Although Gu Xingshu and the others were temporarily safe, Gu Zhao didn't dare to see Gu Xingshu again for a while.
Gu Zhao was not afraid of getting into trouble. If he was really such a person, he would not have followed his grandfather to the countryside. He was mainly worried that if his grandfather was really taken away by those people, and if he was also implicated, there might be no one to take care of his grandfather in the future.
His grandfather was already old, and although he had become stronger over the years, he might not be able to hold on if he was really tortured by those people.
Fortunately, his grandfather had stored a lot of food, and there were also eggs he had sent before, so he didn't have to worry about his grandfather and the others having nothing to eat during this period.
However, when Gu Zhao thought of his grandfather's current situation, a trace of worry flashed in his eyes, "During this period of time, don't go to see my grandfather and the others anymore. Just pretend that you don't know them."
Since Gu Zhao had said so, Tian Tian did not insist on going over. "Then I won't go to see Grandpa Gu and the others. If you need help, you can tell me. Although I may not be able to do anything, it's good to have one more person to help you with ideas."
"I know!" Gu Zhao smiled at Tian Tian soothingly, "Don't worry, there are so many teams down there, it's enough for them to kill a chicken to scare the monkey. At least they won't think about my grandfather and the others for a while."
"Killing a chicken to scare the monkeys?" Tian Tian was a little curious. "Do you know what's going on in the county town recently?"
Gu Zhao smiled at Tian Tian and said, "It's nothing. How can ordinary people know what those officials are thinking? I just said it casually. Don't take it seriously."
Tian Tian nodded and did not continue to ask Gu Zhao. Instead, he mentioned another matter. "The chestnuts on the mountain have been good these days. I plan to go up the mountain to pick chestnuts when I have nothing to do. Do you want chestnuts? I'll pick up some and bring you some."
"Then thank you for your help. Just tell me what you want and I will try my best to get it for you!" Gu Zhao did not refuse.
Because chestnuts are indeed an important source of food for them in winter, and even account for two-thirds of all the things that can fill their stomachs. Before, he relied on picking up as many as he could in the mountains during the few days before and after the autumn harvest. After all, there was only a short period of time, and he couldn't pick up much.
"Why are you so polite to me? If you say so, I dare not accept the pen and those books you gave me before. They are all valuable in your heart." Tian Tian said with a smile.
Not to mention the Hero brand fountain pen, which is now a luxury item, and the large set of self-study books on mathematics, physics and chemistry, which are also treasures that he can't get even if he wants them. What's the big deal about picking some chestnuts and hazelnuts for Gu Zhao? These things are not worth much.
"Then I'll go back first!" Tian Tian felt relieved when she knew that Gu Xingshu was fine for the time being.
After saying hello to Gu Zhao, Tian Tian went home.
Tian Tian was the same. She later found out that in order to avoid those people, Gu Xingshu and Song Zhengang had stayed in the pigsty for more than half a month.
Pig sty is not like cow sty. Cows eat grass every day, and the smell of their excrement is not particularly strong, but it is not the same for pigs. The smell of pig manure is particularly stinky, especially after fermentation. It feels like you will faint if you get close to it.
Leave them there. They have been working day and night for more than half a month. I guess they must have been pickled. Those people also came to look for Gu Xingshu, but as soon as they got close to him, they were so irritated by the smell of pig manure on him that they wanted to retreat eight hundred miles away. No one wanted to touch them. Seeing that they looked haggard and smelled so bad, they knew that they had not had a good life in the brigade for a few days. They were relieved and simply skipped Gu Xingshu.
Although Gu Xingshu escaped the disaster, they were still worried and stayed in the pigsty for a while.
Hearing Gu Xing say that they were indeed fine, Tian Tian secretly went over to take a look. She saw that although they were staying in the pigsty, they were quite comfortable. Seeing that they were living well, Tian Tian did not interfere.
This time's vacation was no different from the previous ones. After Tian Tian prepared three meals a day for the family, she and Old Lady Tian cleaned up the corn barn and helped wash their dirty clothes. The rest of the time Tian Tian could do as she pleased, and she would go up the mountain to pick some chestnuts and hazelnuts.
There are many things on the mountain at this time, not to mention chestnuts and hazelnuts, there are also various wild pears, wild apples, wild walnuts, and small sand apples, plus the bright red mountain red, fragrant and oily pine nuts, and red mushrooms. Tian Tian wants to stay on the mountain every day and not go down.
She made an agreement with Shen Lingling and Tian Yun that after finishing their housework every day, they would go to the mountain together to pick up things. After picking up a full basket, they would go down the mountain and go home with the things.
In addition to taking these things home, Tian Tian also set aside two portions, one for Gu Zhao and the other to sell to Li Jiuniang to make money.
Tian Tian took the things home and sorted out all the things she had picked up. She put the pears and apples in a jar first and made frozen pears and apples in winter. The pears and apples now are hard and can be kept for a long time.
The core of the mountain red can be squeezed out and placed outside to dry. In winter, you can use the mountain red peel to make mountain red peel water.
The mushrooms can also be strung together one by one with a rope. They are still a bit bitter when eaten now, but when hung on the door frame, they will all turn red. After a while, they will become sweet. The skin of the mushroom can also be soaked in water and drunk to reduce internal heat, which is just right in winter when you sit on a warm kang and get a fever.
The wild walnuts that were picked were buried in the ground, and those that were buried last year were dug out.
There is a layer of flesh on the outside of wild walnuts. This layer of flesh cannot be picked off, so you can only let it rot in the ground, then take it out and wash it twice with water, then you can eat it.
However, the skin of pecans is thick and hard, and the kernel inside is small. Although they are indeed very fragrant, no one is willing to go through the trouble of eating walnuts.
The walnuts in Tian Tian's family can be buried for a whole year.
Tian Tian also thought about not picking walnuts when going up the mountain, but she couldn't help looking at the walnuts. She kept thinking that she would eat walnuts every day when she went back, so she picked up a lot of them unknowingly.
The skin of the small sand apple is also peeled, then tied to a rope and hung outside. After drying, it becomes sour and sweet dried sand apple.
Tian Tian thought that she could only have two weeks of vacation, and the rest of the work of cooking for the family during the autumn harvest would have to be done by Old Mrs. Tian alone.
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