Chapter 134 It’s too late to regret
Uncle Gu lowered his head and remained silent for a while.
"Wait a little longer. Wait a little longer."
He muttered to himself, not knowing whether he was talking to himself or to Master Gu.
The Pinellia fruit trees in the village were planted one after another. An Qinghe came again and personally escorted the last batch of saplings.
This time he came in a very high profile, deliberately letting many people in the village see him.
They also specifically advertised loudly in crowded places that the price of the Pinellia fruit is high, rich people love to eat it and are willing to spend money to buy it, etc.
He was not bragging when he said these things; they included the actual purchase price, selling price, and location, and one could not help but believe them.
Originally, a series of actions taken by Qin Dasao and several other families had caused some people in the village to begin to doubt themselves.
Hear An Qinghe's words again.
That night, two families sneaked to Gu Xixi's house one after another, wanting to use an acre of land to try to plant fruit trees.
However, since Gu Xixi had made her promise before, she would not be soft-hearted.
She didn't even show up herself, but just asked Aunt Zhang to reject the two companies and said she would look again next year if there was a chance.
When Mr. Gu and Mr. Gu received the news, they started to worry again.
Master Gu said, "I see that the reserved lands of those families are all planted."
"She refused to share the newly acquired saplings with others. Did she intend to keep them for firewood?"
Uncle Gu originally thought he saw through Gu Xixi, but now he is completely confused.
Does Gu Xixi really want to plant trees in the sky?
The next morning, many people saw Gu Xixi, An Qinghe and a convoy carrying saplings leaving the village.
Where are they going? No one knows.
The next day at noon, Gu Xixi and An Qinghe came back, and the saplings and the convoy were gone.
Finally, a curious person could not resist his curiosity and stopped the two horsemen and asked, "Xixi, why did you transport those extra saplings you brought to the village out again? Did you sell them for money because you couldn't use them all?"
Gu Xixi smiled and said, "Who said I can't use it all? I have planted all those trees."
It was just planted near the Northwest Military Camp.
The person asking the question widened his eyes with an expression of disbelief.
Gu Xixi didn't explain, just smiled and rode home.
When she ordered the saplings, she had thought of two options.
If the villagers are willing to plant trees, that's the best. If they don't want to, she can ask the general to borrow a piece of land.
Although the soil and water in that place are not as good as those in Huachidu Village.
It’s just a matter of spending a little more effort and delaying the growing period, and the resulting Pinellia fruit will be just as delicious.
The nursery in Yunling County has also entered a busy period, and An Qinghe will rush back after helping Gu Xixi finish this important task.
Gu Xixi, Aunt Zhang and Shitou went to the village entrance to see him off.
When An Qinghe left, he had two more bags with him. Aunt Zhang packed a lot of things in them, including several kinds of local cakes that he liked, homemade bacon, recently made steamed bread, flatbreads, and vegetable and meat buns.
The kitchen cabinets were at least half emptied.
A few Jinhua Fu tea cakes were return gifts that Gu Xixi asked him to give to several bosses of the Chamber of Commerce.
Shitou also gave a gift in return, "I also grow fruit trees at home, although the types are different from yours..."
He handed a small notebook to An Qinghe and said, "I've been missing my father and grandfather lately, so I wrote down some of the things they said to me."
"They are all related to fruit trees. It might be useful for you to read it."
An Qinghe carefully put it into his bag and said, "Thank you, little brother Shitou. I will definitely treasure it and keep it!"
Aunt Zhang was even a little reluctant to let you go. "You only stayed for one night this time and I didn't even have time to make more delicious food for you."
An Qinghe smiled and said, "You have packed so many delicious foods for me, it's more than enough!"
He said something genuinely polite, "I'm so sorry to have to eat and take at the same time."
Aunt Zhang said, "You brought gifts for everyone in our family. I asked Xixi last night, and they were all expensive. Come next time, but don't bring gifts. It's a waste of money."
If we delay any longer, we won't be able to reach Yunling County by nightfall.
An Qinghe bowed to the three people again and rode away reluctantly.
Shitou patted his schoolbag and said, "Grandma Zhang, Sister Xixi, it's getting late. I'm going to school directly and won't go home with you."
After he said that, he jumped up and was about to leave, but Gu Xixi grabbed the strap of his schoolbag.
"etc."
Shitou slowly turned back, his smile becoming more obvious, "Sister Xixi, is there anything else?"
Gu Xixi unfastened the buckle of her schoolbag, reached in, and took out a kaleidoscope.
"What's this?"
"What did you promise me last night?"
Shitou couldn't laugh anymore. He looked as listless as a little quail, and said weakly, "You can't bring a kaleidoscope to school."
Gu Xixi said, "Since you know, I'll take it home for you."
Shitou looked up at the kaleidoscope and felt reluctant to leave, so he changed his strategy and hung on Gu Xixi's arm and acted coquettishly.
"Sister Xixi, good sister, I know kaleidoscopes are very expensive. But everyone has never seen one, just like me. Kaleidoscopes are so fun. I want to invite them to take a look, just to take a look. They won't break anything!"
Although Gu Xixi smiled, she insisted on her principle, "No. This is not a question of whether it is expensive or not."
"The kaleidoscope is yours if I give it to you. You can let anyone play with it, but they have to wait until after school."
"If you bring your classmates to my house to play, or if you take the kaleidoscope out to play, and it gets broken or lost, it's your own business. I don't care."
"The only thing you can't take is into the village school."
She paused and gave her reason, "How can you guys sit there calmly when you encounter something fun?"
"If they fight over toys again, won't that cause trouble for your husband?"
Shi Tou was able to understand what was said. He nodded and stopped insisting.
"That's right, it's my fault for not thinking clearly."
Sister Xixi has told him more than once recently that Mr. Chen should be more relaxed at the village school.
For example, try to be quiet and don't lead the group to play with the puppy.
For example, if you can help, please do so and don’t let Mr. Chen get too tired.
Also, help maintain order in the school and try not to let those naughty children make Mr. Chen angry.
Shitou took two steps, then suddenly thought of something, turned back and frowned.
"Sister Xixi, is the gentleman ill?"
"I see that the doctor has been asking him to go to the backyard every day recently."
Upon hearing this, Aunt Zhang also looked at Gu Xixi.
Gu Xixi smiled calmly, "No, he's just a little weak and needs some treatment."
Stone sighed like an adult, "So that's how it is."
"It seems that I didn't care about you enough before."
He said solemnly, "Don't worry, Sister Xixi, I will treat him better in the future."
"It's good that you think so, but..." Gu Xixi bent down and leaned close to Shi Tou's ear.
"Your husband is very proud. You just need to know that he is weak. Don't tell Gou Wa and the others."
Shitou winked and said, "I understand! I won't let anyone know that I know, including Mr. Chen."
Gu Xixi smiled and touched the top of his head, "You are a teachable boy."
She still had An Qinghe's proposal in her hand, so she went back to take a closer look.
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