The great-grandfather's name is Yu Zhendong, he is 96 years old this year, a full 20 years older than his grandfather. Although he has always been in good health, he should have expected that the old man would have health problems due to his age. (Thanks to the old rookie in spring, the great-grandfather's name in the previous chapter was Yu Qingquan, which has been corrected)
Looking back on her childhood, Yu Shengnan can be said to have been raised by her great-grandfather. At that time, the national economy was developing rapidly, and the family pharmacy was extremely popular. Her grandfather and her parents were all very busy.
Yu Shengnan was alone at home, and her family was worried about her, so they asked her great-grandfather to look after the child. Unexpectedly, the child went straight to school after being looked after by his grandfather.
Because I started learning herbal medicine and Chinese medicine with my great-grandfather, even when I was in school, I would often go to my great-grandfather to "make up lessons" during holidays.
The old man did not have a good time. When he was young, he lived in the war. There were many wounded at that time. The old man's skills were actually honed during that time.
After the founding of the People's Republic of China, he traveled around to support his family. He was a wanderer all his life. He got married and had a son when he was in his forties. Unfortunately, when his son grew up, he started selling leaves internationally and took his wife and children abroad.
The appearance of Yu Shengnan helped the old man through the low point of his life, and also made the old man particularly close to Yu Shengnan.
As Yu Shengnan thought about it, she couldn't stop her tears from falling even with her eyes closed.
"Brother, are you okay?"
A young female voice put Yu Shengnan in an awkward position.
"It's okay, sorry." There was a girl sitting opposite the empty seat, so he quickly took out a tissue and wiped his eyes.
"Brother, you are not heartbroken, are you?"
The young girl didn't know whether she had low emotional intelligence or had feelings for him, but she continued to chat with him.
But Yu Shengnan didn't want to pay any attention to her, even though she was very beautiful. Yu Shengnan simply pretended not to hear and closed her eyes to rest.
"Tsk, pretending to be deep," the girl opposite told him to ignore her and muttered, then stopped talking.
It takes six hours to get from Shenzhen to Baoding Prefecture, and that’s after the highway speed increase. It used to take a whole day to get home.
Yu Shengnan didn't know when the girl left. He had been so nervous before, but the girl's appearance distracted him and he fell asleep. When he woke up, there was only one stop left before he could get off. It was already eleven o'clock at night when he got home.
Walking on the cement road in the village and listening to the barking of dogs, he seemed to have returned to his carefree days.
"Dad, Mom, I'm back."
"There is still rice in the pot, son, you should eat some first," my mother always shows her concern directly.
"I'm not hungry. I ate some bread on the train. Where's Dad?"
"At your great-grandfather's place. Your grandfather is also there. It will probably only take a day or two."
"I'll go over and take a look too," Yu Shengnan put down her bag, put the box of ginseng slices in her pocket, and ran straight to her great-grandfather's house.
When she arrived at her great-grandfather's house, Yu Shengnan found that many people were there, including the village chief, the women's director, her father, and two people she didn't know.
"Shengnan is here. Your great-grandfather called you several times yesterday. Hurry up and go in," the village chief called him directly when he saw him coming.
Yu Shengnan didn't hesitate, as now wasn't the time to be polite. She walked straight inside, followed by her father, Yu Haoran.
"Grandpa, grandpa, I'm here," Yu Shengnan said as she took out the box and handed it to her grandfather.
"Grandpa opened the box, took out a piece of cake, put it under his nose and smelled it, then turned around and put a piece into the mouth of the great grandfather.
"Make some soup here," Grandpa Yu Zhen immediately gave the whole box to Dad and asked him to make the soup.
The old man didn't react much, his lips kept trembling. It was obvious that he wanted to speak, but he didn't dare to shout out. Maybe he was afraid that if he took his last breath, he would be dead.
After about two minutes, the old man opened his eyes and smiled when he saw Yu Shengnan beside him.
"Brother, please don't say anything. I'll have a bowl of ginseng soup later. Drink it and then you can talk."
Yu Zhendong was very obedient, but he no longer closed his eyes, but opened them to look at Yu Shengnan and his brother.
My grandfather Yu Zhendi was the third child, and there was a second child named Yu Zhentian above him, but he ran away to Wanwan in his early years. My great-grandfather’s uncle was brainwashed by my second grandfather and then left.
Nearly half an hour later, Dad Yu Haoran came in with the ginseng soup, and Grandpa was feeding my eldest brother mouthful by mouthful with a spoon.
Yu Zhendong finished drinking it, then raised his hand to indicate that he was fine.
"Third brother, go get those things in the drawer of the wardrobe. They were given to me when I saved someone in my early years."
Grandpa went straight over and took out a wooden box. When he opened it, it was all golden. It turned out to be a large yellow croaker from the Republic of China period.
A whole box of gold bars
"Brother..." Yu Zhendi wanted to say something, but the old man stopped him with a wave of his hand.
"Take it if you give it to me. You guys can go out. I'll talk to Xiaonan."
Grandpa and dad also knew that he and Yu Shengnan had a good relationship. Not only in terms of blood relationship, but Yu Shengnan could also be considered Yu Zhendong's apprentice in a sense. This was a tradition.
"Grandpa, you..." When Yu Shengnan saw her father and grandfather leave, she couldn't stop crying.
"Don't cry. Everyone will die one day. I've lived enough."
"There are three jars of medicinal wine under the flower bed in front of the window. They were all made with the good medicine given to me by the great man I saved before the founding of the People's Republic of China. You can keep half a jar for your family in an emergency, and the rest for practicing. The recipe is also under the jar. You can make it yourself when you have the chance in the future."
"There's a dagger under the tiles in the corner behind the door. Keep it safe and don't use it in front of others. Also, your uncle and the others..."
"Grandpa, how are my uncle and the others?"
"Forget it, let's not talk about them. If you really meet them in the future, you have to protect yourself. Ahem... Xiaonan, call your dad and the others in."
After everyone entered the house, the great grandfather told the village chief and others that he still had 10,000 yuan under his pillow, and the funeral expenses would come from this money. The house was left to grandfather.
While he was in good shape, Yu Zhendong asked Yu Shengnan to take a photo of him as a posthumous photo.
Everyone said it was bad luck and told him not to think too much about it. They also talked about how important his existence was and how the elderly in the village would come to him for treatment when they were sick. They also told him about some major events in the village in the past when his great-grandfather had participated in. Mainly because they saw that he was in good condition, they wanted to arouse his desire to live.
It’s just that everyone knows that when a dying person suddenly gets better, it’s a last-ditch effort, but no one talks about it.
The old man just looked at everything with a smile on his face, listening to the director of women's affairs talking about the past.
"Grandpa, great grandpa..." Even though Yu Shengnan couldn't help crying, she still kept paying attention to the situation of the great grandpa. Although the great grandpa was still smiling, he didn't move at this moment, and his raised hand dropped down when he finished speaking.
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