"No, I have my own kettle."
Since Zhengzhenyan said so, Li Jia didn't know what to say. She could only watch him get a kettle to fill with summer-cooling soup. She had planned to wait for Zhengzhenyan to come back and talk to him, but when she saw the people around her looking over here with pointing eyes, she realized something was wrong and hurried back to her side.
When Zheng Xiuyan came back with a pot of summer-cooling soup, he breathed a sigh of relief when he glanced over and didn't see Li Jia.
I don’t know how this summer heat-relieving soup is made. It tastes slightly bitter when you first drink it, but after you swallow it, you can taste a sweet aftertaste, the kind that makes your mouth water.
He couldn't help but take another sip. It tasted really good. Looking at the endless fields and the busy villagers around him, the depression in his heart was slightly relieved.
He didn't put down his kettle until he saw the team leader coming towards him from afar, then lowered his head to continue cutting beans. He worked until dark. Zheng Zhengyan rubbed his sore arms and walked back with a few educated youths. He listened to them discussing what to eat in the evening, but he was too tired to say anything.
"Why haven't we had any game lately? I haven't eaten meat in months and it's almost tasteless. Besides, I don't have the energy to work without some meat," Li Sheng quietly nudged Yan Xudong and winked at him maliciously. "Why don't you ask our lovely Doctor Tian? I haven't seen her working in the fields. Why doesn't she catch some meat to eat?"
"Whoever wants to eat can go." Yan Xudong was unmoved and walked forward on his own.
"Hey—you hypocrite, I've never seen you eat less!" Li Sheng muttered softly. Seeing that Yan Xudong still ignored him, he shamelessly chased after him, grinning, "My relationship with her is not as good as yours, otherwise I would have gone there long ago and there would be no need to look for you."
Yan Xudong stopped and looked at him seriously with his deep eyes. "Don't talk nonsense. Doctor Tian and I are just ordinary revolutionary comrades. Be careful not to ruin the girl's reputation."
"Okay, okay, I know I was wrong. I'll just shut up, okay?" Li Sheng hurriedly apologized. He knew that what he said just now was not good. There were so many people around, not just the two of them.
And don't even think about eating meat now. After all, there's a newcomer here, and we don't know if he's a human or a ghost, so we don't want to give him evidence.
Zheng Zhengyan was walking not far behind the two men and vaguely heard them mention Doctor Tian. He took a few quick steps as if nothing had happened and followed them closely, listening attentively.
"It would be nice if I could take a bath. My back and waist are sore after working all day. A hot bath is the best way to relieve fatigue." Li Sheng rubbed his sore shoulders and raised his arm to reveal the scratches under his arm.
"You're bleeding."
Li Sheng looked down and realized that he had scraped a bloody wound on his arm. A lot of blood had seeped out, but it had dried up now. "I didn't even feel it. I don't know when it got cut. It doesn't look deep. It should be healed in two days."
Yan Xudong took a look and said, "Just don't get it wet."
The two of them don't care about this kind of injury at all now. When they first came, they still remembered to disinfect and apply medicine, but after doing it many times, they didn't care so much about it anymore.
Li Sheng rolled up the clothes on his arms, gestured to Yan Xudong and walked back laughing. Occasionally, his arms swung behind him and were seen by Zheng Zhengyan who was following behind.
He looked at the not-so-serious wound and raised the corner of his lips, an idea gradually emerging in his mind.
Li Sheng didn't pay any attention to the wound, but two days later it showed signs of inflammation.
The area around the wound was red, swollen and itchy, and Li Sheng couldn't help but scratch it. However, he was afraid of touching the wound, so he scratched the edge of the wound with his fingernails. Sometimes he was not so accurate and would touch it, causing the wound that had already shown signs of scabbing to be torn open again.
Yan Xudong couldn't help but feel worried when he saw it. "Don't touch it. Let Tian Cai take care of it. It looks like it's inflamed."
"I think so," Li Sheng said, unable to help but scratching his face again. "I think it got wet when I washed my face yesterday. It's just a minor injury, not worth seeing a doctor. I'll apply some medicine and it will be healed tomorrow."
That night, Li Sheng washed his entire forearm, then took out the medicine powder made by Tian Cai from the cabinet and applied it carefully.
As a result, the next morning, Li Sheng's arm not only did not heal, but showed signs of becoming more red and swollen.
"Don't go to work today. I'll ask for leave from the team leader for you. Go see Doctor Tian." Yan Xudong looked at the wound and firmly disagreed with Li Sheng going to work in the fields again.
Li Sheng listened, but he still didn't care in his heart. However, he knew that Yan Xudong was kind, so he pretended to be shy and leaned on Yan Xudong's shoulder, pinching his throat and said, "Brother Dong is still considerate of me~"
Yan Xudong closed his eyes and suppressed the thought of pinning him to the ground and beating him up. "Get lost."
Xiuzhen Yan was waiting for this moment. He pretended to suddenly remember something and said naturally, "Then it would be a good opportunity for you to bring me some common medicines. And please ask her if she has any penicillin. If she does, I'll order some. And—never mind. I'll go with you. The names of the medicines I need are too complicated and I'm afraid you won't be able to remember them."
"Uh, okay."
Li Sheng was completely bewildered. Who would have so many medicines on hand? Besides, Tian Cai was right in the village, so it would be more convenient for him to go directly to Tian Cai if he needed anything. It would also prevent him from taking the wrong medicine. He looked Zheng Yan up and down, "Why do you have so many medicines on hand? Are you not feeling well? But you look pretty normal!"
"Is there some old problem?"
Correction: "...habit."
So the two of them went to Tian Cai's house together. On the way, they would say hello to the villagers who were going to work. When they arrived at Tian Cai's door, it was ajar, which meant that Tian Cai was at home.
"Doctor Oda?" Li Sheng pushed the door and entered the yard.
"Why!"
Tian Cai was picking cucumbers in the backyard with a winnowing basket. She planned to dry some cucumbers today and mix them with pickles in a few days to eat in the winter.
It happened that the bamboo dustpan was almost full, Tian Cai responded while walking out, with Mimi following closely behind.
This little guy has recently returned to his old schedule of going to the mountains. He usually leaves after nine o'clock and comes back before dark at night. As long as he is at home, he will follow Tian Cai wherever he goes. He is very clingy.
Tian Cai and Li Sheng were old acquaintances. Seeing him, he smiled and said hello, "What brings you here?"
Li Sheng pretended to sigh, "What kind of wind is that? It's a demonic wind. Most people wouldn't want to come to a place like yours unless they have a headache or a fever."
Zheng Xiuyan's eyes almost popped out of his head when he saw the girl coming out from the backyard.
It’s her!
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