Sichuan was located in the west of China, and the terrain was somewhat complicated. It had a huge disparity in alt.i.tude. It had a high alt.i.tude in the west, and low in the east. Fushan City was located towards the west of Sichuan Province, which gained its name from the ranging mountains. It was 1000 meters above sea level. Compared to cities in Huainan Province, it was somewhat lagging. Thus, there wasn't any ma.s.sive damage to the environment, and the mountain forest gave the best protection to wild herbs.
They first came on a plane from Qiongjin City to Rongzhou's Airport Terminal, before changing to trains to reach Fushan City. However, that was only just the beginning, since Fan Lihua's hometown was a small mountain village located in Zhanxiang County. Thus, they had to get on a bus to reach the county before taking a tattered van. When they got out of the van, they still had to walk on foot into the mountain. They had to rely on their legs to walk over a dozen kilometers before they could arrive at their destination.
However, it was all understandable, since precious herbs like the Cloud Gra.s.s could only be found in such remote places.
After walking about seven to eight kilometers, a truck drove over. Fan Lihua immediately waved her hand and the truck stopped. A head popped out from the window and smiled while speaking in Sichuan dialect, "Hey, isn't this Sister Lihua?"
"Tiger! Such a coincidence to see you here! Can you bring us along to the village? Otherwise, it will be night by the time we arrive in the village." Fan Lihua walked over and shoved a ¥100 bill before him.
Tiger immediately waved it off and replied, "We're people from the same village, how can I take your money? Keep it, or I will get mad."
Su Tao felt that Tiger was pretty unsophisticated, unlike those in the cities who emphasised on the money.
Stopping the vehicle by the roadside, the few of them boarded the truck. They were all covered in dust from the journey. They casually sat down after finding something that they could hold on to.
Seeing Fan Lihua's nervous expression, Su Tao comforted, "Big Sister Fan, don't worry. We will deal with your husband."
Nodding her head, Fan Lihua sighed, then squeezed out a smile. "Don't worry, I'm fine!"
When the truck drove into the village, a group of kids ran over and blocked the road. After getting out of the vehicle, Tiger took out a bunch of candies from his pocket and distributed them to the kids. After the truck drove a little more, Tiger stopped and smiled. "Sister-in-law, I'll drop you guys here!"
It was close to Fan Lihua's home, so she smiled. "Thank you, Tiger."
The moment Fan Lihua got out of the vehicle, she saw a man running over. Her face was instantly drained of all color and she had immediately cowered as that man cursed, "Stupid woman, you're finally back. See if I don't beat you to death!"
Locking his brows together, Liu Jianwei took a step forth and held onto that man's fist before twisting. That man was instantly flung over and fell on the roadside, groaning in pain. He felt as if his entire body had fallen apart. Seeing that Liu Jianwei was skillful, he gritted his teeth and yelled, "An outsider is beating me up! Help!"
In just a few minutes, everyone in the village surrounded Su Tao's party.
Su Tao sighed. There was a phase that could be used to describe this situation. Wicked commoners were born in barren hills and wild rivers. Aside from having an unsophisticated villager like Tiger, there's also a hoodlum like Fan Lihua's husband.
"This s.l.u.t left for a year and returned with a man to beat me up! You guys judge if this is right!" Seeing so many people around, Fan Lihua's husband instantly felt confident, so he got up and exaggerated.
"Miao Yurong, don't slander me. He's my boss." Fan Lihua raged with her face reddened.
The villagers all started to discuss amongst themselves. Although Miao Yurong wasn't a good man, since he often played and slept around, he's still someone from the village. Thus, they felt that they should protect him now that he was bullied.
