The house was in a mess.
Gu Dong was afraid that his grandfather would watch them clean up.
He would continue to be sad, so he used the excuse that his sheep was still on the mountain and sent them out.
Then, he called the Ai Cao to clean up together.
"Do you see that?
This is what our house is like.
It might be even worse than this in the future. "Looking at the messy things, Gu Dong's heart surged with evil.
He looked at the Ai Cao with an evil smile.
The Ai Cao was shocked by his appearance.
This was not the Gu Dong who had a bad temper but was not a bad person.
This Gu Dong made the Ai Cao feel unfamiliar.
Gu Dong looked at the Ai Cao, who was frightened by him, and did not explain anything. He turned around and cleaned up the mess on the floor.
The Ai Cao felt that Gu Dong was different today.
She was a little scared and did not know what to do. She stood at the door of the central room and looked at the man who was busy with his own business.
In the end, she ran to the courtyard with tears in her eyes to wash her face and went to clean up the kitchen.
He had been suppressed ruthlessly.
He had been suppressed by the environment for too long.
He felt a little abnormal in his heart. Gu Dong knew that today's incident had nothing to do with the Ai Cao.
Moreover, if it were not for her today,
He might have been taken away and locked up. However, looking at the house that had been ruined, the anger in his heart could not be suppressed. For some reason, he said those words to the Ai Cao just now.
He knew that he should not have, but he did it.
He put the tables and chairs back in their original positions, stuffed the things that had been swept out of the cabinets, patted the clothes and quilts that had been thrown on the ground, and put them back in their original positions.
Gu Dong sat in the front of the hall and looked at everything that had been restored. There was a half-smile on his face. Outside the house, the Ai Cao, who had cleaned up the kitchen and was immersed in cooking, had tears all over her face. No matter how hard she tried, she could not wipe them away.
She was sad, not only because she was bullied today, but also because of Gu Dong's change just now. She was not stupid. Gu Dong's behavior just now was obviously abnormal. The expression on his face was evil and sarcastic.
But what did all this have to do with her? She didn't want her family to become like this. Why was he looking at her like that?
After so many days, Ai Cao had already let down half of her guard against Gu Dong. She gradually felt that this family was very good. The two of them lived like this. Although they were poor, they were both working hard to think of ways to live better. However, Gu Dong had given Ai Cao a heavy blow.
This was not the Gu Dong she knew. Although Gu Dong liked to attack her verbally, liked to say that she was stupid, didn't know anything, and liked to despise her, he would still stand in front of her when something happened. When there was food, he would also share a large portion of it with her. But now, this person was obviously different.
Why is it like this?
Ai Cao was already scared enough when she suddenly had an invisible Zhuangzi. Now, Gu Dong was also like this. The more Ai Cao thought about it, the sadder she felt.
When they finished eating, the two of them did not speak. Old Gu thought that his grandson and daughter-in-law were silent because of what happened in the afternoon. After eating, he looked at the two of them and said, "It will be over sooner or later. It will be over." Then, he returned to his cowshed.
After leaving the courtyard, Old Gu looked at the green mountains in the distance and sighed. Now, his back was even more bent, and he looked like an old man.
Those words were to comfort his grandson and the others. He didn't know what the future would be like. Would it get better or worse?
But he still had to live. No matter how difficult it was, he still had to live.
Gu Dong looked at Ai Cao, who was cleaning up the table like a little wife. He knew that he was wrong before. He wanted to say something, but after opening his mouth, he didn't say anything.
What should he say? He didn't know what to say. This was the way this family was. If she followed him in the future, who could guarantee that this kind of thing would not happen again?
He couldn't guarantee it. He couldn't tell her, "Don't worry, this kind of life won't happen again. Our life will get better and better." He couldn't guarantee this kind of simple life that a man should give his woman.
It was because of his background that these people would not let him live a good life. Even if he was working hard, as long as they wanted to find trouble with him, they didn't need a reason to push him to the ground.
He didn't know when this kind of life would end. How could he give Ai Cao a guarantee? Even his hatred and anger seemed so powerless.
He was wronged. No one would feel sorry for him. If he didn't live a good life, people would take it for granted. This was his daily life. What could he do? It wasn't that he didn't think of resisting before, but in the end, he was tied up, beaten, and locked in a small house for two days.
He was just a little son of a landlord. What else did he want? He should be grateful that they didn't let him go to jail and let him live like this in the village.
This was the thinking of Zhang Xianglan and his group of people. A group of people who talked about class warfare all day long. Even the captain didn't dare to go against them. Otherwise, this group of lunatics would put a label on him and go to the county government's door to shout that someone was a lapdog of the bourgeoisie. He was a cancer that would destroy society.
Actually, rather than saying that Gu Dong was angry at Ai Cao, it was more accurate to say that he was disappointed in himself. He was already 18 years old. He couldn't even protect his own family. He couldn't even stand up for Ai Cao.
He felt that he was living a useless life.
At night, when it was time to sleep, Gu Dong lay on the bed after cleaning up. He listened to Ai Cao's movements. He knew that she had finished washing her feet and was coming back to sleep. He purposely moved to make more space for her. He even secretly helped her lay out the quilt.
But after waiting for a long time, he didn't see her come into the bedroom.
What was she doing? Was she still angry? Could it be that she was scared by what happened today and didn't want to live with him anymore? No, Ai Cao wasn't that kind of person.
Gu Dong lay on the bed and thought about a lot of things. His mind was full of conflict. He was worried that Ai Cao would be angry, but he was too scared to call her back to apologize.
After washing her feet in the central room, Ai Cao carried the water to the courtyard and splashed it. She glanced at the pitch-black and silent east room and did not return to the house. She quietly circled around to the back of the house. In the dark forest, she trembled with fear as she thought about the little manor she had seen today.
Sure enough, in the next moment, her position changed. She came to the small Zhuangzi that she had appeared once during the day.
There was still sun here. The sky wasn't dark. Ai Cao boldly walked around and found that this courtyard was simply a miniature version of the Zhuangzi that she went to before she died in her previous life.
The courtyard was small, and the main hall was a three-room brick house. Next to it were the east and west side rooms. In the backyard, there was a row of row houses. To the east was the kitchen, and to the west was the storehouse. Facing the central room, there was a half-acre big storehouse. It looked like it had just been cleaned. There was only one corner where all kinds of food were stored. Soybeans, wheat, corn, peanuts, sesame, and other kinds of food were stored separately in gunny sacks.
Next to the big storehouse were two smaller storehouses. However, there weren't many things. It looked like one of them stored vegetables, fruits, and meat, and the other one stored all kinds of cloth and animal raw materials.
That's right. Ai Cao remembered. In her previous life, she heard her mother say that their family's Zhuangzi in the suburbs of the capital mainly grew vegetables, fruits, and raised poultry. Then, they would send food to the fu to provide for the family's expenses.
Could it be that this was very similar to her family's Zhuangzi? Ai Cao tried to open Zhuangzi's courtyard door. She tilted her head and vigilantly looked around. Then, she walked out.
Not far from Zhuangzi was a small lake. There were ducks and geese swimming in the lake. There were all kinds of fish in the lake. Next to the lake, there was a group of chicks looking for food. At a glance, she could tell that they were raised by a family. But who raised them?
With doubts, Ai Cao walked around again. On the left side of the courtyard, there were all kinds of vegetables. On the right side, there were rows of fruit trees. There were peach trees, apricot trees, pear trees, persimmon trees, and all kinds of other fruit trees that she couldn't name. In any case, there were quite a lot of them. There should be about three to four mu of vegetable fields. There should be about ten mu of fruit trees.
Moreover, many of the vegetables in the vegetable fields looked old. There were also weeds growing inside. It should have been a while since they were taken care of. The same went for the fruit trees. There were no more fruits on the apricot trees. The persimmon trees were bright red. However, there were also a lot of fallen fruits under the trees. The walnut trees looked green, but there was a layer of fallen fruits on the ground.
As for the back of the courtyard, there was a piece of farmland. It didn't look very big. It was at most five to six mu. More than half of it was planted with corn. There was also a part of it planted with soybeans. There was also about one mu of peanuts.
In addition, there was a small courtyard next to the farmland. Ai Cao found a sheep, a pig, and a cow inside. However, they all looked like they were about to starve to death. When they saw Ai Cao coming over, they all stretched their necks and called out to her.
Ai Cao felt a little guilty. She walked around the wall and found some yellowed forage in a shed. She added some forage to them one by one. Then, she quickly ran out.
Where was this place? There was no one in such a big place. The more the Ai Cao thought about it, the more scared she became. She wanted to come out quickly. It had been so long. She didn't know how Gu Dong was. She wanted to go home quickly.
When she came out again, Ai Cao was still in the forest. The surroundings were dark. She looked up at the moon in the sky. It didn't seem too long ago.
Ai Cao walked quietly to the central room and listened carefully in the direction of the east room. She didn't hear any sound. She thought that Gu Dong might be asleep. Then, she crept into the room and planned to climb up from the bed.
Ai Cao tried her best not to make any noise and not touch Gu Dong. She climbed into her bed while observing Gu Dong's movements. She knew that Gu Dong didn't move after she laid down. She quietly sighed in relief.
"Where did you go? Why did you come back so late? "As soon as Ai Cao felt relieved, she heard Gu Dong's voice behind her. She was startled and her heartbeat sped up.
"No, nothing. I went to the outhouse." Ai Cao hugged the quilt tightly and explained in a low voice. She was afraid that Gu Dong would ask her something else.
"Go to sleep." Gu Dong's voice was cold without a trace of warmth. After he finished speaking, he turned around and ignored Mugwort.
Ai Cao's heart was in a mess when she saw his reaction. She felt that it would be better if he asked her more. Just now, she couldn't wait for Gu Dong to not care about anything. But now, she felt even more uncomfortable.
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