Educated Youth in the Countryside: She is the Village's Embroidery Queen!-Chapter 104: Marrying a Fool

Yi Chichi took a look at it and found there was a small medicine hoe, two cloth bags, and a chopping knife inside.

She understood why the medicine hoe was there; as a Medicine Gatherer, one can’t work without a hoe, you can’t just dig with bare hands.

But what were the cloth bags and chopping knife for?

Only upon asking did she learn that the cloth bags were for holding items, while the chopping knife was for clearing paths and self-defense.

"Weren’t we just going to walk around the vicinity?"

"The vicinity also has piles of wild grass and deadwood, so it still needs path clearing."

Uncle Yaozi said seriously, "You need to know that some shrubs have thorns, unless you want to be covered in red dots from being pricked."

Yi Chichi felt this might be a bit difficult.

After all, she was wearing a thick cotton jacket and pants; to pierce through sturdy cotton pants, those thorns must be terrifying.

"Remember to stay close to me and don’t roam around, if you get lost I won’t look for you."

Before setting off, Uncle Yaozi threatened.

"Okay, I’ll definitely stick close."

Then, the two set off with baskets on their backs.

On the way, they encountered the team leader and others pushing carts filled with manure, the smell was overwhelming, yet they seemed indifferent about it.

Upon seeing the pair, the team leader advised, "Bring back plenty of herbs to plant."

"I’ve got it covered, you don’t need to worry."

Uncle Yaozi responded grumpily, urging Yi Chichi to speed up.

She acknowledged with a sound, waved to the team leader and others, and then jogged to catch up.

After a swift journey, they arrived at the foot of the mountain in half an hour.

Looking at the lush greenery that began to cover the mountain, Yi Chichi felt refreshed.

If she had to say what she liked most about the 1970s, it must be the air.

Especially in a hilltop village like Kao Shan Village; not only is the air good, even vegetables like eggplants taste great.

They can even be eaten raw.

Thinking of eggplants, she swallowed her saliva, "Uncle, when do we plant eggplants?"

"Around May, why, are you craving eggplants?"

"Yes!"

"Is there any planted in your yard?"

"I don’t know."

Just knew this useless girl didn’t know anything.

Sure enough, can’t expect too much from her.

"When it’s planting time, see if there’s any. If not, I’ll get you some seedlings then."

"Okay, thank you, Uncle, you’re such a good person!"

She started handing out compliments again; Uncle Yaozi didn’t feel pleased, instead, he felt a bit distressed.

After all, Yi Chichi’s catchphrase was "you’re so nice."

It seemed like in her eyes, there were no bad people.

A girl this simple-minded, he truly hadn’t seen many.

Unable to suppress his curiosity, he asked, "Miss Yi, have you ever encountered a bad person?"

"...Yes, I have."

She even personally sent the person away; how can one go through life without meeting bad people?

It depends on how bad they are.

"How do you deal with bad people?"

"It depends on the degree of how bad they are."

This answer was interesting, Uncle Yaozi was intrigued, "Tell me, if it’s a trafficker, what would you do?"

"I’d make them half-dead first, turn the men into eunuchs, disable the women’s limbs, then report them to the police."

Everyone has a duty to fight traffickers; if a trafficker accidentally gets hurt during capture, it’s normal.

She believed no one could remain calm when facing traffickers.

Uncle Yaozi didn’t think she was ruthless; rather, he had a different focus.

"Since you can disable limbs, can you also set bones?"

This question made Yi Chichi feel a bit guilty; she touched her nose and awkwardly said, "I can take apart, but not put them back."

Disabling arms and legs is easy to learn; as long as you know how to apply skillful force and are familiar with human joints, you can easily disable someone’s arm.

She didn’t learn to set bones, so she refrains from doing it; after all, her grandfather and the others firmly banned her from setting bones for people.

"I wanted to have you teach me."

Uncle Yaozi looked disappointed; Yi Chichi was almost scared to death by him. Learning from her, wouldn’t that purely mislead?

"Didn’t you learn bone setting during county training?"

"I did; haven’t practiced it."

Then it’s better not to practice; bone setting mainly treats fractures, dislocations, etc. If set well, everyone’s happy.

If not done well, it could cause secondary injuries, and the patient would suffer.

"You must not set bones for people."

Fearing that Uncle Yaozi might not grasp it, she warned.

Uncle Yaozi replied with a sound, "I don’t dare to do it either."

After wandering around for a while, he pointed at a patch of shrubs ahead, "Go, dig out those eleuthero seedlings."

"Okay."

Yi Chichi approached the shrubs, unloaded the basket from her back, took the medicine hoe, and started working.

Uncle Yaozi felt uneasy, came over to supervise for a while, and found that although she wasn’t good at farming, when it came to digging herbal seedlings, she was quite skilled, which made him relax completely.

"I’ll go dig some bupleurum on that side, after you finish digging the eleuthero, you can find some herbs by yourself. Anything useful can be dug up or picked."

Yi Chichi nodded and agreed, then concentrated on her work.

A whole morning and afternoon passed with both of them, one middle-aged and one young, working non-stop at the foot and halfway up the mountain.

They were at the periphery and didn’t encounter any large predators, but saw many small animals like mountain chickens, foxes, wild rabbits, and squirrels.

They had a plentiful harvest, collecting herbs like platycodon, wild lily, Huangqi, Scutellaria baicalensis, Aster tataricus, and more.

The two baskets were filled, and the cloth bags were almost full too.

By the time they returned, it was nearly dark, but neither of them could rest and immediately started sorting the herbs.

After working several consecutive days, they finally finished the task for the team doctor’s office.

Then, Yi Chichi found herself free again.

She hurriedly finished the last bit of embroidery, then used a jar to fill it with hot water, ironed the creases flat, and put the clothes away.

The next morning, she got up early, preparing to visit the cattle shed to see her granduncle and Qin Jiu, and met Aunt Ma riding a bike with a crossbar along the way.

"Aunt, don’t rush off, I have something to tell you."

"What is it?"

Aunt Ma tightened the brake and stopped the bike supporting it with one leg, while Yi Chichi approached and gently said, "The clothes are ready."

Aunt Ma’s eyes suddenly widened, "All finished?"

Yi Chichi nodded, and Aunt Ma was instantly delighted, truly proving to be a professional; such speed is amazing.

"Leave them with you for now; I’m just heading to the commune today and will send a telegram to my eldest niece to see when she can come check the clothes."

"Okay, Aunt, what are you going to the commune for?"

"My second daughter-in-law is pregnant; I’m going to see her and bring something over to show our concern."

Aunt Ma was all smiles, her emotions were filled with delight.

Yi Chichi smiled and congratulated her, "Then Aunt, you should hurry up, we’ll talk when you return."

"Okay."

The joy of wanting to see her pregnant daughter-in-law overshadowed everything else, Aunt Ma pedaled hard, and the bicycle shot off like an arrow from a bow.

Feeling uplifted by Aunt Ma’s good mood, Yi Chichi walked away with cheerful steps.

Passing by Liu Xiaocao’s home, she overheard Xiaocao’s mother scolding Xiaocao, the words were particularly harsh and dirty.

Followed by Xiaocao shouting with a sobbing voice, "Why do I have to be married off to a fool for my brother to take a wife? I won’t get married, if you dare to force me, I’ll die to show you, boo hoo hoo..."