Chi Xiaoyu walked ahead and didn't notice Qiao An'an's movements.
Gu Bei, who was standing next to Qiao An'an, noticed this and asked her in confusion, "Why did you leave food for that person? Aren't you worried that he'll steal our courtyard?"
As Gu Bei spoke, Chi Xiaoyu turned around as well.
Qiao An'an gave Li Jianguo food with ulterior motives; she could tell that Li Jianguo hated Wu Huifang's family.
In Qiao An'an's view
As the number of people in the opposite neighborhood increases, there will eventually be a shortage of food due to oversupply. At that point, the people in the neighborhood will definitely look elsewhere.
Qiao An'an saw through her binoculars more than once that Wu Huifang was staring at her small courtyard with a malicious look.
She kept Li Jianguo.
In reality, it was about keeping a backup plan so that she could work with her to deal with Wu Huifang's family.
These things couldn't be explained to an eleven or twelve-year-old child. Qiao An'an simply handed the blood-stained bow and arrow to Chi Xiaoyu and told everyone to move things to block the cave entrance: "He just returned Xiaoyu's bow and arrow to us. I don't think she's a bad person. Besides, we're up here and he's down here. As long as we seal the cave entrance with heavy objects, he can't do anything to us."
Gu Bei and Chi Xiaoyu believed Qiao An'an's words without a doubt.
Gu Bei couldn't help but remind Qiao An'an not to be too soft-hearted: "That person doesn't seem like a good person..."
Only Grandpa Gu Bei remained silent. After spending so much time together, he could tell that Qiao An'an was definitely not a soft-hearted person; she must have her own reasons for doing this.
However, as long as it doesn't threaten the safety of the courtyard.
He wouldn't interfere unless his grandson was in danger. He pointed to the millstone lying idle by the courtyard wall and said to the children, "Use the millstone to press it down."
They blocked the hole with a millstone and heavy objects, and then moved the food they had taken from the cellar into the kitchen and arranged it neatly. It was already afternoon.
The three of them, who had been busy moving things and hadn't eaten lunch, finally sat down at the table to eat.
Everyone looked worried.
Gu Bei, who usually eats two large bowls of food, actually ate more than half a bowl this time before putting down his chopsticks.
Knowing nothing about the situation, Ya Ya looked at Gu Bei curiously and asked, "Brother Gu Bei, why are you eating so little today?"
The corn in the back yard is definitely a waste of planting. Now that the tunnel is blocked, it's impossible to even go up the mountain to hunt and pick hazelnuts. How long can this one greenhouse of sweet potatoes last?
Gu Bei was worried that there wouldn't be enough to eat.
That's why I eat so little.
But he didn't want to convey his worries to Ya Ya. He gently patted Ya Ya's head and said with a smile, "Brother has gained weight these past few days. He needs to lose weight."
Ya Ya innocently said, "Brother Gu Bei, you're not fat at all, go ahead and eat!"
Grandpa Gu Bei looked at his sensible grandson, sighed softly, and turned away with tears in his eyes. He blamed himself for being so useless, unable to even ensure his grandson's basic needs were met.
Qiao An'an felt that they had indeed lost a lot.
But we can't stop eating just because of that.
Qiao An'an added rice to Gu Bei's bowl and placed a piece of luncheon meat in it: "There are always more solutions than problems. We still have rice and flour in our reserves. If we use the luncheon meat and ham sparingly, we can eat until winter. The hen has been raised for four months and will start laying eggs in about ten days. The dried fish is also dried. Aren't they all protein? After today, I'll plant some vegetables next to the sweet potato field. We'll definitely make it through this winter."
Gu Bei held the bowl, somewhat at a loss.
Although Qiao An'an spoke lightly, Gu Bei knew that getting through this winter wouldn't be easy.
Qiao An'an knew that Gu Bei was a thoughtful person and was thinking about how to persuade him to eat when she saw Chi Xiaoyu, who rarely spoke in front of others, speak up to Gu Bei with a hint of disdain in her voice: "You're as skinny as a monkey, what are you trying to lose weight for?"
Hearing Chi Xiaoyu say that he was as thin as a monkey.
Gu Bei was immediately flustered. Did the goddess find him unattractive?
No, he can't let the goddess dislike him.
He needs to gain weight.
As for food for the winter, he could wait until they were all eaten before deciding how to store it. With that thought, he picked up his chopsticks and began to eat heartily.
Watching Gu Bei eat, Gu Bei's grandfather secretly wiped away his tears, then looked at Chi Xiaoyu with gratitude.
This child may seem cold and aloof, but he has a softer heart than anyone else.
Days passed by like this.
Now the chickens and miniature pigs have been moved to the living room. The chickens have had their wings clipped and can't fly high, so they can only move around in the wire fence area, which makes them relatively easier to manage. The miniature pigs, on the other hand, are prone to escaping.
They start their shifts before dawn.
The task was to grab the little pig by the ear and throw him back into the pigpen.
The problem is that these two miniature pigs have grown from seven or eight pounds to more than thirty pounds. Dragging them is really exhausting. If it weren't for the need to work and earn lunch, Dahei would have gone on strike.
Qiao An'an and the others were not idle either. They filled every corner of the yard with vegetables, and even carried plastic basins filled with soil to the roof to plant the seeds that had been thrown into the yard before the boat sank. As a result, the roof was covered with tomatoes, strawberries, Chinese cabbage, carrots and all kinds of vegetables.
To get the soil from the rooftop, they scooped out all the seedlings and lotus roots from the fishpond and put them in a basin. They also drained the water from the fishpond, knocked off the cement at the bottom of the fishpond, and dug down 40 centimeters to get the soil.
Actually, they did this not entirely to get soil to put on the roof to grow vegetables.
This also turned the bottom of the fishpond into mud, which not only deepened and increased the space for the fish fry to move around, but also provided a better growing environment for the lotus roots.
Because none of the vegetables grown on the roof can survive the winter.
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