Shenhao System: I am serious about spending money

Zou Yu is worthy of being a teacher. He can say a few words even if no one agrees with him in class. When he chats with a few young people, every word he says is very meaningful.

After learning that they would be Sheng Le's colleagues in the future, he immediately opened up and even told a lot of embarrassing stories about Sheng Le when he was a child and was naughty and had his parents called to the school every few days.

An Jing listened all the way and suddenly felt a little strange in her heart.

"Tongzi, does everyone have a mother?"

System: "Everyone in the mortal world has a mother."

An Jing thought for a moment and said, "But I don't have one."

The system comforted him: "Host, you are a little Pixiu, not a mortal."

Because it’s a Pixiu, does it mean it doesn’t have a mother?

An Jing felt a little disappointed: "But why does little Taotie have a mother?"

System: "Uh, host, perhaps only Lord Baijie can answer your question."

An Jing's desire to communicate with the higher realm reached its peak at this moment. She really had too many questions to ask her father.

Zou Yu talked about a wide range of topics. When An Jing came to her senses, she heard her asking Zhou Yiyi: "Xiao Zhou, why do you have so many pimples on your face? Did you eat too much chili?"

Zhou Yi took off his mask as soon as he got on the bus. He lowered his head uncomfortably and said, "I don't eat chili very often. I don't know why I have it."

"It's okay," Zou Yu patted her arm comfortingly, "There's a young teacher in our school who also had a lot of acne. Later I heard that she got better by taking Chinese medicine. I'll go back and ask Doctor Jiang to prescribe some medicine. It will definitely go away after taking it."

Zhou Yi raised her head, a little excited, and whispered: "Really? Did she ask Dr. Jiang to prescribe medicine?"

"Well, she didn't ask Doctor Jiang to open a clinic, but Doctor Jiang's medical skills must be better." Zou Yu said, feeling a little sorry, "If he opened a clinic in the city, he would have been famous a long time ago. I just don't know why he has been unwilling to leave Jiangjia Village."

Yan Ruosong sat in the back seat with them and said with emotion: "I think the elderly are reluctant to leave their hometown. My grandmother was also very reluctant to leave the land at home."

"I guess so."

Zou Yu quickly changed the topic and asked about the parents of several people. When he asked Zhou Yiyi, Zhou Yiyi pulled the corner of his mouth and said awkwardly: "My mother died when I was 7 years old. My father...maybe he will die soon."

"Uh..." Zou Yu felt sorry, "I'm sorry, Auntie didn't know."

"It's okay," Zhou Yi said with a smile, "I have always lived with my aunt. She is like my mother and is very, very good to me."

Zou Yu looked at her with an encouraging smile and chatted with her for a few more words, then quickly changed the subject.

There is no highway from the county to the town, and the road is a bit narrow, barely enough for two cars to pass at the same time. The closer we get to the town, the more mountains there are on both sides of the car. I don't know how many winding mountain roads we have passed along the way.

Originally, An Jing wanted to leave early tomorrow morning, but she heard from them that the highway was heavily congested during the short holiday. In addition, after Yan Ruosong learned about Dr. Jiang's successful treatment case, he was distracted and worried about it all day long. So she had to set off this afternoon when there were fewer cars on the road.

Before coming here, An Jing had thought that if Dr. Jiang could cure Yan Ruosong's leg, he would definitely have to stay here for a long time, so she had already made plans to stay overnight in the countryside.

Maybe it was because the weather was good today. Although it was almost five in the afternoon when they arrived, it still seemed early for dark. After discussing, they decided to go find Dr. Jiang first, and then go back to the town to find accommodation. With so many of them, they definitely wouldn't be able to stay at the doctor's house at night.

It’s not too far from the town to Jiangjia Village, but the road is not very good. In addition, An Jing is not familiar with the terrain, so it took her fifty minutes to drive from the main road to the branch road of Jiangjia Village.

The main road was a gravel road after all, and the branch road was just a dirt road covered with weeds. If it weren't for the faint traces of vehicles on the road, An Jing would have doubted whether it was possible to drive here.

She couldn't help but think of the news she had read online. Didn't it say that the economic level of rural China has generally improved? Why does this place feel like a primeval forest?

Zou Yu also said with emotion: "I haven't been here for many years. I heard from my mother that the road in my hometown was under construction in the past few years. Why does this road in Jiangjia Village seem to have not been touched?"

"No wonder you said there are not many people in the village," An Jing looked at the endless trees outside and was a little worried. "Doctor Jiang doesn't live here anymore? There's not even a house in sight."

Zou Yu frowned and murmured, "My mom said they haven't moved away, so they should be here. You can't see the house here until you get right up to it. There are too many trees."

Everyone in the car felt a little nervous for a moment.

Just when they were about to reach the location Zou Yu mentioned, the system's long-lost prompt sound suddenly rang again.

"Ding, a suitable mission target has been detected. Host, please start funding as soon as possible."

An Jing was startled and stopped the car immediately.

"What's wrong?" The others all looked surprised.

An Jing looked outside the car. All she could see was a dirt road that was only wide enough for one car to pass through. There were only mountains, forests and fields on both sides of the road. How could she see any human figures?

"Where are people?"

System: "Below the gap in the road on the right ahead."

An Jing looked in the direction indicated and saw that a section of the right side of the dirt road not far ahead had collapsed, and there were a few stones piled up on the side of the road, as if they had just been moved there by someone.

"Go down and take a look." An Jing pushed open the car door and jumped down without any further explanation.

Yan Xiuzhu then opened the passenger door and walked down.

As soon as they got off the car, they heard a muffled groan that was very obvious in the silent forest, coming from the right side in front.

An Jing walked over quickly and saw a skinny old man with gray hair carrying a small basket of earth and rocks and walking up a path with difficulty, leaning on a cane.

The old man was not paying attention while walking and stepped on a small stone. He suddenly lost his balance and was about to fall. Yan Xiuzhu rushed over without thinking and quickly grabbed the old man's arm, which was shaking desperately to maintain his balance.

"careful!"

"Thank you." The old man said to Yan Xiuzhu after he stood firm.

Yan Xiuzhu reached out and took down his backpack: "Give it to me, you go up first."

An Jing took a few steps down, took the old man's hand, and helped him up.

When the old man reached the ground, he quickly shook off An Jing's support and said in broken Mandarin, somewhat unconvinced: "I'm not too old to walk. If you two brats hadn't suddenly appeared and scared me, I wouldn't have fallen at all."

This old man is still very concerned about his reputation? An Jing thought so in her heart, but considering his age, she didn't bother with him.

Yan Xiuzhu put the backpack next to the stone and said, "Grandpa, are you carrying these stones and soil to repair this road?"

The old man dropped the stick he had picked up and walked over: "Well, the road collapsed due to heavy rain a few days ago. Little brother, help me put these stones down and arrange them in an orderly manner, and then pour the soil on top."

Yan Xiuzhu jumped down to the collapsed area, rolled up his sleeves and started to work. Seeing this, An Jing also squatted down and started to help.

Yan Xiuzhu looked up at An Jing: "Dirty, just stand there and wait for me."

"What's so dirty about mud?" An Jing didn't care. While helping, she looked up at the old man and asked, "Grandpa, we're here to find a Chinese medicine doctor named Jiang. Do you know him?"