Chapter 672: A Bold Attempt

Because of this incident, Song Youde's enthusiasm seemed to be separated by a thin veil. As for the leader, he was finally not shaken to the point of being disoriented, and had the energy to look at this small mountain village—

In the distance, the mountains rose and fell, with green trees and white, jagged rocks intermingled, signaling the barrenness of those undeveloped areas.

Nearby were terraced fields of varying sizes. Perhaps they had grown rice in the past, but looking at them now, they were overgrown with weeds and climbing vines... One could vaguely see a few patches of land that had been sparsely dug up, where pumpkins, luffas, and winter melons were planted.

"The land has all gone to waste..."

He sighed.

"What else can we do if we don't let it go to waste?"

Song Youde was already used to it: "I'm getting old, and I can't work as well as I could when I was young. Besides, if you work yourself to the bone farming for a year, sometimes you don't even make money and have to pay out of pocket. What's the point? It's better to go out and work for someone else."

He even gave an example: "Nowadays, if you go to work in a factory, as long as they don't check your ID too strictly, many of us here can make four or five thousand yuan a month! If it's even better and there's a lot of overtime, you can get six or seven thousand."

Many people are older, and factories don't hire them anymore.

"As for the young people, those with some education go find other jobs, and those without education also go to work in factories... If we don't work, what else can we do? Don't you need money for food and clothes? Now they don't even let us use well water; we have to use tap water, and that tap water costs money too!"

Zhong Mei wasn't waiting for that! That Jin Yingzi candy was made by Qiao Qiao himself; compared to your specialty medicinal pills, its effect was truly limited, and it wasn't even at the level of a health supplement.

"Take it and eat it quickly, don't eat too little."

"Is that so..."

But for Zhong Mei, it was sweet and tasty, and I loved it!

The two of them looked at everything before them and said nothing more.

After thinking for a moment, she looked at Zhong Mei: "Then what about the guests at your house?"

"Does the hospital rehabilitation department use essential oils on you too? If you want a massage or back treatment, go to a wellness center; we don't have that here."

Seeing Secretary Wang and the leader open their mouths to eat, she then washed her hands and came over, looking at Song Youde first: "The acupoints are found correctly, very good!"

As he spoke, he generously distributed the candy: "One for Grandpa, one for you, one for Uncle, one for you, one for Uncle, one for you..."

He looked at the leader again: "Are there any parts of your body that feel uncomfortable usually?"

Da Duo stopped steadily outside Qiao Qiao's courtyard, and Guo Dong ran over excitedly: "Dr. Xiao Guo, I've brought Grandpa here!"

Dr. Guo's certificates and licenses were all hanging on the wall.

Although he wasn't at that stage, and couldn't arrange for a good doctor daily, it had been so many years, and the damp cold in his body had never been rooted out. Whenever the weather changed, his bones would ache with a sour pain...

The two of them sang in harmony, almost like a sales duo, and the leader couldn't help but laugh. He was lying there, pressed down by the heavy fire cupping, and just as he was about to refuse, he heard Secretary Wang shout loudly: "I want it, I want it!"

Come to think of it, he was quite surprised himself... How could he be so unguarded, daring to try anything? Perhaps it was because the lunch meal was truly too far beyond his imagination...

It just goes to show, even in poor, remote areas, there are treasures!

Guo Dong was surprised: "Qiao Qiao sister's medicine! The effect is super great! So many people have sent banners! Uncles, you must buy it! 299 per pill! 999 for a bottle!"

Secretary Wang let out an "ah" and hesitated: "I'm alright, I suppose..."

Of course, since the doctor said it strengthens the body and tonifies the kidneys, it must be adjusting the inside. The kidneys govern vitality and spirit; since that's the case, there's nothing wrong with maintaining them a bit.

Secretary Wang subconsciously touched the top of his head—he was just losing a little bit of hair, he wasn't bald!

Sigh, if it weren't for the fact that my own medicine wasn't enough, I could have sold a few more boxes right now!

"(⊙o⊙) Wow!"

Guo Dong argued confidently: "I learned it from watching TV!"

The leader knew he shouldn't eat those things indiscriminately...

The leader laughed as he lay there: "I won't! I know my own body."

"Okay, okay!" Guo Dong loved this job!

"Forget it, forget it!" As soon as Qiao Qiao heard the three words "winter melon candy," her teeth began to ache: "Keep it for yourself to eat; I don't like sweets."

Qiao Qiao brought over a basket of fire cups, and after the leader took off his top and lay there, she aimed at several acupoints and "click-clack" applied several glass cups. The sharp pain in some of the special areas was real!

"Uncle," Secretary Wang couldn't help but laugh: "Who taught you to distribute them like that?"

In her opinion, a middle-aged man needs some supplementation, and eating these health products wouldn't make a difference.

At this moment, he also promised: "Big Sister Guo Dong, my sister said she's going to make winter melon candy in a few days, and I'll bring you some then."

She looked at Secretary Wang again: "What about you?"

Secretary Wang hesitated, wanting to break the strange atmosphere, but heard Qiao Qiao speak before him: "We're here."

Qiao Qiao's eyes shifted over his head: "Losing hair so severely at such a young age, and you call that alright? Either the Shenting and Baihui acupoints or the Shenshu... Come, I'll give you a pair of slippers, go to the courtyard and rinse your feet, and later I'll have Zhong Mei give you head moxibustion first."

She pondered for a moment: "That will take quite a long time... Guo Dong, wait for me to help her!"

But...

The two of them held the simply wrapped candy, and Qiao Qiao glanced at it and said: "If your blood sugar is fine, then eat it. It's candy paste made from the Jin Yingzi left over when I made medicine; it has a lot of added ingredients and isn't that sweet."

Secretary Wang was still puzzled: "This... this is just applying essential oil, it hurts so much to pull and stretch!"

Qiao Qiao said "hmm" and muttered: "Don't just take it because you're too embarrassed to refuse. My medicine isn't enough as it is; I'm only giving it to you because of Song Tan..."

She then tried to sell a favor: "I see you both have some deficiency in vital energy and need to strengthen the body and tonify the kidneys... The medicinal pills I have here are indeed effective for the symptoms. Will you eat them?"

Only those who have sought medical advice indiscriminately understand the taste of illness and pain.

"Alright then..." Guo Dong said regretfully: "I also wanted to have Seventh Uncle make candy corners, but it's a pity they don't like to eat them..."

Qiao Qiao pointed to the hospital bed on the side: "Lie down first, take off your top and I'll give you cupping to remove the damp cold. Later, I'll moxibust the Shenshu acupoint, and then turn over and I'll tell you the position, and you can moxibust the Wanwan acupoint yourself, as well as the Zhongji and Qihai... On your legs are the Sanyinjiao, Zusanli, and Kunlun."

At this moment, he gritted his teeth: "I'll try it too."

Looking at the leader's gaze, Secretary Wang felt a bit embarrassed: "Things from Guo Dong's house, they are expensive, but they have never been bad. I'm thinking that since it tonifies vital energy, trying it won't hurt."

Qiao Qiao:...

Anyway, it can't be cured, so trying it won't hurt.

Zhong Mei thought for a moment: Oh my! It's a connection from Song Tan's uncle's family!

His political career was clearly still so long!

Guo Dong nodded: "Mm-hmm! Came here with Brother Wu Lei!"

She was busy at the moment; other old ladies in the village also came for moxibustion at this time. After lighting the moxa sticks and teaching people where to place them, she turned her head, opened the drawer, grabbed a handful of square candies, and gave them to Zhong Mei:

Qiao Qiao didn't care: "Find a place to sit as you like, light the moxa sticks yourself..."

The leader hesitated: "My stomach has some minor problems, and my waist and legs were soaked in water for too long when I was young, so they often feel cold and painful." ===== CHAPTER 673 =====