A playful glint flashed in Liu Zhixia’s eyes.
The villagers who had come over after hearing the news instinctively felt that something major had happened.
There was very little entertainment in the countryside.
Whenever there was something interesting to watch, more and more people naturally gathered.
Zheng Chunli had originally lacked confidence. She had only impulsively decided to frame Liu Zhixia.
But now that so many people had gathered, she found herself in an awkward situation where she could neither advance nor retreat.
Facing Liu Zhixia, who appeared calm and composed, as well as Zhou Yunting, whose entire body radiated a cold and intimidating aura, she felt increasingly uneasy.
“Educated Youth Zheng, who did you say pushed you into the water?”
“This is serious! Our Hongshan Village actually has someone so vicious?”
“We must report this to the Public Security Bureau…”
“…”
The gathered villagers discussed the matter noisily.
They seemed unable to believe that someone could be so malicious. Their gazes toward Liu Zhixia and the Zhou family’s grandfather and grandson gradually became less friendly.
Zheng Chunli was truly panicking now.
Had she actually dragged the Zhou family into this mess?
She had originally wanted to get closer to them, but she couldn’t let things turn out this way.
In a moment of desperation, Zheng Chunli glared resentfully at Liu Zhixia before lowering her voice.
“Aunties, you must have misunderstood.”
“I didn’t say someone pushed me into the water. I just accidentally fell in myself…”
At a distance, Sun Haomin quickly reacted and caught her.
“Educated Youth Zheng has fainted. She probably hasn’t recovered yet. I’ll take her to the clinic to have a look…”
Sun Haomin spoke very quickly. Since they came from the same place, he couldn’t just stand by and do nothing.
Liu Zhixia looked at Zheng Chunli’s eyelids, which had just twitched slightly, and immediately understood everything.
With a flick of her hand, a silver needle shot out and accurately pierced two of Zheng Chunli’s painful pressure points.
Controlled by her inner energy, the needle’s force and precision were flawless.
Sure enough, the effect was immediate.
Zheng Chunli suddenly sprang up from Sun Haomin’s arms.
That agile movement…
There was no way it looked like something a person who had just fainted would do.
The villagers immediately began forming their own conclusions.
Could it be that this girl had deliberately framed Zhou’s wife and pretended to faint because she was afraid of facing everyone’s questions?
Many villagers who were more familiar with Zheng Chunli couldn’t help but shake their heads.
From the moment Liu Zhixia’s silver needles appeared, Zhou Yunting’s entire body stiffened.
She knew medicine?
The moment Zheng Chunli jumped up, he already suspected that Liu Zhixia’s control over acupuncture points must have reached an extremely advanced level.
To accurately control the force from such a distance…
Her mastery was extraordinary.
Zhou Yunting’s gaze toward her became even more complicated and unreadable.
Some villagers also noticed that Liu Zhixia’s silver needle technique was far from ordinary.
The village head’s wife, Jiang Guihua, was the first to approach.
“Zhou’s wife, are those silver needles used for traditional Chinese medicine acupuncture?”
“Why do they look exactly like that to me?”
Sun Qiulan, the village accountant, was an educated youth with some knowledge and insight.
She had encountered expert-level traditional Chinese medicine practitioners before, but even their acupuncture skills probably couldn’t compare to this.
Her eyes were practically shining with admiration, looking completely like a devoted fan.
In the end, after Liu Zhixia nodded and confirmed that she indeed knew acupuncture, she was surrounded by villagers once again.
Old Master Zhou looked at the young woman surrounded by villagers.
She showed no impatience at all. Instead, she smiled warmly and spoke confidently among them.
He sighed emotionally.
“Yunting, Zhixia is truly outstanding. She’s a wonderful girl.”
“You are very fortunate.”
When Zhou Yunting’s usually cold and stern eyes fell upon that graceful figure speaking among the crowd, his expression softened slightly.
He nodded.
“Yes, Grandpa.”
“Meeting her is the greatest fortune of my life…”
Old Master Zhou rarely teased him. Instead, he silently patted his grandson’s shoulder.
The two then walked toward the construction site together.
General Zhou, who had already become accustomed to a quiet and uneventful life, suddenly felt a little uncomfortable with the lively atmosphere at home.
Their Zhou family had been in Hongshan Village for so long, yet this was the first time the villagers had welcomed them so warmly.
The small thatched house was filled with all kinds of items.
Someone who didn’t know the situation might have thought they had just returned from a massive New Year shopping trip.
The already cramped house felt even more crowded.
Fortunately, everyone sat outside instead.
Liu Zhixia was surrounded so tightly that she could barely move.
The silver needles in her hands had almost never stopped throughout the entire day.
There were many elderly people in the village, and most of them had various minor health problems.
When Liu Zhixia treated them with acupuncture, she naturally infused a small amount of life force into their bodies.
Many villagers experienced immediate improvements and began calling her a miracle doctor.
The items filling their home came from this.
In just one day, Liu Zhixia had treated wave after wave of patients with her miraculous medical skills.
Almost everyone in Hongshan Village, except those who were away, had received treatment from her.
General Zhou touched his chest.
He felt like he wasn’t feeling quite right either.
Should he ask his daughter-in-law to give him acupuncture too?
But he still had an important task ahead.
He needed to organize all the things in the house.
The former general had never imagined that one day he would be sorting through so many vegetables and daily necessities.
His hands were meant to hold guns and command battles…
When Zhou Yunting and Old Master Zhou returned, they were also shocked by the piles of items inside the house.
By then, there were no more patients waiting for treatment.
On their way home, the grandfather and grandson had received many friendly greetings from villagers.
They had found it strange at the time.
But seeing everything piled up at home, they both reached the same conclusion.
It must have been something Liu Zhixia did again.
However, when Liu Zhixia entered the house, she was equally stunned.
She stood there blankly, looking completely confused.
It was rare for Zhou Yunting to see this usually sharp and decisive young woman display such an expression.
For some reason, he found it unexpectedly adorable.
Old Master Zhou covered his forehead.
So it turned out Zhixia herself didn’t even know what had happened.
General Zhou cleared his throat.
“As everyone can see, these are all gifts of gratitude from the villagers to Zhixia.”
Only then did Liu Zhixia carefully examine the items.
Tomatoes, cucumbers, green peppers, corn, potatoes, eggs, cabbage, white radishes, carrots, cilantro, seasonings…
Their home had gathered almost every edible vegetable available this season.
Liu Zhixia had received many gifts of gratitude in her previous life—ones worth hundreds or even thousands of times more.
Yet she was still moved by these simple and sincere villagers.
These ordinary-looking vegetables might have been the only food supplies some families had…
That evening, after the four members of the Zhou family finished dinner, they followed General Zhou’s memory of who had given what.
Quietly, they returned most of the gifts and placed them outside the villagers’ doors.
The next morning, when the villagers woke up and discovered that the Zhou family had returned their gifts, they found that not everything had been taken back.
Only a small portion had been kept.
Their hearts were deeply touched.
They silently accepted the returned items.
At this time, these supplies were precious to every household.
The reason they had given these things was because they were grateful that Liu Zhixia had treated them for free.
When the three members of the Zhou family went to work the next day, they could clearly feel that the villagers had become even more enthusiastic toward them.
And this was exactly what Liu Zhixia wanted.
She had a feeling that Zhou Yunting probably had no intention of continuing to hide his abilities.
If that was the case, Old Master Zhou and General Zhou would inevitably remain in this village.
Their identities determined that their situation here would not be easy.
Liu Zhixia had no choice but to make preparations in advance.
She had to plan ahead.