Despite a barrage of probing questions, Wang Laowu remained staring blankly at the five fingers in front of him, expressionless and silent for a long time.

Wang Laowu's wife was extremely displeased with his appearance, but she didn't know what to say.

However, before Wang Laowu's wife could even open the search for treasure, she noticed the strange look in Wang Laowu's eyes.

Then Wang Laowu opened his mouth, and a thick stream of saliva flowed down from the corner of his crooked mouth.

Upon seeing Wang Laowu's appearance, his wife, who had been bombarding him with a series of probing questions, was completely dumbfounded!

After Fu Hongxing had stayed at home all night, he originally planned to go to the scene to do something.

But at noon, I heard some news.

"Did you hear that? Old Wang is awake!"

"Really? Wasn't he supposed to be in a coma?"

"What nonsense are you talking about?"

"What nonsense! I'm not talking nonsense!"

"What, what secret have you found out now?"

"It's been snowing a lot lately, everyone knows that, right?"

"Isn't that obvious? Everyone knows that."

"Alright, alright, all of you who want to know, shut up."

"Yes, yes, I heard that Wang Laowu was carried out covered in black soot. What happened?"

After the person who spoke first finished speaking, he glanced around at everyone present.

"As everyone knows, it's been snowing these past few days, right?"

But Wang Laowu was struck by lightning, and that's why he turned pitch black.

Upon hearing what the gossips said, someone immediately retorted, "You're just bragging. It's the dead of winter, what kind of bull are you bragging about?"

Also, don't you know where lightning comes from on a snowy day? That's common sense!

The gossip glared at the person who was unconvinced.

Then, huffing and puffing, he said, "What bragging? I'm telling the truth."

Or you could answer this: why would a bachelor who hasn't been struck by lightning have such a dark, charcoal-like complexion and curly hair?

The person who was being slammed by that angry man was speechless for a while.

That's true. If Wang Laowu wasn't struck by lightning, then it would truly be a ghost story.

By the time these words spread and Fu Hongxing heard this version of the story, several hours had passed.

When Fu Hongxing heard these words, although he didn't know if they were true or false, there was one thing he was certain of.

Wang Laowu is awake!

It's good that he's awake. If he had remained unconscious, it would have been difficult for him to make a move, and it would have felt like he was bullying him.

He, however, had no interest in settling scores with someone who was unconscious and whose fate was unknown.

Whether by coincidence or not, when Wang Laowu was being pulled back from the county town by his wife, he was just caught in the act by Fu Hongxing, who was contemplating whether or not to go to the county town.

Fu Hongxing squinted as he watched Wang Laowu, with his crooked nose and mouth, being dragged into the village by his wife.

If he wasn't mistaken, was this Wang Laowu actually stupid?

So, Fu Hongxing found a way to bypass the crowd and slipped next to Wang Laowu.

Whether intentionally or unintentionally, Wang Laowu's wife left him alone at home.

Anyway, he can't leave the house, so what would a fool know?

But who could she confide in about these complaints?

No one could say anything, so she took her two children directly to the brigade headquarters.

The main issue is the money borrowed from the village; we hope the village chief and the others can grant us a longer grace period.

Seeing that no one was around, Fu Hongxing pushed off with both hands and jumped from outside Wang Laowu's house into the inside of the wall.