The Challenge of a Farmhouse Son-in-Law-Chapter 987 - 981 Disaster

Qin Changlin motioned for Gu Wen to lie down before speaking to him in a low voice, "Uncle Gu Wen, you need to rest in bed to get better. Don’t worry about anything. If there is anything you feel like eating or drinking, just tell Auntie Gu. Eating and drinking well will help you recover faster."

Gu Wen wore a distressed look and said, "Who knows who has offended the gods, with this endless rain? How can I rest at ease?"

Tears welling in her eyes, Huang Xiangwen retorted, "If you can’t rest and recover, what else can you do? If the heavens want to rain, can you block it with something?"

"You this wife!" Gu Wen said anxiously, "Our crops are all flooded and gone, and you’re not worried?"

"I worry in vain. The gods will rain regardless of my concern."

"Ah, you... How did I marry such a family-ruining woman? Back when I was in prison, you were the one who parceled out the land. Otherwise, would our family be poor?"

As the discussion heated up, Gu Wen began to cough violently.

"Our family isn’t poor, are we missing food or clothes?" Huang Xiangwen was upset by his words, but seeing his severe cough, she held back and ended the conversation with only a few more words.

Could she have acted differently given the circumstances of that year?

Over the years, she had come to understand; what is yours will be yours, and fighting for what isn’t won’t change that. Yet Gu Wen... Even after all these years, he was still bitter about it.

After packing up his medicine chest, Qin Changlin said to Huang Xiangwen, "Auntie Gu, Uncle Gu needs tranquility. I think you had better leave for now. You can’t argue anymore."

"Alright, alright, I won’t argue with you while you’re sick. Anyway, don’t worry about the crops. We still have some surplus grain. We won’t starve."

It wasn’t until he was outside the house that Qin Changlin dared to speak the truth.

"Auntie Gu, I didn’t dare to speak the truth in front of Uncle Gu, but his illness... It’s terminal, I’m afraid it’s only a matter of days."

"What?" Huang Xiangwen’s hands trembled, and the bowl of water in her grip clattered to the ground.

"How could this happen? Didn’t you say that resting more would help him recover?" She suddenly grabbed onto Qin Changlin’s clothes.

Gu Dabao and Gu Erbao hurried forward to pull their mother back, their faces a picture of shock, waiting for Qin Changlin to continue.

Qin Changlin said, "Uncle Gu has tuberculosis, a disease you know to be incurable. That’s why I asked you to keep your distance from him! I wrote to Sister Youyou yesterday, for her medical skills are exceptional. I meant to wait for her reply before telling you, but with the continuing heavy rain and Uncle Gu’s constant worry, his condition has worsened faster than I had anticipated. If this continues, by the time we get a reply from Sister Youyou, I fear... Uncle Gu won’t be able to wait."

The members of the Gu Family stood stunned, and Huang Xiangwen nearly collapsed, nearly fainting.

Incurable, tuberculosis? Although they didn’t understand medical skills, they all knew tuberculosis was a deadly disease with no cure.

How did he contract tuberculosis?

Suddenly, a thunderous crash jolted everyone back to reality.

The rain grew heavier, and upon hearing the noise, everyone rushed out of their houses.

To their surprise, many families from the village had also emerged from their homes, all looking in the direction of the sound.

It came from the hills behind Lotus Village, a place rumored to be inhabited by fairies.

It seemed like a landslide had occurred, as rain carried torrents of mud washing down the valley, following the path of Qingshui River, heading straight for the village below.

Seeing this, everyone was stricken with overwhelming fear.

Shocked by the scene, Qin Changlin urgently warned the villagers, "Everyone run! The continuous rain has caused a landslide. I fear a great disaster is about to befall Lotus Village."