Yao Tongjia came in after washing up and saw Xiao Gengwu standing there. She glanced at Xiao Gengwu somewhat guiltily. Xiao Gengwu smiled gently and said, "You woke up so quickly? You were gone when I woke up."
These words immediately put Yao Tongjia at ease. She looked at Xiao Gengwu again and found that he was no different from usual, so she relaxed immediately.
"I saw you were sleeping soundly, so I went out to wash up first. You should go out and wash up too. We need to go back early; today is Lunar New Year's Eve."
As Xiao Gengwu left, Yao Tongjia packed her things, thinking that perhaps he had slept soundly last night and had no idea that she was clinging to him like an octopus.
Suddenly remembering what she had seen that morning, Yao Tongjia quickly shook her head. Sigh! She thought it was her doll, but she didn't expect to be hugging a living person!
Fortunately, Xiao Gengwu didn't know, so she had to act normally. With that thought, Yao Tongjia took a deep breath, put aside her anxiety, and went out to eat!
Normally, it wouldn't be possible to eat breakfast this early, but Aunt Xue knew they were going back to the county in the morning, so she got up early to make breakfast!
The village secretary arrived halfway through the meal: "You've been busy all day yesterday. I've discussed it with the brigade, and we'll lend you the tractor for free to take you to town."
"It's too far to get to the county. There shouldn't be many passengers on the bus today. We'll have a tractor driver help you load the bus onto it. You don't need to pay the tractor rental fee."
"You'll need to pay for the fuel," the village chief said, taking a puff of his pipe and exhaling a cloud of smoke.
Xiao Yan put down her chopsticks and immediately took out her money: "Thank you, Uncle. How much do you need? I'll pay you now."
Before the village chief could speak, Aunt Xue glared at her husband: "Can't you let your daughter finish eating first? What's the rush? She's not going to run away!"
The village chief was humiliated by Aunt Xue in front of so many people. He put down his pipe and was about to tap it on the table, but when he was about to tap it, he couldn't bear to. He glared back at her, but his wife was even fiercer than him.
"Seriously, so fiercely!" The village chief immediately lowered his head and dared not speak, his face turning red with embarrassment. He was truly suffocating!
Xiao Yan quickly lowered her head, trying to suppress her smiling face. She was afraid that if she laughed out loud, she would embarrass the village chief. But halfway through her laughter, she felt a pang of sadness.
She never asked for much, really not much, just someone to share her life with, someone who would always be ready to fight or bicker, someone who would always back down.
Just like the village chief and his wife right now, no matter how strong they are on the outside, they always have a soft side when facing their wives.
Unfortunately, she was unlucky and encountered a mother-in-law who was not firm in her will and was always looking for trouble. Her marriage was doomed to fail!
Looking back, it's truly unbearable to recall. From now on, she'll live happily with her son and daughter-in-law, help them with their children, and she really doesn't dare to even dream of marriage again!
Finally, Xiao Yan paid 50 cents for the tractor's fuel. Several people from the village came over and, seeing the bags on the ground, went to help. In no time, they loaded several hundred kilograms of grain onto the tractor.
Everyone knew that Xiao Yan was going back to the county, so they brought one or two eggs to give to her.
"Dr. Xiao, this is just a small token of my appreciation. I felt so much better after you gave me acupuncture yesterday, and I slept soundly all night. Thank you so much!"
Once it happened, it quickly became a crowd around Xiao Yan. Xiao Yan waved her hands repeatedly, saying, "No need, no need, you can all take them back to eat. I'll just break them up if I want to, it's not a waste!"
This made everyone hesitate. Eggs were a precious commodity at this time, and it would be a huge loss if they spoiled!
Immediately, someone ran home and brought a bowl of pickled vegetables, wrapped in oil paper: "We don't have anything else at home, so we'll just give you some pickled vegetables to eat with your porridge."
This time, Xiao Yan did not refuse: "That's great. You always bring me food in the past. I didn't even know how to pickle it this time. If Aunt Xue hadn't brought some radishes over, we wouldn't have any vegetables to eat."
Upon hearing this, many people ran back to put down their eggs, brought a radish or two, or a small bowl of pickled vegetables. Aunt Xue brought over a clean jar: "Take the oil paper wrapping back with you, and pour the pickled vegetables here."
Xiao Yan took the jar: "Thank you, Auntie. I'll bring the jar to you next time I come over!"
"What are you giving me? I'll use these jars to pickle vegetables. I have plenty of jars like these. Do you know how to pickle vegetables?"
"Yes, I will!" They have to learn even if they don't, otherwise Aunt Xue will probably go all the way to the county to teach them. They should go back and study it themselves.
More and more villagers gathered around, chattering amongst themselves: "Dr. Xiao, come back and visit us when you have time. See how healthy we all are since you came!"
Aunt Xue and Aunt Xu held Xiao Yan's hands: "Come back whenever you have time. If you're not happy living outside, come back to your house, and we'll look after it for you."
Xiao Yan nodded in agreement, waved goodbye to the villagers, got on the tractor, and drove off on a bumpy ride!
The villagers waved goodbye reluctantly from behind. For more than ten years, Xiao Yan had been taking care of their health. They hadn't felt anything before, but this time they were being treated by Xiao Yan again.
Only then did I realize how fortunate they were, having a qualified doctor at all times to serve them, not just a barefoot doctor who could only take their temperature and give them cold medicine.
Now that the doctor is gone, they realize what they missed. They really regret not being nicer to them when they were there.
Xiao Yan and Yao Tongjia sat in the driver's seat, where there was some shelter and the wind wasn't so strong. Xiao Gengwu sat in the back, circling the grain bags.
Although it can't completely prevent the wind from getting in, it's better than being completely exposed.
After a bumpy ride of more than an hour, when their backsides were numb and their hands and feet were stiff, the tractor arrived in town, just in time to catch a bus heading to the county.
The tractor driver had also been instructed to get off the tractor and help carry the grain onto the bus.
After Xiao Gengwu and Yao Tongjia recovered, they immediately helped carry the grain bags. Xiao Yan wanted to help, but her son refused her coldly: "You should stand still, or you'll twist your back!"
Feeling hurt, Xiao Yan felt her fists itching to strike, but considering the cold weather, she decided to let him go and not even feel it.
Completely unaware that he had escaped a beating, Xiao Gengwu saw that although Yao Tongjia carried a bag at a time, he felt that the bag was very light in her hands.
Yao Tongjia did feel that her strength had increased, and she could easily carry one bag in each hand. However, she didn't let others know that she was strong, so she could only carry one bag at a time.
To make it more realistic, she walked very slowly, pretending to be struggling, unaware that the man beside her had already seen through her.
The tractor driver finished unloading the goods and went straight back. There were indeed fewer passengers on the bus. Nobody goes to the county at this time of day. The ticket seller was happy to collect five tickets from the three of them.
Just then, three shifty-eyed men boarded the bus, their eyes fixed on Xiao Yan and her two companions with hostility.
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