856 Stay Determined to Remain Ready (1/2)
It was getting colder. It was so cold that one could even see one's breath when exhaling.
When they saw Wang Yao, they quickly greeted him. ”Hello, Mr. Wang.”
”Are you going to the mountain?” Wang Yao asked.
”Yes.”
”OK, have a nice day.”
Wang Yao turned and walked toward his home. Just as he reached the door, he saw a car speed by and head south of the village.
He thought, Are they here to see a doctor?
Once the car stopped, a man jumped out of the car. Next, a woman carrying a child got out. She had an anxious look on her face. Wang Yao hurriedly turned around. Although his pace was not fast, he was soon at the clinic.
”How come it's closed?”
The man and woman were sweating profusely.
”What's wrong with the child?” Wang Yao asked. The child's face was slightly blue.
”He choked while eating.”
”Let me check,” Wang Yao said.
He closely looked at the child and patted on his back twice in succession. The child spit out a ball of food and began to cry.
Wang Yao glanced down and found saw the child had eaten peanuts. He said, ”The child is too young to eat this kind of food.”
”Hey, we didn't want him to. He stuffed it in his mouth while we were not paying attention.”
Wang Yao looked at the child again. After confirming that the child had no other problems, he said to the couple, ”It's OK. You can go home.”
”Thank you so much.”
”You are welcome,” Wang Yao replied. ”You must pay more attention.”
”Thank you. How much is it?”
”Forget it.” Wang Yao waved his hand as he turned and walked toward his house.
The man stopped to thank him again as he drove past him. ”Thank you.”
”You are welcome,” Wang Yao replied. ”Have a safe journey!”
He slowly returned home.
”You came back.” Zhang Xiuying was preparing dinner.
”Mom, what do you need me to do?” Wang Yao asked.
”It's OK, just go back to the room,” his mother said. ”It will only be the two of us tonight.”
”Where is Dad?” Wang Yao asked.
”He went out for a drink,” his mother said.
They had dinner and stayed in the house to watch TV. At around 8 p.m., Wang Fenghua returned home. He had the heavy smell of tobacco and alcohol.
”Dad, how many drinks did you have?” Wang Yao asked.
”More than three glasses, maybe even a bottle of wine.” Wang Fenghua laughed.
”Wait a minute, I'll bring you some water.” After his father ate his dinner, Wang Yao brought him a hangover soup he had cooked already. It could be used to protect the stomach and liver.
”I heard that two more people moved out of the village,” Wang Fenghua said as he sipped his soup.
”Who was it?” Wang Yao asked.
”Brother Mao Sheng's family,” Wang Fenghua said.
”Oh,” Zhang Xiuying said with a sigh.
”Someone bought two houses, and they have already been renovated,” Wang Fenghua said. ”Xiao Yao, do you know them?”
”Well, it was Zheng Weijun who started the pharmaceutical factory with me. You have met him,” Wang Yao said.
”Hmm… Is he rich?” his father asked.
”Of course. He is not just commonly rich. He is crazy rich,” Wang Yao said.
”The rich man's mind is different from us,” Zhang Xiuying said. ”Villagers want to move out, yet others want to move in.”
”There will be more people coming later, but there are some people who can't come here even if they want,” Wang Yao said with a smile.
”Who would like to come here?” his mother asked.
”I can't say,” Wang Yao said.
No one was allowed to get any piece of land to build a house in the village. They could only renovate established houses based on their original condition. The number of new houses was limited.
He spoke with his parents until around 9 p.m. He left and went to Nanshan Mountain.
Nothing happened overnight.
In the morning, the father of the child Wang Yao treated the day before came to the clinic. He brought a pennant with the words ”Another Hua Tuo with holy hands and heart” on it.
The man specially customized the pennant to express his gratitude to Wang Yao.
”Thank you.”
Wang Yao smiled and took the pennant.
In the morning, Zhong Liuchuan suddenly came to the clinic.
”Sir, I have encountered a problem while practicing,” he said.
”What is the problem?” Wang Yao asked.
Zhong Liuchuan told him about the confusion he encountered the past few days, which was a typical bottleneck. No matter how he practiced, there was no improvement.
”Are you in a hurry?” Wang Yao asked.