Chapter 191 People are going crazy with poverty these days
Gu Xiaoxi took a shower and changed her clothes. It was not surprising to hear that Ying Si went out at this time.
She thought that the other person might have something urgent to do, so he left at this time.
During dinner, Gu Xiaoxi had a drink with her uncle and his family.
Chen Tingshen also wanted to drink, but Gu Xiaoxi didn't let him, so everyone else drank except him.
Ma Weiwei and Min'er were both very scared today. In the end, they were drunk and were sent back to sleep.
Chen Qinian felt uncomfortable after all, and secretly glanced at Ma Weiwei several times during the meal.
All of this was seen by the little adult Gu Feng. After dinner, he secretly told his mother about it.
Gu Xiaoxi laughed out loud after hearing this, and guessed that Chen Qinian's attitude towards Ma Weiwei would change somewhat after tonight.
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The next morning, Xue got up and prepared to practice martial arts. When she heard a knock on the door, she went to open the gate.
Ying Si heard the noise and knocked on the door. In fact, he came back in the middle of the night and stayed at the door all night for fear of disturbing everyone.
Seeing Ying Si curled up his hands, Xue probably guessed what was going on?
"Brother, you came back last night, right? Why didn't you knock on the door? It was very cold tonight." she said.
"It's, it's okay, yawn!" Ying Si said and yawned loudly.
He didn't expect it to be so cold last night, and he usually didn't think it was a big deal. The two of them entered the yard, and Gu Dongming also got up.
He went forward to help unload the things from the horse's back and found that they were two large bags of grain.
"Brother Si, you don't have to rush to get rice. If you want to start a fire yourself, you can get it from us.
You are Xiaoxi's friend, and you are our friend as well." He began to speak.
"Brother Si came back last night. He didn't want to disturb us, so he squatted at the door all night. Come, go to the kitchen and warm up by the fire. I'll pour you a cup of hot water." After saying this, Xue went into the kitchen.
Ying Si smiled innocently and followed the couple into the kitchen.
Gu Dongming built a fire and asked Ying Si to sit and warm himself.
Xue thought that he was probably hungry, so she simply didn't prepare any hot water and directly cooked a big bowl of egg noodles and served it to him.
"Thank you, Brother Gu, Sister Gu!" Ying Si thanked them gratefully. He hadn't eaten last night and was already hungry.
"Eat. You can't be polite when you come to my house." Gu Dongming said.
In the past, their family was so poor that they didn’t even dare to invite guests to dinner.
Their family is doing better now, and they are happy to have guests at home.
Ying Si didn't hesitate and gulped down a big bowl of egg noodles.
After eating, he gradually warmed up, breathed a sigh of relief, and went out again.
Gu Dongming didn't know what Ying Si was going to do, so he went to the backyard to practice martial arts with his wife.
Ying Si didn't go far either. He took an axe and chopped a load of firewood nearby.
When he came back and found that everyone was practicing, he went over to take a look out of interest.
Gu Xiaoxi drank a little too much last night and slept so comfortably that she overslept.
When she got up, it was already noon.
When she went out and felt the kiss of the old north wind, she couldn't help shivering.
That’s right!
I don’t know what happened to her charcoal?
When I came to the backyard, I found that the charcoal kiln was still burning, and my uncle and Afeng were making wheelchairs there.
"Uncle, this charcoal should be fine." She stepped forward and said.
"Mom, the previous ones have been taken out a long time ago. This is a new furnace. Grandpa said that many people need charcoal, and we can use it to do favors when the time comes, so we can burn more." Gu Feng replied to his mother.
Gu Xiaoxi thought that was true. In such a cold day, who wouldn’t want to stay at home with a pot of charcoal?
Another thing is that the colder the weather, the hungrier you get. I guess many people in the village are out of food. I'd better go around the village less often recently to avoid people thinking I'm showing off my wealth.
She was just thinking this when she saw her sister-in-law coming over.
"Xiaoxi, Uncle Yuntian is here and said he has something to tell us." Xue stepped forward and said.
Hearing that Gu Yuntian had something to say, Gu An also followed him over.
Gu Yuntian didn't look very good. He waited until everyone was present before telling everyone about the situation.
"You all know that this year has been plagued by disasters everywhere. Many families can't afford to eat at this time, and things have been getting unsettled in the area recently.
This morning, the village headman called us together for a chat. He said that bandits have been coming down the mountain more frequently lately, and asked everyone to be careful and not go out alone, especially after dark, as there are many robbers on the road.
Why……
After hearing this, Gu He sighed and said, "People are going crazy with poverty these days!"
"That's not true. In some villages, half of the people can't eat. What else can we do if we don't rob them?" Gu An felt that this kind of medicine thing would happen sooner or later.
Gu Xiaoxi frowned when he heard the news. They built three large courtyards at once. Even though they didn't look like they were made of red bricks from the outside, building three large courtyards meant they were rich in the village.
The people in the village are so complicated, who knows if there is any family that is familiar with the bandits.
Therefore, they must make preparations in advance to avoid being ambushed and having no ability to resist.
"You should understand what I'm saying. It's better to prepare in advance." After saying this, Gu Yuntian looked at Xiaoxi.
"Don't worry, Uncle Yuntian. I have taught everyone martial arts a long time ago. Even if they come, we have nothing to be afraid of." Gu Xiaoxi assured Uncle Yuntian.
"I understand now that you put it that way. Okay, nothing else. I'll go back and watch." Gu Yuntian finished speaking and stood up.
"Wait a minute!" Gu Xiaoxi stopped Uncle Yuntian.
She went to the warehouse, took out two baskets, filled them with charcoal, and then carried them to the front yard.
Gu Yuntian thought there was something else waiting in the front yard. Seeing Gu Xiaoxi coming over with two baskets, he asked curiously, "What are you going to do?"
"These are all charcoal we burned ourselves. The old patriarch is old, and burning those firewoods can easily smoke his eyes." After saying this, Gu Xiaoxi handed the carrying pole to Uncle Yuntian.
Gu Yuntian reacted and waved his hands repeatedly: "No, no, there are so many people in your family, and winter has just begun, you should keep it for yourselves."
"Don't worry, we will burn some for you to take back." After saying that, Gu Xiaoxi picked it up and walked in front.
Hey hey...
Gu Yuntian felt quite embarrassed about this. Xiaoxi cured his brother's leg and not only did he not take any money, he also kept sending them gifts.
"You can't refuse a child's filial piety." Gu He said.
Gu Yuntian felt that this was not a good idea, so he took out some silver from his pocket and stuffed it into Gu He's pocket.
How could Gu He accept this money? He pretended to be angry and said, "If you give me more money, I will go out and tell others that your family is the richest."
"This... and brother, you!" Gu Yuntian looked at his brother helplessly.
Gu He pushed the man out of the yard and closed the gate.
Gu Xiaoxi knew the way and walked forward carrying the basket.
However, she walked around the mountain road, and when she entered the door, she poured the charcoal on the corridor of the yard, turned around and ran away with the empty basket, so as to avoid the old patriarch giving her anything else.
Carrying the empty basket, she decided to take a walk around the village.
As a result, she discovered that someone had moved into their former home.
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