bayedsolid Chapter 23 Granny Liu's Tantrum
Chapter 23 Granny Liu's Tantrum
Taking advantage of the fact that no one was paying attention to her, Su Banxia quickly hid in the kitchen, entered her spatial dimension, dug out the wild ginseng she had planted earlier, carefully cut off a small piece of its rootlets, and replanted it.
Only then did he take the ginseng roots to the kitchen in his spatial dimension and boil a bowl of ginseng soup. He then quickly left the space, brought the soup to Su Hanzhang's bedside, and handed it to Wang Guihua.
"Mother, feed this bowl of medicine to Father. He'll be fine when he wakes up tomorrow morning."
Wang Guihua looked at the bowl of medicine, somewhat puzzled as to when her daughter had learned to heal and save lives. Nevertheless, she carefully took the bowl and fed Su Hanzhang spoonful by spoonful.
As soon as Su Hanzhang finished drinking the medicine, her complexion became much rosier. Wang Guihua put down the bowl and tucked the blanket around Su Hanzhang before turning to look at Su Banxia.
"Banxia, where did you learn all this from?"
When Su Banxia saw Wang Guihua ask this question, she stammered, scratched her head, and laughed:
“Mother, ever since our family was struck by lightning that day, I have been having dreams every night. In my dreams, there is an old deity who teaches me these methods of healing and saving people.”
Upon hearing this, Wang Guihua's mouth dropped open in surprise. She then quickly stepped forward, took Su Banxia's hand, and said softly,
"You must not tell anyone else this. If too many people know, it might anger the old immortal, and he might stop teaching you skills. Wouldn't that be a loss? From now on, I will never wake you up again. You can sleep as long as you want, and you must learn from the old immortal in your dreams."
Upon hearing Wang Guihua's words, Su Banxia almost burst out laughing. She could only forcefully suppress her laughter and nod at Wang Guihua.
Seeing this, Wang Guihua got up and patted Su Banxia on the shoulder.
"Banxia, you should go to sleep. I'll stay here and watch over your father."
Su Banxia glanced at Su Hanzhang, who was fast asleep. It seemed he would be fine tonight. Then she smiled at Wang Guihua and said:
"I know, Mom. You should go to sleep early too. My dad is fine now. He'll be jumping around like a baby when he wakes up tomorrow."
Wang Guihua smiled and nodded.
The next day,
Su Banxia had just opened her eyes when she heard Wang Guihua's anxious voice in the courtyard.
"Hanzhang, you've just woken up, how can you do such heavy work? Why don't we talk to your mother and decide not to go to the fields today, so that you can recover properly?"
Su Banxia was speechless. This scoundrel of a father was in a hurry to get to work as soon as he woke up. How could he be so shameless? Even though his wild ginseng was effective, he couldn't just ignore his own health.
Thinking this, Su Banxia quickly dressed, preparing to go to the courtyard to say a few words to him.
To her surprise, Su Banxia had just run into the yard when she saw Su Hanzhang tidying up the wood. Su Hanzhang also heard Su Banxia's footsteps, quickly looked up and smiled at her.
"Banxia, you're awake. Why don't you go back to sleep?"
When Su Banxia met Su Hanzhang's kind gaze, she swallowed the words that were on the tip of her tongue.
At this moment, Granny Liu also came out of the house. Seeing that Su Hanzhang had just woken up and was working in the yard, she was very satisfied. So she walked up to Su Hanzhang with her hands behind her back and scolded him:
"Hanzhang, your mother's old bones can't take any more of this. What you did yesterday almost scared me to death. From now on, you should stay away from the river. You've never been a good swimmer since you were little, so why are you always wandering around the river?"
As Su Hanzhang tidied up the wood, he nodded and smiled:
"I'm sorry, Mother, I'm the one who made you worry."
Seeing Su Hanzhang like this, Su Banxia finally understood what it felt like to be disappointed in someone who was not living up to his potential. At this point, she was too lazy to care about Su Hanzhang's life or death anymore. If he wanted to work, let him work until he died.
Thinking this to herself, Su Banxia prepared to go back inside, but as soon as she turned around, she heard Su Hanzhang speak:
“Mother, from now on, the work in the fields can’t just be done by our second branch of the family. Since everyone needs to eat, it’s fair that everyone should work in the fields together.”
Upon hearing this, Su Banxia looked at Su Hanzhang in shock. She simply couldn't believe that these words had come from Su Hanzhang's mouth.
Wang Guihua, who was standing to the side, also stared at Su Hanzhang with her mouth agape.
Upon hearing this, Granny Liu picked up a piece of wood from the ground and started hitting Su Hanzhang with it.
"You unfilial son, what are you saying? Is this how an older brother should speak?!"
As she spoke, Granny Liu struck Su Hanzhang's back repeatedly with her wooden stick, showing no regard for the fact that Su Hanzhang had just fallen into the water and been rescued the night before.
Seeing this, Wang Guihua felt heartbroken and rushed forward to snatch the wooden stick from Liu Pozi's hand, angrily saying:
“Mother-in-law, how old is Hanzhang? You hit him in front of the child! Besides, he just fell into the water yesterday and is still weak today. How can he withstand being hit like this!”
Seeing that Wang Guihua dared to defy her, Granny Liu, in a fit of rage, struck Wang Guihua on the head with her stick and cursed:
"Who do you think you are? You're just a dog kept by the Su family. How dare you challenge me now!"
Wang Guihua covered her head and said in a tearful voice;
"Mother, if you want to vent your anger, then hit me. Hanzhang really can't take your beating right now!"
Upon hearing this, Granny Liu picked up her wooden stick, ready to strike, but Su Banxia rushed over, ripped the stick from her hand, and threw it far away.
"Grandma, do you really not want to stay in Su Family Village anymore? If you keep causing trouble, I'll ask the village head to come and settle this family matter right now!"
When Granny Liu heard that Su Banxia wanted to see the village head, she immediately became anxious.
"The village head is busy enough as it is, so don't go and make things worse. Do you really think the village head is worried about your family all the time?"
Su Banxia sneered.
"If you don't want me to invite the village head, that's fine too. Then let's do what my father just said: the work needs to be divided within the family. We can't let all the work fall on our second branch. That would be fair!"
Upon hearing this, Granny Liu frowned. This division of labor was certainly feasible, but the eldest and third sons were used to being idle and were unwilling to help with chores. If the second son refused to work, then there would truly be no one in the family who could be relied upon.
Thinking this, Granny Liu put her hands on her hips, pointed at Su Hanzhang who was still squatting on the ground fiddling with the wood, and scolded him:
"You unfilial son! I raised you from infancy, do you know how hard it was for me? And now you say you're not going to do it anymore? Are you trying to force your old bones and me to work in the fields?!"
As she spoke, Granny Liu sat down on the ground and burst into tears.
"Waaah, I bet you've been influenced by that jinx in your family, and you're up to no good. Now, your whole second branch of the family is conspiring to force your father and me to our deaths, and you're just enjoying your carefree life!"