By the time the tractor and the Hummer rolled into Liu Family Village, nearly a hundred people had gathered around.
The vehicles stopped, and Liu Mang hopped off the tractor.
Seeing him, the villagers instinctively stepped back one or two paces in alarm.
From the crowd, a portly man in his fifties with a large belly came forward and pointed at Liu Mang, "Liu Mang, aren't you just out of the hills? Why have you come back so soon?"
Liu Mang replied with a smile, "Isn't this Village Chief Liu Fugui? Look at what you're saying, Chief; this is my home, can't I come back to it? I'm a homebody, you see. The thought of you all killing pigs and sheep, setting off firecrackers, and sending me off just over half a month ago makes me sentimental. So, I hurried back. Aren't you all thrilled to see me return?"
