Feng Simai wanted to press her case further, but then Yunyi said, "It's fine, Auntie. There's no need to trouble two people over one thing. I've already spoken with Uncle Suo, so I won't bother you."
Wang Lanhua also chimed in, "Sister-in-law, I didn't see you on the ox cart this morning. When did you come to the commune?"
Only then did Feng Simai remember she had come to buy medicine for her younger son. "Oh dear, I almost forgot the most important thing. Doctor Gong is still receiving treatment at the hospital, and Lin Fang has also taken leave. There's nobody at the village clinic to even dispense medicine. Xiaohu's feeling a bit unwell, so I came to the health center to get some for him."
After that, the conversation among the people on the cart shifted to Doctor Gong. They also remarked on how truly inconvenient it was with no one manning the clinic.
As the ox cart entered the village, quite a few people were sitting under the large locust tree at the entrance.
