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

"Uncle Xia, you're back?"

As soon as Xia An entered the courtyard, Xie Ling'er, nicknamed "Milk Dumpling," exclaimed with delight.

Immediately afterward, seeing the fish in Xia An's hand, she ran over and said happily:

"Fish, it's a fish!"

Xia An smiled, placed the fish in the basin, and scooped water to submerge the two fish.

He washed his hands before picking up Xie Ling'er and saying with a smile, "Since little Ling'er likes fish so much, Uncle will catch a couple of small fish for you to keep as pets sometime, okay?"

"Okay, okay!"

Xie Ling'er clapped her little hands, her big eyes filled with joy and anticipation.

At this time,

Aunt Xiangyun came out from the inner room. "Xia, the educated youth, is back. I heard someone from the commune came. Is everything alright?"

"fine,"

Xia An shook his head and said, "They say Zhang Qiang was harassing a female comrade in the commune, and was pushed and shoved by others, resulting in his accidental death."

"Uncle Xie has already gone to the commune with them, saying he's there to help handle things."

"Dead?"

Aunt Xiangyun paused for a moment, then laughed and said, "It's good that he's dead. That young man was no good; I heard no one in the team liked him."

"Now that he's dead, he's no longer an eyesore."

Xia An nodded with a smile.

He had heard Jiang Mengmeng mention this before; Zhang Qiang had been isolated by the team these past few days.

Not only that, I heard they've been targeted and are having a tough time.

Not to mention offending the veteran educated youth.

He also opposed Xia An serving as a barefoot doctor, directly offending everyone in Anping Village.

If he's not being targeted, then who is?

"Auntie, let's not talk about this anymore."

Xia An shook his head and smiled, "Yun Shu and I caught a lot of fish by the river this afternoon, and we brought two over here."

"Caught them again?"

Aunt Xiangyun looked astonished. "Are the fish in this river so easy to catch this year?"

"We didn't catch them," Xia An laughed. "It was just too hot and humid, and the fish surfaced."

"I used pebbles to hit them. I have a pretty good aim, and I hit quite a few."

"That amazing?" Aunt Xiangyun was slightly taken aback, somewhat surprised.

She had heard about Xia An fishing with pebbles; could it be true?

"A little trick."

Xia An smiled and said,

"You're not young anymore," Aunt Xiangyun shook her head and smiled, saying, "Xia Zhiqing, you have excellent medical skills, and you can also hunt in the mountains and fish in the river."

"Any girl who marries you will never have to worry about food or drink, and will live a happy life."

Xia An smiled, but then Aunt Xiangyun changed the subject and said with a smile:

"Speaking of which, Xia Zhiqing, you're at an age where you should be getting married. Would you like your aunt to help you make some arrangements?"

Xia An's eyebrows twitched slightly. "Auntie, there's no need for that. We'll talk about it when we meet someone we like."

Why get married so early?

How many rewards will be lost if the game's "Exquisite Sign-in System" is announced too early?

If he could be guaranteed to marry several stunning beauties at once, then he would be willing to accept it.

But unfortunately, is it possible?

Aunt Xiangyun smiled. "Don't be so quick to refuse. I think Yunshu is a nice girl."

"That new educated youth, Ye, is quite good too; he's the type you young people like."

"With your abilities, you don't need to marry someone who can do farm work; someone suitable will do."

"There are a few pretty girls like that in the village. If you like one, I'll put in a good word for you!"

Xia An was very tempted by these words, but did not want to take any action.

To reiterate, he doesn't want to make an official announcement too early and cut off his own source of income.

Besides, one is never as good as multiple options; he's not a child anymore...

but……

Aunt Xiangyun is quite interesting; she doesn't mention Jiang Mengmeng and the others at all.

Looks like you know quite a lot!

He smiled and said, "Thank you, Auntie. We'll talk about it later."

Aunt Xiangyun nodded regretfully, "Alright, if you have any ideas, you can tell me."

"Let me tell you, the girls in Anping Village are all very nice people. If you marry one, she'll definitely be a good family woman."

"With your looks and figure, if you like girls with slender figures and delicate skin, their families will be overjoyed."

Xia An blinked, feeling that something was off about what he was saying.

Thinking about the situation in rural areas during this era, he vaguely understood something.

In rural areas, men typically choose wives who are physically strong and capable of working.

Those who are frail and delicate may not be good at working, and are probably the type who will have trouble getting married.

Xia An smiled and said, "If I have this idea, I will definitely tell my aunt."

After chatting with Aunt Xiangyun for a couple more minutes, Xia An got up and left.

He was afraid that if they continued talking, he might blurt out an agreement, and then things would go awry.

Arriving at Luo Yunshu's house,

Xia An chuckled, "We hadn't even reached Uncle Xie's house when we noticed the weather had changed."

"This rain won't come."

Seeing him walk in, Luo Yunshu's face flushed slightly, as if she had thought of something.

She laughed and said, "That's good. The thing I feared most during the construction period was heavy rain."

Xia An agreed wholeheartedly, then glanced into the room. "By the way, where's Sister Yuxue?"

"Her,"

Luo Yunshu shook her head and said, "She said she wasn't feeling well and is resting inside."

"uncomfortable?"

Xia An frowned slightly. "Wasn't everything fine before? I'll go check."

"OK!"

Luo Yunshu nodded, "I'll get some water to water my private plot. It hasn't been watered for two days, and the land is probably almost dry."

"Do you need my help?"

Xia An stopped and asked.

But a strange glint flashed in his eyes, as if he were expecting something.

Luo Yunshu waved her hand and said, "No need, Xia An and the others can rest."

With that, he picked up a bucket and left.

Xia An watched her leave, then turned and went into the house, arriving at the kang (a heated brick bed).

"Yu Xue, Yun Shu said you're not feeling well, I've come to take a look at you."

Li Yuxue peeked out from under the thin blanket, her face slightly flushed, and said:

"I'm fine, you can go out now."

Xia An frowned slightly. "You said you were fine, but your face is all red."

"Wait a minute, why are you still huddled under the covers in the middle of summer?"

"I……"

Li Yuxue's face flushed even more, and she bit her lower lip lightly, saying, "I...I must be sick."

As she spoke, she peeked out from under the covers, her face slightly flushed, and said:

"I haven't been feeling quite right these past couple of days, could you take a look?"

Xia An nodded, and after taking the patient's pulse, a faint glint seemed to appear in his eyes.

He pondered for a moment and said, "Yu Xue, this is caused by an excess of Yin Fire. I can help you."

"How to treat it?"

Li Yuxue asked, her heart pounding like a deer, a truly wondrous feeling.

She knew one way, but what if Xia An had other ways?

Xia An smiled, lowered his head and whispered in her ear, "I treated you that day."

Li Yuxue's eyes widened suddenly, and her breathing quickened.

"No...no, Yun Shu is still here!"

"Yun Shu went to the fields," Xia An swallowed, her gaze fixed intently on her.

"Yu Xue, I will be good to you."

"You...I..."

Li Yuxue wanted to say something, but didn't know what to say, so she simply closed her eyes.

Xia An's face lit up with joy, and she quickly climbed onto the kang (heated brick bed) and crawled into the quilt...