Chapter 73 Back to the Village
The road back to the county town is still long.
Gu Mingda rented a carriage from the county's carriage agency. Since it was a chartered vehicle, it could go directly to Qingshui Village without passing through the county.
Because Qingshui Village is located in a remote area, there are very few horse-drawn carriages coming here. As soon as we entered the village, the children at the entrance of the village started shouting when they saw the carriages.
Gu Mingda lifted the car curtain and accurately saw several children from the Gu family among the group of children.
In such trivial matters, Gu Mingda was happy to act as an elder who gave face, and called out to the children from the first and third rooms.
The carriage stopped, and Gu Yun, Gu Jin, Da Ya and Xiao Ya climbed up excitedly.
"I'm riding in a horse-drawn carriage. It's much more stable than an ox-drawn cart!" Gu Jin sat in the carriage and shouted excitedly to his friends below.
Gu Mingda took out the snacks he had prepared long ago and distributed a packet to each child in the family.
When it was given to Xiaoya, she stuffed it all into her mouth and gobbled it up.
This action made Niu Niu stunned. She said, "Little Sister Ya, it's easy to choke if you eat so much in one breath. It's very uncomfortable to choke."
As soon as she finished speaking, the little girl suddenly started rolling her eyes, obviously eating too much in one breath and her neck was blocked.
Zhang Yunniang hurriedly handed over the water bag, and only felt relieved after watching the little girl drink the water and swallow the food.
"Kid, why are you so anxious to eat? Take your time. They are all yours and no one is snatching them from you." After Zhang Yunniang said this, she patted the little girl's back to calm her down.
After a long while, Xiaoya whispered, "If I don't eat quickly, it won't be my turn to eat when I get back."
Zhang Yunniang thought about Xiaoya's mother Liu Erni's usual behavior and felt it was not appropriate to say anything bad about her sister-in-law, so she could only remain silent.
But Niuniu took the initiative to say: "Then you can keep it with me, I will help you keep it, and I promise not to steal it!"
The child's words were innocent, and only another child believed her.
Gu Xiaoya asked happily, "Really? Are you really willing to keep it for me?"
Niu Niu nodded vigorously.
The other children also came over and said, "I can keep it for you! If you have anything delicious in the future, just give it to me!"
It should have been a very touching scene, but Gu Xiaoya looked at some of them with a defensive look on her face.
"I don't want you to keep it! It will be a waste of time if I give it to you. I only trust Niu Niu and Brother Yan!" said Gu Xiaoya.
Gu Daya immediately became unhappy and asked, "It's fine if you don't trust my brother, but why can't you trust me too? We are best friends!"
Gu Xiaoya said directly: "The chestnuts I picked up last time..."
Gu Daya shut up immediately.
Gu Xiaoya pulled Niuniu's hand, turned around and said to Gu Daya proudly, "You stole the chestnuts that I asked you to keep, so I will no longer be best friends with you. I will be best friends with Niuniu in the future because she is the most obedient. She will make a sand table for me and share the delicious food with me!"
Gu Mingda looked at Niu Niu in surprise. He had been away for two or three months for the exam, and children have short memories. He thought Xiao Ya and the others had completely forgotten about Niu Niu, their sister who had only been in the family for a short time.
But I didn't expect that the other person remembered it clearly and even started a fight over it.
When Gu Daya heard her cousin say this, she pulled Niuniu's other hand and said, "Niuniu is not best friends with you, Niuniu is best friends with me! You are not my favorite sister anymore, Niuniu is!"
The little girl's emotions come and go quickly, and her temper also changes quickly. It's obviously a trivial matter, but she makes it bigger and bigger.
"It's best to follow me!"
"No, she likes me the most!"
The two men each pulled one of Niu Niu's hands and were about to start a fight.
Seeing Niuniu's face turned red from being pulled, Zhang Yunniang hurriedly stopped her two nieces from being so reckless: "Okay, okay, I like them all! You are all Niuniu's favorite sisters!"
In the presence of their elders, Daya and Xiaoya finally stopped quarreling.
Gu Xiaoya was still unwilling to give in, so she leaned over to Niuniu's ear and whispered, "Niuniu, you have to be the best with me."
When Gu Daya saw this action, she immediately asked, "What are you whispering about?"
Gu Xiaoya didn't answer, but made a face at her.
Gu Daya looked at the situation and became so anxious that she almost jumped up again.
Zhang Yunniang quickly pulled the man back and said, "We are almost home, we are almost home."
The old Gu family was not far from the village entrance, and the carriage was parked outside the yard.
Old lady Gu was still wondering where the carriage came from, when the young boy Gu Yun jumped off the carriage and said with a smile, "Grandma, Second Uncle is back, and he bought a lot of things!"
Upon hearing this, Mrs. Gu immediately laughed so hard that her eyes could not see, and said, "Oh, my second son has made great progress. He came back in a carriage!"
Liu Erni, Gu San's wife, looked at the carriage that was rarely seen in rural areas and said sourly, "Second brother is a scholar now, he is different from us peasants. He put on such a big show, I don't know how much money he will have to spend on our parents in the future."
Gu Mingda chartered a carriage this time not to show off, but simply because he didn't want the children to be too tired.
Hearing his sister-in-law's sarcastic words, before he could even open his mouth, Old Lady Gu spat at him: "How dare you say such things! No one is more filial to us than you and the third child!"
Gu Mingda was shocked to see his mother's eyes spitting fire when she disagreed with him. In the past, he only knew that his mother didn't like his brother's wife, but he had never seen her hate her so much. Now, she gritted her teeth and looked like she was ready to rush up and bite her at any time, as if she had a deep hatred.
When Liu Erni heard this, she looked guilty and made up an excuse to hide in the house.
Old Mrs. Gu stood there for a long while before she managed to force a smile. She looked at the second family and said:
"Ten days ago, the government sent someone back to report that you had passed the examination and ranked first. We knew you were coming back. I clean your room every day. You must be tired after sitting in the carriage for so long. Take a rest quickly."
"Okay, I'll listen to my mother." Gu Mingda said with a smile.
He was the first to jump off the carriage, turned around and helped Zhang Yuniang out of the carriage. The boys didn't need any help and jumped off directly, playfully helping the couple from the second room to carry the large and small bags into the house.
Zhang Yunniang turned around and picked Niu Niu up from the carriage. As soon as she landed on the ground, the little girl threw herself onto Old Lady Gu like a young swallow flying into the forest.
"Grandma, Niu Niu misses you so much outside!" Niu Niu said loudly.
Niu Niu really missed Grandma Gu. Every time she saw how Mrs. Qian doted on her adopted grandson, she couldn't help but think of Grandma Gu who also loved her.
Old Mrs. Gu smiled sincerely on her old face, stretched out her old hands and stroked Niu Niu's little face repeatedly, calling her "my darling".
The grandparents and grandchildren stayed together for a while. Grandma Gu looked around like a thief to make sure no one saw her. Then she secretly took out a red wild fruit the size of a baby's fist and stuffed it into Niuniu's hand, urging her, "Hurry up and keep it. Grandma is only giving it to you. Don't let anyone else see it."
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