After getting off the high-speed train, I took a taxi back to Meicheng and arrived at the hospital at around 1 a.m.

The hospital was very quiet. Although it was early in the morning, there were still people walking in the hospital corridors.

Xu Qingzhi sent a message to her mother in advance, and Wang Yanmei was waiting for her at the door of the ward.

"Mom." She came closer.

Wang Yanmei blurted out: "You've lost weight again."

Xu Qingzhi looked down at himself and muttered, "No, I weighed myself yesterday and I gained three pounds."

"You just lost weight! Now that you're back, I'll give you some good nourishment in a few days."

Xu Qingzhi didn't want to talk. She really didn't lose weight. It was just that she hadn't seen him for a few days and his mother's filter had appeared on her.

She asked, "How is Grandpa now?"

"If he's asleep, don't go in, so as not to wake up your grandpa. When he was awake, his ribs were aching so much that he had to take a painkiller and finally fell asleep," said Wang Yanmei.

Xu Qingzhi stood at the door and looked inside. The old man was sleeping soundly, and her father was guarding him by the bed.

Xu Qingzhi called softly, "Dad."

Xu Fuqiang nodded and agreed silently.

There are three beds in the ward and there are other patients.

Wang Yanmei took Xu Qingzhi's hand and walked outside, saying as she walked: "You didn't eat anything on the way, there is food outside the hospital, mom will take you there."

"I didn't eat, but I'm not hungry." Xu Qingzhi said.

Wang Yanmei taught him, "Even if you're not hungry, you have to eat something. How can you live without eating? You don't take it seriously now because you're young, but you'll understand when you're older."

Xu Qingzhi was dragged by her mother to a store outside the hospital and ordered two bowls of century egg and lean meat porridge.

"The preserved egg and lean meat porridge here is delicious. They are from Taoshui Village. The meat they use is fresh, not the kind with bad lymph nodes." Wang Yanmei opened two pairs of disposable chopsticks, took two clay spoons, and walked straight to the kitchen, saying in her usual loud voice: "Boss, please help me scald two pairs of chopsticks and spoons."

The boss wouldn't think it's too much work, because most people in Meicheng have this habit, and they will help scald the food with hot water and then pass it back.

Wang Yanmei walked back and handed one of the pairs of chopsticks to Xu Qingzhi.

"Eat it."

There are also free side dishes. The large leaves are blanched with water and stir-fried, which is very suitable for eating with porridge.

While drinking porridge, Xu Qingzhi asked, "How did Grandpa fall?"

"Your grandpa went out fishing. When he came back, he saw a bunch of strangers in the yard and asked them what they were doing there. They said they were a tour group and came to check in. They wanted to give you money and take pictures with you. Your grandpa didn't catch any fish, so he was unhappy and didn't want to take pictures with them, so he refused. Others didn't listen and insisted on coming over, so your grandpa pushed them away and was scolded. You know your grandpa's bad temper, so he went into the house to get a hoe and wanted to chase them away, but someone pushed him and he fell to the ground. Your grandpa then called your dad and your uncles."

Xu Qingzhi's eyes narrowed, "Aren't all tour groups heading to Dongyang? Why are they going to Grandpa's place?"

"Recently, not only your grandpa has a lot of people, but also many people come to our farm to take pictures. Your dad and I are photographed no matter what we do outside. I am embarrassed to go to the composting farm dressed sloppily."

Xu Qingzhi's eyes became deeper and deeper. She drank her porridge slowly, listened to her mother's words, and asked, "Why didn't you tell me during the video call?"

"I thought, these are all small matters. If people want to come and see, they can come. If there are a few troublesome people who want to buy vegetables, I will sell them because I think there are a lot of vegetables in the shed." Wang Yanmei said, "The buses to Dongyang do not stop here, but many self-driving tours are driven by travel agencies themselves. They say everyone wants to come to the village to have a look."

When Fu Wang Farm first became popular, some people came here. However, those who wanted to take advantage of the traffic found that their traffic would be restricted if they used the Fu Wang Farm tag and they could not monetize. As time went by, they stopped coming.

But we can’t stop those who really want to come and travel.

Everyone has emotions, including her grandfather. He would happily invite people in for tea once in a while, but when he was not at home and saw someone else at home, he would feel like his territory was being invaded.

In the countryside, even if an acquaintance comes to your home to look for someone, they will just shout loudly. If someone is not at home, they will never enter the house and will leave first, otherwise they will be mistaken for a thief. If something is lost at home, it is even harder to explain.

Wang Yanmei shook her head. “There were a lot of people, but no one admitted it. Finally, your uncle, your second uncle and your father called everyone in the village to come and stop them from leaving. They paid a total of 5,000 yuan in compensation before they were allowed to leave.”

Now that everyone is gone, there is no way to investigate further.

Wang Yanmei added: "Your father has to watch over your grandpa, in case he gets up in the middle of the night to go to the bathroom. He can't sleep in the hospital, so go get a room at a hotel and get some sleep."

Xu Qingzhi shook his head and said, "I'll go get the car keys from Dad and drive back."

Back at the hospital, Xu Qingzhi moved very carefully, not waking up her grandfather. She touched her grandfather's skinny hand, applied red medicine to the scratch on his head, asked her father for the car keys, and drove back.

Going back is just a cover. The old man’s bone injury is not a trivial matter.

She returned home and just got out of the car. The yard was pitch black and two creatures pounced on her.

"Haha~" Master, why are you back?

"Meow~" Master, +1.

From the tone of his voice, it feels like he doesn't really want her to come back.

Xu Qingzhi took out the key, opened the door, went into the room, and turned on the light.

Then I could see clearly two chubby little guys.

She was only away from home for about ten days.

"You two are eating well at home."

The big cat turned into a pig, and the crow became fatter, with its black feathers shining. It was obvious that it had been having a good time recently.

Ever since Xu Qingzhi left, the two little guys have been eating whatever they want at home. They are spoiled to the fullest and don’t have to work hard in the spiritual space. Their life is so comfortable.

Xu Qingzhi sent them to work in the spiritual space under the pretext of letting them manage the two images.

She returned to her room, washed up, and entered the spiritual space.

The foot-soaking pills I made for grandpa before were more for rheumatism. Now I have prepared another set to help recover from bone injuries throughout the body, and let the little paper man do the work.

I can use this pill to soak my feet every day when grandpa comes back from the hospital.

It was still early, so she sat on a wooden block, channeled spiritual energy into her body, and ran a small circulation.

He also strengthened and consolidated the spiritual energy array near his home.

He ordered the two little ones to water the strawberry shed and the fruit trees on the mountain with diluted spiritual spring water.

The two little ones looked hopeless: sudden!

The fat crow kept muttering to and fro: "Ga ga~" How come he came back? How come he came back...

Xu Qingzhi picked some vegetables from the vegetable garden, got some pork from the refrigerator at home, and cooked some vegetable and lean meat porridge.

The pork comes from pigs that were slaughtered before the New Year. We cannot eat all the pork after the slaughter, so we divide it up and freeze it in the freezer. We take some out when we need to eat.

Then I stewed some chicken soup and added some medicinal herbs grown in the space into the chicken soup. I was going to stir-fry some vegetables later, but there was no rush now. I would wait until the soup was almost done before stir-frying them.

When she had some free time, she prepared medicine for Mr. Mo.

It just so happened that the Chinese medicine cabinet she bought earlier was delivered to Feng Yan. She would go back from Fu Dao, move the cabinet to the space, give the medicine to Feng Yan, and ask him to help send it over. (End of this chapter)