"This..." Wang Damao hesitated.
After all, he knew that two thousand couldn't become five thousand. Otherwise, wouldn't he be a loan shark?
He just saw that Bai Xue was a widow, so he wanted to take the opportunity to bully her.
Now, seeing the assertive Wu Tian, Wang Damao thought it would be good if he could get back thirty thousand, as it was ten thousand more.
So Wang Damao nodded and said, "Alright, give me thirty thousand now, and this matter is settled."
"Good, with so many villagers as witnesses, Wang Damao, from today onwards, Sister Bai's family will have no more disputes with you," Wu Tian said.
As he spoke, Wu Tian took out three neat stacks of money from his embrace and placed them in Wang Damao's hand.
"Count it carefully," Wu Tian said.
Wang Damao held the thirty thousand yuan, feeling as if he were dreaming.
Because he couldn't understand where Wu Tian, a village doctor so poor he couldn't even cover his pot lid, got thirty thousand yuan from.
But Wang Damao quickly came to his senses and counted it one by one.
"Okay, I admit it, Bai Xue's debt is settled," Wang Damao said.
Wu Tian said, "Since the debt is settled, why are you still standing here?"
Wang Damao knew that standing there would only be awkward.
So he left Bai Xue's house with a dejected look.
The strong men on the ground also quickly got up and ran away.
After the village head Wang Damao left, the surrounding villagers slowly dispersed.
At this time, Bai Xue said to Wu Tian with a grateful expression, "Xiao Tian, thank you."
"Sister Bai, you're welcome. This is what I should do," Wu Tian said with a smile.
"I'll pay you back the thirty thousand yuan slowly later," Bai Xue said, her expression flickering.
Wu Tian shook his head and said, "This money is from Brother Fugui. You don't need to pay me back."
"No, you must pay this back," Bai Xue said firmly.
Seeing Bai Xue like this, Wu Tian had no choice but to nod and say, "Okay, Sister Bai, then you can pay me back when you have money later."
"Yes, I will work hard to earn money."
Sister Bai Xue nodded gently, her face beaming with joy.
After speaking, Bai Xue said curiously, "Xiao Tian, where did you suddenly get thirty thousand yuan?"
"It's not thirty thousand, it's forty thousand," Wu Tian said with a smile.
As he spoke, Wu Tian took out the remaining ten thousand from his embrace.
Seeing the stack of red banknotes in front of her, Bai Xue was stunned.
"Xiao Tian, you didn't go rob a bank in town, did you?" Bai Xue said in disbelief.
Wu Tian smiled and said, "No, I dug up a wild lingzhi in the back mountain today and sold it."
"You're not lying to me, are you? How can there be wild lingzhi on the mountain?" Bai Xue said blankly.
"Yes, but it's in a very deep mountain. I searched for a long time to find it..." Wu Tian said.
Hearing Wu Tian say this, Bai Xue took a while to reluctantly accept the fact.
She seemed to realize something and said to Wu Tian, "Xiao Tian, you must be hungry. I'll go make you some food."
"Okay, I am indeed a bit hungry," Wu Tian said with a smile.
But at this moment, Bai Xue's phone on the table in the main hall suddenly rang.
So Bai Xue ran over, picked up the phone, and answered it.
After Bai Xue finished the call, her face turned very pale, and she looked like she had lost her soul.
Wu Tian said, "Sister Bai, what's wrong?"
Seeing that Bai Xue hadn't reacted yet, Wu Tian called her again.
Bai Xue finally came back to her senses and said nervously, "Xiao Tian, I'm going back to my maiden home."
"There's still some porridge in the pot. You can make do with it for lunch..."
After saying that, Bai Xue ran to her room, packed a couple of clothes, and prepared to leave.
Wu Tian asked curiously, "Sister Bai, what exactly happened?"
"No, it's nothing, Xiao Tian. Don't worry, I'll be back in a couple of days."
Bai Xue turned her head at the door, gave Wu Tian a forced smile, and then hurried away with her bag.
"Hey, Sister Bai!"
Wu Tian wanted to give her the ten thousand yuan, but Bai Xue had already walked far away.
It was clear that Bai Xue seemed to have some unspeakable secret, and she didn't want Wu Tian to worry about her.
Wu Tian guessed that something must have happened to Bai Xue's maiden family, otherwise she wouldn't have left in such a hurry.
However, Bai Xue also said that she would be back in a couple of days.
Wu Tian planned to call her again in the evening to ask what happened.
If he could help, he would definitely help.
So Wu Tian went to the kitchen, scooped a bowl of porridge, and drank it.
After drinking the porridge, Wu Tian washed the pot and bowls, and then cleaned up Bai Xue's yard.
After doing this, Wu Tian took down the padlock from the door and locked the yard gate.
After all, Bai Xue was not at home, so it was better to lock the yard gate.
Wu Tian returned to his own home, placed the key to Bai Xue's yard gate on the nightstand, and prepared to take a nap.
But just as Wu Tian was dozing off, the gate of his yard was knocked on.
"Who is it?" Wu Tian said impatiently.
As he spoke, Wu Tian opened his eyes and used his X-ray vision to see that Zhao Xiaoli was standing at his door with her hands on her hips like a little punk.
"Wu Tian, open the door! Hurry up!" Zhao Xiaoli knocked on the door again, speaking very loudly.
Wu Tian thought, why is Zhao Xiaoli looking for him in broad daylight?
Did her cow get lost again?
He was speechless. Would she want him to find her cow again?
So Wu Tian got out of bed and shouted, "Coming, stop knocking. If you break it, you'll pay."
Soon, Wu Tian opened the yard gate.
Zhao Xiaoli walked in, glanced at the yard, and then looked at Wu Tian and said, "Wu Tian, why are you keeping the door closed in broad daylight?"
"I'm taking a nap with the door closed," Wu Tian said. "If the door isn't closed, what if a thief comes in?"
"Your family is so poor, why would a thief come to your house to steal?" Zhao Xiaoli said with a smile.
Wu Tian said, "Xiaoli, what are you looking for me for?"
"I heard you paid off Bai Xue's thirty thousand yuan debt, so I came to ask you," Zhao Xiaoli said.
"Yes, is there a problem with that?" Wu Tian said.
"Where did you get thirty thousand yuan?" Zhao Xiaoli asked curiously.
"This is the money I earned selling herbs," Wu Tian said with a smile.
Hearing Wu Tian say this, Zhao Xiaoli was very surprised.
Because in Taohua Village, ordinary families working in the fields for a year only earned about ten thousand yuan.
Zhao Xiaoli's family, which ran a small shop and grew some crops, only earned thirty to forty thousand a year.
So Zhao Xiaoli said with a smile, "What kind of herbs sell so well? Take me along to earn some money."
"It's not very feasible, because you are not a doctor, and you probably don't recognize most of the herbs," Wu Tian shook his head and said.