Translator: Dragon Boat Translation Editor: Dragon Boat Translation
Although Guo Chengsong was a little disappointed, he still smiled and said, âThatâs great. A flower must first bloom before it can bear fruit. In the future, when she grows up, she can help Chunhong take care of our other children.â
âThatâs right; flowers must first bloom before they can bear fruit.â Widow Hua nodded repeatedly. She took out a jar from her basket and said, âSince you were injured and Chunhong just gave birth, I slaughtered a chicken to cook a nourishing meal for you two. You should eat it while itâs hot.
âI will bring you lunch at noon.â
âSorry for making you worry. Mother, âHave you eaten?â
âIâve left some chicken soup. Iâll just make a bowl of chicken noodle soup later.â After Widow Hua finished speaking, she filled a glass of water for him. âSorry that you have to suffer here for two more days; come home when you can take care of yourself. Otherwise, itâll be too hectic at home.â
âIâm sorry to trouble you.â Guo Chengsong nodded.
âWeâre family; no need to be so polite.â After saying that, Widow Hua took the basket and walked out.
Afterward, she said a few polite words to Zhou Ying and rushed home. n/o/vel/b//in dot c//om
When Guo Chengsong finished the small jar of chicken soup, he finally had his fill.
Gu Chengruiâs bowl of medicine arrived shortly.
After taking medicine, Guo Chengsong had just laid down when he heard the sound of a gong being struck. He heard someone shouting, âEach family, send someone to discuss matters under the big locust tree at the village entrance.â
Gu Chengrui was startled for a moment. He walked out and said, âBabe, you go ahead. I have to stay at home. There will be many people coming for their medicine.â
âAlright, Iâll go then. If they want us to make any big decisions, weâll discuss it when I get back.â After Zhou Ying finished speaking, she put the beans in her hand to dry, put her apron aside, and walked to the village entrance.
When she arrived at the village entrance, she saw that many people were already gathered around the locust tree.
Seeing her come over, everyone was stunned for a moment as they looked over in unison. Zhou Ying was also feeling a little embarrassed.
Because the people sitting here were all men, and most of them were elderly. It was indeed quite jarring for her to stand here as a member of the opposite sex.
âZhou Ying, is Chengrui not coming?â The patriarch asked.
âYes, we have a patient at home, so he canât leave.â Zhou Ying replied.
When she said this, everyone remembered that the Hua familyâs son-in-law had been almost beaten to death and was staying at their house.
âHowâs Guo Chengsongâs injury? Has he woken up yet?â Someone asked immediately.
âHeâs awake. Heâll be fine after a good rest because itâs mostly just external injuries.â Zhou Ying replied.
âThatâs good. Letâs quiet down and start the meeting.â After the patriarch finished speaking, he looked at Tian Jingzhong and the village chief and retreated to the side.
Tian Jingzhong looked at the village chief and said, âYou should announce it; Iâll add on if thereâs anything.â
The village chief nodded and then talked about everyoneâs relatives staying in the village. âEveryone saw what happened yesterday. I wonder what you all think.â
As soon as he finished speaking, someone immediately echoed, âWhat else do we think? Of course, we should be chasing them out. Although our village is in a better state than others, we are also at a point where we are unsure whether we will be able to eat another meal.
âIf those people stay any longer, weâll be squeezed dry to our last drop of blood.â
âYou canât say that. Theyâre all our family. We canât just watch them starve to death.:
âIndeed, itâs better to help if we can.â
âThatâs nice of you to offer, but are you willing to house them? Donât get yourself into trouble when you canât even have a meal for dinner.â