Chapter 141 I'm Afraid of Thieves
Aunt Qian and Aunt Qin exchanged glances and were skeptical about the old bachelor's statement.
Aunt Qian looked across the crowd and saw Gu Xixi coming over here. She quickly waved, "Niece, over here!"
"Come and help the Qin family. Are the fruit trees and medicinal seedlings okay?"
Mrs. Qin quickly pointed out the location that was destroyed by the old bachelor.
Gu Xixi walked into the orchard and looked carefully at the ground and the trees. "It's okay, nothing serious."
Mrs. Qin heaved a sigh of relief, turned around and pointed at the old bachelor and cursed, "If you do this again, I will pull up all the wheat seedlings in your house and throw them all to feed the sheep and pigs!"
The old bachelor took a deep breath and muttered, "How cruel! Women are the most vicious!"
Mrs. Qin glared at him, "Who are you calling vicious? If you weren't a slut, I wouldn't bother with you!"
The old bachelor is unable to work (actually he is just lazy and likes to eat), and last year he dragged on for several days before he was able to plant the winter wheat.
We depend entirely on these for this year’s food rations!
So he didn't dare to mess with Mrs. Qin anymore, and said, "Okay, I won't argue with you, a woman. I can't afford to offend you, but I can avoid you. I'll go around your orchard next time, okay?"
Mrs. Qin then turned cold and said nothing more.
Seeing that the problem was solved, Aunt Qian stepped out to smooth things over, "It's okay, it's okay. Everyone is busy recently. Let's go."
After all the onlookers had dispersed, Aunt Qian waved to Gu Xixi and Aunt Qin to come closer and talk.
"Although our fruit trees are truly alive."
"But from what I know, those who are up to no good have not stopped yet."
Mrs. Qin asked hurriedly, "What's going on? Did you hear any rumors?"
Aunt Qian then told the story in detail.
Lao Qian has gained some popularity in the village over the years as the village chief.
So someone leaked the news to him.
Ever since the Pinellia trees were planted in Huachidu Village, the people who had been waiting to watch the fun have been divided into three types.
The first type is to regret to the death that you didn’t set aside one or two acres of land to try it out, since the saplings are free anyway.
After being rejected by Gu Xixi, these regretful people were divided into two groups.
Some people just gave up and thought to wait and see for a year, and it would be fine to participate again next year. They felt more at ease.
Another part of them feel jealous and hope that the fruit tree planting will fail, or even better, something drastic will happen and there will be no recovery.
The third type of people are still waiting for Gu Xixi to make a mistake, and their goal is still to get the secret recipe for growing crops.
Among them, the two old men from the Gu family are the leaders.
Aunt Qian looked serious. "So, there's no guarantee that these people will do something, just like what the old bachelor did just now. Who knows if he really did it unintentionally, or was instigated by someone to do something bad on purpose?"
Mrs. Qin agreed with this. "An idle man like the old bachelor has nothing to do all day. If anyone gives him some benefits, they will order him around like a dog!"
Aunt Qian looked at Gu Xixi and said, "Niece, your uncle Qian asked me to tell you these. I will tell you about the other families later."
"We have to be careful. As the saying goes, we should always be on guard against others."
Gu Xixi nodded and said, "Uncle Qian and Aunt Qian are right to worry. It was my fault this time."
"It's fine for now, we are all from the same village, but after what happened today, those who want to do bad things may have to think twice."
"But if the fruit trees grow and the intercropping in the forest yields some harvest, it will surely attract more attention. We must prepare early."
She lowered her head and thought for a moment, then smiled slyly, "I'm not afraid of thieves stealing, I'm afraid of thieves thinking about it. I have a solution."
Gu Xixi whispered a few words like this.
The two women's eyes lit up.
Mrs. Qin covered her mouth and couldn't help laughing, "This is a good idea, let's do it!"
Before the three of them parted, Gu Xixi said, "We have passed the first hurdle in the orchard. There won't be any problems recently. I am going out for a while and will be back in three to five days at most."
Aunt Qian and Aunt Qin both said, "Go ahead, we'll even help keep an eye on your area." and so on.
After thanking them, Gu Xixi said goodbye to the two and went home alone.
When Aunt Zhang heard that Gu Xixi was going to be away for three to five days, she stood up anxiously and said, "Didn't you say that you wouldn't go to Yunling for the time being after you got the saplings? Did something happen?"
Gu Xixi smiled and said, "If nothing happened, I wouldn't go to Yunling County."
"I want to go to the inner part of the pass. You forgot that my Pinellia trees are still planted there."
"No matter what, we have to go and see it in person when spring comes."
Aunt Zhang said distressedly, "You just worry too much."
"You said someone over there lent you the land and helped you plant trees, why don't you just leave it to them?"
Gu Xixi smiled, "That won't work."
"You have to keep your own things in your hands at all times, so you can feel at ease."
Aunt Zhang stopped trying to dissuade her and started packing Gu Xixi's things for going out.
As she packed her things, she looked out the window and said, "It's getting dark. Is Xiao Chen not coming back?"
"I haven't seen you for two days in a row. It's already the third day. Xixi, I think you should take proper care of it."
The village school was closed yesterday and Mu Nanzhao did not go today.
This has never happened before.
However, he had anticipated that the trip would delay his return, so before taking a break, he gave the children homework, saying that he had to travel far away for some business and would not be able to return to start classes until five days at the shortest and seven or eight days at the longest.
Therefore, Gu Xixi comforted Aunt Zhang with this, "No matter how busy he was before, he insisted on teaching every day. Now he doesn't even go to the village school, which means he really has something to do."
"Let's not interfere."
Aunt Zhang thought about it and nodded, "Xiao Chen doesn't seem like a child who doesn't know what to do."
The next morning, when Gu Xixi drove away from home in a mule cart, she still didn't see Mu Nanzhao.
Inside the northwest pass, Meng Chengping was still waiting to meet Gu Xixi near the village.
But this time he did not enter the village first, but took a detour to the Northwest Army camp.
Gu Xixi asked, "Didn't they say that women are not allowed to enter the military camp?"
Meng Chengping smiled and said, "You are not an ordinary woman. You are now Boss Gu who is working with the general."
Gu Xixi smiled and asked, "Are there any taboos or things that need to be paid attention to?"
Meng Chengping cupped his hands and said, "The general has issued an order to the entire army. Boss Gu can enter without any hindrance and without any taboos."
Gu Xixi said, "Then you really trust me."
Meng Chengping looked ahead, shaking his head with the pace of the horse, "We are all tied to the same rope, so don't be so formal."
Gu Xixi laughed helplessly and shook her head.
On the way, Meng Chengping mentioned He Jinglan, "We are in a hurry this time, I didn't tell her you were coming, so that she wouldn't have to follow."
"After you meet the general, I will have to send you back overnight."
Gu Xixi was startled, "Why is it so urgent? What happened?"
Meng Chengping hesitated for a moment, then said, "Maybe the war is about to start. That's all you need to know."
Gu Xixi lowered her head and remained silent.
After a while, he asked, "Do you know why the general wants to see me at this time?"
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