“Old Zhou, why are you out working?”

As soon as she arrived in the fields, Qiao Jiuru saw Zhou Meihua also there.

She was extremely surprised, examining the color of her face.

“Old Qiao, I really can’t thank you enough for the medicine you gave me. I feel almost completely recovered now, I’m not coughing anymore, I sleep better, and I can eat half a bowl more. If I don’t come out to work, I won’t be able to explain myself.”

Zhou Meihua was genuinely grateful to Qiao Jiuru.

She never expected not only that the other party had medicine but that it worked so well.

After taking the medicine for less than two days, she clearly stopped coughing, her heart wasn’t racing, and she didn’t feel short of breath anymore.

Even the chest tightness was much better.

Later, Su Huaiyuan secretly sent them eggs and brown sugar to help nourish her body.

Under Cai Qingwen’s supervision, she had to eat brown sugar eggs twice a day.

With good sleep, effective medicine, and a proper diet, she recovered quickly!

“Then take it easy, your health is the most important.”

What Zhou Meihua said was right. People like them could rest a few extra days when sick, which was already a big deal.

If they were in other places, they would still have to work while sick.

Qiao Jiuru could only remind her with these words but decided to have Su Huaiyuan deliver several dozen pounds of freshly harvested sweet potatoes and potatoes to them that evening.

The produce grown in her space seemed especially tasty and probably had higher nutritional value than ordinary sweet potatoes and potatoes.

“Don’t worry, I understand,” Zhou Meihua said with a smile, reassuring her that she was fine now and didn’t want to fall ill again.

After she got sick, she clearly felt the deep fear, sadness, and despair in her husband’s heart.

She also felt lost and helpless inside, afraid of leaving him alone, but she couldn’t get better no matter what.

Fortunately, Su Huaiyuan’s family arrived unexpectedly.

Even more coincidentally, they had such good medicine.

Zhou Meihua had never been so grateful to heaven, nor had she ever believed that good people would be rewarded.

She now felt that the world was still beautiful and worth cherishing.

So, without needing Qiao Jiuru to convince her, she had already made up her mind to live well and accompany Old Cai until that day came.

Cai Qingwen was also assigned the task of digging one mu of land per day, but since Zhou Meihua had come out to work, the production team didn’t require her to dig much.

“Uncle, Zhou Meihua seems to be much better.”

Bai Lianshan was very familiar with the general situation of the production team, especially with the people in the cow sheds.

After Zhou Meihua got sick, both he and Uncle Jiu had sent her several types of medicine, as well as eggs and brown sugar, but she still hadn’t gotten better.

He didn’t expect that in just a few days, she looked much better and was able to work in the fields.

After inspecting the situation in the production team, Bai Lianshan came to the place where Nine Uncle was working, chatting while working.

“She should have been taking the medicine we gave her, but it didn’t work well for her. Now she’s much better, probably because of the medicine Xiao Ru gave her.”

Uncle Jiu had treated Zhou Meihua before, prescribing Chinese medicine or giving her medicine from the commune hospital.

But after she took it, it was still unpredictable, and she never got better.

This meant his medicine wasn’t working for her or wasn’t treating her illness properly.

“Xiao Ru’s medicine should have been left by the Qiao family. Master Qiao’s medical skills are truly amazing.”

Bai Lianshan could feel the effectiveness of the Qiao family’s medicine from Zhou Meihua’s recovery, and then he remembered that just a few days ago, when the Su family had arrived, their two children had high fevers, but after taking the Qiao family’s medicine, their fevers quickly subsided.

The Qiao family’s medicine was truly miraculous.

“You’re young and wouldn’t know, but when Master Qiao came to our area to collect herbs, his miraculous skills saved many people. Later, his reputation grew so big that people from all over the area came to him for treatment.”

When Uncle Jiu spoke about the most respected Master Qiao, besides admiration, there was deep nostalgia in his voice.

It was thanks to Master Qiao’s help that he was able to survive back then.

Later, he learned a lot from him, got married, and had children, living a good life.

His kindness was like that of a second father to him.

“Over the past few decades, these villages around here have been able to live so well, thanks to Master Qiao. Without him, we wouldn’t have been able to accumulate such wealth. Now, as long as people work hard, almost every family has saved up hundreds or even a thousand. Families like yours, with such clever minds, have more than that.”

Uncle Jiu knew the financial situation of each family in Bai Gou village very well.

Only outsiders didn’t know their situation and underestimated these country folks.

“Hehe, we still have to save money to send the kids to school, and maybe one day, we’ll need to buy them a job.”

Bai Lianshan had already made plans.

Several people from Baigou village had followed Master Qiao and Qiao Yin to the outside world, where they had established themselves.

They were the envy of the village.

“That’s a good thought. Let’s have Jie Fang investigate properly. If anyone’s selling jobs, they’ll definitely come back and tell you.”

Uncle Jiu agreed with the idea of the village’s children becoming city dwellers.

This would be good for the next generation.

One would pull another, and eventually, they would no longer have to toil in the fields.

“But now, they don’t let anyone go to college anymore. The talented people are being sent to our place for reeducation. Also, children from the city are being sent to the countryside. I really don’t understand this.”

Bai Lianshan furrowed his brows when thinking about the current situation.

People with skills were sent to such harsh conditions to labor, and the work they were made to do wasn’t what they should be doing. It seemed like a complete reversal of priorities.

Uncle Jiu also thought about the people in the cow sheds, especially the Su family who had just arrived.

“Lianshan, there are things we can’t control, but as for the people who come to us, we mustn’t make things difficult for them. If we can help them secretly, we should, as it’s a good deed. And who knows, the situation might change one day!”

These were capable people, and they hadn’t offended Bai Gou village or harmed anyone.

Why make things difficult for them for no reason?

Uncle Jiu couldn’t help but remind Bai Lianshan again to restrain the production team.

Even if they weren’t willing to help others, they shouldn’t kick them while they were down.

Bai Lianshan nodded in agreement. He also thought the same, especially since he found those people to be honest and obedient, and he felt sympathy for them.

Qiao Jiuru didn’t know that Bai Lianshan and Nine Uncle had already noticed Zhou Meihua’s change.

After dinner, she, accompanied by Su Huaiyuan, quietly went to see Uncle Jiu.