A period of chaos ensued.
Fortunately, it was harvest time, and there were several wooden carts parked in the fields. They borrowed one, helped the two old men who had fainted onto it and lay them down, and the other old men who hadn't fainted sat on another wooden cart. The young men pulled or supported them and took the old men home.
"Did you send the magistrate back to the county seat?"
Lin Chaonan looked at Lin Chaobei, who had just returned, and asked.
"What? There's not enough time for a round trip! It was the clan elders who somehow found out the magistrate was coming and chased him all the way to the main road outside the village. Unfortunately, they were a little late, and the magistrate had already left in his carriage. Then my eldest grandfather and fourth grandfather fainted, and I helped take them home, which is why we're back late."
After hearing Lin Chaobei's explanation, Yue Jiuyue and the others didn't know what to say.
Lin Chaodong, in particular, whose face turned bright red and whose head he lowered, said he "could catch up."
It's all his fault. If he hadn't said he could catch up, Grandpa and the others wouldn't have chased after him, and if they hadn't chased after him, they wouldn't have fainted.
Yue Jiuyue naturally noticed Lin Chaodong's behavior. She frowned and began to advise him:
"Boss, this isn't your fault."
Although she knew that if Lin Chaodong hadn't said that, the clan leader and the others probably wouldn't have chased after him, since they didn't know when the magistrate had left.
However, Lin Chaodong was just telling the truth. At the time, even they overlooked the old man's physical condition, so they didn't remind him.
Moreover, the elderly people were accompanied by their respective family members, who naturally took care of them.
"If I hadn't said those things, the clan elder and the others wouldn't have rushed after the magistrate, and they wouldn't have fainted."
Lin Chaodong's eyes were red, and Yue Jiuyue could see his tears dripping onto the ground.
“That’s not how it works. You’re telling the truth. You can’t lie to the clan chief and the others when they ask you questions, can you? We’re all very sad about what happened, but it’s not your fault. Let’s eat quickly. After we finish eating, we’ll go visit those elderly folks.”
After Yue Jiuyue finished speaking, she didn't care whether Lin Chaodong had listened or not. After Liu Shi brought out the cooked sweet potato porridge, they each ate a bowl.
The sweet potato porridge was delicious. If it were any other time, Lin Chaobei would have been leading the laughter and saying how good it was, but today everyone ate in silence.
After the meal, Yue Jiuyue packed a basket of sweet potatoes and asked Lin Chaodong, who was still blaming himself, to carry it. The family then went to the clan chief's house in a grand procession.
"Sister-in-law, we've come to see my uncle. My son said he fainted. How is he now?"
Yue Jiuyue handed the prepared sweet potatoes to Madam Wang, the clan chief's wife, who had come out to check after hearing the commotion, while talking to her, and asked with concern.
“My dad is fine. The doctor said he had heatstroke. The doctor gave him some acupuncture before, and he has already woken up, but he has fallen asleep again now.”
"It's good that you're alright! It's good that you're alright! Then we won't disturb your uncle's rest any longer. These are sweet potatoes from my garden. Please take them and let your uncle try them. These sweet potatoes are soft and glutinous when cooked, which is perfect for the elderly. We're leaving now; we still need to visit Uncle San's house."
"Oh, we're all family, no need to be so polite. I won't see you off then!"
Looking at the round sweet potato in her arms, Madam Wang politely escorted Yue Jiuyue and the others to the front door.
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