That day was too flustered, it had always been chaotic in Gu Qingzhu's memory, she felt in a trance that Gu Erni was walking with Peng Pearl, wasn't she taken somewhere?

Gu Qingzhu thought about herself, and Gu Qingshan next to her nudged her: "Qingzhu, what do you want?" ”

"Huh?" Gu Qingzhu came back to her senses, and when she saw an old man in front of her, he opened his rough hand and handed the five yuan to her, she hurriedly bent down and took a bag of meat from the bamboo basket and handed it over: "Uncle Xiang, you take it." ”

Xiang Bo took it, grinned with his missing front teeth, and muttered, "This time, if there is a bowl of noodle soup to drink, it will be better." With that, he staggered away.

Gu Qingzhu listened to his words, stunned, a bowl of noodle soup, simple and simple, but difficult but really difficult.

"Do you have something on your mind?" Gu Qingshan saw that her expression did not belong, so he asked.

Gu Qingshan saw that there were fewer people buying steamed buns, so he lowered his head to pack up the bamboo basket and said softly: "It's nothing, it's just that as far as I know, Gu Erni is no longer in Dexing Weaving Workshop, and she left on the day of Uncle Fu's accident." ”

"Huh? How could such a thing happen? Where can she go from a girl's family? Gu Qingshan's eyes widened in surprise.

Gu Qingzhu looked at the sunset in the west, sighed and said: "She fell into someone else's place in the Dexing Weaving Workshop, and was used to do something wrong, not only was she beaten, but her wages were also lost to the silk reeling machine. ”

"If that's the case, it's okay, don't sell it to the kidnappers, but it's miserable, your second uncle can really calm down, for so long, there is no news, don't go and take a look." Gu Qingshan smacked his lips and shook his head.

"Where can he manage so much, just care about himself eating and drinking, and everyone else is not in his heart." Gu Qingzhu put the bamboo basket on his back and said to Gu Qingshan, "Let's go around the dock again, and after selling these, we can go back." ”

The wharf was still full of boats, and as evening approached, a mist rose on the water, and the coolies carried out all kinds of cages from the illusion and climbed to the shore step by step.

Gu Qingzhu is used to coming, and at this hour, the coolies who have worked all afternoon are looking forward to her, so they eat a steamed bun with tea, which can not only ward off hunger, but also take a break.

Gu Qingzhu looked at their tea, the color was black, and the smell was not the smell of tea leaves, but more like the old leaves of the willow tree boiled in early summer.

"Master Zhou, what kind of tea do you drink?" Gu Qingzhu leaned over and asked.

Zhou Bantou smiled bitterly: "We poor coolies, where do we dare to drink tea cakes, tea stalks can't drink, this is just a handful of willow leaves dried by the country mother-in-law, boiled every day, although the taste is not very good, but it is better than drinking white water." ”

Gu Qingzhu was stunned, the price of tea this year couldn't be lower, but they still couldn't drink it, and after a while, she couldn't help but remind: "The willow leaves are cold, it's okay to drink some of them this time, it's better to drink less in winter." ”

"The girl understands medicine, thank you, we are all from a hard background, but if there is a way, we will not work on this dock, not to say that we are exchanging our lives for money, but also to fight for the health of the rest of our lives, so as to earn the rations of the whole family.

A few days ago, the old man of another class, carrying a big bag of food on a hungry stomach, flashed his waist carelessly, and couldn't get out of bed the next day, a few of us scraped together some money, grabbed a few pairs of medicine for him, and ate it, and it was not of much use, and the doctor said that it was a disease caused by hard work, and it was better in the future, and he couldn't do heavy work.

Several of our team leaders discussed, and felt that it was a waste of money to survive here, and we had already sent a letter to his family, and his son and nephew would come to pick him up tomorrow, but he was only in his early forties. Old Zhou tilted his head and poured a sip of tea, and black juice flowed down his dark skin, like tears of a sad man.

"Although I have read my father's medical book and know a little bit about it, but with such a serious injury, I don't have any good way, so you can go to Dexing to have a look, Mr. Tan's medical skills are very good." When Gu Qingzhu heard this, he felt uncomfortable in his heart, and he was ashamed that he couldn't help himself, so he came up with an idea.

"Hey, no matter how good Mr. Tan's medical skills are, he is not a Daluo immortal, he can take medicine to get rid of the disease, it is nothing more than to raise it, the old man is in trouble, there is an old mother in his seventies, there are five or six children under him, and his mother-in-law's body and bones are not good, he can save on weekdays, where is he willing to spend money to see." Zhou Bantou shook his head, and then asked: "I remember that he took a steamed bun on credit, did he pay you back?" ”

Gu Qingzhu waved his hand again and again: "I don't want it, I still have a few meat buns here, give them to him together, I can't help anything other than these." After speaking, she wrapped the remaining meat buns in oiled paper and handed them to Zhou Bantou.

"Oh, I know that the girl is benevolent, your meat is stuffed with a big filling, and it is a penny elsewhere, but it is cheap to come to us, and I will give him these for nothing at this time, Lao Zhou thank you for him!"

Zhou Bantou said it, and gave it up, Gu Qingzhu could bear it, and hurriedly held it up.

Seeing that it was getting dark, Gu Qingzhu and Gu Qingshan didn't wait any longer, the two turned back to the noodle restaurant, and there were still some steamed buns left, and it was time for dinner.

Gu Daya and Zheng Zhaodi had already prepared a few dishes, packed them in a sea bowl of noodles, and waited for Gu Qingzhu and them to come back and go to the inn together.

The business of the noodle restaurant is busy, except for boiling bone broth and fish soup for Gu Shifu, he has never cooked any dishes seriously, but it is rare to make seven or eight things today, and several people are sitting around Gu Shifu's bed with great interest, ready to eat together.

At this moment, Gu Daya, who was sharp-eared, heard the neighing of horses outside, she immediately jumped up, pushed open the window and looked, and sure enough, Liang Mancang tied the horse to the elm tree of the inn.

She hurriedly went to find the dishes and chopsticks again, Gu Qingzhu hugged Qingying on her lap, vacated a seat, and was busy working, Liang Mancang bent down and walked in.

"Aunt Sun, Qingshan?" As soon as he saw the person sitting in the room, Liang Mancang turned his puzzled gaze to Gu Qingzhu.

Gu Qingshan walked over and patted him on the shoulder: "Mancang, don't hide it, Qingshui told me." ”

Gu Daya pulled him down and stuffed the chopsticks into his hand: "You came by coincidence, we haven't eaten yet." ”

"Mancang, I know everything about your uncle, if I had known, I wouldn't have been able to suffer you so much." Sun said, lifting the corner of his clothes to wipe his tears.

Gu Qingshan saw that his mother was about to cry sadly, so he hurriedly persuaded: "Mother, you relax, my father's leg was treated by Mr. Tan, who has the best medical skills in Nancang County, invited by Qingzhu, and it will definitely be restored as before." ”

On the dock just now, he heard it clearly, the old man had to give up treatment because he had no money, and he was only afraid of constant illness for the rest of his life, and his father's injury was much more serious than him, if he wanted to be completely better, it would not work without a few dozen taels of silver, plus the compensation of the winery, there was a deficit of more than a hundred taels, so Gu Qingzhu worked so hard to make money.

"Mmmmmmmm, this is thanks to Qingzhu, otherwise, my aunt really doesn't know what to do." Sun struggled to squeeze out a smile, but his eyes were red.

Gu Qingzhu gave her a piece of meat and said: "My mother is gone, my father is not here, our sister and brother have been taken care of by Uncle Fu and you all these years, and we have long regarded you as relatives, and now that I am in trouble, I will naturally do my best, I can do as much as I can, don't be polite to me." ”

"Yes, we are all from Gujiaao, the big guy is twisted into a rope, and there is no hurdle that cannot be passed." Gu Shigen picked up the tea bowl and said.

"Yes, yes, yes!" The crowd took a sip of tea as wine.

Qingying and Qingchuan haven't seen each other for a few months, the two of them slipped away from the adults when they were full, nested in the corner and played by themselves, Qingying asked Tiedan, and then asked Rhubarb and Little Turtle, Qingchuan told her one by one.

"Qingzhu, Mancang, in a day or two, I want to take your Uncle Fu back to the family col, the home is always more comfortable than here, and it is easy to eat and drink, it is not as easy to use anything here, and it costs money like running water." Sun didn't know the taste of food, ate a few bites of food, put down his chopsticks and said.

Gu Qingzhu said with some surprise: "Isn't this too urgent, Uncle Fu's injury is not healed yet, don't worry, auntie, the money I earn is enough to pay the rent." ”

"I'm almost fine, the wounds are scabbed, I'm like a waste here now, and I have to spend the money for accommodation in vain, so it's better to go back with your aunt." Gu Shifu answered and said hurriedly.

"That'...... Otherwise, go to Dexing to find Mr. Tan to take a look, if he says that you can go back, I won't stop it, if not, you don't mention the matter of leaving. Gu Qingzhu paused for a while and said.

Sun looked back, the couple glanced at each other, and Gu Shigen said: "Qingzhu is right, I will accompany you tomorrow, even if you return to your hometown, you must always prescribe more medicine to take with you." ”

Sun took a bite of food, but nodded silently in agreement.

Liang Mancang and Gu Qingshan hadn't seen each other for a long time, and they talked for a while, seeing that the hour was not early, Liang Mancang got up to say goodbye, and Gu Qingzhu sent him.

"Brother Mancang, are you here, is there something wrong?" Out of the room, Gu Qingzhu asked after him.

"What happened in the noodle shop today, I know, the ruffian didn't say any useful news, if you check the little beggars in Nancang County one by one, it will inevitably be too much movement.

The Tanabata Lantern Exhibition is about to open, people from the south and north are gathering here, the county lord is too busy to touch the ground, and he has no time to take care of such a small thing.

It's just that you have to be very careful, the people behind this scene can't make a plan, I can't get out of the yamen recently, but I have set up a catch in Lihua Lane, and I will let Zhang Xi follow you. Liang Mancang was deeply worried, and said with a twisted eyebrow.

Gu Qingzhu didn't worry at all, and waved his hand nonchalantly: "No, I really don't need to!" Brother Mancang is too nervous in the yamen for the exhibition, the grass and trees are all soldiers, I am just a little thing, and the punishment will be over, I just open an inconspicuous small noodle restaurant, I can't make much money every day, who still doesn't do serious things every day, and is against me? ”

"I hope I'm thinking too much, you pay attention to everything, if something happens, you must come and tell me!" Liang Mancang rubbed his eyebrows, recently, in order to cooperate with Cui Fu to dispatch the fire prevention and theft prevention in Dongshi, he has not slept peacefully for several days.

At this time, it has passed the beginning of autumn, although it is hot at noon, at night, the moon is like water, it is still a little cool, Gu Qingzhu, who has just come out of the hot house, is wearing a single coat, and can't help but sneeze.

"You go back, I don't have much time to come recently, Uncle Fu has Aunt Sun and Qingshan to take care of, and I am also relieved." Liang Mancang said, untied the reins, and turned over on the horse.

"Be careful on the road!" Gu Qingzhu waved his hand. Watch him disappear into the mist-shrouded streets and alleys with a click.