Chapter 81 Gu Huangan

Gu Yushan felt very uncomfortable. The whole village knew that Mr. Gu Sanye was in financial difficulty.

Uncle San's wife died young, and his only son joined the army five years ago and hasn't been heard from since. His daughter-in-law couldn't keep him company and took the family's valuables and ran away, leaving him with only a five-year-old grandson to keep him company.

The child was very sensible. During the busy farming season some time ago, he was helping Master Gu San to farm. He accidentally got caught in the rain and caught a cold, and his condition has not improved since then.

The family was so poor that they didn't even have money to hire a doctor.

That's why the third master was determined to come here to work and earn some money to buy medicine for his grandson.

"Huzi, how about..."

"Brother, the rules cannot be abolished!" Hu Zi was also helpless, but his tone was firm.

Taohua Village was impoverished, and every family was struggling. Furthermore, everyone was related. If they broke the rules today for Mr. Gu San, what would happen if others came to them seeking help? How would they manage the village in the future?

"Okay, I'll listen to you." Gu Yushan also understood that what Hu Zi said made sense, and could only sigh helplessly.

In half a day, Hu Zi and others recruited about 500 workers, including nearly 400 men and less than 100 women.

Although the separation between men and women in the countryside is not very strict, some families are still conservative.

The women who come to register are basically around 30 years old and have given birth to children.

Even if those newly married young women wanted to come, their families would definitely not agree.

After registering these more than 500 people according to their respective skills, they were allowed to go back first and were told to gather at the foot of Nanshan Mountain on time at noon tomorrow morning.

All of this was seen by Gu Jiayue who was not far away.

Gu Jiayue agreed with Hu Zi and his elder brother's decision.

Every family in Taohua Village has its own problems. Walk into any household and you will hear their complaints.

Now that the rules have been set, they cannot be changed at will.

But the situation in Mr. Gu San's family was so urgent that Gu Jiayue couldn't just sit back and watch.

Seeing that the recruitment was completed, Gu Jiayue waved to Gu Yuhe.

Gu Yuhe sorted out the registration list and handed it to Hu Zi, then ran over with Song Chuyan. "Second sister."

"Thank you for your hard work."

The two children waved their hands quickly, with innocent smiles on their faces.

"It's not hard, not at all. As long as my second sister doesn't lock me up at home to study, it won't be hard for me to do anything." Gu Yuhe said his true feelings with a smile.

Before, he thought he was tired of visiting all the places in the village, but after being confined to home to study for a while, he found that there were still many places in the village that he had not explored properly.

Alas, studying took up too much time, and he became estranged from other children in the village.

"You wish!" Gu Jiayue tapped his forehead. "Let's go, take me to the Third Ancestor's house."

Mr. Gu San is of a high generation. According to seniority, Gu Jiayue and his generation have to call him grandfather.

"What are you going to do? Second sister, do you also feel pity for the third grandfather?" Gu Yuhe asked curiously while leading the way.

"Yeah, let's go see if we can help."

A group of four set out from under the big banyan tree and walked east together.

About a quarter of an hour later, he caught up with Mr. Gu Sanye.

After all, he is old and has difficulty walking, so he can't walk as fast as young people.

Gu Yuhe rushed forward first. "Third Ancestor."

Master Gu turned around and saw that it was a younger member of the family. He immediately smiled kindly. "Is that Xiao Gou Sheng? Weren't you helping out at the big banyan tree just now? How did you get here?"

He did not take his anger out on Gu Yuhe for being rejected.

He knew that he had been unreasonable and wrong, but he didn't regret it. He was already buried up to his neck in the earth and didn't care about face anymore. As long as he could give his grandson a chance to live.

Besides, Gu Yuhe is just a child and can't make decisions, so there is no point in making things difficult for him.

Gu Yuhe held his hand. "Third Grandfather, you haven't met my second sister yet, right? She is my second sister, Gu Jiayue."

Although Mr. Gu San was old, his eyesight was still good and he had already spotted them. He just thought they looked unfamiliar and didn't pay much attention to them.

After all, there are many people in Taohua Village, and it is impossible for him to be familiar with everyone.

But he never expected that this girl was actually a job recruiter.

"You..." He was a little embarrassed. After all, he had just been throwing a tantrum over a job.

Gu Jiayue smiled slightly, her smile as warm as the spring sun. "Hello, Third Ancestor. Can we visit your home?"

"It's no problem, let's go." Although Mr. Gu San was a little surprised, he agreed readily.

Uncle San's home is located at the easternmost part of Taohua Village, close to the foot of the mountain.

This place is sparsely populated and there are almost no houses around, giving a feeling of being isolated from the world.

The area is surrounded by a bamboo fence. The bamboo has become dark in color due to years of erosion, and some parts have even begun to rot.

In the small space enclosed by the fence, there stood two dilapidated thatched houses.

The house had not been repaired for many years and was hit by a severe hailstorm last month, making it look even more dilapidated and miserable.

The outer wall of the house was covered with thick moss, which was dark green, as if time had put a strange coat on it.

The roof was riddled with holes of all sizes, as if it had been torn apart by countless ruthless hands.

Before they even stepped into the somewhat deserted yard, a heart-wrenching cough drilled straight into their ears.

The Third Master was originally chatting with a few juniors, but when he heard the cough, his face turned pale instantly and his eyes were full of anxiety.

He didn't care about the younger people around him and walked into the house in a few steps.

Seeing this, Gu Jiayue and the others hurriedly followed in.

The moment the door was opened, a strong musty smell rushed over, and everyone couldn't help but cover their mouths and noses.

The room was dimly lit, and there was only a tattered bed in the small space.

A thin child was lying on the bed, hunched over and coughing violently. Every cough seemed to use up all his strength, which was heartbreaking to hear.

Gu Jiayue raised her head and looked at the roof, only to see a little sunlight leaking out from the densely packed holes of various sizes.

Oh, it would be strange if the child didn’t get sick after living in such a damp and drafty environment for a long time.

"Grandpa, they..." Gu Huangan's eyes revealed a hint of nervousness and uneasiness when he saw his grandfather coming back with so many people.

Ever since my father went out to serve in the army and his life or death is unknown, our home has become deserted and no outsiders have set foot in it for a long time.

Although he was young, he already knew the fickleness of human nature. If there was nothing wrong, no one would come to his house. Could it be that they were here to ask for money?

Yes, because he was sick, grandpa must have gone to borrow money from the uncles and aunts in the village again.

Alas, he is a burden to grandpa.

"It's okay, it's okay. They are the grandchildren of your uncle Xuanhai and they came to our house to play." Mr. Gu explained.

Gu Huangan didn't believe it. It wasn't that he was being self-deprecating, but his family was so poor that even a thief would have to pay three cents before leaving. Besides him and his grandfather, the only thing left in the house was the water jar. What were they doing here?

"Uncle Xiao An, don't you remember me? I'm Gousheng." Gu Yuhe spoke first.

They were all children from the same village, and regardless of their generation, they all grew up playing in the mud together. So Gu Yuhe and Gu Huangan were quite familiar with each other.

It just seemed that Gu Huangan didn't want to play with them in recent years. Every time they looked for him, he said he had work to do.

He breathed a sigh of relief when he saw that no one started to ridicule him.

But as soon as he relaxed his breath, it felt like all the strength in his body was drained away. He only had time to nod before he fell onto the bed and started coughing violently.