Chapter 108 Staying in the Cave
At noon, Li Wanqing made braised pork, bamboo shoots and bacon, and fried large intestine for Gu Yan. She also mixed tomatoes with sugar. The meal was clay pot rice.
In order to comfort Gu Yan, Li Wanqing also took out some wine, which was brewed by Li Wanqing herself.
In the autumn, Li Wanqing discovered a large patch of wild grapes. Li Wanqing and Gu Yan picked them and brought them back. They couldn't finish them all, so Li Wanqing later made wine. Now it's just the right time to drink them.
After the two of them had eaten and drunk their fill, they lay down on the kang and cuddled together. Gu Yan looked at his lovely wife in his arms, and he felt a little restless.
However, before he could take action, he was interrupted by Gu Chuan and Zhao Cuifang.
“Third brother, third brother…”
Gu Yan looked at the little Gu Yan who was ready to go, cursed, but still had to come out to open the door.
"I'm coming, I'm coming." Gu Yan said as he got up and stood at the door, watching Li Wanqing tidy up before opening the door.
"Gu Chuan, why are you here?" Gu Yan asked with a unhappy expression.
No matter who it is, they will look unhappy if their good time is interrupted.
However, Gu Chuan didn't expect that he had disturbed his third brother's good thing. He thought Gu Yan was angry with him because of what happened in the morning.
"Third brother, are you angry with me? It's not that I didn't want to plead for you this morning, it's just that I was too scared of Dad's temper." Gu Chuan saw that his third brother had a bad face and hurried to explain.
Gu Yan glanced at him and said, "I'm not angry. I already knew what kind of people they were, and in my heart, they've long been important."
Gu Yan didn't say that in his heart he no longer regarded Gu Chongshan and Zhang Dahua as his parents. After all, it was really unpleasant to say it, but that was the meaning.
"Third brother, you..." Gu Chuannuor didn't know what to say.
"Okay, come in first. No need to say anything, I know what you are doing here." Gu Yan moved aside to let them in.
At this time, Li Wanqing had also packed up and came out: "How do you have time to come here? Don't you need to pack your things?"
"Oh, don't mention it, Third Sister-in-law. My parents told us today to eat on our own from now on, just as if we were dividing the family property. They also said that all my brothers did the same back then." Zhao Cuifang sat down on the edge of the kang in a familiar manner.
"Really? But they're not wrong. I don't know about others, but we agreed to celebrate our wedding by ourselves the next day." Li Wanqing said.
"How much food did they give you at the beginning?" Zhao Cuifang asked.
"It's about a few dozen kilograms, right? I forgot exactly. How much should I give you?" Li Wanqing asked curiously.
"We were given 50 kilograms of brown rice, 50 kilograms of cornmeal, 50 kilograms of sweet potatoes, and a bag of dried vegetables.
These are enough for them to eat for the whole winter. They were told to save some if it's not enough, as they don't have to work in the winter anyway." Zhao Cuifang curled her lips, looking very dissatisfied.
"That's pretty good, much better than what we had back then. Although there isn't much food, with some dried vegetables, we can still get half full.
"When it's not snowing, have Gu Chuan go out and check if there are any frozen pheasants or rabbits, which can also save some food." Li Wanqing said.
"This is the only way." Zhao Cuifang said a little dejectedly.
But soon Zhao Cuifang said again: "By the way, Third Sister-in-law, didn't you see what Second Brother and the others did? Did you see what Mother-in-law gave us? He always said that his family was in need too.
Although my parents-in-law were not very happy, I still gave it to them."
Gu Chuan was also talking about this with Gu Yan over there.
"Third brother, second brother is really too much. Whatever my parents gave me today, he said his family was short of it too, and then he pestered my mother to give him some as well.
"There were also furs. I asked Mom for some to make a fur coat, but my second brother said now was a good time to buy furs and they could be sold at a good price. He tricked Mom into giving them all away." Gu Chuan said indignantly.
"Didn't you tell mother that your wife can't stand the winter without a fur coat?" Gu Yan said.
"She said that mother told her to stay in the cave most of the time so that she wouldn't be cold if she didn't go out. She also said that if she must go out, like today, she should wear my fur coat." Gu Chuan felt very uncomfortable when he thought of his mother's expression when she said this.
Gu Yan couldn't respond to this, and he didn't want to get involved in their affairs.
Seeing that Gu Yan didn't say anything, Gu Chuan knew that his third brother didn't want to get involved in their affairs, so he tactfully changed the subject.
"Third brother, I want to borrow some rabbit skins from you. My wife doesn't have a fur coat in winter and I'm afraid she can't handle it.
"Third brother, lend me a few first, and I'll return them to you next year when I kill rabbits." Gu Chuan said in a low voice.
"Okay, I'll get it for you later. You don't have to return it. You just need to live your own life well." Gu Yan agreed readily.
"Thank you, Third Brother." Gu Chuan thanked him.
"They're just a few rabbit skins, not worth much. While it's snowing, go hunt some pheasants, rabbits, or something."
You can freeze it or air-dry it, and keep it for eating in the winter.
And vegetables. You can't live without vegetables in winter. When you leave later, I'll give you some cabbages and radishes. Take them home and eat them slowly." Gu Yan still had no opinion on this younger brother.
I am willing to help as much as I can.
Gu Chuan's eyes became moist. Thinking of the expressions of his family in the morning and comparing them with his third brother's concern for him now, he felt mixed emotions.
Forget it, I'll just be nicer to my third brother in the future.
Gu Chuan and Zhao Cuifang stayed here for the whole afternoon. When they went back, Gu Yan gave them enough rabbit fur to make a fur coat.
I also found a sack and filled it with a few cabbages and a dozen radishes for them.
Li Wanqing also brought a lot of things to Zhao Cuifang. They were not valuable, just pine nuts, walnuts, hazelnuts, chestnuts and other things that she picked up in the mountains.
Because Li Wanqing had a space, she would put everything she saw into the space every time she went out, so she had accumulated a lot of things in the space.
There was only her and Gu Yan at home, and the two of them couldn't finish the food, so they didn't feel bad about giving it away.
"Cuifang, take these back and eat them. Fry some pine nuts in a pan and you can have them as a snack.
"And chestnuts are not only good as snacks, but they're also delicious when added to porridge or stewed with chicken," said Li Wanqing.
"Thank you, Third Sister-in-law." Zhao Cuifang looked at the large and small bags on the ground and felt very touched.
"Well, what's there to thank me for? You got married too late. If you had gotten married in autumn, the mountains would be full of these things. You wouldn't be able to pick them all up." Li Wanqing said.
"I have to thank you, Third Sister-in-law. Even though they are everywhere on the mountain, you picked them up with great effort." Zhao Cuifang said nicely.
Seeing that Zhao Cuifang was not a foolish person, Li Wanqing was willing to help them.
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