading."
"He reads very quickly, so it's a bit difficult to keep him reading. Just take care of yourself. Eat quickly, the food is quite good!"
Yao Tongjia took a bite and found it to be really good. Wild boar meat is usually quite tough, but the old lady cooked it until it was tender and soft, without any sour taste.
"You'll be in for a treat in the future. You two men should be more diligent and get up earlier to sweep the floor clean."
Yao Tongxu was chewing on the meat in his mouth and didn't have time to answer, so he could only nod to indicate that he heard.
Xiao Gengwu didn't speak, but looked at Yao Tongjia as if seeking her opinion.
Yao Tongjia ignored him and continued eating with her head down.
Xiao Gengwu felt a little wronged by being ignored, but Yao Tongjia just wouldn't look at him, so he was just throwing flirtatious glances at a blind man.
Xiao Yan tried her best to suppress her laughter. Seeing her son's frustrated expression was so satisfying. Serves you right for being so aloof before. Now it's your turn to be aloof!
By the time we finished eating, it was already three or four in the afternoon. Nowadays, people eat two meals a day, so if we eat at this time, we won't have dinner.
Xiao Yan checked the time: "There are no cars left now. How about I go to the guesthouse and get a room?"
Yao Tongjia looked at the bed and said, "Master, you can sleep with me tonight. We're both thin, so we can squeeze in."
Xiao Yan nodded happily: "That's great! I'll squeeze in with you tonight."
Xiao Gengwu frowned at his happy expression.
Now that her son is better, Xiao Yan is happy to see that he is unhappy: "I'm going to sleep with Tongtong tonight. I'll make your mother so envious when we get back."
After speaking, she deliberately looked at Xiao Gengwu. Xiao Gengwu hesitated for a moment, then realized that it wouldn't be appropriate for him to say anything, so he simply said nothing and turned back to his own side.
Yao Tongjia saw clearly that her master was teasing her son: "Master, why are you teasing Brother Xiao?"
"This kid clearly has no problem with his throat or his intelligence, so why wouldn't he say a word before?"
“I’ve worried so much about him, but he just watches from the sidelines. I won’t feel right unless I tease him a little!”
Could Yao Tongjia say that he was confused before? Could it be that he was perhaps constrained by the plot?
It's obvious that it's impossible, so there's nothing more to say. In any case, the master knows how to behave with his son.
She didn't want to get involved, remembering that she had come to buy medicine: "Master, where are you going to buy medicine? Take me to see, and I can bring some back for you next time."
Xiao Yan nodded: "Okay, let's go buy them now. I can write to you next time so you can bring some back with you."
Yao Tongjia went to tell Yao Tongxu and Xiao Gengwu that she was leaving, but Xiao Gengwu grabbed her clothes.
"Are you coming with us?"
Upon hearing this, Yao Tongxu jumped up: "I want to go too! I want to go too!"
Yao Tongjia burst out laughing when she saw the determined looks in the eyes of the two boys who were two heads taller than her.
Xiao Yan heard the laughter and came over, only to see them strung together like the Calabash Brothers.
Speechless: "Come on, come on, let's all go together! You have to come with everything, really!"
There is no transportation in the county now; everyone has to rely on their own two feet.
It took the four of them an hour and a half to get there, and Xiao Gengwu and Yao Tongxu both looked a little pale.
Poor kid, he'd never even been to a field before. Suddenly walking briskly for an hour and a half like this must have been killing him!
Xiao Yan laughed unkindly: "Are you still coming? Do you think going out here is fun? It's all hard work!"
After resting for a while, the four of them went inside. Yao Tongjia was a little surprised: "Master, is this market so big? Are all of these places for sale?"
"How could that be? In the current environment, anyone selling traditional Chinese medicine would be criticized!"
"Most of them buy Western medicine, but you know, in our rural areas, villagers don't have much money, so they buy Chinese medicine to take home because it's cheaper."
Yao Tongjia nodded. The ginseng she had planted before, after being irrigated by the spiritual spring water, has now grown into more than a dozen plants.
After we dug it up and planted it, it continued to grow. Now it's old and thick, and saying it's 500 years old is an understatement.
Such a ginseng root is extremely valuable; it can be a lifesaver in a critical moment.
She doesn't plan to use this ginseng; she intends to keep it for her family.
Her spiritual spring water is too miraculous; she doesn't plan to use it in the future, or she might wait until the economy is more prosperous, then dilute it and make some medicine to sell.
She really wouldn't dare to use it to save her master like she did last time!
She came here to see if there were any seeds, as she plans to grow medicinal herbs in the space in the future.
As Yao Tongjia walked, she felt regretful, thinking that traditional Chinese medicine could achieve the same effect, or even be less harmful to the body.
But in order to avoid associating with feudalistic and scumbag men, no one dared to use traditional Chinese medicine and all flocked to buy ridiculously expensive Western medicine.
People who come here to buy traditional Chinese medicine are mostly from underdeveloped villages. One reason is that they are really poor and can't afford Western medicine, and the other is that the villages are too underdeveloped and too far away.
It wasn't worth the Red Guards going there; they couldn't extract anything from it, and nobody bothered to cause trouble.
This was also an important reason why Xiao Yan's parents wanted her to go to the back mountain brigade to avoid trouble. In this era, a backward village was actually a safe haven.
However, this is on the premise that you are in this village and no one covets you.
Otherwise, a backward village will leave you helpless, with no one to turn to for help.
Xiao Yan's departure was just right; although she was poor, at least her safety was guaranteed!
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