"What's going on?" Gu Dong frowned and looked at the Ai Cao who ran out.
"Not used to the food? Go and see your wife. "Old Gu kicked his grandson. He could only guess.
Putting down the bowl and chopsticks in his hand, Gu Dong ran out and saw the Ai Cao leaning against the wall in the west, vomiting. He quickly ran to the kitchen and brought her a bowl of water.
"Are you okay? Come and rinse your mouth." Gu Dong saw that she was vomiting uncomfortably, so he asked with concern.
"Ugh, get up first!" The Ai Cao pushed him away.
She had an empty stomach in the morning, so now she could only vomit acid. It smelled a bit bad. But when she thought about what she had just eaten, she was really disgusted. She wanted to vomit out her stomach.
Gu Dong thought that she might feel a bit uncomfortable, but he didn't expect it to be so uncomfortable. "Is it because you're not used to eating dragon meat? Why don't you know how to enjoy it? Other women want to eat such delicious food, but they can't. "
"Ugh! Ugh! "The Ai Cao heard Gu Dong's words and vomited again:" Don't say anything. "
"Water, give me water." After vomiting for a while, the Ai Cao felt a bit better. After rinsing her mouth, she said to Gu Dong with a wrinkled face: "You actually eat that kind of thing!" She didn't even want to mention it now.
"Hey, I don't believe that you haven't seen the Ai family eat it before." Gu Dong said with a smile: "Ai Yaozong and his older brother often catch field mice to roast."
"Ugh!" Gu Dong's words made the Ai Cao feel even more nauseous. She raised her hand and patted him, indicating that he should stop talking.
The Ai Cao remembered that field mouse meat was very rare in the eyes of the villagers, let alone dragon meat. Some women were even reluctant to eat it and left it for the men and children.
Of course, the Ai family had eaten it a few times, but this kind of "good thing" would never happen to an adopted daughter like her.
"You go ahead. I'll go to the kitchen to have some wild vegetable soup." Although Ai Cao couldn't accept it, she understood Gu Dong.
In this era of starvation, eating chaff and vegetables was considered a good life, and there was no meat for half a year. No matter what kind of meat, it was precious.
"Dongzi? How's the Ai Cao doing? "Old Gu's voice came from the central room.
"Don't make Grandpa worry. Go and eat. Go ahead, don't worry about me. "The Ai Cao took the bowl of water from Gu Dong's hands and turned to go to the kitchen.
"Ai." Gu Dong grabbed the Ai Cao's arm and thought for a moment before saying, "If you don't like it, then forget it. Cook the remaining two eggs from yesterday and eat them first. Wait a moment, I'll find you something else later."
Seeing Gu Dong's serious expression, the Ai Cao's heart warmed. She agreed and said, "Okay."
There were still more than 20 days until the autumn harvest. Every family didn't have enough to eat. Everywhere they went, they saw people looking for food. Where could they find food? The Ai Cao didn't have much hope in her heart.
She didn't know what Gu Dong said to his grandfather when he went back to the house, but he quickly finished eating and quickly came out again.
"Let's go. Take the basket, sickle, and small water bottle. We'll go farther today." Gu Dong called the Ai Cao up the mountain.
"Have you eaten?" In such a short time, the Ai Cao suspected that Gu Dong went in and came out without eating.
"I ate. Meat tastes good when it's hot. How could I not eat? Let's go and find something else. "Gu Dong took the basket from her hand and strode out first.
The path up the mountain wasn't easy to walk. Also, the Ai Cao's shoes exposed her toes. Sometimes, she accidentally kicked small stones, which hurt her even more.
"Don't worry. Look at the path under your feet. Wait a little longer. After autumn, we should have money. At that time, I'll buy you some cloth and make some clothes and shoes. "Gu Dong was afraid that the Ai Cao would fall, so he pulled her along and said to her as they walked.
Clothes made the man, and saddles made the horse. Mugwort didn't look outstanding now, but if she was dressed up, she might look good. Gu Dong more or less wanted his wife to be more beautiful.
"What about you?" The Ai Cao saw that Gu Dong's shoes weren't much better than her own. He should have been wearing them for a long time.
"I'm fine. I'm a man. I don't care about that." Gu Dong said indifferently. Anyway, the villagers already knew what he was like. No one would look at him highly even if he changed his clothes.
In fact, at the beginning, he was afraid that the Ai Cao would dislike him. But he didn't know if this woman's reaction was slow or if she was really stupid. After marrying into their family, she was completely like a married woman.
"How's your life in the Ai family?" Originally, Gu Dong didn't want to ask about the past. No matter whether it was good or bad, it was her adoptive parents' home. But he couldn't help but ask.
"Not good." The Ai Cao's face was unhappy when the Ai family was mentioned. She was really glad that she escaped from the fire pit. Compared to when she first came here, she even felt that her life now was better.
"Don't blame Grandpa for breaking off the marriage between the two families. He did it for the sake of both of us." Gu Dong was afraid that the Ai Cao would feel estranged from the Ai family because Grandpa wanted her to break off the marriage between her and the Ai family. So, he took the initiative to explain to her.
"What?" Ai Caoba had no choice but to have a little bit of connection with the Ai family, but she couldn't make it too obvious. After all, the Ai family had raised her for sixteen years. If she appeared to not care too much, it would be easy to arouse suspicion.
"No, I don't blame anyone. On the day I got married, my adoptive mother said that from that day onwards, I had nothing to do with the Ai family. "The Ai Cao deliberately lowered her head and pretended to be a little sad.
Seeing her like this, Gu Dong asked tentatively, "Are you not happy that they broke off the relationship with you?"
"No, I'm just a little sad. They actually sold me for a little more than 10 yuan." The Ai Cao sorted out her emotions and said with a little sigh, "Although they didn't treat me as a family all these years, I'm still grateful that they raised me. But I really didn't expect that they would sell me away just like that."
The Ai Cao felt that she should let Gu Dong know as soon as possible that she didn't have a good relationship with the Ai family. She was even sincerely willing to break off contact with the Ai family.
"Sigh." Gu Dong didn't know how to continue this matter. The Ai family really didn't do it properly, but his family was the one who paid for it. He felt that it was good that he didn't have to marry those bastards from the Ai family.
"Actually, I understand them quite well."
The Ai Cao rubbed her eyes and continued to pretend that she didn't care and said, "After all, the Ai family has a lot of sons. They are the most important. Also, when they brought me back, they wanted me to be their son's wife. They raised me for so many years, and I also worked for them for so many years like a servant girl. Finally, I sold myself for this bit of money as repayment for their kindness. "
"Don't be sad. Their family isn't very good. They made you do this and that since you were young. You don't owe them anything." Gu Dong looked down on the Ai family from the bottom of his heart.
There were so many men and women, but the family only relied on one girl to do all the work. Who in the village wouldn't say that they didn't have a black heart when they bullied an adopted daughter?
The women were lazy, and the men were soft. No one in the family was good. However, Gu Dong couldn't say this in front of the Ai Cao and the Ai family.
"Yes, I don't owe them anything. Since they said that I'm a member of the Gu family now that I've married into the Gu family, then I'll just be a member of the Gu family in the future." The Ai Cao looked at Gu Dong and said resolutely, "In the future, I have nothing to do with the Ai family."
She was indirectly expressing her loyalty to Gu Dong, but she didn't know if Gu Dong could tell.
"It's good that you know. If you're too soft, you'll only get bullied. What you did yesterday was right. In the future, when Ai Yaozong bullies you, don't be afraid. Fight back when you need to. However, you have to be careful of your own safety.
The Ai Cao's face turned red when she heard Gu Dong's words. Yesterday, she was indeed impulsive. If Gu Dong hadn't come back in time, she might have been beaten up by that brat Ai Yaozong.
"I know. I won't do it again." The Ai Cao's voice was soft. It wasn't loud, but it was firm. She wouldn't be bullied by the Ai family anymore.
This time, Gu Dong brought the Ai Cao deeper into the mountain. When they reached a valley, Gu Dong pointed at the date tree and the Ai Cao and said, "You go up there and pick some fruits to eat. I'll catch worms and rats. Don't stay here."
"Ah! Didn't we come here to look for food? "The Ai Cao had goosebumps all over her body when she heard what Gu Dong was going to do.
Gu Dong patted her shoulder and told her not to be too scared. He pulled her aside and explained, "Right now, only the wild fruits in the mountains can be eaten. The wild animals and fruits outside have all been found by the villagers. Tomorrow, we'll have to work in the fields. If you don't eat, how can you have the strength? Let's get some meat back and exchange it for food with the villagers."
No matter how poor a place was, there would always be rich people. Although most people in the village didn't have enough to eat, there were still a few families who had an endless supply of food every year.
The Ai Cao knew that Gu Dong's words were reasonable. She had no choice but to go up the hill and pick wild dates to eat.
"Then be careful. Call me when you're leaving." The Ai Cao walked up the hill while reminding Gu Dong.
"Okay. Don't worry. I won't leave you behind. Little rabbit! "Gu Dong laughed at her. She was still so timid.
"You!" The Ai Cao was annoyed. However, she was indeed timid. She was a little dependent on Gu Dong. She had no choice but to stomp her feet and run up the hill. "I won't give you the fruits after I pick them!"
"Haha. Haha. You just need to take care of yourself!" Gu Dong looked at her little actions and was very happy.
It was September, and the jujubes were not ripe yet. The green jujubes hung on the branches, and occasionally, one or two would start to turn red. Mugwort picked one with the tip of his toes, wiped it, and tried to take a bite.
She guessed that the dates that weren't fully ripe should be as sour as the apricots and pears. However, the result was completely different. When she chewed, she only felt a little astringent. There was even a slight sweetness on the red end.
After coming to this world for so long, this was the second kind of wild fruit she had eaten. The first kind was the lantern fruit that Gu Dong gave her last time. In view of the fact that she didn't have any food at home, the Ai Cao was quite satisfied with these dates. She felt that she should pick some back.
These wild date trees grew on the edge of the hill. One side was a slope, and the other side was a steep slope. The Ai Cao was on the slope. She held onto the tree trunk and tiptoed to pick the red dates on each tree.
Perhaps she was too happy to have something to eat, or perhaps she was too focused on picking the dates. The Ai Cao unknowingly followed the hill to find the date trees. Gradually, she left the original area.
Until behind her, there was a strange "Hehe. Hehe." The vulgar laughter made her heart tremble. She wanted to look for Gu Dong. When she looked around, she found that she was in a strange environment. She was a little far from the forest.
"Hehe. Hehe." The voice continued to pass through. The Ai Cao didn't look at the person. She could tell from the voice that it was a man. She clenched her teeth, gathered her courage, and turned her head.
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