She had been in this world for so long,
She could finally take a beautiful bath,
The Ai Cao's mood was unusually happy. She was like a hardworking little bee at home alone,
She hummed a little tune,
She boiled hot water and fetched cold water,
She carried half a bucket into the room again and again,
She didn't feel tired at all.
She adjusted the hot water,
Looking at the steam rising, her heart was filled with joy. She reached in and played around,
Only then did she want to happily take off her clothes.
But just as she took off half of her coat, she quickly put it back on. She remembered that there seemed to be petals at home, and they were chrysanthemums. She saw them the last time she cleaned up the house,
They were in the cabinet in the central room.
Thinking of this, the Ai Cao ran to the central room without hesitation and rummaged through the cabinet. Sure enough, she easily found half a jar of dried chrysanthemums. It looked like a variety that could be seen everywhere in the mountains,
This should have been picked by Gu Dong himself to dry and store.
Her body needed to be nourished. the Ai Cao grabbed a handful and put it in, but it didn't feel enough,
Then she grabbed it,
Unknowingly,
When she was satisfied,
There was only the bottom left in the jar.
Ah! The Ai Cao slightly opened her small mouth and shrunk her neck. This was Gu Dong's thing,
She didn't know what he had gotten it for,
She had used it up for him just like that.
When Gu Dong came back, would he beat her up? He would definitely be scolded, right?
Mugwort's watery eyes moved back and forth. She turned around and ran back to the central room with small steps. She immediately closed the lid of the jar and stuffed it into the innermost corner of the cupboard. Then, she pawned something else outside.
Phew, he couldn't see it. He probably couldn't remember it for the time being. Forget it, take a shower first. She ran back and looked at the blooming petals floating on the water. the Ai Cao was so happy that she forgot about Gu Dong in an instant.
Then what was Gu Dong, who had been forgotten by his wife, doing? Ha, he was full of annoyance and frustration!
Previously, he and Fu Jiu had agreed to go up the mountain. He didn't expect to see not only Fu Jiu at the foot of the mountain, but also those educated youths! Immediately, he was not very happy.
With so many people going in and making such a big commotion, how was he going to hunt wild hares? What made him even more unhappy was that halfway up the mountain, he met the leader's son, Fu Qiang, Yang Xiaoshu and a group of people.
"Hi!" Yang Xiaoshu waved at them when he saw them from afar. He said happily, "You guys are also coming to the mountains? Why didn't you tell me in advance? Otherwise, you could have come together."
Didn't he also encounter it? Gu Dong rolled his eyes inwardly.
"But it's not too late to meet them now. Let's go together." Yang Xiaoshu ran to the side of Gu Dong and Fu Jiu happily with a bright smile.
Smile, smile, smile! What was there to be happy about? Gu Dong really wanted to kick him, but he also knew that Yang Xiaoshu was an honest person. He did not have any bad intentions towards anyone and was an honest person.
"Do you want to join us? Will it delay your work? Brother Fu Qiang, why don't we go separate ways. " Fu Jiu was a little unwilling. There were female educated youths today. He was afraid that after playing with them for an afternoon, the person he liked would like someone else. Wouldn't that be terrible?
"It's okay. Let's go together. We can take care of each other when we go in." Fu Qiang greeted the few people behind him and came over to watch the two of them talk. Then he said to the few educated youths beside him, "It's dangerous in the mountains. You guys follow us. It's safer with more people."
"Okay, thank you, leader!" Duan Xue's eyes curved as she smiled gently at Fu Qiang to express her gratitude.
She had been assigned to a team before. Usually, Fu Qiang, the team leader, would lead her to work in the fields. Therefore, she seemed to be more familiar with Fu Qiang than the other educated youths.
There were not many young men in the village who did not want to interact more with the educated youths. Seeing that they were all happy, Gu Dong did not say anything. However, after entering the mountains, he still deliberately distanced himself from them.
This was because he found that Fu Jiu and Fu Qiang took the lead. When the young men in the village saw some fruits, they directly called the educated youths over and gave them to Duan Xue and the others. Yang Xiaoshu, Qi Fang, and Cao Aiguo on the side were also like this. They happily expressed that they wanted to put the female comrades first and take care of the girls.
"Hey, Comrade Gu Dong, you picked the mountain peaches and did not give them to Duan Xue and the others. That's not manly. You seem stingy!" Cao Aiguo saw Gu Dong putting things in his basket and purposely laughed at him loudly.
"Haha, Cao Aiguo, Gu Dong is not that kind of person!" Yang Xiaoshu looked at Gu Dong and took the initiative to explain.
"That's right. Dongzi is not a stingy person. He's married now. If he doesn't bring anything home, he's probably afraid of being scolded. Haha, haha. "Fu Jiu laughed as he said this.
"Go to hell!" Gu Dong kicked him. "You're the one who's afraid of your wife!"
Although Gu Dong really wanted to bring the fruits home to Ai Cao, he still felt a little embarrassed when Fu Jiu said this in front of a group of people. He raised the few mountain peaches that he had just picked and gave them to Fu Fang next to him. However, he did not touch the ones that he had just put in his basket.
The group of young men and women chatted and laughed. It was lively as they played around in the mountains and looked for mountain snacks. In Duan Xue's words, "We're like an autumn outing. It's so nice!"
Nice my ass! Gu Dong was irritated to death. He was not in the mood to play. He still had a mouth to feed at home. After walking for half a day, he finally found an excuse to leave first.
"You guys play here. I'm going to Erdao Ridge!" Gu Dong greeted the leaders, Fu Jiu and Fu Qiang.
"There aren't many people there. It's not safe for you to go alone." Fu Qiang frowned and said.
"It's okay. I'm familiar with that area. I'll go back after walking around. I still have things to do at home." Gu Dong continued to find excuses.
"Okay. Be careful. I'll go rabbit hunting with you next time." Fu Jiu scratched the back of his head and felt a little guilty.
Originally, the two of them had agreed to go rabbit hunting today. However, who knew that he would meet Duan Xue and Fu Fang on the way. When they saw each other, they greeted each other. After a while, they said that they were going up the mountain together.
"Hey, Gu Dong. Why don't we go with you? It'll be bad if you get into danger." Duan Xue suggested worriedly.
"It's okay. You guys go ahead. I still have things to do later. Don't worry about me." After Gu Dong finished speaking, he picked up his backpack and walked in the other direction.
"Hmph, he really grew up in a landlord's family. No wonder the villagers call him the landlord's son. Not only is he stingy and selfish, but he also doesn't walk with the people." Cao Aiguo looked at Gu Dong who was walking away. His voice was not low and his tone was sarcastic.
"What are you talking about!" Fu Jiu had just turned around. When he heard this, he immediately turned around and glared at Cao Aiguo. He looked like he was going to beat him up. "You're making things up. Are you looking for trouble?"
"Am I wrong?" Cao Aiguo got even angrier when he saw Fu Jiu glaring at him. He pushed up his glasses and pretended to be righteous. "What did I say wrong? He's a landlord's son. He's a class enemy!"
"Damn it! You're still angry, aren't you? "Fu Jiu's expression changed instantly. He rushed towards Cao Aiguo.
Gu Dong's background was not good to begin with. If he was accused of being a class enemy and the news spread to the village, he would be dragged onto the stage and paraded through the streets during the Red Book Learning Competition in the winter.
Some people's words could mean years of unimaginable suffering for others. Fu Jiu hated people like him. Dongzi and his grandfather had suffered a lot over the years. Why did he still want to punish him?
"Fu Jiu!" Yang Xiaoshu saw that the situation was not right and quickly ran over to pull him back. He then said to Cao Aiguo in an unfriendly manner, "If you don't know how to speak, then shut up. Our Xinglin Village is good. We won't have class enemies!"
"He …" Cao Aiguo still wanted to say something, but Qi Fang pulled him back and advised, "Be careful of your image. You're someone who's educated. Gu Dong grew up in the village. Everyone is watching. How can he be a class enemy?"
Qi Fang felt that Cao Aiguo was stupid. He didn't know if he was like this since he was young or if he went to school and became stupid. If it weren't for the fact that they were all educated youths bound together, he really wouldn't care about him.
Causing trouble in someone else's village, did he think that his life wasn't hard enough?
"Xinglin Village has always followed the higher-ups and followed the Red Book Thinking. There won't be class enemies in the village. In the future, Comrade Cao Aiguo shouldn't say such things anymore. Didn't Gu Dong just say that he had something to do later, so he left first? Okay, let's continue. I remember that there's a mangrove tree in the mountains up ahead. The fruit should be edible by now. "
Fu Qiang's father was the team leader. No matter what the reason was, he didn't want them to cause trouble in the village. After a few words settled the matter, he asked everyone to continue looking for fruit.
"Cao Aiguo, you were too impulsive just now. It's not right to label a comrade so casually! Listen to the team leader. Stop causing trouble. "Duan Xue gently persuaded Cao Aiguo when he saw him straightening his neck.
Seeing that no one was on his side, Cao Aiguo didn't say anything else. However, from his angry expression, it could be seen that he had taken this matter to heart.
Sometimes, people who weren't magnanimous shouldn't be provoked. This kind of person was not only petty, but also vengeful.
On the other side, Gu Dong, who had separated from the main group, didn't expect that his departure would cause such a big commotion. He wandered around the mountains alone for a while. Not only did he find some lantern fruits for Ai Cao, but he also encountered a wild chicken.
Unfortunately, he wasn't as fast as the wild chicken. After chasing it for half a day, he was exhausted and panting. However, the wild chicken ran away without leaving a trace.
However, when he finally returned, he brought back some things. At least he didn't come back empty-handed.
On the way back, Gu Dong kept thinking about what to say when he saw Ai Cao. Not only did he not find any rabbit meat, he only found two bird eggs. Sigh, there were more and more people entering the mountains now. There were fewer and fewer things that could be found in the mountains.
When they reached the foot of the mountain, they saw old people, women, and children digging for wild vegetables everywhere. Not only were Ai Dabao's wife and Ai Cao's adoptive mother among them, but even Fu Qiang's third uncle's daughter-in-law and youngest daughter were among them.
It seemed that all of the families' food reserves were almost used up. Even if he found some worms and field mice now, it would be difficult to exchange them for food in the village.
Looking at the busy villagers with their heads lowered, Gu Dong's heart became gloomy. His good mood from finding wild fruits for the mugwort was completely gone.
The food at home could only last for three more days. There were still about ten days until the harvest. What would they eat after that?
Thinking about this, Gu Dong didn't continue to walk home. He found a place and dug half a basket of wild vegetables. Only then did he feel a little better.
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