88. Going up the mountain to collect medicine

The premature birth incident of Zhang Man finally ended after the New Year. Not only did the man and his family pay 1,000 yuan to Zhou Mingyi and his wife, they were also sent to Zhang Qingguo for a job. His parents and other family members were driven out of Qinghe City and returned to their hometown to farm and live.

As for what happened later, no one knew. Neither the Zhang family nor the Zhou family cared about this because they all had people and things that were more worthy of concern, that is, the mother and son Zhang Man and Tiedan.

After the grain seedlings in the field were cultivated, the villagers of Zhoujiatun got out for a while and went up the mountain to hunt or dig wild vegetables to find food.

In early March, everything revived, and all kinds of hibernating animals came out of the cave and ran around the forest. Lin Qingping was invited by Zhou Guitang to take the young man in the brigade to hunt the mountains, while Xu Ling was in the clinic.

On that day, Lin Qingxi took her eldest disciple Zhou Mingren and carried a basket into the mountain to find herbs. The two of them avoided hunting. Because of Zhou Mingren, she did not dare to bring people into the inside, but just on the periphery.

"Mingren, go and see if there are any herbs. If there are any, dig them out by yourself. You and I have learned these things during this period. I will go there and check them out. If there is any problem, call me." Lin Qingxi swept across this area with no danger, so she was very relieved to dig out herbs separately with Zhou Mingren.

"Okay, teacher," Zhou Mingren nodded, took his little hoe and went to the side. He got his high school diploma in early March, so he went directly to the Zhoujiatun health center to study with Lin Qingxi and Xu Ling.

After Lin Qingxi separated from her eldest apprentice, she then found a lot of medicinal materials with her mental strength. Some of the shallow ones were transplanted into the space to plant them, and the rest were placed in the basket behind her.

In the blink of an eye, a morning passed, and the sun was high. Lin Qingxi looked at her watch and found that it was already past 1:00 noon. She touched her cramped belly and was about to call Zhou Mingren back loudly when she saw Zhou Mingren walking towards her with herbs filled with half a basket.

"Teacher, it's already noon. Should we go back to have a meal?" The master and apprentice did not bring lunch into the mountain, so they naturally had to go down the mountain to go home for dinner. They were both hungry now.

"Well, I'm just going to call you, let's go! After going down the mountain, you and I will go home to have a meal. After dinner, go to the health center to process these herbs, dry what should be dried, and prepare what should be prepared," Lin Qingxi said while taking Zhou Mingren down the mountain.

In the Lin family, Xu Ling had already prepared lunch. Her husband took the villagers to hunt, and her sister-in-law also took her apprentice to the mountains to collect herbs. So after Xu Ling and the others finished their meal, they warmed the lunch in the pot and went to work in the private area behind.

Now is the good time to grow vegetables. Xu Ling and Jin Dahua asked about the knowledge of growing vegetables. They immersed themselves in the fun of growing vegetables every day. They were so happy that they worked in their own fields. When the others saw that she had a good time, they followed her.

When Lin Qingxi took Zhou Mingren back to the Lin family, it was almost half past two. After washing his hands, the master and apprentice started to finish their meals. After dinner, they carried two baskets to the health center, and then washed the herbs that should be cleaned, and then dried them. After a while, the day passed.

"Mingren, let's go! Come and make the rest tomorrow. These herbs only need to be dried, and I'm not here." Lin Qingxi looked at the sky gradually getting darker, so she planned to go home.

"I understand, teacher," Zhou Mingren is a young man who talks little. He is more capable than a teacher. Lin Qingxi still values ​​him very much and takes great care of him.

After the master and apprentice separated, they went back to their respective houses. Lin Qingxi returned home and happened to have dinner. Lin Qingping still didn't come back. He took the villagers to hunt. There were a few days when Lin Qingxi was Xu Ling knew that she didn't care about him.

"Sister-in-law, what are you thinking?" Lin Qingxi asked as she ate while looking at the absent-minded Xu Ling.

"It's nothing. I received a letter from the imperial capital a few days ago. Your brother's job was decided. He did not join the army, but he joined the Imperial Capital Public Security Bureau as the deputy director. My job was also decided. Mr. Li said that he wanted me to enter the outpatient department of the Imperial Capital Military Hospital, saying that my resume is worth this position. Your brother went to the imperial capital to report at the end of June, and I reported in mid-June."

After saying that, Xu Ling paused, and she looked at Lin Qingxi and asked in a low voice: "What your brother and I mean is to take you to the imperial capital. In the future, our family will settle down in the imperial capital. So we want to take everyone to the imperial capital to recognize our family. Of course, Zhoujiatun is also a home, which is our family's last retreat."

"Okay, then let's go and have a look together. I just happen to have some money on me. I want to take advantage of the cheaper houses now and go to the imperial capital to buy two more houses. I don't plan to give my parents the compensation to you and your parents. I just want to use the money to buy five houses. Yizheng and I are four of us each," Lin Qingxi thought for a while and told Xu Ling his thoughts.

"No need, Xi Yatou, your parents' compensation is for you. Over the years, your parents and four children are all taken care of, and those are all you deserve. Your brother and I have a job and savings. The four children are the responsibilities and obligations of your brother and I. I have asked you to take care of you for so many years. We are taking advantage of you. How can you ask you to buy a house for them again?"

Xu Ling shook her head. She had been separated from her family since she was a child, adopted by Lin's father's colleagues, and grew up with Lin Qingping's childhood sweetheart. After her adoptive parents passed away, she naturally married Lin Qingping. If it weren't for the Lin family, she would have survived in troubled times, so she was very grateful to the Lin family.

"Sister-in-law, I..." Lin Qingxi opened her mouth and wanted to say something, but was interrupted by Xu Ling. The mother-in-law and daughter-in-law, Jin Dahua and Zhang Man, who were listening next to her, had a lot of things to say, but she didn't know how to open her mouth.

"Xi girl, listen to my sister-in-law. No matter which one of my brother or your brother is, I will not agree to you to buy a house for your four children. My parents' compensation, your brother and you and your four children. When your brother and I stabilize in the imperial capital, the four children will have to go and live with us, and stay here. Your brother and I will pay for your family regularly every month in the future."

Xu Ling said seriously that the couple had already received a lot of favors from her sister-in-law and treated her a lot of bad things. Naturally, they could not ask for her sister-in-law's things anymore.

"Okay! Then let's talk about it later," Lin Qingxi nodded. She didn't force herself. The elder brother and sister-in-law had very similar personalities. They were both people who couldn't rub the sand in their eyes, and they were not people who like to take advantage of others.

In the past few years, she would not have raised her four children because they were on the border battlefield. She knew that her elder brother and sister-in-law wanted to compensate her, and she felt sorry for her to take care of her four children at a young age.
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