Chapter 274 No Eyes, No Fate
After a short break at noon, Gu Tang took out some pastries for them to eat to replenish their energy, and also made them a pot of sugar water, which could also replenish their energy.
The four sisters-in-law kept refusing, not daring to eat or drink the cakes and sweet soup. After Gu Tang persuaded them several times, each of them ate two cakes and drank a bowl of sweet soup.
After eating, they rested for about three quarters of an hour, but they were unwilling to rest any longer. They washed their hands with water and continued to grind the incense.
This work continued until the end of the evening at 3 p.m., and all the incense materials in the room were finally ground into powder.
Gu Tang supervised the entire process and knew how hard they worked.
When paying them wages, she gave them a little more. Originally it was a day and a half's wages, but now it was calculated as two days' wages, giving each of them sixty copper coins.
In addition to the wages, she also packed up the leftover pastries from lunch and forced them on her four sisters-in-law, asking them to take them home to feed their children.
Smoke rose from the Gu family's kitchen. Hearing the noise, Gu Lianshan and his third uncle came out of the kitchen and warmly invited them to stay for dinner.
The fourth sister-in-law waved her hands and said, "I took an extra half day's wages and two bags of cakes. This is already too much. If I stay for dinner, I'm afraid I'll be embarrassed to death!"
Gu Lianshan was just being polite and didn't really want to invite them to dinner. After all, there was no wife in the house, and it was inappropriate to invite a woman to dinner at home.
After hearing the four sisters-in-law's refusal, Gu Lianshan didn't force them. He smiled and said, "My daughter is very picky! She can only give you an extra half day's pay, that can only be because the work you did really pleased her! This is what you deserve."
This was a compliment, and the four sisters-in-law were very happy. They chatted and laughed for a few more words before leaving in a hurry.
The snow was lighter now, but it was still falling and hadn't stopped all day.
The snow in the yard was very deep. Gu Lianshan cleared some of it in the afternoon, but after about an hour, the snow had returned to its original thickness.
"Go sit in the main hall, dinner will be served soon." Third Uncle asked Gu Tang to go to the main hall, while he went to the kitchen to busy himself.
Gu Lianshan also went to the kitchen, but was stopped by Gu Tang: "Dad, what are we having for dinner?"
“Stir-fried radish!”
These words instantly dampened Gu Tang's interest. It was radish again!
Seeing his daughter looking listless, Gu Lianshan said, "I know you don't like it, so I made you a fried fish dish."
That’s okay!
Gu Tang perked up and went to the main room happily.
You can fry the fish, it's a hundred times better than radish.
Just as I was about to lift the curtain at the main room door, two childish dog barks suddenly rang out from inside the room.
The cry was trembling, as if it was extremely frightened.
Gu Tang was also startled by the sudden barking of dogs. He looked in the direction of the sound and saw two puppies huddled in a corner under the round table, their tails between their legs, staring at Gu Tang intently.
The two puppies were as scared as if they had seen a demon when they saw Gu Tang. They whimpered intimidatingly and barked a few times from time to time in a cowardly manner, their whole bodies shaking violently.
Gu Tang was speechless. She swore to God that she had no ill will towards these two bastards!
She had never bullied them, and she even secretly fed them meat without her father's knowledge, but these two puppies just couldn't be tamed!
She is like this every time I see her!
If this happened in her previous life, if someone saw this scene, she would definitely be labeled a "dog abuser".
Even here, she was often suspected by her father and Gu Ping'an, who suspected that she was secretly bullying the two puppies. Otherwise, why would the two puppies react like this for no reason?
Gu Tang was so wronged!
She really didn't do anything!
Putting on what she considered her most amiable smile, she took two steps forward, squatted down, and stretched out her hand, trying to call them.
Unexpectedly, her action caused the two puppies to scream again, even more miserably than before!
The sound even reached the kitchen.
Hearing the barking, Third Uncle sighed, "Clearly, when I bought the dogs that day, these two puppies weren't acting like this. How come after I bought them, they're so scared of Miss Tang?"
Gu Lianshan was also puzzled: "Maybe it's because dogs don't like it."
"Nonsense! When we bought the dogs that day, Miss Tang called out to them twice, but none of the other dogs moved. Only these two responded. That's why Miss Tang chose them."
"That's strange. If that's the case, I shouldn't be afraid." Gu Lianshan was confused and felt that this didn't make sense.
Gu Ping'an, who was sitting in front of the stove and lighting a fire, seemed to be hesitant to speak.
None of the dogs moved that day, only these two moved. Could it be that the other dogs didn't dare to move, only these two dared to move?
But if that's the case, then it doesn't make sense.
His second sister is not a demon or evil spirit, and she didn't beat or scare those dogs. Why is she so scared?
Gu Ping'an really couldn't understand it.
"Ping'an, please don't stay here. Go to the main room and take a look. Why does it sound like the dog is barking even louder?"
Third Uncle felt that the sound was not right and wanted Gu Ping'an to go to the main hall to take a look.
"Oh! I'll go check it out."
Gu Ping'an stood up, patted his clothes a few times, and hurried out of the kitchen.
He also heard that the sound was wrong!
In the main hall, Gu Tang was still trying to reach out to the puppies: "Suck, suck, suck..."
Little did she know that the more she did this, the louder the puppies screamed!
"Second sister!"
The curtain at the door was lifted, and Gu Ping'an ran in hurriedly, looking at the scene in front of him, a little dumbfounded.
The two puppies hid in the corner under the table. His second sister squatted beside the table, reaching out and calling towards the corner, but she was still a long distance away from the puppies.
So, why is this puppy barking so miserably?
"Second sister...what are you doing?"
Gu Tang gave up, stood up and sighed: "Do you think I picked two dogs with the courage of rats? I just called out to them twice, and they started barking like they were being skinned and their muscles were pulled out!"
Gu Ping'an twitched his lips. This has nothing to do with the dog, right?
The two puppies are usually not afraid of anyone at home, but when facing the second sister, they start running away from a distance of eight feet!
Take this point for example, could it be that this is his second sister's own problem?
Of course, Gu Ping'an only dared to mutter these words in his heart, he didn't dare to say them in front of Gu Tang.
He didn't dare to tell the truth, and he couldn't bear to throw dirty water on those bastards, so he could only say that he didn't like them.
"Everything depends on rapport and fate. Maybe there's no rapport between you two. It doesn't matter. If you run into a dog seller again in the future, pick out two and buy them."
These words made Gu Tang's heart beat faster for a moment, but then he thought, why keep so many dogs?
She is not a dog dealer, nor does she rely on dogs for hunting, and she doesn't like dogs too much. Instead of buying another dog, she might as well buy two cats to raise.
"Forget about the dog. If anyone has a cat that has puppies, I can buy a couple of them and raise them!"
"There are people in the village who keep cats, but as for whether they've had kittens, I don't know. Why don't you go to the kitchen and ask Dad?"
Gu Ping'an wanted to get them away, otherwise these two bastards would not come out.
Speaking of cats, this really aroused Gu Tang's itch: "I'll go ask Dad!"
After everyone left, Gu Ping'an immediately crawled under the table, stretched out his hand and gave the puppies a few kisses. The two puppies soon hummed and snuggled up to him.
He held one in each hand and carried them to his room, away from his second sister.
As Gu Tang was about to reach the kitchen door, she saw her father and third uncle coming out with food.
She moved aside to get out of their way.
"Why are you here? Go back to the main room and eat! Look, this fried fish is so delicious! It's all yours!"
Gu Lianshan pointed at the fried fish on the tray and showed it to Gu Tang as if he was presenting a treasure.
Gu Tang sniffed the fragrance with great enthusiasm, gave a thumbs-up and praised: "Your cooking skills are getting better and better!"
Gu Lianshan was very pleased with the praise. He carried the tray to the main room in a very good mood.
"Grandpa, let me serve it." Gu Tang took the tray from his third uncle.
Third Uncle whispered to Gu Tang, "He was waiting for your praise in the kitchen just now, and now he finally got what he wanted."
Gu Tang smiled: "My father loves to hear good things. No matter how angry he is, as long as you praise him a few times, even the biggest anger will be extinguished."
Gu Lianshan, who had brought the food into the main room, came out again. He took the tray from Gu Tang's hand and urged her and her third uncle to go into the house and eat quickly.
"It's too cold, and the food gets cold quickly. I can't eat it slowly like I used to."
This was said by Gu Tang, she was indeed not a fast eater.
Gu Tang ignored him, lifted the curtain at the door, and let the old man go in first.
When there were no outsiders at home, the Gu family would eat at the small dining table, which was also square and spacious enough for four people to sit at without having to worry about their arms bumping into others.
Before Gu Tang sat down, he took a special look under the eight-immortals table and found that the two puppies were gone.
"Where's the dog?" She looked at Gu Ping'an.
Gu Ping'an pointed to the west wing: "In my room. They were so scared of you that I took them away."
Tsk!
Gu Tang looked regretful. She had planned to tempt them with fried fish.
"My dear, those puppies are so scared of you that they almost lost their souls! Don't look for them anymore."
Gu Lianshan was distributing bowls and chopsticks, speaking without even raising his head.
Gu Tang was helpless. She sat down in her own seat and asked her father hopefully, "Dad, can you find me a cat to raise?"
"Cat?" Gu Lianshan sat down opposite her, glanced at her, and was not very optimistic about her idea.
"You can't even keep a dog, but you can keep a cat?"
"Why not? What if cats and I are meant to be together? You never know. You'll only know once you have one."
Listening to her sophistry, Gu Lianshan understood that she had made up her mind.
"Okay! Dad will ask someone to help you later."
"We want kittens, not big cats!"
Gu Lianshan's eyes widened. "There are very few kittens born in winter. Where can I get you a kitten?"
"You ask around, and I'll let you drink a pound of green wine later!" Gu Tang raised a finger, and the reward he offered was very tempting.
Gu Lianshan really couldn't resist the temptation and agreed without thinking: "Then it's settled!"
Seeing the father and daughter bickering with each other, the third uncle did not interrupt, but just watched them with a smile.
After the two of them stopped arguing, he started talking to Gu Lianshan about serious matters.
"Don't tell the clan leaders about the family reunion banquet for now. With such heavy snow, Gu Sanlang definitely won't be able to come. Let's talk about it after the New Year."
"I think so too. That guy is a good person. If he comes to visit after the New Year, we should hold a formal party and invite more people. In the future, we can treat him as a real relative."
Third Uncle nodded, agreeing with Gu Lianshan's statement.
Gu Tang said nothing when he heard this.
Her father didn't understand Agou. He was a master who could climb walls and even a blizzard couldn't stop him.
This family reunion banquet will definitely be held according to the original agreement and will not be delayed until after the New Year.
"By the way, all the incense materials have been ground into powder. My daughter, when are you going to teach me how to make incense? I've been thinking about it for a long time."
Gu Lianshan became excited when he thought of this, and the smile on his face never stopped.
"I'll teach you tomorrow. I and Ping An will be there too."
"good!"
"good!"
"good!"
Three "good" sounds rang out one after another, and everyone smiled happily.
Obviously, everyone wants to learn.
Since you have agreed to this, you can't lie in bed tomorrow and have to get up early.
After dinner, Gu Tang went back to his room early to sleep.
She also reminded Gu Ping'an to wake her up the next morning.
Gu Ping'an agreed to this.
But he got up a little early, so if he wanted to call his second sister to get up, he would have to do it an hour later.
The next day, Gu Ping'an got up on time at dawn, first washed up with the hot water in the house, then lit the oil lamp, and began to review the words he had written yesterday, and recited the articles and policy papers he had learned yesterday three times.
By the time he finished his homework, it was already noon.
At this point you can call her second sister.
Gu Ping'an blew out the oil lamp, opened the door and walked out of the house, coming to the door of Gu Tang's room.
He raised his hand and knocked on the door, then shouted a few times into the house. After a while, Gu Tang from inside the house responded and said he would get up soon.
After hearing this, Gu Ping'an breathed a sigh of relief, the mission was completed.
Coming out of the west wing, I went all the way to the kitchen.
I have things to do today, so I'll eat breakfast earlier so I can start earlier after eating.
Gu Ping'an was very impatient.
The third uncle and Gu Lianshan who lived in the main room were also awake. When Gu Ping'an called Gu Tang to get up, he also "called" them awake.
Both of them still remembered what they had discussed yesterday, and did not dare to delay at all. They got up, dressed, washed, and quickly left the house.
The father and son thought the same as Gu Ping'an, and went to the kitchen together, thinking of cooking breakfast quickly so that they could eat early and start work early.
As soon as they arrived at the kitchen door and saw the open door, the father and son immediately realized that Gu Ping'an had taken the lead and had already lit the fire to cook.
They didn't leave either, but went in to help, and soon prepared a table full of breakfast.
In the west wing, Gu Tang also got up reluctantly. After washing up, she opened the door and saw Gu Ping'an walking towards her.
"Second sister!" Seeing that Gu Tang really got up, Gu Ping'an was so happy that his teeth were showing and his eyes were not visible.
He trotted over to Gu Tang and asked her to go to the main room to eat.
"Breakfast is ready, just waiting for you! I'll go help Dad serve the meal, you go wait in the main room first."
Gu Tang: ...This is too positive.
Seeing Gu Ping'an running away in a hurry again, Gu Tang had no choice but to go to the main room first.
Just as she entered the house and was about to sit down, footsteps were heard outside, and then the curtain was lifted. Her father came in first with food, followed by her third uncle and Gu Ping'an.
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