“I bumped into Dr . Long,” Wang Mingbao said .
“What was he doing over there?” Wang Yao was a bit concerned . “I hope he didn’t cause any trouble . ”
“No, don’t worry . You know what? That Dr . Long is a different person now,” Wang Mingbao said .
“Different person? What do you mean?” Wang Yao asked .
“He was doing something good in the village . He gave the kids books and contacted a local hospital to arrange regular free health check for the kids,” Wang Mingbao said .
“Really?” Wang Yao was very surprised . Given what Dr . Long used to be like, he wouldn’t do anything that wouldn’t benefit him .
“Yes, I can feel that he has really changed,” Wang Mingbao said .
“Hmm, that’s a good thing,” Wang Yao said .
It seemed that the experience of being stuck in a wheelchair had changed him .
“By the way, I paid a visit to Jia County to check the road plan for the village,” Wang Mingbao said .
“When will they start the construction?” Wang Yao asked .
“In March next year, after the heat ends,” Wang Mingbao said .
“It’s such a long time to wait,” Wang Yao replied .
“In fact, I’m a bit worried that the fund will be used for other purposes after talking to several people in the local government,” Wang Mingbao said .
Wang Yao didn’t say anything . What Wang Mingbao said made sense . It was highly possible that the fund would be used for other purposes . After all, that village was very poor, and Jia County had always struggled with finance . Money was required in many areas . It was not easy to get several million dollars from the provincial government . Everyone in the Jia County local government would want to take some out of it .
“Let’s go there to have a look some time later,” Wang Yao said .
Wang Mingbao agreed . He stayed at Wang Yao’s place for a long time . They then went to Wang Yao’s house for dinner .
Wang Yao returned to Nanshan Hill early the next day . He needed to prepare herbs for a decoction . The herbs included Sophora, Smilax glabra, hexandrum, Bajiaotong, and Lingshanji .
The last two herbs were licorice roots . Wang Yao only used a small amount . They couldn’t be replaced . They were the final touch of the decoction . They would lift the quality of the decoction significantly .
After he had finished preparing the herbs, he started to read a scripture . Wang Yao’s voice wafted out of the cottage .
San Xian was lying inside his dog house . Da Xia was standing on the tree . Xiaohei was lying in the bush . They were all listening to Wang Yao reading the scripture .
In the village, Sun Zhengrong was not well . His face was pale .
Inside the bathroom, a small plastic basin was half filled with vomit that had blood in it . .
Mr . Lin carefully sprayed sulfur in the bathroom to make sure the insects were killed .
“Dad, what’s wrong with you?” Sun Yunsheng asked . He made his father a cup of tea . He was worried about his father .
“Nothing serious . I had a minor injury,” Sun Zhengrong said .
“Have you spoken to Dr . Wang about it?” Sun Yunsheng asked .
“Yes, he had prescribed a formula for me . I’m fine . You should go to sleep now,” Sun Zhengrong said .
“OK, Dad, please don’t stay up too late,” Sun Yunsheng said .
“I know,” Sun Zhengrong replied .
Sun Yunsheng bumped into Mr . Lin on his way back to his bed room . Mr . Lin had just finished cleaning the bathroom .
“Uncle Lin, what happened to Dad?” he asked .
“He was injured and has seen Dr . Wang . You don’t need to worry about him,” Mr . Lin said .
“Who injured him?” Sun Yunsheng asked .
“You don’t need to worry about it . Your dad will deal with it,” Mr . Lin said with a smile .
Even if Sun Yunsheng knew the truth, he wouldn’t be able to help his father . Instead, his father’s enemy would probably use him to fight against his father .
Sun Yunsheng went back to his bedroom .
On the way to the living room, Mr . Lin got a call .
“What? I see . ” He walked toward the living room slowly after hanging up the phone . Sun Zhengrong was watching TV .
“Master, they followed you back to China,” Mr . Lin said .
“Where are they?” Sun Zhengrong asked .
“Here in Qi province . They showed up in Dao,” Mr . Lin said .
“Hmm, they do have the guts to come to Dao . ” Sun Zhengrong wasn’t worried . Instead, he laughed .
“They seem to have nothing to fear . Maybe they’ve hired someone,” Mr . Lin said .
“You are right . That’s possible . There were one or two old fellows hard to deal with in their old village,” Sun Yunsheng said . “I will return to Dao tomorrow . You stay here to look after Yunsheng . ”
“Do you want to ask Dr . Wang for help?” Mr . Lin asked after thinking for a moment .
Mr . Lin thought Wang Yao was a very capable person . Wang Yao knew medicine, and he knew how to restrict those people . If Wang Yao could help, it would be much easier and less risky to fight them .
“No, I don’t want to involve him in this,” Sun Zhengrong said . “He has already helped us a lot . ”
Sun Zhengrong sincerely wanted to make friends with Wang Yao . He never wanted to use Wang Yao for any other purposes . He knew Wang Yao was able to save his life if required, so did Mr . Lin . Although Wang Yao was a Kung Fu master, Sun Zhengrong didn’t want to involve him in his own fight . After all, Wang Yao had a family in the village . Sun Zhengrong knew very well what kind of people his enemies were . Some of them were criminals with no moral bottom line .
“Listen, we can’t let Dr . Wang and his family be affected by this,” Sun Zhengrong said seriously .
The next morning, Wang Yao got up early in the morning . He started to brew the decoction after morning exercises . The flame was dancing . Steam was coming out of the multifunctional pot .
It didn’t take Wang Yao long to brew the decoction . It was after 9 a . m . when he left Nanshan Hill .
He had a few patients in the morning . All of them suffered from minor conditions like colds and headaches . Wang Yao didn’t spend a lot of time treating them .
It was nearly 11 a . m . when Lu Xiaomei came to the clinic .
“This is the decoction for you . Same dose as last time . ” Wang Yao gave the decoction to Lu Xiaomei .
“Thank you,” Lu Xiaomei said . She left after making payment .
In a cafe near the beach at Dao, two person were sitting at a table next to the window . Most of the customers in the cafe were couples .
One of them was a stunning looking young woman . The other was a young man with messy hair . He looked at the young woman gently . He looked a bit like the movie star, Tony Leung .
“Wei, I’m sorry,” the young man said .
“What are you sorry for?” the young woman asked .
“I had my reasons to leave without saying goodbye,” the young man said .
“Really? What good reason? You just disappeared like you never existed . Do you know how I felt at that time?” the young woman asked .
“I’m really sorry,” the young man softly said .
“Never mind, what has happened has happened . We are over,” the young woman said .
“Wei, I won’t leave from now on,” the young man said . “Can you give me a second chance?”
“I have a boyfriend,” the young woman said .
“I still have a chance,” the young man said .
“Not really, I’m going to be engaged,” the young woman replied .
The young man didn’t respond . He just stared at the cup of coffee in front of him . The coffee smelled nice .
“Well, are we still friends?” he asked .
“Friends?” The young woman smiled bitterly . “I’ll see . ”
It was very windy at the beach . Tong Wei stood staring at the rolling ocean . She didn’t know what to do after meeting with the young man in the cafe .
For most people, first love was always unforgettable, pure, beautiful, and unique . Some people still couldn’t forget their first love even after they got married .
That young man was Tong Wei’s first love . They used to love each other very much . However, when they decided to get engaged, he had left without saying goodbye . Tong Wei completely lost contact with him . He now suddenly showed up after many years, just like the way he left many years ago . Because of him, an invisible wall had formed between her and Wang Yao .
“Aye!” Tong Wei sighed . The wind made her hair messy .
Sun Zhengrong was about to leave the village . He paid another visit to Wang Yao’s clinic before leaving .
“Dr . Wang, how long do you think it will take to remove all the poisonous insects?” Sun Zhengrong asked .
“Ten days,” Wang Yao replied .
“How many decoctions do I need to take?” Sun Zhengrong asked .
“Four or five,” Wang Yao said . “Why?”
“Well, I plan to go back to Dao . I want to take some decoctions with me,” Sun Zhengrong said .
“I didn’t brew the decoction for you today . The earliest will be tomorrow,” Wang Yao said .
“That’s fine, I’ll ask Lin to fetch it for me tomorrow,” Sun Zhengrong said .