Reborn in the 1980s: Nine Stunning Beauties Get Pregnant Before Marriage

After clearing away the weeds around the tree roots, Chen Yongqiang returned along the mountain path.

Just as he turned around, his gaze was drawn to a clump of plants not far away.

Upon closer inspection, it turned out to be a thriving patch of wild mustard greens. The leaves of this wild vegetable have excellent hemostatic properties and are a commonly used herbal remedy for external injuries by people in the mountains.

"I didn't expect there to be so many here." He squatted down, stroking the serrated leaves, and remembered when he fell and hurt himself on the mountain when he was a child, his grandfather used this wild vegetable to crush and apply to his wound.

He carefully dug up several whole stalks of purslane with his hunting knife, wrapped them up with the roots and soil, and prepared to take them home to plant in his yard.

With these, if I accidentally get cut while hunting in the mountains, I can use them anytime.

Looking at the vast expanse of wild vegetables in front of him, he suddenly thought of Ding Wanru, the barefoot doctor in the village.

This young girl inherited her father's mantle at a young age, and she treats the villagers using herbs gathered from Qinglong Mountain.

Chen Yongqiang dug up some more, intending to send them to Ding Wanru.

This girl is kind-hearted and often provides free medical care to people in need. Giving her these herbs might help even more people in need.

Chen Yongqiang returned to the mountain god temple and respectfully bowed to the mountain god statue: "Mountain God, I understand your task. I was not well prepared today, but I will go back and bring the special tools, and I will definitely heal that ancient tree."

He carefully wrapped the wild boar's head back up on the offering table before turning and leaving the mountain god temple.

Scattered lights had already appeared in the village at the foot of the mountain. Chen Yongqiang, carrying a basket on his back, walked along the village path. As he passed Ding Wanru's house, he heard anxious voices coming from inside.

He stopped and saw Ding Wanru bandaging a villager whose leg was bleeding profusely, with several other anxious villagers standing nearby.

"What should we do? We've run out of hemostatic powder!" Ding Wanru rummaged through the medicine cabinet.

Chen Yongqiang strode inside: "I just dug up some wild herbs here, do you think we need them?"

Ding Wanru saw the seven-seven vegetables in his hand and her face lit up with delight: "Great! This is exactly what we need right now."

She quickly took the vegetables from Qiqi, took out a few tender leaves, and crushed them in a stone mortar.

"I was accidentally scratched by a branch when I went up the mountain to chop firewood. The wound is a bit deep," Ding Wanru explained while applying medicine.

Chen Yongqiang watched as she applied the crushed herbs to the villager's wounds, and the bleeding stopped quickly.

"Keep these for yourself," Chen Yongqiang said, handing over the remaining seven dishes.

Ding Wanru gratefully accepted the herbs: "These are enough for more than half a month. Recently, many people have been going up the mountain to cut firewood, and many have been injured. We are in dire need of this kind of hemostatic medicine."

"I'll keep an eye out when I go up the mountain another day, and I'll bring some back for you if I see any useful herbs," Chen Yongqiang said.

Ding Wanru smiled gently: "Thank you so much. There are fewer and fewer people who understand these herbs these days."

Chen Yongqiang suddenly remembered the condition of the thousand-year-old fruit tree and couldn't help but ask, "Dr. Ding, besides treating people, can you also treat trees?"

Ding Wanru stopped what she was doing and looked interested: "Tree treatment? What kind of tree? Tell me about the situation in detail."

"It's that old fruit tree on the back hill. I just saw that it has been infested with pests. It would be such a waste if it died like this. I'm good at hunting, but I'm really an amateur when it comes to treating trees. I'm afraid that if I treat it haphazardly, I might end up damaging the tree instead," Chen Yongqiang described.

"It sounds like a longhorn beetle. These insects specialize in burrowing into tree trunks, and if they aren't dealt with in time, even the biggest trees will be hollowed out. But I need to see it in person to determine exactly what kind of pest it is and how to treat it." Ding Wanru has some knowledge of insect habits.

"When will you have time?" Chen Yongqiang quickly asked.

Ding Wanru glanced at the medicine cabinet, which was almost empty: "I was planning to go into the mountains to collect herbs in a few days."

"Alright, just call me when the time comes!" Chen Yongqiang was naturally more than happy to have an extra helper.

Ding Wanru nodded: "Treating a tree is the same as treating a person; you have to treat the root cause."

At the agreed time, Chen Yongqiang came out of Ding Wanru's house and bumped into He Jun, who was carrying a vegetable basket, just outside the gate.

His face immediately darkened when he saw Chen Yongqiang come out of Ding Wanru's house.

"What do you need Dr. Ding for?"

Chen Yongqiang retorted, "What do you think I'm doing?"

He Jun stepped forward, blocking Chen Yongqiang's path: "I'm warning you, stay away from Ding Wanru, she's my betrothed."

Chen Yongqiang scoffed at this, "You?"

Those two words pierced He Jun's heart like needles, and his face immediately flushed red: "What do you mean? Our two families agreed on this long ago!"

"That's just wishful thinking on your part. Does Dr. Ding know about this?" Chen Yongqiang knew that Ding Wanru didn't like He Jun.

He Jun was speechless for a moment, stammering for a long time without getting to the point. Chen Yongqiang was too lazy to argue with him and turned to leave.

"You just wait! One day you'll know what's what!" He Jun shouted angrily from behind.

Back home, as soon as Chen Yongqiang entered the yard, Lin Xiulian came out of the kitchen and said, "Give me the basket, you go and eat first."

She took the basket, took out the wild boar head from inside, and said, "While you were gone, the village chief came by and told you to continue repairing the irrigation ditch tomorrow. I told him you went to sell wild boar meat today, and he didn't look too happy."

Chen Yongqiang walked to the water vat, scooped up a ladle of water, and rinsed the sweat off his arms: "I understand."

Repairing the irrigation canal was a major event for the whole village, and every household had to contribute their labor.

He's already missed a day of work today, so it really wouldn't be right for him not to go tomorrow.

Lin Xiulian washed the wild boar's head: "How about I go and repair the irrigation ditch tomorrow?"

"No need. You stay at home." Chen Yongqiang and Lin Xiulian are not officially married yet, so it's not appropriate for her to go to the village to work.

He went inside, picked up a steamed bun and started eating: "After I'm done with this busy period, I'll go back to your parents' home with you."

Chen Yongqiang has been quite busy lately, and now he has the added task of tending to ancient trees.

After dinner, Chen Yongqiang used the still-burning fire in the stove to cut the wild boar head into small pieces, put them into an iron pot, added water, and slowly stewed them.

Just then, the three-week-old wolf cub ran over. After these days of careful care, the little guy had obviously grown a lot, and his fur was much shinier.

Chen Yongqiang knew that the wolf cub had smelled the aroma of meat, so he cut off a small piece of meat, squatted down, and handed it to the wolf cub.

The wolf cub sniffed it, then grabbed the piece of meat. Because its teeth hadn't fully grown in yet, it ate very slowly.

Watching the wolf cub eat, Lin Xiulian couldn't help but say, "This little guy can eat too much. Today I specially brought a piece of wild boar meat and went to Old Sun's house to exchange it for some goat milk."

Chen Yongqiang's eyes were filled with anticipation: "It's alright, it needs to eat more now so it can grow strong. When it grows up, we'll need it to help us hunt."