Chapter 237: A Frightened Bird
When the grandparents and grandchildren saw Gu Tang coming in, they stopped what they were doing. The third uncle pointed to the round stool next to the stove and asked her to sit down and warm herself by the fire.
Then he said, "The rice I left for you may be cold. Let Ping An go and get it back for you."
Gu Ping'an put down the cotton wool in his hand and said, "Today's breakfast was yam porridge, fried egg pancakes, and some pickled vegetables fried with oil residue. I didn't save the egg pancake for you because I was afraid it would not suit your appetite if it was kept for too long. I wanted to wait for you to wake up and make it for you."
"Then make another omelet, and put the others back in the pan." Gu Tang warmed his hands, and after they were warm, he took over the work in Gu Ping'an's hands and asked him to go to the kitchen to heat up the rice.
Uncle San continued to measure the cloth, and when it was of sufficient length, he took a pair of scissors and cut the cloth.
"Master, why did you think of making quilts? I was thinking of just buying a few quilts from the store outside, and also a few rabbit fur blankets, which are warmer than quilts."
The cut cloth was not enough, and the third uncle continued to measure the cloth while saying: "We bought a lot of fur coats this year, and everyone has two or three replacements, which is enough for the winter. The kapok you bought can only be used to make quilts.
I calculated that out of thirty kilograms of cotton, I would take out twenty kilograms to make quilts. I could make four quilts of five kilograms each. The remaining ten kilograms would be used to make cotton pants. I don't know how to make this, so I have to go back to the village and find someone to sew it for me."
"No need to find someone to sew, my dad can do it. My brothers and sisters, from childhood to adulthood, all the cotton pants and cotton clothes were sewed by my dad. His craftsmanship is excellent! Better than many women!"
Hearing this, Third Uncle was not surprised at all. He married a daughter-in-law who didn't care about the family. She became both father and mother to his adopted son.
He smiled and said, "I have never worn the clothes your father made, so I will enjoy them this year."
"You'll know my father's craftsmanship once you put them on! Every part of the clothes is comfortable!"
Speaking of her father, Gu Tang glanced at the door and said, "By the way, why didn't my father come to help sew the quilt? Logically, this is his specialty."
Uncle San pointed to the south and said, "I got up early in the morning and went to the city gate. The silver I got yesterday had to be distributed. And what Tianbao asked for? Your father plans to find a few men in the village and a few strong women.
It is said that every household goes to Bei'an City on market day, and I guess the people in Shanyao Village are no exception. There may not be many people in the village at this time. If your aunt is really in the village, it would be the most appropriate time to rescue her."
Gu Tang nodded, then suddenly paused: "The men in the village can go, why do we need to invite strong women?"
Third Uncle felt a little embarrassed and didn't know how to tell Gu Tang. After thinking for a while, he said, "If your aunt is really in Shanyao Village, she is probably imprisoned. Men... are not convenient to check if she is injured. It is more convenient for women..."
Gu Tang understood immediately and stopped asking about it.
I put the sorted cotton wool on the table and helped my third uncle measure the cloth.
Most of the quilts here are narrow and short, just the size of a person's height.
This was the quilt that Gu Tang used in the Gu family before.
The quilt at my third uncle's house was different from the others. It was wide and long. She measured it and it was about six feet wide and seven feet long.
Picking up a piece of cut cloth, Gu Tang measured it with his arm and found that it was more than seven feet long.
"Can you measure the dimensions?" Third Uncle allowed Gu Tang to measure it at will and looked at her with a loving face.
"More than seven feet, almost eight feet." Gu Tang could see that the old man had intentionally measured it to this length.
She was very puzzled: "Why is it so long?"
"Your father is taller than others, so our quilt should be longer so that it will be warmer."
Gu Tang was stunned. She really hadn't noticed this. The width of the quilts she bought were all the same. As for the length, some were six feet nine and some were seven feet one. Each one was different, but the difference was not that big.
"From now on, all the quilts in our house will be sewn longer. Grandpa will sew a quilt for you like this." said the third uncle with a smile.
"If that's the case, I won't be afraid even if there is a snowstorm this winter." Gu Tang put down the cloth and secretly kept this in mind.
When buying a rabbit skin blanket, ask for the size and buy a big one for her father.
While the grandparents were talking, the curtain at the door was opened and Gu Ping'an walked in.
"Second sister, the food is on the table in the kitchen, hurry up and eat it while it's hot."
Gu Tang turned around and responded, handed the cloth in his hand to him, lifted the curtain and left the room.
When we arrived at the kitchen, there was a bowl of porridge, a plate of fried pickles with oil residue, and a plate of fried golden egg pancakes on the table.
The food was emitting billowing white smoke, and you could tell at a glance that it was about to be served.
After sitting down and taking a few bites, he couldn't help but nod his head. Gu Ping'an's cooking skills were getting better and better.
Probably because she got up too late and was too hungry, Gu Tang didn't feel very hungry at the moment. She ate slowly, killing a long time, and the food turned from boiling hot to lukewarm.
The lukewarm food was not easy to swallow, so Gu Tang put down his chopsticks and decided not to eat anymore.
Just as I was about to stand up to collect the dishes, Gu Ping'an suddenly appeared at the kitchen door.
Gu Tang glanced at him and saw that he looked panic-stricken. After seeing him, he actually breathed a sigh of relief.
"What are you doing?" Gu Tang was puzzled. What happened? He was flustered and breathed a sigh of relief. Could something have happened?
"You've been out for so long and haven't come back yet. I thought you sneaked out to go shopping again. Before Dad left, he specifically told you not to go shopping today. If there's anything you want to buy, just tell me and I'll buy it for you!"
Gu Ping'an spoke in a serious tone and looked earnest, but the meaning he expressed was like that of a frightened bird, who was afraid that he would encounter a kidnapper again when he went out.
Gu Tang didn't argue with him. If he didn't let her go out, then she didn't have to go out. Anyway, it was cold and she didn't want to go out. She just wanted to go back to bed and lie down.
She pointed at the remaining food on the table and said, "I'm not very hungry, so I ate slowly. Who's going out? It's so cold, I just want to stay in bed!"
"Then you go back and continue to lie in bed. Put down the dishes and I'll clean up." Gu Ping'an asked Gu Tang to step aside, rolled up his sleeves, and quickly cleaned up the dishes.
Looking at the leftover food, Gu Tang felt the urge to raise a dog. In her previous life, she had been living in the countryside when she was young, and the ones who accompanied her the most were her left and right guards at home - Dahuang and Dahei.
"Wait until Dad comes back and ask him to ask someone to look for a dog to bring back and raise."
Gu Ping'an's eyes lit up when he heard this, and he turned around to look at her: "No need to look for it, I know where the dog is!"
His eyes were blazing. “The Sun family at the head of the village raises a female dog. I heard that she gave birth to puppies two months ago. When we get back to the village, you can ask dad to see if there are any left. If there are, we can exchange some stuff for another one to raise. How do you think?”
Gu Tang raised his eyebrows: "Since you know and want to raise him, why don't you go and talk to dad yourself?"
"If I tell my father about this, he will definitely not agree." Gu Ping'an still knows his own weight. In front of his father, his words are not as effective as those of his second sister.
"Okay, I'll tell Dad about this when he comes back." If there really was a puppy, she really wanted to bring one home to raise.
Hearing this, Gu Ping'an immediately smiled happily.
Gu Tang ignored him, stamped his feet, felt his feet were a little cold, and left the kitchen, intending to go back to the room and continue lying in bed.
When she passed by the main hall, she lifted the curtain and reported to her third uncle that she felt cold and wanted to go back to the room to warm up, lest the old man not see her for a long time and start to have wild thoughts again.
Gu Tang’s guess was correct. The moment Third Uncle looked at her, he was obviously relieved.
When he heard that she was going back to the house, he looked even more relaxed, and smiled as he told her to go back quickly to avoid getting cold.
Gu Tang smiled and nodded, lowered the curtain, and went back to the backyard.
As she was about to enter the house, she suddenly realized something was wrong. The curtain at the door of the inner bedroom was hung up when she left, but now someone had unhooked it and let the curtain down.
Looking at the curtain, her heart tightened and she quickly took out the pepper spray and held it in her hand.
I gritted my teeth and lifted the curtain, and the first thing I saw was Agou lying on the couch in the room.
"Why are you here?" Gu Tang let out a long sigh and his expression changed. He quickly closed the door and stared at the person on the couch, very dissatisfied!
Ah Gou looked innocent and pointed to the oil paper bag on the table: "I'm here to bring you the medicine. I've bought all the four herbs you mentioned this morning."
It turned out to be delivering medicine... No!
"Can't you come and send me off at night?!" Gu Tang scolded in a low voice.
If they climbed over the wall in broad daylight and ran into someone again, their previous plan would be completely ruined!
Seeing that Gu Tang was a little angry, Agou hurriedly defended himself: "Delivering medicine is only one of the reasons. I also heard that someone wants to sell a yard on West Street. I heard that the yard is not small and meets our requirements. Do you want to go and see it yourself?"
Agou always remembered what Gu Tang told him, which was to find a house with a suitable price but with many houses and spacious yards.
It happened that when I was buying medicine today, I met a middle-aged man with a sad face.
The man was talking to someone on the street, not far away from Agou. Agou could hear it clearly. The two were discussing selling the yard.
But soon, the person who was talking to the middle-aged man waved and left, and the two men failed to agree on the price.
Seeing this, Agou stepped forward and asked a few simple questions. He found out that the yard was very large and empty, and then said he would go and check out the yard in the afternoon.
Agou wanted Gu Tang to go with him to see it, but she had to make the decision on this matter.
Gu Tang also wanted to go, but unfortunately she couldn't go out now.
"I won't go. I'm afraid I won't be able to go anywhere in the next two days. You can go and see for yourself. If the yard is spacious and the price is right, then you can decide.
It doesn’t matter if there aren’t many houses. When the spring comes next year, the houses in the yard can be added or demolished and rebuilt. This is not a problem. The main problem is that the yard must be large.”
Since we are going to set up a charity, we should run it properly and not just do it half-heartedly.
When Agou heard Gu Tang say he couldn't go, he was a little disappointed, but he soon cheered up.
"If it's really settled, then I'll come to you this afternoon to get the money."
"Okay, if it's really settled, come back this afternoon and I'll get you the money."
Agou finally became happy and walked out happily.
But after walking a few steps, he suddenly turned back.
Gu Tang looked at him in confusion: "What's wrong?"
"I have collected a few of the recipes you wrote last time. I will cook them in Lihua Hutong tonight. How about I give them to you to taste after your father and the others have gone to sleep?"
Agou looked at Gu Tang with hope.
Hearing Agou mention her father, Gu Tang shifted her focus from the food and looked at Agou fixedly, and something popped up in her mind.
"You go and see the yard now. If it's okay, you can settle it first. The subsequent money will be paid tomorrow. After you see the yard, you go to find my father. My father led a group of villagers to the mountainside village in the north.
Go out from the north gate of Bei'an City and walk along the official road. If you are fast, you will definitely catch up with them. My father and the others are probably driving ox carts, so they can't be fast."
"Then, what about the food?" Ah Gou was a little confused. Weren't they talking about food? How did it become about asking her to chase her father?
"There is a long way to go, and we will enjoy the delicious food later. I tell you, after you catch up with my father, don't let them see you. Hide in the dark. If my father and his group are in danger, you can help them secretly. If everything goes well, then you can continue to follow them secretly."
Upon hearing this, Agou understood that her father had encountered trouble and wanted him to protect them secretly.
"Okay, I'll listen to you. I'll go and see the yard right now. No matter if it works or not, after I see the yard, I'll go out of town to chase your father."
Gu Tang nodded his head repeatedly with a look of satisfaction, and personally opened the door for Agou and sent him away.
Watching the person flying over the eaves and walls as easily as a swallow, Gu Tang's dream of Qinggong emerged in his mind again.
Who hasn’t dreamed of becoming a hero or cultivating immortality when they were young?
She hasn’t encountered the opportunity to cultivate immortality, but her dream of becoming a hero is within reach!
She would find time to ask Agou later, if Qinggong was not difficult to learn, she would try to learn it.
I don't want to be a hero, I just want to be able to escape from danger as soon as possible!
He closed the door, suppressed his surging emotions, rolled up his sleeves, walked to the table, and opened the medicine packages on the table one by one.
There are four herbs, each herb occupies one packet, which makes exactly four packets.
Gu Tang took out a medicine grinder and crushed the four herbs one by one until they became powder.
In order to prevent the four powdered medicines from being confused, she took out a pen and paper, wrote the name of each medicine on a piece of paper, and then clipped the paper to the rope outside the medicine bag.
This way, there won't be any confusion under normal circumstances.
Gu Tang clapped his hands in satisfaction and planned to store the four packets of medicine powder into the system backpack.
The moment she picked up the medicine bag, she suddenly had an idea. This was considered processing medicinal materials. Why not try signing in and see if she could get something good out of it...
After hesitating for a while, she held the medicine bag under her hand, called up the system interface, and clicked on today's sign-in.
[Ding! Congratulations to the host for completing today's sign-in! Get a gift pack of medicinal material preparation skills! ]
The blue system interface turned into seven colors at this time. Virtual seven-colored gems appeared in the air and then exploded in the air.
After all the seven-colored gems exploded, a colorful gift bag popped out.
Gu Tang: ...Great! Just based on this color and this special effect, it's definitely a king bomb!!!
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