Chapter 28 Isn't This a Dream?
In the space ward, Ye Lixuan felt a needle prick his hand and smelled of disinfectant, as if he was back in the operating room on the battlefield.
In a daze, he coughed uncomfortably twice.
The cough caused the wounds on his body to hurt badly.
This, isn't this a dream?
When Gu Xiaoxi walked in and saw Ye Lixuan suddenly sit up, she rushed over and pointed at this guy's acupoints.
Ye Lixuan's eyes went dark and he passed out. Gu Xiaoxi wiped the cold sweat from his forehead.
It seems that he cannot be left in this space for too long, otherwise problems will arise sooner or later.
She hurriedly checked his wound again. One of the wounds was torn open, so she re-bandaged it and gave him an injection of anesthetic.
Fortunately, there was some stock at home, otherwise she wouldn’t know where to throw this thing in the middle of the night?
After packing up, she went back to the outside space to sleep.
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The next day, Gu Xiaoxi got up before dawn.
She went out with the basket on her back, ran back and forth three times, and came back with three baskets of chestnuts. These should be enough for tomorrow's use.
"Xiaoxi, you went up the mountain again before dawn?" Chai heard the noise in the kitchen and hurried over to check.
After Gu Xiaoxi finished preparing the chestnuts, she planned to make breakfast for everyone.
"You sit down and rest for a while, I'll come!" Chai felt sorry for her daughter coming back from the mountain so early.
Gu Xiaoxi guessed that her mother probably saw the thorn ball under the eaves and thought she had gone up the mountain.
She didn't refuse and pulled a bench to sit next to him.
There was a fire in the kitchen which was warmer. She sat next to her mother and watched her make breakfast. She soon understood why the wild vegetable porridge they ate was so unpalatable. It was because there was no oil in it at all.
"Mom, we need to put some oil in the wild vegetable porridge." She stepped forward and said.
"Oil is expensive, it's good enough to have breakfast." Chai was reluctant to use oil.
Gu Xiaoxi knew that this was because they were too poor. If they were rich, who would care about these things?
During breakfast, she told her mother to pick out the thorn balls and not to worry about anything else.
After giving the instructions, she and Gu Nanming carried their backpacks and walked out of the village.
The oxcart going to the town can be taken in the village, but the oxcart going to the city can only be taken at the entrance of the village. It is a passing oxcart from the neighboring village.
Going to the city would cost three cents per person. When Gu Nanming heard that it would cost three cents per person, he began to back off.
"Sister, how about we..."
Six cents for two people, he felt the pain like cutting flesh.
"Third brother, if you keep talking too much, I'll go by myself." Gu Xiaoxi really doesn't like other people wasting time.
Gu Nanming was not at ease letting his sister go to the city alone. It would be troublesome if she ran into that bastard from the Tao family.
So the brother and sister got on the ox cart and sat in the corner holding the backpack.
There were not many people going to the city, so the ox cart was not crowded.
Gu Xiaoxi felt that many things could be solved in town, and there was no need to go to the city in order to save money.
On the way, he asked Brother Zhou who was rushing along about some things in the city.
When she learned that the academy in the city was not far from the city gate, she immediately thought of a suitable place to set up the stall.
However, the ox cart could only reach the city gate, and it was difficult to enter because there were too many people inside.
There were few people on the bus, so the speed was faster than expected, and they arrived at the city gate in less than an hour.
While waiting for the other guests to get off the ox cart, Gu Xiaoxi grabbed a handful of sugar-roasted chestnuts for Brother Zhou and asked for directions to the academy.
Brother Zhou’s name is Zhou Dazhui. He is from Zhoujia Village not far away. He started driving a car two years ago. He is a pretty nice person.
After entering the city, Gu Xiaoxi followed the direction pointed by Brother Zhou to find the academy.
At this time, it was not yet noon and the students in the academy had not yet finished their classes.
There are many stalls in front of the academy, selling food, such as steamed buns, dumplings and noodles. You can smell the fragrance as you walk in.
Gu Nanming touched his empty stomach and couldn't take his eyes off the stalls.
"Third brother, let's find a place to eat something. I'm hungry too." Gu Xiaoxi's stomach growled when she smelled the fragrance.
Who wouldn’t be hungry after eating that bland soup in the morning?
Gu Nanming thought about having to spend money on food, so he swallowed and said, "I, I'm not hungry. If you want to eat, go ahead!"
As he spoke, he took out ten cents from his pocket and gave it to his sister.
This was his last fortune, and he had originally intended to use it for car money, but his sister was too quick to take it out.
"Don't worry, Third Brother, I still have money." Gu Xiaoxi said as he glanced around.
There are shops selling noodles, wontons, and several buns.
There are two stalls selling porridge. One of them has good business, while the other is deserted. The couple in that stall looks very worried.
It’s them!
Gu Xiaoxi had an idea in mind and led her third brother to the deserted stall.
When Old Tan saw the guests, he greeted them warmly, but Mrs. Tan smelled a fragrance.
It tastes sweet, but I wonder what’s in these two people’s backpacks?
"What kind of porridge do you have here? How much is a bowl?" Gu Xiaoxi asked after sitting down.
"A bowl of white porridge with pickles costs five cents, and a bowl of meat porridge costs eight cents." Old Tan said with a smile on his face.
Gu Nanming didn't expect that a bowl of porridge in the city would be so expensive. He looked at his sister and said, "You eat it. Third brother is not hungry."
"If you don't eat enough, how are you going to sell things later?" Gu Xiaoxi said bluntly, then looked at Lao Tan and said, "Give me two big bowls of meat porridge."
Old Tan was stunned for a moment. He had previously thought that these two people were the scholar's family members who had come to deliver something.
The reason why Gu Xiaoxi spoke so directly was because she noticed that the proprietress had been staring at their backpacks.
"Hurry up and serve them some porridge." Mrs. Tan sent her husband to work.
She sat down with a smile and began to inquire: "Big sister, business is not good here, what are you planning to sell?"
"Selling chestnuts!" Gu Xiaoxi said generously.
Selling chestnuts!
Is it okay to sell chestnuts in this place?
Mrs. Tan looked at the girl in front of her with a puzzled look. The girl had good facial features, but unfortunately, there was a red birthmark at the right corner of her eye, otherwise she would definitely be very beautiful.
I guess this birthmark has caused this girl a lot of trouble?
She suddenly felt a sense of pity. Why did this feeling seem so familiar?
Seeing the proprietress staring at his sister, Gu Nanming asked curiously, "Can't we sell chestnuts here?"
Mrs. Tan realized that she had lost her composure and quickly said, "Yes, of course. There's no one next to me. Just stay by my side if you don't mind."
This was what Gu Xiaoxi had in mind, but she didn't expect the proprietress to be so straightforward.
"Thank you, Madam!" she said with a smile.
"What boss lady? My husband's surname is Tan. You can call him Brother Tan and you can just call me Mrs. Tan. It's good for everyone to take care of me when I'm away from home." Mrs. Tan said carelessly.
Old Tan didn't understand why his wife asked them to set up a stall nearby, but he knew that his wife wouldn't do this for no reason?
After all, who knows if they will sell something else after they run out of chestnuts?
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