Chapter 74 Lin Yuexi’s Comfortable Life

At the military academy, Lu Cheng diligently studied military knowledge, consistently ranking among the top students in every subject. His heart always yearned for his wife and children back home. Every time he wrote a letter, he would include updates about his life and express his longing for his family. Lin Yuexi, upon receiving the letters, would read them aloud to the children. Though separated by distance, their hearts remained tightly connected.

After the incident, the village became completely peaceful. No one dared to have any ill intentions towards Lin Yuexi. Even Liu Cuifang, who used to be a troublemaker, had calmed down considerably because of the 10 yuan allowance she received from Lu Cheng every month. She no longer dared to bother Lin Yuexi.

Lin Yuexi lived a carefree and leisurely life, like a hermit in a secluded paradise. Her daily work at the village clinic was a piece of cake for her. The common colds and flu that plagued the villagers were easily solved problems in her eyes. With her solid medical knowledge and extensive experience, she could quickly and accurately diagnose illnesses, prescribe the right medication, and ensure her patients recovered easily.

However, when she encountered slightly more serious conditions that required antibiotics, Lin Yuexi would discreetly use the most advanced drugs from her space, such as daptomycin, tigecycline, ceftazidime-avibactam, and so on. These drugs were nothing short of miraculous. No matter how challenging the condition, once administered, they could quickly alleviate symptoms and cure the illness.

Soon, Lin Yuexi’s reputation spread throughout the surrounding villages. Everyone praised her superb medical skills, hailing her as a “divine doctor.” Even patients from other villages came to seek her treatment.

Among the many successful cases, Wang Tiezhu’s gout was a remarkable one. Initially, Wang Tiezhu’s condition had almost completely healed under Lin Yuexi’s acupuncture skills. But due to concerns about the rumors affecting Lin Yuexi’s reputation, Wang Tiezhu had stopped treatment. However, after the rumors subsided, Wang Tiezhu resumed his treatment with Lin Yuexi. With her masterful acupuncture skills, Lin Yuexi successfully eradicated his condition at the root.

This miraculous cure further enhanced Lin Yuexi’s reputation in the village. No one doubted her medical skills or character anymore. Everyone trusted and respected her.

Meanwhile, Lin Yuexi’s black market business, in collaboration with Zhao Gang, flourished quietly. Thanks to the magical power of her space farm, crops grew and harvested continuously, providing a steady and abundant supply for her business.

Since the incident where Lin Yuexi was stopped by hooligans, Zhao Gang had investigated and formed a partnership with the leader of the hooligans. After that, Lin Yuexi never encountered any similar robberies again after delivering her goods. Now, Lin Yuexi only needed to supply Zhao Gang with goods once a week, easily meeting the market demand.

To further expand her business, she subtly lowered the price of the goods she supplied to Zhao Gang by 10%. This move delighted Zhao Gang. After all, in this time of scarcity, being able to get scarce goods at a lower price meant higher profits.

Zhao Gang was also a smart man. He knew that Lin Yuexi’s source of goods was mysterious, but he didn’t ask too many questions. He focused on running his own business, forming a tacit and mutually beneficial partnership with Lin Yuexi.

With the allowance Lu Cheng sent back and her income from being a barefoot doctor, Lin Yuexi began to boldly use some items from her space that were considered particularly precious in this era, such as sewing machines, watches, and exquisite furniture that fit the style of the time. These items not only improved her quality of life but also made her the envy of everyone in the village.

As the saying goes, “The more famous you are, the more arrogant you become.” As Lin Yuexi’s circumstances improved and her fame grew, more and more people became envious.

Sure enough, Lin Yuexi’s father, Lin Fugui, and her stepmother, Li Sanru, started to have ideas. Back then, Lin Fugui and Li Sanru had insisted on marrying Lin Yuexi to Lu Cheng for the sake of 200 yuan in bride price, ignoring Lin Yuexi’s objections. Now that Lin Yuexi had become successful, they wanted to take advantage of her!

One day, there were no patients at the village clinic. It was Sunday, and Lu Ziyan and Lu Xiyun were at home doing their homework. Lin Yuexi thought that she hadn’t cooked a good meal for Ziyan and Xiyun to nourish their bodies since she started working at the village clinic. So she locked the clinic door and went home.

When Lu Ziyan and Lu Xiyun saw their mother come back, they knew that lunch was going to be a feast. They happily surrounded her. Lin Yuexi took one child by each hand and went into the kitchen. “Ziyan, Xiyun, what do you want to eat today?”

“Mommy, I want braised pork knuckle and steamed perch…” Lu Ziyan said.

Lin Yuexi smiled and gently tapped his forehead. “Ziyan, you’re a meat-eating animal…”

“I want pan-fried steak, tomato and potato eggplant stew, and corn chowder…” Lu Xiyun said.

Lin Yuexi smiled and pinched Xiyun’s delicate cheek. “Xiyun is the one who knows how to eat. She ordered all organic food…”

Lin Yuexi looked at her children with affection, her heart filled with tenderness. She asked the children to wait outside the kitchen and then turned to enter her space. Inside the space, various fresh ingredients were neatly arranged.

Lin Yuexi first went to the meat section and carefully selected a piece of pork knuckle with a good ratio of fat to lean and a tender steak. She washed the pork knuckle, skillfully made a few cuts on it, put it in a large bowl, added scallions, ginger, garlic, cooking wine, soy sauce, and other seasonings, and began to marinate it, ensuring that every inch of the meat absorbed the full flavor of the marinade. This would make the braised pork knuckle red and glossy, fatty but not greasy, and melt in your mouth.

Then, she picked up the steak, gently patted it dry with kitchen paper, sprinkled it with salt, black pepper, and olive oil, and gently massaged it for a moment, allowing the seasonings to evenly coat the steak. She set it aside.

Next, Lin Yuexi went to the vegetable section and selected fresh perch, eggplant, potatoes, tomatoes, corn, and other ingredients. She cleaned the perch, made a few cuts on the fish, rubbed the fish with ginger slices and scallion sections to remove the fishy smell, then rubbed it with a little salt and cooking wine, marinated it, and prepared to steam it, preserving the perch’s original flavor and tender texture.

For the eggplant and potatoes, she cut the eggplant into large chunks, sprinkled it with salt, marinated it for a while, and squeezed out the excess water to prevent it from absorbing too much oil during cooking. The potatoes were peeled and cut into small pieces, then soaked in water to prevent oxidation and discoloration. She made a cross-shaped cut on the top of the tomatoes, blanched them in boiling water, peeled them, and cut them into small pieces.

Lin Yuexi heated the pan, poured in some oil, added minced garlic first, and sautéed it until fragrant. Then she added the tomato chunks and sautéed them until they released their juices. Then she added the potato chunks and continued to sauté them evenly. She added a suitable amount of water, covered the pan, and simmered over low heat until the potatoes were soft. Finally, she added the eggplant chunks and cooked until they were tender. She sprinkled a little salt and chopped scallions, and a delicious tomato and potato eggplant stew was complete.