Chapter 82: Send to the Clinic

Gu Yuhe was startled when he saw Gu Huangan hunched over. Then he quickly stepped forward to pat him on the back.

Hua Chao was used to taking care of people, so he instinctively wanted to pour some water, but after scanning the entire room, he didn't find anything to hold water.

At this time, Mr. Gu San came in with a broken bowl filled with water. Hua Chao took the water, but found it was cold. "Oh, he is sick and can't drink cold water."

Master Gu lowered his head, like a child who had made a mistake. "I was busy with other things today and didn't have time to boil water."

Everyone sighed. Without saying anything else, Gu Yuhe and Song Chuyan went to the kitchen, intending to boil some water for Gu Huangan, but when they got there, they found there was no firewood at all.

"This... the life of the Third Ancestor's family is too miserable, right?" Gu Yuhe was very surprised when he saw the bare kitchen.

Song Chuyan hadn't spoken a word since he entered the yard.

He could empathize with the life of Mr. Gu Sanye's family, because his family was not much better than this.

Suppressing the bitterness in his heart, he whispered, "Stop talking, go find some firewood first."

Gu Jiayue also felt very heavy in her heart. It had been almost two months since she came to Taohua Village, and in fact, she seldom walked around in the village.

After all, she had to teach the children every day. After class, Gu Yuhe and the others could play around, while she also had to prepare lessons and various teaching aids. In her free time, she had to plan how she would make money. What methods could she use to improve Taohua Village? Even if she didn't do these things, it was not suitable for her, an unmarried girl, to wander around the village.

So even though she knew from the beginning that the people in Taohua Village were poor, she had never seen it with her own eyes, so she didn't have much feeling about it.

After all, no matter how poor the Gu family was, everyone had a few sets of clothes and could barely afford two meals a day.

But the third grandfather's family was so poor that they only had two lives and two broken bowls left.

A leaky roof, a damp bed, no clothes to cover the body, and no food to eat—this was the life of most people in ancient times.

She recalled the year when she went to teach after graduation.

It was also in the countryside, with children of the same age. Back then, there were no nutritious meals. The children had to travel over mountains and hills to go to school every day. In addition to books, their school bags also contained their food for the day.

Two potatoes or two chayote squashes. A family that could afford a rice ball was considered wealthy.

Her heart was in knots when she saw that scene.

She kept thinking about how to change the current situation of these children.

She thought of many ways, but they were all rejected in the end.

She is just an ordinary person, she only knows how to teach, and she has no way to make this place rich.

"Miss." Hua Chao tugged at Gu Jiayue's sleeve, bringing her back to her senses.

Gu Jiayue put away her thoughts and placed her hand on Gu Huangan's forehead.

Gu Huangan instinctively wanted to dodge backwards. However, he was weak and lying on the bed, so his dodging action caused him to fall onto the bed, which actually made it easier for Gu Jiayue.

As soon as her hand touched it, Gu Jiayue's expression changed. Her forehead was cold!

Then she no longer cared about the rules and directly put her hand from behind Gu Huangan's neck into his clothes. As she expected, his back was also cold and even sweaty.

"You..." Gu Huangan's pale face suddenly flushed. This... How could this niece be like this! Boys and girls should sit separately after the age of seven. She touched my forehead, and that's fine, but why did she touch my back? If others knew about this, how would this niece live?

"Girl, you..." The Third Master was also frightened by Gu Jiayue's actions.

Gu Jiayue didn't have time to think about it. "Third Grandfather, Uncle An is running a low-grade fever. His condition is very serious. He must be taken to the clinic immediately."

I don’t know how long this condition has lasted. If it continues, it might even turn into pneumonia.

"This...but..." The Third Master was extremely anxious. How could he not know that he should send his grandson to the clinic? But the family had no money.

"Don't say but." Gu Jiayue knew what he was going to say without him saying anything.

She also knew clearly that she shouldn't get involved in this matter. If she did, she might be blamed in the future, or the villagers might come to her for help with various reasons and excuses after knowing it.

However, she couldn't bear to weigh the pros and cons while seeing a child dying in front of her.

She directed Hua Chao, who was standing beside her, "Hua Chao, go and ask Hu Zi to harness the carriage."

Hua Chao received the order and ran out quickly.

As soon as I left the yard, I met Gu Yuhe who was coming back from collecting firewood.

When he knew Hua Chao was going to look for Hu Zi, he immediately accepted the task. After all, compared to Hua Chao, Gu Yuhe, who had been running around in the village since he was a child, was much faster.

Song Chuyan did not just stand there, but went into the kitchen with firewood to boil water.

The boiled water was divided into two parts, one part was placed in a bowl and could be drunk after it cooled down a little, and the other part was poured into a basin and brought into the room.

Gu Jiayue left the room and instructed Song Chuyan to wipe Gu Huangan's body.

Mr. Gu San looked at the people busying in and out, his lips trembling, but he couldn't utter a word.

Hu Zi came very quickly. Not only Hu Zi came, but even Gu Yushan followed.

They didn't ask anything, probably because Gu Yuhe had already told them what they needed to do.

After parking the carriage outside, the two entered the house and carried Gu Huangan out of the room. Then they took the carriage and headed towards the county town.

Watching the carriage going further and further away, Gu Jiayue couldn't help but pray, hoping Xiao An would be safe.

On the other hand, the Gu family was worried that Gu Jiayue had not returned for a long time, and Hu Zi had hurriedly hitched his carriage and left.

"Is there someone causing trouble at the job recruitment office?" Grandma Gu looked anxiously at the door again and again, muttering uncertainly.

"That shouldn't be the case. If something happened, would the village be so quiet?" Although Grandpa Gu was anxious in his heart, he didn't show it on his face.

After all, he is the head of the family. If even he panics, the family will be in chaos.

"Boss, boss! Go find Jiayue and see if she's in any trouble." Grandma Gu was still worried. Her left eye kept twitching, as if something was going to happen.

When the uncle heard him being called, he quickly put down the hoe he was repairing. "Okay, I'll go right away."

After going out, the uncle went under the big banyan tree first, but did not see Gu Jiayue and her group.

But there were still some villagers chatting in groups of three or four. The uncle grabbed an old woman and said, "Sanniang, have you seen Jiayue?"

The villager who was being held back shook his head. "I didn't see anything. But I saw your Xiaoshan and that fierce guard leaving the village in a carriage. They seemed in a hurry."

The other woman nodded repeatedly. "Yes, I thought I saw someone lying in the carriage."

What? The carriage was moving so fast? Someone was lying in the carriage?

What on earth happened?

"What a bunch of unlucky kids!" The uncle was already anxious, and he became even more anxious after hearing what the aunties said.

But Taohua Village is neither big nor small. For a moment, I really didn't know where to find someone.

How about chasing the carriage?

But the carriage had four-legged horses pulling two wheels. Could he outrun them with just two legs?

Oh, never mind, let’s go home and tell mom first.