Chapter 29: If you want to die, just die; no one can stop you

Gu Xixi helped Lao Langzhong walk from the roadside.

Gu Daye saw they were about to go around him, he got so angry he nearly toppled backward.

"Lao Qian is avoiding me, it's you who stirred him up, right?"

Gu Xixi walked and said, "Gu Daye, you say that, Lao Qian is the Village Chief, can I decide for him?"

Gu Daye unwilling to just let Gu Xixi run off, he gave up holding his ground and chased after her, shouting.

"And your third uncle, I told him to pay compensation, he just pretends to be deaf and mute!"

Gu Xixi smiled and said, "Your third uncle has never been the most filial to you, yet you are also the one who loves him the most?"

"Among relatives, there's nothing that can't be spoken nicely; don't hurt feelings. You taught me that back then, and I've remembered it."

Gu Daye choked.

He was repeatedly talked back by Gu Xixi, for a moment he didn't know what else to say.

Seeing Gu Xixi and Lao Langzhong about to enter the door.

Gu Daye mustered his strength, grabbed half the door panel, and shouted, "Do you know why I came alone today, with no one else?"

Gu Xixi stepped back two steps, hands in sleeves, watching him.

At her age, she can't get too close to him, lest she accidentally touch him and be falsely accused, unable to explain.

Sure enough, Gu Daye had this plan: "Now no one cares about my family's affairs, yet you still help them, letting them come one by one to kick me a few times."

Anyway, I'm about to die, I won't rest in peace, and neither will anyone else!!

Gu Xixi asked good-naturedly, "Then what do you want to do?"

Gu Daye thought Gu Xixi was afraid, gave a few cold chuckles, and said.

If I die of anger or illness in your house, whatever happens, you just wait for the whole village to stab your spine!

"Great-uncle." Gu Xixi called out.

Lao Langzhong replied, "What's up, lass?"

The two had agreed that in Huachi Du Cun, Lao Langzhong remains Gu Xixi's distant great-uncle.

Anyway, the great-uncle and the master are not far apart in generation.

Gu Xixi said, "Great-uncle knows medicine; look at my grandfather's state—if he later faints from anger, do you have confidence to save him?"

Lao Langzhong nodded, "Simple, just a few needles; if he still doesn't wake, add a few more."

After saying that, he turned to Gu Daye, observed him seriously for a moment, and said, "His breathing is even and long, his exhalation has no obvious foul odor; for someone his age, his constitution is quite sturdy."

If he's not pretending, it wouldn't be easy for him to faint.

If he doesn't choose suicide and wants to die right away, in my view, that's also hard.

The two, in front of Gu Daye, sang in harmony, openly discussing his life or death.

Gu Daye first stared blankly, then his face gradually flushed red.

He pointed at them with trembling fingers, gasping, unable to catch his breath, "You... you..."

Lao Langzhong tilted his ear to listen again, "Oh, at this age, getting so worked up is not okay."

Persistent liver yang rising could lead to a stroke!

Gu Xixi asked concernedly, "Can a stroke kill someone?"

Lao Langzhong said, "His health is good; he won't die immediately, at most he'll be paralyzed, unable to move his whole or half body, and thereafter can only lie on the bed."

His children despise him for fouling himself with feces and urine, they won't give him food or drink, and often speak coldly; I've seen all this.

He shook his head and sighed, "Ah, living is suffering, wanting to die but unable to move, how pitiful!"

Gu Daye finally calmed down.

He stood there with a blank stare, no longer shouting.

His hands stopped trembling, his face was no longer red, and his breathing was no longer rapid.

I'm not angry; I've seen so many great storms in my life, how could I possibly get angry over a junior!

Gu Daye muttered a few lines as if possessed, then leaned on his cane and hurried away.

As he walked away, he still muttered to himself, "I don't want a stroke, I don't want a life worse than death."

I can't lie down; I've worked hard most of my life, I still need to enjoy blessings.

……

Before dinner, Gu Xixi was still thinking about the school matters.

Almost the whole village is illiterate, meaning the difficulty of understanding her scientific planting ideas has greatly increased.

If they can't understand, how can we talk about implementation, let alone promotion?

Lao Langzhong and Mu Nan Zhao came out of the west wing.

Lao Langzhong lowered his head, silent; at times he furrowed his brows in thought, unable to figure it out; at times he shook his head and sighed.

Zhang Shen set down a plate of scallion-baked eggs, strangely saying, "Little Chen, what's wrong with him, he seems to have lost his soul."

Mu Nan Zhao smiled, "Lao Langzhong must be thinking about something important; let's not disturb him."

He looked to the right, there was also someone who had lost his soul.

Mu Nan Zhao tapped the table.

Gu Xixi came to, "What's up?"

Mu Nan Zhao looked at her with amusement, "It's me asking you what's wrong; you've been spacing out since you came back."

Gu Xixi sighed and said that Huachi Du Cun has no village school.

Mu Nan Zhao understood, "You want to help them."

Gu Xixi sighed anxiously, "I also want to help myself."

Her gaze slid over Mu Nan Zhao, then suddenly swung back.

Isn't this a top-notch scholar of the present age?

He is the heir of the Mu clan of Jiangbei, studying under various renowned masters since childhood, and the future Regent Prince.

If he can't become a teacher, then no one can.

Mu Nan Zhao unintentionally turned his head, saw Gu Xixi's smile at the corner of her mouth, and couldn't help but frown.

"What are you scheming again?"

Gu Xixi instantly wiped off her smile, her expression as serious as could be, "No."

"I'm thinking, how should we have fun when we go into town tomorrow morning?"

Mu Nan Zhao gave a cool glance, "Play?"

Gu Xixi calmly said, "Just a way of speaking."

"I have no money now; with no money, how can we play? At most, we can just stroll along the street."

Zhang Shen was very relieved that the young couple had finally agreed to go out together, which was perfect for letting them cultivate their feelings.

She said with a smile, "Go ahead and have fun, no need to rush back."

"I'm watching over things at home."

Gu Xixi and Mu Nan Zhao responded in unison, then glanced at each other.

Qing Tian Xiancheng is small in area, so the government didn't set up an official market, using only the most prosperous East Main Street in the city center as the town's central market.

Gu Xixi enjoyed a rare outing on the street; even though her companions weren't people she liked, it didn't affect her good mood.

Stalls selling vegetables, fruits, flowers, trees, dried goods, and local specialties—these were all things she loved, and she would occasionally stop to look.

Mu Nan Zhao whispered a reminder, "Don't forget why you followed me here."

Gu Xixi casually replied, "I haven't forgotten; you said it's not time yet, right?"

She said that, then left Mu Nan Zhao behind and ran to the fruit stall across the way.

Mu Nan Zhao watched her haggle with the vendor, then took out a copper coin and bought two large peaches.

Gu Xixi came back, took out a handkerchief to wipe the fuzz off the peaches, and handed one to Mu Nan Zhao.

"Thirsty? Here you go."

Mu Nan Zhao took it, but had no intention of eating.

Just standing on the street, not peeling it, you're going to gnaw at it like that?

So ungraceful...

Slurp!

Mu Nan Zhao glanced sideways; Gu Xixi had already taken a big bite, chewing with satisfied, narrowed eyes.

The juicy sound made Mu Nan Zhao's Adam's apple roll.