Chapter 208 Poisoning
I don't know how my second uncle persuaded her, but my eldest aunt didn't come back with me. But she didn't bring back the basket of eggs. She must have put them away.
But after that day, grandma's health was not very good and she became visibly thinner.
We asked Doctor Lin to come and see him. Lin Yi said that it was a mental illness and the old man had to figure it out himself.
The Gu family had no other choice but to find ways to please grandma.
Fortunately, the busy farming season would begin in a few days, and when she got busy, grandma had no time to think about her aunt.
Coincidentally, the results of the second monthly exam came out today, and Fu Wenhan still ranked first.
Su Yichen, who vowed to surpass Fu Wenhan, looked at his ranking and felt hopeless.
Oh my god, how come there are so many geniuses in this world? What should a talent like him do?
Yin Siqi, who was standing by, wanted to die.
He didn't even make it into the top ten!
He slapped his hands hard.
It’s all because of this damn hand that it caught the stinky one!
"Alright, the results for the second monthly exam have been distributed. Everyone, remember to check and fill in any gaps you missed when you go back."
Gu Jiayue continued, "The next week is the busy farming season, so the school will be closed for the week. Those of you who need to go home can go. Those who don't can help the villagers harvest food. It's five credits a day."
No student can refuse a holiday. Not even the top students.
Even Fu Wenhan relaxed when he heard the word "holiday".
The main reason is that the teaching style of Qiushi Academy is different from that of other academies. Anyway, as long as you stay here, you will feel a sense of urgency.
As soon as you look up, you can see the countdown on the podium, which makes you subconsciously want to keep working hard.
Even though he loves studying, he also wants to relax.
Yin Siqi jumped up. "I heard there are several shops in Juzhou that I've never seen before. I've been wanting to check them out for a while now. Why don't we go together? I'll treat you, young master?"
Song Zhixu also stood up. "Brother Yin, that's wrong. Juzhou is my territory, how can I let you treat me? Let's all go, I'll treat you. I heard that hot pot restaurant that opened last month is really novel and delicious. They have a dazzling array of dishes. Help yourself to whatever you want. As long as you don't waste anything, you can eat as much as you want."
"Yes, yes, I heard that all kinds of fruits and drinks are free here. You can even exchange your hot pot restaurant bill for milk tea or cake at Mingrentang next door."
"Where is Mingren Hall?"
Everyone started talking at once, completely unaware that the owners of the shops they were discussing were standing right in front of them.
Gu Jiayue watched them talking and suddenly felt very happy.
Go ahead, go ahead, you are all rich people, go and give her some money.
"You guys go, I won't go. I want to stay in the village to help the villagers harvest grain." Chen Shuyan rejected Su Yichen's invitation.
Su Yichen suddenly felt a little bored. If his best friend didn't go, what was the point of him going alone?
"Then I'll stay with you in the village. I haven't seen the autumn harvest yet."
Fu Wenhan, standing by, also chimed in. "Well, you can go to Juzhou's shop anytime, but the autumn harvest is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity. I'm planning to stay and help out, too."
All of a sudden, the twenty-nine people were divided into two teams. Most of the students in Juzhou planned to take advantage of this time to go home and eat at the famous hot pot restaurant.
Some students from Kyoto plan to stay in Taohua Village to help harvest corn.
Among them is Yin Siqi.
Because he ranked last in the exam, he was deducted another twenty credits. Adding to the previous deductions, his total credits were no longer 60.
He was really afraid that the headmaster would be unhappy that day and fire him.
So when he heard that he could earn five credits a day by helping with farm work, he suddenly felt that he could do it again.
It's early September now, and the rice in the fields is still a little short of maturity, so harvesting won't begin until next month at the earliest. But the corn planted on the hillside is ready for harvest.
Gu Jiayue looked at the dozen or so people standing in front of her, eager to try, and suddenly felt a little overwhelmed.
"Can you do farm work?"
And is it really okay to wear silk while doing farm work?
"We can learn if we don't know how to do it. Principal, you have to believe in our learning ability." Su Yichen gripped the sickle in his hand, feeling inexplicably confident in himself.
Gu Jiayue didn't know what to say next. Once they got to the mountain, they would know how powerful they were. "Okay, then we'll split into six groups of two. Each group will help a family with a small labor force. After the work is done, you need the family you helped to give you a compliment in order to earn credits. Do you understand?"
Su Yichen was stunned, his high spirits suddenly waning. "Huh? I need the owner's permission before I can get points?"
They thought they could get it as long as they went up the mountain to help with the work.
Gu Jiayue didn't say anything, but just looked at him with a smile.
Want to be sneaky in front of her? No way.
"Alright, now you still have a chance to change your mind. If you're willing to go, come forward when I call your name. If you don't want to go, turn around and go back to the dormitory. I'll pretend you never came."
Gu Jiayue paused for a moment, noticing that no one had left. Then, satisfied, she continued, "Okay, I'll start reading the names now. Chen Shuyan and Su Yichen will go to Gu Huangan's house. Fu Wenyan..."
"Come to my house for dinner after work tonight. Remember?"
"knew!"
We have to hurry up and work while the sun is not too hot, otherwise we will be dead in the cornfield by noon.
Su Yichen was holding a sickle, and Chen Shuyan was carrying a backpack, and the two came to Gu Huangan's house.
Gu Huangan's family consisted of only him and his grandfather. Neither the old man nor the young man was a strong laborer, so they didn't plant much corn, only about five or six acres. If it were just the two of them, they should be able to harvest it all in three or four days.
But now with Chen Shuyan and the other two around, Gu Huangan felt that his family might not be able to harvest all the corn on time today.
"Huang An, why haven't you arrived yet? Where exactly is your corn planted?" Su Yichen wiped the sweat from his forehead and asked for the eight hundredth time.
Gu Huangan also answered for the eight hundredth time. "Almost there."
He was also helpless. He didn't expect that the young man from Kyoto was so useless that he couldn't even walk as fast as his seventy-year-old grandfather.
People are so annoying. They ask if we've arrived after walking a few steps. The road is right under our feet. If we walk faster, won't we get there?
"Oh my god, we've walked at least three miles, right? How do you manage a field this far away?"
Although Su Yichen had never grown crops himself before, he had gone to the farm with his mother.
There are farmlands right outside the door of the village, so there is no need to travel long distances, okay?
If he had known earlier...If he had known earlier, he would have followed Yin Siqi and the others to the city to eat delicious food.
"We don't feel it's far. I would have walked there long ago." The disgust in Gu Huangan's tone was very obvious.
It's their fault for dragging him down.
Chen Shuyan, who was standing by, supported Su Yichen. "Let's hurry up. If we delay any longer, the sun will come out soon."
There was no other way, Su Yichen could only force himself to keep moving forward.
By the time the three of them reached the field, the third ancestor Gu Dihuai had already packed three baskets full of corn cobs.
Gu Huangan pointed to where the corn cobs were piled. "Don't go in there, you're in trouble. Just husk the corn cobs here. If you find a full-grown one, leave two leaves. You can hang them under the eaves for seeds later."
The eight-year-old Gu Huangan looked like an adult at this time, while the seventeen or eighteen-year-old Su Yichen looked like a child.
Chen Shuyan took the sickle from Su Yichen's hand, walked to a nearby place, cut some grass, and brought back a stone. He placed the grass he had just cut on top of it, and then instructed Su Yichen, "You peel the corn cobs slowly. I'll talk to Huang An and the others for a while before coming back to help you."
When Su Yichen saw that Shen Shuyan was about to leave after he finished speaking, he suddenly panicked. "No, you leave me here alone?"
He was halfway up the mountain at the moment. Looking up, he saw no one in sight. There was nothing but corn, and the sound of rustling in the wind.
For some reason, Su Yichen always felt that something would come out from behind him.
Chen Shuyan felt somewhat helpless. "What else can we do? We can't just sit here and do nothing, can we? The headmaster asked us to come here to help, not to enjoy the scenery."
Su Yichen felt a little aggrieved. "But aren't we peeling corn leaves?" This is also helping, right?
While they were talking, little Gu Huangan had already come back with a basket full of corn. He saw the two of them still standing there, not even a single corn cob had been peeled.
The loss made me feel disappointed. I knew that these young men in the city were unreliable.
The disdain in his eyes was clear. Su Yichen's pride was aroused. "Let's go! Let's help break it open!"
Having said that, he walked forward with his head held high and chest puffed out without waiting for Chen Shuyan to come.
"Ah! Brother Shen, come quickly, I'm poisoned!"
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