Gu Dong was right,
That field..,
Was indeed the easiest place for something to happen.
He slowly thought about what had happened at home,
He walked to the side of the field,
He looked around and did not find any traces of people,
He sat down under the poplar tree on the ground,
He planned to rest against the tree trunk in the shade. At this time, the country road was very quiet,
Even the slightest sound could travel very far. Not long after..,
Gu Dong heard a rustling sound coming from the ground.
This was the sound of someone drilling into the corn field and the leaves rubbing against each other!
With a whoosh, Gu Dong's eyes that had just narrowed..,
He immediately opened his eyes. His eyes were sharp, and his lethargic and sleepy appearance was completely swept away.
Gu Dong bent down and walked towards the direction of the sound,
Along the ridge, he saw figures in the corn field, and there was not only one of them,
But he saw at least three of them,
If he could not see them, he did not know how many of them would be hidden.
It seemed that the gang had really come over,
Gu Dong's heart trembled,
He was a little nervous and excited. However, his mind was still clear,
There were so many people..,
Now that he was the only one around, rushing up alone was simply courting death.
"Dong Dong Dong!!!" Gu Dong took out the broken gong from the basket on his back and knocked it hard as he ran towards the main road in the village. At the same time, he shouted at the top of his lungs, "Catch the thief, catch the thief, come quickly, the thief has come in! ... "
If the gang committed a crime, the loss of food in the village would definitely not be small. As a member of Xinglin village, Gu Dong naturally had a sense of responsibility in his heart when he encountered such a thing, so at this time, he shouted with extra effort.
Because such a big movement, not only did it inform the people in the village, but it also alarmed the people who stole the food. It was best to alarm them and make them run away quickly. It did not matter if they were caught or not. What was important was that they could not continue to move the food out.
In the quiet afternoon, the sound of the broken gong was like thunder, resounding throughout the foot of the mountain.
The broken gong was taken by Gu Dong from the village. Patrols would bring weapons with them. Some carried the same weapons as Gu Dong, while others carried iron rods and basins. Anyway, everyone brought something with them when they went out to guard against thieves.
Most of the villagers had their meals late. At this time, the villagers were either having their lunch or were in the middle of it. When they heard the commotion, they all ran out with their weapons. Although the villagers in the village were usually in a state of chaos all day long, they were especially united when they encountered such petty thieves.
"Where? Which field is it? "Fu Qiang, along with a cousin, rushed over with a shovel in his hand. His head was drenched in sweat.
"The foot of the mountain! At the foot of the southeast mountain! No, there's more than one! "Gu Dong gasped as he pointed towards the southeast.
"Quick! It's the grassy slope! "Fu Qiang shouted anxiously at a group of young villagers who were running over. When he heard that there was more than one, he knew that he was in trouble.
Gu Dong followed the crowd and ran back. Not long after, the villagers, young and old, all came over. The sound of the gong mixed with the shouting to catch thieves echoed throughout the afternoon.
In the afternoon, all the young adults in the village went into the mountains in groups with their weapons. One of the reasons was to look for thieves, the other was to look for food.
A few team leaders went to the fields and found that almost one mu of the corn field was full of corn cobs.
There were scattered ears of corn in the grass, but not many. In such a short period of time, the thieves fled in panic. They definitely did not have time to take the food with them. Also, it was impossible for them to take so much during the day. It was very likely that they hid it in the mountains first and planned to come back at night to take it away.
Therefore, the team leaders sent people into the mountains to look for food.
After a busy afternoon, Gu Dong came back at night. Although he looked tired, he was in good spirits.
"How was it? How much did you find? "Grandpa Gu asked him at the dinner table.
Gu Dong ate a mouthful of corn and chestnut porridge that Ai Cao served him and chatted casually with Grandpa Gu. "More than half. Excluding the ones that were taken away by the villagers, we should not have lost much."
"That's good, that's good. Sigh, if we really lost one mu of grain, it would be difficult to pay taxes and distribute the grain after the autumn harvest."
There was not much grain in the fields to begin with. In the past, when they collected the grain, even the wheat and corn kernels in the fields would be picked up one by one. If one mu of grain was really lost, it would really be heartbreaking.
"Where is the kettle at home? I will get some hot water and put some chrysanthemums to take away later. We are on duty tonight. Our team is not the only one patrolling. Fu Qiang also brought a few people to look after us. "Gu Dong said the first half of his sentence to Ai Cao and the second half to Grandpa Gu.
He was considered to have done the best job in chasing the thieves away today. After an afternoon, he was still in a good mood. He was unusually happy. However, with the situation today, he would definitely have to be alert at night. He probably would not be able to sleep.
"Okay! I'll help you get it. " There was no cold face, no ignoring, and no sarcastic remarks. The Ai Cao agreed without hesitation. She put down her bowl and chopsticks and immediately stood up to do it.
"Why are you in such a hurry?" Gu Dong raised his eyebrows and looked at the Ai Cao, who seemed to be overreacting. Could it be that he had become a hero in his wife's heart because he caught the thieves today? So not only did she not throw a tantrum, but she was also very proactive?
Haha, what a beautiful thought.
The Ai Cao only remembered that she had used up almost all of the chrysanthemums in Gu Dong's small jar when she took a bath last time. She felt a little guilty.
"Oh, oh, it's okay. I'm full. I'll go get some hot water for you!" In the afternoon, the Ai Cao had secretly eaten other things in the small Zhuangzi. Originally, she was just eating for show. Now that she heard the results of the incident in the afternoon, she was afraid that Gu Dong would go and get the chrysanthemums himself, so she quickly left.
"Hey …" Gu Dong couldn't stop her.
"Treat Xiaocao better. She cares a lot about you." Grandfather Gu chuckled. He thought that the Ai Cao's behavior was the Ai Cao's attentiveness to Gu Dong.
After Grandfather Gu finished eating, he went back. Gu Dong had to be on night patrol. At night, only the Ai Cao was at home.
During the day, when Gu Dong went out and wasn't at home, she didn't think much of it. But now, it was late at night and it was dark everywhere. Lying on the bed and looking at the empty space next to her, she suddenly realized that she missed Gu Dong a little.
There was only one person in such a big house. It was so quiet that the Ai Cao felt that she could even hear her own heartbeat.
In fact, what was a home? A house for each person? That shouldn't be considered a home. She had a Zhuangzi and there was an endless supply of food in the Zhuangzi. However, she never thought of it as her home and never thought of living alone in there for the rest of her life.
She didn't miss this house or anyone in the village. She didn't want to leave and felt that this was her home because of Gu Dong.
After one night, the Ai Cao seemed to have a clearer understanding of her own feelings.
Before going to bed, the Ai Cao thought that when the time was right, she should tell Gu Dong that their family was actually a landlord and that they had a Zhuangzi that produced food.
The next morning, Gu Dong didn't come back until five or six o 'clock. The Ai Cao hadn't woken up yet. Seeing that Gu Dong was about to lie down and sleep, she quickly stopped him.
"Wait a moment. I'll make something for you to eat. Fill up your stomach before you sleep." The Ai Cao quickly put on her clothes and went into the kitchen.
They hadn't seen each other for a night. Although Gu Dong looked a little tired and unkempt after being exposed to the dew for an entire night, the Ai Cao still felt very close to him.
What's wrong with my wife? While Gu Dong was happy, he also felt a little strange. Why was she suddenly so good to him? She didn't quarrel with him at all. Could it be that his grandfather was right? She had him in her heart?
Thinking of this, the corners of Gu Dong's mouth unconsciously curled up. The tiredness from an entire night suddenly disappeared in his wife's warm words.
The Ai Cao was in a good mood. When she was cooking, she tried her best to think of ways to add food for Gu Dong without leaving a trace. However, she just needed to make it thicker. There was only so much food in the house. No matter how much she wanted to add, she couldn't do anything.
Forget it. She should find a time to talk to Gu Dong. She couldn't guard the "food mountain" and not let him eat until he was full.
Gu Dong slept until 10 o 'clock. He didn't wake up until Fu Jiu came to find him.
Fu Jiu woke Gu Dong up from the bed and excitedly whispered in his ear, "Yesterday, when I was wandering around the mountain, I found a pheasant nest. However, there were too many people and they ran away. Let's go again today."
Gu Dong was tired all night and hadn't slept for more than a few hours. He was in a bad mood when he was woken up. He was about to throw a tantrum at Fu Jiu when he suddenly heard the word "pheasant". He immediately became energetic.
"Where is it? Can you see it accurately? "As Gu Dong spoke, he wiped his face and lifted the blanket to sit up.
He hadn't eaten meat for a long time. His wife had been so good recently. No matter what, he had to get some meat for his wife before the autumn harvest.
"It's in the valley at the back of the mountain. I also saw rabbit poop there." Fu Jiu's eyes lit up when he said that.
"Did I see wrongly? Could it be left behind from before? " Gu Dong didn't believe it. Now that the villagers had eaten all the wild animals that could be found in the periphery of the mountain, how could he see these two things so easily?
"Hey, why don't you believe me? How can I talk nonsense about this? There are a lot of thorns and stinky chrysanthemums growing outside. Even if people pass by, they won't go inside. Looking at the grass print, I guess there should be a lot of things inside. Hehe, are you going or not? "At the end, Fu Jiu proudly patted Gu Dong's shoulder.
"Of course, why wouldn't I go? Let's go, let's go now. "Gu Dong put on his shoes and coat and called out to Fu Jiu.
"Where are you going in such a hurry? It's almost time for lunch." Ai Cao saw Gu Dong come out with a basket, rope, and fishing line and asked him.
"We're going up the mountain." After saying that, he took two steps and turned back to look at Ai Cao. He happily said: "Wait for us to come back and make lunch!"
Well, maybe we can eat meat today for lunch.
Gu Dong was gone for more than three hours. Grandpa came back for lunch, but Gu Dong still hadn't come back.
"Grandpa, I'll make you something to eat. Let's not wait for him." Ai Cao was embarrassed. Grandpa had come back from work, but she hadn't made anything to eat.
She blamed Gu Dong. He told her to wait for him to come back and cook, but she didn't expect him to be gone for so long. It was almost one o 'clock. If they waited any longer, they would miss the meal.
"It's okay, there's no hurry. Since Dongzi asked us to wait for him, let's wait for him." Grandpa Gu didn't have any objections. If you looked closely, you could see that the old man was a little excited.
How could he not know what kind of person his grandson was? Usually, when he had something to do, he would tell others not to wait for him and let others eat first. Today was so abnormal. Something must have happened. Maybe he went to catch something.
However, Grandpa Gu still had to herd the sheep in the afternoon, so they couldn't wait for too long. In the end, Ai Cao cooked wild vegetable porridge and a corn on the cob for Grandpa Gu to eat in advance before going to work.
Ai Cao didn't have much hope and was about to go catch a fish in Zhuangzi to try cooking it. But Gu Dong finally came back.
"Why are you back so late? You told me to wait for you, but don't you know what time it is now? If we wait any longer, we can eat lunch and dinner together! How old are you? Don't you know what time it is? " Ai Cao was full of anger from waiting. When she heard the noise outside, she ran out. When she saw Gu Dong enter the house, she immediately scolded him.
"Sister-in-law …" Fu Jiu heard Ai Cao's voice and walked out from behind Gu Dong. He rubbed his nose awkwardly.
"Ah, oh, Fu Jiu is here too. It's okay, come in, come in quickly. You haven't had lunch yet, right? Do you want to eat something? "Ai Cao's face was red. She didn't see Fu Jiu just now. If she saw Fu Jiu, she definitely wouldn't scold her husband in front of outsiders.
Gu Dong was really happy when he entered the house. Not only did he get a pheasant, but he also got two rabbits, one big and one small. However, after Mugwort's scolding, the smile on his face immediately disappeared.
It was his fault for coming back late today. If it was any other time, Ai Cao would scold him, but Fu Jiu was here today.
Also, on the way back, he bragged to Fu Jiu about how good his wife was and how she listened to him the most. He was sure that she hadn't made lunch yet and was waiting for him. He could go directly to his house to make some meat.
Ai Cao's performance in the past two days filled Gu Dong's mind with countless sweet ideas.
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