Chapter 253: Finding Herbs for Making Decoctions
"As long as you feel it's the right thing to do, follow your own ideas and don't let outside interference restrict your hands and feet."
Gu Yuexuan was not surprised that her grandfather supported her decision, but when she understood his deep and caring words, she couldn't help but feel tears in her eyes.
Gu Yuexuan's nose trembled slightly, as if suppressing her inner emotions. She whispered, "I remember my grandfather's teachings, but I still have many doubts. I need your guidance to correct my mistakes. Your daily guidance is crucial to me. You must take your medicine on time and recover soon. Otherwise, I will be uneasy and my decision-making will become hesitant."
Perhaps because she had been influenced by her grandfather for a long time, Gu Yuexuan, who had always been strong and unyielding, inadvertently revealed a hint of childish dependence at this moment, and her words were also mixed with a bit of willfulness and roguery.
After hearing this, the old grandfather couldn't help but laugh.
"You are determined, and I am not worried about your panic."
Gu Yuexuan, however, was not at all shy, and grumbled quite confidently, "I just don't want to admit my insecurity. In fact, I'm very nervous and have no confidence at all."
"Grandfather, please get well soon so you can help me find my way. Otherwise, facing a situation like today, I wouldn't dare argue loudly with those white-haired elders, fearing they would accuse me of disrespecting the elderly."
The old grandfather laughed heartily at her frankness: "Even if I went, could I help you argue loudly?"
"With my grandfather in charge, who would dare to argue with me?"
"Father."
Tu Suting was at a loss for words when faced with Gu Yuexuan's mischief. He gently supported the old grandfather, handed him a sip of water, and patted his back to soothe him. He said humorously, "It seems that Xuanxuan has been spending more time with Minyang and the others, and she's started to learn the younger generation's spoiled and unreasonable behavior."
"However, her words are true. What she said is exactly what I was thinking. Father, I hope you will recover soon so that we don't have to worry all the time."
The old grandfather patted Tu Suting's hand lightly and said nothing more. He just glanced at Gu Yuexuan, who was stiffening her neck, with a fake reproachful look and waved his hand, saying, "Go, go. You've been busy all day. Why are you still here with me? Go back and rest."
Gu Yuexuan stepped out of the door with heavy steps with some reluctance, and Tu Suting also picked up the items for laying the floor and prepared to stay up all night in the main room to wait.
The voices in the house gradually died down, and the old grandfather suddenly covered his mouth tightly with his hands and let out a dull cough.
Moonlight streamed through the crack in the door, and in his trembling palm lay an ominous, dark bloodstain, like a messenger from the underworld in the darkness of the night.
In the stable, Gu Yuexuan was not sleeping well. Her brows were furrowed and a layer of crystal sweat beads oozed from her forehead.
As the night grew darker, she threw back the covers without warning, sat up abruptly, and subconsciously covered her wildly beating heart with her hands.
In the dream, I stepped on empty air, as if falling from a cliff. The lingering palpitations spread from my limbs to my fingertips, and an indescribable uneasiness quietly swelled in my chest.
Gu Yuexuan turned her head, glanced at the slightly open window, and simply got out of bed.
It was not yet dawn, but she was no longer sleepy.
Gu Yuexuan quickly grabbed the coat on the hanger, dressed herself, and was about to push the door open to go out when she suddenly heard a slight commotion outside the courtyard wall.
Who is it?
Countless speculations flashed through Gu Yuexuan's mind. She held her breath and made no sound. To avoid attracting attention, she simply opened the window, lightly jumped out, and quietly approached the corner where the unusual noise came from.
Under the cover of night, Gu Yuexuan widened her eyes and recognized the figure.
Old lady?
Why would she go out alone so late at night?
The doubts in Gu Yuexuan's heart grew thicker like fog. She carefully hid her figure, and after the old lady walked out of the courtyard, she couldn't help but follow her.
Tu Subo promised to teach Gu Yuexuan the art of lightness, and he really kept his word and devoted a lot of effort to her training.
Gu Yuexuan herself also worked tirelessly. Although one year was not a huge improvement, hiding her body and tracking a slow-moving old lady was no problem for her.
She followed the old lady all the way to the big locust tree at the entrance of the village. Gu Yuexuan nervously hid herself, only to see a figure walk out from the haystack and skillfully hand an indistinct object to the old lady.
Under the big locust tree, the two people's conversation was extremely low, as if they were afraid of being blown away by the night wind.
Gu Yuexuan vaguely caught a few ambiguous words, such as "it's quite difficult, the dosage needs to be increased", and her mind suddenly cleared up, as if she had glimpsed some crucial mystery.
She secretly suppressed her inner fear until the old lady and the mysterious figure with a hazy face left one after another. Then she tried to calm her heartbeat that was almost jumping out of her throat. With uneasy mood, she wandered in the night until dawn and slowly returned home.
As the morning light began to break, Gu Yuexuan entered the house, clutching a handful of golden dandelions. Mrs. Yu, who was busy at the stove, turned around, a flicker of surprise in her eyes: "Xuanxuan, it's not even time to get up yet, why are you up already?"
Gu Yuexuan picked up a large bowl and placed the carefully selected dandelion tips into it. She smiled and explained, "Last night, I heard someone mention that the dandelions in the fields west of the river are growing particularly lushly and are at their tender and delicious best. I thought I'd pick some and bring them back to make a heat-clearing medicine for my grandfather."
The doctor once suggested that the grandfather had excessive internal heat and severe lung heat, and that eating more heat-clearing and detoxifying foods would be beneficial to his condition. Yu did not suspect anything after hearing this.
Tu Su Yanting, who had also gotten up early, rubbed her sleepy eyes and scrambled towards Gu Yuexuan in a daze, running headfirst into her arms. She hugged Gu Yuexuan's waist and said naively, "Sister-in-law, you should rest a little longer."
"I discussed it with Tu Suminyang and the others yesterday. We're going to look for herbs to make medicine for Grandpa. You taught us before, and we know these herbs like the back of our hands. We won't make any mistakes!"
Gu Yuexuan raised the corner of her mouth slightly, tapped her brow lightly, and said with a smile: "Okay, next time I won't go to collect herbs anymore. I will leave all the opportunities to you and let you perform well. How about it?"
Tu Su Yanting went to wash her face contentedly, while Gu Yuexuan scooped up clean water from the wooden basin, washed the dirt off her hands, and asked casually, "Second Aunt, is it time to boil grandfather's medicine?"
"Is the medicine the doctor prescribed a few days ago almost gone? If not, I'll go to the pharmacy and get some more."
"There's still enough medicine."
Yu gently lifted the lid of the pot and slowly stirred the thick, jade-like millet porridge with a spoon. Then she turned her head and glanced at the main hall, sighing helplessly, "Countless doctors have come, and their prescriptions are similar. The herbs are plenty, but..."
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