Chapter 245 He felt that smoke must be coming out of his ancestral grave
Gu Xiaoxi found a reason and kept the person for two more days.
Although the house over there has been built, we cannot move in immediately. It needs to be aired for at least two days until the mud is completely dry.
Three days later, Gu Xiaoxi asked Dashun to drive the carriage to take the family back.
When they returned, Chai prepared thick cotton-padded clothes for the old couple. The old couple felt embarrassed, but Gu He finally persuaded them.
"Only if you are in good health can the children be healthy." After saying this, Gu He stuffed them into the carriage.
Gu Xiaoxi went to the city again yesterday to buy some things for the old couple's home.
When Uncle Geda returned home and saw that the broken thatched hut had become a new house, he cried heart-wrenchingly.
He felt that there must be good luck coming out of his ancestors' graves, which was why he encountered such a good thing.
This made the neighbors very envious. Gu Xiaoxi was worried that someone would do something bad, so when she went out, she asked Dashun to find Xu Mo to help out when they got there.
Xu Mo also heard about Xiaoxi building a house for Uncle Geda, but he did not feel jealous. Instead, he felt happy for Uncle Geda.
Xu Mo also carried Grandpa over on his back. When the old patriarch saw how the yard had been tidied up, he patted Lao Geda's hand and said, "Brother, your luck is finally starting to get better."
"That's all thanks to Amo. If Amo hadn't sent me there, I'm afraid..." Uncle Geda looked at Xu Mo with gratitude.
"It must be your destiny, right? By the way, I just heard Ah Mo say that Miss Xiaoxi asked you to plant medicinal herbs in the yard. Did you say what kind of herbs you planted?" asked the old patriarch Xu with concern.
“Miss Xiaoxi said there’s no rush now, and she’ll make her selections after spring and then decide what to plant.
She said that we are old and it is not profitable to grow crops. The money from growing medicinal herbs is enough for us to buy food and save some. "Uncle Geda told the old patriarch what Xiaoxi had said.
After hearing this, the old patriarch Xu looked at Xu Mo excitedly and said, "Go and drive the ox cart out. I have to go talk to Miss Xiaoxi. She's so smart."
Although Patriarch Xu's family couldn't afford a horse-drawn carriage, they had an ox-drawn cart.
After hearing this, Xu Mo turned around and was about to leave, but was stopped by Dashun.
"Don't drive the ox cart. If you want to talk to our young lady, just follow our carriage back." Dashun saw that the old patriarch seemed very anxious.
"Then I'll have to trouble Brother Dashun." Patriarch Xu did not refuse. He wanted to find Gu Xiaoxi as soon as possible and ask him how to grow this medicinal herb.
The farmland in their village is not very good, and not much food is produced each year. Most villagers go to the mountains to find mountain products to supplement their household expenses.
But when faced with such a disaster year, many people can only survive by relying on tree bark.
Fortunately, everyone in their village is very hardworking, but hard work cannot make up for the lack of food.
He had long wanted to find another way for the village to survive, but he had never found a way.
Once when he went to see a doctor, he saw someone selling medicine, which he could buy a lot of food with.
He also wondered if he could grow medicine?
But he doesn't know much about this business.
However, the doctor in the village is an old man like him. He has been confused in recent years and cannot teach everyone how to grow medicine.
Now that the new neighbor understands all this, he is naturally eager to take action.
Dashun took the old couple to walk through all the houses, and the woodshed was full of firewood, so they didn't have to go out for at least half a month.
Gu Xiaoxi was worried that the two children were cold, so she brought them two sacks of charcoal.
These charcoals were bought and are not yet ready for burning.
Uncle Geda and Aunt Geda looked at all the houses with tears in their eyes. Apart from thanking them repeatedly and saying "good things", they really didn't know what words to use to express their feelings.
"Uncle Geda, Aunt Geda, our young lady said that if there is anything, just send someone to tell them." Dashun instructed the old couple before leaving.
Hey hey...
They said this, but in their hearts they thought that they should not disturb others all the time in the future.
After Dashun finished explaining his plans, he took the old patriarch Xu and his grandson back home.
It was cold and Gu Xiaoxi was too lazy to go out. Anyway, they were not short of money for the time being.
She still receives a huge amount of rent every day, so she doesn't want to make things too difficult for herself.
"Xiaoxi, Patriarch Xu is here and said he has something important to ask you." Gu Nanming hurried over to tell Xiaoxi.
"He comes here at this time..." Gu Xiaoxi was stunned for a moment, and then guessed the reason.
"Okay, I'll go take a look." She took off her gloves, dusted herself off, and went to the front yard.
Gu He invited the old patriarch Xu to sit in the main hall and talk. Soon, the old patriarch Gu and the sixth grandfather also came over.
Gu Xiaoxi stood at the door and saw several old men walking in with happy smiles on their faces and in a very good mood.
The old men gathered around a pot of fire, on which they had just put a few glutinous rice cakes and a pot of hot tea.
Seeing Gu Xiaoxi come in, Gu and the others moved aside and let her sit down.
Seeing Gu Xiaoxi, Patriarch Xu asked excitedly, "Xiaoxi, I heard that you asked Geda to grow medicinal herbs with you. What kind of herbs do you plan to grow?"
“I don’t know yet. I have to go to the city in a while to ask around and see what medicine can be sold at a good price and is easy to grow. Only then can I decide what to grow.
Moreover, growing herbs doesn't guarantee a good harvest, and it's risky for beginners; there's a chance they won't get anything. "Gu Xiaoxi probably understood what Patriarch Xu was thinking and told them the drawbacks.
"Xiaoxi, everyone in our village is very hardworking, but even when natural disasters strike, we still don't have enough to eat.
As for me, I have always wanted them to grow medicinal herbs, but since no one teaches me, I can only think about it.
If you're willing, we're willing to give you 10% of the harvest as compensation. If it doesn't grow, we won't blame you. What do you think?" Patriarch Xu had thought about it on the way. He couldn't let others work for nothing.
Gu Xiaoxi felt that the old patriarch Xu was a good person. At least he was not the one who would always try to take advantage of others. Moreover, he did not take advantage of his seniority and spoke modestly.
"Are you sure the villagers are willing to take this risk?" she asked.
"I will tell them about this. Let's try planting a part of the crops next year. Once we gain experience, we can plant a large area the year after." Patriarch Xu also thought of this.
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After hearing this, Gu Xiaoxi smiled and praised, "Old Patriarch Xu is truly far-sighted. If you're determined to do this, I'm willing to help. After all, we're neighbors. It's not enough for one person to be rich; it's better for everyone to be rich together!"
"Then I would like to thank the young lady on behalf of all our villagers!" After saying this, the old patriarch Xu stood up and bowed deeply to Gu Xiaoxi.
Hey hey...
Gu Xiaoxi helped the old patriarch Xu up and asked him to sit down.
The matter was settled. At noon, Gu Xiaoxi invited the two of them to stay for lunch and then asked Dashun to send them back.
That's how the world works. Having a village as a back-up is better than living here alone.
The days passed one by one, and one day a month later, Ying Si came back and brought even worse news.
A more terrible poison appeared in the military camp. Once infected, the whole body would tremble and the patient would be lying down and unable to move within two or three days.
This time, he brought back more than a dozen porcelain bottles filled with the patients' blood.
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