Chapter 128 Who Dares to Bully Sister Xixi
At night, the deadline set by Gu Xixi arrived.
Including Lao Qian and Qin Dasao, there are only six families in total.
But there was no trace of gloom in Gu Xixi's family.
"Make way, make way!" Aunt Zhang put a big pot of stew on the kang table.
The stew was steaming hot right out of the pot, with cabbage, red and white radishes, dried beans, dried wild mushrooms, braised pork slices, and fried meatballs, all stewed together.
Although such a big pot dish lacks refinement, it is still delicious.
It is especially good to eat it when the weather is cold. There is soup, vegetables and meat in a big bowl and it is not easy to get cold.
Aunt Zhang rubbed her hands and smiled, "Xixi said that the big pot dishes we eat in the military camp are especially delicious. This is my first time trying to make them. How do you guys taste them?"
Ever since Aunt Zhang heard Gu Xixi speak so confidently, she completely let go of her nervousness.
No matter what the people in the village do, she just helps Xixi take care of the logistics.
The staple food is corn rice, which is delicious when eaten as a side dish or with soup.
Gu Xixi praised, "Aunt's cooking skills are much better than those of the army camp cook."
She looked at Mu Nanzhao, "Don't you think so?"
Mu Nanzhao nodded, "It's delicious, it doesn't seem like the first time I made it."
Shitou was slurping the hot meatballs. "Mmm, good! Especially delicious!"
Aunt Zhang was so flattered that she smiled widely and asked the old doctor, "Would you like some liquor, Old Jiang?"
The old doctor put down his chopsticks and struggled for a moment.
"…I still don't want to drink it."
"I'll eat more food and still live up to your cooking skills."
There were delicious dishes and meat on the table, and according to the old doctor's usual preference, he would definitely have a couple of drinks.
But the progress in preparing the antidote has not been smooth recently, and he doesn't want to let himself slack off because of drinking.
Those who were waiting to see the joke probably never imagined that this family would still be in the mood to enjoy a feast and chat and laugh tonight.
For the next three days, Gu Xixi stayed indoors.
However, all kinds of information from the village continued to reach her ears.
Shitou sat cross-legged on the kang and cleared his throat seriously, "That's what they all said."
"Gu Xixi ordered a lot of Pinellia saplings. If no one listens to her and plants the trees, what will she do?"
"Well, when the time comes, Gu Xixi will be at a loss and will have to beg us for help, right?"
"Ask her to hand over the secret recipe for growing corn!"
When Shitou said these words, his expression and tone changed at any time, making the scene very lifelike.
After he finished retelling, he spread his hands and said, "There are some ugly and useless words, I won't say them, so as not to dirty Sister Xixi's ears."
"Well," Gu Xixi smiled, "They want to punish me, but they can only wait for me to get into trouble."
She sighed, "I really like the way they dislike me but can't do anything about me."
Mu Nanzhao was preparing lessons nearby. Hearing this, he coughed lightly and looked up at Gu Xixi.
Gu Xixi gave him a matter-of-fact look in return, "What's wrong? I'm telling the truth."
Mu Nanzhao continued to look down and flip through the book, "Nothing."
"I just regret not hearing this a few years earlier."
Gu Xixi was curious, "Why?"
Mu Nanzhao said calmly, "It can make a few more stubborn people faint."
Gu Xixi burst out laughing.
She knew that Mu Nanzhao was once a notorious troublemaker in the court. He would engage in verbal disputes calmly and calmly, but would often make others very angry.
The highest record was during an early morning court session, when three adults were carried out by medical officers.
Shitou didn't know this, he just listened with confusion, "Teacher taught us to respect the elderly and honor the wise."
"Isn't it bad for you to do this?"
Mu Nanzhao raised his eyes, "Then let me teach you one more thing today. Respect the elderly, and the elderly must be worthy of respect."
Stone asked, "What if it's not respectable?"
Mu Nanzhao turned another page of the book, "Then don't spoil it."
Shi Tou thought of something and laughed excitedly.
"Sister Xixi, I also found out that it was Master Gu and Master Gu who took the lead in opposing us this time!"
Gu Xixi was not surprised. "Okay, I see."
Shitou had already slipped off the kang, said "Let's go out and play", and ran away.
Gu Xixi looked at the door and shook her head in amusement, "Whatever you think is what you want to do."
She took out the account book and started to count the money, not noticing Mu Nanzhao's meaningful look.
In the following days, Uncle Gu and Uncle Gu II encountered strange things again and again.
When Mr. Gu was drinking tea, he tasted the earthworms soaked in the cup.
Uncle Gu was taking a shit in his own vegetable garden when a stone was thrown at him from somewhere and splashed all over him with shit.
A male goat that was raised freely in the village suddenly got angry and chased Master Gu for two miles.
Uncle Gu was chasing crickets with someone at the entrance of the village. He touched something and when he got home, his hand felt like it had been stung by a bee. It was red, swollen, itchy, and painful.
Aunt Zhang said this as a joke, and Gu Xixi immediately looked at Shi Tou.
Shitou's eyes were wandering, he looked up and down, but he didn't dare to look Gu Xixi in the eye.
He knew in his heart that Sister Xixi didn't want him to do this.
But he also wanted to vent his anger on behalf of Sister Xixi!
Cause some trouble for those two old guys so that they won’t be idle and will instigate the villagers to isolate Sister Xixi.
Gu Xixi looked at the stone and hadn't said anything yet when she heard the neighing of a horse outside the door.
Mu Nanzhao took the opportunity to help Shitou, "He came here on horseback. Is he a guest of the host?"
Gu Xixi had no choice but to open the door and go see.
Outside the door, a tall and strong chestnut horse looked majestic.
A young man was sitting on the horse.
He has a high nose, deep eyes, sharp eyebrows, and angular cheeks, and is as beautiful as a sculpture.
Gu Xixi looked at his appearance and the Western-style clothes he was wearing, and asked hesitantly, "Are you from... Yunling Seedling Company?"
"But today is not yet the date we agreed on for delivery."
Aunt Zhang and Shitou also came out to watch the fun.
It was the first time they had seen someone with such a look, and they couldn’t stop looking at him out of curiosity.
The man dismounted from his horse, every move so graceful.
He walked up to Gu Xixi and suddenly smiled widely, "Beautiful rose, we finally meet again!"
Gu Xixi frowned. Wait, this voice, this tone.
She looked at him carefully, and finally felt a sense of familiarity in the man's special blue eyes.
"An Qinghe?!!!"
An Qinghe grinned and nodded vigorously, "It's me, it's me!"
"It's been so long since we last met, I thought you had forgotten me."
He put one hand over his heart and exaggeratedly expressed his heartache.
Gu Xixi smiled and said, "I'm sorry, you shaved off all your beard, so I didn't recognize you at first."
"There's a place to tie the horses in the yard. Please come in."
An Qinghe led the horse into the yard and said, "When I first joined the Chamber of Commerce, I was afraid that I would look too young without a beard and people would look down on me."
"You made me realize that ambition is not limited by age!"
Gu Xixi laughed. This person was misusing idioms again. "Indeed, those who can accomplish things are not limited by age or gender."
An Qinghe nodded and said, "Not only that, I also heard that the aesthetic taste of you Daye people is that young men don't have long beards. They are handsome, and girls like them more."
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