The Challenge of a Farmhouse Son-in-Law
Chapter 104: We Can Go Back Now

Chapter 104: Chapter 104: We Can Go Back Now

She trembled with cold, yet she still had to keep acting!

Gu Youyou took one step at a time, gradually quickening her pace, groping her way to Jin Zijin, before hugging his waist and resting her head on his chest.

She took a deep breath, trembling as she said, "In the dead of night, who were you out with? That person was wrapped in black, not even coming inside. It scared me to death!"

Jin Zijin gently stroked her hair, whispering, "You were sleeping, I was afraid of disturbing you, so we didn’t come in!"

Gu Youyou nodded in submission, allowing him to hold her as they returned to bed to sleep.

...

In the following days, Gu Youyou worked as a resident doctor at Jisheng Hall. She cured the neighboring illnesses, and her reputation began to grow. More and more people sought her medical attention, and she no longer lacked silver.

These days, Jisheng Hall provided her with free meals and the medicine she needed.

After eating well for a few days, her discriminating taste returned. The dominant queenly temperament from her previous life also came back to some extent; she least liked disobedient subordinates!

At noon, frowning at the squab pigeon on the dining table, her tone less than pleasant, she said sternly, "The squab I asked for should be steamed with herbs, not stewed ..."

Qin Changlin hastened to explain, "I thought, with the weather still cold, drinking some soup would be good for warming the stomach and the health. Sister Youyou, look, could you make do with this for now?"

Now, Gu Youyou was not only the lifesaver for Jisheng Hall but also for the whole Qingshui Town. If they did not secure her well, what would happen to the many patients?

Seeing his cautious manner, Gu Youyou suddenly felt she was being a bit unreasonable. She was no longer the old Gu Youyou, after all, she was in someone else’s place and, although she was there to help, it wasn’t right for her to be too demanding. She laughed, "Steaming ensures the medicinal properties are preserved to the fullest, allowing me to drink fewer bowls of bitter medicine. Did you think I really wanted to eat these things just because I’m craving them? Fine, stew it then, but keep stewing that medicine for me tomorrow!"

Realizing he had inadvertently made a mistake, Qin Changlin’s face showed his distress as he hurriedly said, "Oh no! I’ve been so foolish. Now I understand Sister Youyou’s intentions. I won’t make the same mistake again!"

...

Half a month flew by, and today Jin Zijin came back, saying he was there to take Gu Youyou back to Lotus Village.

It just so happened that the other day Qin Changlin mentioned that Doctor Zhou was already on his way back and should arrive in a day or two. The journey from Beijing to Qingshui Town usually took about ten days, but Doctor Zhou, being older, might take a couple of days longer.

So soon? She hadn’t even said goodbye to her colleagues at Jisheng Hall yet.

Gu Youyou said, "I’ll go to Jisheng Hall tomorrow morning to inform them!"

Jin Zijin, however, said, "You don’t have to go, I’ll do it!"

Gu Youyou: "..."

When she came to town, Jin Zijin carried her, but she wouldn’t need that on the way back.

After recuperating for half a month, Gu Youyou’s health was excellent!

But what Gu Youyou couldn’t understand was why he chose to leave at dusk; by the time she returned to Lotus Village at her pace, it would surely be dark.

Jin Zijin walked very fast, and Gu Youyou found it extremely difficult to keep up with his pace. But she gritted her teeth and bore it, not allowing him to slow down and wait for her.

With their quick pace, by the time they reached Lotus Village, it was indeed dark. In ancient times, without even a flashlight, people like them living on the edge of subsistence couldn’t afford lanterns, so they went in the dark.