[{"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-349":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},1543734,2006,"Chapter 349 - 349 359 Banxia","the-challenge-of-a-farmhouse-son-in-law-chapter-349",349,"\u003Cp>349: Chapter 359 Banxia 349: Chapter 359 Banxia Manchurian ash is actually considered a high-quality wood, but because the local area abounds with this type of lumber, its price is not too expensive.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Gu Youyou looked on with satisfaction, as Jin Zijin hung it up and then covered the plaque with red cloth.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>According to custom, one had to wait until the grand opening day to pull off the red cloth from the plaque.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The craftsman master Gu Youyou had hired mentioned to the niece who lived next door yesterday, and today the young girl came along with him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Her family was worried because such a daughter with a tarnished reputation was unable to marry off, and keeping her at home also led to gossip; naturally, they were eager to send her away if there was work she could do.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Gu Youyou looked at the girl; because she was shy, she appeared somewhat uncomfortable, with a sallow complexion and thin.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Her hands, from long-term farm work, were rough, like those of a woman in her thirties.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In farming households, most girls’ hands are like this, and she did not find it strange.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Doctor Gu, this is my niece, what do you think?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The girl looked reliable and honest at first glance, and Gu Youyou thought she was acceptable, but some harsh words still had to be said upfront.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She said, “Whether you know medical skills or recognize a lot of medicinal herbs is not too important, I can teach you slowly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I value character in the people I hire, and also that they work diligently, and are honest and upright.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Master Lu, I think this girl is not bad.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Her words both praised and cautioned the girl, hitting just the right note.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Master Lu hurriedly laughed and said, “People from the countryside may not boast much, but they are sincere, and my niece has always been a reliable worker at home.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was apparent she was a reliable worker; otherwise, her hands would not have looked that way.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Gu Youyou smiled and said, “Then thank you, Master Lu.” She then turned to the uneasy girl and asked, “Miss, what is your name?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The girl timidly replied, “My name is Banxia, Lu Banxia.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Master Lu laughed again and said, “Their family names their children after medicinal herbs.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She is called Banxia, and she has a younger sister named Bai Zhi too!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Gu Youyou thought it was quite amusing, no wonder they were a family of physicians.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Alright, Miss Banxia, come with me!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Opposite the kitchen in the back courtyard was a storage room, which Gu Youyou cleaned up and converted into two small cabins.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She planned to hire two people to come in, so they would just live in these cabins.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Leading Banxia to one of the cabins, she told her to live there for now, and handed her a piece of paper with writing on it, saying, “Master Lu mentioned you can recognize some characters.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This paper lists your daily tasks and your pay.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Take a look, and if there’s anything you don’t understand, ask me.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Banxia took it and looked over it, then furrowed her brows.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After a moment, she relaxed and said, “Okay, thank you, Doctor Gu.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“You don’t have to call me Doctor Gu, my name is Gu Youyou.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In Jisheng Hall at Qingshui Town, everyone calls me Sister Youyou.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Probably feeling that Gu Youyou was quite approachable, Lu Banxia finally showed a smile, “Sister Youyou!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The news that Gu Youyou was opening Jisheng Hall in Lingnan had long since reached Qingshui Town.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>When she left in a hurry, she didn’t bring many things.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Now, just before the opening, she received items sent by Qin Changlin through someone.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Her personal necessities, a complete set of surgical tools, and quite a few silver notes, which could directly be cashed in at the banks in Lingnan.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Just when Gu Youyou was short on cash, these silver notes were like a lifesaver.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With a total of two thousand taels, she could purchase a lot more medicinal herbs.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As Gu Youyou was sorting her things, she said contentedly, “I didn’t expect Qin Changlin to be so generous, giving me two thousand taels.”\u003C\u002Fp>",702,"2026-06-06T06:54:47.695Z",1,"novelbin.me","2f4d98d575da761495f9d07094473789e553a0a81d958b70512926c938ebe6ed","the-challenge-of-a-farmhouse-son-in-law-chapter-350","the-challenge-of-a-farmhouse-son-in-law-chapter-348",1812,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fthe-challenge-of-a-farmhouse-son-in-law-cover.jpg"]