Ruan Qiushui quickly returned to the clinic, grabbed her medicine kit, and ran outside.
"Third sister-in-law."
Gu Changshu returned at this time and ran into Ruan Qiushui at the door.
"Quickly, go in and take a hot shower. We can talk about this later."
Gu Changshu's clothes were still wet.
Ruan Qiushui also prepared hot water for Gu Changshu, so it was a good time for him to take a bath.
"good."
Gu Changshu obediently put down his basket, went to the bedroom to get his clothes, and then went to the backyard to take a bath.
"Come on, Chuchu, take your medicine."
Ruan Qiushui went into the room and quickly gave Yang Chuchu a fever reducer.
At this moment, Xie Xiuying also came in carrying brown sugar ginger water.
"Come on, girl, drink it when it's cool enough. Auntie added brown sugar, so it's not spicy at all."
Xie Xiuying was worried that Yang Chuchu would burn her hands, so she deliberately put them on the table to cool for a while.
"Mother, where's mine?"
Gu Changshu walked in, drying his hair.
He could smell the brown sugar even when he was taking a shower in the backyard.
"Go to the kitchen and get it yourself."
You little rascal, you're so spoiled.
"Alright."
If there's something to drink, just take it yourself.
He hasn't tasted sugar in ages.
"Where did Lai San and Wang Dashu go?"
When Gu Changshu came back into the house, Xie Xiuying quickly asked.
"They were locked up in the brigade office, and Dad and Third Brother went there too."
When the whole group heard the broadcast, they all gathered around to watch the spectacle.
"Is there any news about Wang Qiaohui?"
Gu Xiaoxiao is still feeling scared.
"She probably ran into the deep mountains; no one in the village has seen Wang Qiaohui."
Gu Changshu shook his head.
They ran into the mountains, not afraid of being carried off by wolves.
“This time we can’t let your uncle have his way. If we don’t send Wang Dashu and Lai San to jail, I’ll turn against their eldest son’s family.”
Last time, we believed Gu Xianjin's stupid words and let those three troublemakers go free. Now look what happened! They've come for revenge, but there's still a hidden danger outside.
"Don't worry, Mother, Third Brother will definitely have a plan."
Even though his eldest uncle was concerned about the reputation of the brigade, he couldn't go against his third brother's wishes.
"With the third brother around, I feel at ease."
"Oh dear, I'm leaving like this. I wonder if the small workshop will be able to keep up with the workload."
Xie Xiuying then realized that there was still a lot of work to be done at the small workshop.
"No, I have to go and take a look."
Her two daughters-in-law must be feeling quite anxious right now, so she needs to hurry over and tell them.
"Ruan girl, Yang girl, you two stay home and play. Your aunt will be back in a little while."
"Xiaoxiao, Gu Changshu, you better treat your sister-in-law and guests well."
After Xie Xiuying finished speaking, she returned to the small workshop.
"Coo coo coo".
Gu Changshu's stomach was the first to growl, followed by Yang Chuchu's, and then Gu Xiaoxiao's stomach also started to protest.
Are you hungry?
Ruan Qiushui chuckled; the group had made a wasted trip up the mountain and hadn't eaten anything.
"I'll go to the kitchen and cook for you."
It was getting late, so she quickly prepared dinner so that Gu Changfeng would have something to eat when he returned.
"Third sister-in-law, I'll go help you."
Gu Xiaoxiao felt bad about letting Ruan Qiushui do all the work by herself.
"Okay, you start the fire for me."
She can't handle the fire in this earthen stove.
Ruan Qiushui and Gu Xiaoxiao left, leaving only Yang Chuchu and Gu Changshu in the room.
Although the doors were kept wide open to avoid suspicion, Yang Chuchu blushed as she thought about the situation of a lone man and woman.
"Oh dear, do you have a fever? Your face is so red."
Gu Changshu was still wondering what delicious food his third sister-in-law was making when he turned around and saw Yang Chuchu's face as red as a monkey's bottom.
This girl is so frail. Unlike him, who's full of energy after just one bowl of ginger soup.
"I'm fine, I've already taken my medicine."
"Thank you for saving me just now."
Thinking of Gu Changshu's selfless act of jumping down to save her, and of their physical contact in the lake, Yang Chuchu's heart was pounding.
"What's wrong with that? I'm just doing a good deed like Lei Feng."
Gu Changshu straightened his back, feeling extremely proud.
If word got out that he bravely saved someone, everyone would say he's a good young man.
"No matter what, I will repay the life-saving grace."
Yang Chuchu glanced at Gu Changshu, then quickly lowered her head again.
"No, no, you are my sister-in-law's good friend, so you are my good friend too. It is only right that I save you. I can't possibly accept your things."
This girl suffered an undeserved misfortune. If she really took the reward, what kind of person would Gu Changshu become?
"oh."
It turns out that the reason he saved her was because she was Ah Qiu's friend.
Yang Chuchu lowered her head and remained silent. Gu Changshu glanced at her with a puzzled look, feeling that the atmosphere was somewhat awkward.
kitchen.
Ruan Qiushui took the pheasant and rabbit inside and chopped them into small pieces in a few quick movements.
"Xiaoxiao, could you go to the vegetable garden and pick some scallions, ginger, and garlic for me, and also cut some greens?"
Every household has a small plot of land in their backyard, where they usually grow vegetables for their own consumption.
"good."
Gu Xiaoxiao put the fire poker aside and went to the backyard.
Ruan Qiushui blanched the pheasant while washing the mushrooms.
Then pick up the potato from the corner of the kitchen, peel it, and cut it into chunks.
Just then, Gu Xiaoxiao returned from the backyard, and Ruan Qiushui quickly took out a ceramic pot to start stewing chicken soup.
"Xiaoxiao, what do you usually eat for lunch?"
Ruan Qiushui wasn't foolish enough to cook a pot of white rice on her own initiative, even though Gu Changfeng always brought her refined grains.
The older generation is used to being frugal. If someone in a family eats only white rice for one meal, not only will they feel bad about it, but their neighbors will be envious for days.
"Lunch is usually a mixed grain steamed bun with brown rice and wild vegetable porridge."
“But after Third Brother came back, we would occasionally eat rice with rice and sweet potato porridge.”
It's mostly mixed grains with less rice, so everyone can have a taste.
"Okay, I understand."
There's chicken and mushroom soup for lunch, so I'll cook some rice with three different kinds of rice.
Ruan Qiushui estimated the number of people and their food needs, and prepared one-third rice, one-third sorghum, and one-third corn grits.
Rinse thoroughly, add water and simmer in a pot.
Next, heat oil in another pot, add ginger, garlic, and fermented bean paste and stir-fry until fragrant. Add the rabbit meat to the pot and stir-fry. Then add potato chunks, add water, and simmer.
By the time the rabbit meat was cooked until tender, the chicken soup on the side was almost ready.
"It smells so good! Who's cooking at home?"
Gu Changjiang walked to the door, stretched his neck, and took a deep sniff.
Only my younger sister and fourth brother were home. Could it be that my younger sister cooked?
How can food made by someone with such poor culinary skills smell this good?
"It must be my wife cooking."
Gu Changfeng was extremely confident; he was very familiar with the aroma, as it tasted exactly like the chicken soup his wife had given him that day.
"Stop talking nonsense. Ruan girl has been working hard to cook for us, so why don't you go and help her?"
Xie Xiuying couldn't stand Gu Changfeng's smugness, so she slapped him on the back.
If it weren't for his physical limitations, she would have kicked him right in the butt.
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