Chapter 62
Many people in the village saw the windmill standing tall in front of the island forest and talked about it. After the story of it being used to blow away miasma was spread by Uncle Wu San, even more people became interested in the windmill. Many times, Gu Ran was forced to loosen the ropes binding the windmill just to show them how it turned.
Later, she simply stopped tying the ropes. They could watch as much as they wanted, and it would be fine after the excitement was over.
Not only villagers, but also many people from other villages come to Xiaxi Village just to take a look at this big windmill. It has become the best topic when talking about Xiaxi Village.
"Hey, have you been to Xiaxi Village to see the big windmill?"
"Hey, was this made by Master Huang from Donglin Township?"
"You know that too?"
"I heard he came to our house for a feast and boasted so much that everyone knew about it!"
"I'm not kidding, we went to see it, and that big windmill really works!"
"real?"
"Really? Go check it out! Many people in our village have already seen it!"
As a result, many adults and children in the village who originally did not dare to come to the miasma forest now bravely came.
But after seeing the windmill, he left quickly.
After all, regardless of whether the windmill can function or not, this miasma forest is still dangerous.
But to verify whether the windmill can be used, they have to wait for rain, so the people of Xiaxi Village began to hope for rain again, wanting to see if the windmill can really work.
But the rain does not fall as they wish.
Especially in winter, it is a season with little rain.
Maybe we have to wait for next year's spring rain.
Now, every time Gu Ran opened the door of the cottage, he could see the big windmill in front of him. He felt much better when he thought that he no longer had to worry about the miasma drifting towards the cottage from the island forest.
The big windmill has been built, and peace has finally returned. I can go back to my days of petting cats and lying down like Ge You.
Gu Ran tightened his fur coat.
As soon as mid-month arrives, the weather gets colder rapidly, and we have to use cotton mats, change to cotton quilts, and wear cotton clothes.
Gu Ran found all the bedding, shoes, socks and clothes that he had asked Lin Ersao to make, and put on the fur coat first.
There were two fur coats as thick as this one, one black and one reddish-brown, which were sewn according to the pattern of the robe she gave.
No matter what others say, she herself feels that she is very fashionable.
I finally have my own winter clothes. This winter I don’t have to suffer from the cold and hunger like when I first arrived.
Seeing that the weather was getting colder, Gu Ran even found the charcoal basin and fire basket for warming himself.
When he took out a small fire basket, he remembered that he had taken this fire basket with him when he was in Qingyi.
It turns out that she has been in Dasheng Dynasty for almost a year.
Gu Ran remembered something and took out another pair of cotton shoes.
They are the pair of cotton shoes that have remained very sturdy even after walking on many snowy roads.
Made by Pei Liuniang.
She looked at the cotton shoes over and over again.
The quality is so reliable that I will wear it when I go hiking in the woods tomorrow.
This time when Gu Ran entered the forest, he was not thinking about those traps, but other mountain creatures.
She had always remembered the hairy konjac in the deep pool. Its leaves had just begun to wilt. Now it had been almost a month, so it should be time to dig it up, right?
When Gu Ran walked in the woods again, he didn't know if it was an illusion, but he felt that the air in the direction of the windmill in the woods was obviously much clearer.
She almost suspected that it was because the windmill had been turning more frequently recently, blowing the outside wind in to circulate the air.
When he found the deep pool, Gu Ran saw a konjac leaf that was lying on the ground and completely withered.
She picked up the dead branches and leaves around her, and used a hoe to dig away the dry and yellow weeds and vines on the ground, and began to dig down the konjac tubers little by little along the leaves.
The rhizomes of konjac are generally quite large, and there are usually small konjac seeds attached to the stems that can be used as seeds.
You can plant it or bury it on the spot and wait for the next batch of konjac to be harvested.
In Fujian, konjac can be harvested almost all year round. Soon, more than 200 konjacs of various sizes were dug out from underground.
Gu Ran packed up all the big konjacs, put the intact ones in a bamboo basket, and the broken ones in a basin, and then put them all into the workshop.
Then carefully separate the small konjacs, bury them one by one in the dug ground, and then cover them up.
Since this piece of land is so suitable for konjac growth, of course we have to save seeds for it to continue growing. As for the other small ones, Gu Ran dug a few more places and planted more.
In the end, there were more than thirty small konjacs left. She thought, if she used two acres of land to grow fairy grass, she would still have one acre of land left. Maybe she could use it to try growing these konjacs to see if it would work?
The fairy grass was successfully grown in just one try. Perhaps, growing konjac can also be successful?
So I collected more than 30 konjacs.
She can harvest wild products like konjac in winter, as well as water chestnuts in the wetlands.
However, water chestnuts are not as easy to dig as konjac, and you have to go deep into the mud to find them.
Unlike artificially cultivated water chestnut paddy fields, after adding water, you can go into the fields and look for water chestnuts.
This is a wetland. Even though it is winter, most of the insects and flies are gone, but no one knows what else is inside, and no one knows how deep the wetland is.
She didn't dare go down, so she just used a hoe to dig at the edge of the wetland, but didn't hook up a single fish.
She looked at her new fur coat, her cotton trousers, and then at the cotton shoes on her feet, and could only sigh in despair.
Forget it, this taro doesn’t belong to her after all.
In the end, she just picked a handful of Alisma plant near the wetland and ended her trip into the mountains.
After returning to the village, she passed the windmill and went to her own field, where she buried the small konjac she had brought back.
The remaining konjac is not like taro which can be eaten after being cooked. It needs to be further processed after being taken home, and the steps are complicated, so Gu Ran decided to put the konjac aside for now and deal with it slowly when he has time in the future.
As for tonight, of course I will cook the few remaining roots of Alisma first.
Like the water chestnut, Alisma is also an aquatic plant. Fresh Alisma grows in roots, just like unjointed asparagus. It can be cooked in the same way as asparagus, either stir-fried with meat slices or with vegetables.
The only difference is that asparagus can be sliced and cut into sections with a knife, but it is best to bend Alisma orientalis into sections directly. If you cut Alisma orientalis with a knife, the head and tail sections will quickly turn black due to contact with metal oxidation.
Gu Ran decided to make shredded pork with red fermented rice and Alisma orientalis.
Cut the pork into shreds and break each piece of Zexie into small pieces. Heat the oil, add ginger and garlic and stir-fry until fragrant. Then add a spoonful of red fermented rice. Bring to a boil, then add the shredded pork. Stir-fry until cooked and remove from the heat. Heat the oil again and stir-fry the Zexie. Finally, pour the shredded pork in and stir-fry together. Add appropriate amount of pesto and salt.
Alisma is a medicinal herb, so it has a medicinal aroma. It tastes crispy and a little sweet, and has the meaty aroma of a side dish. It is very delicious.
I’m having dinner with Daju tonight as well.
So Gu Ran brought the desk and small table to the eaves, and they enjoyed today's dinner with the cat. While she was eating, she heard a knock on the door outside.
"Gu Er, it's me. Can you open the door?"
Why is Lin Ersao here at this time?
Gu Ran put down his chopsticks, stood up and opened the door for Lin Ersao. He saw Lin Ersao's smiling face at a glance: "Gu Er!"
Seeing her coming over with another basket of things, Gu Ran said, "Just come over, don't be so polite. I'd feel embarrassed if you always give me things."
"It's okay, I didn't give you this thing." Mrs. Lin said mysteriously, "Guess who gave it to you?"
Apart from Village Chief Wu's family, who else would give her a gift?
Gu Ran thought about it, but couldn't guess it.
The family she interacted with most in Xiaxi Village was the village chief Wu's family. She could barely count the Shen family because of Shen Erlang. And recently she heard that Shen Erlang was also going to the county town to study and was not in the village often. However, because of the construction of the windmill recently, she also got to know Uncle Wu and three other people in the village.
There's no reason for these people to give her gifts, right?
"Don't guess, just tell me directly!" Gu Ran sat back on the small table and continued to eat his dinner.
"So you haven't finished dinner yet?"
"Oh, I'm back late today!" He went to the field to work on konjac, which made him even later!
"Oh!" Mrs. Lin also squatted aside, put a basket of things aside, and looked curiously at what Gu Ran had eaten tonight. "What is this fried red fermented rice?"
"Zhixie!"
"What?"
"A medicinal herb that grows in water."
"Are you taking some medicine? Are you sick?"
Gu Ran, who was eating, looked up and glanced at Mrs. Lin Er, "Do I look sick to you?"
Mrs. Lin chuckled twice, "Let me tell you, didn't my third uncle bring people to build that big windmill for you a few days ago?"
"Windmill tower." Gu Ran corrected.
"Oh, that's what happened anyway!" Mrs. Lin waved her hand, "There were three other people helping with the work, weren't there?"
"Um."
"One of them is from Uncle Chen's family, the nephew of the family that cultivated the paddy fields for you. He seems to be interested in you."
"What?"
Gu Ran was picking up some food when he was so frightened that he dropped the shredded meat on the chopsticks onto the table.
"What's the big deal? You've been married before, haven't you? Men and women get married, so what are you afraid of?"
Gu Ran thought about it, but couldn't remember which of the three men was the nephew of Uncle Chen.
"Their family asked me to come and test your resolve. This thing was sent from them," Mrs. Lin explained. "If it works out, they'll come...propose to you yourself?"
Because they heard that Gu Ran was the wife of a marquis from the capital, no one in Fourth Uncle Chen's family dared to mention this matter casually, so they asked Second Sister Lin, who had the most contact with her, to sound out the matter. They were afraid that she would be unhappy, so they specially prepared some gifts and sent them to her door.
Gu Ran shook his head and waved his hands at Mrs. Lin, saying no: "Thank you for their kindness. I just got divorced not long ago. Do they know?"
"Even if you get divorced, you can still get remarried!" Mrs. Lin didn't care at all. "Uncle Chen knows everything already, but he only asked me to ask because he doesn't mind."
"I'm still hurt by a serious relationship, and I won't be able to recover for a while." Gu Ran covered his chest and pretended to shake his head. "I won't consider getting married in the next one or two years. Please help me explain it to them."
Mrs. Lin looked at Gu Ran and sighed.
"What's wrong?"
"You, you are alone in this little house, without anyone to talk to." Mrs. Lin looked at Gu Ran with a pitiful expression.
"There's a big orange cat." Gu Ran reached out and touched the tabby cat that was licking its paws after eating cat food.
The weather has been getting cold recently, and Daju has become less and less willing to go out. He stays in the small house.
Seeing that the weather was getting colder, Gu Ran moved the cat's bed into the house and covered it with a small quilt. However, most of the time, Daju liked to run onto her bed and sleep next to her.
Gu Ran was even more welcome, as it was just the right place to have a small heater for sleeping.
Fortunately, Daju doesn’t like to go out now, otherwise he would be dirty all day long. Fortunately, when the weather was hot, I washed Daju and caught the lice on his body, otherwise, I would be sleeping in the same quilt with Daju now. How uncomfortable it would be!
"That's a cat. Don't think I don't know what to say to a cat."
"Of course you can. Listen." Gu Ran called out to Daju, "Daju?"
Daju, who was washing his face, heard Gu Ran calling his name and stopped to look at her.
"Daju, have you eaten enough tonight?"
Daju heard Gu Ran still calling his name, glanced at her twice, and tentatively said: "Meow?"
"See, isn't this talking to Daju?"
Mrs. Lin rolled her eyes in anger, "Are you planning to live with the cat?"
"Daju and I depend on each other, it's fine."
"During the New Year's holiday, it was so cold and deserted..."
"It's not deserted at all. I plan to go to the county town to buy lots of fireworks and firecrackers, and also buy lots of New Year's goods. I'm sure my little house will be bustling with activity during the New Year."
"Not even a relative to go with?"
"That's even better. I like to be alone and don't like visiting relatives."
Mrs. Lin was at her wit's end. "Okay, as long as you like it."
Naturally, it’s what you like.
Gu Ran is not opposed to getting married.
I think she had a boyfriend in her first life, but it was not to the stage of marriage. As for her second life, she had not been able to find a suitable Taoist partner because her cultivation was still in its infancy.
In this life, because of the original owner, she is a married man, but she has never had a married life. The people she met are only those in the original owner's memory. She feels very alienated and has no experience at all, not to mention the divorce later.
If you meet someone you like, it is not impossible to start a family.
But you can't marry someone you have no impression of at all.
What's more, right now, she lives in Xiaxi Village and has just started her comfortable life. She doesn't want another person to get involved so soon and disrupt such a leisurely and comfortable life.
In addition, she has a space cabinet hidden on her body. When she is alone, she can go in and out to stock up on supplies, eat and drink, and take whatever she wants. How can it be so convenient if there is an extra person?
At this time, Gu Ran didn't know that things would go against his wishes.
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Soon, heavy snow came, and the farm work of every household in Xiaxi Village basically stopped, and everyone was busy preparing for the New Year.
Make rice cakes, buy New Year's goods, sweep the yard, tear cloth to make new clothes, etc.
The ferry in Donglin Township has stopped operating, and the wharf in the county town has also closed. Now if Gu Ran wants to go to the county town, he can only take a donkey cart.
Because it is far, you have to set off early. If you want to return on the same day, you can only wander around the county town for a while and then quickly find a donkey cart going the same way to go back, otherwise you can only wait until the next day.
Gu Ran planned to take the village chief's horse-drawn carriage to the county town, stay there for one night, and then find a donkey cart to take him back to Xiaxi Village the next day.
It just so happened that Lin Erlang and Lin Ersao were also going to the city to buy New Year's goods, so they took her with them.
Hearing that Gu Ran would stay overnight in the city, Mrs. Lin couldn't help but worry: "Where are you staying?"
"Inn!"
"You're a woman, is it okay for you to stay at the inn? There are a lot of people in the city before the New Year, and there are also many scoundrels who specialize in doing bad things."
Mrs. Lin said, glancing at her husband who was driving the carriage in front of her. "How about you stay overnight at my eldest brother's house?"
Lin Erlang in front heard this but didn't say anything, so Lin Ersao felt relieved and continued to talk to Gu Ran, "My eldest brother opened a shop in the city. Behind the shop is where they live. There is also a small room inside. Let's tell my eldest brother and you can move in!"
It is certainly better to have someone you know in the village to stay with than to stay in an inn by yourself.
"But, that won't bother Brother Lin, right?"
"It's not a big deal, just one night. We're all from the same village, so it's common to look after each other."
So when they arrived in the county town, they went to Lin Dalang's shop first.
Lin Dalang's shop is a rice store.
Not only did they send the extra rice they harvested to the shop to sell, but they also bought millet grown by villagers from all over the place, as well as staple foods such as corn, wheat, and flour.
Gu Ran had met Lin Dalang before, when he paid taxes.
When Lin Dalang heard that Gu Ran was going to spend the night at his house, he agreed readily.
After settling the overnight issue, Gu Ran went to buy New Year's goods with Lin Ersao and her husband, as it was just on their way.
The county town was also filled with the atmosphere of the upcoming festival. Many people came to the town to set up stalls to make a living, or came to the town specifically to buy some good goods.
Gu Ran naturally had to do as he said before, that is, to buy more firecrackers, fireworks and so on, and set off as many of them as possible. The house would definitely be lively when the time came. Of course, the most important thing was that he should have fun too.
When she was about to buy New Year pictures and couplets, Mrs. Lin stopped her and said, "You don't have to spend money to buy these couplets in the city. Wait until my uncle comes back to the village after his day off and ask him to write them for you."
"May I?"
"Yes, yes. Every year he writes to every household in the village. His handwriting is very beautiful."
"real?"
Mrs. Lin said proudly, waving her hand, "Really, none of the couplets sold in this shop or on the stalls are as good as his..." After pointing to a stall that was selling freshly written couplets, she couldn't wave anymore, her eyes wide open, "Uncle?"
Gu Ran also looked over immediately.
There was a stall surrounded by many people. Behind a table covered with red cloth, there were two young men, both writing with high spirits.
But which one is Lin Ersao's brother-in-law? And what about the village weasel from Xiaxi Village?
"The left one or the right one?" Gu Ran asked.
"The one on the right."
Gu Ran finally met the village grass of Xiaxi Village. He wrote couplets for him and greeted him with a smile.
He is good-looking, gentle and refined, and as gentle as jade.
"This year, Xiaozhe is here to set up a stall selling spring rolls!"
“So Chun Zai can be sold this way!”
Mrs. Lin and Gu Ran sighed at the same time, and then looked at each other.
"Want to show some support for your brother-in-law?"
"No, there are so many people over there, and we don't know when it will be our turn. Let's go buy New Year's goods!"
Gu Ran agreed.
However, when Gu Ran went to buy food with Mrs. Lin Ersao and her husband, he bought less. Firstly, it was difficult to carry too much. Secondly, he had to put all the New Year's goods into the space compartment, and he was afraid of being exposed, so he restrained himself a lot.
She accompanied Lin Ersao shopping, comparing prices from three different stores, focusing on which store had better products. She planned that when she came shopping alone, she could go straight to the point and buy something and leave.
"Gu Er, why don't you buy more?" Mrs. Lin Er noticed that Gu Ran bought very little and advised, "Don't worry about not being able to carry it all. My husband is right here. He can help carry some, and then we can help you transport it back to the village on a donkey cart."
Lin Erlang was a quiet man who followed them quietly and was responsible for carrying things for Lin Ersao.
"No, no." Gu Ran didn't feel comfortable troubling them, so he explained immediately, "I usually stock up a lot, so I'll buy less this time." Gu Ran explained.
Mrs. Lin Er stopped asking questions.
When Lin Ersao felt that it was almost time, she and Lin Erlang planned to go back to the rice store. When they drove the donkey cart back to the village, Gu Ran separated from them.
It turns out that shopping alone is the most comfortable.
Gu Ran had already taken out the bamboo basket from the workshop and put everything he bought into it. But when he put the things in, he took advantage of the space in the bamboo basket so that others could not see it and put all the things he bought into the space.
If she were with Lin Ersao, she would be surprised to see that she had bought so many things and put them in the bamboo basket, but it could never be filled up.
After buying the New Year's goods he needed, he went to the Zuiyuelou restaurant in the city and found a private room. He ordered many of his favorite dishes. While the waiter was delivering the dishes, he packed several dishes into the food boxes in the space and put them in. Then he ate the rest of his meal for dinner.
After Gu Ran finished her meal to her heart's content, when she left, she saw many diners who wanted to dine at Zuiyue Tower waiting outside. When the waiter saw that she had finished her meal, he immediately invited a few patrons into the private room.
It seems that no matter in ancient or modern times, good restaurants are always crowded and you have to wait for a table.
Gu Ran saw Lin Erlang, the village chief of Xiaxi Village, among the waiting diners.
There were a few people around him who were setting up stalls with him to write Spring Festival couplets, and there were also a few ladies. They probably closed their stalls and came together with their friends to have a nice meal.
Because she had watched twice more, she slowed down her pace as she left. As a result, she heard the waiter who came out to greet the guests exclaim, "Oh my god, this is unbelievable! I just went to clean up that lady's private room and found that she had eaten all twelve dishes on the table again."
"Who? Who?"
"Who else? The one who often comes alone and even rents a private room."
"Gu Erniang, right? Her family sells grass jelly."
"Hey, who would dare to marry a woman who loves to eat so much?"
Gu Ran: ...
Then he held his forehead and said: Tsk!
How could she eat it? It's obvious that you don't know the inside story.
"My wife can actually eat twelve dishes in one meal? You're lying, aren't you?"
"I'm not lying to you, she..."
Gu Ran took a few quick steps.
She couldn't just turn around and explain to others that she didn't do that, right?
So she could only choose not to listen to what the waiters in the restaurant behind were saying about her, so as to avoid getting angry.
As he was walking on the road, he remembered that he was staying overnight at Lin Dalang's house, so he had to buy some gifts to express his gratitude. So he bought some dried seafood and candies, put them in a bamboo basket, and went back to Lin Dalang's rice shop.
The Lin family's rice shop had already closed. Seeing the basket full of things that Gu Ran brought over, Lin Dalang and Lin Dasao smiled broadly, but still tried to decline: "It's just one night, why are you so polite, Gu Erniang? It's too expensive."
"It's okay. I bought it together with my New Year shopping. That's why the shopkeeper gave me a discount. Brother Lin and Sister-in-law, please don't be polite. I'm sorry to bother you."
People are not surprised by the abundance of gifts. Seeing that Mrs. Lin accepted the gifts, Gu Ran felt at ease and entered the room where she was said to be staying overnight.
It was really small, located in a corner next to the rice store warehouse. There was only one bed, but it was very clean and covered with a thick quilt. It was obvious that it was reserved for guests.
It just so happened that Gu Ran had also put the New Year's goods and bamboo baskets in the workshop. Since there were not many things, he was not worried about the space being too small to put the New Year's goods. For someone who had even slept in a prison, there was no place he could not make do with.
Gu Ran was just about to have a good rest. As soon as he lay down, he heard voices coming from outside and subconsciously pricked up his ears to listen.
"Brother, do you have room for people to live here?"
"Xiaozhe, don't you live in the small room over here?"
"Yes, two friends from my school came over, and my room is too small for them. I remember there's a small guest room, right?"
"The guest room is occupied!"
"who?"
"Who cares who it is? Someone's living here anyway!"
"Then I'll let them squeeze into my room!"
It seemed that Lin Sanlang had returned with his friends. Gu Ran heard that there was nothing for him to do, so he closed his eyes and took a rest. He got up early the next day, did some shopping, went to the market to ask for a donkey cart heading back to Xiaxi Village, and took the cart back to the village.
After returning home and feeding the big orange cat, Gu Ran put up the New Year pictures and other things he had bought. The small house was decorated with lights and colorful decorations inside and out, and it looked very festive.
They even followed the old practice and hung red envelopes on the tangerine tree where the fruits had turned red but had not yet been picked.
Then he spread out the red paper he had bought, cut it, and wrote the spring couplets himself.
When she saw Lin Sanlang setting up a stall and writing couplets at the market, she remembered that she could also write couplets. She had practiced calligraphy since she was a monk. Otherwise, how could she have written a letter to fool Mrs. Dou when she first came to this great dynasty?
So she bought some red paper and planned to write it herself. But when she was about to start writing, she paused. What should she write?
It can’t just be “May all your wishes come true” or “Congratulations and get rich”, right?
The house is so beautiful, it feels a bit vulgar to write these things.
I held the red paper with the brush in my hand and pondered for a long time, but couldn't think of what to write. Then I finally remembered that I could draw a little, but I had no literary talent at all.
Therefore, I have never written Spring Festival couplets myself in both of my lives. Even if I did, I found them on the Internet, asked my parents, or asked scholars with good literary talent.
whispering sound!
Gu Ran put away the red paper in disappointment.
Forget it, I'll just wait until the village grass comes back to the village and ask Mrs. Lin Er to get one for me!
Two days later, the village grass took a day off and returned to the village to reunite with his family for the New Year. He even set up a table in the yard outside his house and wrote spring greetings to the families in the village. Even Mr. Shen's family came to show his support.
So Gu Ran also went to ask for two pairs, planning to put one on the gate of the small house and the other on both sides of the main hall.
"Gu Er, look, is that so? My uncle writes so well?" Mrs. Lin Er picked out one and held it up to show Gu Ran.
May everything go smoothly every year and everything go well.
The corners of his mouth twitched.
It wasn't as elegant as I had imagined, but when I saw the villagers smiling happily while holding Chunzai, I immediately understood.
Indeed, when writing to the villagers, the purpose is naturally not to pray for good weather or for everything to go well.
Simple language, easy to understand.
So Gu Ran chose two pairs of couplets from the easy-to-understand ones written by Lin Sanlang.
"Xiaozhe, this is the new Gu family in the village, Gu Erniang!"
Mrs. Lin Er was introducing her new good sister to her uncle. When Lin Sanlang heard the name Gu Er Niang, he paused, then looked up and glanced at her.
Gu Ran smiled as a greeting.
Lin Sanlang also smiled slightly, pursed his lips and continued to write about Chunzi. It was not until his second sister-in-law said goodbye to Gu Erniang that he looked up again, glanced at her back, and asked, "Second sister-in-law, Gu Erniang, her family, isn't it, what kind of business do they do in the county town?"
"Yeah, how did you know?"
"Could it be that they're selling grass jelly?"
"Yeah, Xiaozhe, you're really amazing. How did you figure that out?"
Lin Sanlang coughed dryly and said, "I heard about it in the county town. They said there's a family in our village that does this."
"So Gu Er's roasted grass jelly is so famous that it's even spread to your academy?" Mrs. Lin was surprised, then nodded. "But it's true. Gu Er treated me to it a few times, and the roasted grass jelly is indeed delicious!"
Lin Sanlang coughed again.
That Gu Erniang who could eat twelve dishes in one meal was indeed from their Xiaxi Village. When he heard about it in the restaurant, he didn't believe it!
But, looking at her figure, she is not fat, and doesn't look like someone who can eat that much!
Gu Ran, who was such a big eater, went home and put up both sets of Chunzai. He looked very happy and said it was very good.
After decorating the cottage, Gu Ran didn't have to do anything else by himself because he had already bought a lot of ready-made cakes and candies in the city. Seeing that other villagers with large families were busy, Gu Ran hid in the side room, lit the charcoal brazier, took out cakes and candies, held Daju, went into the workshop, and clicked on the message that had not been updated for a long time.
She already has the points to upgrade the space, and while she has some free time before the New Year, she can slowly repair the space card at home.
After drawing the card, Gu Ran concentrated on studying the incomplete space card pattern.
A few days passed like this, and on the 28th day of the lunar year, I thought of the traps in the deep mountains. I hadn't been there for a while, and I wondered if I had caught anything. It would be great if I could catch a big one, and the end of the year would be a success.
So he put on his fur coat, gloves, carried the bamboo basket on his back, picked up the hoe, said goodbye to Daju, and went back into the woods.
So far, there has been no snow in Xiaxi Village, but the weather is still very cold at the end of the year.
But in such a cold time, the island forest is particularly comfortable.
The air in the forest was as clear as if it had been frozen, having lost its usual heat and humidity.
Whether it is the still lush green trees or the withered deciduous trees, they are all exceptionally bright.
The ground was dry and cold, but it felt solid when I stepped on it.
Don't be afraid of poisonous snakes or scorpions that might pop out from nowhere and bite you.
Because the animals in the mountains have reduced their activities in the forest, it seems particularly quiet.
Being in such a forest, Gu Ran felt for the first time as if he was in a deserted place, and it seemed that he could even hear his own heartbeat clearly.
She breathed a sigh of relief, walked over the three traps she had set, picked up the two rabbits inside, and filled the hole.
During the New Year holidays, she probably won't go into the mountains frequently to avoid wasting the animals that fall into the traps. She can fill them up and then reset them when she goes into the mountains next year.
When she reached the bamboo forest, she was so busy looking around at the environment in the forest that she almost tripped over a stone on the ground.
When she came to her senses, she discovered that the ground in the bamboo forest had cracked in several places, and small spikes had emerged.
After seeing it clearly, Gu Ran couldn't help but laugh.
It's bamboo shoots.
She almost forgot that bamboo shoots only sprout in winter.
So now, she can dig winter bamboo shoots.
Considering that the bamboo forest was close to the edge of the forest and it would be convenient to come in and dig in the future, Gu Ran only chose to dig more than ten bamboos and stopped.
Then she continued to head deep into the mountains, into the forest where she had set the trap.
The air in the deep forest is as fresh as that in the shallow forest, without the suffocating and oppressive feeling of other seasons. This should be because the miasma is gone.
No wonder Village Chief Wu said that only in winter would bold hunters dare to enter the Dayu Forest.
So Gu Ran boldly went straight through the konjac field on the side of the deep pool and arrived at the valley where he usually chose to stay overnight.
As usual, we rested here for a night, and the next day we continued to go deeper into the jungle and soon found the trap.
To Gu Ran’s disappointment, there was no big creature in the trap.
But Gu Ran was still shocked because a person actually fell into the trap.
Was it a hunter who came into the woods and accidentally fell into a trap?
But judging from his attire, this man was wearing a dark blue short robe and a tight-fitting outfit. Judging from his figure, he was just a young man and did not look like an ordinary hunter at all.
Gu Ran took out a knife and approached cautiously, "Hey, who are you?"
"How are you?"
The person in the trap didn't react at all.
Gu Ran had no choice but to be vigilant and slowly climb down the trap. He called out again, but the man still didn't answer, so he turned the man's face over.
It would have been fine if he hadn't flipped it, but when he did, Gu Ran was startled: "Pei Liuniang?"
How come Pei Liuniang is in the miasma forest?
She looked pale, blood-stained, and her robe was torn in many places. Did she have a fight in the woods?
Gu Ran first checked Pei Liuniang's breath, and fortunately, there was still a faint breath!
She immediately acted decisively and cut the rope of the net that trapped Pei Liuniang, and then half-dragged and half-carried Pei Liuniang out of the trap.
I didn't expect that although she looked delicate and pretty, her body was actually very heavy.
After letting her lie down on the ground, Gu Ran began to check her wound.
There weren't many external injuries, and no obvious wounds. Perhaps he was seriously injured somewhere on his body? Or did he fall into a trap and faint?
Gu Ran wiped the blood and dust off Pei Liuniang's face, revealing her beautiful face. He called her a few more times, but there was no sign of her waking up.
what to do?
Gu Ran found the situation tricky.
We are in a miasma forest at this time. If Pei Liuniang has suffered any fatal injuries, we should take her back to see a doctor as soon as possible. However, how can we take her back if Pei Liuniang is not awake?
Do you want her to carry it back?
It's not impossible, but if they return now, it will take another day and night to cross the island forest, and she doesn't have enough energy to carry her back to the village in one breath.
Looking at Pei Liuniang's increasingly cold body, Gu Ran gritted his teeth.
Forget it, it’s cold outside. Let’s warm her up first, so she doesn’t freeze to death before she gets hurt.
So Gu Ran entered the workshop, spread the bedding on the table, carried Pei Liuniang in, took out the ointment he had prepared when he went into the mountains, and applied it to the external wounds of Pei Liuniang that he had seen.
Then he quickly filled the pit, collected the net, and quickly turned back, intending to leave the Lantau Forest as quickly as possible.
But by the time she hurried to the basswood forest, the sky was inevitably getting darker.
She had to stop in the basswood forest, first enter the workshop to see if Pei Liuniang showed any signs of waking up, and then immediately go to find a cave to spend the night.
She didn't dare take the risk of keeping Pei Liuniang in the workshop all night.
What if she wakes up?
She didn't want to tell outsiders that she was carrying a space system.
So she could only find a cave. When Pei Liuniang woke up, she could explain that she found her unconscious in a trap after entering the forest and rescued her.
It is easier to explain that I set a trap in the Lantau Forest than to explain what happened in my workshop.
Gu Ran, who had never spent the night in a cave, searched for a long time before finally finding a cave on the west side of the basswood forest. He collected firewood, made a fire, and then put Pei Liuniang from the workshop into the cave.
But soon I found it was very cold.
The temperature in the mountains is hotter than outside in spring and summer, but when winter comes and low temperatures sweep across the earth, the cold air in the relatively closed forest is not easy to dissipate and condenses, making it colder than outside.
Although a fire was lit, Gu Ran still felt chilly.
I guess Pei Liuniang is the same.
The immunity of a sleeping person is already weakened, not to mention that she is injured now.
Gu Ran had no choice but to put Pei Liuniang back into the workshop and watch over her, intending to move her to the cave immediately if she showed any signs of waking up.
After finishing his dinner in front of Pei Liuniang on a chair beside her, Gu Ran saw that she showed no signs of waking up, so he didn't dare to close his eyes and rest. He just sat there with nothing to do, so he took out the space card and continued to write and draw.
After these days of hard work, the incomplete pattern on the third space card has been repaired and is now being traced on the space card. The only thing left is the last step.
When Gu Ran added the last step, sure enough, the pattern was correct and the third coordinate code popped out.
It’s space number six.
[Congratulations to the host for successfully repairing the space card, which corresponds to space slot number three.]
[Space Grid No. 3 is a dynamic space, capable of maintaining items in their original state for thirty days, and can also accommodate one host entering and exiting, 600 cubic meters]
Looking at the coordinate code that appeared, Gu Ran glanced at Pei Liuniang, then walked to the side swiftly, intending to enter the coordinates into space grid number six.
Just as she was entering the coordinate code, Pei Liuniang sighed softly.
not good!
Gu Ran panicked.
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