Time Travel: Volume 1! Starting from a Small Mountain Village

Upon arriving at the mountain, Jiang Nian'an and Hu Lili had already gathered a considerable amount of pig feed. Seeing Long Lifan mysteriously beckoning to them, the two immediately stopped what they were doing and jogged over.

"Great news! Huge news!"

Long Lifan smiled mysteriously and said in a serious tone, "Why don't you guess what good news it is?"

The relationship between the group deepened considerably through spending these past few days together, and they often exchanged playful remarks.

"wrong!"

The two of them mentioned a few things, but Long Lifan shook her head each time. "Alright, I'll just tell you directly, this is about us getting up early..."

So, Long Lifan recounted the whole story in detail. "In order for us to get enough sleep in the future, we have to do a good job of persuading Yang Zhiqing when we get back today."

"no problem!"

Hu Lili was overjoyed at the thought of not having to get up early anymore. 150 work points plus 5 yuan a month—although the rest of them looked down on that amount, it was definitely a good deal in the countryside.

It's important to understand that, apart from those three, the other newly arrived educated youth only earned about 4.5 work points a day, and they were exhausted from all the work. The older educated youth, especially the men, were generally only about 8 centimeters taller, while the women only gained about 6 centimeters a day.

Being a village doctor meant seeing patients and prescribing medicine; it was better than working in the fields for work points, as it didn't involve being exposed to the elements. At that moment, she had the same thought as Long Lifan: even if she had to kidnap Yang Zhiqing, she would kidnap her. If all else failed, she was even willing to secretly give her a few yuan to improve her treatment.

"Okay, then I'll bring this up with Yang Zhiqing when I get back today. If she doesn't agree, you all have to step in and try to persuade her."

Perhaps thinking that they wouldn't have to get up early anymore, the three of them gathered pig feed exceptionally quickly today, handed in their task early, and returned to the educated youth settlement.

Long Lifan was in a great mood. She cooked herself a bowl of porridge and remembered the eggs the brigade leader had given her, so she cooked two eggs to tide her over.

She really hopes the house will be finished soon so she can move in and eat some good food. She wants to eat meat; she's still small and needs to grow!

Perhaps in the eyes of other educated youth, Long Lifan's daily diet of fine grains must have been quite good. But she couldn't accept living like that every day without any meat.

Although life in her later life was more hectic, the food was plentiful and varied, and she began to miss the takeout she had in her later life.

"Yang Zhiqing, can you come over here for a moment? I want to discuss something with you!" Long Lifan felt that it was best to get Yang Zhiqing's matter settled right now.

"Do you want me to return the book to you?"

Yang Qianqian didn't know why Long Lifan wanted to see her, and the two usually didn't interact much. The only connection they had was that Long Lifan had lent her a few medical books yesterday, but she hadn't had a chance to read them yet.

"It's not about the book!" Long Lifan waved her hand dismissively and said, "I just wanted to ask you if you'd be interested in being a village doctor!"

Noticing the questioning look in Yang Qianqian's eyes, he continued:

"As you know, this huge Dongwan Brigade has over a thousand people, but not a single one of them knows medicine. The brigade leader talked to me about this. Yesterday, I heard your cousin mention your medical skills, so I thought the brigade leader should mention your name."

"The brigade leader originally wanted you to be the captain?" Yang Qianqian thought of the news she had heard recently. Long Zhiqing had only been in the countryside for ten days, but he had saved people one after another.

"Uh, it's like this!" Long Lifan smiled awkwardly, "It's not that my medical skills aren't as good as yours, I only know a little bit of first aid. It just so happens that I happen to know it, and you know, it's a matter of life and death, how could I not save him!"

"Now it's all good. The captain is convinced that I have excellent medical skills and insists on sending me. Do you think I can cure diseases and save lives with just these two skills?"

"So you want to give this opportunity to me!" Yang Qianqian, like the others, did not believe that Long Lifan was not skilled in medicine, otherwise why would she bring so many medical books? Therefore, she was convinced that Long Lifan wanted to give this opportunity to her.

"what chance!"

Before anyone knew it, Yang Lijuan walked over. Her voice was already loud, and this shout immediately drew the attention of everyone else at the educated youth settlement.

“Long, a educated youth, recommended me to the brigade leader to be the village doctor!” Yang Qianqian thought for a moment and then said it directly without hiding anything.

"What…"

.........

Hu Lili and Jiang Nian'an were alright, since they already knew about it, but the others were different; each of them wore a strange expression.

Some were shocked, some were envious, and others looked at Long Lifan as if she were a fool, that she would give such a good thing to someone else.

“Long Zhiqing, is this true…” Chen Hongjie’s voice trembled slightly, as if he still couldn’t quite believe the news.

This is a village doctor, after all. Not only can he build a closer relationship with the Dongwan production brigade, but he can also stand out among the many educated youth. If there are any opportunities for university admission or returning to the city in the future, he'll definitely be given priority!

"Yes!" Long Lifan nodded gently. "The brigade leader said that the village doctor's salary is 150 work points per month, plus an extra 5 yuan subsidy!"

Before everyone could process what had just happened, Long Lifan revealed the terms of the offer, leaving them even more shocked and speechless. Even Yang Qianqian stood there dumbfounded, completely bewildered. She couldn't understand why Long Lifan would give her such a good opportunity.

Everyone was at a loss for words, wondering whether to call Long Zhiqing foolish or Yang Zhiqing lucky. If only they had read some books on medicine before, this opportunity might have fallen into their laps.

"Hey, cousin, what are you standing there for? Hurry up and thank Long Zhiqing!" Yang Lijuan was the first to come to her senses and slapped her cousin's shoulder.

"Yang Zhiqing, just agree!"

"Yes, just say yes!"

Jiang Nian'an and Hu Lili, the two accomplices, also spoke up at the opportune moment.

Becoming a doctor has always been her dream. Although she has now moved to the countryside, it is good to be able to continue her dream.

Besides, there's such generous compensation. She's been working in the fields for the past few days. Even working her hardest, she only earns four work points a day. She knows that after what happened, her family won't give her much support, and she'll have trouble even supporting herself with those few work points.

"Thank you, Long Zhiqing!"

Yang Qianqian bowed to Long Lifan sincerely to thank her for giving her this opportunity.

"Then come with me to the brigade leader's house later and tell him that maybe starting tomorrow you won't have to work in the fields anymore!"

"Row!"

After Yang Qianqian finished lunch, Long Lifan took her to the brigade leader's house when it was almost time.

Are you wondering why I would give you this opportunity?

With no one else around, Long Lifan didn't hesitate and said directly, "It's actually very simple. I'm very satisfied with my work every day. So you don't need to feel indebted to me. Just keep helping the villagers in need!"

"I will!"

Yang Qianqian nodded solemnly; she would definitely use her medical skills to help the villagers. At that moment, she felt a greater responsibility on her shoulders.

"Is the captain home?"

"It's Long Zhiqing! Come in and sit down!" As soon as Long Lifan finished speaking, a woman came out. She was the mother of the child who had fallen into the water yesterday. When she saw her son's benefactor, she warmly invited her in, calling out to the main room as she spoke.

"Dad, Long Zhiqing is here!"

As Lin Guodong stepped out of the main room, he saw Long Lifan with a beaming smile, followed by a girl. He immediately realized that this must be Yang, the educated youth with medical skills that Long Lifan had mentioned. He wondered if what Long Lifan said was true. He then glanced at the two of them and said:

"Well, come in and talk!"

"You're Yang Zhiqing, right? I heard you're quite skilled in medicine!" After they sat down inside, Lin Guodong looked the two of them over and then got straight to the point. She was really worried about Yang Qianqian, but she was recommended by Long Zhiqing.

"It's alright. I've learned a lot from my grandfather since I was little..." Yang Qianqian is usually very introverted, but thinking that this opportunity was hard-won, she was determined to make the most of it, so she talked about things related to the doctor one after another.

"Then you don't need to go to work this afternoon. We'll set up a room in the brigade headquarters later to use as a clinic for you. You can go there and get used to it first."