bookrandom Chapter 123 The 60s (8)
Chapter 123 The 60s (8)
Through the uncle's explanation, Wangyou learned that the uncle was the captain of Xiangyang Brigade, and his surname was Chen.
According to Captain Chen, the villagers of Xiangyang are honest and simple, and as long as they don't cheat or shirk their duties, they won't starve!
Wangyou had looked at the captain's face and thought he was a good person, but his statement about not starving to death was quite insightful.
However, Wangyou didn't expect to support herself with work points, because she was afraid that she would mistake other people's seedlings for weeds and pull them all out.
I should be able to ask the brigade leader for a job cutting pig feed!
The majority of people in Yunnan Province are ethnic minorities, but due to the influence of the environment, the clothing worn by the people here is not as beautiful as what she saw in later years; instead, it is uniformly black, white, and gray.
"Captain, does your village allow residents to build their own houses?"
"That's no problem, you'll build your own house!"
"Yes, I'm a bit of a loner and don't like to get involved with others. I think it's fine to live alone!"
"That's no problem, but if you go back to the city someday, this house will belong to the brigade!"
"No problem, I'll just trouble you to approve the land for my homestead!"
"Okay!" Captain Chen readily agreed. Who wouldn't like to make money for free? The village may not have much else, but it has a lot of land and a small population.
Passing by the post office, Wangyou retrieved her package, and the oxcart headed towards the brigade. As for the educated youth, they left their luggage on the cart, and then had to walk on their own.
"Captain, how much longer until we get there?" a male educated youth asked breathlessly.
"Almost there, almost there! We'll be there once we get over that mountain!"
Everyone looked at the towering mountain before them, and suddenly everything went black.
However, Wangyou was very happy because she had been gathering herbs along the way!
"Kid, why are you digging up so much grass?" Captain Chen asked curiously when he saw that Wangyou had already dug up a small basketful, a basket he had watched her weave.
"These aren't straw sticks, they're herbs. This flat one is called plantain, which has the effect of clearing heat and detoxifying. And this is dandelion, which can be eaten as a wild vegetable or used as a medicinal herb!"
"Oh, these are all medicines! Kid, you know medicine!"
"I know a little, but I'm not an expert!" Wangyou didn't want to make a living by treating illnesses in the future; it would be better for her to chop pig feed and occasionally lie down.
"It's already quite good that you know a little bit. In our village, deep in the mountains and forests, no one wants to come!" Captain Chen was even happier now. It's great to have someone who knows a skill!
Wangyou looked at Captain Chen, as if he had only heard the first half of what she said. But it wasn't a big problem; he could just deal with whatever came his way.
"She has amazing stamina. She didn't stop working the whole way, and after walking for so long, she hasn't even broken a sweat!" Zhou Weiguo said enviously.
“This person must have trained since childhood, and might even be a martial artist!” Chen Gensheng said, glancing at Wangyou.
With the brigade leader repeatedly saying they were almost there, they finally arrived at the village as dusk fell.
Looking at the houses full of ethnic characteristics, everyone collapsed to the ground, exhausted.
"Come with me, you can stay at my house tonight!" the captain said to Wangyou.
"it is good!"
When Wangyou arrived at the brigade leader's house, she temporarily stayed in the brigade leader's daughter's room. His daughter had married and moved to town, but the room had been empty.
Wangyou didn't use anyone else's bedding. She took out her own bedding from her bundle, put it away, and then discussed the matter of gathering pig feed with the brigade leader.
"Comrade Wangyou, you don't get many work points for cutting pig feed!"
"It's alright, I'm not looking for work points. If I really go to the fields, I won't be able to tell the difference between crops and weeds, and that would ruin all your hard work!"
"Alright, then you can go out with Erwazi tomorrow. Erwazi is my grandson!"
"Sister, I'll take you out to gather pig feed tomorrow!"
"Okay, thank you!"
"By the way, Captain, what do you think about my house construction?"
"I'll allocate a plot of land for you to build a house tomorrow, but what kind of house do you want to build it on?"
"The bamboo house you're staying in is perfect. I need a two-story one, and I want it built to be sturdy. Calculate the final price, and I'll pay you!"
"Row!"
The team leader was very efficient. He organized people to go up the mountain the next day. After all, it was the off-season for farming. Because Wangyou offered a high price, the team leader found a lot of people. With more people, there was more strength. In just ten days, a beautiful little bamboo house was built.
Wangyou wasn't stingy either; when it came time to settle wages, she gave everyone an extra dollar. After all, she was supposed to treat everyone to a meal, but she wouldn't!
After that, Wangyou followed Erwazi and a group of other children to cut pig feed. However, most of the time, Wangyou would give the children a piece of candy and they would cut the pig feed for her. Therefore, Wangyou spent most of her time gathering herbs.
Children are curious about everything. When they saw Wangyou digging for medicinal herbs, they would follow along. As a result, Wangyou taught them to recognize many medicinal herbs and they also dug up quite a few themselves.
Later, the basics of Forget-Me-Not were handed over to the children. She was responsible for collecting herbs, while the more precious ones, which could only be found deep in the mountains, were naturally left to Forget-Me-Not to do herself.
However, the most common creature here is actually snakes. Basically, you're bound to encounter one once you enter the mountains. But Snake Forget-Worry isn't afraid of snakes; she is quite afraid of toads and frogs, so she's still very careful when she goes up the mountain.
However, you generally won't encounter them in the mountains, since they have natural enemies.
"Sister Wangyou, open the door!"
"what happened?"
"Sister Wangyou, the puppy is stuck!" Xiaohua cried.
"Take your time, I'll go check first!" Wangyou dashed straight to the puppy's house, only to find that the puppy was already motionless when she arrived.
Wangyou quickly checked the child's temperature and listened to his heartbeat. Thankfully, the heartbeat was still there, so she quickly took the child and rescued him.
After a while, with a "poof," the puppy vomited up a ball-shaped thing, followed by a series of coughs.
"Live, really live!"
"My little puppy!" The woman cried, holding the puppy, and the puppy cried too.
"Aunt Zhuang, stop crying. I need to check if the puppy has hurt its throat!"
"Aunt Zhuang, don't stop that girl from saving your child!" The lady next to her pulled Aunt Zhuang away, and Wangyou gave the puppy a thorough check-up.
"It's nothing serious, but he must have been frightened today. He'll probably have a fever tonight. Use some alcohol to wipe his throat. Don't eat coarse grains for the next few days, eat more refined grains. He needs to rest and recover!"
"Okay, sure!" the puppy's family members readily agreed.
"If you're still worried, you can take him to the town's clinic for another checkup!"
"Don't worry, of course I'm worried. You saved my son's life. You are the greatest benefactor of my whole family!" The 1.8-meter-tall man was in tears. He only had this one child, and he almost lost him.
"No need!" Wangyou smiled slightly. "The child is still young, don't give him nuts, they can easily choke!"
"We've got it!"
"Alright, I'm leaving now!" Wangyou couldn't resist their enthusiasm, so she decided to make her escape first!
Wangyou ran away, but the temple can't be hidden forever. The next morning, Wangyou opened the door and was shocked by what was placed at the door.