Translator: Nyoi-Bo Studio Editor: Nyoi-Bo Studio
âI bumped into Dr. Long,â Wang Mingbao said.
âWhat was he doing over there?â Wang Yao was a bit concerned. âI hope he didnât cause any trouble.â
âNo, donât worry. You know what? That Dr. Long is a different person now,â Wang Mingbao said.
âDifferent person? What do you mean?â Wang Yao asked.
âHe 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,â Wang Mingbao said.
âReally?â Wang Yao was very surprised. Given what Dr. Long used to be like, he wouldnât do anything that wouldnât benefit him.
âYes, I can feel that he has really changed,â Wang Mingbao said.
âHmm, thatâs a good thing,â Wang Yao said.
It seemed that the experience of being stuck in a wheelchair had changed him.
âBy the way, I paid a visit to Jia County to check the road plan for the village,â Wang Mingbao said.
âWhen will they start the construction?â Wang Yao asked.
âIn March next year, after the heat ends,â Wang Mingbao said.
âItâs such a long time to wait,â Wang Yao replied.
âIn fact, Iâm a bit worried that the fund will be used for other purposes after talking to several people in the local government,â Wang Mingbao said.
Wang Yao didnât 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.
âLetâs go there to have a look some time later,â Wang Yao said.
Wang Mingbao agreed. He stayed at Wang Yaoâs place for a long time. They then went to Wang Yaoâs 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 couldnât 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 Yaoâs 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.
âDad, whatâs wrong with you?â Sun Yunsheng asked. He made his father a cup of tea. He was worried about his father.
âNothing serious. I had a minor injury,â Sun Zhengrong said.
âHave you spoken to Dr. Wang about it?â Sun Yunsheng asked.
âYes, he had prescribed a formula for me. Iâm fine. You should go to sleep now,â Sun Zhengrong said.
âOK, Dad, please donât stay up too late,â Sun Yunsheng said.
âI know,â 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.
âUncle Lin, what happened to Dad?â he asked.
âHe was injured and has seen Dr. Wang. You donât need to worry about him,â Mr. Lin said.
âWho injured him?â Sun Yunsheng asked.
âYou donât need to worry about it. Your dad will deal with it,â Mr. Lin said with a smile.
Even if Sun Yunsheng knew the truth, he wouldnât be able to help his father. Instead, his fatherâs 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.
âWhat? I see.â He walked toward the living room slowly after hanging up the phone. Sun Zhengrong was watching TV.
âMaster, they followed you back to China,â Mr. Lin said.
âWhere are they?â Sun Zhengrong asked.
âHere in Qi province. They showed up in Dao,â Mr. Lin said.
âHmm, they do have the guts to come to Dao.â Sun Zhengrong wasnât worried. Instead, he laughed.
âThey seem to have nothing to fear. Maybe theyâve hired someone,â Mr. Lin said.
âYou are right. Thatâs possible. There were one or two old fellows hard to deal with in their old village,â Sun Yunsheng said. âI will return to Dao tomorrow. You stay here to look after Yunsheng.ân/o/vel/b//in dot c//om
âDo you want to ask Dr. Wang for help?â 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.
âNo, I donât want to involve him in this,â Sun Zhengrong said. âHe has already helped us a lot.â
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 didnât 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.
âListen, we canât let Dr. Wang and his family be affected by this,â 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 didnât 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 didnât spend a lot of time treating them.
It was nearly 11 a.m. when Lu Xiaomei came to the clinic.
âThis is the decoction for you. Same dose as last time.â Wang Yao gave the decoction to Lu Xiaomei.
âThank you,â 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.
âWei, Iâm sorry,â the young man said.
âWhat are you sorry for?â the young woman asked.
âI had my reasons to leave without saying goodbye,â the young man said.
âReally? What good reason? You just disappeared like you never existed. Do you know how I felt at that time?â the young woman asked.
âIâm really sorry,â the young man softly said.
âNever mind, what has happened has happened. We are over,â the young woman said.
âWei, I wonât leave from now on,â the young man said. âCan you give me a second chance?â
âI have a boyfriend,â the young woman said.
âI still have a chance,â the young man said.
âNot really, Iâm going to be engaged,â the young woman replied.
The young man didnât respond. He just stared at the cup of coffee in front of him. The coffee smelled nice.
âWell, are we still friends?â he asked.
âFriends?â The young woman smiled bitterly. âIâll see.â
It was very windy at the beach. Tong Wei stood staring at the rolling ocean. She didnât 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 couldnât forget their first love even after they got married.
That young man was Tong Weiâs 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.
âAye!â Tong Wei sighed. The wind made her hair messy.
...
Sun Zhengrong was about to leave the village. He paid another visit to Wang Yaoâs clinic before leaving.
âDr. Wang, how long do you think it will take to remove all the poisonous insects?â Sun Zhengrong asked.
âTen days,â Wang Yao replied.
âHow many decoctions do I need to take?â Sun Zhengrong asked.
âFour or five,â Wang Yao said. âWhy?â
âWell, I plan to go back to Dao. I want to take some decoctions with me,â Sun Zhengrong said.
âI didnât brew the decoction for you today. The earliest will be tomorrow,â Wang Yao said.
âThatâs fine, Iâll ask Lin to fetch it for me tomorrow,â Sun Zhengrong said.