She almost fell to the ground, but Lu Yan rushed over and helped her up.
"Fourth sister-in-law," Lu Yan had originally thought that Wan Mei was Qingqing's mother. After all, since she took care of Qingqing, there was no reason for the fourth sister-in-law to be left out. But now, seeing that Wan Mei didn't treat Qingqing as a human being at all, Lu Yan's face suddenly darkened. "Some things don't need to be too obvious. Qingqing is just a child after all. She won't eat much with us. You don't have to be so anxious."
Lu Yan's words still gave Wan Mei some face.
But Wanmei choked.
Originally, when Lu Yan said to give half to Yu Nian, she figured it out.
As long as Qingqing is pushed out, Lu Yan will definitely give Qingqing a bowl as well.
By then, she and the fourth brother will be able to eat it, right?
But now...
Lu Yan clearly said that he wanted to eat with Qingqing and that he was not here for her, but Wan Mei didn't believe him.
"Husband, I'm hungry."
After Lu Yan finished speaking, she turned her gaze to Gu Linbei's face.
Hearing this, the corners of Gu Linbei's mouth suddenly curled up, and he couldn't suppress it.
"Okay, let's eat."
Lu Yan and Yu Nian looked at each other, and when they walked into the kitchen, they used their minds to move out all the remaining dishes from Zuichunlou today.
Of course, there were also a few slices of bear paw meat left by Lu Yan and Yu Nian.
As soon as she walked into the kitchen, Lu Yan saw Yu Nian's hesitant look.
She immediately found it funny and turned to look at Yu Nian and said, "I wonder if Sixth Brother has eaten yet? If not, let's take the food to the Sixth Room and eat together."
When Lu Yan said this, several people looked surprised.
Gu Linbei turned his head to look at Lu Yan. When his eyes swept across Yu Nian's face, he instantly understood why Lu Yan asked this question.
Yu Nian was obviously a little surprised when he heard this.
But when he looked at Lu Yan, his eyes were filled with gratitude.
She was indeed worried about Gu Linxuan, especially since he had injured his leg and was no longer considered a labor force in the Gu family. He had never had a good meal, and Yu Nian had no chance to nourish him.
"Then I'll go back to my room and clean up. We'll move a small table over later."
Yu Nian thus agreed to Lu Yan's proposal.
Gu Linbei opened his mouth to say something, but Yu Nian had already hurried back to his room.
"What do you want to say?"
Lu Yan naturally noticed Gu Linbei's actions and turned her head to speak with some confusion.
Gu Linbei glanced at her and sighed slightly: "I mean, Lao Liu doesn't look like he wants to eat with us."
Ever since Gu Linxuan became disabled, he has obviously been trying to avoid his family.
When Old Lady Gu said she wanted to find him a wife, Gu Linxuan refused several times.
In the final analysis, I just don't want to ruin someone's life.
It's even more the same now. Gu Linxuan probably doesn't want to be seen like that by more people.
Hearing this, Lu Yan laughed and said, "It's okay. He'll have to come out and meet people in less than two months."
Lu Yan's words were incoherent, which made Gu Linbei a little confused.
"What do you mean?"
He asked.
Lu Yan smiled mysteriously and said, "There's not much of this bear paw. You can all try it later."
Seeing this scene, Gu Linbei was stunned.
"You said that was a bear paw?"
His face was full of surprise.
"right."
Lu Yan nodded and continued simply, "My sixth brother's wife and I went out today to get the money from the people who bought our bear paws. They also made us a lot of delicious food."
Lu Yan thought about it and his eyes fell on Gu Linbei.
"Also, there's something I need you to do."
Lu Yan said this solemnly, and Gu Linbei's expression also became serious.
"you say."
Lu Yan took out two hundred taels of silver notes. Today, time was too tight for her and Yu Nian to exchange the notes for silver.
But on the way back, the two of them discussed it.
No matter what, there must be food in the open.
"I heard that food prices have gone up quite a bit in the city, and the autumn harvest isn't even here yet. I want you to use this money to buy some food, but you have to hide it somewhere where no one is."
After Lu Yan finished speaking, Gu Linbei's expression became a little serious.
He hasn't seen what the city looks like now.
But I heard a lot of people in the village talking about it.
In fact, in the afternoon, the village also beat the gong to call people in. The old Gu family's laborers were all lying in bed, so it was Gu Linbei who went.
According to the village chief, most of the water in the river has dried up, but it is still a long time before the harvest.
Even if the village secretly blocked the water upstream, it would probably be a drop in the bucket.
"This..." Gu Linbei had never thought that his wife could be so far-sighted. His eyes were filled with surprise. "Wife, who told you to stockpile food?"
In Gu Linbei's opinion, Lu Yan is just a village woman.
It is impossible to have such foresight.
That's why he asked this question.
Lu Yan glanced at Gu Linbei and said, "Even if I haven't eaten pork, I've probably seen pigs run. We have to eat food sooner or later. It's better to buy some and store it than to starve to death."
As soon as Lu Yan said this, Gu Linbei understood.
His wife was afraid of being hungry.
But when he saw two hundred-liang silver notes in his hand, Gu Linbei's eyes widened: "Wife, did you sell the black bear for so much money?"
Gu Linbei was just a hunter, so naturally he had no idea what delicacies were on the tables of the rich families.
Furthermore, he often went up the mountain.
But black bears are rare.
He almost lost his life that day, so you can imagine how dangerous it is to encounter a black bear.
"Not much. I have a way to sell wild game here. If you have something good, I can help you sell it." Lu Yan looked serious, but in fact, the abacus beads had already fallen on Gu Linbei's face.
After all, the money Gu Linbei earned from the sale was given to Lu Yan for safekeeping.
Who wouldn’t want to earn more?
Upon hearing this, Gu Linbei just nodded slightly.
"Then should I buy this grain and store it in the mountains?" Gu Linbei thought for a long time and finally came up with this solution: "There were hunters living in those mountains in the early years, but something happened later and it has been abandoned ever since."
Not everyone dares to go to the empty house in the mountains.
So after the house was abandoned, no one had been there for many years.
However, Gu Linbei would go there to rest occasionally when he went into the mountains.
Lu Yan felt a little worried when he heard this.
Although she and Gu Linbei were both very strong, it was not easy to drag the food into the mountains.
But on second thought, there are still two months before fleeing the famine.
During these two months, I can go to the mountains to dry some wild vegetables, dried meat, etc., so as to avoid Gu Linbei's suspicion.
"It's really not very convenient to store food in the mountains. Even if we have an ox cart, the road up the mountain is not easy to walk on." Lu Yan was still analyzing the pros and cons, but Gu Linbei felt warm in his heart.
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