[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"origin-the-challenge-of-a-farmhouse-son-in-law":3,"chapter-the-challenge-of-a-farmhouse-son-in-law-the-challenge-of-a-farmhouse-son-in-law-chapter-1003":6},{"origin":4,"title":5},"english","The Challenge of a Farmhouse Son-in-Law",{"chapter":7,"nextChapterSlug":19,"prevChapterSlug":20,"totalChapters":21,"novelImage":22},{"id":8,"novel_id":9,"title":10,"slug":11,"index":12,"content":13,"wordcount":14,"created_at":15,"updated_at":15,"volume":16,"translator":17,"content_hash":18},1544238,2006,"Chapter 1003 - 1003 998 The Death of Gu Wen","the-challenge-of-a-farmhouse-son-in-law-chapter-1003",1003,"\u003Cp>1003: Chapter 998: The Death of Gu Wen 1003: Chapter 998: The Death of Gu Wen Huang Xiangwen bitterly complained, “You’re nearly out of breath, yet you can’t forget about those worldly possessions.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“With the state you’re in now, even if you had all the land in the village, could you even farm it?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Qin Changlin informed them that today would be the day, urging them to make preparations.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But in the current situation, how could they prepare?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And what was there to prepare?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At home, they could at least make preparations for his death garments, a coffin, incense, and paper money—every necessary item—but now they didn’t even have a straw mat.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Dabao, your father has suffered so much, wu wu…”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Recalling that Gu Wen had struggled all his life and now didn’t even have a straw mat at the end, Huang Xiangwen was overwhelmed by grief and burst into loud sobs.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Their children were also heartbroken, and Qin Changlin consoled them, “Auntie Gu, life and death are predestined.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>You mustn’t grieve too much.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>We’ve been trapped on this hill for so long, and the water is about to recede.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>We still need to conserve energy to survive.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>On the other side of the hilltop, the villagers, hearing the crying from the Gu Family, turned to look.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Erya put down her child and said to Shunzi, “I’ll go take a look; you keep an eye on the child.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Since Gu Wen had contracted tuberculosis, which was contagious, others kept their distance for fear of infection, especially under these circumstances, where contracting the disease could be deadly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Auntie,” Erya said to Huang Xiangwen and Sanya as she helped them up, “let uncle go in peace.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After Erya was driven out of the Gu Family, they had become enemies, even though she managed to separate from them later with Youyou’s help; the bitterness in her heart remained unresolved.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was the first time in years that Erya had called them uncle and auntie.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Gu Wen finally stopped breathing, and the hill reverberated with the heart-wrenching cries of the Gu Family.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The villagers, on the other hand, seemed to breathe a sigh of relief.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With the floodwater rapidly receding at the foot of the hill, they would soon have to move on, and no one wanted the Gu Family to lug Gu Wen’s half-dead body along with them.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Mother, what do we do now?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Dad…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>when the water recedes, should we take him back to the village to bury him?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The village was not far from Lotus Village, but even without seeing, one could guess the devastated state of Lotus Village, right?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Somebody shouted, “Is there even a Lotus Village left now?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It’s probably been buried under the mud.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Gu Huangshi, I think you should just bury Gu Wen here; after all, it’s not far from the village.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Gu Wen contracted tuberculosis, don’t let the living contract his disease.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Right then, Huang Xiangwen coughed, startling the villagers.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They quickly stepped back, worrying about infection.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Gu Family members also had a difficult time.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Now, they couldn’t afford to think about taking Gu Wen back to the village; they had no choice but to dig a grave and bury him on the spot.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Qin Changlin took Huang Xiangwen’s pulse, his brow gradually furrowing.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Throughout the journey, Huang Xiangwen, fearing Gu Wen’s disease would infect others, would not allow Dabao and Erbao to care for him; she did it all herself.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If someone were to contract the disease, she would definitely be the first.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“How is it?” With the situation being so grave, Huang Xiangwen could no longer afford to grieve and looked anxiously at Qin Changlin.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Qin Changlin said, “It’s difficult to say at the moment, it might be just a cold.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Auntie, you should bury him quickly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I’ll ask Shunzi to come help you dig the pit.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>By now, Huang Xiangwen was not so afraid of death herself, but she was worried about it affecting her children; she hastily said, “Alright, alright, then you guys start digging a pit quickly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Dabao, dig it deep.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After the flood, there won’t be anything to eat; don’t let stray dogs dig your father out.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Don’t worry, mother.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>…\u003C\u002Fp>",702,"2026-06-06T06:55:03.124Z",1,"novelbin.me","7dd686a9949cd0ace668c89390746fa60410b374eef7c6e7051dc9d80c812278","the-challenge-of-a-farmhouse-son-in-law-chapter-1004","the-challenge-of-a-farmhouse-son-in-law-chapter-1002",1812,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fthe-challenge-of-a-farmhouse-son-in-law-cover.jpg"]