Chapter 244 Uncle Geda is so grateful that he can’t speak
"Grandma went to chop wood." said the older child.
Gu Xiaoxi felt that if the fever continued like this, she would definitely get sick, so she asked Dashun to carry the person back home first.
She took the two kids to the next door and told their neighbors where Uncle Geda was.
The two children were too young and their short legs made them run slowly. Gu Xiaoxi was afraid of delaying things, so she put out the fire in the house, closed the door, and ran away holding one on the left and one on the right.
The two children were dressed very lightly, and it was so cold, as if they were wearing coats without cotton.
It was very cold and the road was a bit slippery, I almost fell.
Dashun carried Uncle Geda back first. Hearing that the young lady was still holding two children, Ershun and Xia Yu were already waiting at the gate of the yard.
After Gu Xiaoxi arrived at the door, she handed the two children to them: "Xia Yu, get some food for the children, and go find two cotton-padded clothes for them to wear."
"Okay, miss." Xia Yu understood and picked up a child and ran into a room.
Ershun quickly brought in the second child and then went to fetch a pot of fire.
Xia Yu waited for Ershun to come back, then went to the kitchen to make a bowl of steaming egg noodles for the two children.
Chai came to look for Xiaoxi and heard that she had brought two children with her. When she came in and saw that the two children were wearing thin clothes, she hurried back and found two large cotton coats.
The two children were very dirty, but she didn't show any disgust and wrapped them up with clothes.
Gu Xiaoxi examined Uncle Geda, gave him some antipyretics, and also gave him some spiritual spring water.
Not long after taking the antipyretic medicine, Uncle Geda started sweating and his fever went away.
Gu Xiaoxi was afraid that Uncle Geda would not be able to bear the wet clothes, so she asked Ershun to find some clothes for him to change into.
When Uncle Geda woke up, he found himself lying in a familiar place. His clothes had changed and the medicine on his wound seemed to have been changed.
"Little, little brook girl!" he called out after seeing the person clearly.
"You finally woke up. You had such a high fever, why didn't you let the children go find Xu Mo? This is too dangerous. If this happens again next time, remember to let the children tell the neighbors next door." Gu Xiaoxi was worried that if Uncle Geda was gone, this family would really not be able to survive.
Even if Xu Mo is a good person, he is probably powerless to help in a place where he can't even get enough to eat.
"I'm causing trouble for the girl again." Uncle Geda said embarrassedly.
"Don't say that. It's fate that we met. Don't worry, I have brought the two children here and asked the neighbor to pass the message to Aunt Geda." Gu Xiaoxi told Uncle Geda about the situation so that he wouldn't worry.
"I, I really am..." Uncle Geda was so grateful that he was speechless and his eyes were red.
"Uncle Geda, taking good care of your health is more important than anything else right now, so don't think too much about anything.
I'll ask Dashun and the others to bring Aunt Geda over later. You can stay here for a few days and go back after your wounds have healed." Gu Xiaoxi felt that her body would not be able to withstand the drafty house at Uncle Geda's house.
"This, this is not good!" Uncle Geda felt that he owed others too much.
"I'm the junior, listen to me!" Gu Xiaoxi just liked this family, so she had to help.
Seeing that the little girl was determined to do so, Uncle Geda thought about his own situation and realized that it would be dangerous to go back like this, so he finally agreed.
When Aunt Xu, who had just returned from chopping wood, heard that Miss Xiaoxi had taken the old man and the child away, she packed the dried mushrooms she had gathered in the mountains in the autumn into a backpack and walked towards Gu Xiaoxi with the basket on her back.
Halfway through, Aunt Geda met Dashun who came to pick her up.
Dashun went forward and greeted her. Knowing that Aunt Geda was going home, he went forward and carried her on his back and ran home.
"Young man, I can walk!" Aunt Geda felt a little embarrassed.
"Auntie, the roads are slippery and cold outside on a snowy day. This way we can get home faster." After saying this, Dashun quickened his pace.
On this side, after Gu Xiaoxi finished treating Uncle Geda, he handed him over to Qiu Shuang.
She went to Uncle Geda's house alone, measured the approximate size, and ran back.
When she came back and saw the basket of mushrooms that Aunt Geda had carried on her back, she knew that this might be the best thing for their family.
Her breath felt a little sore as she thought about how the farm had been building a new yard these days. With the help of Wei Kong and Zhang Shun's men, the house was being built very quickly and a lot of bricks were ready.
Wei Kong was in a dilemma, so she found Wei Cheng and told them about the situation of the four generations of grandparents and grandchildren, hoping that he would ask his people to help build a house tomorrow.
When Gu He heard about this, he also fully supported Gu Xiaoxi.
When Gu Xiaoxi went to see the yard, he made plans for the family of four. He wanted to fence off the yard and use the empty space in the yard not to grow vegetables. Instead, he wanted to grow some medicinal herbs and sell them to supplement the family income.
"Let's do it. We don't need these two days anyway." After hearing this, the old patriarch Gu also supported it and took out five taels of silver and gave it to Gu Xiaoxi.
Gu Xiaoxi stuffed the silver back and said, "Old Patriarch, these won't cost you anything."
"Buying tiles also costs money. A lot of money has been spent on this farm. Your money didn't fall from the sky." The old patriarch Gu stuffed the silver into Gu Xiaoxi's hand again.
Gu Xiaoxi chuckled and said, "Old Patriarch, you forgot that we also robbed a lot of silver before, which is more than enough to buy tiles and food. You have such a big family, and there will be many places to spend money in the future!"
She stuffed the silver back into her pocket. She had a horse-drawn carriage at home, so it was very convenient to transport things over.
After the matter was decided, she drew a preliminary blueprint for them after she finished her work.
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The next morning, Gu Xiaoxi drove a horse-drawn carriage and took Aunt Geda to their house in a grand procession.
When Aunt Geda heard that Gu Xiaoxi wanted to build a house for them, she waved her hands repeatedly: "No, no, no, this won't work, girl, you've helped our family enough."
"Aunt Geda, I like those two kids. How about making them my godsons in the future?" Gu Xiaoxi made up an excuse.
"Of course I'm happy if you're willing!" Aunt Geda didn't expect the girl to make this request, so she agreed immediately.
With this excuse, Gu Xiaoxi continued, "Since they are my godsons, I certainly can't bear to see them suffer. Just tell Dashun to move all the things he still needs into one room."
After she finished speaking, she called Dashun, handed the matter over to him, and then went home first.
Although the conditions and moods of several patients at home are stable, she still has to pretend to be well.
She also needs to inform her parents about the matter of adopting a godson.
After listening to what their daughter said, her parents all agreed.
Early this morning, Chai took out some cloth and asked her eldest daughter-in-law to make two sets of clothes for the two children. The clothes were really too thin.
Everyone became busy for several days in a row. When Gu Xiaoxi was not treating patients, he would go over to help make bricks.
Uncle Geda’s two grandsons, one named Xu Dong and the other named Xu Xi, have been playing with Guoguo and the others these two days. They can eat normally and their complexion looks much better.
Six days later, the cloth on Uncle Geda's head was removed, and a large scar was visible on it.
Regarding building a house, Gu Xiaoxi asked Aunt Geda to keep it a secret and give Uncle Geda a surprise when the time comes.
After the cloth was removed, Uncle Geda didn't want to trouble others anymore and asked to go home.
The houses over there have also been built. Gu Xiaoxi has thought very carefully.
There are five rooms in total, a main room, a kitchen, and three bedrooms. Even when the two children grow up and get married, there is still place for them to live.
"No, we need to wait two days." Gu Xiaoxi refused immediately.
"I'm fine, let's go back?" Uncle Geda pleaded.
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