Chapter 12 Family is never a burden
Zhao Sulan didn't have a pillow, so she put her clothes under her head.
It is the end of April now, and the nights in the village near the mountain are still a bit chilly.
So Zhao Sulan felt a little cold and aggrieved in her heart. This was a damn hellish place. She hoped that her family could quickly ask someone to let her go back.
In the back mountain of Kaoshan Village, a tall man with a face as bright as the moon and wearing coarse clothes was setting a trap.
His eyes were bright and he had good eyesight, using the moonlight to look for prey.
This night passed quickly.
Just as the sky was getting light, Gu Nan had already come down the mountain carrying a backpack.
At this time, there was a pheasant and two hares lying in the basket, both of them were no longer breathing.
After returning home, Gu Nan boiled water, cleaned the pheasants and rabbits, took a bath and changed his clothes.
Although he hadn't slept all night, the cold shower in this weather still made him feel very energetic.
When I finished all this, the sound of roosters crowing from the neighbor's house was heard.
It should be around four or five o'clock in the morning. Gu Nan lay in bed for a while.
Then I heard the sound of Gu's mother getting up and burning firewood to cook.
Gu Nan got up and went to the kitchen.
"You didn't sleep again tonight... Will your body be damaged by this?" Just now, Mother Gu saw the cleaned rabbit and pheasant placed in the wooden basin in the kitchen.
She also knew that Gu Nan was now a burden to this family. If he hadn't often hunted pheasants and rabbits to supplement the family's income, the several people in this family might have starved to death long ago.
She also knew that Gu Nan would occasionally kill one or two roe deer and wild boars, but for fear of being discovered and reported by outsiders, he would take the animals to the county town to sell overnight.
Otherwise, how could she afford the medicine, and how could her little daughter afford malted milk and other tonic foods.
"No." Gu Nan said calmly.
But when Mother Gu saw that Gu Nan's eyes were a little blue, she couldn't help but feel distressed again.
Gu's mother made cornmeal steamed buns in the morning, and Gu Nan first sent two to his eldest brother's room.
Then Gu Nan took one, ate a few mouthfuls, drank a sip of water, and went out to work.
Gu Zhendong in the east wing looked at the two steamed buns in front of him and couldn't help feeling very useless.
If I had been more careful a year ago.
If my legs were not disabled, I could also go out and earn work points with Gu Nan.
Then this family would not be like this.
Unfortunately, there is no if.
"Waste! I am a waste!!" Gu Zhendong pushed the bowl of steamed corn bread aside.
He pounded his lower limbs, which had no feeling at all, with both hands.
My nose just felt sore and my heart was very uncomfortable.
He hated himself for being a useless waste. Not only could he not help this family at all, but he also brought a lot of pain to this family.
In the yard, Gu's mother and Gu Ningning, who were having dinner, also heard the noise coming from the east wing.
Mother Gu couldn't help but sigh.
Gu Ningning didn't even have time to put down the steamed bread in her hand before she ran to her eldest brother's room.
"Brother." Gu Ningning called out from her seat on the edge of Gu Zhendong's kang.
"I'm sorry, it's my fault for being useless."
Gu Ningning shook her head.
"Brother, my second brother went hunting last night and brought back pheasants and rabbits."
"He didn't despise us and was always thinking about us. We can't give up on ourselves."
Gu Ningning's voice is soft and childish, but she is quite sensible.
"But I..." Gu Zhendong looked helplessly at his two legs that had no feeling at all.
"Brother, mother said that you will never be a burden. You are our family, connected by blood."
“If the closest relatives cannot help each other when encountering difficulties, that would be the saddest thing.”
"You have to be well, we all have to be well, and I will be with you when I grow up." Gu Ningning said, taking a bite of the steamed bun in her hand, then picked up a steamed bun from the bowl on the edge of the kang and handed it to her eldest brother.
Big brother Gu Zhendong hesitated for a moment, but still took it.
He didn't say anything, but took the steamed bread and took a bite.
This family owes Gu Nan too much.
At the educated youth point, the educated youth also got up one after another.
After Su Niannian washed herself, she felt a little excited.
Although I met Gu Nan yesterday, I didn't have any chance to contact him.
She thought, how nice it would be if she could be assigned to the same place as Gu Nan and work together today.
With full of anticipation, she always had a smile on her face.
Such a smile makes her even more bright and charming.
When the new educated youth arrived last night, it was already dark.
Despite the kerosene lamps and flashlights, people couldn't see clearly.
Now, when the male educated youth saw Su Niannian like this, they couldn't take their eyes off her.
At the dinner table, the former educated youth prepared the food.
I made black flour pancakes and corn paste, similar to last night, but with a few more pickles.
"There will be four new educated youth arriving at noon today, and by then all the educated youth for this year will be here."
"When everyone arrives, rearrange the people who will take turns cooking."
"Just keep a record of today's public grain. When everyone arrives, go and borrow grain from the brigade. If you want to eat together, the grain must be handed over to the public."
"If you don't want to eat together, just return the food for these meals."
Liu Yang said to the six new educated youth.
Several people nodded.
"When can we go to the county supply and marketing cooperative?" Zhao Sulan really couldn't eat this throat-wrenching food.
This breakfast is even more irritating to my throat than last night's.
Black flour is actually added to it... black flour is bran... in Zhao Sulan's impression, that thing is used to feed pigs.
"Today's time is up. If you want to go, go tomorrow." Liu Yang didn't really want to pay attention to Zhao Sulan.
I feel like this person has the body of a lady but the fate of a maid.
Even though I've already gone to the countryside, I still don't want to suffer any hardship.
If her family conditions were really as good as she appeared to be, there would definitely be a way to avoid coming to the countryside.
Since she can’t go today, Zhao Sulan can only wait until tomorrow.
After the educated youth finished their meal, several female educated youth who cooked went to wash the dishes.
Several male educated youth went to fetch water.
There is a clear division of labor in these areas, and everyone takes turns.
When the time came, the educated youth all went to the threshing ground.
Go there to get labor tasks.
When Su Niannian arrived at the threshing ground, a tall figure immediately caught her eye.
Gu Nan is 1.87 meters tall and stands out in the crowd.
Unlike the white shirt and gray pants of yesterday, he was wearing a coarse cloth suit today.
But despite being made of coarse cloth, it still looked so shiny in the morning sun.
Although some parts of the clothes are worn and turned white, they still give people a very refreshing and clean feeling.
Gu Nan felt that someone was staring at him from behind and couldn't help but turn around.
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