The air was quiet for a few seconds, and the lights flickered... A rooster from someone's house on the other side of the river confused day and night and crowed loudly, and was immediately scolded by the owner in the bedroom.

"Mr. Huo, you wouldn't be..." Gu Fengyan looked strange.

Huo Duan jumped off the bed and covered his mouth, "No! Don't talk nonsense!"

Gu Fengyan's voice was unclear, "I haven't said anything yet, why are you so anxious?"

"Are you... feeling guilty?" He smiled maliciously and turned his head to observe Huo Duan's expression.

"Who, who feels guilty?" Huo Duan blushed unnaturally and let go of her hand as if he had been electrocuted. "Why should I feel guilty?"

The two of them were breathing unsteadily at this moment. When they were not talking, they were just panting. The atmosphere became tense...

Gu Fengyan stopped while he was ahead and let the matter go. "It's my fault for not explaining things clearly. It's natural that Mr. Huo misunderstood."

Huo Duan walked down the stairs, "Ahem...what do you mean by noon?"

"Since we have found someone to harvest the medicinal herbs, we can put it aside for now. But Mr. Huo, I said at the beginning... I only have a basic understanding of medicinal herb preparation. If you encounter something more complicated, we still need professionals." Gu Fengyan cleared his throat, put down the lantern, and looked for clothes for Huo Duan in the closet.

Huo Duan was silent for a while, "Is this the big deal you mentioned?"

Gu Fengyan threw his coat and shirt to him, "Isn't this a big deal? Don't you want to go back?"

He thought the big thing Gu Fengyan was talking about was...

"Go on, I'm listening." Huo Duan looked embarrassed and deliberately ignored Feng Yan.

He actually thought of that kind of place... Fortunately, Gu Fengyan didn't pursue it further.

Gu Fengyan sat on the edge of the bed and watched Huo Duan change his clothes. "There is another person in the village who knows how to prepare medicine. He collects and prepares all the medicines in the mountains himself. Why don't we invite him?"

"Are you talking about Doctor Liang at the entrance of the village?" Huo Duan unbuttoned his pajamas.

Doctor Liang knew that the medicine that Gu Fengyan had developed a fever with was prescribed by him.

Not only that, Doctor Liang is a kind person. Villagers would go to him for help when they had any illness or ailment. He would charge them just enough to cover their own expenses. If he met a patient who was so poor that he could barely make ends meet, he would even be willing to treat him for free.

Gu Fengyan stared at Huo Duan's broad back and said, "There will be a lot of things to do tomorrow, and I'm afraid I won't be able to handle it. Let's go there first while they are still awake."

Huo Duan nodded and put on his underwear, "Mr. Gu is very thoughtful."

"Change it quickly." Gu Fengyan laughed.

Huo Duan fastened the last button of his inner garment and suddenly turned to look at Gu Fengyan, "If you don't go out... I'm going to take off my pants."

Gu Fengyan crossed his arms and looked Huo Duan up and down. His eyes fell on an unspeakable place and he said with disdain, "Tsk... How big is it? It's like no one has the same size. Who knows who will win if we really compare them."

Huo Duan's face immediately turned red, "Gu Fengyan you..."

"Change, change. I'm going out." Gu Fengyan got the advantage and hurried away with a smile on his face that deserved a beating.

The door opened and closed.

Huo Duan grabbed his coat, the more he thought about it the more aggrieved he felt, and he wished he could drag Gu Fengyan in to take a closer look.

He is self-reflective... not little!

Doctor Liang’s full name is Liang Chengze. He was born and raised in Heqing Village. In his early years, he learned some skills from a local man and worked as an assistant in the county pharmacy... He originally had a better place to go, but he felt that Heqing Village raised him and he could not leave his "roots" no matter what, so he stayed.

At the end of the night, Doctor Liang was reading a medical book in the dim light, while his husband Shen Yao was mending clothes beside him. When the candle burned down, the two of them saw that it was getting late, so they packed up and prepared to go to bed.

But then I heard someone knocking on the courtyard door.

Shen Yao listened for a while, put down his needlework, and said, "It seems like someone is knocking on the door. Who could it be at this late hour?"

"I think someone is sick. You go to sleep, I'll go take a look." Doctor Liang put on his clothes and walked quickly.

Outside the yard, Huo Duan and Gu Fengyan waited for a while, and finally saw someone coming with a lamp to open the door.

Liang Chengze shouted from inside the door, "Wait outside for a moment, I'll go get a medicine box."

Seeing that they were treating him as a doctor, Huo Duan quickly said, "Mr. Liang, I'm Erdan from the Huo family on the other side of the river. You don't have to treat me like a doctor. We're not sick. We just have something to tell you."

Upon hearing this, Doctor Liang turned to the door and let the people in. "Come in quickly."

The Liang family yard was full of medicinal herbs drying in the sun. There were drying racks of all sizes and winnowing baskets placed everywhere, leaving almost no place to stand.

Gu Fengyan smacked his lips. "Mr. Liang, there are so many kinds of medicinal herbs here. It must have taken a lot of effort, right?"

Liang Cheng knew something about Gu Fengyan. He went to see him the first time he had a fever. Although he didn't know the details about the second farce, he had heard some of Gu Fengyan's gossip from visiting doctors around.

Most of them were talking about how dishonest Yan Ge'er was.

It's a pity that Liang Chengze never judges people by what others say.

"Alas, people who eat grains will inevitably get sick. The price of imported medicinal materials is expensive, and the cost is high. Villagers only earn a few dollars all year round. If I don't collect some medicinal materials myself, I'm afraid I won't be able to afford medical treatment in the future." Liang Chengze gave the two people a stool to sit on, and looked at Huo Duan, "I heard that Erdan and Yan Ge'er are doing a medicinal material business, is it true?"

I heard this from the neighbor next door. Today he went to the next village to see a patient, and his husband went to the county to buy daily necessities. Neither of them was at the scene.

Huo Duan smiled and nodded, "That's true... Before Yan'er got married, her family ran a pharmacy, so she knew a little bit about it. We were planning to dig up some herbs and sell them to try, but we didn't expect to turn it into a business."

As a patient who has been seeing patients for many years, Liang Chengze knows how scarce and expensive medicinal materials are. If someone can provide them in large quantities at this time, lower the price, and enrich the variety, it will undoubtedly benefit the people.

He was very happy. "This is a good thing. You must do it well. If you need my help, just let me know."

Huo Duan and Gu Fengyan didn't expect things to go so smoothly.

"We are disturbing you so late at night because we really have something we would like to ask Mr. Liang for help with." Gu Fengyan said cautiously.

Liang Chengze was not surprised, and said with a hearty smile: "I guessed it as soon as you came in, but you can say it. I will not refuse within my ability."

After hearing this, Gu Fengyan and Huo Duan relaxed a little.

"Nothing can be hidden from Mr. Liang." Huo Duan made a joke and then went straight to the point, "Since Mr. Liang already knows that Yan Ge'er and I are doing business, I won't beat around the bush... This time, Yan Ge'er and I mainly want to hire Mr. Liang to prepare medicinal materials."

Liang Chengze thought for a moment after hearing this, "Prepared medicinal materials? Why? Who prepared the medicinal materials sold to the pharmacy?"

"I was in charge of preparation before, but Mr. Liang knows... preparation of medicinal materials is a science. If something goes wrong, it can cost lives." Gu Fengyan took over the topic, "But unfortunately, I only know a little bit. If the business grows in the future and I see more types of medicinal materials, I am afraid I will not be able to control it... So we discussed and decided to hire Mr. Liang."

Liang Zecheng pondered for a moment and said, "This isn't a difficult thing, but I have to go out to see patients all day long, and I'm afraid I won't be able to do it in two places."

Huo Duan and Gu Fengyan had already thought of this.

"Please rest assured, Mr. Liang. Brother Yan and I have discussed this. Mr. Liang only needs to take care of the preparation. The harvesting and rough processing will be supervised by the two of us. You only need to come for two hours every day." Huo Duan said.

Liang Chengze wanted to nod, but suddenly saw the brightly lit bedroom and said hurriedly, "I can't make the decision on this matter. Let me discuss it with my wife and give you an answer as soon as possible."

Huo Duan and Gu Fengyan almost laughed when they saw his expression suddenly change... Liang Chengze is also a henpecked man.

Heqing Village is a really weird place. Men are just afraid of their wives and husbands at home. Gu Fengyan sighed.

Huo Duan glanced at Gu Fengyan and said, "Mr. Liang, don't worry. Just tell us when you have made your decision."

Liang Chengze agreed and sent the two of them out the door.

Gu Fengyan and Huo Duan went home and went to sleep without saying a word all night.

The next morning, Gu Fengyan woke up when he heard the sound of Father Huo chopping vegetables for breakfast in the kitchen.

Huo Duan seemed to be exhausted, breathing heavily and still sleeping.

Gu Fengyan got up from bed, closed the door carefully and went out. He washed his face before entering the kitchen.

Millet porridge was cooking in the pot and Father Huo was cutting vegetables.

"Father," Gu Fengyan walked to the chopping board and saw the tender shepherd's purse in the bamboo basket, "You went to pick shepherd's purse so early in the morning?"

Father Huo finished cutting the vegetables and put down the knife. "My legs are not good at all. Your aunt sent them to me this morning and said they were the last batch. Eat them now."

Father Huo was cutting wild onions, intending to use them to make a cold dish with shepherd's purse and eat with rice.

"I'll go and thank my aunt another day. You go and have a rest. I haven't cooked for a while." Gu Fengyan washed his hands and picked the shepherd's purse carefully.

Father Huo sat down under the stove and added fuel to the fire. "Erdan, you lazy bastard, haven't you gotten up yet?"

"Tell him to sleep a little longer. He's been exhausted these days. I'll call him when the meal is ready." Gu Fengyan put the shepherd's purse in boiling water, then took it out and rinsed it with cold water before adding various seasonings.

"Why is he so tired? It's you who is worried about everything. It's a pity that an old man like me can't help much... Thanks for your support." Father Huo sighed.

In the six months since Gu Fengyan got married, the family's conditions have improved many times. Her stupid son is useless, and she is a paper-made creature... If it weren't for Brother Yan, how could they have all these.

Although Father Huo seldom went out, Heqing Village was a small place, so some words would reach his ears even if he didn't listen carefully.

These words were nothing more than saying how capable Gu Fengyan was, how useless Huo Duan was, and how the two of them were not worthy of each other, etc. He believed in Gu Fengyan, but as he got older, he had more concerns.

Gu Fengyan mixed the dishes and put them on the plate. Hearing that something was wrong in Huo's father's tone and seeing his worried look, he immediately understood.

"Father, don't say these things..." Gu Fengyan didn't say much. The only way to make Father Huo feel at ease was to make him believe that he really liked Huo Duan.

After thinking for a while, he said, "The meal will be ready soon. I'll fry a few more eggs and then go wake up Brother Duan."

The eggs were fried and served in three portions. He skillfully separated the egg whites and yolks from two of them into two bowls.

Father Huo looked puzzled, "Yan Ge'er doesn't eat egg yolks?"

Gu Fengyan smiled and said, "It's not me, it's Brother Duan who doesn't eat egg whites, so I separated them for him. I eat the egg whites and he eats the egg yolks... OK, I'll go wake him up to eat."

Gu Fengyan went out.

In the kitchen, Father Huo looked at the two neatly-divided fried eggs and suddenly felt relieved for no reason.