[{"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-298":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},1543383,2006,"Chapter 298 - 298 298 Vigilance","the-challenge-of-a-farmhouse-son-in-law-chapter-298",298,"\u003Cp>﻿298: Chapter 298 Vigilance 298: Chapter 298 Vigilance Shunzi was momentarily stunned, then chuckled and said, “Yes, big sister!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He wasn’t stupid; his words were quite sweet.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“If you want your wife to live a good life, you have to earn more money.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>You won’t go wrong listening to your sister, the gratuity must be taken.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Shunzi felt a little embarrassed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Gu Youyou stopped paying attention to him and pointed to a pile of red chili peppers that were almost dry, saying, “This is a precious medicinal herb.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After we harvest and dry them, we’ll take them to Jisheng Hall.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Keep some seeds to plant next year, and I’ll give you a gratuity for that as well.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Gu Youyou knew that she wouldn’t have many chances to come back and grow them herself in the future, so she thought it would be good for Shunzi to plant them.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Shunzi was honest and one of the few friends Jin Zijin had in Lotus Village.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He had helped her a lot in the past, so she was willing to help him as much as she could.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Chili peppers hadn’t become widespread yet, which made them a lucrative business.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Although Shunzi didn’t understand how these peppers had become a precious medicinal herb, if Sister Youyou said it was so, then it must be true.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After all, she was a doctor at Jisheng Hall.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He gave a simple smile and expressed his thanks.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Shunzi hoisted his hoe and loosened the soil, while Gu Youyou watched from the side.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After he was done, he asked again, “Sister Youyou, when will you go back to town?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I’m about to make a trip there; do you want to go together?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Her two uncles had both invited her to lunch, so she wasn’t in a hurry to go back.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She replied, “You go ahead, I’m not in a rush.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I’ll go back after noon.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Shunzi didn’t mind and nodded, “Then I’ll head back first.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Mm, go ahead!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Just then, Gu Youyou suddenly thought of something and called out to Shunzi.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Wait, Shunzi.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Sister Youyou, is there anything else?” Shunzi stopped and turned around.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Gu Youyou said, “When you go to town, drop by Yangliu Lane in the western part and find Jin Zijin.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Tell him I won’t come back for lunch and not to wait for me.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>People from farming families didn’t eat lunch, but those in town did.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He didn’t think much of it and nodded in agreement.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ah, so Brother Jin and his family had moved there.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He was only now finding out.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The lunch was sumptuous, with two large pieces of meat prepared in three different dishes: one bowl of half-fat, half-lean braised pork, one bowl of lean meat stir-fried with green onions, and one bowl turned into meatballs.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>There were also dishes such as lotus root with greens, all very richly made, comparable to a New Year’s feast.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The younger brothers and sisters were overjoyed, impatiently waiting to eat.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Without their grandmother scolding them, they ate boldly and contentedly, until Huang Xiangwen couldn’t stand it anymore and scolded the children with a frown.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Eat more, Youyou.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Youyou, have some of this.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Ghost sister, drink the meat soup!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Gu Family was unusually kind to Gu Youyou; her bowl was almost overflowing.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Gu Feng sat at the head of the table, his eyes slightly narrowed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>What trick were they pulling this time?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Gu Er, the second oldest, glared at Gu San, the third oldest, and whispered fiercely, “You’re everywhere I am.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>What I do, you do.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Are you purposely going against us, or what?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He used “us,” not “I.” Gu Youyou saw that Huang Xiangwen had a similar expression to Gu Er.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>So it appeared that this couple had discussed their plans and were in agreement—they both knew about it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Looking at Gu San, he was busily ingratiating himself with Gu Youyou, while Meng Qiuju looked clueless, which indicated that this was Gu San’s own idea, and Qiuju didn’t know a thing.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Second brother is just kidding.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If Youyou is your niece, she’s my niece too.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>What?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Are you allowed to be good to her but I’m not?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The other members of the Gu Family also found it strange, but it wasn’t their place to speak, so they all kept quiet.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Gu Youyou ate her meal with trepidation, but she wasn’t foolish.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>When her second uncle invited her to sit down, she moved to another seat to prevent anything wrong with her utensils.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Eventually, it was Sanya who sat there.\u003C\u002Fp>",756,"2026-06-06T06:54:47.694Z",1,"novelbin.me","a21613b9f6cb852f8bee0ca68f402422b307930aec5f8c34f7a61666139660ec","the-challenge-of-a-farmhouse-son-in-law-chapter-299","the-challenge-of-a-farmhouse-son-in-law-chapter-297",1812,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fthe-challenge-of-a-farmhouse-son-in-law-cover.jpg"]