[{"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-98":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},1543533,2006,"Chapter 98 - 98 98 Escorting Each Other","the-challenge-of-a-farmhouse-son-in-law-chapter-98",98,"\u003Cp>98: Chapter 98 Escorting Each Other 98: Chapter 98 Escorting Each Other Many cases of rheumatism ache when it gets windy or rainy, some are even more accurate than the weather forecast.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This elder’s leg pain is mostly caused by rheumatism!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Gu Youyou nodded her head and looked at his leg again, noting that it had become somewhat deformed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She said, “How long have you had this leg pain?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“It’s been over twenty years, I believe.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I endured the cold to work in the paddy fields when I was younger!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Having been so long and seeing the severity of it, she feared there was little chance of a cure.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Gu Youyou quickly prescribed a formula and handed it to the attendant, then told the old man, “Your pain has lasted too long and is quite severe, making it almost impossible to cure.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The prescription I’m giving you cannot completely heal your leg pain, but it can lessen the suffering.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Make sure you brew and drink it as soon as you get home, or else the pain could get even worse at night!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Upon hearing this, the elder nodded repeatedly, then said, “Doctor Zhou told me the same thing, ah!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It’s my fault for being stubborn in the past.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>By the time I couldn’t bear it and sought help, it was already too late!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Rheumatism is quite difficult to treat; even in its early and milder stages, treatment is very challenging, let alone for an older person with such a severe case!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Gu Youyou advised, “Keep warm on usual days, and don’t let your leg get cold; it will fare much better.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>An afternoon, four hours had passed!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Gu Youyou had originally planned to stay only for two hours, but it took four to see all the patients who had come.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After seeing off the last patient, she felt her head spinning slightly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Leaning back in her chair with her eyes closed to recuperate, Gu Youyou felt somewhat better, so she asked Qin Changlin to bring her medicine over.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Qin Changlin hurriedly instructed the attendant to bring the warm medicine to Gu Youyou and asked with concern, “Miss Gu, are you all right?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Gu Youyou pinched her nose and drank the bowl of dark, bitter medicine, then said in a low voice, “I’m fine, I can walk home on my own.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In those four hours, the consultation fees totaled twelve taels, which Qin Changlin put into a small cloth bag and handed to Gu Youyou.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His face expressed gratitude and admiration as he said to Gu Youyou, “Miss Gu, this is your consultation fee, please count it.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Without looking, Gu Youyou took it and replied, “I trust you, so there’s no need to count it.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Feeling rested enough, she stood up and said, “I’ve seen all the patients I needed to, so I won’t disturb you any longer, farewell!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Ah, Miss Gu…”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Gu Youyou had walked a distance when Qin Changlin stopped her again.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He smiled and said, “Your health isn’t good, Miss Gu.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Perhaps I should escort you home?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Gu Youyou waved her hand and said, “No need, you should stay and mind the shop.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Someone might come to buy medicine in a while!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“It’s getting dark, we’re about to close anyway, and I have no other business.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It’s better that I escort you!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Gu Youyou paused, then smiled and said, “I live close by, it’s really not necessary.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>You should go back!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Miss Gu, you’ve been a great help to us.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Please, don’t be so polite.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With your health condition, what if something happens along the way?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I insist on escorting you!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Qin Changlin persisted in following Gu Youyou, and she, unable to decline further, let him accompany her.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After turning down a street, Gu Youyou suddenly asked, “Do you really trust me that much?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Qin Changlin scratched his head and said, “To be honest with you, my master praised your prescription for a long time.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He was curious about who prescribed the formula for Wang Shun of Lotus Village, but he was told it was given by a ‘Great Fairy’ a decade ago.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>My master thought this ‘Great Fairy’ must be an extraordinary recluse and did not pursue the matter further.”\u003C\u002Fp>",703,"2026-06-06T06:54:47.693Z",1,"novelbin.me","a3122bd63b2e5b7eef8ffaf852b65e4eafccfa3a260215edad48244a6f686a6e","the-challenge-of-a-farmhouse-son-in-law-chapter-99","the-challenge-of-a-farmhouse-son-in-law-chapter-97",1812,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fthe-challenge-of-a-farmhouse-son-in-law-cover.jpg"]