A week passed in a blink.
Xia Xue led the village committee members to inspect the road construction.
Xu Guohong was very responsible, personally supervising the work.
The standard for road construction wasn't particularly high, as long as it could be used for normal traffic.
However, the materials chosen were of good quality, which made Xia Xue very satisfied.
"I'm truly grateful to Boss Xu. You probably didn't make much profit, did you?"
"With 600,000, I can still save a few tens of thousands, and Mr. Lin will also give..."
At this point, Xu Guohong suddenly stopped.
He was a very honest man and almost blurted out the truth.
Xia Xue sensed something was amiss and asked, "What will Xiao Fan give you?"
"Nothing, nothing."
Xu Guohong immediately became hesitant, his eyes darting away.
"Boss Xu, are you hiding something from me?" Xia Xue pressed.
"This..."
Xu Guohong felt he couldn't keep it a secret any longer and decided to tell the truth.
"Village Chief Xia, please don't tell anyone I said this. If Miss Lin blames me, I won't be able to live here!"
Xia Xue wasn't angry after learning the truth.
How could she not know that everyone was doing it for her own good?
That evening, upon returning home, she saw Lin Fan, as usual, tinkering with the medicinal herbs he had gathered from Luofeng Mountain.
Looking at Lin Fan's figure, Xia Xue felt a surge of emotion.
"Sister-in-law, what's wrong? Are you tired? I'll cook for you today then."
Xia Xue gently shook her head, "I'm not tired. I'll cook."
The meal was soon served.
As Lin Fan ate, he said, "I've earned quite a bit of money recently. Why don't we renovate the ancestral house?"
"Mainly to fix up the courtyard so we can cultivate medicinal herbs there in the future."
Xia Xue hesitated, "This will cost a lot of money, and I'm a bit reluctant."
Having been frugal for so long, she always hesitated to spend money.
Lin Fan chuckled, "It shouldn't cost too much. Besides, there are no neighbors around the ancestral house, so we can go live there anytime."
Xia Xue's face instantly turned red. This was indeed a good idea, especially considering that making too much noise at night could lead to gossip from neighbors over time.
"How about we leave this to Boss Xu? Let him earn some more money."
"Sure, Boss Xu is quite reliable."
Lin Fan agreed.
***
The next day was the weekend.
Jiang Hu Xue lay in bed, bored.
If she were in the city, she could have met up with some girlfriends to go shopping, watch movies, or play games.
However, there was very little to do in the countryside.
"I wonder what Xiao Fan is doing. He should be at the clinic, right?"
Jiang Hu Xue thought of Lin Fan.
She immediately got out of bed and spent over an hour choosing clothes and applying makeup.
Feeling perfect, she then went out.
She arrived at the clinic at exactly ten o'clock.
Lin Fan had no patients and was writing something.
"Xiao Fan, I've come to visit you."
Jiang Hu Xue said playfully after entering the room.
Lin Fan looked up with a smile, "What, you're not busy lately?"
Jiang Hu Xue pouted, "Don't talk about not being busy; I have nothing to do."
In the beginning, she and Lin Fan weren't very familiar, so her speech was a bit reserved.
As time went on, Lin Fan clearly felt that she was transforming from an intellectual teacher into a cute young girl.
Song Meng Ling jumped out and suggested, "Since no one is busy, let's all go out and have some fun!"
Lin Fang shook her head, "No, no, I'm on my period these few days and don't want to move!"
Lin Fan immediately said, "Does it hurt? If it does, I can prescribe medicine to relieve it."
Song Meng Ling rolled her eyes, "Lin Fang, why do you say everything out loud?"
She was sensitive about menstruation and didn't want to mention it in front of men.
Lin Fan felt it was nothing. "Medicine doesn't shy away from illness. Aren't you a medical professional? Don't you understand this principle?"
"Miss Song, do you think I'm not a respectable person?"
Song Meng Ling pouted, "It's hard to say. Sister Xue did say you're not a good person!"
She didn't even know when Xia Xue had said that.
Lin Fang didn't mind; she thought the same as Lin Fan.
"In any case, I can't go out to play. But it's okay, it's not too painful, just don't want to move. Otherwise, I would have taken leave."
"Someone has to stay at the clinic. You guys go have fun."
Lin Fan smiled, "Call me if anything happens. I'll bring you back a souvenir."
And so, the group left.
Although they said they were going out to play, they didn't go far, just exploring around Luofeng Village.
Lin Fan had mentioned places that were fun before, but they weren't locals and didn't know the way, so they were hesitant to go anywhere random.
This time, with Lin Fan leading the way, they could go anywhere they wanted.
The first stop was Yinxi River.
Yinxi River was about a kilometer away from the clinic. The riverbank was very flat, with some fruit trees and grass, offering beautiful scenery.
As they approached, they could already hear the chirping of insects and birds, and the sound of flowing water.
"Wow! The river water is so clear!"
Jiang Hu Xue ran towards it like a child.
"Yes, it's much cleaner than the rivers in the city."
"Be careful, don't fall..."
Lin Fan was about to warn them when with a splash, Jiang Hu Xue fell into the river.
Her clothes were instantly soaked, and she sat down in the river.
Fortunately, it was the height of summer, and the water by the river was not deep.
Jiang Hu Xue, however, became excited, "This water is so cool and comfortable! You guys should try it too."
Lin Fan was speechless. A dignified teacher acting like a child, what kind of demeanor was this?
Her clothes were wet, and her innerwear was showing through!
Her outer clothes clung to her body, revealing her fair skin faintly.
In this state, she was even more alluring than if she were naked!
Lin Fan tilted his head, "I grew up by this river. I know more about this river than you do. You guys just play by yourselves."
"If you go upstream for about two hundred meters, there are many springs. The groundwater bubbles up from there. You can try tasting it; it's delicious."
Hearing about the spring water, Jiang Hu Xue immediately moved forward.
Song Meng Ling followed.
Her gaze occasionally swept over the pebbles around them.
It seemed she had a preference for pebbles.
Lin Fan was the same when he was a child; he would pick up anything he liked and take it home.
"By the way, there are toads and bullfrogs in the river. They are poisonous, so be careful!"
"Don't worry, we're adults."
Were adults playing around not like children?
Lin Fan was amused and frustrated.
"I want to catch fish! I see fish."
Jiang Hu Xue suddenly pointed at the river.
"They're all small fish, you can catch them by hand. Build a circle with mud and stones by the river, and they won't be able to get out. That's how I used to play when I was little."
Lin Fan knew exactly where the fish were plentiful and how to catch them without disturbing them.
Soon, he caught a few small fish and put them into the pit.