Ancestors, I told you to seduce the villains, not to turn evil.

Xu Manman didn't want it, but Aunt Lin insisted that she take it.

Yesterday, when Aunt Lin heard that Fei Huainan had a fever, she came to see him. When she saw Fei Huainan's appearance, her eyes reddened.

When Fei Huainan was the regimental commander, Fei's eldest uncle immediately called him my nephew. He is my own nephew, just like my son.

The Liu family even told people that Fei Huainan was their son-in-law and that he was betrothed to their daughter when they were children.

The same goes for educating children in the village; you should all learn from Fei Huainan and bring honor to your ancestors.

He used to be the pride of the whole village; everyone in the surrounding villages knew that they had produced an officer, which was quite remarkable.

Later, Fei Huainan lost his leg and was sent back, becoming a disabled person and forced to retire from the army.

Uncle Fei said he didn't have such a shameful nephew.

The Liu family said that the arranged marriage was just a joke.

The villagers teach their children that they should be honest and upright, and not always think about getting ahead of others, because they are not destined for that.

Fei Huainan's name became a laughing stock in the surrounding villages for a time.

I thought he would amount to something great, but in the end he was disabled and became nothing.

It was also said that Fei Huainan had offended someone in the army and was punished, which was why he was in such a miserable state.

Aunt Lin was indignant. Such a good child should be sent to the army to protect the country. Even if he gets hurt, it will be an honorable injury.

Who gave these gossipy people the right to spout nonsense outside?

No matter how much Aunt Lin sympathized with Fei Huainan, it couldn't change the fact that he had been discharged from the army, become disabled, had a bleak future, and couldn't even do basic farm work.

In the village, if you don't work, you can't earn work points, and without work points, you can't get food.

What will the two of us eat and drink in the future?

Aunt Lin comforted Xu Manman for a few words and then went home.

Xu Manman didn't think that much; she was only thinking about finding that old traditional Chinese medicine doctor.

I had noodles for breakfast, scallion noodles with a poached egg for lunch, and egg pancakes for dinner.

Fei Huainan's recovery ability is simply amazing; he recovered completely in just two days.

However, Xu Manman was still worried and insisted that he rest for a few more days before letting him get out of bed.

When Fei Huainan stepped out of the house again, he found that the vegetable seedlings in his private plot had all sprouted, lush and green, and growing very well.

Xu Manman didn't know how to farm, but she often consulted Aunt Lin and occasionally asked Aunt Lin to come over and see what was missing.

With Aunt Lin's patient guidance, the vegetables grew very well, with a high germination rate.

Even the seedlings that were transplanted earlier have stood up and grown taller.

Not only that, even the firewood was much taller, and there were also some fresh wild vegetables and fruits placed in the kitchen.

These were all picked by Xu Manman over the past few days.

There are plenty of wild fruits, but they don't keep well, and if you pick too many, you can't eat them all.

Xu Manman planned to buy some rock sugar when she went to the county to make a few bottles of jam and then make a few bottles of canned fruit.

Xu Manman had told Fei Huainan about the trip to the county a day in advance.

The next day, she boarded an oxcart to the county early in the morning, but although she got up early, Fei Huainan got up even earlier.

I also cooked her two eggs and a sweet potato for breakfast.

Xu Manman looked at the eggs in her hand with suspicion. Although the chickens she raised were plump, they shouldn't be at the age to lay eggs yet.

Fei Huainan awkwardly explained, "I bought it from someone else."

Anyway, the village has no shortage of eggs, so whether they sell them in town or to Fei Huainan, it's all the same.

Xu Manman, carrying the warm eggs and sweet potatoes, boarded the oxcart.

On the oxcart, Xu Manman ate a sweet potato.

She ate the two eggs only after arriving in the county.

Xu Manman first went to the post office to mail the drawing, and then began to inquire about the old man sweeping the streets.

She didn't know where the old man was either, so she could only ask around street by street.

To be honest, she did have some luck; she found the person after searching only five streets.

The other person looked exactly like the one in her dream; he was thin but still quite energetic, and he was diligently sweeping the streets.

A young man stood next to the old man, his face looking fierce and menacing.

"Old man, hurry up and get to work, sweep my side too, do you hear me?"

The old man didn't say anything, silently sweeping the street next to him.

This is clearly not the first time.

The young people were already used to it, and they cursed loudly.

"It would be best if you knew what was good for you. Right now, you still have a garbage dump to sleep in. If you don't behave, I can make you sleep on the streets tomorrow."

Xu Manman did not step forward immediately, but glanced at the young man.

His gaze then fell on two thugs in the corner.

She stared at the two men for a while, and saw that they were leaning against the wall, so sleepy that tears were streaming down their faces, but they didn't leave. Their gazes kept falling on the old man and the young man beside them.

If the young man utters a curse, the two men's expressions will soften.

Reminded by her dream, Xu Manman realized that the old man used to be a renowned traditional Chinese medicine doctor who treated leaders and officials.

Moreover, in addition to treating the leaders, he would also insist on spending one day each week providing free medical care to the poor.

The old man has treated countless people, and he also prescribes medicine for patients, charging only the cost price.

Despite the old man's generosity, he was actually not well-off; the clothes he wore underneath were patched.

His living space is only 30 square meters, most of which he has converted into a pharmacy. He and his wife live in a room of less than 10 square meters.

We usually cook in the yard.

The old gentleman had high medical ethics and practiced medicine to help the needy. Some people asked him about it out of curiosity.

With your amazing medical skills, you could make money simply by charging patients more for their medicine.

The old man said, "I follow the leader around, and I never go hungry or cold, but many ordinary people don't have enough to eat or wear."

They have to save up for a long time for just one yuan. If I charge them more, their lives will be even harder.

This old man was framed and sent to sweep the streets of a small county town after the leader fell into a coma.

For Xu Manman, not having to work in the fields to earn work points during winter was very comfortable.

But for the old man sweeping the streets, having to work in the winter when the temperature is minus 20 or 30 degrees Celsius is not an easy task.

Xu Manman had only a thought when a scene suddenly flashed through her mind.

It was a snowy morning when the old man went out to sweep the street. He was pushed down by thugs and hit his head on a roadside stone, breaking his skull.

The thugs were startled and ran away.

The old man struggled to get up, but he had no strength left and eventually froze to death by the roadside.

When he was found, his body was already frozen solid.

This incident was ultimately ruled an accident.

It's normal for elderly people to slip and fall on snowy roads, and the old man died so mysteriously.

The scoundrel made a fortune, bought a house in the county, and transformed himself into a successful person.

He has one wife at home, but he keeps many mistresses outside the home. They use products that are harmful to the body and make money off ordinary people, living a life of luxury.