Traveling into the era: I messed with Dr. Xie and got turned on

"Thank you, doctor."

The shouting behind him brought Xie Yan back to his senses. He looked towards the ox cart in front of him. It was Captain Zhang, who was coming back with his men, pulling a cart of fertilizer.

Captain Zhang waited for the ox cart to stop, jumped off the cart, pulled the towel around his neck and wiped the sweat off his face. "Doctor Xie, why are you here at this time? The sun is so strong at this time. You should come later."

"I came here this morning and had lunch at Grandma Zhang's house at noon, so I left just now." Xie Yan explained, and then introduced, "Captain Zhang, this is my wife Tang Man, Manman is Captain Zhang."

After greeting each other, Captain Zhang wiped the sweat from his forehead and said, "This damn weather is too hot. Doctor Xie, please wait a while before leaving. I will ask someone to put down the fertilizer and send you back by ox cart."

"This..." Xie Yan hesitated, but soon nodded and said, "That's fine. You can help me bring back some medicine for Grandma Zhang later."

"Didn't you get medicine last night? Has Uncle Zhang's condition changed again?" Captain Zhang said as he motioned Xie Yan and Tang Man to go to the village together.

"It's medicine for Grandma Zhang."

"Aunt Zhang too..." Captain Zhang's face was full of solemnity. "Hey! Uncle Zhang and Aunt Zhang are both very good people. It is said that good people will be rewarded. Why can't they escape bad luck?"

The three of them were silent. After a long while, Team Leader Zhang spoke up and said, "Doctor Xie, you can treat the two elderly people. Our production team has held a meeting this morning. Everyone is willing to raise money for their treatment. Once you determine how much the treatment fee is, I will discuss raising money with everyone immediately. If you need to pay part of it first, that's fine. I can pay for it first."

"There's no need to raise money. I've already talked to Grandma Zhang about not charging them for treatment. But everyone may have to help take care of the two elderly people in the future. Even if they recover, they won't be able to work in the fields anymore."

"Okay, we will take good care of Uncle Zhang and Aunt Zhang in the future, but Doctor Xie, you have to run back and forth every day, and you have to pay for the medicine. You can't just not charge a penny."

Xie Yan had no choice but to bring out the Xie family's rules again. The two talked for a long time before Captain Zhang compromised.

After applying the fertilizer, Captain Zhang arranged for someone to send the two back to Xiaowan Village Brigade. The ox cart stopped at the entrance of the village, and the three of them walked into the village together. From a distance, they saw two comrades from the public security office standing at the door and talking with Aunt Zhou.

"Yes! You're back." Aunt Zhou spotted the two and waved at them. "Doctor Xie, Xiao Tang, these two security guards are looking for you."

"Captain Li." Xie Yan greeted him.

Tang Man also nodded and said, "Captain Li, why did you come here suddenly?"

Captain Li greeted Xie Yan and Tang Man politely, and then they walked into the commune together. Xie Yan poured water for them, and Captain Li also talked about business.

"Mrs. Xie, I'm here to inform you and Doctor Xie to go to the commune tomorrow afternoon. Wang Dashan's case will be tried in the commune tomorrow afternoon."

Is it finally over?

Tang Man's eyes were full of surprise. "Thank you, Captain Li. We'll go tomorrow."

Captain Li said a few more words to Tang Man and left with his colleagues.

*

The next day, Xie Yan had just walked into Old Lady Zhang's house when Tang Man called out from behind, "Brother Yan, are you here too?"

Xie Yan and Old Lady Zhang turned around and looked over.

Tang Man and several villagers came over here carrying large and small bags.

Xie Yan subconsciously asked, "Manman, what are you doing?"

"You have to help Grandpa Zhang and Grandma Zhang with their medical treatment and have no time to go home to cook! You also know that I can't even cook. In order to avoid starving to death, I can only move our kitchen to Grandma Zhang's house."

As she spoke, Tang Man had already walked to Grandma Zhang's side. She held a bag of meat in one hand and held Grandma Zhang's arm with the other. "Grandma Zhang, can you lend us your kitchen?"

Mrs. Zhang felt that she could still fight for the right to use the kitchen. "How about asking Dr. Xie to come over this afternoon?"

"In the afternoon, he has to see patients at home, and in the evening after dinner he has to teach me medical skills, so he only has time in the morning."

Tang Man winked at Xie Yan, and whispered to her while helping Old Lady Zhang into the house.

"Grandma Zhang, you don't know that I always cook rice half-cooked or completely mushy. Last time, I almost burned down the kitchen. Brother Yan has ordered me not to step into the kitchen again, but! My stomach is not very good. I have to eat on time, otherwise I will have a stomachache. Please be kind and lend us your kitchen..."

Xie Yan looked at the villagers who were still at the door and said, "Then I'll trouble you."

"No trouble." Several people helped to move things to the kitchen.

"Thank you, Doctor. Everything is ready."

Xie Yan hurriedly thanked him, "Thank you!"

Several people waved their hands and said, "What are you thanking me for? We should thank you for taking care of Uncle Zhang and Aunt Zhang."

Tang Man used both coaxing and tricking Mrs. Zhang into finally agreeing to let them use the kitchen. When Xie Yan was giving acupuncture to the two elderly people, Tang Man stood by and he went to the kitchen to cook.

Grandpa Zhang had woken up, but was not fully conscious yet. He fell asleep again in a daze. Tang Man repaired Grandpa Zhang's damaged brain again. This time, she only repaired a little and then stopped. Then she went to the next room and helped heal Grandma Zhang with her wood-related abilities.

The two elderly people are already old, and even if they are cured, they will probably not live for many more years. But since she has encountered this, she has to do something to relieve their pain.

At noon, Xie Yan fried two light dishes and stewed half a chicken with the ginseng that Tang Man brought.

The food was served on the table. Xie Yan first served three bowls of chicken soup. Today's food was delicious. Tang Man ate it very happily. After drinking the chicken soup, he served half a bowl of rice before finishing his meal.

After the meal, Old Lady Zhang asked them to go first and she would clean up. Xie Yan originally wanted to clean up himself, but saw Tang Man shaking her head at him.

If the old lady does nothing and just accepts their help in vain, she will feel uncomfortable and will not be able to sit down and eat with them with peace of mind over time. Instead of putting a burden on the old lady, it is better to let her do something and regard it as exercise.

When preparing to leave, Xie Yan said, "Grandma Zhang, I just made some porridge. When Grandpa Zhang wakes up, give him a small bowl. Don't give him too much. Just eat half full. By the way, there is some chicken soup left in the pot. Remember to eat it tonight. Manman doesn't like leftovers. If you don't eat it, you will have to throw it away tomorrow."

When did she stop eating leftovers?

She doesn't want to take the blame for this.

But, it was a rare occasion that Xie Yan knew how to find an excuse, and she didn't want to refute him, so she could only nod in agreement.

"Grandma Zhang, remember to help us finish the chicken soup. I don't want to eat leftovers."

Old Mrs. Zhang didn't realize that she was fooled by the young couple. She said seriously, "Girl, don't waste food."

"Oh! Grandma Zhang, it's not that I want to waste food, but my stomach is very delicate. I get stomach upset after eating leftovers. If you don't believe me, ask Xie Yan. I often get stomach upset after eating leftovers."