Chapter 264 Are You Saying I'm Old?
What she felt was not fear, but pure helplessness, an inability to adapt to her living habits.
If things were really as she initially guessed, she would be in a state of confusion.
Fortunately, this is not the case.
Tu Subo was not surprised to see her appearance. He gently stroked Gu Yuexuan's shoulders with his broad palm and squeezed with a very soothing force.
"Why panic? I'm here."
As soon as Tu Subo said this, Gu Yuexuan took a few deep breaths and gradually calmed down.
As long as my grandfather's condition improves, the family is at peace, the fields can continue to be cultivated, and life can continue, everything now can be called beautiful.
That's enough.
Tu Suminfei was highly regarded by his employer in the county town, which was why he had the opportunity to return to his hometown when his grandfather was seriously ill. However, after all, he was living under someone else's roof, so once things were done, he had to leave in a hurry.
Tu Suminfei left the village that evening, and Tu Subo took over the responsibility of taking care of his grandfather, preparing and feeding medicine.
The old lady still insisted on going out to dump the medicine residue every day, and the family was used to it and no one noticed. However, no one noticed that Tu Subo quietly switched the medicine in the medicine jar, and the medicine that grandfather took every day was no longer the one prescribed by the doctor.
As Tu Suting's swollen palms gradually returned to normal, bowls of dark medicinal juice were brought into the main room like a steady stream of water, and his grandfather's condition began to improve.
Gu Yuexuan let out a long sigh, and the haze that had been hanging over the Tu Su family quietly dissipated, just like dark clouds dispersing.
However, beneath this calm appearance lies a person's inner fear and trembling.
How is that possible?
Gu Yuexuan, who is innocent by nature and has no awareness of conspiracies and intrigues, did not realize that beneath this tranquil appearance, there are actually undercurrents surging and undercurrents raging.
Perhaps it can be said that Tu Subo and his gang worked together to keep the truth secret from her. Despite the ups and downs, she still knew nothing about the truth.
However, for her, solving the problem is the top priority.
The atmosphere at home gradually returned to calm. Tu Suye had not been home for several months, and the old lady was rare in being law-abiding and no longer making trouble. For her, such days were already good enough.
Gu Yuexuan poured more energy into the fields, keeping an eye on the upcoming harvest. At the end of a day's work, she suddenly remembered something and turned to Tu Subo, "Didn't you mention that while searching for a doctor, you also found other people? How did you handle that in the end?"
Tu Subo responded softly, his tone indifferent: "That man is just a mediocre doctor with some medical skills. He is not a great doctor at all. I will let him go after I find a better doctor."
Gu Yuexuan just asked casually, and Tu Subo also answered casually.
When words like this are spoken, there is no further follow-up.
Tu Subo saw that Gu Yuexuan's attention was quickly drawn to other things, and the corners of his lips tightened slightly.
"Go back?" He muttered to himself, but the problem was not resolved, so how could the person who came leave easily?
Gu Yuexuan couldn't tell what he was thinking. She picked up the small basket, called a few small animals, and resolutely walked out of the house and headed for the fields.
Today’s work is the same as yesterday: planting flowers and plants!
In order to solve the problem of rice stem borer, Gu Yuexuan really racked her brains and put in a lot of effort.
Not only did she artificially introduce natural enemies of rice borers to build nests, she also sowed various flower seeds in the open space beside the rice fields. It didn't matter whether these flower seeds could survive or not, as long as they could attract those little lives to build nests and settle down, it would be fine.
Although many people were not optimistic about this method, after learning about her plan, many people were willing to offer advice and help. They planted many saplings with long flowering periods in vacant places, and most of these saplings survived.
Amidst the star-studded green leaves, flowers are vying for beauty, and busy parasitic wasps are shuttling between beehives, passing through the endless rice fields. Their small figures dance in the breeze until they disappear quietly.
At the same time, the seedlings in the rice fields stood upright quietly in unnoticed corners, sprouting strong ears of rice.
The rice fields of the Tu Su family have reached the season of ear-bearing rice, and the old grandfather who has been bedridden for a long time has finally recovered his health.
Although his condition has improved, the illness left him on the brink of death, and his health is clearly worse than before. He can still tutor the children and play chess, but working in the fields has become a distant memory for him.
A few days ago, Tu Suting caught a cold from wanting to stay cool. He squatted on the ground, his nose twitching, and said in a low, hoarse voice, "It's better not to go to the fields. During the busy farming season, we hire so many helpers that we can't handle the work. Why put myself through that?"
"Father, in my opinion, it would be best for you to teach the children at home and take care of your health at the same time. Isn't that more important than anything else?"
A year and a half has passed, and the appearance of Tu Su's family in Yuanqian Village is very different from when they first arrived.
Hundreds of acres of fertile land have become the most solid support for the Tu Su family. The rice seedlings in the fields are full of vitality, foreshadowing the joy of a good harvest.
Although Tu Suting and others have become accustomed to hard work and still visit the fields every day, most of the farm work has been undertaken by hired workers, which is completely different from the initial situation where they did everything by themselves.
There was no need for the old grandfather to follow them to the fields.
Tu Suting's words made sense, but the old grandfather felt extremely depressed after hearing them.
"Am I so old that I don't even have the strength to move?"
Tu Suting answered without hesitation: "Sixty-five years old! Wouldn't it be nice to enjoy my old age at home?"
"Are you calling me old?!"
Tu Suting had not yet noticed the anger in the air. He stiffened his neck, confident that what he said was golden advice.
Li, who was standing by, could no longer bear it and finally couldn't help but gently pull his sleeve, with a bit of anxiety and blame in her tone: "Stop talking nonsense!"
Tu Suting was about to argue when he heard his grandfather's voice, a bit nervous and angry, "Xuanxuan, come here."
Gu Yuexuan was just entering the house with firewood in her arms when she heard someone calling her. She let out a confused cry, put down her things, blinked her confused eyes, and asked doubtfully, "Grandfather?"
The old grandfather pointed coldly at Tu Suting's unruly face and said sarcastically, "Your third uncle actually said that I'm too old to even move and can only wait to die at home. Do you think he's right?"
These words make people feel like they are falling into a fog.
Gu Yuexuan couldn't help but touch her nose, forced a wry smile on the corner of her mouth, and said dryly: "Grandfather, Third Uncle shouldn't mean that, right?"
"That's exactly what he meant!" The grandfather became emotional. He slammed his hand on the table and shouted, "What's wrong with being sixty-five? The elderly people in the village are still working hard in the fields after they are over eighty years old. Do I have to stay at home at sixty-five? How am I inferior to others? Am I missing an arm or a hand?!"
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