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

A hint of reminiscence flashed in Xia An's eyes, and she shook her head with a smile, saying:

"You won't believe it, but when I was a kid, I learned it from an old man using a wooden gun."

"He taught me these hunting skills and medical techniques, and I thought I wouldn't need them."

Upon hearing this, Luo Jun's eyes flashed with suspicion, but upon reflection, it wasn't entirely impossible.

Xia An is so young, yet his medical skills are already so amazing. What's wrong with him having hunting skills as well?

"Xia, the educated youth, is truly remarkable."

Luo Jun couldn't help but exclaim in admiration, "You excel at everything you learn. Compared to you, I'm as dumb as a pile of shit."

"Heh~"

Xia An shook her head and chuckled, "Brother Luo, you're really ruthless. Who belittles themselves like that?"

Luo Jun scratched his head and smiled, but he looked less shrewd and more foolish.

The two quickly emerged from the forest, and the sun had not yet set.

Luo Jun, carrying the silly spores, asked, "Xia Zhiqing, where do you think we should put these prey?"

"Where should I put what?"

Xia An feigned confusion, "Don't you have to hand over your hunted items and keep track of your work points?"

Luo Jun was slightly taken aback, then shook his head and smiled:

"Xia Zhiqing, Uncle Xie has already said that whether you come with us or go into the mountains on your own, the prey you hunt will belong to you."

Xia An carried two wild rabbits. "I'll only take two. You can hand over the rest to earn some work points."

"If I remember correctly, you hunters should be allowed to keep some. Remember to leave me a pound of roe deer meat."

Luo Jun's eyes widened slightly. "Xia Zhiqing, this is against the rules. If Uncle Xie and the others find out, they'll chop me up."

Xia An shook her head and smiled, "If you don't tell and I don't tell, who will know?"

"Xia, the educated youth, this..."

Luo Jun was about to say something when he saw Xia An pat him on the shoulder and laugh:

"Alright, let's consider this a win-win situation. Go on."

"Mutual benefit?"

Luo Jun was a little taken aback, but then he saw Xia An had already left with a basket on his back and two wild rabbits in his arms.

Luo Jun frowned and said, "Does Xia Zhiqing mean something else by saying that? Should we go ask Second Uncle first?"

With that in mind, he placed the prey in his main room and went straight to the field.

As for the house construction...

Some people also noticed the two people who entered the village from the northern forest, both of whom looked surprised.

"That seems to be Luo Jun and Xia, the educated youth. Luo Jun was so lucky today, it looks like he shot a silly roe deer?"

"It seems so. Which squad was the meat distributed to this time?"

"What are you saying? Xia, the educated youth, went along too, so why can't it be Xia who did the beating?"

Everyone was slightly taken aback.

If Xia An made the call, then according to Xie Weiguo's statement last night, the team headquarters wouldn't get any.

"It can't be that bad, can it? Could Xia Zhiqing really be a better hunter than Luo Jun?"

"I think so too."

"I think Xia Zhiqing is a possibility; I always felt this young man was no ordinary person."

Seeing the crowd buzzing with discussion, Luo Shutong coughed lightly, "You're all so free, aren't you?"

"We'll find out who did it later. Let's all work harder."

"Alright!"

After Luo Shutong spoke, no one said anything more and they all buried themselves in their work.

……

the other side,

Xia An passed by Luo Yunshu's house, but finding no one home, he went straight back to the Xie family's house.

at this time,

Luo Yunshu was sitting in the courtyard, playing with Xie Ling'er, and occasionally turning over the medicinal herbs to dry.

Xie Ling'er, with her sharp eyes, noticed Xia An immediately and ran over with her short legs.

"Uncle Xia, you're back?"

"I'm back."

Xia An smiled and said, "I also brought you a rabbit. How about we have rabbit meat tonight?"

"It's a bunny?!"

Xie Ling'er's eyes widened, and she quickly reached out to touch the wild rabbit in Xia An's hand.

Then, all she got in response was a slight tremor; after all, the rabbit was dead.

Xie Ling'er noticed it too. Her lips trembled. "It's dead! The bunny was so cute, why did you have to eat it?"

"Pfft!"

A soft laugh rang out, and Luo Yunshu stepped forward, smiling:

"Ling'er, the bunny is delicious!"

"Is it good?"

Xie Ling'er blinked, glanced at the rabbit again, and unconsciously swallowed.

Xia An smiled slightly and handed one of them to Luo Yunshu.

"Take it back first, and you can have a good meal tonight."

Luo Yunshu quickly waved her hand, "Brother Xia An, we've already eaten quite a lot of your food, how can you keep doing this?"

Xia An shook his head and laughed, "It's nothing, you're my assistant now."

"They'll be cooking with me later, so they'll most likely be the ones doing the cooking. This is a perk for you guys."

Upon hearing this, Luo Yunshu hesitated slightly, then took the rabbit and whispered:

"Brother Xia An, you can come to my house for meals after you move out."

"I'll go back first, and I'll be right back."

Having said that, her face flushed red, and she quickly left with the rabbit in her arms.

Xia An shook his head and chuckled, "This girl, she's even shy?!"

Although I don't want to be the kind of sweet treat offered up, it seems that the sweet treats offered in this era are quite sweet too.

Xia An put down the basket and placed the rabbit in the small kitchen.

He washed his hands before picking up Xie Ling'er, took out six candies, and smiled:

"Ling'er, it's been two or three days already, why haven't you asked your uncle for candy yet?"

"Thank you, Uncle."

Xie Ling'er smiled and accepted it, then said in a crisp voice:

"My mother said I can only accept what my uncle gives me; I can't ask for what he didn't give me."

Xia An was slightly taken aback, then shook his head and smiled. This Luo Yue is quite interesting.

Based on my interactions with Anping Village over the past few days, the local atmosphere seems quite good.

Perhaps the ancestors of the Xie, Luo, and Kong families were not simple, and their family traditions are quite good.

At least for now, he has not encountered anyone who bullies outsiders without cause, is unreasonable, or gossips.

For educated youth sent to the countryside, encountering such a brigade was quite a good thing.

Xia An smiled and said, "What your mother said makes sense, and Ling'er is also very sensible."

"Hmm,"

Xie Ling'er peeled off a piece of candy, put it in her mouth, and mumbled:

"Ling'er understands Si'er."

"good!"

Xia An smiled. "Why don't you sit and play for a bit? Uncle will go check on the medicinal herbs, okay?"

"good!"

Xie Ling'er nodded.

Xia An arrived at the place where the medicinal herbs were drying. There were many more winnowing baskets there, which Luo Yunshu must have brought from her house.

He squatted down and carefully examined everything. Everything else was fine, except that the herbs Bupleurum and Silver Bupleurum had been mixed up.

In addition, there were many medicinal herbs placed aside, the nature of which seemed uncertain.

He separated the Bupleurum and Silver Bupleurum, then took out all the herbs he had collected that day, which was slightly less than yesterday.

So I took out some more of what I had previously stored in the space, which made it seem like there was a little more.

Soon,

Luo Yunshu returned.

Seeing Xia An squatting on the ground, he walked over and said cautiously, "My skills are not yet proficient, so there may be some mistakes. Please correct me, Brother Xia An."

"Also, there were some items I didn't recognize or wasn't sure about, so I didn't sort them."

Xia An nodded and smiled, "Don't be nervous. Everyone starts as a beginner. Just study hard and ask if you don't understand."

"Come here, let me teach you how to distinguish some medicinal herbs that are easily mistaken."

Luo Yunshu quickly squatted down next to him.

Xia An brought over Bupleurum and Silver Bupleurum, smiled, and said, "Your foundation is quite good; you didn't misidentify the others."

"But both of them are wrong."

"The root of Bupleurum has obvious segmented transverse lines, feels rough to the touch, and tastes slightly bitter. It is mainly used to treat colds with fever, chest tightness, and rib pain."

The rhizome of *Stellaria media* is smooth, without obvious horizontal lines, and has a sweet taste. It is primarily used to clear deficiency heat, such as afternoon low-grade fever and infantile malnutrition-related fever.

"These two medicines have unrelated effects and should not be confused; it is important to remember to distinguish between them."

Luo Yunshu nodded repeatedly.

Xia An pulled over the unsorted medicinal herbs and continued:

"Kidney-leaf deer hoof grass is mainly used to treat consumptive cough, soreness of the lower back and knees, and can also stop bleeding..."

He taught diligently, without holding anything back.

After all, in his view, medical skills were merely a means for him to gain a foothold in Anpingtun.

But it's not the only way.

The inheritance of medical skills can only be considered a true inheritance if it is passed down to benefit future generations.