The pastoral life of the grass tribe chief

"You young people should donate more."

"That's what a villager said."

"How much does your son want to donate?"

Another villager asked him.

"I never interfere in the affairs of young people; they can donate as much as they want."

The other party said.

"Making money is not easy now. We young people are all empty-handed. Back in your day, you could make money with your eyes closed. Nobody knew how much money was in your bank account."

"It was said by a villager in his forties."

"You should go back and ask your parents for 100,000 or 200,000 yuan. If you don't push your parents, you'll never know how much potential they have."

Lu Yaodao.

"Ha ha ha ha."

Everyone laughed.

"In today's society, the grandfather does all the work, the son sings, and the grandson lies around doing nothing."

Lu Yao continued.

"My grandfather is only 80 years old. He is in his prime and can work for my father and me for at least another 30 years."

The villager, who was in his forties, said.

"That makes perfect sense."

"I'll go and give my 85-year-old father a push too."

"Your father is coming towards you with a hoe on his back, hurry up and get out of here."

"Ha ha ha ha."

……

Lu Yao was carrying vegetables from the roadside field when Lu Lide called him over.

"The cost of rebuilding the ancestral hall has exceeded the budget, and we are still short by at least 100,000 yuan. Brother Wang will notify everyone in the Lu family group to donate more money."

"Last time we registered the donation in my name and your mother's name, this time register it in your own name."

Lu Lide said.

"One hundred yuan per person is enough, why bother registering?"

Lu Yaodao.

"You can have your name on the memorial tablet as long as you donate money."

Lu Lide said.

"If that's the case, donating 100 yuan seems a bit stingy. If I donated 1 million, I would definitely be number one."

Lu Yao picked up the duckweed and left.

Lu Lide smiled and continued working.

Lu Yao had just put down the duckweed when his phone rang.

It was Lu Jiming who called.

"I'll donate another thousand, and you donate another thousand too."

"I've already sent it to Brother En in the group. Please transfer 1,000 yuan to him."

Lu Jiming said.

"I have no money."

Lu Yaodao.

"Share this or not, or I'll donate an extra 1,000 yuan every hour if you don't share it."

Lu Jiming threatened.

"roll."

Lu Yao hung up the video call.

The chat has already started.

"Why did Brother Yao only donate one thousand?"

"I thought he would have at least ten thousand at the very least."

Lu Chong asked.

"Old Ming paid for him first."

How much are you donating?

Lu Yang said.

"My salary is low this month, so I'll donate 500."

Lu Chongdao.

"If you drink less alcohol for a few days, you can save up 500 yuan."

The Madman's Way.

"Just because you're crazy doesn't mean I'll be crazy too."

Lu Chongdao.

"Anyway, it's your village's ancestral hall, so I have no objection if you don't donate."

The Madman's Way.

……

Lu Yao was washing duckweed by the pond when his phone rang again.

"Brother Yao, my father-in-law is treating us to dinner at the Fengli Hotel, on the eighth floor."

The video call came from Li Yunbo.

"OK."

Lu Yao hung up the phone, washed the duckweed, took a shower, changed into clean clothes, told his parents, and drove straight to the county town.

It's exactly 20 kilometers from Maotian Village to Fengli Hotel.

People in Fengli County always choose Fengli Grand Hotel for their wedding banquets. Lu Yao has attended wedding banquets here at least fifteen times, if not twenty.

Class reunions usually take place here, and I've had quite a few drinks with Li Yunbo here as well.

After parking the car, I carried three bottles of bamboo shoot wine up to the eighth-floor lobby.

"Brother Yao, over here."

Li Yunbo saw Lu Yao appear at the entrance of the hall and waved to him.

Li Yunbo and his wife, along with his parents and in-laws, were all acquaintances.

Lu Yao greeted everyone and sat down in the seat next to Li Yunbo.

"What good wine did you bring this time?"

Li Yunbo's family members' eyes lit up when they saw Lu Yao carrying the wine.

They were all drinkers, and Lu Yao could only offer them the best wines.

"I'll take the bamboo shoot wine I made from my own bamboo shoots home and drink it in a couple of days."

Lu Yao put the bamboo shoot wine aside.

"I used to enjoy drinking foreign liquor, but after drinking the liquor brewed by Ayao, I realized that foreign liquor is nothing special."

Li Yunbo's father said.

"Come on, Yao, you order the food."

Li Yunbo's father-in-law handed the menu to Lu Yao.

"Shouldn't you call him Brother Yao?"

Li Yunbo's mother-in-law looked at her husband in surprise.

"Ha ha ha ha."

Everyone laughed.

When Li Yunbo moved to his new house, Lu Yao had a drinking contest with Li Yunbo's father-in-law. The elder got drunk and started calling Lu Yao "brother." If everyone hadn't stopped him, he would have pulled Lu Yao to become sworn brothers.

Lu Yao didn't stand on ceremony and started ordering.

"Dad, you lost. You're paying the bill tonight."

After Lu Yao finished ordering, Zhuoran said smugly to his father.

None of my sons remember what dishes we like to eat, but you remember them perfectly.

Li Yunbo's father-in-law remarked with emotion.

"I enjoy cooking, so I'm sure I can remember what my family and friends like to eat."

Lu Yao shook his head and chuckled.

This father and daughter love to make bets.

"The Solomon's Seal herbal tea you gave me was very effective. My blood sugar returned to normal after drinking it for a week."

Li Yunbo's father-in-law said.

"Uncle Zhuo, it would be best if you could stop drinking in the future."

Returning blood sugar to normal does not mean it will not recur. To completely cure high blood sugar, quitting alcohol and smoking, maintaining a regular diet, and exercising more are the most basic requirements.

If you can't even do this, then there's nothing I can do.

"Can't we drink any baijiu? I heard that drinking a ounce or two of baijiu is fine."

Li Yunbo's father-in-law said.

"Try to avoid drinking either beer or spirits."

"In your situation, desperately trying to lower your blood sugar and drinking alcohol can cause hypoglycemia, leading to severe exhaustion. In severe cases, it can result in coma, epilepsy, and even death."

Lu Yaodao.

"Your blood sugar returned to normal so quickly; you've already escaped death."

"Listen to Ayao, give up drinking."

Li Yunbo's mother-in-law said to her husband.

"Just because I can't completely cure high blood sugar now doesn't mean I won't be able to in the future."

"What I lack is good medicinal herbs. Give me another year or two, and I will be able to cultivate the herbs I need. Then I will have a way to solve the problem between high blood sugar and drinking alcohol."

"You should maintain a certain amount of exercise every day, eat regularly, and quit drinking and smoking. Maybe by then, your symptoms will be completely cured without my intervention, and you will be able to drink alcohol."

Ever since Lu Yao heard that the fat man's father also had high blood sugar, he has been reading a lot of medical books, hoping to find a way to cure high blood sugar completely, or at least to effectively control it and prevent it from becoming a high-risk disease.

He has found a prescription to control high blood sugar, and with his superb acupuncture skills, as long as he cultivates good medicinal materials, he is confident that high blood sugar will become a common disease, and it is not impossible to completely cure it in the future.

"Okay, you can't catch a wolf without risking your cub. I'll quit drinking and smoking."

Li Yunbo's father-in-law believed Lu Yao's words without a doubt.

He can bring his high blood sugar back to normal, and then he can drink alcohol and smoke again.

The food and drinks were served quickly.

"Ah Yao, we're all family here, so I won't ramble on."

Li Yunbo's mother said.

"I've already booked a room; we can have a good drink tonight."

Li Yunbo said.

"Let me make this clear from the start: I won't stay in anything other than the presidential suite."

"Even staying in a luxury suite would be an insult to your old classmate."

Lu Yaodao.

"Ha ha ha ha."

"So, it seems we have no choice but to book the presidential suite."

"Do you dislike this son? Why are you so gloating?"

"Pfft—"

"I've told you so many times not to eat with this bastard, but you just wouldn't listen. Now you're happy, aren't you?"

……