The Greatest Village Doctor In The World-Chapter 55: Going to Gather Herbs Together
Now, the number of people working in Ling Feng’s field and those watching amounted to nearly a hundred. After hearing the exchange between the two, everyone burst into laughter.
However, such banter was quite common in rural areas, and men and women telling risqué jokes to each other was a way to lighten the mood, so nobody took it seriously.
But Li Shiyun, having heard it, felt a bit uncomfortable and couldn’t help but stealthily glare at Ling Feng.
Noticing her gaze, Ling Feng knew she was a bit upset, so he quickly shut up and didn’t say any more.
The work of mixing the material and bagging it was about to begin. At this time, Old Du came over and asked, "Young man, are the mushroom spores ready? What kind of mushrooms are you going to plant?"
"They’re not ready yet, but there’s still time. I’m not planting ordinary mushrooms; you’ll see what I mean in a while," Ling Feng replied.
Upon hearing this, Old Du was taken aback, then he stomped his foot, "My good reputation is at stake! Are you saying you don’t know anything? You still don’t have the spores, so how will you inoculate the substrate once it’s sterilized? I’m really going to be ruined by you!"
"Don’t worry, I have my ways, and what does this have to do with your reputation?" Ling Feng asked with a smile.
"I’ve been cultivating for so many years and have never failed. But to think you could actually grow mushrooms, it’s nonsense!" Old Du said angrily.
"You can’t say that. What if I do succeed?" Ling Feng patted Old Du’s shoulder and said with a smile.
As a result, Old Du became even more enraged, "If you succeed, I’ll eat all this cultivation substrate!"
Ling Feng was speechless. Last time, that doctor said if he could cure the old Mo Family patriarch’s illness, he would jump off a building—did that come to anything in the end?
He knew these were words spoken in anger, so he just smiled, "Alright, don’t get mad. We’re here now, let’s just get today’s work done and talk about the rest later, ok?"
"Hmph! If it wasn’t for Village Chief Li’s sake, I would take the workers and leave right now. But since I’ve promised, I will keep my word and help you finish what needs to be done!" Old Du said coldly.
"Alright, I’ll give the agreed payment without shortchanging you!" Ling Feng laughed and said.
Seeing how stubborn the old man was, he felt a bit annoyed, but this was hardly a reason for a fallout. Once his mushrooms were grown, the old man’s face would be smacked resoundingly by their success, and it would be his own doing!
After bustling all morning, two thousand bags of cultivation substrate were prepared. The workers who mixed and bagged the material finished their work and went home. Ling Feng generously paid each of them a full day’s wage.
Next, they needed to sterilize the cultivation substrate with steam, which was a time-consuming task. Old Du left a few people to monitor the process and took the others away from Shiliu Village.
The subsequent process was quite dull, and the onlookers dispersed one after the other, only planning to return to watch the excitement once Ling Feng’s mushrooms had sprouted.
Li Shiyun followed Ling Feng back to the clinic and asked as soon as they entered, "Old Du is right, have you prepared the mushroom spores?"
"Don’t worry, just wait; you’ll have delicious mushrooms to eat every day!" Ling Feng said with a slight smile.
Seeing that it was still early, he then said, "Village Chief, if you have things to take care of, go ahead. I need to make a trip into the mountains."
"What for?" Li Shiyun was stunned.
There was still work to be done in the fields, yet he was leisurely heading into the mountains?
"I need to gather some medicinal herbs; it’s important to me," Ling Feng explained.
Li Shiyun hesitated for a moment: "I’m free this afternoon; I’ll go with you."
"Sure, I couldn’t ask for more!" Ling Feng chuckled.
As the saying goes, men and women working together makes the task less tiring. With a beauty to accompany him while gathering herbs in the mountains, the efficiency would indeed be much higher!
The two left the house, and Ling Feng called out to Wang Cai, summoning the dog that had been sitting motionless in the breeding area.
Afterward, Li Shiyun got into his cart and headed toward the western mountains.
The Little Beiwa that Wang Yan mentioned was not far away, standing on the desolate slope, one could even see the entirety of Shiliu Village, and Ling Feng had lost count of how many times he had gone there as a child.
The tricycle stopped in the valley, and Ling Feng reached out his hand to help Li Shiyun down, but she shook her head, "No need, I’m not that delicate!"
With that, she leaped down, landing on the ground smoothly.
As she jumped, her chest quivered slightly, causing Ling Feng to swallow hard and chuckle, "Let’s go, let’s try to clear all the herbs on this hillside today!"
Wang Cai had already dashed into the bushes, and the two of them stepped forward up the mountain, heading halfway upon the slope.
Li Shiyun’s body had been strengthened, after all, and she climbed the mountain effortlessly, even a bit faster than Ling Feng, so soon they arrived at their destination.
Ling Feng looked around and indeed spotted many Yuan Ling Grass plants, immediately saying with a smile, "Wang Yan really didn’t lie to me, this is great!"
Seeing him pluck a Yuan Ling Grass, Li Shiyun grew curious and approached to ask, "What kind of herb is this?"
"This isn’t for humans to eat, it’s for animals," Ling Feng answered.
"Eh? You understand veterinary medicine?" Li Shiyun exclaimed in surprise.
"A bit, just a bit," Ling Feng said, puffing himself up like a swaggering big bad wolf.
Seeing him act this way, Li Shiyun simply turned her head away and ignored him, bending over to pick the Yuan Ling Grass.
She wore tight jeans today, the lines below her waist perfectly outlined, which made Ling Feng gawk until he almost forgot the task at hand.
Fortunately, after Li Shiyun had plucked a few plants and turned back around, he drew back his gaze and hurriedly got back to work.
The pair spread out on the wasteland, focusing on collecting Yuan Ling Grass, and after more than an hour, Ling Feng’s basket was full.
"We’ve only harvested half so far, right? It looks like there are more up above!" Li Shiyun pointed and said.
"This is already quite a lot, let’s take it back first and come again tomorrow when we have time," Ling Feng nodded in agreement.
The density of Yuan Ling Grass in this place had exceeded his expectations; he had only found a dozen or so plants in the mountains before, but now there were so many here!
Ling Feng felt it was odd, but he couldn’t figure out the reason, so he slung the basket on his back and started to head down the mountain.
But at this moment, Wang Cai suddenly came running down from the hilltop, excitedly holding something dark in his mouth!
Thinking it was another wild rabbit or something that Wang Cai had caught, Ling Feng bent down for a closer look but unexpectedly discovered it was not a live creature but a round object. 𝑓𝘳𝘦𝑒𝑤𝑒𝘣𝘯ℴ𝘷𝘦𝓁.𝑐𝑜𝑚
He reached out to take it, but Wang Cai wouldn’t let him and instead turned his head and ran down the mountain.
"You little rascal, dare to disobey me!" Ling Feng said in astonishment.
Li Shiyun chuckled on the side, "No matter what, it’s still an animal, if it really listened to everything you said, wouldn’t that be like becoming a spirit?"
Ling Feng shook his head, feeling something was amiss. Li Shiyun might not know, but he was very clear that with the Taming Technique, Wang Cai had always been completely obedient to him, and today’s behavior was too unexpected!
"Let’s go home first," Ling Feng said, seeing Wang Cai had already rushed down the slope and was running back towards the entrance of the village, resignedly.
Turning around, he naturally took Li Shiyun’s hand and walked down the hillside.
Her small hand held by his, Li Shiyun felt her heart fluttering, and the casual hand-holding between them already seemed very much like a couple.
