"Uncle, Brother Yuanyuan, you're back! How is Miaomiao growing?" Gu Xin ran up happily and asked.
"They're growing well! They're much better-grown than you were before! We feed them water and poop and they grow! You used to not grow at all even when you were eating rice," Uncle Gu chuckled.
Cai Xiaolian thought to Lu Zheng: "Uncle's mouth can't produce ivory."
Gu Xin wrinkled her nose: "Uncle, how can you compare my food to Daddy's? Are you even letting me eat?"
Uncle Gu tapped Gu Xin on the head: "If you eat rice, it will turn into poop! In the end, poop is what we eat. We eat rice and it turns into poop. The poop waters the crops. When the crops grow up, we eat them, and they turn into poop again."
Gu Xin tilted her head and thought about it. It seemed to make sense. Food goes into your stomach, turns into poop, and then poops out. The poop soaks the crops, the crops grow, and then you eat the crops and turn into poop again. So, what are you eating, the crops or...?
Old Master Qin had drunk such a large bowl of water, and his stomach was bloated. Thinking about what Uncle Gu said, he realized something was wrong; he felt his old stomach ailment was acting up again, and he felt like vomiting.
Cai Xiaolian, Gu Nian, and Lu Zheng all facepalmed. What was their uncle up to? He had said things they couldn't refute, but...
Uncle Gu shook his head, sighed, and tapped Gu Xin on the head again: "It's more fun if all four of them tap together."
"Who is this old man? Why is he sitting on a stool at the door?" Uncle Gu put his hand on Gu Xin's head, led her to the door, and looked at Grandpa Qin.
“This old man was passing by and got tired. He asked for water, and Xinxin was worried that he would get too tired, so she brought out a stool for him to sit on,” Cai Xiaolian explained.
"Yes, Xinxin did the right thing! When the men in the house aren't home, don't let strangers in, no matter who they are, young or old!" Uncle Gu gave a thumbs up, then looked at Grandpa Qin. "Oh dear, Grandpa, you look really unwell! Come on, let's go to A Yuan's house. Grandma A Yuan is a very skilled doctor. She'll give you a couple of acupuncture treatments, and I guarantee your complexion will improve immediately."
After saying that, Uncle Gu was about to help Old Master Qin up.
Grandpa Qin: It's all because of what you said! My stomach hurts, how can I look good?
However, he still went along anyway. He didn't know about Lu Zheng's relationship with the Zhou family. During the month he appeared, Lu Zheng avoided visiting Master Zhou.
"Oh dear, old man, what are you doing wandering around our village all day? If it weren't for my sister-in-law and niece's kindness in letting you sit at the door, you probably would have just closed your eyes and kicked your legs and passed out!"
"Can't you, an old man in poor health, just stay home and behave yourself? Why are you so disobedient? My father used to be in poor health, and he stayed home obediently. Now he's recovered, hasn't he?"
"Let me tell you, Aunt Xiao's acupuncture skills are amazing. Those needles are as long as chopsticks. Last month, a woman in our village was giving birth and was in so much pain. Aunt Xiao went for a while and, lo and behold, she was knocked unconscious. Then she got another needle and woke her up. She even gave birth to the baby at the same time! I bet she didn't want to be pricked again, so she pushed herself so hard to give birth."
"Grandpa, just bear with it for a bit! Let me tell you, my youngest son's name is Renren (meaning 'endure'), and the word 'endure' has many meanings... You must be patient!"
As Uncle Gu's incessant chatter faded into the distance, Gu Xin and her two daughters exchanged bewildered glances. They felt that Uncle Gu was deliberately trying to scare the old woman, but they had no evidence. What should they do?
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