[{"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-279":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},1543364,2006,"Chapter 279 - 279 279 Catching Cicadas","the-challenge-of-a-farmhouse-son-in-law-chapter-279",279,"\u003Cp>279: Chapter 279: Catching Cicadas 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.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She took a breath and, without changing her expression, said, “Catching cicadas!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Catching cicadas at night?” Jin Zijin asked skeptically, raising an eyebrow.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Gu Youyou responded earnestly, “Yes, at night.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I can’t climb trees, so I can’t catch them during the day.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“If you can’t climb trees, you’ll catch even fewer at night.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Then I’ll collect cicada shells!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“What do you want those for?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They’re disgustingly creepy,” Jin Zijin said with a grimace.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“It’s an ingredient for medicine, a good remedy for sickness,” Gu Youyou explained.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>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.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This could only mean one thing: at this time, the use of cicada shells in medicine had not yet been conceptualized.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The idea of using cicada shells as medicine sent a chill through Jin Zijin, making him feel even more disgusted.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>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.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>There was much to prepare for the burial, and they had to go before dawn to avoid missing the auspicious time for the funeral.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>When Gu Youyou arrived, everyone was already there.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>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.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>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.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>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.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Gu Youyou, noticing Gu Feng’s eyes, felt distressed too.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She said, “Grandfather, please do not be too sorrowful.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Your eyes aren’t good, and if you cry more, I’m afraid they’ll get worse.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After Grandma’s burial, she would prepare some medicine for him to use.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Huang Xiangwen spoke mockingly, “You better not just talk the talk.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>We’ll believe you have good intentions when you bring the actual medicine.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Gu Youyou did not want to argue with them in front of Gu Feng at such a time.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>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.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After all, it was a significant moment of grandparent-grandchild bond; properly conducting Grandma’s burial was what truly mattered.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Gu Feng, too, had no intention of dealing with the unrest in the family at this moment.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He simply patted Gu Youyou’s hand to comfort her for the wrongs she suffered.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He might be old, but he knew all the people in the household well enough—none of them were worry-free.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Father, mother’s head…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>how can we deal with this?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>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.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Mother has suffered a great misfortune!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>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.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She had been his wife for decades; how could he bear to look again.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He simply said, “She came to us clean, and we should let her leave cleanly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Your mother, when she was young, loved to take care of herself.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Bring a basin of water and wash her.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Who would dare?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>No one had the guts.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>One by one, they all recoiled with ugly expressions.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Usually, such tasks would be for the daughters-in-law to handle.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Huang Xiangwen quickly said, “Sanya might be waking up; I’ll go have a look!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With that, she slipped away as if her feet were greased.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Everyone turned their gaze to Meng Qiuju, who was shivering with fear, “I, I…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I…”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She couldn’t utter a complete sentence for a long while.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In truth, she just wanted to say I dare not!\u003C\u002Fp>",719,"2026-06-06T06:54:47.694Z",1,"novelbin.me","cc59d7f131a1b3c705ec13801459bde6c4298b156267a781ba19fb3ca45eb186","the-challenge-of-a-farmhouse-son-in-law-chapter-280","the-challenge-of-a-farmhouse-son-in-law-chapter-278",1812,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fthe-challenge-of-a-farmhouse-son-in-law-cover.jpg"]