After the Gao family said a few words, they all drank the talisman water as well.
After drinking it, all of them began vomiting.
But once the vomiting stopped, their mental states visibly improved.
"Ah! I feel so much better."
"My head isn't dizzy anymore either."
"Yeah! My chest doesn't feel tight anymore, and I've got my strength back. Master Jiang is incredible, truly incredible."
"This fifty thousand was worth it! Worth every penny!"
"..."
Originally, for Li Ru's sake, I had planned to charge them at most a hundred or so for gas for just a few talismans.
Now they had paid fifty thousand and still felt it was worth it. That was what they called a reputation—you had to be able to solve problems.
I paid them no mind, because Zhu Dayou's girlfriend was in this village.
That meant Gao Zheng and the others from the same village should know the situation fairly well.
So I asked:
"Gao Zheng, do you know Silly Daqiang from your village?"
The moment Gao Zheng heard the name "Silly Daqiang," he immediately nodded. His parents also looked our way.
Gao Zheng continued:
"I do! Silly Daqiang is the same age as me. We grew up together. It's just that he had intellectual development issues. He didn't even finish elementary school before he started herding cattle at home.
But over the past half month or so, Silly Daqiang seems like a completely different person."
As soon as he finished speaking, Gao Zheng's parents chimed in:
"More than a different person—he's practically been replaced."
"Exactly, exactly. Silly Daqiang isn't all that silly anymore. He used to not even know to wipe his ass after taking a dump.
The night before last, I even saw him taking his future wife to town on a three-wheeler..."