The rest of the Gu family took Xiao Zhen back to Gujia Village ahead of time.
When the other villagers saw them return together, they were quite curious. Some even complained, "Da Shan's family, why did you run off in such a hurry today? No one answered when we called you."
Yang Dongmei and the others were only focused on finding Gu Mingzhen as soon as possible, so they had no time or energy to care about anything else and automatically shut themselves out from the outside world.
Hearing from his fellow villagers that it was true, he said embarrassedly, "I'm sorry, we were in such a hurry today that we didn't notice."
"Xiao Zhen's mother secretly took Xiao Zhen away without saying a word. We thought something had happened to Xiao Zhen."
"You mean Yang Zhaodi?"
"Mm," Yang Dongmei replied.
Upon hearing this, they immediately understood.
Parents are bound to be anxious when their child goes missing without warning.
Yang Zhaodi was unreliable; she took the child away without saying a word, which made everyone feel sorry for Yang Dongmei and her family.
I also sympathize with Gu Mingzhen for having such an unreliable mother.
Yang Dongmei and her companions chatted with passersby as they traveled, and soon arrived home.
Jiang Jinxiu and Gu Xichen arrived quite quickly; Yang Dongmei and the others had just returned home not long before they arrived as well.
Both Gu Lao Da and Gu Lao Er wanted to give the money for the pig intestines to Jiang Jinxiu so that she could share their portion with them and they could cook it themselves.
However, Jiang Jinxiu thought that they were currently sharing a kitchen, and it was getting late. If everyone cooked separately, they didn't know when they would be able to eat.
Moreover, everyone is exhausted today because of Xiao Zhen's situation.
So we decided to cook and eat together, so as not to waste so much time.
If everyone works together, the process will be faster.
No one had any objections to this.
Gu Dashan and Yang Dongmei were even more pleased to see this happen.
Which parent doesn't want all their children to live in harmony and happiness?
Of course, the eldest and second eldest Gu brothers still have to pay the money that is due.
They can't keep taking advantage of the third family's benefits forever.
Gu Xichen accepted it.
This time, Jiang Jinxiu brought back over twenty pounds of pig intestines, which was quite a laborious task to clean.
Gu Laoda, Gu Laoer, and Sun Xiaomeng conscientiously took on the task of cleaning the pig intestines.
Yang Dongmei was responsible for taking care of the children and comforting Gu Mingzhen.
Gu Dashan then took the large bones that Gu Xichen and the others had brought back and cleaned and chopped them into pieces.
Gu Xichen and Jiang Jinxiu wanted to help clean the pig intestines, but Sun Xiaomeng and the others stopped them.
They claimed they would handle the washing, while Gu Xichen and the others would just cook.
After all, the two of them are the best cooks at cooking pig intestines in the family.
Jiang Jinhua was walking the cat and playing with the dog on the side, showing no initiative to help with anything, and was slapped by Jiang Jinxiu.
"You brat, you were the one who suggested eating pig intestines first. Go wash them, or you won't be eating them tonight."
That doesn't make sense. Everyone else is busy, while he's all idle.
Jiang Jinhua felt very wronged. His sister really didn't love him anymore. Ever since he came here, she would hit him all the time.
She wasn't like this before.
She has changed.
She has really changed.
"Sis, you've changed. You've started hitting me more often. You keep patting my head. Aren't you afraid of making me stupid?"
Jiang Jinxiu didn't care about any of that. Ever since she was criticized that time, she had been more careful with her strength each time.
And if this is how you can make someone stupid, then there would be far too many people who become stupid.
"Who told you to slack off? Do you even want to eat tonight? If you do, then get to work."
Jiang Jinxiu really didn't want her younger brother to become the kind of person who was lazy and good-for-nothing.
"Sis, if you're this violent, your man might get tired of you."
"What do you mean 'your man'? Call him brother-in-law."
Jiang Jinxiu solemnly declared to Jiang Jinhua once again, raising her hand, but this time she didn't hit him.
Jiang Jinhua was smarter this time and took precautions to avoid it.
Before he could say anything...
Gu Xichen, who had overheard their conversation, spoke up: "You can rest assured about that. No matter what your sister is like, I will love her and never look down on her. I'm only afraid that I won't do enough and that your sister will dislike me."
The unexpected confession made Jiang Jinxiu blush slightly, and she glared at Gu Xichen playfully: "Who dislikes you?"
Jiang Jinhua scoffed, "I hope you keep your word."
Then they rolled up their sleeves, went to the well, and helped out.
Jiang Jinxiu patted her slightly flushed face and pulled Gu Xichen out the door.
They also need to go to the field to pick some green vegetables and side dishes for cooking large intestines.
Chili peppers, scallions, and other vegetables are all grown in our private plot.
It was rare for Gu Xichen to see his wife so shy. He gently scratched her palm and looked at her with a smile.
Jiang Jinxiu instantly felt an itch deep within her heart.
The man was committing a foul, so she let go of his hand and walked away quickly.
Jiang Jinhua did try to help, but she only made things worse.
Sun Xiaomeng and the others cleaned the pig intestines thoroughly, removing all the particles and black spots, and placed them in the vegetable washing basin.
But he did something else; the more he washed the pig intestines, the more black particles appeared.
The fat inside doesn't need to be removed; everyone loves that fat.
As a result, the pig intestines he cleaned had too many black spots, so he had to wash them again. Moreover, those black spots couldn't be removed at all, so he had to clean out the large pieces of fat as well.
It breaks my heart.
Sun Xiaomeng was somewhat relieved. Fortunately, she had been paying attention to how he washed his large intestine and discovered it in time, allowing him to wash only a small section.
Otherwise, they'll have much less food tonight.
"Xiaohua, your hands are so beautiful, they're definitely not for washing pig intestines. They should be used for something more meaningful. Go and rest over there, we can wash the pig intestines."
The eldest and second eldest brothers of the Gu family echoed each other.
The younger brother of my third sister-in-law is really "amazing" with his hands-on skills.
Sun Xiaomeng's words were somewhat artful, and Jiang Jinhua felt a little flattered.
"It's you who won't let me wash, not that I don't want to. If my sister asks, you have to put in a good word for me."
"Alright, alright, go and rest over there."
Jiang Jinhua finally left the well and went to play with the cats and walk the dogs again.
Gu Lao Er secretly gave Sun Xiaomeng a thumbs up.
Of course, Jiang Jinxiu, who had already left home, was unaware of this, and no one told her later.
As soon as they arrived at the vegetable garden, they saw two figures, one large and one small, in their private plot from afar.
It turned out that Gu Xilan and Xiaozhu were still rinsing the vegetables.
Especially Xiaozhu, a tiny little girl, carrying two big buckets of water, limping as she walked towards the vegetable garden.
Gu Xichen strode over, picked up the carrying pole from her shoulder, and sent the two people who were rinsing the vegetables away with a few words.
He went to the riverbank next to him to fetch water to water the vegetables.
Jiang Jinxiu wanted to help, but he disagreed.
Fortunately, there weren't many vegetables left to be drizzled, so he finished drizzling them quickly.
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