Spoiled By the Young Master After Reborn In the 80s
Chapter 232: Two hundred thirty-one, runaway

Chapter 232: Two hundred thirty-one, runaway

Luo Shu nodded, glanced at her watch, and stood up to say, "I need to leave first. After you’ve counted the number of people, call me. I’ll have someone send you the medicine powder to drive away the poisonous insects and wild beasts." She had been to that mountain before and knew very well how dangerous it was inside; it wouldn’t be safe without some protection.

"There’s such a medicine powder?" Li Er and Li Mingsheng both looked at Luo Shu in surprise. How come they had never heard of such a medicine powder? Otherwise, the villagers of Siyang wouldn’t just be sitting on a gold mine, too scared to take advantage of it.

Luo Shu took out a pen and paper from her pocket, wrote down a phone number, and handed it to Li Mingsheng, "This is my phone number. I’ll give you three days. Whether the job is done or not, give me a call to let me know, so I can make preparations in advance." She had borrowed a phone from Li Mingsheng’s house before and knew they had one.

"All right!" Li Mingsheng said with a smile, carefully folding the note and putting it into his pocket.

Li Mingsheng and Li Er accompanied Luo Shu to the entrance of the village, where they saw villagers crowding around a small sedan. Both men’s eyes lit up, and they hurriedly walked towards the car.

"Who knows whose car this is, but it sure is stylish!"

"This is the first time I’ve seen such a car, it’s so pretty! If only I could take a ride in it and feel the breeze."

"Stop dreaming. You’d be lucky to have a bicycle to ride, let alone a car."

"Village chief, you’re here too?" When Li Mingsheng arrived, the onlooking villagers asked. Could it be that the village chief was also here to see the car?

Li Mingsheng nodded at everyone with a laugh, "Hold on, I have some great news to announce in a bit. Tsk! Tsk! Tsk! This car really is something!"

He approached the sedan and studied it carefully. This was their first time getting so close to a car. He touched the car’s body and pressed his face against the window to look inside, a look of envy on his face. If only he could sit in this car as well.

Reluctantly withdrawing his gaze, Li Mingsheng looked at Luo Shu with immense envy, "This car is yours, isn’t it?" This young lady really must be wealthy; no wonder she had such courage.

Luo Shu smiled and nodded, walked over to the driver’s seat, opened the door, and got in, "Village chief, Uncle Li Er, I’ll be on my way then."

"Take care on the road!" The village chief waved at Luo Shu with a smile until her car disappeared at the end of the road before he turned away.

"Village chief, who is that young lady?"

"At such a young age to have a car of her own, she must be the daughter of a wealthy family, truly enviable!"

"Indeed, it’s maddening how people differ from one another! We could struggle our entire lives and still couldn’t afford a car."

Li Mingsheng looked at the crowd with a smile, "Her? She is our benefactor." If things went as Luo Shu said, Siyang Village would soon prosper, and maybe he too would get to ride in a car someday.

"What do you mean?" The people looked at Li Mingsheng, puzzled.

"She came to our Siyang Village today to ask us to collect medicinal herbs from the mountain for her, and she will buy them at market prices. Tell me, isn’t she our benefactor?" Li Mingsheng took a puff of his cigarette, smiling at the crowd.

"But there are Blind Bears and tigers on the mountain; can we make it back alive if we go up there?"

"What if someone reports us for speculation and profiteering?"

"Making money is good, of course, but it’s not worth it if you lose your life for it," the villagers debated.

Li Mingsheng raised his hand and made a quieting gesture to everyone, "That girl is a doctor, and she said as long as we are willing to go up the mountain to gather herbs, she will distribute medicine powder to us that drives away poisonous insects and wild beasts. Once we apply that medicine powder, all those fierce beasts and venomous snakes won’t dare come near us."

"Is there really such a medicine? She isn’t bluffing, is she?"

"I remember now, the poisoning incident at Cloud City last time was resolved by a young girl. Do you think she could be the ’Little Divine Doctor’?"

"When my daughter came to see me yesterday, she gave me a pile of old newspapers to paste on the wall. I’ll go back and look for that news, maybe there’s a photo of the ’Little Divine Doctor’ in there."

"I’ll come with you. If she really is the ’Little Divine Doctor’, I’ll work with her."

"Me too," said the villagers, following the one who had newspapers in his home, heading towards his place. How could they not have heard of such a big incident that happened so close to Cloud City?

Luo Shu drove to the post office. The photos she and Hanmo had taken at the photo studio, Hanmo’s mother had already mailed them, and they were expected to arrive at Cloud City in a couple of days. She wondered if the photos turned out well?

Walking into the post office, Luo Shu approached the counter, "Hello! Could you please check if there are any letters for Luo Shu?" Even if she didn’t come to pick it up, the letters would still be delivered to her home, but she wanted to see the photos sooner.

"Sure!" The clerk looked at Luo Shu several times before standing up and walking over to the box where the letters were kept, started looking through them, and quickly found Luo Shu’s letter.

Coming back to the counter, after having Luo Shu sign her name in the registry book, she handed the letter over to Luo Shu, "You’re the ’Little Divine Doctor’, aren’t you? I never thought I’d see you here." She had recognized Luo Shu the moment she saw her.

"Thank you!" Luo Shu smiled and nodded, taking the letter and walking out of the post office. She just wanted to get back to her car quickly and look at the photos.

She got into the car, closed the door, and impatiently opened the letter, taking out the photos inside.

Upon seeing the photo of herself and Lu Hanmo shoulder to shoulder, both saying "eggplant" with grinning smiles, a radiant smile curved on her lips. This was the first time she had taken a photo with Hanmo in both her lives.

After looking at it for a long time, Luo Shu carefully put the photo back into the envelope and stored it away in her space.

The sky slowly darkened, and everything around became silent.

In the night, two figures crouched and tiptoed their way to the wall.

Luo Zheng looked around softly and whispered to Luo Shan, "Second Sister, I’ll lift you up, you climb out first."

Luo Shan glanced at the wall, which was nearly two meters high, and shook her head in fear, "You go first, I’m a bit scared."

Luo Zheng furrowed his brows, "What are you going to do if I go up first? Hurry, if they discover us, neither of us will be able to escape."

Luo Shan hesitated, biting her lip as she looked at the tall wall, "Alright then!"

Luo Zheng reached out to lift Luo Shan, pushing her upwards vigorously until her hands had grasped the edge of the wall, then he gave her another hard push upwards.

Luo Shan clambered awkwardly onto the top of the wall and looked over the other side, feeling a bit dizzy. She had never climbed so high before.