Chapter 38

Li You Tian's intentions were easy to guess, even without thinking about it.

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Moreover, Zhang Dong had been waiting for this old man to come to him all along.

After all, the ten thousand yuan he had given to Yang Dabiao was no small amount.

"Hey, Village Chief, is there something you need?"

"Shh!" Li You Tian made a gesture to Zhang Dong, looking around furtively. Seeing that no one was around, he slunk over.

"That... that... I..." With a forced smile, Li You Tian looked meek and hesitant.

Actually, if it weren't for the fact that he was truly at his wit's end, he wouldn't have come to Zhang Dong.

It turned out that over the past few days, Li You Tian had been following the old Chinese doctor's instructions and taking his medicine on time.

But after a full seven days, he was still the same.

Desperate, he went back to the old Chinese doctor.

Upon learning that the prescription was ineffective, the doctor immediately took Li You Tian's pulse and, in the end, announced with a sigh that he couldn't cure Li You Tian's condition!

In fact, the old Chinese doctor was quite skilled, but Zhang Dong's acupuncture method was too bizarre. Unless it was a top-tier Chinese medicine master, there was no chance of curing Li You Tian!

Thus, Li You Tian was left in despair. He had tried both Chinese and Western medicine, even some harmful remedies, but to no avail!

It was only then that he understood what Zhang Dong had meant.

In the world, only Zhang Dong could cure Li You Tian's condition.

Moreover, Zhang Dong's reputation as a miraculous doctor had spread by this time.

Given the situation, he had no choice but to suppress his inner frustration and anger and come to beg for help.

Zhang Dong, seeing Li You Tian's current state, couldn't help but smile.

It seemed that Li You Tian had finally realized that only he could cure him!

Feigning impatience, Zhang Dong said, "Li You Tian, what brings you here this time? Are you here to demand money for Yang Dabiao again?"

Li You Tian laughed nervously, waving his hands frantically. "No, no, of course not. I'm here to apologize to you, Dongzi!"

"Is 'Dongzi' a name you can just call?" Zhang Dong glanced at him.

Hearing this, Li You Tian waved his hands hurriedly. "Wrong, wrong, it's Brother Zhang! Brother Zhang! Everything that happened before was my fault. I, Li You Tian, am a scoundrel. I'm here to apologize to you!"

As he spoke, he took out two boxes of gifts from behind him, wearing a fawning smile.

"Hmph! Apologizing, do you think it's that easy?" Zhang Dong sneered.

Li You Tian was almost in tears. "Brother Zhang, you must forgive me! I truly know I was wrong! Now, I'm neither human nor ghost, and life is meaningless."

Seeing that Li You Tian was genuinely afraid, Zhang Dong nodded.

"If you sincerely repent, helping you with your condition might not be impossible! But what about the ten thousand yuan you extorted for Yang Dabiao?"

"Don't worry about the money. I'll bring it to you first thing tomorrow!" Li You Tian promised, patting his chest.

At this moment, he had no choice but to swallow the bitter medicine he had brewed for himself.

If he had known this would happen, he wouldn't have gone to Yang Dabiao in the first place.

"Indeed, the Village Chief is generous!" Zhang Dong gave a thumbs up, then his eyes twinkled. "I have another favor to ask. Our vegetable plot is a bit small, so I want to rent the neighboring plot. The rent is ten thousand yuan per year, but this needs the village's approval. You know what to do, right?"

"Ten thousand yuan per year?"

Li You Tian was stunned.

There were many cases of villagers renting land from each other, but he had never encountered anyone willing to pay ten thousand yuan per year for it.

Most villagers would rent land for a few pounds of tea or a few packs of cigarettes, at most a few hundred yuan.

Zhang Dong was truly a rare sight.

He wanted to advise Zhang Dong that there was no need to be so generous to the simple villagers, but he swallowed his words.

"Everyone says you've made it big, and it seems to be true. Brother Zhang, you are generous. I'll take care of this right away. By tonight, those two plots will be yours," Li You Tian promised.

Originally, Zhang Dong only intended to rent one plot, but since Li You Tian offered him two, he naturally wouldn't refuse such a good deal.

"Alright, two plots, twenty thousand yuan. You don't need to give me the ten thousand yuan for Yang Dabiao. Add the ten thousand yuan for my treatment, and it's exactly twenty thousand. You can hand the money to the villagers yourself!"

"Ah?" Li You Tian was dumbfounded.

"What? Don't you want to be cured?" Zhang Dong tilted his head, his eyes flashing with a cold light, making Li You Tian shiver.

"I... I want to be cured!" Li You Tian forced a smile, more painful than crying, and had to agree.

To say that Li You Tian, the Village Chief, was wealthy, he soon returned with two lease agreements.

Usually, villagers would rent land based on verbal agreements, and this was the first time Li You Tian had used contracts.

After all, most villagers were illiterate, making contracts almost impossible to create.

But Li You Tian was used to it. After both parties signed the contracts with their fingerprints, Zhang Dong signed them, and the agreements were officially in effect. The two plots of land now belonged to Zhang Dong.

"Did you give each family ten thousand yuan? We're all neighbors, so don't do anything that goes against your conscience. I'll check on this later!" Zhang Dong asked with a smile as he took the contracts.

Now, Li You Tian was like a grasshopper in his hand, unable to escape.

But to be on the safe side, it was best to confirm it.

After all, this old man was a sly one, and he had often used his power to bully others.

"I did, I did!" Li You Tian said with a pained expression.

"Alright, I'll treat your condition!"

Nodding, as he pressed his fingerprint on the lease agreement, Zhang Dong decided to personally confirm with the owners of the two plots of land in a few days.

After finishing the agreements, Zhang Dong took Li You Tian's pulse in a professional manner.

Actually, it was he who had caused Li You Tian's condition. To treat it, he only needed to apply two needles.

But doing it that way would make the treatment seem too trivial, especially since he had charged ten thousand yuan for the consultation fee.

So, after taking Li You Tian's pulse, Zhang Dong first applied a few needles in a professional manner.

He then prescribed a cold and cooling formula, adding the two key herbs needed to cure the condition.

Taking just these two herbs would be enough to cure his condition, but Zhang Dong added the cold and cooling herbs to punish the old scoundrel and teach him a lesson.

As Li You Tian left, bowing and thanking him, Zhang Dong added a final warning.

"In the future, you can only do it once a month! If you do it too often, your old condition might recur. If that happens, even I might not be able to cure you! If you don't want to end up as a living eunuch, you'd better control yourself!"

Hearing this, Li You Tian stumbled, almost falling over.

For a lecher like him, once a month was a torturous limit!

But Li You Tian didn't dare to ignore Zhang Dong's warning. If Zhang Dong was right, he would end up as a living eunuch.

One time a month was better than nothing!

After returning home, Li You Tian bought the medicine according to Zhang Dong's prescription. After drinking it, he suffered from diarrhea for a whole day, almost to the point of exhaustion.