Upon arriving at the camp gate and seeing Cheng Jin, Jian Dan was still filled with sighs.
Cheng Jin wasn't actually surprised. Cheng Jia's experiences over the past ten years, while not entirely without flaws, were certainly not handled discreetly by the other party, or rather, they hadn't even tried to conceal it.
After the incident, they even used it as leverage, boasting that they wanted to use it to control them.
It was because Cheng Jia was blaming herself and giving up, and was so preoccupied with regret and remorse that she didn't pay attention to them. Otherwise, given Cheng Jia's crazy nature, they wouldn't have had a chance to make a fuss.
After this matter was resolved and things were sorted out, it became clear that the previously imposing and burly man had become a frail man who couldn't even lift a finger. Cheng Jin and the others naturally noticed his abnormality and had already secretly gone to check on him with Old Yang. Although they had been mentally prepared, upon hearing this, their hearts sank.
"Is it that serious?"
Jian Dan was feeling irritable and didn't notice Cheng Jin's unusual calmness.
"It's also my fault for being careless."
A few days ago, there was the vegetable issue, and then the matter of the educated youth. The village chief held several meetings, making everyone in the village anxious. There were patrols day and night, and people were constantly watching the village entrance. I got lazy and just delivered the supplies and left without checking properly. Otherwise, we could have discovered it sooner.
Cheng Jin has only three brothers in his generation, and they have always had a good relationship, but he can't just go against his conscience and shift the responsibility onto Jian Dan.
"This didn't get worse in just three or five days, you don't know that."
Actually, he wasn't feeling well when he arrived, but he just didn't let you know.
After a moment of silence, he asked a simple question.
"My brother, doesn't he know either?"
Cheng Jin scratched his head in frustration; this was what bothered him even more.
He knew that Cheng Chao was feeling awkward. At first, he always thought of finding an opportunity to talk to him about Cheng Jia's situation, so as not to waste the limited time they could spend together. But later he found that Cheng Chao was very resistant to the topic. He would either avoid it or turn around and leave. He never listened to the whole thing with patience.
He noticed this too, and stopped trying to persuade him. He just watched coldly as Cheng Chao, though not saying anything, sent the good stuff over there without any remorse, which reassured him quite a bit.
"He probably doesn't know, but he's not stupid. With his body so weak, wouldn't he think things through?"
"What should we do then?"
Jian Dan had never encountered anything like this before. When she transmigrated, the funeral arrangements for the original owner's biological mother, Su Wenqing, had already been completed, thanks to the help of neighbors, friends, and colleagues.
She was still somewhat at a loss.
Logically speaking, at this time, they should be treated to good food and drink, but Cheng Jia was sent down to the countryside, and the cowshed did not provide such conditions.
"Uncle, is there really no hope? What medicine do you need? I can try to find a way. I still have ginseng and other things, are they all useless now?"
Cheng Jin looked at her with a somewhat complicated expression. If we're talking about generosity, then this niece is the real deal.
In-demand medicines can be obtained on a whim, whole wild boars can be given away without hesitation, and even rare and precious ginseng can be obtained without a second thought.
In other words, he's been here for so many years, and he should know the place and its people better than she does. He's also sitting on such a treasure trove, and she's just watching helplessly, unable to compete with him in anything.
"I asked Lao Yang, and he said that his body was too weak, and even strong tonics wouldn't work, because his body couldn't handle them."
The only thing you can do is use ginseng rootlets, along with goji berries and other Chinese herbs, boil them together in water and drink it; perhaps that can replenish some vital energy.
"These last few times you went out, your brother was secretly looking for ginseng."
It's so simple it's almost unbelievable.
"Why don't you just ask me? Isn't that going around in circles? Ugh, what a waste of time."
I have ginseng at home. I need to know how old it is. If not, I'll go up the mountain to find some. You can't let yourself die from this.
Ugh, ptooey!
As soon as I said it, I realized that it was really inappropriate to say that word now, at least it would easily make people feel uncomfortable.
"No, what I mean is, these are all ideas we come up with. We're right here in the mountains, how could we not find this thing?"
In fact, ginseng doesn't have much effect on Cheng Jia; it can only temporarily boost his energy.
Cheng Jia's body was like a loose balloon, full of holes. Even if you kept inflating it, the result would be the same: it would leak faster than it inflated, and if you inflated it too much, it would easily burst.
At first, I was a little anxious, but gradually, I figured things out.
How could someone who has lived with him for so many years without any tricks up their sleeve have no way of doing things?
Clearly, Cheng Jia's body was the price to pay.
"Uncle, what should we do? Old Mu said the situation is really not good."
Lin Zhengde was so angry that he slammed his fist on the table.
"What kind of mess is this?"
After returning home, life continued as simple as ever, except that she went to the cowshed more often. No matter how Cheng Jia tried to persuade her, she wouldn't listen. Every night, she had to watch him drink his medicine before she could go home with peace of mind.
The agricultural cooperative is still in its early stages, and although it's not very busy yet, it's already making money. With the autumn harvest approaching, the tractors in Liujiatun are being talked about again, and they're getting a lot of attention.
So, without their knowledge, some scoundrels and demons began to have their eyes on it again.
Two weeks before the autumn harvest, it was said that another batch of educated youth had arrived.
Now, the sideline businesses in the village are thriving, and people's wallets are getting fuller. The most obvious change is that the villagers are all smiling. Now, apart from going to work, they rarely gossip about other people's business. Everyone knows that if they have that time, they might as well turn over the garden and plant more vegetables, which can all be exchanged for money.
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