"No, that's why we don't grow rice," the doctor said frankly.
"May I ask where you come from? If it's inconvenient for the doctor to say, just pretend I didn't ask. I'm just a little curious."
"It's alright, we come from the north."
In the short time it took to speak, the doctor had already packed up his medicine box.
Lin Yinan instructed the guards, "It's getting late, Doctor, you should go and rest."
The doctor bowed to her, slung his medicine box over his shoulder, and left.
The next day, as dawn broke and the sun slowly rose from the eastern horizon, the rosy glow, accompanied by a thin mist, bathed the entire mountain village.
Qianxia cooked rice porridge, and with the help of Wu Song and Chen Shi, she fed Lin Shuo half a bowl.
His fever had completely subsided last night, and before going to bed, Lin Yinan gave him some anti-inflammatory medicine.
The doctor got up early in the morning and dutifully came to take Lin Shuo's pulse and administer acupuncture.
"The patient's condition is much better than yesterday. After the medicine is brewed and taken today, he will wake up in less than two days."
After giving Lin Shuo acupuncture, Shan Que brought Hong Mu and three young men over.
"Sister Anan, they said they came to see you."
The titmouse spoke cheerfully, indicating that yesterday's events had no effect on her, showing that she was a bold little girl.
When Hong Mu saw Lin Yinan come out of the house, his eyes lit up, and he gestured happily while still speaking in a language she couldn't understand.
Lin Yinan didn't understand for a while, but the doctor next to her said, "He said thank you for letting them come and learn how to grow rice."
"Why can't they speak Mandarin, but you can?" Lin Yinan asked, puzzled.
The doctor chuckled and said, "Their ancestors lived in the mountains and never had any contact with the outside world, so naturally they all speak the local dialect."
Lin Yinan always felt that the doctor seemed to be hiding something, but so far, she had not sensed any malice from him.
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