Ruling the Historical Romance Novel as the Female Supporting Character-Chapter 216: The Male Educated Youth Invites Her to Sneak into the Mountains at Night?!

While she did consider how to carry out the tasks assigned by the system, such a dangerous endeavor required her to discuss it with Uncle Xia and Qin Kaize. Even though the possibility of them agreeing was slim, she still needed to voice her concerns. Only someone with a complete lack of regard for their own life would consider such a risky proposition. As for Qin Kaize’s reputation being harmed, so be it.

The village head’s wife, with the demeanor of someone experienced, blinked at her. "Alright, I’ll come find you before work tomorrow morning. If your husband doesn’t want you to go, I’ll go help you gather."

"Thank you, Auntie," Su Yijia smiled and handed her a handful of candies.

Feeling that she might get five or six candies this time, the village head’s wife became even warmer. She seemed eager to share her innermost thoughts with Su Yijia.

After seeing them off, Su Yijia’s smile faded slightly. The village head’s wife seemed fine, but she still needed to be cautious. If so many people could be ambushed openly in the neighboring village, there might be even more people lurking in the shadows.

Turning back to the courtyard, she burned the remaining crayfish and snails, and then everyone sat down to eat. The educated youth had already finished eating and had started lining up to fetch water for a bath.

After Su Yijia and the others finished eating, Gao Huabin immediately picked up the dishes and went to the kitchen to wash them. Their group helped Qin Kaize back to the room, seemingly intending to discuss what happened in the afternoon.

Originally, Su Yijia wanted to join them, but after some thought, she decided to wait until they had discussed matters before considering her proposal.

With nothing else to do, she took out the mushrooms she had collected yesterday, cleaned them with her grandparents, and spread them out on a large sieve. She planned to dry them in the sun over the next few days so she could take them back with her.

Just as her grandparents returned to the room to fetch more mushrooms, the male educated youth who had watched the moon with her the previous night approached her.

"Comrade Su, when we were inspecting today, both you and your husband were absent. Aren’t you inspectors?" Xia Pengzhan asked seemingly out of curiosity.

Su Yijia impatiently furrowed her brows and glanced at him. "What’s it to you?"

"No, I’m just interested in your work and want to know more," Xia Pengzhan’s face looked a bit embarrassed, but he quickly regained his gentle demeanor.

Su Yijia then noticed that he was wearing a clean white shirt. Obviously, he had changed after returning. So, what was he planning with this peacock-like display?

"By the way, Comrade Su, is your husband ill? Sitting in a wheelchair like that, will he need treatment in the future?" Xia Pengzhan’s expression became increasingly concerned.

"Maybe! Who knows? Perhaps if we encounter a skilled doctor, he might get better," Su Yijia gave a vague answer.

Then, with an indifferent and resistant look, she stared at him. Instead of suspecting him of being a spy, Su Yijia felt he might just be trying to swindle money or affection, preferably both. He might even be trying to get an opportunity to return to the city. After all, if he were really such a clueless spy, he would fail the tasks without doing anything.

"Good doctors are hard to find. After all, many experienced doctors have retired," Xia Pengzhan’s words were full of meaning, and he occasionally stole glances at Su Yijia.

Although he was being so obvious, Su Yijia pretended not to understand and remained silent, playing with the mushrooms in the sieve. She made such a fuss over such a trivial matter, but Xia Pengzhan didn’t seem to get angry.

After a minute or two, Xia Pengzhan couldn’t help it and said mysteriously, "Well, Comrade Su, I’m only telling you this because you’re young and your husband is in such a state. I wouldn’t dare take this risk with anyone else."

"Hmm?" Su Yijia became a bit interested and raised an eyebrow at him.

"Isn’t it true that many skilled individuals have been sent to various villages? Our village happens to have two particularly skilled old Chinese doctors. I know Western medicine is popular now, but if it hasn’t worked, we need to change our approach," Xia Pengzhan said with a tone that indicated closeness, even moving closer to her.

"In the mountains? Are you sure they can cure him? Let me ask my uncle," Su Yijia said, preparing to stand up. 𝗳𝗿𝐞𝕖𝘄𝗲𝕓𝗻𝚘𝚟𝕖𝐥.𝚌𝕠𝕞

She was afraid she might lose her temper and punch this man in the face.

Xia Pengzhan hurriedly reached out, as if to stop her.

Just as his hand was about to touch Su Yijia, she blocked it with the sieve in her hand. Xia Pengzhan had to stop, but his expression became even more cautious and mysterious.

"You mustn’t tell the leaders of your inspection team about this," he said.

"Why?" Su Yijia frowned, pretending to be puzzled.

"In case your uncle refuses. After all, your husband’s relationship with you is the closest, and only you would risk everything for him, right?" Xia Pengzhan spoke with apparent sincerity and concern for Su Yijia.

You’ve got to be kidding me! There was a ninety-nine percent chance that Uncle Xia was Qin Kaize’s biological father. Look at how he protects Qin Kaize like his own eyes, and his lifelong devotion to Qin Kaize’s mother. If there was a way to save Qin Kaize, he would risk his life for it.

Su Yijia cursed inwardly but maintained a pensive expression on her face, nodding in apparent agreement. Xia Pengzhan chuckled inwardly, his tone becoming even more intimate.

His oily demeanor was almost making Su Yijia nauseous.

"How about this? Tonight, when everyone is asleep, you bring some money with you and accompany me up the mountain. I have some rapport with those two old doctors. I’ll take you to plead with them. Maybe they’ll agree," Xia Pengzhan suggested directly.

"Should we bring items along with the money? What use would they have for money? They can’t leave. And shouldn’t I bring my husband with me? How will the doctors diagnose him if he’s not there?" Su Yijia looked at Xia Pengzhan with some distrust.

Xia Pengzhan sighed softly, "What you said makes sense, but this is a special situation. If you bring items at night, you’ll surely be discovered. But with money, they can secretly go to the county town when the villagers won’t bother them and buy things. As for your husband... it’s even riskier to bring him along first. It’s too easy to be discovered. Let me take you to see those two old doctors first. After they agree, we can bring your husband over when no one is watching during the day. It’s better than pushing a wheelchair back and forth on the mountain roads, isn’t it?"

"That makes sense," Su Yijia agreed with a nod.

Xia Pengzhan seemed to want to get closer, but Gao Huabin, Grandpa Lin, and the educated youth nearby hadn’t come out yet, and some of the educated youth couldn’t stand it anymore.