Yunyi arrived at the village clinic early the next morning and saw the brigade leader with a dark expression. "Chu Zhiqing," he said, "who allowed you to take it upon yourself to go up the mountain to collect herbs?"
Yunyi displayed the Chinese herbs she had processed the day before on the sunning trays previously used by Doctor Gong. "The day before yesterday, after finishing work," she explained, "Branch Secretary happened to pass by, and I mentioned to her that some of our medicinal materials were running low. If we didn't collect more, we wouldn't be able to put together the medicine packets. Since the brigade leader disagrees, I won't venture up the mountain anymore. From now on, when people come here, we'll just prescribe Western medicine."
Upon hearing Yunyi's words, the brigade leader's face grew even uglier. He just wanted to put this Chu Zhiqing in her place, to show her who was in charge in Songling Village, but she was always so sharp-tongued.
