Stunning Check-in: A Carefree Life Begins in the Countryside

"We've already tacitly approved of your absurd behavior, and you still want us to schedule shifts for you?"

Ye Qingxuan said speechlessly, "With such a big face, why don't you just fly to the sky?"

Xia An smiled, leaned close to her earlobe, and gently bit it.

"Going to heaven? Nothing compares to Qingxuan's comfort!"

Ye Qingxuan's pretty face flushed red quickly, and she hurriedly pushed him away, saying in a tone that was half-scolding and half-punishing:

"You're so unreliable!"

Seeing her quickly walk into the kitchen, Xia An's lips curled into a smile.

Steady!

He was starting to look forward to it.

Will Nian Chu, Nian An, An Lan, Wan Er, and Qing Xuan be with other people?

Xia An smiled, then, as if remembering something, went to the kitchen doorway.

"Qingxuan, it's been a few days since we've had fish. I'm going to take a walk by the river!"

Ye Qingxuan was tending the fire; she waved her hand without turning her head.

Come back soon.

"good!"

Xia An agreed, picked up the two buckets, and walked briskly upstream along the river.

At dawn,

Some fish did surface in the river, but Xia An didn't catch them.

After discovering that fish raised in air tasted better, he stopped catching fish from the river.

When needed, the two obliterated items can be retrieved from the warehouse.

At this point, six or seven days had passed since the last batch of livestock matured.

A new batch is growing, but the crucian carp and whitebait are already about half a pound each.

Xia An guessed that perhaps it was because the quantity was small and there was no production cap.

When this batch of crucian carp and whitebait matures, each one may weigh about one pound.

He put some water from the pasture into the bucket, and added five whitebait and five crucian carp.

Subsequently, the two crucian carp and two whitebait that had been previously killed were disposed of in the warehouse.

I sat for a few minutes, then picked up my things and headed back.

Although the trip was short, the fact that you've already made such a significant contribution so quickly might raise some suspicions.

But now that everyone in the courtyard is devoted to him and there are no outsiders, he's too lazy to care anymore.

On the way back, something occurred to him, and he decided to have Li Jia come again.

I received these custom-made gloves a couple of days ago, and I haven't given them away yet. I'll just borrow them from him.

In addition, the vegetables at home are almost gone, so he should come and deliver them.

After making the arrangements, Xia An happily carried the bucket and fish back to the yard.

But then they saw Song Xiao chatting with Ye Wan'er and a few others in the courtyard, accompanied by a female educated youth.

Upon seeing him return, Song Xiao exclaimed in surprise, "Xia, the educated youth, is back! You've made quite a haul!"

Xia An glanced at Ye Qingxuan, who shook her head slightly.

He then laughed and said, "I've been out for ages, and this is all I've got."

As he spoke, he placed the bucket and the prepared fish in the outer kitchen area before coming out.

"Young educated youth, what brings you here so early?"

Song Xiao looked away from the kitchen and said, slightly embarrassed,

"We haven't been feeling well these past couple of days, so we thought we'd come over early and ask Xia, the educated youth, to take a look at us."

Xia An raised an eyebrow slightly, her gaze sweeping over the two faces, and she made a judgment.

"You've arrived too early. Comrade Kong hasn't come yet, so it's difficult to get the medicine."

"If your symptoms are treated with acupuncture only, without combining it with herbal medicine..."

"It has some effect, but it's not very good."

Song Xiao raised an eyebrow, about to say something,

But then she noticed the female educated youth next to her looking surprised and asking in confusion,

"The clinic was run by Xia, and many of the medicinal herbs were also collected by Xia. Why did Xia do all this?"

Xia An raised an eyebrow slightly. "I don't quite understand. What is Zhao Zhiqing trying to say?"

Zhao Zhiqing looked at Song Xiao and the others who were silent and sensed that something was wrong.

But she still spoke up, saying, "Xia, the educated youth, provided free medical consultations and gave away medicinal herbs, yet they made money. Is Xia, the educated youth, truly content with that?"

"Why not charge a little less? We can give the house call fee directly to Xia Zhiqing, how about that?"

Upon hearing this, everyone looked puzzled.

Xia An looked at Song Xiao with amusement, "Does Song, the educated youth, think the same way?"

Song Xiao quickly shook her head, "This is Xia Zhiqing's business, it's none of my concern."

"I'm just here for a consultation. If I need acupuncture, I'll accept whether Xia Zhiqing charges a consultation fee or not."

"If I need medicine, Xia Zhiqing will write me a prescription, and I can go get it later."

As she spoke, she glanced at Zhao Zhiqing almost imperceptibly, feeling a pang of regret for having come with her.

This person seems to have some brains, but not many.

Xia An glanced at the two of them, but asked a trivial question:

"Zhao, the educated youth, has been here for a while now. What do you think of the people in Anping Village?"

Zhao, the educated youth, frowned. "It's alright, neither good nor bad, since there's no comparison."

"But I've been here for almost a year, and I feel that they are lukewarm towards us educated youth. They often don't even let us rest."

Xia An shook her head. "Not allowed to rest? I seem to remember that asking for leave is quite easy?"

"Ask for leave?"

Zhao, the educated youth, shook his head and smiled bitterly, "Taking leave doesn't earn work points, and you can only take it for two or three days, or if you're sick and can't move."

"During the busy farming season, no leave was allowed, work points were pitifully low, and the grain and sideline income received at the end of the year were meager."

"We were all exhausted, but they didn't care at all."

Xia An nodded with a half-smile, "Perhaps we are outsiders, or perhaps they are just like that themselves."

"Zhao, you might as well talk to other educated youths in other villages, or even talk to Comrade Li Yuxue to find out more. Maybe then you won't think that way."

Zhao, the educated youth, frowned slightly. "Does Xia, the educated youth, think the people here are very nice?"

Xia An smiled and nodded, "I feel pretty good. Putting everything else aside, at least there are no unpleasant things happening in Anping Village."

"Something upsetting?" Zhao Zhiqing asked, puzzled.

But Xia An didn't answer her and continued:

"I initially thought Anpingtun had a good atmosphere and the people were kind."

"I only agreed to this job because I couldn't bear to see them suffer from illness."

"Since I said I wouldn't charge for the consultation or the medicine, I naturally won't accept it."

"How they decide is their business."

At this point, Xia An looked at Song Xiao and the other person, and smiled, saying:

"We are all former educated youth sent to this foreign land, and I will treat you all the same way, treating you equally."

"Just follow the clinic's rules, don't try anything funny."

Zhao, the educated youth, frowned. "With just those few work points, expenses are very tight. Is Xia, the educated youth, really willing to give up the income from consultation fees?"

"If I had married some female educated youth that day, I probably wouldn't have been able to support the family, would I?"

Before Xia An could even speak, Ye Qingxuan and the others couldn't suppress their laughter.

What is this woman thinking?

Xia An can't support a family? Is this family even as big as the home of these dozen or so people?

They're living the high life now, eating and using Xia An's food and supplies.

Xia An shook his head and smiled, "Zhao Zhiqing is joking. I really haven't considered that question."

"But I have hands and feet; I can go up the mountain to hunt and go down into the water to catch fish,"

"Occasionally, when I rescue a couple of people outside, they'll give me something to eat or drink, and I won't have to worry about food or drink."

"Why use your life-saving medical skills to make money off the villagers' hard-earned wages?"

Upon hearing this, Zhao Zhiqing unconsciously glanced at the outer kitchen area.

Xia An did indeed bring fish in just now.

Regardless of whether there are any left in the bucket, just those four, once processed, should be enough to eat for two or three days, right?

"alright,"

Xia An smiled. "Let's not talk about that anymore. Do you still need to see patients?"