For the first time, the little guy was invited to play with a child about his age,
Gu Nuan did not have the heart to spoil his fun,
After taking the wild grapes,
He went to Fu Qinghong and the others' room,
He told the little guy to let him play here alone first,
He would go home and cook lunch first. After cooking,
He would come over to pick him up for dinner.
Although Zhou Yiyang was a little reluctant to part with Gu Nuan, he was so fascinated by Fu Qinghan's collection of small animals that he could not take a step forward. In the end,
Under Gu Nuan's persuasion, he obediently listened to Gu Nuan's words.
Thus, Gu Nuan returned to the Zhou Family with a peace of mind.
After Gu Nuan left, FuYanzhou picked up the pheasant and the bamboo basket,
He went to the kitchen.
Xie Xiaoling added some firewood to the stove,
As soon as she got up, she saw FuYanzhou carrying things into the kitchen.
"Brother-in-law went to the back of the mountain?" Xie Xiaoling thought that the pheasant in FuYanzhou's hands,
Was something that FuYanzhou got from the back of the mountain himself.
After the environment became more relaxed, in order to replenish the nutrition of his family,
Occasionally, Fu Yanzhou would also secretly bring back some wild animals from the back of the mountain. However, in order to not be discovered by the villagers of Green River Village, he would always go out early in the morning and bring them back while he was at it.
Just like today, he went to the back of the mountain to get wild animals at noon,
He had never done that before.
"I didn't get this pheasant,
It was sent by Gu Nuan, "FuYanzhou said,
He placed the things on a long table made of bricks in the kitchen,
"and the things in this basket were also sent by her."
It seemed that what the villagers of Qing He Village said about Gu Nuan's great strength was true. Otherwise, she wouldn't have been able to get the pheasant from the back of the mountain.
Xie Xiaoling thought as she scooped up some water and washed her hands above the bucket.
"She probably wants to thank you for saving her," Xie Xiaoling said as she walked to the basket and removed the thin white cloth covering it. After seeing what was inside, Xie Xiaoling was slightly surprised. "Her gift of gratitude is quite generous!"
Hmm?
FuYanzhou curiously craned his neck to take a look. He found that one side of the basket was covered with large oval-shaped eggs. There were quite a lot of them. He estimated that there were almost twenty of them. On the other side, there was a plate of fried fried dough twists made of flour.
FuYanzhou thought to himself, This gift is indeed a little too much. I didn't actually do anything.
Xie Xiaoling picked up a fried dough twists and took a small bite. After chewing, she said, "This fried dough twists are crispy. Gu Nuan probably just fried them. He probably made them as snacks for Yangyang. He remembered that we have Qinghong and Qinghan at home, so he specially brought some for them to snack on."
"She is a thoughtful person," Xie Xiaoling commented.
FuYanzhou didn't know how to respond. After a long silence, he finally said, "Hmm."
Then, he suddenly remembered that Yangyang was still playing with his nephews and nieces at home. He said, "Sister-in-law, Qinghan and Qinghong left Yangyang at home to play with them. You can cook an egg for each of them to play with."
The Fu family also had two hens. They could lay eggs every day or every other day. Therefore, although eggs were quite precious to the Fu family, they were not so stingy that they couldn't bear to eat them.
Xie Xiaoling had a good upbringing. She was not stingy. When she heard that FuYanzhou asked her to cook a few eggs for the children, she was not stingy. She even said, "Father is old. He needs to eat something good. It's rare that we have eggs. I'll cook one for Father too."
"Then Sister-in-law, you should cook one for yourself too."
"I'll cook one for each of us." Everyone already had eggs. It was not good to exclude her brother-in-law.
"Okay."
***
After getting Old Madam Zhou's approval, Zhou Guoqiang hurriedly went out to invite his uncle, Zhou Hongbing, and the leader of the production team, Zhou Xudong, over. He wanted to take advantage of the lunch break to help settle the matter of their family's separation.
In fact, Zhou Guoqiang couldn't be blamed for being anxious. It was just that Gu Nuan's move of cutting off their food supply was too ruthless. If they didn't separate from the family, they wouldn't be able to eat. Who wouldn't be anxious?
Zhou Hongbing and Zhou Xudong both knew that Zhou Guoqiang and his family had been living in an abyss of suffering recently. Therefore, although it was lunchtime, the two of them put aside the matter of eating first and followed Zhou Guoqiang to his house.
However, Zhou Hongbing and Zhou Xudong waited at Zhou Guoqiang's house for a long time. They waited until Zhao Xiuzhen and Sun Yumin finished preparing lunch, but Gu Nuan still hadn't returned.
They didn't know how long Gu Nuan would take to come back. They couldn't just wait for her to come back and skip lunch. Therefore, after Zhou Guoqiang talked to his mother, he said to Zhou Hongbing and Zhou Xudong, "Uncle, Captain, I don't know how long it will take for my third sister-in-law to come back. Let's not wait for her. Let's eat first."
Anyway, after they separated from the family, they would have food. His family's food was still enough to eat. Now that his uncle and captain had a meal at home, he didn't feel too distressed.
Zhou Hongbing and Zhou Xudong were indeed hungry. Moreover, they had the same thoughts as Zhou Guoqiang. They didn't know how long it would take for Gu Nuan to come back. They couldn't just wait for her to come back with an empty stomach.
In addition, they knew in their hearts how their families were doing. They didn't need to think to know that the lunch Zhou Guoqiang treated them to was actually coarse grains such as sweet potatoes. Every family had this kind of food, and it wasn't expensive. It didn't matter if they freeloaded for a meal.
Therefore, they didn't refuse. "Alright."
Therefore, everyone sat at the wooden table in the central room and prepared to eat.
After Zhao Xiuzhen took the lead in scooping porridge for everyone, because there were outsiders present, she didn't dare to do anything sneaky. She obediently scooped a similar amount of sweet potato porridge for everyone.
After she finished, when she sat down, Zhao Xiuzhen thought of the chicken soup in the kitchen. She was a little restless. She leaned over to Zhou Guoqiang and whispered in his ear, "Guoqiang, the chicken soup that Third Sister-in-law stewed was stewed with the hens at home. We are all part of the family, so we should all have the right to eat some!"
Thinking that after Gu Nuan came back, his uncle and captain would help their family separate Third Sister-in-law and Yangyang, Zhao Xiuzhen was not so afraid of Gu Nuan. She even dared to think about Gu Nuan's chicken soup.
Zhao Xiuzhen's words immediately aroused Zhou Guoqiang's craving.
Needless to say, that chicken soup was really fragrant.
At that time, he was still some distance away from home. From afar, he could smell the fragrance of the chicken soup.
He didn't know how Third Sister-in-law stewed it, but it was so fragrant.
During the Dragon Boat Festival, because old Madam Zhou fell ill, she didn't have the energy to prepare for the festival. Therefore, this year's Dragon Boat Festival passed by peacefully.
Therefore, ever since the New Year, except for the occasional bits of bacon that couldn't even fill the gaps between their teeth, Zhou Guoqiang and the others didn't touch any other meat.
Zhou Guoqiang was moved. He leaned over to his mother's seat next to him and whispered in his mother's ear, "Mom, do you want to take out the chicken soup that Third Sister-in-law stewed to eat?
Later, I'll have to trouble uncle and captain to let them eat some chicken together. If Third Sister-in-law makes any trouble when we're separated, they can't help but stand on our side. "
Hearing Zhou Guoqiang say that he wanted to take out the chicken soup to eat, old Madam Zhou's eyebrows furrowed!
How could that be? That was a precious thing. Of course, it had to be left for the family to eat!
Old Madam Zhou opened her mouth to reject Zhou Guoqiang's suggestion. However, after hearing Zhou Guoqiang's words, she paused.
After a slight hesitation, old Madam Zhou agreed, "If you want to take it out, then take it out." Although she wasn't very cultured, she still understood the principle of 'if you don't sacrifice the child, you can't trap the wolf'.
… …
On the way home, Gu Nuan met another good friend of the original owner — — Su Lihua, who had just returned from the city.
He didn't know what she brought back from her trip home. It was full of big and small bags.
The distance from the town to Qing He Village was so far. It was a miracle that Su Lihua didn't die from exhaustion.
As Gu Nuan thought about it, he hurriedly quickened his steps. He walked to Su Lihua's side, who was so tired that beads of sweat appeared on her forehead. He reached out and took a few big bags from Su Lihua, "You brought so many things back. Why didn't you call a carriage?"
"Aiya, don't mention it!
I called a carriage, but the other person's tire suddenly burst on the way back. I can't just go to a place in the middle of nowhere and make an ox carriage appear out of thin air. I can only accept my bad luck and carry the bags back. "
Since she had a good relationship with "Gu Nuan," Su Lihua didn't stand on ceremony with Gu Nuan — — she was really tired — — and let Gu Nuan take the heavy bags from her.
She was indeed quite unlucky.
After he understood the reason, Gu Nuan didn't say anything else.
The end of the world had trained her to not be good with words, let alone comforting Su Lihua.
However, Su Lihua had a big heart and was panting from exhaustion. She really wasn't in the mood to talk, so the two of them went to the educated youth's dormitory in silence.
After helping Su Lihua put the things in her room, Gu Nuan was about to leave. Su Lihua suddenly took out a jar of hawthorn slices, a child's short-sleeved shirt, and matching shorts from her bag. She called out to Gu Nuan, "Gu Nuan, wait a moment," she handed the things in her hand to Gu Nuan, "I brought some things for Yangyang. Gu Nuan, take them with you."
"Thank you."
Thinking back to when he wanted to buy clothes for Zhou Yiyang in town but couldn't, Gu Nuan knew how much Su Lihua liked Zhou Yiyang. He returned the favor and said, "You must be tired from walking back. Don't cook at noon. Come to my place to eat."
"No need, I already ate when I was in town."
Moreover, she didn't dare to provoke Gu Nuan's mother-in-law. Although Gu Nuan's mother-in-law couldn't control her, she would vent her anger on Gu Nuan.