The Greatest Village Doctor In The World

Chapter 445 Eating Dumplings

Ling Feng stayed behind, indeed, with another purpose in mind.

After Chu Nan left, Ling Feng knew Chu Nan would soon return, having only been tasked with returning the Peach Wood Sword—a plan the two had agreed upon previously.

The person who had attempted to steal the treasure had not been caught yet, and by now, she must have realized that she got a fake. If Ling Feng’s judgment was correct, this person must be extremely infuriated at this moment.

Ling Feng speculated that this person was likely not to give up easily and would come back to find him in order to attempt another theft.

Thus, staying here was like offering her an opportunity.

This was akin to Jiang Ziya fishing, waiting for the willing to take the bait.

The adversary coveted the treasure, while Ling Feng wanted to capture her and uncover the secrets of the organization behind her.

The next encounter would show who was more cunning.

At dusk, Ling Feng heard footsteps outside, followed by Auntie Gu’s voice, "Ling Feng, dinner’s ready!"

"Got it!"

Jumping to the floor, Ling Feng went outside, accompanying her to Zhang Jinhua’s house.

The room was crowded with people, almost packed to capacity, each one smiling broadly, all eyes fixed on him.

Feeling quite uncomfortable under such gazes, Ling Feng couldn’t help but scratch his head, "So many people, are you all here to eat?"

"No, we came to see you!" someone said.

"Uh..."

Ling Feng was speechless; how could he eat with everyone staring at him like this?

So, he mustered a wry smile and said, "I appreciate everyone’s intentions, but please don’t be too polite; it makes me very uncomfortable!"

"See, I told you Ling Feng couldn’t handle it. Alright, enough, everyone disperse. He already knows the hearts of us folks from Shahe Village!" Zhang Jinhua spoke up.

Even so, as the people left the house, many still incessantly thanked Ling Feng, making him feel quite awkward.

When the crowd had mostly dispersed, only three women remained in the house.

Zhang Jinhua, Auntie Gu, and the pretty young girl.

Seeing that she hadn’t left, Ling Feng was very curious, but felt it inappropriate to ask. So he smiled, took a seat, and invited them, "You’re not planning on just watching me eat too, are you? Let’s all eat together!"

"Don’t worry, with the three of us watching you, you definitely won’t be able to eat. Let’s all eat together!"

Zhang Jinhua laughed heartily, pulling up a stool to sit next to Ling Feng.

Auntie Gu and the girl also sat down, and Zhang Jinhua pointed to the dumplings on the table, "Give them a try. This can be considered a feast from a hundred families; everyone in the village brought their signature dumpling fillings!"

"You’re kidding."

Ling Feng was astounded.

"Having you visit each household isn’t practical, so every family made some and brought them here to cook!" Zhang Jinhua explained.

Moved, Ling Feng felt this was the highest honor the village could bestow upon him and nodded, "Then I thank everyone!"

"What’s there to thank? We’re all family here!"

Zhang Jinhua said this, then looked up and signaled the young girl, "Wan’er, aren’t you going to speak up?"

"Oh, Ling, Ling Big Brother, thank you!"

The girl named Wan’er hadn’t spoken a word, but her face had already turned red; afterward, she said shyly.

Ling Feng was curious, "Thank me? For what?"

"She’s Old Wang’s daughter. If it wasn’t for Wang Lao’kan getting caught, she would still be too scared to come back from the city!" Zhang Jinhua explained.

"Ah, now I remember!"

Ling Feng’s face showed realization; indeed, he had heard about this during his first visit to Shahe Village.

At the time I didn’t take it to heart, but now that I see Wang Wan’er, I realize she really is very pretty, no wonder that fella Wang Lao Kan was so obsessed!

So with a laugh, Ling Feng said, "Don’t be so formal, it’s all part of what I should do, and you should hurry up and eat too!"

"Oh, okay."

Wang Wan’er’s face turned red, looking very awkward, and she hesitated for a moment before picking up her chopsticks.

Ling Feng ate a few dumplings and found the taste indeed somewhat different, clearly made with fillings mixed by different families, which he found quite novel.

At this point, Zhang Jinhua asked, "Busy eating, but Ling Feng, do you want to drink some liquor?"

"No need, I’m not very interested in alcohol!" Ling Feng shook his head.

"Alright then, I won’t stand on ceremony."

Zhang Jinhua laughed and, watching Ling Feng eat a few more dumplings, asked with a hint of curiosity, "I heard that you contracted that plot of land in the village?"

"Yeah, what about it?"

"Nothing much, just wondering whether you’re planning to set up a breeding farm in our village too?" Zhang Jinhua continued asking.

"Haven’t thought that through yet, but it’s definitely going to be useful," Ling Feng said.

"How about this, why not use it to grow medicinal herbs?" Zhang Jinhua suggested.

Ling Feng was startled: "Huh?"

"Wan’er studied agriculture, she knows how to grow medicinal herbs. If it wasn’t for Wang Lao Kan’s meddling, our village would have been working with her long ago!" Zhang Jinhua explained.

Ling Feng was even more surprised and looked up at Wang Wan’er: "Really? You understand this too?"

"I studied it in school and wanted to start a plantation in the village after graduating, but it’s never been successful..."

Wang Wan’er said, her head lowered and her voice nervous.

"Well, that’s great, I’ve got over a hundred acres of land there and when the time comes, I’ll hand it over to you!" Ling Feng said with a smile.

Hearing this, Wang Wan’er suddenly looked up, her face beaming with surprise: "Really?"

"Of course, it’s true, I’ve been wondering what to do with it anyway, and now that there’s a ready project, why not give it a try?" Ling Feng smiled.

"That’s fantastic!"

Before Wang Wan’er could speak, Zhang Jinhua clapped her hands with glee, then turned to Ling Feng and said, "That’s all we needed to hear from you, don’t worry, Wan’er definitely won’t disappoint you!"

Ling Feng found it a bit odd and couldn’t help asking, "Sister-in-law Zhang, what’s this about?"

"Don’t be surprised, you’re not an outsider, so I’ll just say it straight, Wan’er’s project is very profitable, but it requires a big initial investment, and us folks in Shahe Village don’t have the money, so..."

Ling Feng suddenly understood, they were waiting for him to show up!

It seemed this meal was not had for free, they were pulling him into investing!

Although it was a bit unexpected, Ling Feng didn’t feel like he had fallen into a trap, but instead smiled and said, "I can do that, as long as it helps everyone get rich, I’m willing to invest!"

"I knew Ling Feng was a good man!"

Upon hearing that, Zhang Jinhua immediately stood up, excited: "No, we must drink a little today, I have to thank you properly on behalf of the villagers of Shahe Village!"

"Hey, stop, I really don’t want to drink!"

Ling Feng hurriedly said as he saw her searching for the liquor.

"You don’t want to drink, but you have to, the village is counting on you now!"

Zhang Jinhua gave him a glance and pulled out a bottle of baijiu from the cupboard, without a second word, she opened the bottle cap.

A fragrance of liquor wafted over, and Ling Feng was caught off guard, before exclaiming, "That’s good liquor!"

It wasn’t just politeness, the aroma of the liquor was really rich, even better than the bottle Chu Nan had brought before.

"Of course, this is a twenty-year-old liquor I’ve stored, left over from my wedding!" Zhang Jinhua said proudly.