Chapter 2418 - 2411: Cornfield
After finishing roasted corn, the two strolled through the countryside.
"You damn Er Wa, stealing my corn again! Watch me break your legs!"
Suddenly, an enraged voice rang out.
Following the sound, they saw a middle-aged farmer chasing a small Hairy Kid.
The small Hairy Kid clutched two corn sticks in his arms, running quickly.
However, the small Hairy Kid, being small with short legs, couldn’t outrun an adult and was soon caught by the farmer.
The middle-aged man directly lifted the small Hairy Kid upside down, spanking the boy’s bottom with his palm.
The spanks made the small Hairy Kid cry loudly, but he still couldn’t bear to drop the corn sticks in his hands.
Wang Dadong and Mi Xue exchanged glances, as if those spanks were hitting their own bottoms. After all, Wang Dadong had just stolen corn from someone too.
"Uncle, don’t hit the kid. It’s just two corn sticks." Wang Dadong couldn’t stand it anymore and walked over.
"Steal a needle when young, steal gold when grown, I’m doing this for his own good, or he’ll end up in jail when he grows up!" The farmer said ferociously.
"That’s true, but you’ve hit him already, let this go now." Wang Dadong said.
The farmer scolded the small Hairy Kid a few more times and warned him not to steal corn again before leaving.
After the farmer left, Mi Xue compassionately patted the small boy’s teary head and asked, "Why did you steal someone’s corn, little friend?"
"I’m hungry," the boy said pitifully.
"Where are your parents?"
"My dad is crippled, my mom ran away with someone, my dad and I haven’t eaten for days."
It turned out that the small Hairy Kid’s father broke his leg when he fell from a building site, cutting off the family’s income. His mother abandoned them both.
For survival, the small Hairy Kid had no choice but to steal things.
"Big Head, I can cure your dad’s leg, but you must promise me not to steal things again."
"Big Brother, you can really cure my dad’s leg?" The small Hairy Kid asked happily.
"Of course."
Led by the small Hairy Kid, the two arrived at the small Hairy Kid’s home.
The place was hardly a home, with walls made of wooden planks and corn stalks piled on top.
"We used to have a big house, but sold it to treat my dad." The small Hairy Kid said awkwardly.
Inside, a pale-faced middle-aged man lay on a bed; upon seeing Wang Dadong and Mi Xue, he immediately struggled to sit up, pointing at the small Hairy Kid and scolding, "Big Head, you stole something again?"
"Dad, I didn’t steal anything, brother came here to treat you!" The small Hairy Kid said happily.
Wang Dadong immediately used his inner eye, discovering that the small Hairy Kid’s father’s leg bone had been broken before and had healed improperly. To fix it, the leg had to be broken and re-set anew.
"Big Head, I’ve told you numerous times, dad’s illness can’t be cured, and we have no money for treatment."
"Don’t worry, dad, brother said he wouldn’t take our money." Hairy Kid said.
Upon hearing there’d be no charge, the man’s eyes showed a hint of suspicion, "What are you guys really here for?"
Wang Dadong knew the man might think they were human traffickers and laughed, "Brother, rest assured, we’re not traffickers, just feeling sorry for Big Head, so we came to treat you."
"Can my leg really be cured?" Hairy Kid’s Dad’s eyes filled with hope.
"Certainly, but your leg bone grew crooked, causing your limp; to treat your leg, we need to break it and reset it, which might be somewhat painful."
"As long as it’s fixed, I can endure any pain!" Hairy Kid’s Dad nodded firmly.
A few minutes later, a scream echoed in the room.
"My leg is healed, really healed!" After a few more minutes, Hairy Kid’s Dad’s voice shouted joyfully.
"Dad, your leg is healed; we’ll never go hungry again!"
The father and son embraced happily.
Moments later, Hairy Kid’s Dad retrieved a pouch resembling a brocade bag from under the bed and gave it to Wang Dadong.
"Doctor Wang, I found this small bag in the mountains; I don’t know what it is, you cured my leg, and I have no money to thank you, so I’ll give it to you." Hairy Kid’s Dad said awkwardly.
He genuinely wanted to thank Wang Dadong but had nothing, so he could only offer this unknown item to Wang Dadong.
Wang Dadong accepted the small pouch, its body was red, the opening tied with a golden string, and the pouch was quite heavy, the material mysterious.
Wang Dadong opened the pouch, discovering an irregular metal fragment inside.
Upon seeing the metal fragment, Wang Dadong was stunned.
This was... a copper box fragment!
Ever since he used a copper box fragment to bring Huang Fei back from the Void, his copper box fragment had developed cracks, and he hadn’t used its power since.
Unexpectedly, he obtained a copper box fragment here.
Despite its significant side effects, the copper box fragment was a lifesaving treasure.
"Brother, please accept this money for selling me the pouch." Wang Dadong smiled; such a valuable treasure ought to be worth a fortune, but he only carried a few thousand yuan.
"Uh, I can’t take this money; this pouch was a gift to you, I can’t accept your money!" Hairy Kid’s Dad exclaimed fearfully.
They found the pouch attractive, initially believing there must be a treasure inside, but were disappointed when they saw an apparently useless fragment.
However, the pouch’s material looked very valuable.
Little did they know that the seemingly useless metal piece was the actual treasure.
Naturally, Wang Dadong couldn’t tell them, given the gravity of the matter.
"Brother, please take this money; if you don’t accept it, then I won’t accept the pouch." Wang Dadong insisted.
After much back-and-forth, with Wang Dadong’s strong persuasion, Hairy Kid’s Dad reluctantly accepted the money, and Wang Dadong finally secured the pouch.
Leaving Hairy Kid’s Home, Wang Dadong and Mi Xue strolled through the open fields, eventually returning to the cornfield. A breeze rustled the corn leaves, and seeing the cornfield, a mischievous idea popped into Wang Dadong’s mind.
"Mi Xue, I’m feeling a bit tired; let’s rest in the cornfield." Wang Dadong suggested.
"Alright." Mi Xue agreed.
The two walked into the cornfield, sitting side by side; the weather was slightly warm, Mi Xue loosened her collar for ventilation, revealing an enticing décolletage.
Wang Dadong watched, feeling the heat.