Chapter 14: Mom is not at home

Chapter 14: Mom is not at home

As the sky darkened, Gu Ping'an, who had been strolling around the village, came back triumphantly, followed by Gu Mei and Gu Laian, a brother and sister.

Gu Ping'an originally went to the riverside in the village to "spread" the message as his second sister said, but he didn't expect that someone actually knew where Gu Mei and her brother were.

After delivering the message, Gu Ping'an continued to stroll around the village, talking to anyone he saw, and waited until dark before going to look for Gu Mei and her brother.

When I got home, I saw that the east wing of the main hall was all lit up with dim lights.

In the west wing, only the kitchen had lights on, and the other rooms were all dark.

Gu Ping'an's heart skipped a beat. What happened to her second sister today? She was the first one to turn on the lights in the house.

The lights in other rooms are on today, why is my second sister’s room still dark?

Gu Pingan went over to knock on the door and called out, "Second sister?"

Gu Tang was still sleeping. When she heard someone calling her, she thought it was a bit noisy, so she turned over and continued to sleep.

Gu Lianshan, who was in the kitchen, heard the noise and came out to take a look. Seeing that it was his daughter and son, he waved at them, "Don't disturb your second sister. She is sleepy and sleeping soundly. Come over to the kitchen."

Gu Ping'an walked over obediently.

Gu Mei raised her foot and took a step forward, but Gu Laian behind her grabbed the corner of her clothes and trembled: "Sister..."

"Don't be afraid." Gu Mei knew what he was afraid of and comforted him in a low voice: "From the tone of Dad's words, I know that Gu Tang, that damn girl, definitely didn't complain!"

That damn girl is so cunning! I finally caught them with something, there's no way she would tell Dad like that.

If it were her, she would definitely make a lot of money first!

Gu Laian swallowed his saliva and was taken into the kitchen by Gu Mei reluctantly.

The kitchen was filled with smoke as Gu Lianshan was busy cooking.

After what happened today, Feng directly built a clay stove and started a fire in the main room.

Although the door was closed, the fragrance still wafted out.

The same goes for the main room, which also has a clay stove inside. The family closes the door and cooks directly in the house.

Everyone hid food and cooked for themselves openly, except for the second family, who were deliberately left out.

Seeing that it was getting dark and the stove in the kitchen was still empty, Gu Lianshan knocked on the door of the main room and asked Feng for food!

The Gu family's food was all locked in the main room, with Feng holding the key. There was nothing in the kitchen except half a tank of well water.

Gu Lianshan was not spoiled either. When he was hungry, he would ask for food, and would make a fuss if he was not given food.

Feng was extremely angry, but she didn't dare to curse, for she was afraid of waking up Gu Tang and causing trouble again.

In the end, I could only hold back my anger and get him food.

Because the Gu family had two scholars, the whole family had to eat millet porridge all year round.

Mrs. Feng was angry today and only gave two handfuls of millet flour.

Millet flour is made into a sticky paste, so you can add more water. Two handfuls of millet flour are barely enough to mix the water for two rooms.

Gu Lianshan was not picky and would eat whatever was given to him. After all, the food at home was like that and he couldn't choose even if he wanted to!

Taking out five bowls, Gu Lianshan prepared to start distributing the porridge.

Gu Pingan called him, "Dad, didn't you say that my second sister was sleeping? If you serve five bowls now, they will get cold."

"Dad knows, this is not for your second sister, this is for your mother."

Gu Ping'an froze. Oops, I forgot to tell my father that my mother was not around...

Gu Mei glanced at him and started talking about Zhang before he did: "Mother is not here today. She said that the old woman from the Lin family is not doing well again and wants mother to go back and take a look."

This sounds correct, but the tone is weird.

Gu Ping'an turned around to look at her, only to see Gu Mei curling her lips in front of him with a look of contempt, obviously looking down on Zhang, her stepmother.

Gu Ping'an clenched his fists and stopped looking at Gu Mei, his face tense and cold.

Gu Lianshan was not blind and could see clearly the flirting and arguments between his children.

They are not born of the same mother, so it’s good enough that they don’t fight every day. How can you expect them to be affectionate to each other?

"It's time to take a look." Gu Lianshan's expression remained unchanged.

After saying this, he glanced at Gu Mei and scolded her: "You are already a grown-up girl, so be careful with your tone of voice in the future. Look at you, you obviously have no bad intentions, but your mouth can't speak! Anyone who hears this will want to stay away from you!"

Gu Mei's eyes instantly turned red and she looked like she was about to cry.

Gu Lianshan ignored her and put away one of the bowls that had been placed there and put it back in its place.

Two handfuls of millet flour were really not much. Gu Lianshan did not dare to add too much water for fear that it would not be enough to satisfy his hunger.

When half of the food was filled, there was still one and a half bowls left in the pot.

After all the food was served, there were four bowls, only two of which were a little more full, and the other two were both half a bowl.

Before Gu Lianshan could share some of the extra two bowls, Gu Mei secretly reached out and pinched Gu Laian. The brother and sister both went forward to take away the two extra bowls, leaving two with only half a bowl of porridge.

Gu Lianshan's face immediately turned black, and he almost couldn't help but hit it with the wooden spoon in his hand!

They are all of his race, and he educates them equally, so why is there such a big difference?

After receiving the porridge, the brother and sister went straight out of the kitchen and planned to go back to the house to eat.

"Dad, I can't eat so much. I'll give you half." Seeing that his father looked unhappy, Gu Ping'an wanted to share some of the porridge with him.

"No need! Dad had a good meal in Bei'an City today. I'm not that hungry. You can eat by yourself."

Gu Lianshan stopped his son's action, picked up his own bowl and started drinking.

Gu Ping'an also imitated his father and didn't even use chopsticks. He just held the bowl and drank.

Gu Lianshan ate quickly and soon finished everything. He touched his stomach and felt that he was not even three-quarters full.

She turned her head to look at her son, and when he finished eating, she whispered to him, "Your second sister bought a lot of food today. If you can't stand the hunger in the middle of the night, go ask your second sister for more."

Gu Pingan nodded repeatedly.

After the meal, the father and son did not wash the pots and bowls, but put them directly on the stove, closed the door of the kitchen, and went back to the room to sleep.

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Gu Tang slept so soundly that his bones felt soft!

She didn't wake up naturally until the rooster crowed.

Nowadays, the nights are long and the days are short. Although the roosters have been crowing for a long time, it is still pitch dark outside.

I glanced at the time on the system panel. It was five o'clock in the morning and the highest temperature was only five degrees.

Gu Tang smacked his lips. Is the temperature dropping? It was still 7 or 8 degrees yesterday, but it's only 5 degrees today.

She was a little worried. The first winter in ancient times was approaching. How should she survive?

There was no cotton in this dynasty, so there were no quilts to cover ourselves with in winter or cotton clothes to wear.

Rich families can use various animal furs, silk and other materials to make quilts and fur coats.

Ordinary people used collected reed catkins, willow catkins, as well as some needles, thread, hemp ropes, and cloth pieces that they had saved to keep warm.

Sew a cover similar to a quilt, mash and soften things like reed fluff, stuff them in one by one and flatten them, and finally sew the edge of the cover. It can barely be used as a quilt.

If it's still cold, put another layer of straw on top.

"Cotton-padded clothes" are similar. Winter clothes are double-layered jackets, which are convenient for stuffing things inside to keep warm.

These things are definitely not warm, so people here basically stay indoors in the winter.

Families that are well-off will build a fire pit in the house to keep warm, burning firewood day and night, which is much better than those "cotton-padded clothes" and "quilts".

Come to collect and give a ticket~

(End of this chapter)

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