Chapter 151 No One Has a Wealth
He Jinglan was about to accept the aunt's kindness with a smile, but Gu Xixi quietly pulled her hand.
Gu Xixi smiled at the woman and said, "We appreciate your kindness, but your family left some food for us early in the morning. If we don't eat it, it will go bad. We should go back to eat. It's not far away anyway, and we can just walk back and forth."
After saying that, Gu Xixi pulled He Jinglan away.
After walking a long way, he explained the reason, "It's a time of famine, and ordinary people can hardly afford to eat."
"Look at the dry food they brought, which was mixed with bran and sorghum flour. It's easy to see how hard it is to get food. They probably have to eat a ration every day."
"So if we eat it, others will have to eat less."
He Jinglan nodded obediently, and said with some shame, "No wonder my brother said that I have had too many good days."
"I never thought that some people in the world cannot even eat these coarse foods freely."
Gu Xixi comforted her, "This is not your problem. I was just born in a farming family, and I happen to see more of these kinds of things than you do."
He Jinglan's expression brightened up again. "My brother went south to provide disaster relief two years ago. I think he has seen a lot of things like this. That year I asked him about his birthday wish, and he said that he hoped everyone in the world could have enough to eat."
"Now, I seem to understand why he thinks that way."
Gu Xixi sighed, "I've seen in the village before, there is no arable land, only the small areas in front of and behind the houses are planted with vegetables."
"Food and other expenses were probably bought with the family's military pay."
He Jinglan nodded and said, "If the land on the northwest border could easily grow food, why would General Huo have to worry for many years and repeatedly submit petitions to the court for food and fodder?"
She patted Gu Xixi's shoulder with a smile, "But now it's all right, we have a lucky guy like you!"
"Food will grow in the Northwest Wasteland. We will grow our own food! Every time Meng Chengping said this, his expression was like that..."
Realizing that she had mentioned "that guy" again, He Jinglan changed the subject awkwardly.
"You said there was food left at home? How come I didn't know about it?"
Before, Meng Chengping had arranged two sisters-in-law to clean and cook in the courtyard, but today they also went out of the village to dig epilepsy grass.
Logically speaking, there should be no one in the courtyard at this moment.
However, when Gu Xixi said that there was food at home, she was not just lying to coax the children.
She smiled and said, "Isn't there food in the kitchen? Don't worry, you will definitely not starve, Miss He!"
He Jinglan became even more worried after hearing this, "Hey, who of us can cook?"
"No way?"
In the kitchen of the courtyard, there are rice, flour, oil, meat, eggs and vegetables. Although there are not many types, they are all available.
It was because the general had said before that for the sake of the He family, their ally, Miss He must not be wronged.
At this time, the lovers were not far from the courtyard. Gu Xixi simply didn't answer and ran away pulling He Jinglan.
As soon as I stepped over the threshold, I smelled the aroma of food.
He Jinglan was shocked, "Isn't there no one at home?"
Gu Xixi smiled mysteriously, "Maybe some kind-hearted snail boy brought food to my door?"
He Jinglan realized something, her face immediately darkened, and she turned around and walked out.
Gu Xixi quickly grabbed him and said, "You can treat that person however you want, but your stomach is your own. Weren't you hungry just now? Why do you have to make things difficult for yourself just to avoid him?"
He Jinglan took a deep breath, straightened her posture, and looked dignified and generous.
"That's right, this is our territory, why should I leave just because he comes?"
"Besides, I still have to work in the afternoon, how can I not eat enough?"
The two men walked to the center of the yard. Meng Chengping came out of the kitchen, his face covered with streaks of black soot. When he grinned, he looked extremely funny.
"Are you back? The food that the cooks sent to you was heated up by me in the kitchen. Wash your hands and eat."
He Jinglan glared at him arrogantly, "How did you know we would come back for dinner right away? Were you spying on us?"
Meng Chengping still felt ashamed to look He Jinglan in the face, "How dare I?"
"Boss Gu said that I was too conspicuous and it would be bad if someone with ulterior motives saw me and caused speculation."
"The general's mission for me is to guard the village and protect the families of the soldiers, so as to prevent flies from outside from flying in. If the rear is unstable, how can the soldiers charge into battle with peace of mind?"
He explained everything in earnest, not daring to be perfunctory or careless with a single word.
Then he mustered up the courage to look at He Jinglan, "As for the news that you are coming back, I asked the brothers who changed guards."
"Change defense?" Gu Xixi caught the key words and narrowed her eyes.
Meng Chengping smiled stiffly, "I'm not satisfied with Boss Gu. The general said that you must be well protected, so... wherever you live, there will be... secret guards around."
Gu Xixi felt the blue veins on her forehead contract a few times.
"Miss He didn't even get this treatment, why did you give it to me?"
Meng Chengping looked at her smile and felt a chill on his back. He instinctively moved closer to He Jinglan.
He Jinglan rolled her eyes and said, "Just tell me what I'm asking you. Who dares to do it but not admit it?"
Gu Xixi stared at Meng Chengping, her smile deepening. "Is it because of Mu Nanzhao?"
Meng Chengping, who had been lowering his head, suddenly jumped up in shock, "That's not what I said!"
Gu Xixi turned around expressionlessly and said, "Please convey the message to the general. I appreciate your kindness."
"However, the army is in the midst of a busy period before the war. I am worried about the time and effort of assigning so many people to me. Please take them back."
As she spoke, she lifted the curtain and walked into the kitchen. There was still a simple big pot of food, already heated.
There were a few pancakes baking by the stove.
Gu Xixi scooped up some water, asked He Jinglan to wash her hands, served the dishes and took the cakes, and each of them sat on a small stool and started eating.
Neither of them paid any attention to Meng Chengping.
Meng Chengping had a hard time expressing his suffering and felt deeply what it meant to be neither accepted by the public nor by the outside world.
"Actually..." He spoke again after careful consideration, "This matter cannot be entirely blamed on my brother Mu."
"It was the general's idea to send a secret sentry. Boss Gu has always worked for the army, but he is not a member of the army. It is neither reasonable nor moral for you to stay here and put yourself in danger."
He Jinglan agreed with this, "Xixi, they don't care whether I live or die, they just want to send me away, away from danger, and put an end to it all."
"You are different. You are useful to them now and you can't leave for now. In the future, and for a long, long time to come, they will need you. They should protect you well!"
Gu Xixi glanced sideways, "If I didn't know your temper, I would have thought you were playing tricks on me."
He Jinglan smiled and said, "I admire you."
As she spoke, she winked at Meng Chengping and asked him to continue.
Even if your marriage is over, you still have to pull the red thread between sisters and childhood friends!
Meng Chengping seemed to be receiving a military order, and his words became more and more fluent. "My brother Mu didn't want to interfere with you in anything. He just wanted to settle you down before the war."
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