Back to 1984: Hunting in the Mountains

Chapter 87: Using This to Test Cadres
Surrounded by Da Hu and the villagers, the mule cart continued to move forward for a while and came to the back of the wall of a courtyard. Just as it was about to turn forward, it saw two women, one old and one young, coming from the front of the door.

A woman in her fifties.

There was also a plump girl who looked no more than twenty years old.

The woman met all the basic characteristics of rural women of that era: a kind and weather-beaten face, her head wrapped in a white towel, and her clothes were quite old, with patches on her shoulders and hems.

The girl is eye-catching.

She was wearing a plain floral dress, the color of which had faded a little, but it exuded a simple beauty. Her hair was black and shiny, braided into two long braids, hanging on both sides of her shoulders, swaying gently as she walked.

The strong ultraviolet rays unique to the northwest made her skin slightly reddish. Her figure was plump but not bloated. Her healthy and slender legs were tightly wrapped in red pants, revealing charming lines.

Maybe she was still working, her hands were covered with mud. Such a young rural girl was like a flower in the field, simple but exuding charming fragrance.

Yu Qiutang has lived in a big city and has seen many beautiful girls in the self-media, but he has to say that this girl has a unique charm among all the women he has seen.

She has a primitive, simple, yet seductive charm. Even though she doesn't do anything intentionally, people can't help but take a second look at her and fall into her bright eyes.

Okay, okay, are you using this to test the cadres?

Yu Qiutang suddenly woke up.

What are you doing? Don't think too much. Your beautiful and kind wife is still waiting for you.

Only then did he realize that the mule cart had stopped at some point.

Just when Wang Haofeng was about to call on the mule, he saw that this guy was also staring at the girl in a daze, with the whip raised in the air but not bringing it down.

The eyeballs are already straight.

What a shameful guy! He gently poked Wang Haofeng on the back, signaling him to leave quickly and not to bring shame to Wangjia Village in front of Laoliulin Village.

There are many neighbors around, so I can’t tell them directly.

"Ah..." Wang Haofeng finally reacted and started driving the mule a little embarrassedly, and the cart slowly moved forward again.

At this time, the girl hurried up a few steps, and when she saw Lao Liu in the car, her expression immediately became anxious, "Brother, what happened to our father?"

"What can I do? Go ask your man." Dahu said unhappily.

man?

Yu Qiutang glanced at Wang Haofeng subconsciously.

He felt regret for only a moment, but it was over in a flash. It was normal for a girl of this age to have a boyfriend. But Wang Haofeng suddenly became like an eggplant hit by frost, with his shoulders drooping visibly.

This guy, just looking at someone, makes my heart beat faster.

He laughed secretly in his heart.

This girl is so pretty, and her father is a prestigious doctor like Lao Liu. I guess the people who come to propose marriage will be able to break the threshold, so it will be Wang Haofeng's turn.

Poor buddy of mine, he was hit hard when he first fell in love.

"What nonsense are you talking about?" The girl glared at Da Hu, and walked forward with the mule cart, saying to the neighbors behind her: "Uncles, aunts, brothers, and sisters-in-law, all of you go back."

"Okay, Chunyan, you guys quickly let Doctor Liu rest. If you need our help, just come and call us."

"Yes, Chunyan, please don't be polite. Doctor Liu has helped us so much. We all remember his kindness. If you are polite, you will treat us as outsiders!"

"I see that Doctor Liu looks very bad. I'm afraid he's seriously injured. If he can't be cured, why don't we go to the town's health center?"

"Look at how worried you are. Doctor Liu is a doctor. How could he not know the condition of his body? You have a point."

"..."

People were talking behind his back, but they were all concerned.

Yu Qiutang sensed this atmosphere and thought about the things in his own village. He suddenly felt that small villages were better, with fewer people and simpler interpersonal relationships.

Unlike their village, there are good people but also all kinds of bad guys, which makes the atmosphere in the village not so smooth. You can often hear quarrels before dawn.

The car turned to the front and the middle-aged woman followed. After gesturing for a long time, Yu Qiutang realized that she was actually mute.

After the people around her left, Chunyan finally recovered from her panic. She remembered that she hadn't greeted Yu Qiutang and the others yet, so she forced a smile and said, "Thank you for saving my father."

Yu Qiutang smiled and said, "We did run into each other. It's only natural. When walking in the mountains, we should take care of each other. I think if anything happened to us, Doctor Liu wouldn't stand idly by."

Wang Haofeng lowered his head and just stared at the instep of his feet.

Just keep driving.

Chunyan looked at Yu Qiutang and after a closer look, she found that the young man who saved her father was actually quite handsome.

He is a little thin, but he is tall, handsome, has a gentle smile, and has a maturity that is rare for someone of his age.

This kind of guy is really rare in their small village.

I couldn't help but look at it a few more times.

Yu Qiutang naturally saw her look and had to smile again.

"Oh, by the way, when you met my dad, did you see anyone else?"

"Maybe not."

Yu Qiutang suddenly remembered that Doctor Liu had said that he went into the mountains with two people, so he asked again, "Are you talking about Doctor Liu's apprentice?"

"Did Dad mention that?!"

Chunyan looked down at Lao Liu. He was drowsy and had fallen asleep again. Maybe he had lost too much blood, so he seemed drowsy now, sometimes awake and sometimes drowsy.

"It was mentioned that he went into the mountains with two people, one was a patient or something, and the other was a disciple."

"Yes, I forgot to ask, benefactor, where is that kid Zhao Song?" Dahu at the side suddenly interrupted and asked.

Yu Qiutang was a little confused when he first heard it, but he quickly realized that he was probably talking about that disciple. After thinking about it, he did not say what Lao Liu mentioned.

Although he was not very sure, he could roughly guess that the man named Zhao Song might be the man Chunyan mentioned by Dahu.

If you don't know the other person's relationship status, don't say anything for now to avoid embarrassment later.

“I haven’t seen it.”

Chunyan nodded, not seeming to be worried, but instead had a very complicated expression.

"I should thank you guys." She said to Yu Qiutang again. Yu Qiutang pointed at Wang Haofeng in front of him and said, "If you want to thank someone, you should thank my brother more. He was the one who carried Lao Liu out of the bushes. Look at his arms. There are a lot of scratches on them. They were left when he carried your father."

"Oh... I'm so sorry, thank you!" Chunyan actually didn't care much about Wang Haofeng.

Wang Haofeng is not tall and looks very plain. He is really ordinary, no different from any ordinary rural young man. Except for his strong physique, he has no other advantages.

If we only consider appearance, he is not even as good as Yu Qiujiang, let alone trying to copy Yu Qiutang.

Yu Qiutang's appearance inherited the best of his mother and father. When his mother married into the Yu family, she really amazed the villagers. They said behind her back that except for the fact that she was remarried, she basically had no flaws.

Wang Haofeng was a little bored, lowered his head and replied, "It's okay, no need to thank me. I will definitely lend a hand if I meet you on the way. It's not a big deal."

"Oh."

Chunyan saw that Wang Haofeng was not very enthusiastic and thought that he was just that kind of person, so she talked mainly to Yu Qiutang.

Yu Qiutang secretly felt regretful in his heart that his brother was so stubborn. If he really liked the girl, he should at least try to win her over.

Just now, when Dahu mentioned "your man", Chunyan was obviously very unhappy. This means that it is possible that the so-called man and Chunyan are not together yet, and Chunyan is not interested in that man.

Isn't this still a chance?

Plus, now that he is Lao Liu's savior, and can get Lao Liu's support, everything is uncertain.

The boy is too young and thin-skinned to give up easily just because of one sentence.

If it were me, it would be morning.

Unfortunately, he already has Mia Li in his heart and would not let go of any other woman. Mia Li had gone through a hard life with him in the previous life, so he wanted her to live a good life in this life and let her enjoy herself.

Old Liu's yard is very big, at least one acre in size. As soon as I turned to the front, I smelled a strong scent of Chinese medicine. Sure enough, when I pushed open the black lacquered door, I saw the yard full of medicinal herbs drying in all kinds of strange shapes and colors.

"Come on, please drive the cart in, big brother." Chunyan removed the door sill and led the mule cart in.

With the help of Wang Haofeng, Dahu took off Lao Liu's bloody clothes and changed him into clean clothes.

"The conditions in the mountains are limited, so the wound can only be treated like this." Yu Qiutang said nearby.

"It's already very good. With such a long wound, if it wasn't treated, the person would not have survived for long. You are really so kind." Chunyan helped Lao Liu wipe the blood off his body after he was placed on the bed.

After hearing this, Da Hu turned around and bowed to the two of them at a 90-degree angle, which almost made Wang Haofeng jump up. After being stopped by Yu Qiutang, Da Hu said indignantly, "Chun Yan, this time your man is back..."

"Whose man are you talking about, brother? Zhao Song is Zhao Song, and I am me. No matter what our father thinks, I will not be with Zhao Song. If you keep shouting like that, I will get angry!"

Chunyan interrupted Dahu and fired a bunch of bullets in one breath like a small machine gun.

As she was speaking, she subconsciously glanced at Yu Qiutang, and seeing that he was also staring at her and talking, she suddenly felt embarrassed and quickly turned her head away.

"You're angry, but I'm angry too. He was clearly accompanying our father out, and now our father is like this, and where is he? There's not even a trace of him. What the hell is he!"

"Then ask him. Why are you asking me? I can't control his affairs. Don't mention him in front of me in the future. I get annoyed when I hear him."

Chunyan wiped Lao Liu's body and covered him with a blanket. She turned around with a much more relaxed expression and even a little smile. "I haven't asked yet, what are your names, brothers?"

Seeing that Wang Haofeng didn't say anything, Yu Qiutang smiled and said, "My name is Yu Qiutang, and this is my brother, Wang Haofeng. We are both from Wangjiazhuang, which is more than ten kilometers away from here."

"Wangjiazhuang, isn't that over Houtouling? It's quite far away," Chunyan sighed, and then said, "You guys must have worked so hard to come so far to send the people back to us."

Yu Qiutang's ears were almost callused from hearing such words of thanks, so he just smiled.

"How about this, Brother Yu, it's almost time for dinner, come to our house for a simple meal, and when my father wakes up, we'll think about how to repay you."

"No need." Yu Qiutang looked at his watch. It was already past four in the afternoon. He thought that if he went back, the sun would be setting soon, so he said, "I'll leave Doctor Liu to you. We'll go back first."

As he said this, he pulled Wang Haofeng and prepared to walk out.

"No, you can't leave!"

Liu Chunyan hurriedly grabbed Yu Qiutang's arm and said, "Why are you in such a hurry? You worked so hard to send him here, how can you go back like this? At least have a meal!"

"Let's not eat. We can eat when we get back. It's too late to leave, and the road is not easy to walk on. It's still quite far."

"That won't work either," Liu Chunyan pouted, but soon realized that it was rude and quickly hid it again, "My dad hasn't woken up yet, and you left like this. He will definitely blame us, right, brother?"

"Why blame us?" Liu Dahu asked puzzledly.

Liu Chunyan was so angry that she almost kicked her brother. "They are the benefactors who saved our father, and you just let them go like this. Do you think our father will be surprised?"

Liu Dahu finally reacted and came over to stop Yu Qiutang, "You can't leave. Wait until my father wakes up."

Yu Qiutang saw that the two were really not going to let go, so he smiled helplessly, "Okay, I'll wait for a while, and I'll leave after Doctor Liu wakes up, okay, Fengzi?"

"Okay."

Wang Haofeng replied in a depressed tone, and then said, "I'll go out and check on the mule." Then he turned and went out.

Liu Chunyan thought he was just that kind of person, so she said to Yu Qiutang, "Then you guys take a seat first. I'll go cook. It's very quick, and I guarantee you'll be able to eat soon."

"There's really no need to go through so much trouble..."

"Just sit down. If you don't eat our food, people will laugh at us and say that we, the Liu family, have received favors from others but don't know how to repay them. We are heartless. Don't you think so, brother?"

"Right."

Liu Dahu felt that he could not keep up with his sister's pace and looked like a big fool. Occasionally, when Liu Chunyan asked him something, he seemed to have his brain crashed and looked confused.

Liu Chunyan said this and was about to go out to the kitchen.

At this moment, Lao Liu suddenly uttered a "humph". She stopped short of stepping out the door and turned to run to the kang. "Dad, are you awake?"

Old Liu was in a daze. His eyelids moved but he didn't open them. His brows were tightly furrowed, as if he was in some pain.

"Dad, what's wrong with you?!"

Liu Chunyan was anxious and hurried to check her father's wound. Upon touching it, she found that her father's body was burning hot, as if he had a high fever.

"My father seems to have an inflammation!" She shouted anxiously, but she didn't look at her brother, but at Yu Qiutang.

Yu Qiutang came to the pit and touched Lao Liu's head. He was also stunned. "The temperature is not low. It is indeed a little inflamed. So, do you have any Western medicine for anti-inflammatory at home?"

Liu Chunyan shook her head and said, "My father never uses Western medicine. He usually uses Chinese medicine to treat illnesses and save lives."

"Then let's go to the hospital. We need to reduce the inflammation as soon as possible. Also, see if you have any of these herbs at home..."

(End of this chapter)