The Country Maiden: Fields and Leisure-Chapter 94: This is all we have, don’t be picky!

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The calm and rationality of the top student from her past life were fully online at this moment; Wang Yongzhu was extremely clear-minded in knowing that now the most important thing was to race against time in order to possibly save her eldest brother’s life. As for everything else, it wasn’t important.

She wasn’t familiar with Yangjiapu Village, and if Wang Yongping were here, she could’ve directly sought him out, but the Li Family Brothers were close with her Fourth Brother, so entrusting them would be just as well.

Carrying someone to town was a long journey and would require a lot of effort; she could not carry the load, but it was fine if the Li Family Brothers could!

Worried that the Li Family Brothers and others might have concerns, she clarified in advance that regardless of whether the treatment would be successful or not, the Wang Family would be grateful, and they would give a thank-you gift.

The Li Family Brothers exchanged a look and realized that this sister from the Wang Family was truly something else; with her talk, she had considered everything.

What more was there to say? However, there was just one problem—did her words count for anything in the Wang Family? The two brothers believed in the integrity of the Wang Family because of the Fourth Brother, but others might not.

So they looked towards the head of the Wang Family, Wang Laozhu.

Wang Laozhu, who had heard everything from behind, immediately stepped forward: "My daughter’s words are my own, Wang Laozhu’s words! Zhugan, Zhugen, it’s going to be a bother for you two brothers as well! To all those helping today, I, Wang Laozhu, will keep this kindness in mind and will certainly not mistreat any of you!"

There were no problems now!

Before the Li Family Brothers could find people, several eager men from the crowds who were watching had already stepped forward.

Wang Yongfu was known to be honest; his good reputation in the neighbouring villages meant that a lot of the men had quite good relationships with him. Seeing a man who was usually so energetic now lying there waiting to die.

The hearts of the people were not made of iron; expending a bit of strength, if it could bring him back, would also be an act of building up virtue.

Among the crowd, the Li Family Brothers picked out about a dozen strong men and asked Wang Yongzhu, "Wang Family girl, we have ten men including our brothers; is that enough?"

Wang Yongzhu estimated the distance and figured it should be enough, and besides, her Fourth Brother would be there as well. Too many people might actually slow things down.

Therefore, she nodded: "That’s enough! Thank you, all big brothers!"

Wang Laozhu also busily gave his thanks and grabbed Jinguan, who had been standing by his side, and had him kowtow to the selected men in gratitude.

While this small exchange was happening, Wang Yongping ran over like the wind with the newly tied stretcher, which was padded with two thick cotton quilts atop two sturdy bamboo poles.

The four corners were tied tightly, and along the bamboo poles, it had been simply secured with the thread used for sewing quilts; Wang Yongzhu pressed it with her hand and it was very sturdy.

Following behind were Jindou and Jinhu, carrying a cloth bundle and with two large bamboo containers hanging on their bodies, running up to Wang Yongzhu, "Older cousin, these are the cakes Auntie just baked, to be eaten on the road."

Opening the cloth bundle, it contained buckwheat and sorghum flour pancakes sprinkled with a layer of scallions, giving off heat and a delicious fragrance.

Wang Yongzhu gestured for Jindou and Jinhu to distribute the pancakes to the men who had just stepped forward: "Hurry and take these cakes to those uncles to fill their stomachs a bit, they will have to carry your father through the mountain roads for dozens of miles, and it won’t do without a full belly."

Jindou and Jinhu were quite smart and immediately handed out the pancakes to the men, incessantly expressing their thanks as well.

Nobody declined, knowing all too well that carrying a person for dozens of miles over mountain roads was hard labor, and going on an empty stomach would indeed slow them down.

Lady Jiang’s cooking skills were not bad, and these pancakes were crisp on the outside and soft on the inside, with scallions added for flavor, genuinely hearty. With the size of a pot lid, just one pancake was almost enough for a grown man.

Wang Yongzhu pulled Wang Yongping aside and instructed him in a low voice; he nodded his head, not saying a word, grabbed a pancake, and began to eat it in big bites. He needed to eat his fill to have the strength to take his elder brother to see the doctor in town!

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Wang Yongzhu had arranged everything properly and glanced around, noticing Song Chongjin leaning against the wall, looking at him with a complex expression.

She paused, remembering what Jindou had said, that his elder brother could be brought here all thanks to him helping Fourth Brother move the rocks and carry the person over. Regardless of past grievances, now was the time to say thank you.

She checked how many pancakes were left in Jindou’s cloth bundle and quickly took out two, handing one to Doctor Liu, "Doctor, you should have something to eat to fill your stomach for now. We’ll need to trouble you more in a little while!"

No one would blame her for being too polite. On the journey, her brother’s life would still depend on Doctor Liu, so naturally, generosity was key. A single pancake was worth it if it could make Doctor Liu feel slightly more comfortable and happy.

As expected, Doctor Liu showed a satisfied look. The Wang Family girl was not bad at all, she knew how to behave and understand implicit messages! Nowadays, peasant families were having a hard time with meals often being a hit or miss.

Especially for physicians, times were tough as well, with few people able to afford medical care. He was getting on in years and couldn’t do farm work, relying only on selling herbal medicines and providing medical services to get by, which was truly difficult.

Therefore, seeing the generously-filled pancakes, he didn’t have the heart to refuse and took one.

In his mind, he resolved to use those medicines he had been reluctant to part with on the injured person later, vowing to do whatever it took to keep him alive until they reached the town.

Wang Yongzhu had no idea what was going through Doctor Liu’s mind.

With the remaining pancake in hand, she walked up to Song Chongjin and extended it toward him, "Thank you for what you did today! You haven’t had lunch yet, have you? This is all I have right now, please don’t scorn it. Once my brother is better, I’ll invite you to our house for a meal to properly thank you!" freewebnøvel_com

Song Chongjin’s eyes lowered, and he looked at the steaming hot pancake in Wang Yongzhu’s hand. Her hands were plump, like a squishy steamed bun, and although her fingers were thick, they were chubby without any visible bones, with several soft dimples on the backs of her hands.

The pancake seemed to be quite hot, making the tips of her fingers turn slightly red...

"We are all neighbors; it’s what should be done!" Song Chongjin said softly and took the pancake.

The pancake was indeed very hot, hot enough to make him instinctively retract his fingers, an action he disguised by bowing his head to nibble on the pancake.

Wang Yongzhu watched Song Chongjin eat the pancake in a different way than others, fast yet not at all rude.

Perhaps feeling uncomfortable under Wang Yongzhu’s gaze, he bit off more than he could chew and ended up choking, his neck turning beet red.

Wang Yongzhu hurriedly had Jindou bring over the bamboo tube and handed it to Song Chongjin.

Song Chongjin took several gulps before he could swallow it down.

When he went to give the bamboo tube back, he turned to find Wang Yongzhu had already squatted down beside Wang Yongfu and was talking to Wang Yongping and Wang Laozhu about something.

Hesitating for a moment, Song Chongjin was about to walk over.

Old Granny Zhang and Lady Lin had arrived one after the other.

Old Granny Zhang took out a bulging purse from her bosom and stuffed it into Wang Laozhu’s chest pocket.

Lady Lin had come without washing her face or combing her hair, and even the bundle in her hands was wrapped carelessly.

Her eyes were fixated on Wang Yongfu who lay on the ground.

Taking advantage of the moment, Doctor Liu administered a few more acupuncture needles to Wang Yongfu and had him swallow a bowl of medicine, "Alright, we can’t delay any longer."

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