[{"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-67":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},1543502,2006,"Chapter 67 - 67 67 Sending Sweet Potatoes Again","the-challenge-of-a-farmhouse-son-in-law-chapter-67",67,"\u003Cp>﻿67: Chapter 67 Sending Sweet Potatoes Again 67: Chapter 67 Sending Sweet Potatoes Again On the fifth day of the Lunar New Year, Grandpa Gu Feng sneaked half a basket of sweet potatoes to Gu Youyou while Grandma Huangshi went back to her maiden home to pay respects to her recently deceased mother.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>All of them were big.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Youyou clicked her tongue in secret, thinking, “Since it’s already sneaky, why not choose a time at night?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Doing this in broad daylight…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>even if Grandma doesn’t know, the two aunts are not vegetarians – they’ll spill the beans sooner or later.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>When Grandma comes back, there will be more trouble in her house, which is just asking for trouble!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Grandpa, what are you doing?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>There’s a whole bunch of us, and Sanya and Sanbao are still young.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If you give all the food to me, what will they do?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Gu Feng just laughed it off, “Sanya and Sanbao won’t be lacking anything to eat.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They’ve grown strong and sturdy; missing a meal or two won’t make them thin.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But you, Youyou… you’ve gained quite a bit recently, but it’s still not enough.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>You need to eat heartily.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It’s only when you have some flesh on your bones that you’ll recover quickly!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Taking care of yourself is what’s important, don’t worry about them.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That’s true; being skin and bones, eating more medicine won’t make one robust!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Overwhelmed with gratitude, Youyou replied, “Thank you, Grandpa, but…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>with so many sweet potatoes missing, I’m worried about when Grandma comes back…”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“No worries!” Gu Feng waved his hand and lowered his voice, “These sweet potatoes aren’t from the grain storage; they’re from a separate stash I made while digging them.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She doesn’t know!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Youyou: “…”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She was so touched that she didn’t know what to say.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Grandpa had planned this all for her in advance!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Right now, Youyou’s capacities were limited, and she couldn’t repay him, but in the future, once she had fully recovered, she would ensure that Grandpa lived comfortably – at least he shouldn’t have to toil in the fields at his age!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Seeing the cracked skin on his hands, she suddenly remembered the ointment she had mixed before, smiled and said softly, “Grandpa, take a seat for a while, Youyou has something for you!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Gu Feng was slightly startled but looked delighted as he watched Youyou stand up and walk away, wondering what she would bring him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>There were five boxes of ointment left, Youyou planned to keep one box for Wang Shun’s mother, and gave the remaining four boxes to Gu Feng.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Gu Feng took the small bamboo containers with curiosity, and after a long inspection, still clueless, asked, “Youyou, what is this thing you’re giving to Grandpa?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Youyou said with a beaming smile, “This is a medicinal ointment for you to apply on your hands, it will heal the cracks!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Oh?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Is that so?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They had never heard of such an ointment before, and Gu Feng immediately tried some.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The faint scent of the medicine was pleasant, and the cooling sensation on the skin was quite comforting.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After applying it, he could instantly feel his skin wasn’t as dry, and it seemed as if the cracked and swollen chilblains were not as painful anymore.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With a face full of surprise, Gu Feng said, “Youyou, where did you get this?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Youyou smiled lightly without speaking, glad to be able to do something for Gu Feng.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She carefully applied the ointment to his other hand, “If you find it useful, then just use it, Grandpa.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The few boxes we have will last beyond this year and can still be used next year!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Over the years, Gu Feng had always known Youyou was in that house in the backyard, but he only found out what she looked like after she left that house.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Seeing her now looking much better than he had imagined, he was incredibly comforted!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His eyes misted up once more.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>…\u003C\u002Fp>",662,"2026-06-06T06:54:47.693Z",1,"novelbin.me","7ad2e158d9ca4967e5996e676206dd4a412789811c1c68cec1c2a11714e721fc","the-challenge-of-a-farmhouse-son-in-law-chapter-68","the-challenge-of-a-farmhouse-son-in-law-chapter-66",1812,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fthe-challenge-of-a-farmhouse-son-in-law-cover.jpg"]