Chapter 244 Risks Must Be Suppressed
Gu Xixi put down the pestle and turned to look at He Jinglan.
Just when He Jinglan thought she was going to deny it outright, Gu Xixi said frankly, "Of course I'm worried about his safety."
He Jinglan was overjoyed, "Xixixi..."
Then Gu Xixi said, "The Northwest Army has the upper hand right now. If they lose the battle due to malaria and the entire Northwest is lost, I will have to flee with my family..."
Perhaps she had imagined the worst possible scenario, so she closed her eyes, shook her head and sighed.
I can’t go on. I really can’t go on.
He Jinglan couldn't help but look up at the roof, and then imagined for a moment, "Well, if we lose the battle because of malaria, and eventually lose to the court, you may have to flee from famine, and then it will be my turn..."
She suddenly slammed the table and stood up, "The whole family will be executed!"
He Jinglan realized the seriousness of the problem, and paced back and forth with a serious expression, muttering to himself.
"Yes, you are right. It is better to be safe than sorry. Why not do something that can be prevented in advance?"
"We should help them repel and kill mosquitoes! Kill this risk! We must kill it!"
Gu Xixi opened her eyes, "Really?"
"Even if I am prepared to flee the famine, I don't really want to do it."
"As an ordinary citizen of the Northwest, I naturally hope that the Northwest Army can be unstoppable and invincible, and take over the capital as soon as possible to end this war."
He Jinglan nodded. After a while, she realized that she seemed to have been led astray. She frowned and turned to look at Gu Xixi.
"Xixi, what I just said was not about the overall situation, you know that, right? That's why you deliberately talked to me about this!"
Gu Xixi blinked innocently, "Huh?"
He Jinglan sat down again and stared at her face to face. "I'm talking about one person, only that one person. Putting aside the overall situation, have you ever worried about him?"
"Ah..." Gu Xixi tried to turn away, but He Jinglan pressed her shoulders with both hands and forced her back.
"Look me in the eyes and tell the truth!"
Gu Xixi and He Jinglan looked at each other for a moment, and said helplessly, "Yes."
"After listening to Zhao the Matchmaker's story last night, I was really touched."
"But I just thought that life is short and unpredictable, and I didn't want him to die so easily."
She showed a playful look, "It should be very different from the feeling you have when you miss General Meng."
He Jinglan blushed but did not deny it.
She let go of Gu Xixi, turned around and lay on the table, "I have thought a lot."
"I haven't seen him for a long time. I don't know if he has been injured recently. I don't know what he is thinking."
"I'm afraid he'll do anything to gain military merit, and I'm also afraid he'll forget the promises he made..."
"I was the one who left him behind, and I didn't even agree to be with him when I left. But now I'm the one who can't let go. It's contradictory and funny, isn't it?"
"If you want to laugh at my incompetence, just do it. There's no need to hold it back."
Gu Xixi sighed and laughed, but it was not a mockery, "Why am I laughing at you?"
"Can't you understand the experience of Zhao Matchmaker and his sister?"
She paused and said, "I can't judge how others choose, but if I'm sure I'm in love with a man, I will tell him everything in my heart."
"We were not able to be honest with each other until death. Isn't it unfair?"
He Jinglan straightened up and stared at Gu Xixi in a daze. After thinking it over for a long time, she suddenly understood.
"Xixi, I don't want to regret it one day."
"Swords have no mercy on the battlefield. At least I hope he returns safely!"
Gu Xixi continued to pound the medicine without even raising her eyelids as she said, "When you went to the military camp to give him medicine for his injuries as a farewell, didn't you say that we would still be old friends?"
"Even if you haven't decided to marry him, you don't have to cut off contact with him forever."
He Jinglan suddenly became excited, "Then I'm going to write him a letter!"
Gu Xixi responded casually, "Write!"
He Jinglan: "You can put it in your batch of medicine and send it over together."
Gu Xixi: “No problem.”
Although He Jinglan was happy, she did not forget her business. She picked up the scale again and continued to prepare medicine.
A dried Trichosanthes fruit fell to the ground, and Xiaohua, who was lying under the table, suddenly woke up.
It jumped out with a meow, and fiddled with the natural "ball" with its two front paws.
Gu Xixi originally bent down to pick it up, but seeing Xiaohua was having fun, she smiled and ignored it.
While preparing the medicine, the sachet was also missing.
Because she only considered the efficacy, Gu Xixi didn't want to spend extra money to buy those beautiful sachets.
She asked Aunt Zhang to find the coarse cloth that had been saved at home, pick out those that were dark and inconspicuous, and after cutting them, sew them into cloth bags of different sizes, the large ones being used as hanging curtains and the small ones being worn on the body.
It would take two days to finish so much needlework, and Aunt Zhang definitely can't do it all by herself.
It happened that Chen Dafu came in the afternoon and asked the boss on behalf of everyone how to farm this season.
Gu Xixi had already made up her mind, so she finished her speech in just a few words.
We just need to wait for the hired workers to finish tidying up the fields in the next two days, then make specific distribution and start sowing.
Then, Gu Xixi asked with a smile, "I have a temporary job here, and I want to find someone who can sew quickly and is meticulous and responsible."
After going through so much, Chen Dafu has formed a rule in his mind:
Follow Mr. Gu to work and make money!
Chen Dafu immediately smiled and said, "That's easy. My wife and my mother are both good at knitting and sewing. And my little girl is twelve years old this year. She can sew a simple handkerchief or something."
Gu Xixi took out the coarse cloth and put it aside, along with two samples, one large and one small, for cutting.
"It's not complicated needlework, just sewing some simple cloth bags. The stitches don't need to be delicate and beautiful, as long as they are tough and wear-resistant, and the medicine foam doesn't leak or spill."
"I'll provide the fabric and thread. The labor fee is one penny for six small bags, and one penny for four large bags."
Chen Dafu readily agreed, "If it's just that simple, don't tell my wife that she can do it. When I'm free at night, I'll make a few too."
Gu Xixi chuckled, "Uncle Chen is really good at everything."
Chen Dafu scratched his head in embarrassment, "This is not... After following the boss and tasting the sweetness, I found that making money is really addictive."
"I never thought I was so obsessed with money."
Gu Xixi said with a smile, "A gentleman loves money but earns it in a proper way. It's not a sin to like money."
"I heard Uncle Chen's family is planning to renovate their house in the fall, congratulations in advance."
Chen Dafu smiled innocently, "I have already reserved a kiln of green bricks and plan to build two brick houses."
"Let my mother live in a bright brick house in her lifetime."
Gu Xixi asked Aunt Zhang to wrap up all the coarse cloth and give it to Chen Dafu.
"I'm in a hurry and need to finish everything within two days. Can you find a few more people?"
Chen Dafu is worthy of being the leader of the employees and has a lot of ideas.
"That's even easier. You hired people like me. I'll ask the other brothers if their wives are willing to do it. Our own people are more trustworthy."
"For the rest, pick out the relatives we trust, and have my wife and the wives of several brothers and sisters-in-law keep an eye on them. Check the finished cloth bags first."
"Collect them all and pass them through again to make sure no one takes advantage of the situation!"
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