In memory, in her previous life, Chi Ge had managed to return to the city.
However, she seemed to recall someone mentioning that not long after Chi Ge returned, she passed away from illness.
If her guess was not wrong, Chi Ge was already ill now. She just didn't know what kind of illness it was. She would have to ask when she went again.
Su Xiaotian was an adult at heart, and it was quite easy to get information from the young Chi Yiyuan.
Moreover, Su Xiaotian was Chi Ge's student, and Chi Yiyuan did not deliberately hide anything from Su Xiaotian.
Soon, she learned that Chi Ge had a stomach ailment.
In this era, many people suffered from stomach ailments.
After all, everyone was not eating enough, and medical care and medicine were scarce. If one was ill and had no money for treatment, they were reluctant to spend money on it.
However, stomach ailments mainly relied on nourishment. If nourished carefully, they could improve significantly.
She recalled a few soups and porridges that could nourish the stomach, but the conditions were not met at the moment.
After much thought, Su Xiaotian went to see Doctor Li.
Although Li Mingcai was curious why Su Xiaotian was asking about this, he kindly gave Su Xiaotian several effective prescriptions.
After reviewing them, Su Xiaotian bought some chicken gizzard lining from Li Mingcai for one cent.
"Grandma Yu, this is chicken gizzard lining. Simmering it with millet porridge is beneficial for Grandpa Chi's stomach ailment."
Yu Ruiyuan did not expect that such a small child like Su Xiaotian could think of so much, even going to buy chicken gizzard lining.
"Good child, it's thoughtful of you to think of this."
It was Old Chi's good fortune to encounter such a child.
"Please trouble you to simmer porridge for Grandpa Chi every day. Once the millet is finished, I will find a way to send more to Grandpa Chi."
"There's still quite a bit of millet, enough for your Grandpa Chi to eat for a while. Good child, don't always worry about us," Yu Ruiyuan said quickly.
No matter how much the people of the Su family doted on this girl, they would not let the entire family go hungry for the sake of the girl.
Millet was a precious thing. The Su family likely didn't have much, and they didn't have the face to accept it.
Su Xiaotian just smiled and said nothing.
Anyway, she could get a lot by studying diligently every day. Moreover, since activating the "Review and Learn" skill, her comprehension ability had increased, and with it, her income.
As for ration coupons, she felt her luck had always been good and she didn't need to worry.
In the evening, Yu Ruiyuan told Chi Ge and Du Tonghe about Su Xiaotian sending the chicken gizzard lining, and couldn't help but sigh again.
"Taking such a student, I am the one who has benefited," Chi Ge said after a long silence.
"Old Chi, you must take care of yourself. The more you teach this child Xiaotian, the better."
Du Tonghe could sense that his old friend seemed to have some suicidal tendencies.
Chi Yiyuan's emotions became obviously tense. Only when he heard Chi Ge promise to live well did he feel a little relieved.
Su Laosan returned from the county town five days later.
Upon his return, he said that Laizitou was no longer in danger. The doctors at the county hospital were skilled and had saved Laizitou.
He also said that Kang Yiye had been sent to the county town, and the people in charge in the county had ordered Kang Yiye to clean toilets in the county town for three months.
Hearing her son say this, Grandma Su muttered several phrases like "Amitabha Buddha bless you."
"Mother, if someone hears you say that, it will be a big problem," Su Laosan quickly and nervously reminded his mother.
He hadn't felt anything in the village, but after going to the county town, he realized how terrifying it was.
Those excited youths wandered around everywhere, looking for trouble. Many people were dragged out for criticism for just a word.
The elderly and children were not spared.
This man, who had not experienced hardship, was truly afraid. He even felt it would be better never to go to the city again.
Then, Su Laosan lowered his voice and said, "Father, Mother, I heard that Kang Yiye repeatedly said that she was instigated to go to the river."
He had considered this matter for a long time before deciding to speak about it, as it was too unbelievable.
He didn't dare to believe it when he heard it.
"Who instigated her? Is someone trying to plot against our Su family!" Grandma Su immediately said.
"Su Xiaoqin. However, when the people in the county heard that Su Xiaoqin was a little girl, they didn't believe it." Su Laosan told them everything he had heard.
Although the people in the county didn't believe it, for some reason, he felt that it might be true.
"Her? How is that possible?" Grandma Su was unwilling to believe it.
"Kang Yiye wouldn't say that for no reason. We should be careful in the future!" Grandpa Su said, puffing on his pipe.
Su Xiaotian happily studied, drew lots, and learned from Chi Ge and Du Tonghe every day.
Chi Ge found that Su Xiaotian's ability to accept new knowledge was very fast, and she could draw inferences from one instance to another, which was not like a seven or eight-year-old child at all.
Chi Ge was a person with comprehensive knowledge. Since Su Xiaotian had a strong learning ability, he did not hide anything and taught Su Xiaotian everything he knew.
Su Ciliang was also a very talented child, and his progress in learning to paint was very fast. The only drawback was that his patience was slightly insufficient, and he was too superficial. If he could calm down, he would definitely be even better.
Moreover, all of Su Ciliang's cleverness seemed to be in painting. Apart from that, he had no other special skills.
However, Chi Ge did not want his students to be weak in other aspects, so in addition to learning painting, he also taught Su Ciliang other knowledge.
It could be said that the appearance of the two children from the Su family brought about a tremendous change in Chi Ge's life.
The other children in the Su family were very envious that Su Xiaotian and Su Ciliang could receive careful instruction from Professor Chi.
Therefore, they occasionally followed along as auditors, and the rest of the time, Su Xiaotian would intentionally or unintentionally teach them.
However, the Su family members were very cautious, and they were very careful when they went, and their timing was not fixed.
Therefore, the villagers did not notice. Even though Su Xiaoqin always paid attention to the Su siblings, she didn't notice.
Su Xiaotian soon discovered Su Xiaoqin's surveillance and became even more cautious in guarding against her.
She had reason to believe that if Su Xiaoqin knew they were going to the cowshed to study every few days, she would definitely do something.
Su Xiaotian cherished such learning opportunities and had no intention of letting them be ruined.
To Chi Ge's surprise, Chi Yiyuan seemed to be slightly different from before.
His personality had changed a little, and he had the smile that belonged to a child's face, no longer looking so old and experienced.
Moreover, the usually proud youth was unwilling to be outdone and desperately wanted to catch up with Su Xiaotian.
There was progress with competition, and the children's enthusiasm for learning was very high.
However, Su Xiaotian was an adult at heart and had the system's support, so it was no exaggeration to describe her progress as rapid.
Chi Yiyuan's progress was relatively small.
This made Chi Yiyuan wish he had forty-eight hours a day to study.
Chi Ge was pleased to see this.