Liu Junbo opened his mouth to explain, but then heard Li Xiangdong slowly say again:

"I only had two meals with the elderly, went shopping a few times, and chatted with them."

Wow!

Zhang Yancun was so startled that he coughed several times.

This is not familiar?

Eating, shopping, chatting—you call that being strangers?

You're really breathing heavily, kid!

"Oh, by the way, the old man liked the tea from our shop, so he took two cans with him before he left."

If you say he's panting heavily, he really is panting heavily.

Zhang Yancun stared at Li Xiangdong, waiting to see what else he would say next.

As a result, Li Xiangdong stopped talking and started eating peanuts.

"Click, click~"

It tastes especially delicious when chewed.

But there's nothing more to say, that's enough.

Zhang Yancun placed the untouched bowl of dumplings in front of him in front of Li Xiangdong and earnestly urged, "Dongzi, eat, eat more!"

"Uncle Liu also thinks the tea is good. How about I bring you two cans next time, senior brother?"

Li Xiangdong inexplicably blurted out another sentence.

Zhang Yancun's hand, still in mid-air, froze. "Uncle Liu?"

He glanced at Liu Junbo, who waved his hand repeatedly, "He calls me Brother Liu, not Uncle Liu."

"That......"

"Dongzi calls Secretary Liu Uncle Liu."

"Oh, I see! Hahahaha~"

"I have to try it and see what kind of tea it is that tastes so good!"

Zhang Yancun's face beamed with joy, and his attitude was completely different from before. Before, there was always a hint of testing in his intimacy, but now, it was pure intimacy.

After the meal, aside from chatting about some interesting things, no one mentioned the incident of Xu Yunfeng and Song Changui engaging in a gang fight.

The case was quickly decided.

This was in line with the policy of acting swiftly and severely at the time.

Song Changui was sentenced to thirteen years in prison for multiple crimes, including gang fighting, illicit sexual relations, and intentional assault causing serious injury. Song Deyi and several others were accomplices and were sentenced to between seven and ten years in prison. He Xiaohong received the lightest sentence of six years.

When the court pronounced its verdict, Li Xiangdong carefully examined Song Deyi in his youth. He was quite certain that this was the same Song Deyi who had been cuckolded in his previous life.

Surprisingly, he also saw a heartbroken Zhou Yuyu in the audience.

The person beside him, whose hair was disheveled, face pale, eyes brimming with tears, was completely focused on Song Deyi.

A slight unease stirred within Li Xiangdong, but he quickly regained his composure. He turned to Ning Ruoruo, who had also come to hear the proceedings, and said, "Let's go, let's go pick up Brother Da Niu and the others from the hospital!"

The prisoners were escorted away by bailiffs, and all the audience members who had been listening to the trial left the courtroom in an orderly manner.

Li Xiangdong and Ning Ruoruo walked side by side behind Zhou Hongsong, Liu Junbo and Li Zhen, brushing past Zhou Yuyu who was running away in a hurry.

In the hospital ward.

Da Niu, with a white bandage wrapped around his head, was sitting cross-legged on the hospital bed, munching on a banana.

Xu Yunfeng had all the bandages removed. He frowned as he looked at Xu Yunsong, who was lying on the bed grinning foolishly, and he couldn't help but feel uneasy.

Didn't the doctor say that the blood clot in Yun Song's brain had been cleared up?

This still looks different from before!

Why does it look a little silly?

Xu Yunhai and Lei Zi packed their things and turned around to see Xu Yunfeng's worried gaze.

Xu Yunhai, Xu Yunsong's older brother, sighed and comforted him, "Brother, don't be sad. The doctor said that Xiaosong needs to recover for a while before he can be like before, so don't worry."

Xu Yunfeng withdrew his gaze and said in a low voice, "If we go back, how are we going to explain this to your parents...?"

Da Niu casually threw the banana peel he had finished eating on the ground, then picked up another one from the table next to him, peeled it, and continued eating, saying as he ate, "What's there to be ashamed of, bro? You've made so much money with us this time, and besides, Xiao Songzi isn't beyond recovery."

Lei Zi chimed in, "Yeah, brother, Dongzi said we should hurry back to collect ginseng; we can make a fortune when we get back!"

"But what about Yun Song? He still needs to stay in the hospital for further treatment."

When Xu Yunfeng asked the question, everyone else fell silent.

No one suggested taking him back, since the medical resources in a small county in Northeast China are incomparable to those in the capital. If they took him back, what if the doctors and medicine in Yilan were inadequate and his condition worsened?

But if Xu Yunsong is left here, who will stay to take care of him?

Several people frowned in thought, and the ward fell silent for a moment, with only Xu Yunsong's silly laughter audible.

Just then, the ward door was pushed open, and Li Xiangdong and several others walked in.

"Don't worry, we'll take care of Yun Song. My cousin He Chaochao will arrive in Yanjing tomorrow night."

The words were spoken by Li Xiangdong.

Hearing this, Da Niu grinned and said, "That's right, brother. Just let Dongzi and the others take care of her. Songzi can eat, drink, walk, and move around. She just looks a little dull. Someone just needs to take a look at her."

Xu Yunfeng was still a little hesitant.

Zhou Hongsong shouted, "Brother Yunfeng, it's come to this point, and you still don't trust us?"

The question was so direct that Xu Yunfeng's face immediately turned red, and he waved his hands repeatedly, "No, no!"

Da Niu chimed in, "Xiang Dong sent those guys to jail to vent our anger, so of course we trust you. Dongzi, you're a good guy, loyal and righteous, just my type! From now on, I'll consider you my brother!"

After saying that, he turned back to Xu Yunfeng, Xu Yunhai, and Lei Zi and asked, "Are you guys like this too?"

Lei Zi secretly rolled his eyes in his mind, cursing his stupid brother, but he forced a smile and nodded in agreement with utmost sincerity.

Li Xiangdong naturally took in their various expressions, but didn't care. He smiled and started to get down to business, "We're all brothers, so let's not be so formal. Brother Yunfeng, when you go back this time, send a few more people to Mengjiang County to buy ginseng and red ginseng, the more the better, and the faster the better."

"If Yilan is too busy, just ask Uncle Cui and the others to help. They're all family, so you can trust them to work. Just pay them a little more when the time comes."

Xu Yunfeng was a little puzzled, "Can the market absorb so much?"

"I can eat it. I heard a few days ago that Japan is importing large quantities of ginseng and red ginseng."

At this point, Li Xiangdong suddenly remembered something quite important.

"There is something even more important than acquiring ginseng."

"Ah~ what's up?"

All eyes turned to Li Xiangdong.

"When you get back, tell the villagers that if any Japanese people want to visit our ginseng fields, make sure they don't see them."

Li Xiangdong thought for a moment, "If they want to see it, then take them to the bottom of the old pool!"