The dirt road in the countryside was a bumpy road that she and her husband had never traveled before, and soon their youngest son disappeared at the crossroads.

Along that road is Old Chen's clinic.

When their gaze fell upon Yin Huaizhu again, he was holding a peach tree branch and a bamboo branch in his arms.

Although she and her husband were puzzled, they did not object to their youngest son bringing his mother along.

Sure enough, they arrived at the Yin family's residence in peace and quiet.

For many days afterward, Yin Huaizhu simply held those two things without saying a word.

The maid who wanted to help him wash up undressed him and reached out to remove the thing around his neck, but Yin Huaizhu slapped her hand away forcefully.

He gripped the wooden sign tightly, as if afraid it would be snatched away.

Since that time, Yin Huaizhu has not allowed the servants to get close to her.

Helpless, Liu Xu secretly shed many tears when she saw her youngest son's silent and still appearance, like still water.

Yin Huaizhu, however, only reacted when holding the two pieces of branches and leaves.

The peach tree branches and leaves gradually withered and drooped at the tips, while the bamboo leaves slowly turned yellow and several leaves fell off.

Yin Huaizhu panicked and watered their roots every day.

Even soaking it in water won't help.

Liu Xu and her husband noticed something was wrong, so they found a garden that had been cleaned up beforehand and renovated the empty space.

He told Yin Huaizhu, "You can plant them here, and they will take root, sprout, and grow."

It will take root, sprout, grow, and stay forever.

Yin Huaizhu picked up the tools beside him and started digging in the soil, not letting anyone touch his things.

Liu Xu and Yin Zhenwei stood by, watching him plant peach branches and then bamboo branches next to them.

Watching him water and fertilize.

I watched him run to the garden to guard those two plants as soon as he opened his eyes every day.

And so, from sunrise to sunset, they sat silently by, keeping watch.