Chapter 705: Yongfeng Village's Great Harvest
The early morning sunlight shone through the window lattice, casting a golden glow on the ground in front of Gu Yanzong's bed.
He stared at his leg that had been fixed in plaster for half a month, and his fingers unconsciously tapped the edge of the bed.
When Zhou Furong came in with the medicine bowl, she happened to see him secretly trying to bend his knees and get down on the ground.
"Husband, what are you doing?" She was so anxious that she almost dropped the medicine bowl. Frightened, Gu Yanzong immediately withdrew one leg.
“No…No…”
"Sixth brother's wife said that this plaster cast must be in place for a full month before I can barely get out of bed!"
Gu Yanzong moved his legs back awkwardly, but still said with hope: "Actually, I feel much better now...
How about you help me get down and try? ”
For the past half month, he has been served by his wife and his third brother, which is difficult for him to accept due to his strong self-esteem...
Now, he just wants to stand up quickly...
"You, don't even think about it!" Zhou Furong stuffed the medicine bowl into his hand, and her eyes suddenly turned red.
"Do you know that for your two legs, your sixth sister-in-law stood for more than three hours while pregnant, and she almost couldn't stand after a while..."
These words were like a basin of cold water poured on Gu Yanzong's head. He lowered his head to look at the dark brown medicine, raised his head and drank it all without saying a word.
At noon, the second sister-in-law Chang Yue'e came to deliver food and ran into Gu Yanzong staring at the brand new crutches in the corner.
"Brother, are you itching to do something again?" Chang Yue'e put the food tray on the table and raised her voice so loud that the window paper rustled.
"If you ask me, this leg injury is just like a dough..." she muttered while picking up some food.
“The more you are in a hurry to open the lid of the pot, the harder the steamed buns will be. If they are not cooked through, you have to steam them a second time.
The same goes for your legs. If they don’t grow back well enough for you to walk, and they get dislocated, your sister-in-law will have to perform a second surgery on you. Big brother, do you think…”
She was just saying it casually, but she saw Gu Yanzong's face suddenly change. The man stared at her leg wrapped in plaster, with beads of sweat oozing from his forehead.
"My second brother's wife is right. I was too impatient." He said in a hoarse voice.
From that day on, Gu Yanzong really stayed in bed and rested, took medicine on time every day, and allowed Zhou Furong to give him hot compresses and massages. He even became more active in turning over.
Old Madam Gu saw all this and was so happy that she smiled every day.
In a blink of an eye, another half a month passed. On the day of removing the plaster, the Gu family courtyard was crowded with people. Although they were all familiar people from the Chen and Xiao families, Gu Yanzong still felt some pressure.
Qu Feng used a special small saw to carefully cut the plaster, revealing the leg inside which had already subsided in swelling.
Chang Fang used cotton cloth dipped in warm water to wipe off the remaining medicine stains bit by bit.
"Try bending your knees." Ran Qingxuan stood aside and instructed.
"Don't rush, go as slowly as possible..."
Veins bulged on Gu Yanzong's forehead, and he slowly bent the leg that had not moved independently in eight years.
When her knees slowly bent into right angles, Zhou Furong suddenly covered her mouth and sobbed softly.
"You've recovered well." Pan Shaonan pinched his muscles and continued.
"But I can't stand up on my own yet, otherwise it will put too much weight on my legs. I have to use crutches for two days to get used to it."
In the yard, Gu Yanchen and Gu Yanjing had already cleared out a flat space.
Gu Yanzong took the cane under everyone's gaze, but as soon as his armpit pressed on it, he couldn't wait to take a step forward...
"careful!"
He overestimated the endurance of his injured leg and fell forward. At the critical moment, Gu Yanxing and Gu Yanrui, who were well prepared, rushed over at the same time and held him on the left and right.
"Don't be impatient, brother. Let's take it slow." Gu Yanrui put the crutch back under his armpit and whispered.
Ran Qingxuan came over with a slightly bulging belly: "It takes a hundred days to heal a broken bone. Big brother has been lying down for eight years. His muscles need time to recover."
She pointed to the stone bench in the corner of the yard and encouraged him, "Just walk there first today."
Gu Yanzong took a deep breath and started again under the protection of his brothers.
The crutch tapped on the bluestone slabs, and the once crippled leg moved forward bit by bit.
It took him a full half a quarter of an hour to walk the three-meter distance, and by the time he reached the stone bench, his clothes on the back were soaked.
"I...I did it..." He slumped down on the stone bench and suddenly burst into tears like a child.
Old Madam Gu rushed over and hugged her eldest son, her tears covering his face.
When the sky was filled with sunset glow, the Gu family set up three tables full of banquets. Gu Yanzong was allowed to drink a small glass of fruit wine, and his face was flushed with excitement.
After three rounds of drinks, there was a rustling sound outside the courtyard gate, and several villagers looked in curiously.
"Mrs. Gu, Mrs. Gu..." The leading old man Zhao rubbed his hands.
"We didn't mean to disturb you, we just wanted to ask..."
Ran Qingxuan smiled knowingly: "Isn't it time to harvest the potatoes?"
She supported her waist and stood up, and said loudly to the villagers who came forward: "Tomorrow at noon, I will take everyone to the fields."
After the villagers left with many thanks, Gu Feng stroked his beard and sighed: "Ran, you are pregnant, so don't worry about these things..."
"Don't worry, Dad. I'm just going to give you some pointers."
Then he reached out and touched his belly: "Besides, this child is very tough. He follows me around without making any noise."
Madam Gu put a piece of fish belly meat into her bowl and said, "You have to be careful. Let Xiaoliu follow you closely tomorrow!"
The next morning, the potato fields in Yongfeng Village were crowded with people. Ran Qingxuan squatted at the edge of the field and used a stick to dig up the soil under a seedling, revealing five or six potatoes bigger than a fist.
"It's time to collect it!" Seeing Ran Qingxuan's happy expression, Gu Yanchen beside him said loudly.
"Be careful not to damage the tubers by shoveling them out. After digging them out, let them air dry for half a day before storing them in the cellar."
The villagers cheered and swung their hoes, and as the soil flew up, golden potatoes emerged like treasures.
The children were running and playing among the ridges of the fields. Yaya, who was obviously taller and fatter with pigtails, carefully moved closer to Ran Qingxuan.
"Madam..." She handed over a potato still covered in mud, with a smile on her face.
"This is the biggest one, give it to my brother..."
The people from the Charity Bureau had come several months ago, but she and Gu Yanchen were not at home at that time.
With the help of the villagers, three acres of land were allocated specifically for the children of the Charity Bureau, and potatoes were planted with the help of the villagers.
Now that the harvest is good, every child in the Salesian Bureau has a smile on his face.
Since the beginning of the harvest, the mornings in Yongfeng Village are always filled with the fragrance of earth.
Ran Qingxuan would stand on the ridge of the field every day, looking at the golden potato fields in front of her. The sunlight shone on her slightly bulging belly, reflecting a circle of soft halo.
"Walk slower." Chang Yue'e held her arm and spoke so loudly that it scared away the sparrows in the field.
"This field is not like home. What if I sprain my ankle?"
Ran Qingxuan chuckled: "Second sister-in-law, I'm less than five months pregnant, it's not like I can't walk."
Having said that, she still slowed down, after all, her whole family treated her like fragile porcelain.
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