Chapter 140 Living together, not seeing each other
It was a great joy that Mu Nanzhao had managed to survive and turn danger into safety.
But there was not much of a celebratory atmosphere in Gu Xixi's home.
Because from that day on, Gu Xixi started to be busy.
While taking care of the fruit trees, spring sowing is also done.
Eight employees led by Chen Dafu continued to work for Gu Xixi this year, including taking care of winter wheat, spring sowing of soybeans and sorghum, and tending to fruit trees, covering from early spring to late autumn, so the two parties drafted a new contract.
In addition to managing her own fields and tea experimental fields, Gu Xixi is also responsible for every Pinellia orchard in the village.
After all, no one had much experience in the first year, and they used the novel method of intercropping. At the beginning, problems of all sizes arose one after another for each family.
One moment one person asks Gu Xixi to go to the orchard to check, and the next moment another person causes other problems.
Gu Xixi turned into a brick and was moved wherever he was needed.
Fortunately, several families are very united. When they find problems, they will immediately ask for advice humbly and strictly implement the practices instructed by Gu Xixi. The overall situation is always moving forward as scheduled.
Mu Nanzhao's health also improved rapidly.
He had always had a good health, and in the past six months he had taken countless good medicinal herbs prescribed by the old doctor.
Once the poison is detoxified, it is like a phoenix reborn from the ashes, and the recovery speed is simply astonishing.
Only five days had passed and Mu Nanzhao was already leaving the house.
During this period of illness, there were many things and many people waiting for him.
Then Mu Nanzhao and Gu Xixi started to busy themselves with their own things.
They go out at dawn every day and return home one after another after dark.
After eating the food Aunt Zhang left for them, they went back to their rooms and fell asleep.
For several days, Gu Xixi and Mu Nanzhao lived under the same roof but never met each other.
The weather has been warming up too quickly recently, and the isatis root in Qin Dasao's garden has sprouted prematurely. Gu Xixi went to her orchard in the evening to instruct her on how to deal with it, and was busy until the moon rose before going home.
There were two winnowing baskets in the kitchen, containing two identical portions of food.
Two sesame salt soft noodles and a bowl of vegetables.
Gu Xixi looked and knew that Mu Nanzhao had not returned tonight.
She took out a meal and started eating without even bothering to heat it up.
Aunt Zhang heard the noise in the house and went to the kitchen. Seeing Gu Xixi wolfing down the food with hunger, she couldn't help but feel distressed.
"Why are you coming back later and later?"
"Can your body bear this every day?"
Gu Xixi smiled and said, "I'm still young. I'll recover after eating and sleeping."
Aunt Zhang looked at him and said, "You are still a little thin. Tomorrow I will weigh a few pounds of big bones and stew them for you."
She saw the other winnowing basket still buckled and sighed, "No one or two of them are home. Our house is like an inn now. Everyone in the family only comes back to sleep."
Now that there is a hired worker at home, Gu Xixi is worried about Aunt Zhang's hard work in cooking every day, so she doesn't let her go to the fields.
Since the old doctor came to Huachidu Village, he has gradually become famous and is often invited to see patients.
Therefore, Aunt Zhang was the one who stayed at home the longest, and inevitably felt lonely.
Gu Xixi chuckled, "After this period of time, I'll have some free time."
She asked again, "Where's Shitou? He's always there to talk to you at home."
Aunt Zhang said, "Shitou is still writing now. He said the teacher will test him tomorrow morning."
Gu Xixi was stunned. She had been too busy recently to care about other things. She knew that Mu Nanzhao was also very busy and often not at home, so she thought that the village school had been suspended recently.
Gu Xixi asked, "Chen Fang... hasn't he been out a lot recently? Does he also go to the village school?"
"Yes," Aunt Zhang nodded, "Except for holidays, I go every day."
"He left after teaching the kids and didn't even go home."
Aunt Zhang paused and looked at Gu Xixi in confusion, "Why, you don't know?"
Gu Xixi tried to cover up her eating and said vaguely, "Oh, I've been busy lately and haven't met him."
Aunt Zhang was worried. They hadn't even gotten married yet, and the couple didn't see each other or miss each other. How could this be possible?
She wanted to bring up the old topic again and ask Gu Xixi to consider marriage as soon as possible.
But when she saw the fatigue on Gu Xixi's face, Aunt Zhang swallowed the words back.
Forget it, there are too many things that make Xixi upset right now, so let’s put it aside for now.
Ten days later, the Pinellia tree sprouted its first buds.
Other crops planted in the orchard are growing well, and the chicks and ducklings are also growing hard hair.
Several families showed hopeful smiles on their faces and worked more enthusiastically.
Gu Xixi received a letter.
When I saw that the specific address on the envelope was unknown, I knew that the letter was sent from the Northwest Military Camp.
Gu Xixi handed the hoe to someone else and went to a deserted place to open the letter.
She couldn't help but smile as she saw the scribbled handwriting flying around.
No matter how many times I have read General Meng's handwriting, I can't help but sigh that one can tell a lot about the person by his handwriting.
The content of the letter actually serves as a receipt.
Specifically, it said that the Northwest Army's spring land reclamation and planting had been completed.
For the three crops of oats, alfalfa and corn, everything from planting areas, sowing methods, to the use of water and fertilizer were all carried out strictly in accordance with Gu Xixi's instructions.
Meng Chengping also wrote two long paragraphs at the end, describing how he had turned the tide several times during his farming career.
He also assured Gu Xixi that no matter whether it was the fields of the Northwest Army or Gu Xixi's fruit trees, nothing would go wrong with him watching over them.
Gu Xixi finished reading the letter and pondered for a moment.
It's over. Seeing Meng Chengping say this makes me even more worried!
At this time, a loud noise came from Mrs. Qin's orchard.
Gu Xixi put away the letter and rushed over, and saw Mrs. Qin grabbing the old bachelor's clothes and cursing:
"You black-hearted monkey, you stepped on my Bupleurum seedlings and even stretched out your hands to break off the buds of my fruit trees. I caught you in the act, and you shamelessly said you didn't see anything, as if others were as blind and rotten as you!"
The old bachelor struggled like a twisted candy, "Who knows what you planted on the ground? I thought it was grass growing in the forest! It's not intentional!"
Mrs. Qin raised her eyebrows, "Not on purpose? Then why have you been sneaking around my orchard lately? And you still say you're not planning on doing anything bad?!"
"I think you just can't stand seeing others doing well, so you deliberately sabotage them!"
As they got older, more and more people came to watch the fun.
The old bachelor glanced at the onlookers and straightened his back, "Whoever sabotaged it, don't slander me if you don't have any evidence!"
"Let go, this is the only nice dress I have left. If you tear it, you have to pay for it!"
Mrs. Qin hit the old bachelor's feet with a stick, saying, "Isn't this evidence? The evidence is right under your feet. Get out of the way! Get out of the way!"
The old bachelor was beaten so hard that he raised his feet and jumped to the empty ridge next to him.
"This is okay now, it's just a step, it won't kill you!"
Others were fine, just watching the fun, but Aunt Qian was also here at the moment. As a fellow fruit tree grower, she also became a little wary.
"Then how do you explain your constant peeking around lately?"
Aunt Qian was the wife of the village chief, and the old bachelor didn't dare to confront her openly, so he could only explain:
"I'm just curious."
"Everyone says this fruit tree can't be planted, and it won't bear fruit even if you plant it, so I just want to take a look."
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