While we were chatting, the clay pot rice was ready. Tofu was added to the fish head soup, which was milky white and delicious.
Gu Xi told them not to cook the middle part of the fish and eat it tomorrow, so she just made a cold cucumber dish.
Gu Xi ate clay pot rice and drank delicious fish soup and sighed, "Ah, the days passed so quickly. I have been in the village for almost half a month in the blink of an eye. Tomorrow I will go to the fields. When I think about it, I am not in a good mood at all."
Wang Xu especially likes clay pot rice: "I won't be in the village tomorrow. I have something to do in town. You can fend for yourself in the fields."
After listening to this, Gu Xi sighed, "Oh, what a sin... How can you be even lazier than me? I haven't seen you work a single day since I came here."
Wang Xu said calmly, "I was beaten as soon as you came. You also compensated me with 800 yuan. 800 yuan is a huge sum of money. I can stop working for a few years. In the countryside, 20 yuan can be enough for a family to celebrate the New Year, and 100 yuan can build a house. With 800 yuan, I can marry a wife in town. After buying three rounds and one ring, I can be rich."
Gu Xi. . . .
Gu Xi had no idea how much money each household had at that time. When she went to the countryside, her parents gave her one thousand and her brother gave her three hundred. She thought every household could get two hundred. Now she feels a little guilty and starts to reflect on whether she was too harsh.
Gu Xi observed Wang Xu quietly and thought that he didn't doubt her.
In fact, I am quite curious about Wang Xu, but since he doesn't say anything, I can't ask more. It hasn't come to this yet.
It’s not that Wang Xu doesn’t want to say it, but since it concerns other people, it’s not convenient to say more.
The more Gu Xi thought about it, the more worried she became about her parents and Gu Chao. They gave her so much money and tickets, so how would they live? She had just opened two packages and found that her parents had bought her a lot of things and exchanged a lot of tickets to send to her. She was worried, so she went to her room and wrote a new letter.
The letter told his parents: Every household here can grow their own vegetables, you can catch chickens and rabbits in the mountains, and occasionally hunt wild boars. I have a lot of notes on me, which I can never use up, and I have money that I can never spend all. Prices here are low, and one hundred yuan can build a house. The huge amount of money I brought with me when I came to the countryside is enough to keep me from worrying about food and clothing for ten years. I don't have to send myself money and tickets anymore. Life in the city requires money and tickets more than I do. I live very well here. The villagers are very friendly, and my family in Shanghai take good care of me. This is the greatest comfort to me.
Gu Xi wrote a lot of content and handed it to Wang Xu: "Please go to town tomorrow to help me mail it."
Wang Xu saw her beautiful handwriting and asked, "Is this for your family? Your parents and brother are so kind to you. Do you want to send some local specialties like dried vegetables or meat back home?"
Gu Xi didn't expect Wang Xu to be able to get these: "I want to send it, but where can I find dried vegetables or meat? Can you get them?"
Wang Xu: "Grandma Yin and Wan Xi can both make these. There are two aunts' daughters in the village who can also make them. I'll take you to see them later. If you like them, I'll help you mail them tomorrow."
Gu Xi was very excited: "Boss Xu, you are so kind. I have no way to repay you, so I can only help you cook a few more meals."
Wang Xu listened to the little girl's soft and coquettish voice, and suddenly he could understand why heroes have always been unable to resist beautiful women. Who could resist this?
After packing up, the two went to find Wan Xi first. Wan Xi was very happy to see them: "Gu Xi, Brother Xu, why are you here?"
Gu Xi glanced at Wang Xu and didn't say anything, so she said, "I just wanted to ask you if you have any dried meat or vegetables here. I want to send some home tomorrow, and I'll pay for it for you."
Wan Xi did not answer, but looked at Wang Xu in surprise: "Brother Xu?"
Wang Xu saw Wan Xi's surprised expression and explained, "I shared the wild boar I hunted with you guys before. If you can't finish it, shouldn't I make it into jerky?"
Wan Xi understood, but Wang Xu didn't tell Gu Xi everything: "I still have two pounds of dried meat, and I haven't started making dried vegetables yet. I want to wait until the weather gets cooler before making them so that we can eat them during the winter."
Gu Xi pretended not to notice the eye contact between the two: "Sell it to me, I want it all, okay?"
Wan Xi glanced at Wang Xu again. Wang Xu looked like he was letting her make the decision. He said with social phobia, "That one is 1.5 yuan per catty. Here, two catties cost three yuan in total."
Gu Xi didn't say much and gave Wan Xi three dollars. Wan Xi carefully wrapped it up for her with kraft paper. After taking the butcher's shop, Gu Xi smiled and thanked her: "Thank you. If you have more next time, you can sell it to me directly and I will send it to my family by express delivery."
Wan Xi nodded, then called Wang Xu softly and asked him to go aside. Seeing this, Gu Xi went straight to the door and waited.
"Brother Xu, you didn't tell Gu Zhiqing about our speculation, right? Also, is it appropriate for me to sell it to her for 1.5 yuan?"
Wang Xu saw Wan Xi's nervous and embarrassed face and said, "There are several people involved. I didn't say much. It's normal for someone to make meat jerky. The price is not expensive. If you sell raw pork on the black market, it costs two yuan per pound without a ticket."
Wan Xi secretly breathed a sigh of relief: "Then I feel relieved. I was afraid that if Gu Zhiqing knew about it, he would look down on us and I was afraid that we would be reported."
Wang Xu couldn't help but frowned. He didn't like others speculating about Gu Xi: "She wouldn't do that. She's not that kind of person."
Wang Xu didn't know why he had an inexplicable sense of trust in Gu Xi. But out of a sense of responsibility towards others, I choose not to say anything for now.
Wan Xi looked at Wang Xu with a frown, not daring to say anything more, and nodded silently.
Wang Xu glanced at the door and said, "I'll leave first and take her to other houses."
Wang Xu saw Gu Xi squatting at the gate of the yard, looking at ants: "What's so good about ants? Come on, I'll take you to another house."
Gu Xi stood up and called Wang Xu: "Help me collect it, I won't follow you."
Wang Xu looked at Gu Xi and sensed her sensitivity: "What's wrong? Are you lazy even if you collect some meat?"
Gu Xi looked at Wang Xu: "I think it may not be convenient. They are more familiar with you. Please help me collect them."
Wang Xu understood Gu Xi's awkwardness, and she probably guessed something: "It's not inconvenient, Wan Xi is just a little nervous and not familiar enough."
Gu Xi lowered her head and rolled the small stone with her feet: "Yeah. I've only been here for half a month, so I'm not very familiar with the place. Don't tell me so much. I don't want to know what I shouldn't know. I'll go back first."
After Gu Xi finished speaking, she turned around and walked back. Wang Xu watched Gu Xi's awkward back as she left until she disappeared from his sight. He felt an inexplicable irritation in his heart. Why did he change the jerky? It felt like there was an extra barrier between them.
Gu Xi knows her own character. The more you care about something or someone, the more you will pretend to be magnanimous. After returning home and washing up alone, she roughly guessed that life in the countryside might be difficult and everyone would try to create some other income, but they just couldn't let outsiders know.
I didn't really want to know, but seeing Wang Xu discussing intimately with others, with their eyes conveying information and excluding myself, I felt a little depressed. She convinced herself that they had only known each other for less than half a month, and they were childhood sweethearts. She was definitely not as good as him, and besides, she and Wang Xu were just staying together as guests. Once the educated youth site is built, we will move away and there will be little chance for us to come into contact with each other in the future.
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