The Challenge of a Farmhouse Son-in-Law
Chapter 279: Catching Cicadas

Chapter 279: Chapter 279: Catching Cicadas

Gu Youyou looked in the direction the voice had come from; by now, there was no sound at all—perhaps the person had already left.

She took a breath and, without changing her expression, said, "Catching cicadas!"

"Catching cicadas at night?" Jin Zijin asked skeptically, raising an eyebrow.

Gu Youyou responded earnestly, "Yes, at night. I can’t climb trees, so I can’t catch them during the day."

"If you can’t climb trees, you’ll catch even fewer at night."

"Then I’ll collect cicada shells!"

"What do you want those for? They’re disgustingly creepy," Jin Zijin said with a grimace.

"It’s an ingredient for medicine, a good remedy for sickness," Gu Youyou explained.

Having been at Jisheng Hall for so long, she realized it was the season to collect cicada shells, yet she had not seen this ingredient in the medicine cabinet. This could only mean one thing: at this time, the use of cicada shells in medicine had not yet been conceptualized.

The idea of using cicada shells as medicine sent a chill through Jin Zijin, making him feel even more disgusted.

Of course, he would feel even more repulsed when Gu Youyou later fried cicadas in oil and chewed on them with a smile, saying, "Full of protein, good for the kidneys, nourishing and beneficial for vitality."

...

There was much to prepare for the burial, and they had to go before dawn to avoid missing the auspicious time for the funeral.

When Gu Youyou arrived, everyone was already there.

Gu Feng sat in a chair, so no one mentioned what had happened the night before, nor did they complain about Gu Youyou’s late arrival.

Gu Feng’s eyes had become increasingly cloudy, and due to the tragic death of the old Madam Huang, he had secretly shed countless tears.

Seeing Jin Zijin, who had come in with Gu Youyou, Gu Feng could not see clearly, but recognizing the figure as Zijin, he chose not to ask further questions.

Gu Youyou, noticing Gu Feng’s eyes, felt distressed too.

She said, "Grandfather, please do not be too sorrowful. Your eyes aren’t good, and if you cry more, I’m afraid they’ll get worse."

After Grandma’s burial, she would prepare some medicine for him to use.

Huang Xiangwen spoke mockingly, "You better not just talk the talk. We’ll believe you have good intentions when you bring the actual medicine."

Gu Youyou did not want to argue with them in front of Gu Feng at such a time. Those who understood her would know in their hearts, and it wasn’t worth the effort to convince those who didn’t—it wasn’t worth it.

After all, it was a significant moment of grandparent-grandchild bond; properly conducting Grandma’s burial was what truly mattered.

Gu Feng, too, had no intention of dealing with the unrest in the family at this moment. He simply patted Gu Youyou’s hand to comfort her for the wrongs she suffered.

He might be old, but he knew all the people in the household well enough—none of them were worry-free.

"Father, mother’s head... how can we deal with this?"

As they opened the coffin and started to stuff things inside, Gu Lao San lamented while looking at the old Madam Huang’s half-broken skull.

"Mother has suffered a great misfortune!"

Gu Feng did not stand up; he had seen the gruesome sight when his second son brought his wife’s body back, and that one image was enough to last a lifetime. She had been his wife for decades; how could he bear to look again.

He simply said, "She came to us clean, and we should let her leave cleanly. Your mother, when she was young, loved to take care of herself. Bring a basin of water and wash her."

Who would dare? No one had the guts.

One by one, they all recoiled with ugly expressions.

Usually, such tasks would be for the daughters-in-law to handle. Huang Xiangwen quickly said, "Sanya might be waking up; I’ll go have a look!"

With that, she slipped away as if her feet were greased.

Everyone turned their gaze to Meng Qiuju, who was shivering with fear, "I, I... I..."

She couldn’t utter a complete sentence for a long while.

In truth, she just wanted to say I dare not!

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