Chapter 158 They are trying to survive
In the afternoon, Gu Luan and Jiang Xian gathered the village chief and others together.
Jiang Xian took a few steps forward and stood with the village chief. "Uncle village chief, we need some saplings and bamboos. You..."
Before Jiang Xian could finish, the village chief spoke up, "I'll have people cut as many trees as you need."
Jiang Xian and Gu Luan looked at each other.
Gu Luan said helplessly, "Uncle Village Chief, we won't let you work for nothing. We will take care of three meals a day. You just need to help us cut bamboo and find saplings every day."
This was a decision she made after discussing with Jiang Xian.
We didn't let them enter the space to work right away, but instead looked for some saplings outside first.
It was Jiang Xian who suggested the need for bamboo.
Bamboo has many uses. It can be used to make handicrafts and furniture and also to make paper. In short, it has many uses.
There is no bamboo in Gu Luan's space.
So I wanted to take advantage of the fact that there are many bamboo forests here and many of the bamboos have not died yet, and cut some down and put them into the space.
Just in case it comes in handy in the future.
The saplings were something she had been collecting since Province C.
Every time she went up the mountain, she would take the time to dig some saplings and put them into the space.
Up to now, there are countless varieties of saplings in her space.
Do this just in case.
Anyway, the space is infinite, so there is no need to worry about occupying any position.
This time she not only wanted to cut the bamboo, but also wanted to collect the bamboo with roots.
When the space expands in the future, find a way to transplant it.
"No, no, we have our own food, how can we eat your food?"
The village chief, along with other women, refused.
In their hearts, Gu Luan and Jiang Xian are their saviors, and it is their duty to help them.
How could they eat the food of their lifesaver?
Everyone knows how precious food is nowadays, and we absolutely cannot eat it.
"It's settled then."
Gu Luan didn't give them any chance to refuse and spoke directly.
This group of people know how to be grateful. They are not the kind of people who would be ungrateful just because someone saved him.
Gu Luan felt at ease because he had a deep friendship with them.
The village chief couldn't refuse Gu Luan and had no choice but to agree.
When it was cooler in the afternoon, the village chief took a hatchet and led a group of women to work in the bamboo forest behind.
They divided the work, with seventy women cutting bamboo and ten women looking for living saplings.
Gu Luan and Jiang Xian went out for a while.
When they came back, there were several bags of food in the car.
The two men moved the food into the villa.
In the evening, Xiao Tao, Zhang Guifen and Aunt Ma were called to cook.
For dinner, Gu Luan asked them to make porridge as usual, but without adding wild vegetables and leaves.
Although it was porridge, it was much thicker than what they made in the morning.
Upon learning of Gu Luan's request, Ma Da Niang and the other two were so frightened that they dared not take any action.
"Let's cook them all. There are potatoes here too. You can fry them and eat them."
Gu Luan came in carrying a bag of potatoes and took out a piece of bacon weighing more than three pounds.
“This…this…”
When they saw the meat, Aunt Ma and the other two were speechless and dared not move at all.
"It's getting late, do it quickly, don't delay."
"Miss Gu, we can just eat rice porridge. Such thick rice porridge is enough to fill us up. How can we eat meat?"
Zhang Guifen whispered, rubbing her hands together, feeling awkward and nervous.
"As long as you help me with the work and don't be lazy, I won't treat you unfairly."
After Gu Luan finished speaking, he turned and walked outside.
This group of people had to do a lot of work every day, so she did not take rice like she did in previous times, but chose to be responsible for their three meals a day.
The reason for making porridge is not because I am stingy.
These people's stomachs have been damaged by hunger for a long time, and drinking porridge can nourish the stomach.
In addition, the weather is hot and water is scarce, so drinking porridge can quench your thirst and fill your stomach, making it the best choice during extremely hot periods.
After Gu Luan left, Aunt Ma and the other two looked at each other, and a warm current flowed through their bodies.
They didn't waste any more time and started peeling the potatoes and washing the bacon with water.
The water used to wash the bacon is not poured out, so you can do other things.
At dinner time, Gu Luan, Jiang Xian and everyone had dinner together.
In front of the two of them was a large plate of shredded potatoes and nearly half a pound of bacon.
The potatoes and bacon on the other tables were much less than theirs.
Gu Luan and Jiang Xian were helpless and called Xiao Tao over.
Xiao Tao came over puzzled, "Miss Gu, is it not tasty?"
"No, wait a moment."
Gu Luan picked up the plate of bacon and put two pieces of bacon into the plate of shredded potatoes with his chopsticks.
Then pour most of the shredded potatoes into the bacon plate and finally pass it to Xiao Tao.
"We can't eat these, you can bring them over to share with everyone."
"How can this be? We have enough, these are for you to eat."
Xiao Tao shook his head and refused.
Gu Luan simply stuffed the plate into her hands and pushed her away.
Xiao Tao stood there not daring to move. He glanced at Gu Luan, then turned back to look at the village chief.
The village chief knew Gu Luan's temper, so he had to ask Xiao Tao to come back.
Eighty-one people plus Xiao Tao's children ate dinner happily and contentedly together.
They haven't had a full meal in a long time.
When I was locked up in the basement, I only had one piece of black cake every day.
The only water I can drink is my own urine. It’s not easy to survive until now.
Gu Luan and Jiang Xian buried their heads in eating without saying a word.
In the evening, the village chief took people to work again.
There was a flicker of fire in the bamboo forest.
People came and went, everyone worked efficiently, and no one was lazy.
From time to time, you can hear someone talking, and there is hope in their tone.
Gu Luan and Jiang Xian stood in the open space and watched quietly, holding hands in silence.
“They are all trying to stay alive.”
Gu Luan was inspired.
Jiang Xian tilted his head to look at her and smiled gently, "We are also trying hard to live."
"Yes, we are also trying to stay alive, hoping to live until the end of the world."
Gu Luan smiled, still looking forward.
It was not until late at night that the village chief and others stopped working.
They returned home one by one, dragging their tired bodies.
As soon as they stepped into the villa, Xiao Tao and two other people came over carrying a big pot.
The pot is filled with the aroma of mung beans.
“Mung bean soup?”
The village chief took the mung bean soup with a shocked look on his face, "Did Miss Gu ask you to make it?"
"Yes, Village Chief, where else would we get the green beans?"
"Miss Gu and her boyfriend are really nice people."
Aunt Ma and the other two were filled with emotion.
They have experienced pain and thought that the world is now full of bad people.
They never thought that they would meet such a kind person.
Not only can we ensure that they have enough food to eat, but we can also take out green beans and cook soup for them to cool them down when they are tired from work.
"Mom, you drink."
Xiao Tao's child pointed at the mung bean soup on the table sensibly.
Xiao Tao held the child with a gentle expression, "Mom, too, we met a good person."
"Good person, Aunt Gu is a good person."
The child didn’t quite understand what good people meant, but he understood that the good people his mother was referring to were Gu Luan and Jiang Xian.
"Yeah, they're good people."
Xiao Tao said with red eyes.
She was extremely glad to have met Gu Luan, and also glad that she had reminded him out of guilt.
Otherwise, those two would never help her, a 'bad person'.
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