Qi Cheng Yan helped Cheng You load the medicine box by box onto the tractor.
They were preparing to go to the commune to send the goods to Yan Cheng.
Seeing this, Widow Lin couldn't help but sneer, "Cheng You, this medicine is useless, why don't you throw it away?"
Cheng You huffed, "I'd rather throw you away than my medicine!"
Widow Lin looked at the medicine on the tractor, somewhat curious, "Where are you taking the goods?"
"Sending them to Yan Cheng."
"The capital?" Widow Lin looked disbelieving.
She tucked a stray strand of hair behind her ear, "Cheng You, no one will laugh at you if you can't sell your medicine. There's no need to put on a brave face, is there?"
Cheng You smiled without a word, patted Qi Cheng Yan, and said, "Let's go."
Watching the tractor drive away, Widow Lin was full of confusion, unable to discern truth from falsehood.
The health center had just canceled its cooperation with Cheng You, and many people had gone to Cheng You to return goods. Now, Cheng You was selling them to Yan Cheng?
It all seemed strange.
Widow Lin couldn't figure it out, so she went to tell Pan Yu about it.
"Do you think she's deceiving people?"
Pan Yu glanced at Cheng Tao, suddenly wanting to silence her.
"Cousin, how could she have the ability to sell medicine to Yan Cheng? Even the health center rejected her medicine."
Widow Lin didn't realize Cheng Tao was unhappy and continued, "That's not necessarily true. That educated youth Qi is from Yan Cheng. I heard his family has some influence. It's normal for him to find a connection to buy Cheng You's medicine."
Cheng Tao couldn't stand it anymore and put down the items with a bang.
"Pan Yu, I asked you to come here to work, not to gossip!"
Pan Yu dared not retort and quickly said, "Cousin, you're disturbing us. Please go out first."
Widow Lin was displeased, but she was afraid of affecting Pan Yu, so she didn't dare to argue.
After she went out, Cheng Tao said, "What, you heard she sold her medicine to Yan Cheng and now you regret being with me?"
"Of course not! Sister Cheng Tao, if I truly regretted it, I wouldn't have helped you with this from the start," Pan Yu quickly defended herself.
Cheng Tao snorted, "Whether it's to help me or for your own gain, you know best. But I have to remind you, Xiao Yu, you can use men as stepping stones to climb up, but you absolutely cannot be blinded by love."
"What is being blinded by love?" Pan Yu didn't understand.
Cheng Tao rolled her eyes at her, "You don't need to understand that. You just need to understand that to win against Cheng You, it absolutely cannot be because of men. It can only be because you want to be richer than her."
Pan Yu mumbled an assent.
She still didn't understand how her secret girlish thoughts had been discovered.
Cheng Tao said it couldn't be because of men.
But her cousin had told her the most was to find a good man and get married.
She didn't want to marry someone randomly in the countryside. She wanted to marry into the city. Was this idea wrong?
...
After Cheng You sent out the medicines, she decided to take a break.
She would also use this time to consolidate her knowledge and build a solid foundation.
This was also why Uncle Li liked Cheng You as his apprentice; she was very reliable and didn't require him to worry at all.
These past few days, Cheng You was either at Uncle Li's house or in the mountains collecting herbs.
She had indeed found quite a bit of Polygonum multiflorum, which she could use to make medicine and send to Qi Yang.
In mid-March, there was a heavy rain.
That night, lightning flashed, thunder roared, and the rain poured down as if the sky was falling.
Cheng You couldn't sleep in her quilt. For some reason, she felt uneasy.
Suddenly, she heard a commotion outside.
Cheng You rolled out of bed and heard Cheng Wen Yu running out.
"Sister!"
Cheng You put on her clothes and went out, "What's happening outside?"
"I heard there was a landslide. I don't know if it's true."
Cheng You secretly thought it was bad and took out a straw cape from the house to put on.
"Where are you going, Sister?"
Cheng You said, "I have to go see. If anyone is injured, Uncle Li will definitely go, and I need to help."
She wasn't very good at treating illnesses, but she was skilled at basic bandaging.
She casually tucked two cans of styptic powder into her pocket and rushed into the rain.
Cheng Wen Yu thought for a moment, then put on a straw cape and ran outside.
Cheng You originally wanted to push him back, but Cheng Wen Yu said, "If you can go, why can't I help! Sister, I'm already fourteen, I'm not a child!"
Cheng You felt a bit pleased. "Okay, let's go!"
By the time they reached the area, several houses had already collapsed.
Widow Lin was still crying nearby, "Quick, save my cousin! She's still inside!"
Cheng Wen Yu rushed forward to help move things. The rain was too heavy, and they could only charge forward with brute force, unable to see anything.
To save people, their fingernails were torn, their hands were cut, but they could only endure it.
They just wanted to be faster, faster!
Cheng You also wanted to rush forward, but with her small frame, she would only be a hindrance.
Soon, Uncle Li also arrived.
He threw his medicine box to Cheng You, "Come and help."
Cheng You quickly followed. After taking only a few steps, she heard someone shout, "What kind of styptic powder is this? It's useless! The bleeding won't stop!"
Widow Lin stopped crying when she heard this and asked, "It wouldn't be from Cheng You, would it?"
Uncle Li snorted and looked at Cheng You.
"Do you have the medicine?"
Cheng You took out a can of medicine from her pocket, "Uncle, here you go."
Uncle Li shouted, "Shine the flashlight over here!"
He strode over, tore open the wound, cleaned it simply, and helped stop the bleeding.
No wonder Cheng You's styptic powder was said to be miraculous. Not long after it was applied, the effect was obvious.
He looked at Widow Lin and snorted again.
"Don't speak carelessly! Cheng You hasn't been selling medicine in the village for just one day. You don't know its effectiveness because you haven't used it!"
Styptic powder was only used for more serious wounds. Most people with minor injuries wouldn't use such a thing.
They hadn't used it, they were just repeating what others said.
This was what Uncle Li disliked the most.
Widow Lin was lectured by him. If it wasn't dark, everyone could see her unsightly expression.
If that bottle of medicine was not Cheng You's styptic powder, then there was only one other possibility: it was bought from Cheng Tao.
Cheng You remained silent, assisting Uncle Li.
It wasn't until she bandaged a few seriously injured people and asked them to be sent to the health center that she heard someone shout, "They've been rescued!"
Cheng You hurried forward and saw Qi Cheng Yan carrying Pan Yu out.
It was too dark earlier, so she hadn't seen Qi Cheng Yan there.
But it was understandable; he would surely come.
Without further ado, Cheng You quickly helped to lay Pan Yu down.
"Uncle Li, come and see!"
Pan Yu was still unconscious, so it was impossible to tell her condition just by looking.
Uncle Li examined her. Apart from some abrasions, there were no other wounds.
Although her injuries didn't seem severe, she was still unconscious.
"I can't tell. She needs to be sent to the health center!"