But just then, disaster struck.
A private scientific expedition team discovered that underneath Nanfeng Village lay a vast amount of oil, and subsequently, a boss named Li Xiancheng took a liking to the land of Nanfeng Village, which then faced all manner of schemes.
This included deforestation of windbreaks, opening chemical factories, assembling hooligans to do odd jobs, and driving the villagers away.
It was during one such conflict that Tang Caiyi's mother was injured and hospitalized, and due to years of tree planting, her previous health issues flared up all at once, resulting in her death.
Tang Sanzang, fearing the child couldn't bear it, concocted a story that her mother had to leave for some urgent matter and would only come back when Nanfeng Village was filled with large trees and blooming with flowers.
Later on, Tang Sanzang himself was beaten and severely injured, landing in the hospital...
