Educated Youth in the Countryside: She is the Village's Embroidery Queen!-Chapter 141: Identity Blurred

Wang Nan oh-ed in response.

"I’ll come by after work tonight."

Then she changed the subject, "I heard Xiao Cao’s husband is going to marry into the family."

"Yeah, that’s true."

And they said it right in front of her.

"Is there some issue?"

Otherwise, why would a well-mannered guy marry into the family?

It’s quite embarrassing.

"No issues, the young man is tall and capable, and emotionally very stable."

He really is stable.

Plus, Qian Ping’an is a man with strong opinions and thoughts who wouldn’t be troubled by worldly biases.

One can see from his straightforward manner about marrying into the family.

"Living with Xiao Cao won’t be a loss for him."

Wang Nan raised her eyebrow, "You have quite a high opinion of Xiao Cao’s partner, have you met him?"

"They met at my place."

That explains a lot.

Checking the time, she said, "I’ll go back and get some water first, Juanzi and the others are still waiting for me to deliver it."

Yi Chichi wondered, waiting for water and chatting with her?

In such scorching weather, she’s really not afraid of anyone suffering heatstroke.

"Don’t go back; I have water here; you can just fill it up here."

"Alright, but I don’t have a jug."

"Just take the teapot with you, the mint water is cool, quenching thirst, refreshes the mind, and can ease dizziness headaches..."

Wang Nan’s eyes brightened as she listened; when Chichi finished speaking, Wang Nan rushed inside to hug the teapot, "I’ll take advantage of you today; it’s the hottest time in the fields, and I think everyone needs this mint water."

"Go ahead."

Yi Chichi laughed, "I’ll brew another pot later and leave it to cool; once finished, just have someone come and fill it up."

"Okay."

But Yi Chichi never imagined that the appearance of mint water in the fields would result in all the mint in the medicine field being picked clean.

Aunt Lanhua came running excitedly, "Chichi, I’m here to pick mint."

Yi Chichi was preparing medicinal powder, getting ready for Autumn Hunt’s Uncle and them to go up the mountains.

To avoid last-minute rush.

Upon hearing, she walked out with a helpless smile, pointing at the completely bare mint, "Aunt, you’re late."

Aunt Lanhua followed her pointing finger, and the smile on her face froze.

She trembled her lips in disbelief, "All picked clean?"

"Yep."

"Can we get some more?"

"Sure, but I can’t go alone."

There’s wild mint, a vast area, and the mint in the medicine field was dug from that side to be planted here.

But last time, Uncle Yaozi took her there, so she dared to go.

Alone, she wouldn’t dare.

The pathway through the meadow is too difficult to walk on.

"Where is it?"

"Over by the meadow."

The meadow is full of grass and water, almost like a marshland.

Upon hearing the location, Aunt Lanhua’s eyes lit up, "A lot?"

"The west corner of the meadow is full of it."

"Wait, I’ll get someone to dig it over there, and while they’re at it, I’ll bring some back to help you replenish the medicine field."

Before she stopped speaking, she ran off like the wind.

Yi Chichi went back into the house smiling,

Just a few minutes later, Ma Yong came over, being supported by others for medical treatment.

Upon inquiry, it was found that the ox was too tired from work and threw a tantrum, refusing to work, so when he tried to drive the ox, it chased him, causing him to sprain his ankle.

Swollen like pig’s feet.

Yi Chichi checked it out, no harm to the bones.

After reducing the swelling, she prescribed medicine.

Then informed him of the precautions.

"Miss Yi, when will my ankle recover?"

"It should gradually recover in about a week; before then, pay attention to load-bearing issues with your ankle; definitely avoid early load-bearing or ankle flexion and extension, which is not conducive to recovery."

"So even walking is off limits?"

"That’s right, but you can use a stick and hop on one foot."

Ma Yong showed a face of grief, his friends bid goodbye to Yi Chichi and left laughing while carrying him away.

In the following days, people came for medical treatment due to various accidents every day.

Yi Chichi treated everyone equally, dealing with patients in a simple yet direct manner.

If she could treat it, she did; if not confident, she sent them to the big hospital at the commune.

Thanks to Aunt Lanhua, the mint in the medicine field was replenished, but it didn’t survive.

Got dug up by Da Li.

She gave up the thought of replenishing it again anyway; now, those in the team wanting mint would go to the meadow to pluck leaves themselves, and some who were too lazy to go even transplanted a few into their courtyards.

The team no longer lacked mint; it even quickly spread to nearby production teams.

But these had nothing to do with Yi Chichi, and before she knew it, it was the day of elementary school enrollment.

That morning, as planned with the team captain and others, Yi Chichi escorted a renewed and refreshed Qin Jiu with a new backpack to the village head’s house.

"Uncle, I’ll leave Xiao Jiu to you today."

The village head waved his hand, "No need to be polite; as long as those folks remember our kindness when the time comes."

His words carried a deep meaning.

Yi Chichi smiled, "They certainly will!"

Smart people exist in every era, and there are quite a few smart folks in Kao Shan Village. 𝒇𝒓𝙚𝒆𝔀𝓮𝓫𝒏𝓸𝙫𝓮𝓵.𝓬𝙤𝙢

She patted Qin Jiu’s head and gently reminded him, "Listen to Grandpa the village head on the way to school, and follow Dunzi Brother once you’re there. Remember?"

"I remember."

Qin Jiu nodded obediently, and Yi Chichi let go of his hand, took a pack of cigarettes from her pocket, and handed it to the village head, "Uncle, thank you."

"Rest assured with me handling it."

The village head casually put the pack in his pocket and called the two kids to get on the bike.

Then, Qin Jiu sat on the front bar of the bicycle, Dun Dun at the back, and with a pedal, the village head’s bike shot off.

"You better hurry back to the team clinic; it’s likely to be busy during this time."

"Got it."

After waving goodbye to Qiuju and the others, Yi Chichi turned and left.

She didn’t rush back to the team clinic but headed towards the cowshed.

The usual path, the small route.

When she arrived, the old man and woman were waiting at the rear gate; upon seeing Yi Chichi coming, the old man’s anxious demeanor instantly relaxed, yet he couldn’t help but hurriedly ask, "How is it?"

"The village head has taken Xiao Jiu to school."

Yi Chichi beamed a radiant smile; the old man exhaled a long sigh of relief, "How did you deal with them?"

"Didn’t negotiate, just gifted."

There’s never a time when a gift can’t resolve an issue, as long as the gift suits their preferences, add some tears to act pitiful, and basically, it’s done.

However—

"Grandpa, Xiao Jiu’s identity has been obscured."

It’s necessary to obscure it; for the old folks who came to the countryside for education, Xiao Jiu bearing such an identity brings no benefits, only drawbacks.

Don’t underestimate the malice of children; adult malice may have various reasons, but children’s malice is purely malicious.

Thus, Xiao Jiu’s identity has to be obscured.

"How is it obscured?"

"The team captain and the others took Xiao Jiu’s household registration out, hanging it under Kao Shantun Team, with kinship listed as none. You understand what I mean?"

Understand, meaning Xiao Jiu is now considered an ’orphan.’

"Would this operation cause them trouble?"

"No."

Yi Chichi shook her head, seeing the old man and woman still wearing worried expressions, she explained, "The operation was done with several chairman members present along with Grandpa Liu’s testimony."

She didn’t explain how it was done in detail, and the old folks didn’t inquire.

Because they know, even if asked, Yi Chichi wouldn’t tell.

But some payoff was certainly involved; without sufficient interests to sway non-relatives, it wouldn’t have been worth everyone’s risk-taking together.