The Mightiest Little Peasant c1-799
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He looked closely and saw Old Master He sitting inside.
As he walked near the car, Old Master He opened the car door.
After Tang Hao sat inside, Old Master He regarded him curiously.
“Is there anything, Old Master He?” Tang Hao was still surprised.
Old Master He smiled. “I’m just amazed that you even dare to beat up that Song kid.”
Tang Hao was surprised. “You know about it?”
“The circle isn’t big. News spreads very fast… Especially big news, such as how the Song kid was beaten up and Old Master Song had to fly to Provincial City in the middle of the night.”
Old Master He seemed emotional when he said that.
The Song family was an influential force in the country, but Divine Doctor Tang had beat up the Song family kid without hesitation. That was a bold move.
It made sense when Old Master He thought about it.
‘Divine Doctor Tang might be young, but he is very capable and accomplished, especially his medical skills. Rumor has it that he has supernatural abilities and has a title in the military.
‘Perhaps that is why the Song family would call for peace for now.
‘If it were anyone else, the Song family would have made sure that he would have been dead by now. There aren’t many people in the entire Huaxia that the Song family can’t touch.’
“So you know everything!” Tang Hao smiled sheepishly.
“That’s why I’m here to look for you today. I thought that I ought to help you!” Old Master He said.
“Oh?” Tang Hao was confused.
“The Song family is very influential. They might not do anything to you for now, but if they decide to give you trouble again in the future, you’ll be at a disadvantage, Divine Doctor Tang!
“That’s why I was thinking of introducing you to some other people…”
Old Master He paused for a while. “Divine Doctor Tang, have you heard of… the Zhou family?”
“The Zhou family?”
Tang Hao furrowed his brows and thought about it. Then, his eyes widened.
He heard of the Zhou family before. They were a big and influential family in the Capital, just like the Song family.
One could say that the Song and Zhou families were about equal in power.
“I’ve heard about them!” Tang Hao nodded.
“Alright, I’ll skip the exposition then! The Zhou family has a grudge with the Song family, and they’ve never liked each other. That’s why I’m thinking of introducing you to the Zhou family, and what do you know, the best opportunity presented itself.
“Old Master Zhou is older than me by a few years. You should know that old people easily get sick. He hasn’t been in the prime of his health for a long time, and recently he’s been diagnosed with late-stage lung cancer. There’s no cure for that.”
Tang Hao understood what Old Master He was trying to do.
Old Master He continued, “The Zhou family is anxious now. After all, Old Master Zhou is the patriarch of the family, and losing him would be a huge blow.
“They’ve gathered many experts and renowned doctors this morning to find the best solution to treat Old Master Zhou. They don’t expect that the cancer to be fully cured, but they were hoping that the old master’s life could be extended somehow.
“So, what do you think about it, Divine Doctor Tang? Are you confident?”
Old Master He looked at Tang Hao expectantly.
“Lung cancer…” Tang Hao thought for a while. Eventually, he nodded.
Old Master He breathed a sigh of relief. “That’s great! Actually, Old Master Zhou is good friends with me. He was my superior back then, and we’ve always been in constant contact.
“Thanks to you, I can live for a few more years. I can’t bear to watch him leave before me. That’s the other reason why I invited you today. I hope you don’t mind my selfishness!”
He sounded apologetic when he said that.
“Don’t be sorry, Old Master He. Right, are we going to the Capital now?” Tang Hao said.
Old Master He nodded.
Very soon, the two people got on a plane and flew toward the Capital.
The Capital was the political nexus of Huaxia. It was not as economically developed as River Delta City but was just as crowded and bustling.
After they got off the plane at the Capital airport, a car was already waiting for them on the runway.
The car door opened, and a man dressed in a white shirt and slacks stepped out of the car. He was dressed rather plainly, but one could see that he carried a noble aura.
‘He looks like a high-ranking official!” Tang Hao thought.
There must be many high-ranking government officials in the Capital, and so it should not have been surprising to encounter one there. That person must have been from the Zhou family.
“Uncle He!” The man quickly walked over and greeted Old Master He.
He turned to look behind Old Master He and was surprised. “Where’s the divine doctor you were talking about Uncle He?”
He ignored Tang Hao and looked toward the door of the airplane.
Old Master He smiled. “Zhenghao, the divine doctor is right in front of your eyes!”
Zhou Zhenghao was surprised when he heard that. He looked around but did not fix his gaze on Tang Hao.
Old Master He laughed. He turned around and pointed at Tang Hao. “Look, here he is! Let me introduce you to him. He’s the Divine Doctor Tang that I’ve told you before.
“Divine Doctor Tang, this is Zhou Zhenghao, the third son of Old Master Zhou. He’s a minister!”
Zhou Zhenghao looked at Tang Hao.
He did not believe what he heard. “You must be joking, Uncle He! He’s a divine doctor? How is that possible?
“Don’t tell me… he’s a scammer?”
Old Master He smiled. “It’s normal for you to think that way, Zhenghao, but let me tell you, he is a bona fide divine doctor. He was the one who saved my life.
“I can only tell you that he is not a mundane person, and his medical skills are more than what mundane humans can achieve.”
Zhou Zhenghao furrowed his brows while looking at Tang Hao from head to toe.
He could not believe that the person who looked like a teenager was a divine doctor. However, there was no reason that Uncle He would lie to him. Perhaps the kid was quite capable after all!
“Whatever it is, let’s get into the car first. This way please, Uncle He!”
He turned around and helped Old Master He get into the car.
He glanced at Tang Hao as he stepped into the car. ‘We’ll see later if this kid is actually a divine doctor. There are so many renowned doctors today. He won’t be able to fool everyone’, he thought.
He then started the car and drove toward the Zhou family residence.
Chapter 428 - A Group of Renowned Doctors
Translator: EndlessFantasy Translation Editor: EndlessFantasy Translation
They arrived at the Zhou family residence half an hour later.
The three people entered the residence with Zhou Zhenghao leading the way. They could hear an intense argument going on in the living room.
“It’s already the late stage. What’s the use of chemotherapy? Can Old Master Zhou’s body take it?”
“That’s right! Are all you oncologists idiots? Can’t you use your brain before you speak?”
Some people were shouting.
“So what do you think we should do then? Can you think of another way to treat late-stage cancer? I’d like to see you guys come up with something better!”
“That’s right. If we can’t do anything, I don’t think you Chinese physicians can do any better!”
The two sides were in an intense argument.
When they stepped into the living room, they saw two groups of people sitting on separate sides. Some of the short-tempered ones were already red in the face.
They were elderly people dressed in white coats or tr
aditional Chinese suits. The youngest among them was in their fifties, and the oldest was in their seventies.
Most of the people in the left group were dressed in traditional Chinese suits. They must be Chinese physicians.
Meanwhile, all the people on the right were in white coats. They must be Western doctors.
The intensity of their argument had shocked the people from the Zhou family and Old Master He.
Several people from the Zhou family were standing in the living room. They looked at both sides worriedly.
They had invited both Chinese physicians and Western doctors to gather in the Zhou family residence, thinking that both parties would cooperate and come up with a solution. They did not expect that the grudge between the two sides to be so strong that they started arguing once they saw each other.
Tang Hao was not too surprised. He knew that Western doctors often looked down upon Chinese physicians, and vice versa.
Those were renowned doctors, and their egos would not let them admit that the other side was better.
“Hey, Zhenghao, you’re back. Did you manage to fetch the divine doctor?”
Two men walked over.
Zhou Zhenghao’s expression became extremely awkward. He hemmed and hawed.
“What’s wrong?” The two people asked.
Zhou Zhenghao did not say anything. Instead, he turned around and pointed at Tang Hao.
His first and second brothers were dumbfounded by what they saw.
‘What? The divine doctor is… this kid?
‘Is this some kind of sick joke?’
Their expressions turned unpleasant.
They had trusted their Uncle He to introduce them to someone who could save their father, but they felt as though they had been pranked.
How could a teenager be a divine doctor?
“What’s the meaning of this, Uncle He?” The two men looked at Uncle He. Their expressions were respectful, but they sounded unhappy.
Old Master He was helpless. “You don’t have to doubt him. He is really a divine doctor! I can vouch for him with my reputation.”
The three brothers of the Zhou family were shocked when they heard that.
They knew that Old Master He had always been an honest and reputable man and would not lie to them. If he could vouch for the kid with his reputation, that added to the kid’s credibility.
However, they still had their doubts when they looked at the kid.
‘How could he be a divine doctor at that young age?’
‘This is utterly ridiculous. Don’t tell me this kid is a great con artist that could even deceive Uncle He!’ They thought.
The argument in the living room gradually died down. The group of elderly Chinese physicians and Western doctors turned to look toward them.
“Divine doctor? Where is the divine doctor?”
“Ha! I wonder who dares to call himself a divine doctor? How shameless!”
They looked around the room and eventually at Old Master He.
After all, those were the two strangers who had just entered the house. One of them was an elderly man, and the other was a kid. Even an idiot would have guessed that the elderly man would be the self-proclaimed divine doctor.
“Who is he? Where is he from? I’ve never seen him before.”
“Ha! I don’t even dare to call myself a divine doctor, so what gives him the right? What a joke!”
Some elderly doctors started to laugh. The others who did not laugh looked at him mockingly.
Old Master He felt awkward. He coughed lightly and said, “I’m not the one. He’s the divine doctor here!’”
He pointed at Tang Hao next to him as he spoke.
The living room fell silent.
The elderly doctors were dumbfounded.
They could not believe what they heard. Some thought their ears were playing tricks on them.
“Pfft!”
Someone spat out the tea in their mouth and started laughing, but he stopped abruptly.
“I’m sorry! It’s just that… it’s too funny!”
An elderly doctor in a white coat sat there with a cup of tea in his hands. His face was red as he tried to suppress the laughter.
“Hahaha! I can’t hold it back… this is too funny! How brazen can this kid be to give himself such a title?” He could not stop laughing after that.
The group of doctors sitting at the right started laughing too.
“That kid should be a Chinese physician. I say, all you Chinese physicians are con artists! I said that earlier, but you all protested. What do you have to say now?”
“Haha! All you Chinese physicians must be really talented!”
They started mocking the Chinese physicians sitting on the left side of the living room.
The arrival of the kid had given them a reason to make fun of the Chinese physicians.
That kid was still a teenager, but he was called a divine doctor. Even an idiot could see that he was a con artist.
Moreover, he was a daring con artist to ply his trade to the Zhou family.
The Chinese physicians were angry. They looked at Tang Hao with hostility.
They hated fake Chinese physicians the most. Those con artists had ruined their reputation.
“You filthy kid, how dare you scam your way here?”
“I hate con artists the most. I’ll beat them up whenever I see them! Get over here, you filthy kid. I’ll break your leg and see you fix that!”
All of them looked unfriendly. Some of them even rolled up their sleeves.
The three Zhou brothers did not say anything but silently observed the development of the situation.
Tang Hao was helpless.
‘Why doesn’t anyone believe me?’ He touched his face.
He understood why that was so. After all, he was too young, and any sane person would not believe him. However, he was not happy that they were behaving aggressively toward him.
‘So what if you’re older?’ His expression sank.
“If you don’t believe me, then you can test me. That should be a good indication of my abilities, right?”
He glared coldly around the room.
The elderly doctors were further incensed by his attitude.
“Ha, you’re quite daring, kid! I’ve never seen a con artist as brazen as you before!”
“Alright, I’ll test you now, kid!”
The elderly doctors shouted agitatedly.
Chapter 429 - A Shift In the Hospital
“Let me ask you, kid, what are the uses of purple rubia?”
An elderly Chinese physician stood up, placed his hands behind him, and asked Tang Hao.
Tang Hao immediately answered. “Purple rubia, scientific name Rubia yunnanensis, is a bitter, non-toxic, and cold-natured root. It is commonly used in treating diarrhea. One common prescription is purple rubia soup, which is made by boiling half a catty of purple rubia and two taels of licorice.
“Combined with ginseng, donkey-hide gelatin, and licorice, it can also treat internal bleeding.”
The elderly Chinese physicians were surprised by Tang Hao’s answer.
‘That kid is right!’
“Kid! Let me ask you, what are the uses for peony root?”
“Kid, what diseases can dendrobium cure?”
The elderly Chinese physicians took turns to ask questions.
Tang Hao stood there and answered each of the questions calmly.
His answers were correct every time, which made the Chinese physicians even more surprised.
They had thought that he was a con artist because he was so young. They did not expect that the kid got every question right.
‘Looks like this young con artist did his homework!’ They thought.
They churned their brains and asked more difficult questions about the most obscure herbs they knew. Some of the herbs were not written in the common medicinal textbooks.