In years of famine and drought, their village even rejected fatty meat.

Chapter 221 Respect

Seeing Li Ping's composed expression, Su Shihua felt a little more at ease. He went to the door with Li Ping and looked outside. They saw a large number of women passing by the door, chatting and laughing, clearly in good spirits.

“These are all women from our village.”

Li Ping smiled and explained to Su Shihua, "They are currently helping Daoge'er take care of the wheat in the field?"

"wheat?"

Su Shihua was taken aback. Although he had little experience in farming, he knew that wheat could not be grown in this weather. Under this premise, Li Ping's words seemed very strange.

"How can wheat be grown in this kind of weather?"

Su Qiaoxi, who was standing on tiptoe and looking outside, walked up to Li Ping and asked the question that had been on Su Shihua's mind. Looking at the smiles on the faces of the women outside the door, she felt that these people's mental state was completely different from that of the people in the county town.

As the cold wave swept through Qingzhou, life became increasingly difficult for the people throughout the region, and smiles became fewer and fewer on the faces of the people in the county town.

When Su Qiaoxi was helping her grandfather run the pharmacy, she noticed that almost every poor person who walked into the pharmacy had a worried look on their face, as if they were constantly worrying about where their food would come from the next day, and whether they had enough money in their pockets to pay for the medicine...

In contrast, the women of Chenjia Village had no trace of sorrow on their faces, only hopeful smiles—smiles that Su Qiaoxi rarely saw on the faces of the people in the county town.

"Wheat can't be grown in this weather, but it's different in our Chenjia Village!"

When talking about this, a hint of pride flashed across Li Ping's face: "Our village obtained a special wheat variety from the Cangmang Mountains. This wheat variety can grow in cold weather, so Daoge'er rented all the land in the village and asked all the villagers to help with the planting. These women helped Daoge'er plant that special wheat variety."

Wheat seeds obtained in the vast mountains?

Su Qiaoxi and Su Shihua exchanged a glance, both surprised.

As doctors, Su Shihua and his granddaughter Su Qiaoxi had some understanding of the special nature of Cangmang Mountain. They knew that Cangmang Mountain was full of rare treasures. Not to mention, many of the medicinal herbs sold in Baicaotang were collected from Cangmang Mountain by herb gatherers from the city and then sold to Baicaotang.

only……

Neither of them expected that this vast mountain range not only contained medicinal herbs, but also wheat that could grow in the cold winter.

"If the whole village is helping, why are only these women involved?"

Su Qiaoxi asked again.

"It's because all the able-bodied men are building houses."

Li Ping said, "Manager Su, this house of yours was built by the able-bodied men in the village. In addition, the able-bodied men in the village have other things to build, so only the women are working in the fields."

"I see!"

Su Shihua and his companion suddenly understood, but more doubts arose in their hearts. This Chenjia Village, with its farming and large-scale construction, was so different from the rural areas they knew.

"Manager Su, Miss Su!"

At this moment, Li Ping glanced at the sun outside and said, "Let's hurry up and eat, or we'll be late!"

After saying that, Li Ping took Su Qiaoxi's hand and, without saying a word, led her out of the hall and towards her home. Su Shihua followed behind them and arrived at Chen Dao's house, which was less than a hundred meters away.

"So many people?"

Standing on the open ground in front of Chen Dao's gate, Su Shihua looked at the bustling scene and couldn't help but feel a little surprised.

Just then, Chen He, the village chief of Chenjia Village, noticed Su Shihua and walked over with a smile, saying, "You must be Manager Su, whom Brother Dao invited to our village?"

Su Shihua glanced at Chen He and asked, "May I ask who you are?"

"I am Chen He, the village chief of Chenjia Village!"

With a broad smile, Chen He said loudly, "Welcome, Manager Su, to our Chenjia Village to treat our illnesses!"

Chen He's shout immediately attracted the attention of many villagers, who then noticed Su Shihua and warmly welcomed him.

"Welcome, Manager Su!"

"That's great! Manager Su is here. From now on, we can go to Manager Su for treatment whenever we have a headache or fever!"

"Our village will have doctors to help treat illnesses from now on!"

"..."

The villagers of Chenjia Village were very welcoming of Su Shihua's arrival, after all...

Although people these days often prefer to tough it out on illnesses, it doesn't mean they don't want to receive medical treatment. It's just that medical resources are scarce these days, and the vast majority of people can't access them.

Therefore, upon realizing that Manager Su was the doctor invited by Chen Dao, everyone responded with the utmost enthusiasm.

"Too polite!"

Su Shihua stroked his beard, feeling somewhat embarrassed, but inwardly quite pleased.

In life, everyone needs emotional support from others, and even an elderly man like Su Shihua, who is over fifty, is no exception. The respect shown by the villagers of Chenjia Village is something that Su Shihua has rarely felt before.

"Isn't this the manager of Baicaotang who came with us?"

Liu Qiaoshou, mingling in the crowd, looked at the highly respected Su Shihua and couldn't help but feel envious. As someone who had come to Chenjia Village at the same time, it would be a lie to say she wasn't envious of Su Shihua's popularity.

Of course, compared to envying Su Shihua, Liu Qiaoshou was more looking forward to the upcoming meal. Just now, when he and his wife were tidying up the house, Chen Hou came to their place and told them that they could go to Chen Dao's house to get steamed buns to eat. This made Liu Qiaoshou and Qi Hua extremely excited. They didn't even bother to tidy up the house and hurriedly led the two children here.

Not only Liu Qiaoshou, but also the other craftsmen who came to Chenjia Village with him, led their wives and families to line up behind the villagers of Chenjia Village. They couldn't help but swallow their saliva as they smelled the aroma of food wafting from Chen Dao's house.

Fortunately, they didn't have to wait long. After only a short while, Ding Xiaohua and some women who were helping to cook at Chen Dao's house came out carrying buckets of food and began distributing steamed buns to the villagers.

Looking at the plump white steamed buns held in the hands of the villagers of Chenjia Village ahead, Liu Qiaoshou felt his mouth water. His son and daughter frequently stood on tiptoe, hoping to see them more clearly.

As the line moved slowly forward, it was soon Liu Qiaoshou's turn to receive the steamed buns.

Ding Xiaohua, who was in charge of distributing the steamed buns, glanced at Liu Qiaoshou's unfamiliar face and said, "Are you a new craftswoman?"

Liu Qiaoshou quickly nodded and said, "Yes, I was brought by Brother Dao."

"Row."

Ding Xiaohua nodded. Chen Dao had already told him that even the children who didn't work could get steamed buns from the new artisans in the village. So Ding Xiaohua said directly to Liu Qiaoshou, "Take as many steamed buns as you can eat, but you can't take them home. You understand that, right?"