Chapter 40

Time seemed to freeze at this moment.

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Zhang Dong and Yang Cui were both stunned, neither of them moved, maintaining their posture for over half a minute.

It wasn't until Zhang Dong belatedly reacted that he hurriedly got off the kang bed, fumbled to pick up Yang Cui's hoodie, and handed it to her.

"Yang Cui, quickly put on your coat!"

After saying that, Zhang Dong ran out of the inner room like he was fleeing, waiting for Yang Cui in the main room.

Yang Cui's fair and beautiful face turned even redder. She slowly put on the coat, watching Zhang Dong's fleeing back with a痴笑 (silly smile).

When she got off the kang bed, she glanced at the marks on it and spat lightly.

"Little brat, trying to play tricks on your sister-in-law, now you know how powerful your sister-in-law is, right?"

It turned out that Yang Cui had deliberately done that just now.

When Yang Cui came to the main room, Zhang Dong's embarrassment hadn't subsided. He only said that the treatment was over and she should go home, then hurriedly fled.

Behind him, Yang Cui looked at him with a flirtatious gaze.

"Zhang Dong, you can't run away. Before long, your sister-in-law will definitely devour you whole!"

On the way back, Zhang Dong repeatedly thanked his luck that the effects of the yang-boosting wine he had drunk earlier had already worn off.

If the effects of the yang-boosting wine were still there, he might have really lost control just now!

Even so, he had felt a bit distracted just now, especially after Yang Cui reminded him of what had happened in the pond back then.

It was already evening, and Zhang Dong didn't plan to go back empty-handed. When he passed by the convenience store, he decided to go in and buy two sausages to fry for dinner.

In the convenience store, Zhang Xuelei, as usual, was sitting behind the counter, cracking sunflower seeds and playing a mobile game.

When someone came in, he immediately looked up. Seeing that it was Zhang Dong, his face immediately turned cold.

Zhang Dong had taken the prey he had long coveted, Yang Cui, and later even let Zhou Ning publicly scold him in front of everyone.

Zhang Xuelei didn't resent Zhou Ning but hated Zhang Dong instead.

In his view, if it weren't for Zhang Dong, he might have already seduced the fiery Yang Cui and then married the beautiful Zhou Ning in grand style, thus reaching the pinnacle of his life!

But now everything was ruined! Ruined by Zhang Dong's hands!

Thinking of this, Zhang Xuelei's gaze towards Zhang Dong became even colder, and his tone was full of hostility when he spoke.

"What do you want to buy!"

Hearing this, Zhang Dong frowned.

This Zhang Xuelei was really unreasonable. The last time he had accused Zhang Dong of harassing Zhou Ning, Zhang Dong hadn't planned to argue with him.

Now, coming to buy something, he still dared to be so rude?

Although Zhang Xuelei spoke very rudely, Zhang Dong still kept his temper and pointed to the low-starch sausages on the counter.

"Give me two of these sausages!"

"Two? Sure! Fifty yuan in total!"

Zhang Xuelei glanced at him and said casually.

"Fifty? My pupils constricted. Weren't they just a dozen or so yuan each before? Why did the price go up so much?"

"Hmph! For others, they're a dozen or so yuan each, but for you, two will cost fifty!" Zhang Xuelei looked defiant. "If you don't want to buy, go somewhere else!"

Dongshan Village only had one convenience store, and this was it.

If he wanted to buy from elsewhere, he would have to walk at least half an hour more.

A cold light flashed in Zhang Dong's eyes. Just as he was about to lose his temper, he suddenly sized up Zhang Xuelei and couldn't help but laugh.

"Fifty it is! Zhang Xuelei, this time you extorted fifty yuan from me, but in a few days, I'll make you pay a hundredfold!"

After saying that, he took out fifty yuan and threw it on the counter, his face showing no anger.

Zhang Xuelei was stunned. He had thought Zhang Dong would either angrily argue with him or simply turn and leave.

But he never expected that Zhang Dong not only didn't get angry but also paid the money without hesitation.

Although he was puzzled, he thought it was foolish not to make money, especially at such a high price!

After receiving the sausages from Zhang Xuelei, Zhang Dong turned and left without even glancing at him.

When he had sized up Zhang Xuelei just now, he suddenly noticed that the fire toxins in his body were severely accumulated and would burst out in the next few days!

At that time, he would definitely develop a severe case of boils! And the worst kind of boils!

With the level of doctors at the county hospital, they probably wouldn't be able to treat the boils, and at that time, Zhang Xuelei would surely come to him for help.

That's why Zhang Dong had said he would make him pay a hundredfold!

After getting home with the sausages, Zhang Dong added a dish of stir-fried sausage slices to the dinner table, which already had a large pot of vegetables.

After dinner, Zhang Dong checked the progress of the small villa's construction. It was much faster than Wang Youcai had estimated!

According to Wang Youcai, with the high wages Zhang Dong had given, the villagers would definitely work hard!

The next morning, just as the sky was beginning to lighten.

Zhang Dong went to the vegetable field to water the cabbages and plan the next planting schedule.

Zhang Zhaodi was also bored at Niu Dacun's house, so she went to the vegetable field with Zhang Dong.

After a busy session, they finally watered the entire field.

Just as Zhang Dong wiped the sweat from his forehead and was about to put away Niu Dacun's water pump, he suddenly heard his sister's weak voice from not far away.

"Zhang Dong, why do I feel so dizzy?"

Zhang Dong turned around and saw Zhang Zhaodi holding her head, swaying as if she might faint at any moment, her face pale to the extreme.

He quickly went to support her and then took her wrist to check her pulse.

A moment later, Zhang Dong's expression became very serious.

When Zhang Zhaodi recovered, she saw Zhang Dong's expression and felt a chill in her heart.

"Zhang Dong, is my sister seriously ill?"

Zhang Dong quickly put on a reassuring face and said, "Sister, it's just a minor illness. You haven't been paying attention to your nutrition, so you have anemia!"

Hearing it was anemia, Zhang Zhaodi immediately felt relieved.

Anemia is just malnutrition!

In the past, they had barely managed to get enough to eat, and with Zhang Zhaodi taking care of Zhang Dong, her nutrition naturally couldn't keep up.

Now that Zhang Dong could earn money, they could just buy more red sugar to drink.

Compared to Zhang Zhaodi's relief, Zhang Dong felt a heavy burden in his heart.

His sister did indeed have anemia, but her anemia was different from ordinary nutritional anemia; it was congenital anemia!

This type of anemia was different from the Mediterranean anemia described by Western medicine.

With the current level of Western medicine, they couldn't cure this disease, nor could they even figure out its cause!

However, the Shen Nong tradition did record a method to treat this disease, but one of the main herbs, Blood Spirit Grass, was extremely rare, rarer than the Tianshan Snow Lotus!

To cure Zhang Zhaodi, he had to obtain Blood Spirit Grass!

That night, Zhang Dong searched online for a lot of information but found no records of Blood Spirit Grass.

Very few people knew about this herb, and probably only those from traditional Chinese medicine families had the chance to come into contact with it.

The next morning, after hastily filling his stomach, Zhang Dong found an excuse to go to the back mountain.

In the Shen Nong tradition, there was a part that recorded the observations of the Golden Toad Taoist, who had left some of his own traditions.

In this part of the tradition, there was a record of Blood Spirit Grass.

It was said that many years ago, he had seen Blood Spirit Grass on the back mountain, but it hadn't fully grown, so the Golden Toad Taoist didn't dig it up early.

When he remembered this later and went back to the back mountain to look for it, the Blood Spirit Grass was already gone.

Since the Golden Toad Taoist had seen Blood Spirit Grass on the back mountain before, there might be a chance that new Blood Spirit Grass had appeared there!

So Zhang Dong decided to go to the back mountain and try his luck to see if he could find Blood Spirit Grass.

Speaking of which, in the past, the elders often liked to wander on the back mountain. If they were lucky, they could catch a rabbit or pick some wild fruit for a delicious meal.

Now that people's living standards had improved, they no longer worried about food and drink, so no one wanted to go to the back mountain anymore.

After all, the mountain paths were difficult to walk, and a slight misstep could lead to a fall.