Chapter 199
Two weeks later, with everyone's help, Fan Xiaoxiao and her family's greenhouse was finally completed.
The glasswork by Mr. Lu was also completed in a unified manner.
This time, Fan Xiaoxiao didn't let everyone leave after finishing the house work. She took the initiative to ask some people to stay and help reinforce their fence.
The fence they initially built was only a small circle, far from covering their outermost three acres of land.
Moreover, while that height might be able to stop ordinary jackals and tigers, it wouldn't stop anyone with ill intentions.
There are many women and children here, and only Uncle Lu and Uncle Wang are men. If something really happens, it will be a cause for deep regret.
After hearing her request, Village Chief Fu readily agreed this time.
Fan Xiaoxiao was a very good customer and paid promptly. The fence didn't take long to build; it was all finished in just two days. Since it was all made from pre-existing timber, they also made an incredibly sturdy wooden door for Fan Xiaoxiao.
After seeing off everyone from Ginkgo Village, Fan Xiaoxiao and the others planned to close themselves off and rest for a day.
But……
"Wow, whose gate is this? It's so grand!"
Fan Xiaoxiao heard a familiar sound outside and could hardly believe her ears.
Xiao Bao reacted much faster than her, immediately breaking free from his mother's hand and rushing towards the door.
"It's Grandpa Fatty! It must be Grandpa Fatty and Brother Gu!"
Gu Zhongtai!?
With a thought, Fan Xiaoxiao took two steps outside.
The courtyard gate was pushed open from the inside out, and Xiao Bao saw the person in front of him and immediately beamed with joy.
"Grandpa Fatty! It really is you! You're back!"
It had been over a month since they last saw the Ghost Doctor, and the old man before them looked the same. However, at a glance, everyone knew that the old man had been living quite comfortably in the Tianshan Mountains. Not only was his face ruddy, but his previously thinner figure had also become plump again.
He was clearly very happy to see Xiao Bao, and picked up the little guy and spun him around in a big circle.
"Hey~ Little baby! Have you missed your chubby grandpa?"
Xiao Bao was amused by his actions and giggled. He hugged the Ghost Doctor's neck and sweetly said, "I want to."
Then, the little guy seemed to remember something, raised his head and stretched his neck to look behind the Ghost Doctor.
"Grandpa Fatty, why are you alone? Where's Brother Gu? Why didn't he come back with you?"
Fan Xiaoxiao, who had just reached the door, heard these words and paused, then slowed down a few steps.
The others seemed curious as well, and began asking them all sorts of questions.
"Yes, sir, why are you the only one who has returned? Where is Young Master Gu?"
"Is his poison still serious? Is he cured?"
The constant chatter from everyone left the Ghost Doctor feeling dizzy and disoriented.
Fan Xiaoxiao smiled helplessly and quickly pulled everyone away before the Ghost Doctor could take it anymore: "Oh dear, the old man just got back, let's let him rest for a while."
"Ah, yes, yes! I just came down from the Tianshan Mountains without stopping. Let me have some tea first, and we can talk about it later."
Having said that, the Ghost Doctor's chubby body squeezed through the door.
"Oh my, this yard looks so big from the outside, but there are only two or three rooms inside? Huh? Oh? And those rooms have glazed tile roofs? Wow, this stable is huge! They even keep chickens inside!"
The Ghost Doctor had said he wanted to have some tea, but as soon as he entered the courtyard, he was immediately drawn to all the houses. He kept looking at them and smacking his lips as he went.
Fan Xiaoxiao followed behind him, feeling something was off. After observing him for a while, Fan Xiaoxiao suddenly spoke up: "Grandpa... has something happened to you? Why do you look so guilty..."
"Is there...is there? No...I don't think so."
"kindness?"
Fan Xiaoxiao drawled out her words, looking at his stiff movements and darting eyes. She had only said those things to test him earlier, but now she had more or less sensed that something was wrong. The Ghost Doctor was hiding something from them.
"Tell me! What are you hiding from us! I'll tell you, old man, we bought an iron pot, but we haven't seasoned it yet. I was just thinking of cooking something with it tonight..."
At this point, Fan Xiaoxiao paused, the meaning of her words self-evident.
The Ghost Doctor opened his mouth as if to say something, but Xiao Bao interrupted again, "Don't lie! If you lie, Auntie won't make you anything delicious!"
The little dumpling was small but shrewd; its words made the ghost doctor's teeth itch with anger.
After a long silence, the Ghost Doctor finally spoke again: "Sigh... alright, alright, it's really not a big deal..."
...
Half an hour later, the surprised voices of the crowd rang out in the courtyard, startling the sparrows that had landed on the courtyard wall.
"Huh? What did you say!?"
Fan Xiaoxiao's mouth was half open, and she couldn't say a word for a long time.
It turns out that the Ghost Doctor should have gone down the mountain a few days ago, but unexpectedly, Xiahou and Bai Chaoyan returned a few days ago.
Moreover, the two of them didn't know how they got back; one was injured, and the other was unconscious, seemingly poisoned.
After questioning Xiahou, they learned that Bai Chaoyan had apparently been ambushed by Ren Le in Chang'an, which led to her being poisoned and falling into a coma.
Although the Celestial Venerable possessed medical skills, it wasn't his forte. Therefore, at the Celestial Venerable's request, the Ghost Doctor stayed in Tianshan to treat his granddaughter.
Fan Xiaoxiao knew this part of the story; Ren Le was a womanizer. Not long after Bai Chaoyan and Xiahou arrived in Chang'an, she took a liking to Xiahou, who had an extraordinary bearing and an ethereal appearance.
At first, she pretended to help Bai Chaoyan, using this opportunity to get close to Xiahou.
However, as Renle spent more time with the male and female leads, she gradually became impatient with Xiahou's indifference and Bai Chaoyan's affection for her. So, while agreeing to help Bai Chaoyan save Bai Xiang, she secretly poisoned Bai Chaoyan.
However, unlike the original plot... Fan Xiaoxiao remembers that Gu Zhongtai rescued the two of them here and then sent them back to Tianshan.
Therefore, Bai Chaoyan completely lowered her guard against him and even told him that she possessed a treasure map...
wrong……
"Grandpa, this matter doesn't warrant your hesitation just now. What else are you hiding from us?"
Fan Xiaoxiao realized that the Ghost Doctor wasn't one to meddle in other people's business. Even if the Celestial Venerable's request for him to treat an illness delayed his return home, it wasn't a big deal.
His hesitant manner suggests that something else is on his mind.
"Forehead……"
The Ghost Doctor dared not meet Fan Xiaoxiao's gaze, his eyes darting elsewhere.
"Speak quickly!"
The more he acted this way, the more uneasy Fan Xiaoxiao felt, and she kept urging him to speak quickly.
The Ghost Doctor was so frustrated by her urging that he scratched his head and cheeks. Finally, he gritted his teeth, as if he had made up his mind, and let out a long sigh.
"Bai Chaoyan woke up and said that Renle is coming."
(End of this chapter)
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