"Is the journey smooth? I haven't had a chance to say hello to you."
“It’s all right, no problem. We know you’re busy.” After Uncle Gao said this, the two of them fell silent.
"Uncle, we've finished cooking. Would you like to join us for a meal?" Yunqi saw the two of them chatting from afar and quickly came over to greet his uncle.
"No need, Xiaojie called me earlier, but we were all cooking together, and the food should be ready soon. I'll head over now. Be careful ahead." Gao Zian said, turning and leaving without waiting for their reply.
"What's wrong with Uncle? He seems a little afraid of you," Yunqi asked Sicheng in a low voice.
"It's nothing. Is the food ready? Let's go eat. Get some rest early and try to leave early tomorrow." Si Cheng understood that his uncle was probably a little embarrassed because of what happened last time, so he quickly changed the subject.
As soon as Gao Zian returned to his village camp, he saw Gao Liang standing there looking at him.
"Dad, did you go to see my cousin?"
"I went to say hello and told them to be careful ahead." Gao Zian knew what his son was worried about, but he hadn't said anything, had he?
Although Gao Liang still had some doubts after hearing this, he didn't say anything more. He turned his head and glanced at Gao Dongxing not far away, and found that he was also looking in this direction. He couldn't help but snort.
“You know, Dongxing is still your cousin, can’t you two get along well?” Gao Zian still wanted his son and nephew to get along well so that they could help each other in the future.
“Our values are different, we can’t get along. We’ll talk to them about this again when their thinking changes.” Gao Liang has been thoroughly tormented by his aunt and her son lately. His father has practically been living with them for a while, helping with farm work, leaving all the farm work on him and his mother. Besides that, they also have to watch out for his father sneaking over gifts for them every day. Now that he’s brought Gao Liang out of the village, his aunt and mother are still there, and he doesn’t know how they’ll manage to fight back.
"I hope I find everything is still alright when I get home, otherwise how am I supposed to get along with them?" Thinking of his mother at home, Gao Liang couldn't help but glare at Gao Dongxing.
Gozian was also having a headache thinking about his sister's personality. In fact, although he had been helping out at their house for a while, he had also gotten to know both of their personalities very well.
My sister and her son are both lazy and good-for-nothing these days. Although I'm supposed to be helping them build the house, he basically does all the work. He can't bring these things home to complain about, so he just has to swallow his anger.
"Don't help Gao Dongxing carry his things tomorrow. He's such a big guy, and he carries less stuff than I do, yet he's always complaining. And you, why are you so honest? Every time he complains, you take over and make yourself suffer." Gao Liang couldn't help but get angry every time he saw his father carrying a backpack that didn't belong to them.
“It’s not that Dongxing hasn’t done this kind of work before, so he’s not used to it yet. He’ll get used to it in a few days.” Gao Zian thought it was no big deal to help carry more things, but he forgot that most of the family’s things were being carried by his son. Although Gao Liang didn’t complain about being tired along the way, it didn’t mean he wasn’t tired.
"Dad, could you carry a bag for me tomorrow? Mom has prepared so much stuff for me, I can barely carry it all." Gao Liang saw that his father was still stubbornly trying to help Gao Dongxing, so he simply didn't want to bear it anymore.
"How can you be like this? That's your cousin! I was just helping him out. Do you really need to make excuses like this?"
"I'll make an excuse, fine." Gao Liang was infuriated by his father's matter-of-fact tone, and he dragged him directly to the luggage storage area.
"Now try my bag, and then try Gao Dongxing's bag. See which one is heavier."
"Uncle An, who is your son? Xiao Liang was worried you'd get tired, so he carried all the heavy bags on his own. And you, instead of helping him, you're helping someone else by being a porter!" One of Gao Liang's cousins couldn't stand it anymore and spoke up for justice.
"If it's heavy, then say something. How am I supposed to know if you don't tell me?" Gao Zian still felt that his son was being unreasonable. If he thought it was heavy, then he should just tell him. Why was he playing the guessing game?
"Now that we know, we'll get a different bag tomorrow." Gao Liang felt that his father was not only blind but also blind in his heart. Even others could see the problem, yet he had to ask others to point it out.
"I'll carry it then." Gao Zian felt that his son's outburst at this time had made him a laughingstock for others. Why couldn't he have talked about it privately instead of saying it in public? Seeing the scrutinizing looks from the tribespeople around him, Gao Zian's anger flared up. He felt that his son was completely insensible.
Seeing Gao Zian's inability to understand, the tribespeople around him shook their heads. They couldn't find another father as muddle-headed as Gao Liang, and they couldn't help but feel sorry for Gao Liang. At the same time, they disliked Gao Dongxing even more.
Gao Dongxing, acting just like an old man, sat there waiting for dinner, not even bothering to gather a few pieces of firewood. Given his behavior, if it weren't for the pre-arranged village distribution, no one would want to share a meal with him anymore.
In Yaojia Village, separated by a wall, a village-wide meeting was also being held. Everyone agreed to go with the main group to search for salt, but they were still discussing who should go and what to bring.
Village Chief Yao described the items that Si Cheng and his group had brought, and the whole village was in an uproar when he mentioned the medicinal herbs.
"Village chief, could we trade some medicinal herbs with them? You know, we don't have any medicine right now, and if someone gets sick, it could be fatal."
"Yes, if there were medicine, my grandma wouldn't have passed away from just a cold."
"Let's see what they need. Let's trade with them, otherwise we don't know when we'll get the medicinal herbs again."
"I heard they also have antidote for snake venom. We should definitely keep some on hand. Xiao Lie was in so much pain because he didn't take the medicine in time."
"I just don't know if they'll be willing to trade with us, since they're after the salt."
"If all else fails, we can go back to the village with them on the way back, and then we'll have somewhere to find medicinal herbs."
"We need to stock up on more commonly used medicines. We really can't do without them, otherwise we'll be living in constant fear."
Everyone was talking at once, forgetting even the main purpose of the meeting, and focusing on how to exchange some medicinal herbs to keep in the village for future use.
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