Chapter 27: One person wakes up, the whole family stays awake

Chapter 27: One person wakes up, the whole family stays awake

When the rooster crowed for the first time in the backyard, everyone in Shanghe Village was still sleeping soundly, and Gu Tang was also sleeping soundly.

But after a while, he was awakened by a series of clanging sounds outside the house.

Gu Tang raised his head sleepily, but the room was pitch dark and he could not see anything.

She propped herself up with her arms and listened carefully for a while. The noise came from the main room, such as the sound of doors opening and closing, and the sound of a wooden basin falling to the ground.

I called up the system panel and looked at the time. It was almost half past four.

speechless!

It started at this point?

I have never gotten up so early before. What’s wrong with me today?

The cold air attacked his exposed shoulders, making him almost numb from the cold. Gu Tang lay down again, pulled himself together with the blanket, and cursed inwardly: You are sick!

Closing his eyes and turning over, Gu Tang planned to sleep for a while.

But as soon as he closed his eyes, Feng Shi started shouting outside: "Old lady! Old lady! Get up and boil some water..."

The shrill voice echoed throughout the Gu family, waking up even the dead.

Gu Tang opened his eyes again, feeling completely convinced.

If one person gets up early, the whole family will not be able to sleep.

He took out a lighter from the system backpack and fumbled to light the oil lamp.

Since she couldn't sleep anymore, she got up and prepared to go up the mountain. There was no one on the mountain right now, so she didn't have to worry about anyone seeing the place where she set the trap.

Shivering, Gu Tang put on his fur coat and glanced at the temperature on the system panel. The temperature had dropped again, only two degrees today.

When I put on the straw sandals, a coolness passed through the linen socks to the soles of my feet, and the warmth in my feet disappeared in an instant.

Gu Tang frowned. In previous winters, the original owner would wear cloth shoes inside his straw sandals, and his feet would be covered with frostbite every year.

There was no way she could endure this suffering. Gu Tang took out a few rabbit skins from the system backpack and would go and talk to her father later, asking him to make two pairs of shoes for her using the rabbit skins.

At this moment, Gu Ping'an's voice came from outside the door: "Second sister? Are you awake?"

Gu Tang paused. Great, another one was woken up by Feng.

Put down what you are holding and go forward to open the door.

Gu Ping'an, who was standing outside the door, shrank his neck due to the cold and kept rubbing his hands to keep warm. Gu Tang hurriedly asked him to come in: "Even if you can't sleep, you can't get up now. It's better to lie in bed than to freeze!"

"Dad is up. I'm alone under a thin blanket and can't even feel warm. I'd better get up and light a fire in the kitchen to keep warm."

Gu Ping'an's lips were purple and his voice was trembling.

Gu Tang reached out and touched his clothes, frowning. They were too thin!

"There's a blanket on the bed, wrap yourself in it first."

She reached out and took the blanket, unfolded it, and wrapped it around Gu Ping'an. She then said, "I have some reed fluff and other things in my closet. I'll give them to you. You can pound them and stuff them into your coat. Just hold on for a few more days. I'll get you a fur coat in a few days!"

Gu Ping'an's eyes lit up, "Second sister, if you can find a fur coat, don't worry about me, give it to dad first. Dad has to clean the snow on the roof every day in winter, and do some firewood chopping work. Every year he gets frostbite all over his body! If dad can wear a fur coat, he will be more comfortable."

Gu Tang nodded in satisfaction. He was a filial son. "You don't have to worry about Dad. I'm here for you."

After saying this, he went to the cupboard, opened it, took out all the reed fluff inside, gave it to Gu Ping'an, and asked him to beat it.

Gu Pingan wanted to take off the blanket and give it back to Gu Tang, but Gu Tang stopped him and told him to put it on first: "I'm going into the mountains later, so I'll leave this blanket with you. When you get your jacket ready, stay in Dad's room and keep the blanket. There are thieves in this house."

"Okay! Second sister, don't worry, I will keep a close eye on the fur blanket, and no one can steal it!" Gu Ping'an touched the blanket on his body curiously, and walked out of the house holding Luhua with a happy face.

After seeing the people off, Gu Tang took the rabbit skin, locked the door, and then went to look for her father.

Her father Gu Lianshan was boiling water in the kitchen at that time. When Gu Tang went over, Gu Lian from the main room was also boiling water inside.

Because the Gu family only had one pot, they also only built one stove. Earlier, Feng called Wei to get up and boil water. Although Wei suppressed her dissatisfaction and agreed, she hesitated for a long time before letting Gu Lian come out to boil water.

Gu Lianshan, who was woken up, knew that his daughter would also be woken up, so he simply got up and went into the kitchen to boil water.

Therefore, when Gu Lian, who was several steps late, entered the kitchen, Gu Lianshan's hot water was about to boil.

Gu Lian didn't dare ask Gu Lianshan for hot water, so she could only light the clay stove and boil water in a clay pot.

Because of what happened the day before, Gu Lian always felt insecure and couldn't raise her head when facing her second uncle. She kept her head down and said nothing since she entered the kitchen.

When she saw Gu Tang coming in, her face turned pale and she was shaking with fear, fearing that Gu Tang disliked her and was going to beat her up again.

Gu Tang glanced at her and ignored her. He just handed the rabbit skin to her father and asked her father to make shoes for her.

Gu Lianshan took the rabbit skin without saying anything and asked her, "Are you going to wear it today?"

"I would like to wear them today, but sewing the soles is extremely time-consuming. It will take at least two or three days to finish it."

"Yes!" Gu Lianshan nodded. "There are several pairs of ready-made soles in my father's room, some for you and some for your brother. I'll make them for you later."

Gu Tang was delighted: "So, when I come back from the mountain, maybe I can wear it!"

Gu Lianshan paused: "Are you going into the mountains today?"

"Yes, we have to go into the mountains. The temperature has dropped too quickly in the past two days. I'm afraid this winter will be difficult, so I want to make more preparations."

Gu Lianshan didn't say anything for a while before he said, "There is a torch in your room, take it. You know the mountain better than I do, so I won't say much. Just remember one thing, don't go in rashly, and get off the mountain if you feel something is wrong."

"Oh! Don't worry, you know me, your daughter has always cherished her life!"

Gu Tang responded happily, rolled up his sleeves and scooped up hot water to wash up.

Gu Lian lowered her head, listening blankly to the conversation between the second wife's father and daughter, feeling sad in her heart.

She couldn't tell what was wrong, but she just felt jealous and envious.

Her father never spoke to her like that, and neither did her mother.

Because she was not his son, her father ignored her from childhood to adulthood. Her mother did not ignore her, but she either beat or scolded her.

Not to mention words of concern, even speaking to her in a calm tone was something she had never experienced before.

Gu Lian plucked up her courage and looked up at the father and daughter, then quickly lowered her head. The expression on her face was hidden in the darkness and could not be seen.

By the time Gu Tang finished washing up, the water in the earthenware jar had boiled.

Gu Lian took the linen cloth on the stove, walked around the earthenware jar, put her hands on the cloth, and hurriedly left the kitchen holding the earthenware jar.

After the people walked away, Gu Tang put down her sleeves and asked her father curiously: "What happened to grandma today? Why did she get up so early? She never gets up before dawn."

"Your grandma and grandpa probably didn't sleep all night. They asked for hot water now, probably to warm their feet before going to bed."

ah?

Gu Tang had a question mark on his face: "You didn't sleep all night? Did you fight with them all night last night?"

(End of this chapter)

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