Siheyuan: How dare I mess with a man who is an expert in men's health?

Cao Anping walked to the village chief's office, pushed open the door, and called out "village chief", but did not enter the room.

He gave the village chief a look, then looked into the office and saw a horse-faced man sitting on a stool, smoking and eating.

This is the real villain Xu Damao, but he didn’t look at it for long because the village chief came out.

Cao Anping pulled the village chief to a corner, took out a porcelain bottle and quietly stuffed it into his pocket, saying, "There are 12 pills in this bottle. You should eat them sparingly. I don't have any herbs left, and it's difficult to prepare. I won't have any more in a short time."

"Uncle Qin, don't tell anyone, or they'll come to me for it."

"Don't worry, I know. Good things are not easy to come by, otherwise they would have been sold out on the streets long ago." Qin Dashan clenched the porcelain bottle, carefully put it into the lining, and said solemnly.

Cao Anping took out four packets of Chinese medicine and said, "The two big packets are for Uncle Qin, and the two small packets are for Aunt Wang. You can boil them all at once, seal them well, and drink half a bowl every day. It will last for a month. It won't go bad in cold weather."

Qin Dashan took the four packets of Chinese medicine and asked, "Okay, how much is it in total?"

"Give me three dollars." He only calculated the cost price of four packets of Chinese medicine.

Qin Dashan was impressed that Cao Anping was a really good kid. He took out a five-dollar bill and gave it to Cao Anping, saying, "Five dollars. With your acupuncture skills, I'm taking advantage of you by giving me two more dollars."

Qin Dashan was thinking that Cao Anping was a little lonely now because he was alone. He had to see if there were any suitable girls in the village and find a wife for him. Otherwise, he would be deceived by girls from other villages and become a live-in son-in-law, which would be a pity.

He also guessed that Cao Anping only charged for the medicine. This child was just like Uncle Cao, who only charged for the medicine when he was sick. That was why the grandfather and grandson lived in such poverty.

If half of the medicinal herbs were not collected and grown by ourselves, we probably wouldn’t be able to make ends meet.

Cao Anping didn't refuse and accepted it directly.

Qin Dashan nodded in satisfaction and said, "Go sit in the office for a while to warm up. The projectionist will start the movie after he finishes his meal."

The two of them entered the office together, and Cao Anping carried his stool and sat down next to the stove.

There were only the village chief, the accountant and Xu Damao in the office, no one else.

Xu Damao was gnawing on a greasy chicken leg with his head down. Seeing this, Cao Anping swallowed his saliva, completely subconsciously. This body was too malnourished.

Cao Anping forced himself to look away and continued to roast the fire. Didn’t he see that the village chief and the accountant had no chicken to eat?

The chicken wasn't even grown yet, but it was killed to entertain the projectionist. It wasn't because they really wanted to curry favor with the projectionist, but mainly because showing movies is very tiring nowadays, and the projector cannot be turned if it's not full.

Many people think that projectionists are one of the eight most popular jobs, but in fact, projectionists are not really one of the eight most popular jobs.

First of all, there are very few projectionist positions, and basically each position is taught by a master alone. The student has to learn for two or three years, and the positions are limited. Although most people envy it, it is an unpopular profession.

Secondly, today’s projection equipment is very heavy. Even if you have a bicycle, it is very tiring to go to the countryside, and you also have to be on guard against robbery.

Those who say they won't rob projectionists are talking nonsense. It's true that gangsters don't rob projectionists, but if they meet a vicious person, they're in trouble. Usually, projectionists returning to the city bring a lot of local specialties given by their fellow villagers.

If they were met by the criminals, their eyes would be full of anger. After all, they were almost starving to death. Now more and more people were fleeing famine near Sijiu City.

Also, most rural areas now have no electricity, so the mobile projection equipment is hand-cranked. The projectionist has to crank it for more than an hour to show a movie, which requires a very strong arm.

In fact, Xu Damao is taller and stronger than Sha Zhu. I don't know why they were both beaten. It seems that Sha Zhu is really good at pretending to be a good fighter, otherwise the one who swings a big spoon may not be as healthy as the projectionist.

Xu Damao finally finished his dinner. Seeing a young man in the house, he didn't say much. He must have thought he was the young nephew of the village chief.

This is also the reason why Cao Anping did not sell the Dragon Essence Tiger Meng Pills directly to Xu Damao. After all, it is not a good deal if you are the one who rushes to do it. In the medical profession, young people are easily looked down upon.

"Xu, why don't you start showing it now? It's getting dark." Qin Dashan saw Xu Damao finished his meal, lit another cigarette and urged him. After all, they had finished showing one movie earlier, and maybe they could start showing another one after some communication.

It has been a long time since we showed a movie. In winter, projectionists have fewer tasks to go to the countryside, and because of the bad harvest, there are not many benefits for the projectionists, so they try to delay it as much as possible.

If it weren’t for the approaching end of the year, probably no projectionist would go to the countryside right now.

"Okay, go and ask everyone to sit down. I'll be out after I finish this cigarette." Xu Damao was quite easy to talk to, after all, the chicken had been eaten.

"Anping, go and ask everyone to sit down. The movie will start soon, so you can reserve a seat." Qin Dashan asked Cao Anping to go out and pass on the message first. He also needed to communicate with Xu Damao privately about how much benefit he should give to show one more show.

"Ok."

Cao Anping suddenly remembered that he had come to reserve a seat, but he forgot about it while warming himself by the fire. He agreed and hurried out.

When he went out to the dam, he saw that all the good seats in the middle were occupied, so he could only walk towards the campfire. For him, watching a movie was not important, what was most important was the liveliness and warmth. He just came here to kill time, and it was too lonely to be alone in the house.

"Fellow villagers, please be seated. The village chief said the movie will start soon." Cao Anping also shouted loudly to convey his message.

In fact, most of them were seated, only a few were standing by, smoking and bragging, among them were the two brothers Qin Huaifeng and Qin Huaiming.

I don't know what they are bragging about, but their smiles are a bit vulgar.

Hearing Cao Anping's shout, several people looked over. When Qin Huaifeng saw that it was Cao Anping, he gave an awkward smile, put out his cigarette, and asked them to sit down.

"Brother Anping, come and sit here, there is still a seat." A crisp voice from the front row shouted in the direction of Cao Anping.

Cao Anping took a look and saw that it was Qin Jingru.

A woman next to Qin Jingru slapped her and cursed, "Isn't this seat your father's?"

Everyone who heard it started laughing, and some even started to make a fuss, making Qin Jingru's face turn red. In fact, she had really forgotten about her father.

Seeing that some people were starting to make a fuss, Cao Anping quickly said, "I'm just sitting here by the fire, it's a bit cold."

We have to stop talking about this right away, otherwise we don’t know what rumors will spread tomorrow.

Qin Jingru curled her lips and quickly sat down, only occasionally glancing towards the fire.

The village chief just happened to come out, and he and the accountant sat in the reserved seats in the front row. Xu Damao checked the circuits one last time, turned on the generator and started playing the movie.

The movie started playing. It was the old-fashioned "The Butterfly Lovers". Cao Anping discovered in his original body's memory that this movie was played once a year in Qinjia Village alone. In that era, people were promoting freedom of marriage, but most people just listened to their families and could not resist.

The romance and emotion of traditional Chinese culture shown in the movie are quite attractive. The crowd quickly quieted down and focused their attention on the screen, except for Cao Anping.

He had no interest in the movie. He had seen it many times as far as he could remember. He just came to join in the fun. Besides, he didn't have a good seat. Being next to the fire, both the viewing angle and the light from the fire were affected quite a lot.

He took out two cooked sweet potatoes, heated them up by the fire, and played with fire while watching a movie.

When the sweet potatoes were roasted and he was about to eat them, suddenly a figure appeared in front of him. He looked up and saw Qin Jingru running towards him, looking at him eagerly.

Cao Anping curled his lips and handed a sweet potato to Qin Jingru reluctantly, thinking that this girl was greedy for his roasted sweet potato.

Qin Jingru didn't answer, but moved closer and asked in a low voice: "Brother Anping, are you going to work in the city in the future?"

Cao Anping was stunned. How could this be such a big turn? And how did she know that she was planning to move to the city recently? He could only suppress his suspicion and said calmly: "It's not that easy to work in the city. Why are you asking this?"

Qin Jingru was a little embarrassed. After hesitating for a while, she made up her mind and whispered, "I have a cousin who married into the city. Every time she comes back, she brags to us about how she enjoys life in the city. My family is holding their breath and wants me to marry into the city too."

"I think it would be great if Brother Anping could work in the city, so that I wouldn't have to worry." Qin Jingru said, her face turning a little red under the firelight.

Qin Jingru actually had a good impression of Cao Anping, but her family and relatives all said that it was better to marry into the city. She also envied her cousin who came back to visit and was dressed neatly. It was said that the food in the city was also good, so she was quite conflicted.

Cao Anping was speechless. He didn't have any memory of us getting married secretly, so why are you so embarrassed?

Moreover, he knew that Qin Huairu was not so glorious. She married Jia Dongxu, had a wicked mother-in-law, and her husband was a mama's boy. The family only had one ration, and they could not even have enough to eat. They had to rely on help and calculations to make a living.

Although Qin Jingru and Cao Anping are the most attractive among the unmarried young people in Qinjia Village, they have never been in a relationship. After all, Qin Jingru is only 15 years old. At most, one of them goes looking for herbs and the other goes cutting grass for pigs. They occasionally go together and have some feelings for each other.

Cao Anping could only end the topic: "You are only 15 years old, don't worry, moving to the city is not like the countryside, where you need to reach a certain age to get a marriage certificate. It's still early, go back and watch a movie."

"Is that so?" Qin Jingru walked away with doubts.

It’s not that Cao Anping doesn’t want to get married, but Qin Jingru is too young and he can’t bring himself to do it. Besides, once he activates the system and gets a job, it won’t be difficult for him to find someone prettier than Qin Jingru.

After the movie was over, everyone felt a little reluctant to leave. After all, they had watched "Liang Shanbo and Zhu Yingtai" several times, and the children could even recite some of the lines.

However, the village chief was prepared. He stood up, clapped his hands, and said, "Everyone, take a ten-minute break. We will show a new movie, 'The Lin Family Shop', next."

It seems that the price has been negotiated. When the projectionist goes to the countryside, he usually shows old movies, but he will also bring a new movie that has not been shown much.

As for whether one more film can be shown, that depends on whether the village cadres are sensible. This is also one of the few benefits for projectionists, which can be considered a hidden benefit.

Everyone was very happy and cheered, looking forward to what new movie it was.

The ten-minute break was mainly for the projectionist to have a rest. At this time, Xu Damao was moving his arms to relax. He was still very tired after shaking for more than an hour.

Unlike showing movies in the city where there is a stable supply of electricity, most rural areas do not have electricity, so they can only use hand-cranked generators.

Ten minutes later, "The Lin Family Shop" started showing. This movie was made this year and it reflects the darkness and turbulence of the old society through the rise and fall of a small shop.

Unexpectedly, it was quite interesting. Cao Anping watched it with great interest.

After watching the movie, Qin Dashan stood up and clapped his hands. He shone the flashlight on the watch on his wrist and said, "It's already ten o'clock. Everyone should go back and rest early. Leave two people to help Xu Fangxing carry the equipment."

It should have been the village chief's turn to call people, but unexpectedly, the Qin Huaifeng brothers stood up, glanced at Cao Anping covertly, and then took the job.

Qin Dashan was a little confused as to when the two brothers became so enthusiastic, but he did not think much about it. He reminded the two brothers to move the stove in his office to the room where Xu Damao was to be entertained.

When Cao Anping saw Qin Huaifeng and his brother helping Xu Damao dismantle the curtain, he went home.