When he picked it up and looked at the caller ID, he suddenly showed a look of surprise, hurriedly answered the call and said with a smile: "Sister-in-law, you remembered to call me."
A woman's clear voice came: "If I don't call you, you won't call me. Have you forgotten your sister-in-law?"
"How could it be?" Xu Lang said quickly: "Didn't I call you at the beginning of the month? Why do you say I didn't call you?"
The woman smiled: "I'm just teasing you. I know you care about your sister-in-law."
"That's pretty much it." Xu Lang asked with a smile, "Is there anything wrong, sister-in-law?"
The woman said: "Your second aunt is not feeling well. I asked her to go to the hospital but she refused to go. She said she was afraid of spending money. It has been getting worse in the past two days. If you have time, can you come back and help?"
"What, the second aunt is sick?" Xu Lang suddenly became nervous: "Tell me the details and see how serious it is."
Soon, after the woman finished speaking, Xu Lang said, "I think she's overworked. Let's do this, sister-in-law. Today happens to be Friday. I'll rush back after get off work."
The woman immediately said: "There is no need to be in such a hurry. It won't be too late for you to come back tomorrow morning. The roads in the countryside are not good and it is not safe for you to drive late at night."
Xu Lang said: "It's okay, I just need to pay attention."
The woman was very happy and warned: "Okay, be careful."
After hanging up the phone, Xu Lang thought for a while and started to make another call.
While waiting, the guy had a wicked smile on his face.
The phone rang five times before it was answered, and an old voice came from inside: "Good boy, are you very busy after becoming an official? You don't even care about your master anymore."
Xu Lang rolled his eyes, and then said with a smile: "Master, where are you thinking about? If you don't miss me, will I call you?"
"Ha." Master Qingxuan sneered: "In addition to giving money, I also made phone calls. You said you haven't been back for a long time. If you don't come back, you will have no wine to drink as a teacher. Are you a rebellious disciple who wants to starve the master to death?"
"Dizzy." Xu Lang fainted: "I sent you money back just so you can buy wine. If you don't buy it yourself, you blame me for not going back. How can you be such an unreasonable master?"
Master Qingxuan said: "To put it lightly, my teacher is an old Taoist in his seventies, and the Taoist temple is on the top of a mountain. Aren't you worried that your teacher will fall off a cliff and die on the way to buy wine? Why don't you say that you are a traitor? You are absolutely right, Infinite Heavenly Lord!"
Xu Lang touched his forehead and smiled bitterly: "Okay, I'll go back tonight and buy you a box of good wine later. I said you are so old, you can't drink less..."
Master Qingxuan immediately interrupted: "Shut up, you little bastard dares to teach Master a lesson and rebel against you!"
"Okay." Xu Lang was speechless: "What, I should be back at midnight tonight, Master, you have to leave a door for me."
"Save it!" Qingxuan Zhenzhen's anger has not subsided: "Since you were a kid, since you walked through the door, you like to jump in and out of the wall like a thief. Don't tell me that you are well treated and can eat well. The fat man can’t dance anymore.”
At this point, before Xu Lang could speak, Master Qingxuan said again: "Also, when buying wine, remember to buy two roast ducks, otherwise there will be no food to go with the wine."
"I know, I'll buy you three!"
Xu Lang hung up the phone and said, "I don't have any teeth, can you chew them?"
Next, Xu Lang saw that nothing happened, so he told Zhao Shuang that he was going out, and went downstairs to buy wine.
Dengzhou Village, located in Shakou Town, Sihe County, Ninghai City, is a medium-sized village with a population of more than 400 people.
The village is located halfway up Wangjun Mountain, which is more than 1,500 meters above sea level. Because the terrain is relatively steep, the houses in the village are squeezed into the narrow strip in the middle.
Qingfeng Temple is built on the top of Wangjun Mountain. There is only one old Taoist priest, Qingxuan Zhenren, in the temple. The whole building is in disrepair and shows signs of dilapidation everywhere.
Xu Lang was raised by Master Qingxuan since he was a child. Due to lack of income from incense money, life was difficult. Fortunately, Master Qingxuan had superb medical skills and was also very easy-going and generous. He was deeply loved by the surrounding villagers, especially those in Dengzhou Village.
Because of this, Xu Lang received care and help from many villagers. After he learned medicine, he took over his master's medicine box and treated the villagers' illnesses.
As the saying goes, famous teachers give birth to great disciples. Master Qingxuan has superb medical skills, and the disciples he teaches are no less generous. No matter what difficult and complicated diseases are, they can be cured at a very low cost. He is also good-looking and the villagers like him very much.
Among them, those who treat Xu Lang best and take the most care of him are Cai Qiaozhen and her daughter-in-law Zheng Chunni from Dengzhou Village.
Cai Qiaozhen has been widowed for many years, and her only son Chen Gang and Zheng Chunni were married just a few days ago. Unfortunately, his younger brother was hit by a log while logging in the mountains. Although Xu Lang and his master were skilled in medicine, Chen Gang's condition was very bad and there was nothing he could do.
As a result, the young and beautiful Zheng Chunni became a widow before her honeymoon.
When Chen Gang saw himself like this, he didn't want to stay at home anymore. He followed his fellow villagers to work in coastal areas. Apart from sending some living expenses back, he never came back.
Xu Lang saw that the two of them were in trouble, so he helped them with farm work as soon as school was over.
In addition, Zheng Chunni suffered from a serious illness the year before last, and it was Xu Lang who cured her. The mother-in-law and daughter-in-law were very touched and naturally treated him very well.
The person who just called Xu Lang in the office was Zheng Chuni. Since Xu Lang hadn't been back for almost a year and her mother-in-law Cai Qiaozhen was ill again, Zheng Chuni finally found a reason to call Xu Lang.
This time, Xu Lang not only bought wine and roast duck for his master, but also prepared many gifts for his sister-in-law and second aunt.
After buying all the things, Xu Lang called Qiu Mingyue, Yuan Xiangyu and Shi Fenglan respectively to say that he wanted to go back to his hometown, and then drove on.
Although Sihe County is further away than Heishui County, the roads are much better. A secondary highway leads directly to the town, making the transportation very convenient.
There is a cement road from the town to Dengzhou Village. It can barely pass the car, but it is all uphill. Although there is no one on the road at night, Xu Lang does not dare to drive fast. It is already after ten o'clock in the evening when he returns to the village.
The road only leads to the village committee. Xu Lang parked the car in the square in front of the village committee and walked to Zheng Chunni's house with six bags.
At this time, most of the villagers had already rested and were walking in the village lanes, which caused several dogs to bark non-stop.
Zheng Chunni's home is located at the highest point of the village, more than fifty meters away from the nearest villager's home below.
Arriving outside Zheng Chunni's house, which was a single-family home, Xu Lang thought he needed to call her to ask her to open the door. Unexpectedly, the door was open, but there was no one at the door.
Xu Lang smiled. His sister-in-law knew he was coming back tonight, so she must have left the door open for him.
But it was almost midnight, the door was left open like this, and she was too bold.
He walked in the door while thinking about it. Just when he was about to call his sister-in-law, Zheng Chunni's scream suddenly came from inside: "Asshole, let me go, help..."
