Volume 1, Chapter 67: The Vegetable

Xiantao Village was quite different from Lijiazougou.

The population was larger, and most people were bound by ties of kinship and blood.

As soon as news reached them over there, a crowd of people immediately poured out.

Those who had been busy working in the vegetable plots also ran over to the village entrance, carrying their hoes.

"What's going on?"

Liu Yang was startled!

They had simply come to purchase some vegetables, yet they managed to run into such a spectacle!

"Someone is here making trouble. They must be here to give Tianhu a hard time.

Tianhu got scammed a few days ago. Let's go over and take a look too!"

Guo Dong did not dare to hesitate; given the size of the crowd, if anyone got hurt, it would become a messy affair that was impossible to explain.

He ran fast, but Hei Zi ran even faster than him!

When he reached the village entrance, however, there was not a trace of any troublemakers to be seen.

"Yingcai, where are the people?"

"They ran off!" Meng Yingcai said with a laugh. "They bolted before I even got here.

It was the same car from last time, parked right here. Damn it, those bastards certainly have a lot of nerve!"

Guo Dong frowned, just about to say a few words to settle the villagers down, when Liu Yang and Xie Minmin came running over.

"Did we get it wrong?"

Liu Yang frowned. No matter how he looked at it, this didn't seem like people coming to pick a fight.

People looking for trouble wouldn't dash over without figuring out the situation in the village first, would they?

"There's no mistake. If last time was an accident, they definitely have a purpose for coming today.

Director Liu, you might not know this, but when we came back yesterday, that car followed us all the way from your hotel straight back to the village."

Hearing this, Liu Yang was slightly taken aback. "Are you saying this car followed us from our hotel?"

"That's right! Because those guys drive such nice cars, I happened to notice them!"

Liu Yang let out a bitter laugh. "There must be some misunderstanding. If I'm guessing correctly, these people aren't targeting you."

"Not targeting us?" Guo Dong turned his gaze toward Liu Yang, seeming to realize something. "Could they be people from Tianpeng Hotel?"

Liu Yang nodded. "They followed you last time, and this time they must have been following us."

Upon hearing this, Guo Dong chuckled, waved his hand, and said, "Alright, everyone disperse. It's nothing serious!"

Since they weren't here to trouble Li Tianhu, the matter had nothing to do with them.

If, as Liu Yang suggested, these people were trailing him, it simply proved that his vegetables were exceptionally popular!

"Go back to whatever you were doing. It was a mistake; these people aren't here to cause trouble!"

No matter what, calming the villagers down came first!

Gazing at the two large stone bollards, Guo Dong shook his head with a wry smile.

Other villages installed such stone pillars to prevent large trucks from passing through.

Consequently, Meng Tianmou had copied the idea and placed two such objects at the village entrance.

Little did he know that no large trucks would ever come this way into their village.

Why would any vehicle pass through their village? Drive straight up into the deep mountains?

With that thought in mind, he reached out and took the large sledgehammer.

Thud!

With a heavy crash, half of the stone pillar vanished instantly.

Thud!

Another hammer blow fell, and the entire stone pillar was uprooted from the ground, rolling off to the side.

The crowd watched in utter astonishment!

Was the hammer that formidable, or was Guo Dong simply possessing too much physical strength?

Following his example, Meng Yingcai took the sledgehammer and smashed it against the remaining stone pillar.

Thud!

His hands tingled with a sharp pain!

Apart from knocking off a few tiny fragments, he failed to budge it by even a fraction.

In the distance, Liu Yang watched blankly, unable to stop himself from recalling Wang Huan's evaluation of Guo Dong.

His strength was just a little greater than average!

This wasn't just a little greater; it was vastly, overwhelmingly greater!

"Guo Dong, stop messing around with those. I called Director Wang just now; he might come over today!"

"Coming today?" Guo Dong paused, his brain failing to process the thought for a moment!

Liu Yang smiled bitterly. "Yes, the moment I mentioned the situation to him, he started making arrangements. He should arrive by this afternoon!"

"Coming all the way from the capital?"

Guo Dong felt a mild sense of surprise!

He was quite curious now about the connection between this vegetative patient and Wang Qing.

"He should be coming from the capital. In any case, he'll be here this afternoon, so you'd better prepare for it!"

"What is there to prepare!"

Guo Dong didn't care in the least. He smiled and said, "Our village is just like this, we don't even have a proper place for guests to stay.

He gets treated the same day, and they can take him right back the same day!"

He spoke lightly, but Liu Yang certainly didn't think that way.

"That simply won't do. Director Wang is different from ordinary people; his arrival here is bound to attract attention.

If you don't arrange things properly and reporters happen to take pictures, it will create a bad impression!"

Pfft!

Guo Dong flicked his hand and turned on his heel to walk away.

It was the first time he had ever heard of a patient going to see a doctor, only to have the medical practitioner accommodate the patient's status!

"You fellow, how can you...
Forget it, talking to you is useless. I'll go talk to your village chief instead!"

When Meng Tianming learned about the turn of events, he became overwhelmingly excited.

He immediately set about making arrangements.

Without delay, he sought out Ren Guoliang!

"Uncle Guoliang, I know you aren't originally from our village, but this time you simply must help me out!"

Ren Guoliang knew nothing of the situation, and seeing the other man so solemn left him completely baffled!

"What on earth is going on?"

"You don't know?"

"What should I know?"

Meng Tianming stood awkwardly in place, scratching his head and ears, looking utterly comical.

"Isn't a major boss coming from the capital, and you're supposed to treat his illness?"

Ren Guoliang said with a trace of annoyance, "The country has its laws, and the profession has its rules. I've already washed my hands of the trade; how could I possibly treat someone? Who did you hear that from?"

Meng Tianming shook his head in a bitter smile. "Then perhaps I got it wrong. It must be for Uncle An!"

Guo An shook his head. "It has nothing to do with me either. I know nothing about it!"

Meng Tianming took a deep breath. "Regardless of whether you know or not, anyway, let me lay out the situation for you first.

Just think about what kind of treatment environment is needed, and I will give you my full cooperation. I'll clear the space out for you and plan everything..."

"Stop! Stop!" Guo An waved his hand. "Never mind the fact that we don't know anything; even if we were going to treat someone, what sort of special treatment environment would we ever need?

I, Guo An, have practiced medicine my entire life, and this is the first time I've ever heard of such a demand."

"Uncle An, this is a special case requiring special handling!" Meng Tianming said somewhat anxiously. "This is a major boss, and even a prominent figure on some rich list.

If our village can seize this opportunity, wouldn't it be easy to achieve prosperity in the future?
Besides, once the villagers get rich, Guo Dong and Xiaohan...
Don't you see, their matters will be much easier to settle then!"

"Treating an illness comes with such perks?"

"Of course it does! Director Liu told me this himself, and the man is a businessman!
Besides, Director Liu also wants to ingratiate himself with these people; we certainly can't hold them back!"

Meng Tianming tried hard to persuade them.

Up to this moment, he still didn't know the specifics.
He only knew they were arriving in the afternoon.

Although there was still a major part of the day left before afternoon, preparing in advance could never be wrong.

"What kind of illness does the person have? Since he's so wealthy, couldn't the major hospitals cure him?"

Ren Guoliang's words won Guo An's agreement, and the latter nodded in unison.

"They couldn't cure him. He's a vegetative state, unconscious for several years now!"

Gasp!

The two old men drew in a sharp breath of cold air.

"When he arrives, send him right here and let Guo Dong cure him!"

"What?" Meng Tianming was slightly dazed.

Guo Dong could cure that?