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  He would take a turn around the village every morning and evening, as a matter of routine, with a sense of leadership inspection, to discover problems in time, resolve neighborhood disputes, maintain the peaceful scene of Qingxi Village, send warmth where it is needed, and enforce discipline where necessary. With a kind heart but firm hands, villagers both respected and feared him. Lin Lan often thought that if Jin Cunzhang were placed in modern times, he would absolutely be an excellent cadre, a good official for the people, and even being evaluated as a new eras Jiao Yulu wouldnt be excessive.

  "Hello Village Chief!" Lin Lan stepped forward and greeted warmly.

  Jin Fugui narrowed his eyes and smiled: "Lin Lan, going up the mountain to pick herbs again?"

  "Not going up the mountain today, Im heading into town. By the way, hows Old Lady Jins leg doing? Do you want me to bring back a few more packets of herbal medicine?" Lin Lan asked. Last month, Old Lady Jin had fallen off a ladder while cleaning out the silkworm droppings and fractured her lower leg, which Lin Lan had helped treat.

  Jin Fugui took a puff of his dry tobacco pipe, blew out several smoke rings, and chuckled: "Thanks to the medicinal herbs, Old Lady Jin has recovered a lot and can now get out of bed."

  "This is good, but still need to be careful, dont do heavy work for now." Lin Lan reminded kindly. A hundred days of injury and strain are not a joke, if not handled properly, it can lead to chronic illness.

  After passing the village head, Lin Lan came to the village entrance and had just stepped onto the stone bridge when a group of ducks came from the opposite side. The ducks swaggered along, showing no intention of giving way to Lin Lan. Lin Lan could only step aside first and let the duck army pass.

  "Lin Lan, come into the city?" The loud voice of the aunt who was driving the ducks was as loud as a bell, and as soon as she spoke, it caused a commotion among the ducks. They thought their owner was dissatisfied with their slow pace, so several ducks wobbled and stumbled, almost bumping into Lin Lan.

  Lin Lan hastily withdrew her foot and asked Aunt Jin with a smile: "Aunt Jin, why are you personally letting out the ducks today?"

  "Baozhu has gone into the city, so Ill have to let out the ducks. Alas! My familys Baozhu is not good at doing business, but he insists on selling duck eggs. Linlan, when you go into the city later, stop by the West City market and take a look at my familys Baozhu, help him shout out his wares for a bit, or else hell come back with a basket of unsold duck eggs again." Auntie Jindai requested.

  Lin Lan was suddenly taken aback, and Bao Zhu was nineteen this year. He looked quite clever, but its unknown what went wrong with him. There were many girls in the village, so why did he insist on her? Whenever Lin Lan went up the mountain to pick herbs, he would go up the mountain to chop firewood. When she went into town to sell medicine, he would go into town to sell duck eggs. As a result, Lin Lan deliberately didnt follow a regular schedule or route whenever she went out, making it impossible for anyone to figure out her routine. However, Bao Zhu was also very clever and would always wait for her at the places she had to pass by. Even if Lin Lan used her toes to think, she could guess that Bao Zhu must be sitting on the side of the road into town with a basket of duck eggs, waiting for her.

  "Oh, okay." Lin Lan reluctantly agreed, but in fact, Bao Zhu was not going to do business, and as soon as he entered the city, he followed her around, not selling duck eggs at all. Lin Lan thought to herself, which road should she take to avoid Bao Zhu? She didnt want to have a tail following her everywhere, let alone eat those extremely smelly duck eggs. Stir-fried or pan-fried ones were fine, but boiled ones were really hard to swallow. Thinking of Bao Zhu eagerly shoving duck eggs into her arms made Lin Lan feel nauseous.

  Lin Lan stood at the crossroads for a moment, then decided to take a detour through Yuandong Village next door. Although it would add four or five miles to her journey, it was better than traveling with Baozhu.

  Yuandong Village and Jianxi have distinct landscapes. Jianxi is a mulberry and silkworm paradise, while Yuandong is an orchard. Every year at this time, the entire mountain is filled with blooming peach blossoms, their beauty intoxicating.

  Lets go and enjoy the scenery! Thinking so, the extra four or five miles are well worth it. Lin Lan excitedly walked towards Yuandong Village, turned over the mountain pass, and suddenly a vast expanse of deep and shallow colors appeared before her eyes, like clouds and mist falling from the sky, filling the entire village of Yuandong. The trees were full of blossoms, and the air was filled with the sweet fragrance of flowers. Its truly a paradise on earth! Lin Lan couldnt help but sigh in admiration, unfortunately, she didnt have a camera with her, otherwise, she could have captured these beautiful scenes.

  In the peach forest, Lin Lan had been dawdling for more than half a day. Seeing that it was getting late, if she didnt hurry up, she would miss the dinner time at Hus pharmacy, so she could only withdraw her lingering gaze and hurry on her way.

  Out of Yuandong Village, there is a winding small path, just wide enough for a horse-drawn carriage to pass through. The fields on both sides are filled with tender yellow rapeseed flowers, and several butterflies flutter among the flowers. In the distance, farmers can be seen urging old oxen to plow the fields, presenting a peaceful rural landscape.

  Enjoying the beautiful scenery, Lin Lan felt carefree and walked with a light step, humming a little tune along the way.

  "Brother Xiucai, just agree to it! Whats wrong with being a teacher at my house? If you think the salary is too low, you can negotiate... Well still be able to see each other every day..."

  A soft, melodious voice floated from the front, and Lin Lan looked up to see a girl holding onto Li Xiucai, with three maidservants standing beside her, completely blocking his way. Li Xiucais expression was somewhat embarrassed, unable to push them away, and struggling violently would be unbecoming of him. He couldnt even curse loudly, his handsome face flushing bright red, it was unclear whether from anger or embarrassment, but it only made people want to tease him more.

  Talking about this Li Xiuciai, he is also a strange person. No one knows where he came from and what his background is, only that three years ago, a new grave was added to the back mountain of Jianxi, and a simple thatched hut was built next to it. Li Xiuciai lived in that hut, guarding the grave for three years, relying on helping people write letters and couplets to exchange for some small change to make a living. Lin Lan was very curious, how could this be enough?! But indeed, he had been living like this for three years.

  His thatched cottage, Lin Lan was lucky enough to enter, simple can not be simpler, inside except for a wooden bed, a broken desk, and a broken stove, a stack of old books is nothing, really poor enough, even the beggars home is more than him, but still clean, dust-free, like Li Xiucans person, although dressed in shabby clothes, never see any stains on his half-old moon-white long shirt.

  That was last summer, Lin Lan went into the mountains to pick herbs and met Li Xiūcái being attacked by a venomous snake. She threw a vegetable knife over and chopped off the snakes head. Li Xiūcái saw that the snake was dead and let his guard down, stretching out his hand to pick it up, but ended up getting bitten by the severed snake head... If not for her excellent medical skills, Li Xiūcáis life would have ended in his prime. She took good care of him for several days, but didnt even get a thank you in return. Thinking about this, Lin Lan felt indignant. She had helped the villages big yellow dog reconnect its broken leg, and that dog knew to show gratitude, wagging its tail wildly whenever it saw her.

  Watching Li Xiuzai being teased by someone, Lin Lan decided to turn a blind eye. Although she was a doctor and it was her duty to treat illnesses and save lives, saving handsome men from female wolves was not within the scope of her professional ethics. However, she couldnt help but despise that shameless girl in her heart. She pretended not to see anything just because she didnt want to get involved, but the other party actually also pretended not to see her, teasing Li Xiuzai at will, almost to the point of stripping him naked. It was really a sign of declining social morals.

  "Lin...!" Li Xiūcái hastily called out to stop her.

  Lin Lan stopped in her tracks and slowly turned around, only to see Li Xiuzai gazing at her with pleading eyes.

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