Chapter 71: Expected Great Harvest
Village Chief Zhao happily took credit, "As soon as the village entrance was opened, I sent someone to run over to inform Village Chief Qian."
"How was it? I haven't seen my family for eleven days. Are you happy to see them coming out to greet me?"
Gu Xixi's face darkened and she thought to herself, I'm not happy about you at all!
The ox cart continued to move forward and stopped at the boundary marker at the entrance of the village.
Aunt Zhang came over, her smile suggesting the calm before the storm.
"Do you know there is a home here?"
Mu Nanzhao silently turned his head to the other side. After all, it was Gu Xixi who caused the problem, so of course let Gu Xixi solve it herself.
The old doctor's forehead was covered with sweat. He didn't dare to speak, but just grinned.
Aunt Zhang's eyes finally fell on Gu Xixi's face, "Who said they would provide for me in my old age?"
"She wanted to die without telling me. Why? Was she afraid that I would stop you from doing good deeds?"
Gu Xixi swallowed her saliva dryly. She had never been so scared when the village was going to be burned down that day.
"Aunt," Gu Xixi bowed her head solemnly, "I was wrong. I shouldn't have left home without saying goodbye, and I was gone for so long. I made you worry."
Aunt Zhang stared at her. In those few short breaths, it seemed as if several years had passed.
Suddenly Aunt Zhang shouted, "Everyone, get down here!"
Gu Xixi was the first to jump out of the car. The old doctor moved swiftly, unlike a blind person.
Even the village chief Zhao, who was driving the car, got off the car tremblingly.
Only Mu Nanzhao remained calm and composed. After getting off the car, he stood aside with his hands in his sleeves, waiting to watch the show.
Aunt Zhang first grabbed Gu Xixi and looked her up and down carefully to make sure she was not injured or sick. She said angrily, "You know where you went wrong, but you still went to such a dangerous place!"
"Do you know that I couldn't find you for a whole day and night? I went to ask that Gu Qingye and found out that you might have gone to Stone Village! You know how I felt at that time... How I felt..."
Aunt Zhang became more and more sad as she spoke, beating her chest and crying, "I heard that someone died in Shitou Village, and I also heard that the government wanted to burn down Shitou Village. I couldn't sleep for nights, and I couldn't eat."
Gu Xixi stepped forward and held Aunt Zhang's hand, trying to comfort her.
Aunt Zhang waved her hand and pointed at Old Qian, "It's all your fault, Qian. You were the one who introduced Xixi to us! You have such a kind heart, why don't you go yourself? You are cheating other people's children."
"I'm telling you, if anything happens to Xixi this time, both our families will be dead!"
Old Qian knew he was in the wrong, so he nodded and said, "Yes, yes, yes, it's my fault for not thinking it through."
Aunt Zhang looked at the old doctor again, "You were almost kicked out of Stone Village by the people because of how they treated you in the past! And you actually took Xixi with you to die!"
The old doctor smiled and bowed, "I was wrong. I know you are concerned about us, but concern can only lead to confusion."
"But we are back safely."
Aunt Zhang wiped her tears and said, "I am old now, can't I just live a good life?"
Village chief Zhao and Gu Xixi were also mentioned and had to come out to persuade them.
Gu Xixi said, "Aunt, I insisted on going with you."
Village Chief Zhao laughed and said, "You are right. What we did in the past was not authentic."
"But please don't be angry with the old doctor and Miss Gu. Thanks to them, our village was saved. Not only our village, but I heard that the rat infestation in other places has also been gradually curbed."
We are all ordinary people, so naturally we don't want to see rat infestation rampant everywhere.
Besides, Village Chief Zhao was an outsider after all, so Aunt Zhang glanced at him and tried to control her anger.
"This must be Village Chief Zhao. Please send my family back in person."
Village Chief Zhao breathed a sigh of relief and quickly changed the subject, pointing to the cart full of things and saying, "These are small gifts from the villagers. There are also the belongings of the old doctor. I will send them home now."
After returning home and seeing off Village Chief Zhao, Aunt Zhang asked the old doctor to pack up his bedding and go to the backyard.
There used to be a small hut next to the granary in the backyard, which was always used to store miscellaneous items.
The house in front of her had been tidied up. Aunt Zhang took the old doctor and took him to explore the house and familiarize himself with the furnishings.
There was a shelf and an old wooden box against the wall, and a small bed against the other wall.
"I know you like to tinker with those bottles and cans, but this place is close to the granary, so try to avoid using open flames."
"You have to go to the front yard to light the fire and mix the medicine, do you understand?"
The old doctor was deeply moved, "I never thought that I would have my own house now."
"Come on," Aunt Zhang said with disdain, but she couldn't stop smiling, "You are Xixi's master, so just stay here with peace of mind. Don't treat yourself as a guest."
Outside the door, a golden leaf fell, and Xiaohua followed the direction of the wind to catch the leaf.
Autumn is really here.
Another month has passed. The last harvest season of the year came quickly and ended quickly.
Gu Xixi stood at the edge of the field, watching Chen Dafu and others measuring the corn.
According to the current standard of measurement, one dou of corn with a single layer of skin weighs about twelve pounds.
Chen Dafu filled bucket after bucket, and after counting the first acre of land, he couldn't stop smiling.
"Boss, it's just as you said, about 620 kilograms."
The onlookers were stunned. They only knew that Gu Xixi's family paid the eight employees directly in the afternoon, so they came to watch the fun.
Gu Xixi had paid out the 150 kilograms of wages per mu of land. Was there anything left for herself?
Someone shouted, "You are kidding me! Are you going to add the output of two acres of land together?"
Gu Xixi chuckled and shook her head without explaining.
Chen Dafu turned to face the crowd, proudly put his hands on his hips, and said, "You are ignorant."
"I'm telling you, today I'm going to let you see with your own eyes what our boss is capable of!"
As he spoke, he picked up the bucket for weighing grain and walked towards the next field.
The corn was piled up into a small mountain, bucket by bucket...
The result was a little less than the previous acre of land, just over 600 kilograms.
As the weighing continued, the voices of doubt gradually faded away.
Truckload after truckload of grain was transported back to Gu Xixi's home.
Thinking about her own granary being filled again after a long time, this was the moment when Gu Xixi felt the most secure since she transmigrated into the book.
The rest was distributed to the hired workers.
Gu Xixi counted loudly, "Chen Dafu, four acres of land, six hundred kilograms!"
"Afu, three and a half acres, five hundred and twenty-five kilograms!"
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The sun was setting, but the villagers were still reluctant to go home to cook.
Some people regretted, "It's too much. If I had known I could give so much, why would I let outsiders take advantage of it?"
Others laughed at him, "Stop dreaming. I've seen these eight people working, and they're all top-notch farmers. Only the leader, Chen Dafu, has only four acres of land. Do you have that ability?"
There are even smarter people among them, "Hey, instead of thinking about how to farm for others, why don't you think about how Gu Xixi can produce 600 kilograms per mu?"
Someone agreed, "Yes, it was Gu Xixi's idea that the Qin family planted water spinach before!"
Everyone looked at each other, feeling somewhat embarrassed as they recalled their past contempt and ridicule for Gu Xixi.
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