Chapter 44: Believe

“He’s only thirty-eight?”

Indeed, hardship and suffering age a person.

Li Xinyue sighed in her heart. She never thought she would encounter two future bigwigs so soon…

Chen Mingchuan, being observant, noticed Li Xinyue’s change in expression, but he didn’t say anything.

“Xinyue, should we give him the medicine?”

“Of course!”

He had been cupped and his meridians had been opened, but his high fever hadn’t subsided.

“He needs it, and he needs to take it a few more times. We have to get the fever down.”

“Comrade Lin, I see your complexion isn’t good either. Do you need me to take your pulse?”

“Although I don’t have a doctor’s license, I’ve helped many neighbors in the village with their illnesses before.”

Of course!

After being sent down for three years, Lin Hanqing’s body had been severely damaged. If it wasn’t for his will to persevere, their group would have already perished.

“Thank you, little comrade.”

Li Xinyue blushed and shook her head: “No need to thank me. It’s the duty of a doctor to be compassionate and not abandon those in need.”

“Put your hand on your leg, and I’ll take your pulse.”

“Alright.”

She didn’t know until she took his pulse, but Lin Hanqing was also riddled with illnesses…

“Comrade Lin, do you often have headaches?”

Lin Hanqing immediately nodded: “Yes, yes, it often hurts so much I can’t sleep. I didn’t have it before, it only started after I came here.”

That’s it.

“Let me take a look.”

“Okay.”

Li Xinyue examined Lin Hanqing’s head, shoulders, and neck, and then made a diagnosis: “You have a neck problem, it’s a cervical protrusion.”

“The protruding bone is pressing on your nerves, causing the headaches.”

“If you don’t mind, I’ll give you a massage and teach you a set of neck exercises.”

“As long as you do it diligently every day, I can guarantee you won’t have headaches anymore. The premise is that you follow my instructions.”

How could he not do this?

These headaches were driving him crazy!

If his head wouldn’t hurt anymore, wouldn’t his pain be solved?

Lin Hanqing was excited: “Little comrade, thank you so much! You can rest assured, I will definitely do as you say!”

Good.

Li Xinyue disliked uncooperative patients the most.

They wouldn’t cooperate, and then they would say the doctor wasn’t skilled.

Chen Mingchuan went to fetch some river water, gave Qiu Zhengshan the medicine, and then helped him rest under a nearby tree.

Meanwhile, Li Xinyue stood behind Lin Hanqing, who was sitting on a pile of rocks.

She pressed her hands on his nape, her fingers moving down one by one, and when she reached a certain point, she stopped and pressed repeatedly…

“Pop!” A light sound, like the sound of a bone breaking.

“Alright, I’ve put the protruding part back in place, but you need to do this exercise more often these days.”

“Later, I’ll find some herbs for you. Apply them these days.”

After speaking, Li Xinyue demonstrated a set of neck exercises…

“You all pay attention to taking your medicine. Your bodies will get better, and your future will be brighter too.”

“Believe in the government, believe in the country.”

“Our government, our country will definitely have a beautiful future.”

“As long as you reform yourselves well, the country and the government will see your actions.”

After taking the medicine, Qiu Zhengshan gradually felt better.

Hearing these words, a glimmer of hope appeared in his eyes: Could it be that this Liberation Army comrade brought back some good news?

However, he dared not ask.

Moreover, he couldn’t ask.

Perhaps due to the change in his mood, he also became more spirited.

“Little comrades, thank you for saving our lives today.”

“We will remember your words and reform ourselves well! We will definitely become people who are useful to the country and society!”

Lin Hanqing also felt this glimmer of hope, his eyes filled with excitement.

“Yes, we will definitely reform ourselves and become useful members of society in the future!”

“Thank you both for today!”

“Go quickly, try to avoid being seen with us if possible.”

Their current identities were indeed problematic.

However, it wouldn’t be for long.

Li Xinyue stood up, “Take care, remember your promises, and I hope to see your contributions in the future!”

At this time, Chen Mingchuan called the children back.

“Let’s go, it’s almost noon.”

“Okay.”

Watching the couple and their children leave, Lin Hanqing glanced at Qiu Zhengshan.

“Old Qiu, this Chen family’s daughter-in-law… seems different…”

Having been in the village for three years, Qiu Zhengshan naturally knew Li Xinyue.

However, they had never interacted before. He only knew that this woman was like an old workhorse.

“Maybe it’s because her husband has returned, and she has gained confidence?”

“I’ve heard about her family’s situation, but I didn’t expect her medical skills to be so impressive. I’m afraid even Wu Zhengnan wouldn’t be much better than her.”

Wu Zhengnan, a doctoral supervisor at the G University Medical Department, was Qiu Zhengshan’s classmate from elementary school to high school.

They went to Qingdao University in Beijing together, studied abroad for their doctorates together, and taught at G University together.

The only difference was that Wu Zhengnan’s grandfather donated the Wu family’s property to the country during times of national hardship.

While his grandfather, during those war-torn years, fled abroad with his family.

It was because of his grandfather and family that he was sent down to this countryside to undergo ideological reform…

Li Xinyue didn’t know that the two were discussing her. At this moment, she was looking for herbs by the roadside and in the fields.

Chen Mingchuan had been harboring a question in his heart, and finally, he couldn’t help but ask: “Xinyue, was there something wrong with that comrade just now?”

“I saw you looking shocked.”

Of course there was!

But could she say it?

“Chen Mingchuan, you haven’t been back for a few years, you probably don’t know the identities of those two.”

“What identities?”

Li Xinyue told him: “I heard from the villagers that these two people have extraordinary backgrounds.”

“Especially that Uncle Qiu, I heard he was a professor at G University, a very capable person.”

Is that so?

“But what’s the use? They’re all black five categories now.”

The army didn’t make the revolution, but the local areas had been turbulent for years, and Chen Mingchuan wasn’t unaware of it.

Li Xinyue, however, smiled: “Who knows what the future holds? I believe that knowledge can enrich and strengthen our country.”

“As long as they reform themselves, the country will definitely let them return to their work posts and contribute to the country!”

“I have faith in our country!”

As these words fell, Chen Mingchuan’s eyes filled with shock: “Your ideological realm is truly high!”

“Of course, all these years of learning haven’t been in vain.”

“The great man said: We should trust the masses, we should trust the party, these are two fundamental principles.”

This… she’s really good at learning quotes…

It’s true.

Now is the brief darkness before dawn, the dawn will surely come!

“When you’re done with the medicine, I’ll go deliver it.”

What do you mean?

Li Xinyue looked up: “What are you worried about?”

“Chen Mingchuan, do you think it’s shameful for me, a woman, to interact with a man?”