"Captain," Li Xiyue went to the threshing ground before going up the mountain, "how is your injury?"
Xu Guoqiang touched his forehead. "Your aunt rolled an egg on it and it's much better now."
It's rare that she still remembers his injury; at least she has some conscience.
"This medicine is for reducing swelling and bruising. Take it home and apply it three times a day." Li Xiyue handed him a box of ointment.
Xu Guoqiang took it and saw that the small, light green, round porcelain bottle was very exquisite and beautiful. He opened it and saw that it contained light brown plaster. He examined the bottle and said, "I've never seen this medicine before. Was it also distributed by the commune?"
"I developed this myself."
Xu Guoqiang exclaimed in amazement, "They can even make pharmaceuticals? That's incredible!"
"I tinkered with it when I had nothing else to do. Captain, give me feedback after you use it and see if it needs improvement."
"Okay, I'll use it in a bit."
Li Xiyue asked with a smile, "The captain trusts me so much, aren't you afraid there's something wrong with the medicine?"
"If I can't even trust your medical skills, who else can I trust?" Xu Guoqiang had more confidence in her than in himself.
Li Xiyue was still very happy to be trusted by him so unconditionally.
As the two were talking, Xu Dawei arrived. "Dr. Li."
Li Xiyue didn't like him, so she nodded in response, "Captain, if there's nothing else, I'll go up the mountain to gather herbs."
"Okay, be careful."
After the person left, Xu Guoqiang pushed his bicycle toward the other teams, asking, "Why are you looking for me instead of supervising everyone's work?"
Xu Dawei said with a forced smile, "Captain, there's something I need to tell you..."
"You want to plead for your cousin and get her an easier job, right?" Xu Guoqiang knew his purpose before he could finish speaking.
Xu Dawei chuckled twice, "Nothing can be hidden from the brigade leader. Look at how well she's been behaving lately, how about..."
The girl kept crying and clinging to him from early morning, and he had no choice but to swallow his pride and come to Xu Guoqiang.
Xu Guoqiang said with a stern face, "No."
Xu Dawei asked anxiously, "Why, Captain? Yes, she did something wrong, but she was punished and she knows she was wrong. She's just a young girl, she really can't handle the work in the pigsty."
"Dawei, the medicine in Tian Lingling's hand was given to her by Xue Min, right?" Xu Guoqiang asked, looking at him.
Xu Dawei was shocked. How did Xu Guoqiang know about this? When his mind came to a head, he opened his mouth to deny it, but when he met Xu Guoqiang's sharp eyes, the lie that was on the tip of his tongue just wouldn't come out.
"Although this matter hasn't been exposed, you and I both know the truth. Anyone with a brain could figure out that Xue Min did something like this, and I'm already being lenient by not punishing her. It's impossible for me to give her an easier job."
"Dawei, you've been the deputy captain for four years now. You should understand a lot of things without me having to say them. You'd better tell your cousin to shut up, otherwise, not only her, but you'll also be caught in the crossfire."
As the bicycle drove away, Xu Dawei stood there in a daze, unable to come to his senses for a long time.
Yes, even he could think of that. Xu Guoqiang has been the brigade leader for so many years and has seen so much. How could he not have thought of it? Although Tian Lingling didn't say how she got the medicine, any smart person could guess.
But he thought Xu Guoqiang didn't know, so he shamelessly came to plead for Xue Min.
He brought shame upon himself.
"Cousin, how did it go? Did the brigade leader agree?" Xue Min had been waiting nearby, and only after Xu Guoqiang left did she come over to ask about the situation.
Xu Dawei met her expectant gaze and became furious. "You think you've gotten away with things without anyone noticing? You're just fooling yourself. You keep doing stupid things and you want to leave the pigsty? Don't dream about it. Just stay put. If you cause any more trouble, I'll make sure you live in the pigsty from now on!"
After he finished cursing, he left without looking back.
Xue Min was thoroughly scolded and stormed off in anger.
"Xue Zhiqing, why are you only arriving now?" When they arrived at the pigsty, Grandma Yu, who was in charge of feeding the pigs, said with dissatisfaction, "Even the children have brought back a whole basket of pig feed. You're such a grown man, yet you can't even keep up with the children."
Xue Min was in a bad mood and instinctively wanted to retort, but then she remembered that the other person was the captain's mother, so she didn't dare to offend her and had to hold back. "I'm not feeling well, so I got up late. I'll get to work now."
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