Chapter 222: Don’t Delay the Harvest
When the shouting subsided, Huo Jiang walked over to take a look and said, "You only crippled his two hands and gave him a quick death. I didn't expect you to be so merciful."
Mu Nanzhao threw the sword to the soldier next to him, and his slender and beautiful fingers were not stained with any blood.
"Because someone told me to only take what I need and not to bother with more than what I need."
"Whatever evil this person has done, he should pay the corresponding price."
Huo Jiang waved his hand and ordered the corpse to be untied. He said with a smile, "The person you are talking about must be Boss Gu, right? She behaves in a similar way."
"Don't worry, this man's head will be hung outside Qingtian County for public display, and the rest of his gang will be severely punished. In addition, notices will be posted in the government offices of each prefecture and county, detailing the fate of the bandits who attempted to rob Huachidu Village."
"Now, if anyone wants to take over Boss Gu's village, they will have to think twice."
Mu Nanzhao had no intention of accepting this favor, and said calmly, "We should have done this a long time ago."
"The war hasn't even started yet, but there's already chaos in my own backyard. Where's the dignity of the King of the Northwest?"
Huo Jiang gritted his teeth and said, "Mr. Huo, I helped you this time. Will you die if you say something nice?"
"Help me?" Mu Nanzhao looked at Huo Jiang, as if he had heard something very funny.
"Gu Xixi is the one you invited so eagerly to helm the granary for your Northwest Army. If anything goes wrong with her, your Northwest Army will suffer the most."
"But we have to protect ourselves today, and the thieves were captured by the whole village. I'm saving you a lot of trouble."
"As for the follow-up, it's just a matter of fixing the fold after the sheep have been lost. If I were you, I wouldn't even bother to mention it to anyone."
After saying that, he gave Huo Jiang a final mocking look and walked away.
Huo Jiang was so angry that he blew his beard and glared, but he had no idea how to refute.
He panted heavily and paced back and forth for a few steps. He could only vent his anger and yell at the sky, "Venomous tongue! Bastard! Disgusting!!"
Huachidu Village.
The villagers fought off the bandits with their own abilities and won the first battle. Everyone was in high spirits, which swept away the previous depressed and tense atmosphere in the village.
At dinner time, Gu Xixi's family received a lot of delicious food.
The steamed water chestnut and egg buns made by Aunt Rich, the fried sugar-coated pancakes made by Aunt Qin, and the freshly-picked pickles made by Aunt Zhou.
There were also red date steamed bread, cooled red bean soup, hand-rolled noodles, and pepper leaf pancakes sent by other villagers...
They all said that it was to calm Gu Xixi down, and Aunt Zhang couldn't refuse them at all.
Some individuals were a little uneasy when they entered the room because they had publicly questioned Gu Xixi and said bad things about her before. Before Aunt Zhang could even open her mouth, they put the food on the windowsill and turned around and ran away.
The kang table and square table in the main room are full.
Aunt Zhang was helpless, "How can we eat so much at once?"
An Qinghe looked at them one by one with a smile on his face, with a proud expression on his face, as if all the food was given to him.
"It's ready to eat. It's ready to eat. We have a big family."
"Xixi is such a good person, it's normal for everyone to like her."
He Jinglan burst out laughing, "Popular? Normal? You came earlier than me, so you must know what the villagers said about her in the past?"
An Qinghe seemed not to have heard anything, still smiling, "Hey, what is this? I've never eaten it. And this, this, thanks to Xixi, I can try it today!"
He Jinglan looked at Gu Xixi speechlessly, "You said his symptoms are what is called the eyes of the beholder..."
Gu Xixi decisively blocked He Jinglan's mouth with a red date steamed bun.
"You've worked hard today. Didn't you say you were hungry just now? Eat more."
It has to be said that He Jinglan also made a great contribution today.
The bandit riot was quelled in the morning. When Gu Xixi knocked on her door, she saw He Jinglan standing in the yard ready for action.
She took out all the kitchen knives, hatchets, fire tongs, axes, etc. in the house and placed them on the ground.
The reason is that if bad guys break in, it would be convenient to have more weapons.
At that time, Gu Xixi closed her eyes and sighed, "I said..."
"Aren't the people protecting you here? You just need to make sure the rest of the family doesn't run around."
He Jinglan said with reason, "How can that be possible? What if many people come and force their way in at the same time? My guards will be overwhelmed and I will have the opportunity to take action."
"Besides, I promised you that none of Madam Meng, Aunt Zhang, and Shitou Qing'er can make any mistakes."
The He family's shadow guard who was hiding outside the courtyard wall was speechless.
It was heartbreaking and frustrating that their master had openly questioned their professionalism!
Back to the dinner table.
A furry little paw stretched out from under the kang table, trying hard to hook a plate of small river shrimps on the side.
Qing'er was the first to discover it. She glanced at the adults, quietly picked up a small river shrimp, hid it in her palm, and put it under the table.
Shitou saw it all, but remained calm and continued to eat.
It was Madam Meng who noticed it. "Qing'er, you're not eating. Why are you putting your hands under the table?"
Several adults bent over to look curiously.
Just then I saw Xiaohua lying there chewing the food, half closing her eyes and enjoying it.
The small river shrimps grow in the spring water on the mountain. They are clean, sweet, but have little meat.
Just bake it slowly over low heat with clear oil until it is crispy on the outside and tender on the inside, then mix it with salt and seasoning powder when it comes out of the pan and it becomes a dish similar to a snack.
He Jinglan smiled and said, "We were so busy eating that no one cared about Xiaohua getting greedy. Qing'er should be the one to do justice for Xiaohua."
As he was speaking, Xiaohua, who had tasted the sweetness, came out from under the table. While observing the expressions of others, she tentatively extended her cat claws onto the table little by little.
Aunt Zhang was both angry and amused. She patted the cat gently and said, "Bad boy, no one is punishing you. You are getting bolder and bolder. You dare to grab food directly from the plate!"
Despite the scolding, Aunt Zhang still picked up the shrimps and shook off the seasoning before feeding them to Xiaohua.
Because Gu Xixi had said long ago that cats cannot eat too much salt, as it will make their fur ugly and is also bad for their health.
Over the next two days, every household in Huachidu Village finished harvesting the wheat.
Although Gu Xixi's family had the most fields and the largest wheat yield, she had several hired workers harvesting at the same time.
By the last day of the school's wheat harvest holiday, Chen Dafu and others had already spread out the wheat ears and dried them in the scorching sun for most of the day.
The new wheat is about to be stored in the warehouse, and Gu Xixi is tidying up the granary at home. Except for the old doctor, the whole family is working together.
It was not until the sun set and it became less hot outside that Gu Xixi prepared to go out.
There is a drying yard in the village.
The large courtyard inside the land temple is one of them. Not far from the land temple, a large flat open space was cleared in the early years.
If anyone has no space to dry their grain in the yard or in front of the door, they can bring it to these two places.
When Gu Xixi arrived, Chen Dafu and others were still holding shovels and struggling to raise the wheat ears.
Mule Lai Fu pulled the family's cart and was responsible for transporting the wheat in batches.
Many villagers gathered on the side of the field, some of whom also came to dry the wheat.
When everyone saw Gu Xixi again, their eyes had changed from disdain, disbelief and jealousy to pure envy.
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