Hearing that there was news about the paddy fields he had been longing for, Sanlang almost laughed out loud. He had finally waited for this moment.
Seeing the Village Chief covered in sweat from the heat, Sanlang hurriedly invited him inside. "Village Chief, please go in first. I’ll go call my father and bring you a bowl of water while I’m at it. It’s not easy for you to make this trip in such scorching weather; I truly appreciate the trouble."
The Village Chief didn’t stand on ceremony and walked into the house to sit down. He was genuinely overcome by the heat. Since his house was far from Sanlang’s—one at the beginning of the village and the other at the end—and there was hardly any shade along the way, the walk had left him dizzy and lightheaded.
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