Chapter 123 The Villagers Know

Her petite figure darted swiftly along the winding village paths, disappearing from sight in the blink of an eye.

Dai Xingyun stood quietly in place, his gaze fixed on Shen Xiaoxiao's back, a hint of indescribable tenderness in his eyes.

Seeing this, Xiahou Jie coughed softly, breaking the silence.

"Dude, you don't actually have a crush on that girl, do you? With your family background, do you think your parents would approve of you two being together?"

Xiahou Jie asked earnestly, his tone tinged with worry.

Dai Xingyun turned his head slightly, glanced at Xiahou Jie, and then smiled confidently: "If I truly want to spend my life with her, my parents will definitely not have any objections."

"How is this possible! With the Dai family's status and position, how could they allow you to marry a country girl?" Xiahou Jie exclaimed incredulously, his eyes wide.

Dai Xingyun merely glanced at him indifferently before ignoring the topic, turning around and walking forward, casually remarking...

"Alright, let's stop worrying about this and hurry back to the educated youth compound."

After saying that, he turned and walked towards the educated youth compound without looking back, leaving Xiahou Jie standing there, watching his departing figure, pondering to himself...

Aunt Liu rushed home in a flurry. She casually put down the things she was carrying inside the house, and without even taking a breath, she hurriedly turned around and ran out of the house, jogging all the way to the place in the village where everyone usually gathered to chat.

By this time, a considerable number of people had already gathered here. Some were sitting on small stools, skillfully sewing shoe soles while chatting and laughing with those around them;

Others simply stood or sat leisurely, purely enjoying this moment of leisure, chatting happily.

As soon as Aunt Liu appeared, before she could even stand still, she shouted impatiently, "I have some big news for you, it'll blow your mind!"

Upon hearing Aunt Liu's excited words, the previously lively scene instantly fell silent, and everyone's eyes turned to her.

Aunt Qin stopped sewing shoe soles, rubbed the needle on her head a few times, and asked curiously.

"Sister Liu, what news is it? Look how excited you are. Didn't you go to town today? Could it be news from town?" After saying that, she lowered her head again and continued to sew the shoe soles.

Aunt Liu took a deep breath to calm herself down, but her voice still couldn't hide her excitement: "Starting today, our village has a barefoot doctor! And you'll never guess who it is!"

These words caused a huge uproar, and the people present immediately started discussing them.

"A barefoot doctor? From our village? How is that possible!" someone said, shaking their head with a look of suspicion.

“That’s right, Sister Liu, you must have misheard, right? How could a barefoot doctor suddenly appear in such a small village like ours?” Another old woman chimed in with her doubts.

"Why would I lie to you? Everything I said is true, and I even saw her proof," Aunt Liu explained anxiously.

“That’s even more impossible, you can’t even read,” the old women murmured among themselves.

"Hmph! If you don't believe me, fine. Wait until the little girl comes back and tells you, then let's see what you have to say!" Aunt Liu was so angry that her face turned red, and she let out a cold snort.

"Who did you just say? A little girl?" Aunt Qin looked up in confusion and asked again.

"That's right, it's that little girl! Today, this child went to town specifically to get her barefoot doctor certificate."

Aunt Liu raised her chin and said with a proud look on her face, as if she were the one who had obtained the certificate.

Hearing what Aunt Liu said, the people around couldn't help but start whispering among themselves.

At first, everyone was skeptical about the barefoot doctor coming to the village, but when the little girl was mentioned, they felt more trusting of her.

You should know that the Shen siblings are famous in the village for their academic excellence and are very clever.

Who knows, this little girl might actually bring everyone a surprise this time!

And so, the news spread like wildfire.

In less than half an hour, the news had spread throughout the entire village.

Whether they were villagers working in the fields or women doing housework at home, everyone was talking about this.

At this moment, the village chief and the brigade leader were sitting in the village committee office discussing village affairs.

Hearing the commotion outside, the two thought something had happened and they couldn't get out.

Seeing the noisy crowd behind him, the village chief shouted, "What's going on? What are you arguing about?"

A young man quickly replied, "Village chief, brigade leader, I heard that Shen Xiaoxiao from our village went to town today to get her barefoot doctor certificate!"

The village chief and the brigade leader were taken aback at first, but then their faces lit up with joy.

The two exchanged a glance, turned around without saying a word, and hurried towards Shen Zishan's house.

They ran breathlessly without taking a break. When they finally arrived at Shen Zishan's house, they stopped, calmed their rapid breathing, and then knocked on the door, which was obviously newly replaced recently.

Shen Xiaoxiao stood at the kitchen door, counting the various ingredients on her fingers while seriously considering what delicious dishes she should make tonight to treat herself.

Just as she was about to make a decision, there was a soft knock on the door.

"Who is it?" Shen Xiaoxiao asked casually, but without the slightest hesitation, she strode quickly toward the door.

When she flung open the door, she exclaimed in surprise, "Grandpa Village Chief, Grandpa Brigade Leader, what brings you here? Please come in!"

As he spoke, he stepped aside to let the two elderly people into the house.

With a broad smile and expectant eyes, the village chief asked, "Little girl, we just heard that you passed the barefoot doctor certification exam. Is that true?"

Looking at the two elders in front of her who had placed high hopes on her and had always cared for and loved her, Shen Xiaoxiao felt a surge of warmth in her heart.

She quickly said, "Please wait a moment." Then she turned and ran into the room like a gust of wind.

Upon entering the room, Shen Xiaoxiao went straight to a secluded spot and took out the barefoot doctor's certificate from her spatial storage.

Then, clutching the certificate tightly, she dashed out like a little deer.

After running to the living room, Shen Xiaoxiao calmed her rapid breathing a little before slowly reaching out and handing the certificate to the captain.