Chapter 27 - Misunderstanding
Chapter 27 of "Peach Blossom Divine Medical God" begins unfolding events: āI know, Yang Zi, Iāll be careful in the future.But I still have to go... Continue reading!
āI know, Yang Zi, Iāll be careful in the future.
But I still have to go to the mountains, or else there wonāt be a way to pay for my Niāerās tuition,ā Li Xiaoe said with a helpless shake of her head.
āNiāerās tuition?ā Chen Yang was startled momentarily and then suddenly remembered.
Li Xiaoe had a daughter, nicknamed Niāer, who was one or two years younger than Chen Yang.
Since she was little, she had enjoyed following behind Chen Yang, clinging to him like a shadow.
However, as Chen Yang went away for school, the two lost contact.
Now, hearing Li Xiaoe mention it, Chen Yang recalled the past.
āIs Niāer in college too?ā Chen Yang asked.
āYes, Niāer is only two years younger than you.
Youāve graduated from college, so of course sheās in college too!ā Li Xiaoe said with a laugh.
āOh, right, I didnāt even realize that Niāer is only two years younger than me,ā Chen Yang said with a scratch of his head and an embarrassed smile.
But he quickly followed up with another question, āSister-in-law, what does Niāerās college tuition have to do with you going up the mountain?
Could it be that thereās a way to make money up there?ā
āYes, ever since Niāerās father passed away, our family has basically had no source of income.
Niāerās tuition has mostly been earned through picking mushrooms on the mountain!ā Li Xiaoe said with a smile, as she lifted her basket to show the freshly picked mushrooms inside.
Chen Yang was surprised at the sight of the variously colored fresh mushrooms in the basket.
He never imagined that such small mushrooms could earn the money for college.
āOver the years, each summer, when I have nothing to do, I go up the mountain to pick some, then take them to town to sell.
Iāve saved up some money, enough to pay for Niāerās college,ā Li Xiaoe continued.
āI see,ā Chen Yang said, now understanding why Li Xiaoe went up the mountain.
After knowing the reason, Chen Yang didnāt say much else, and they descended the mountain together.
However, when they reached the edge of the mountain, they parted ways.
Since Li Xiaoe was disheveled, if people saw them coming out of the mountain together, it might lead to gossip.
So to avoid rumors, they chose to walk separately.
After returning from the mountain, Chen Yang first opened the rolling shutter of the clinic, then with his basket on his back, he entered the inner room to wash all of todayās gathered herbs, sorting them afterwards.
Having done all this, Chen Yang began to prepare pills in the inner room.
This time, Chen Yang was making pills that were commonly used for daily life.
Like the Dragon Tiger Pill, Detoxification Pill, and some that treated complicated and miscellaneous diseases.
Chen Yang sat in the inner room for nearly an hour, finally turning all of todayās collected herbs into pills.
Looking at the myriad of pills of different sizes in his hands, Chen Yang wiped the sweat from his forehead and smiled contentedly.
āWith these pills, things will be much more convenient in the future.
I wonāt have to go up the mountain to gather herbs every time something happens,ā he said as he found a container that could hold the pills.
He then packed all the pills inside, keeping them on his person for emergencies.
After completing this, Chen Yang took a satisfying shower for himself, then made a hearty dinner.
After the meal, with nothing else to do, he went to sit at the village plaza.
There arenāt many entertainment options in the village at night, other than squatting at home watching TV, itās gathering at the plaza to enjoy the cool breeze and chat about household affairs.
Most of LiuhĆ© Villageās residents are widows, so the plaza is especially lively every day.
The widows of varying ages made it their first task after dinner to pull a stool from their homes and sit on the plaza to gossip.
Usually, Chen Yang wouldnāt join such gatherings, but since he had nothing else to do after a busy day, he decided to join the crowd.
While mingling, he also got to sneak a look at legsā¦
In the heat of summer, the villageās aunts and sisters-in-law wore less, revealing more skin.
Plump legs, slender legs, stick-thin legsā¦
A whole expanse of white, all kinds, which made Chen Yang feel a bit itchy inside.
He even started thinking about Wang Hong again.
He and Wang Hong had been close to success twice, which made it especially frustrating for him.
He just wanted to find the right opportunity to seal the deal.
As Chen Yang thought this, he also stood up from the plaza, beginning to
āAh?ā
Realizing she had assumed too much, Zhang Xueying blushed even more!
Her cheeks were as red as a ripe apple.
āJust wait a moment, Brother Chen Yang, Iāll go write it down for youā¦ā
Zhang Xueying said with a flushed face, then hurried back in shyly, leaving Chen Yang awkwardly standing alone outside the door.
āSigh, Xueying has everythingāfigure and looksābut sadly, sheās Zhuangās wife,ā Chen Yang sighed and shook his head as he watched Zhang Xueyingās retreating back.
Logically speaking, any man would find it hard to resist a beautiful woman throwing herself at him so repeatedly.
But it was the thought of Chen Zhuang that kept Chen Yang from going any further.