The village chief of Jinyintan Village was called Wang Zhong. He was slightly plump, had a potbelly, and a rather high hairline.
Wang Zhong was one of the more capable people in the village. Before he became village chief, he was a contractor who had many projects in the city, province, and even out of town, with many villagers working under him.
After he became village chief last year, Wang Zhong left all the construction work to his son.
Today was a rare day of leisure after being busy with work. After dinner, Wang Zhong was about to practice driving with his wife, when his pants … well, before the car even started moving, Dumbo started barking crazily.
Wang Zhong pulled up his pants and ran outside.
When he turned on the 'streetlight' hanging from the roof, he found a large wolfdog rolling on the ground, barking as it did so, white liquid … froth gurgling out of its mouth.
"Are you alright, Chief Wang?"
That was when Jiang He's voice could be heard from outside the yard, and the front door was banging loudly.
"What's wrong, Old Wang?"
Old Wang's wife had come out after putting on her clothes, and was startled at the sight, quickly exclaiming, "Could it be epilepsy? Quick, call the vet. "
"Bullshit!"
Wang Zhong scowled and barked, "How could a dog have epilepsy? Open the door. Who is it in the middle of the night?! "
Even as he cursed, he stared at the dog rolling on the ground.
He did not dare to go up to check.
What if Dumbo went berserk and bit him in its current state?
He returned home and took out his phone. Just as he was about to call the vet, he heard his wife open the front door, saying, "Oh, it's Xiao Jiang. Why did you bring a gift?"
As she spoke, she reached out to take the plastic bag in Jiang He's hand.
It was the beef Jiang He had just bought.
Jiang He: "???"
Clutching the bag tightly, he said, "Auntie Wang, I heard Dumbo barking loudly when I passed by your house when I went to buy some meat. By the way, are you alright, Chief Wang?"
"Eh?"
Wang Zhong's wife's hand paused in the air, unsure how to answer just then.
Well …
Why did the topic suddenly shift to my old man?
That was when Jiang He strode up to Wang Zhong's side.
He glanced at the big wolfdog that was rolling on the ground. Its barking was getting softer and softer, and he shouted, "Oh no, Chief Wang, your dumbo has been poisoned!"
"Poisoned?"
"What poison?" Wang Zhong was surprised.
"According to my observation, he must have eaten rat poison!"
Without blushing or skipping a beat, Jiang He took out a cucumber with a turn of his hand, broke it in half and crushed it with his hand, stuffing it into Dumbo's mouth without a care in the world.
Only then did Wang Zhong grab Jiang He and barked angrily, "What the heck are you doing, Little Jiang? What did you just feed Dumbo? "
"Cucumber."
Holding the remaining half of the cucumber with a crunch, Jiang He took a bite. A fragrant aroma filled the air, and Wang Zhong sniffed and barked, "Do you take me for a fool? Whose cucumber is yellow and so big? "
Indeed.
The half-eaten cucumber in Jiang He's hand was bigger than an entire one sold at the grocery store.
It was big, yellow, and quite fragrant.
"Cucumber, cucumber. If it's not yellow, could it be black?"
Jiang He teased.
That was when Dumbo whimpered and leapt up from the ground. Shaking its fur energetically, it ran into the dog pen like a puff of smoke.
“？？？”
Wang Zhong appeared baffled. He was about to ask, but Jiang He waved him off, saying, "Chief Wang, Auntie Wang, I have something to do, so I'll be going."
His face was as calm as ever, but he was beside himself with excitement!
"As I thought, the cucumber is detoxifying. Still, though rat poison is potent, it's just a normal poison. I wonder if the legendary Crimson Crane Crown or the Seven Steps Intestine Shattering Powder could cure it?"
Reaching the front gates, Jiang He turned to look at Dumbo in the dog pen, and thought, "I remember there's a pesticide called paraquat. It's even more toxic, and a person wouldn't be saved even if they were sent to the hospital in time to have their stomach pumped. I should try getting a bottle later."
In that very moment, Dumbo suddenly shuddered in the dog pen, and started whimpering again.
Wang Zhong walked up to the dog pen and stared at his big wolfdog for over ten minutes. Still, he looked even more confused when he saw that Dumbo was fine.
Just now …
What happened?
Dumbo suddenly went crazy.
Then, Jiang He ran inside and fed him half a cucumber … let's call it a cucumber for now.
Dumbo was fine again after feeding it half a cucumber?
"Rat poison?"
"How did the brat tell that Dumbo ate rat poison? Wait … where would I get rat poison? Could the brat have poisoned Dumbo because he held a grudge against Dumbo for kicking him out last time? "
"No, no …"
"If Dumbo really ate rat poison, could half a cucumber be saved?"
He returned to his room, no longer in the mood to 'drive'. Smacking his lips, he suddenly said, "Old woman, why don't you get us some cucumbers?"
…
Meanwhile, Jiang He.
By the time he returned home, he had finished half a cucumber.
"My digestive system must have improved considerably after ascending as a Quasi Martial Artist. Most of the cucumber was absorbed, which is why the feeling of being stuffed is gone in just a short while."
He felt that he could still eat another cucumber.
Even so …
After eating two and a half in one night, he really could not eat it raw anymore.
Hence, Jiang He steamed some rice and a cucumber salad. Then, he picked up his phone and ate while scrolling through videos. Suddenly, his eyes widened and he exclaimed in surprise, "Isn't that Two Dog Li?"
"He's livestreaming?"
Two Dog Li's real name was Li Fei, and he was from the same village as Jiang He.
In his memory, they were classmates in elementary school, but Two Dog Li stopped going to school after they graduated. His father bought over three hundred sheep and had Two Dog Li herd them.
Back then, his classmates had mocked Two Dog Li, but by the time they finished high school and university, Two Dog Li had become a local breeder with some fame.
He started a cattle and sheep breeding cooperative, rearing hundreds of cows and thousands of sheep, earning millions a year, driving a BMW and marrying a beautiful wife.
Entering the livestream.
Two Dog Li was livestreaming in his own breeding cooperative.
He was standing in front of a small forklift, laughing at the camera. "Brothers, didn't I have a fever a few days ago? Then, I realized that I've become immensely strong after the fever subsided. Come, I'll show you how I lift a forklift with one hand. "
He extended his hand.
Grabbing the forklift's massive tire, he pulled …
The entire forklift tilted.
And in the next instant …
Whoosh!
The screen turned black.
[Apologies, your livestream has been temporarily blocked due to a breach of rules.]
Jiang He: "…"
The livestream was gone.
After a long while, Jiang He breathed a long sigh and muttered, "It seems that the Revival of Qi has reached a tipping point. According to what Two Dog Li said just now, he had a fever for days, and suddenly gained boundless strength after the fever subsided. Could it be …
Jiang He remembered a word then — awakening!
"I'll go to Two Dog Li's breeding cooperative tomorrow morning to ask about the situation."
Eating and washing pots. Such was the dull and uninteresting life of a single dog.
But before he went to bed, Jiang He suddenly remembered that he still had half a bag of corn at home.
Grabbing a handful, he went to the orchard and buried the corn in the ground one by one.
"I wonder if my own crops would change after I plant them … what the hell, what's that?"
After planting the corn, he felt that something was not right behind him, and promptly turned to find a pair of oily green eyes staring at him in the dark.
"Woof!"
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