"I'm here." Gu Qingzhu suddenly came back to his senses, his voice hoarse and tired.

"Don't be afraid, I'll save you!" Gu Qingshan's cat approached, pulled out a woodcutter from behind his back, and cut the rope in an instant.

The chickens in the coop seemed to sense the strange smell of danger, and they became agitated, cooing incessantly, and several roosters flapped their wings and almost flew up.

Gu Qingshan took out a handful of corn kernels from his pocket, and the heavenly maiden scattered them like flowers, and those chickens instantly just buried their heads in grabbing food, and then ignored the two of them.

"Qingzhu, can you go?" Gu Qingshan helped untie the rope and asked softly.

"I ...... I can! Gu Qingzhu stood up with his legs, struggling desperately before, and at this moment, the muscles and bones of his whole body were as if they were falling apart.

Fortunately, Gu Shigui was lazy, and the courtyard wall of the chicken shed was not high, Gu Qingshan held it up, and Gu Qingzhu easily turned over it.

"Qingzhu, are you okay?" In the dark night, there stood Gu Daya and the Qin clan who were holding Qingying.

"Sister!" Gu Qingying broke free of Qin's hand and threw herself into Gu Qingzhu's arms, she was frightened, but she knew that she couldn't cry at this time, and her tears wet Gu Qingzhu's clothes.

"Get out of here and talk somewhere else." Gu Qingshan jumped out and bent down to walk with them.

Standing under the big elm tree at the entrance of the village, Qin took out the nest head and water bladder and handed it to Gu Qingzhu, and said angrily: "Gu Shigui's family is really not as good as pigs and dogs, he turned Qingzhu's house into a mess, the rice and flour oil are all gone, and even the stove and under the bed have been dug up, which is more robber than a robber!" ”

"What about the rhubarb of the Qingzhu family, it is its housekeeper on weekdays, why is it missing now?" Gu Daya suddenly remembered and asked.

"I coaxed and asked Ergouzi just now, he said, today, Gu Erni deliberately went to Qingzhu's house first to lure away the rhubarb, so Gu Shigui and they were able to pry the door and go in to rummage, as for Yang Dafa, it was Gu Shigui who met on the road last time he hid in his uncle's house, it was really a raccoon dog, and the smell was similar!" Gu Qingshan punched the big elm tree, causing the leaves to rustle.

"The money Qingzhu earns is cheaper again, these bastards!" Gu Daya said angrily.

"If they had really gotten the money, they wouldn't be so mad now." Gu Qingzhu, who had been silent and silent, spoke.

"Qingzhu, you go out to avoid it, your second uncle is like that, if you really marry Yang Dafa, you will be ruined for the rest of your life!" Qin grabbed Gu Qingzhu's arm and shook it, then said, "Don't worry about Qingying, I will help you take care of her." ”

"That's right, isn't Miss Tan going to recruit silk reelers, you go there to do it for a month or two, wait for my father to come back and clean him up, and see if he dares next time!" Gu Daya clenched her fists and said angrily.

"I think so too, I've already packed a few clothes for you, if you want to leave, you will leave tonight, Ming'er Gu Shigui will not be able to leave when he finds out!" The Qin clan put the basket on his shoulder in front of Gu Qingzhu.

"Sister!" Gu Qingying screamed pitifully.

"When I go, won't it be confirmed that I have some wild man's statement!" Gu Qingzhu pulled Qingying into his arms and wrinkled his eyebrows.

"The burden is mine, even if there is, I am shameless, not to mention that people are not willing to accept it." Gu Daya stomped her feet and said.

"Ahh

"Huh?"

Qin and Gu Qingshan were both surprised, staring at her in unison.

"Is it a shame to have someone you like?" Gu Daya's face flushed, however, the sky was too dark to see it really.

"Since I admit this, don't make any extraneous branches, otherwise, Gu Shigui will not only not believe it, but will also use you to question the authority of the village chief, and then there will really be no one to subdue him." Gu Qingzhu half-leaned on the big elm tree and shook his head.

"I'll send you away, and find my father back by the way, otherwise, according to Gu Shigui's dog temper, I will have to make Gu Jiaao a miasma tomorrow." Gu Qingshan thought for a while.

"I want to leave, the tea garden and mulberry garden can't be managed, but Qingying is going to take it away." Gu Qingzhu hugged her little sister tightly.

She waited for five years with great hope, only to be told that her father had lost his bones five years ago, and the despair that swept through the sky almost suffocated her, however, she did not have so much time left for grief, because she promised her mother that she would take care of her younger siblings and raise them to adulthood, she could not be untrustworthy, even if there was an abyss on her side, she would give her life to protect her younger siblings!

"Tea Garden Sangyuan, I'll take care of it for you, but it's really inconvenient for you to take Qingying out to work." Gu Qingshan persuaded in a low voice.

"Qingying can't stay in the village, Gu Shigui didn't find my money, he must be unwilling, and when Uncle Fu comes back tomorrow to punish him, he pretends to be honest on the surface, and this resentment behind his back will naturally be sprinkled on Qingying's head, and when the time comes, he may do something out of the ordinary." Gu Qingzhu shook his head firmly.

"Okay, you wait for me here for a while, and I'll pack a few more clothes for Qingying." Qin Shi saw that what she said was reasonable, so he nodded and said.

"It's dark and the road is not easy to walk, so I'll go home and take the basket and carry Qingying out of the mountain." Gu Qingshan also turned around and left.

"Qingzhu, this is the money you sell cocoons, keep it well, you go first, I will call a few more people tomorrow, and I will definitely have a round with you the day after tomorrow at the latest!" Gu Daya returned the original purse to Gu Qingzhu.

"Well, find a few people who are less skillful, people believe in us, there must be no mistakes, otherwise, it will be a shame." Gu Qingzhu knew that she had a big temperament, so she couldn't help but say a few words.

"I know, Ming'er and Zhao Di are looking for someone together, there's nothing wrong with it." Gu Daya nodded again and again.

After a while, Qingshan and the Qin clan came back in the dark.

"Aunt Qin, my chickens and rhubarb will trouble you to take care of them more." Gu Qingzhu said with a bamboo basket on his back.

"Don't worry, when you come back, keep a lot." Qin agreed.

Qingshan carried Qingying on his back and left Gujiaao with Gu Qingzhu, and they didn't raise the torches in their hands until they left the village and went up the mountain trail.

"Brother Qingshan, I want to go with you to see Uncle Fu." Gu Qingzhu climbed up the Cockscomb Mountain and said in a low voice.

"It's fine." Gu Qingshan groaned and agreed.

The two quickened their pace, did not dare to stop for a while, and finally walked to the outside of Nancang County at the fourth watch, at this time the city gate was not opened, the door was empty, and even the vendors who got up early to sell vegetables had not come.

"Let's rest there for a while." Gu Qingshan was in the grove not far away and saw a pavilion.

"Hmm." After walking in a hurry for half the night, Gu Qingzhu was also tired.

There are often people who come early to rest here, the pavilion is quite clean, the two put down the basket, only to find that Gu Qingying has curled up and fallen asleep, Gu Qingzhu just hugged the bamboo basket and stared for a while, Gu Qingshan didn't dare to sleep, only half lying on the back of the pavilion chair, waiting for the dawn with his eyes open.

The early dawn of the summer day seems to be just a blink of an eye, the dawn of the sky, out of nowhere, a lot of people suddenly poured in, hawkers carrying carts and burdens, passers-by riding horses in sedan chairs, and some pedestrians carrying burdens, all gathered at the city gate, chattering, noisy, either the car rubbed the clothes, or stepped on the horse manure, full of fireworks in the world.

Gu Qingzhu and Gu Qingshan were also mixed in, stretching their necks and waiting for the soldiers on the city tower to open the door, which was more than half an hour, and at about three o'clock, the city gate finally opened slowly in the impatient scolding.

Everyone flocked in, Gu Qingzhu was coerced by the flow of people, staggered into the city, the roads in the city extended in all directions, and those people seemed to be tributaries converging into the sea, and disappeared without a trace, leaving only Gu Qingzhu standing stunned.

"Let's go." Gu Qingshan approached her and patted her on the shoulder.

"Oh." Gu Qingzhu lowered his head and followed behind him.

Changlong Liquor Shop is still a mile away from Dongshi, almost half of the city, this is the time of breakfast, the working men are only wearing small coats, trouser legs rolled up the old high, holding a bowl of hula la drinking porridge, chopsticks are also wearing two black steamed buns.

"Uncle Gen, where's my father?" Gu Qingshan saw Gu Shigen squatting and eating across the flower wall, and hurriedly called out.

"Your father is in charge, why are you two here?" Gu Shigen asked in surprise.

"I can't say a word or two, let's go in first." Gu Qingshan glanced at the closed door.

"Good, good." Gu Shigen responded with a stack of voices, and ran to say a good word to the janitor.

The old man who guarded the door recognized Gu Qingshan, and saw that Gu Qingzhu was a girl, so he didn't say anything, opened the door, and let them in.

Gu Shigen hurriedly led the two of them into the house where the Gu family people lived, Fang Kui, Zheng Changlin and others were there, Qingying also woke up at this time, Gu Qingzhu sat at the table with her in her arms, everyone evened a few steamed buns to them, and ate a little with hot water.

"What's going on in the village?" Gu Shifu came out of the steward, his face was not good-looking, and at this moment, when he saw the three of them in the room, his brows tightened even more.

"Uncle Fu, did my father die five years ago?" As soon as Gu Qingzhu saw him, tears couldn't stop falling.

"This ...... Which one is chewing the root of the tongue, is it another two dogs? Qingzhu, don't think about it, it's nothing! Gu Shifu's eyelids jumped and comforted.

"It's my second uncle who said it, he said that the whole village knows about it, and only hides it from our three sisters and brothers!" Gu Qingzhu stretched out his hand to cover his eyes, but the tears still flowed through his fingers.

"Sister!" Qingying had never seen her eldest sister cry, and at this moment she was helpless to hold Gu Qingzhu and cry quietly.

"Your second uncle, he ...... He's never reliable, listen to his nonsense! Qingshan, what is he making trouble in the village again? Gu Shifu soaked the handkerchief and handed it to Gu Qingzhu, then turned his head and asked his son.

He turned her house upside down when Qingzhu went out to sell cocoons, and later ...... Later, I found a piece of clothing, not to slander Qingzhu's innocence, but also to marry her to Yang Dafa, so we came out overnight. Gu Qingshan briefly explained what had happened.

"Gu Shigui, this bastard thing, met Yang Dafa, a well-known bad seed in ten miles and eight townships, not to mention seeing and beating once, he actually dared to take it back to the village, and wanted to marry Qingzhu to him, he has a mad disease, and he is not lightly ill!" Gu Shifu was so angry that his face turned white.

"Yang Dafa still dared to come to Gujiaao, I think I didn't fight last time!" Fang Kui clenched his fists and gurgled loudly.

"They just rely on the old and young masters in our village to go out to work, so they dare to be so arrogant!" Zheng Changlin slammed his fist on the table, and the tea bowl jumped.

"Let's kill back immediately, kill these two dogs, one eats inside and out, and the other deceives people too much!" Gu Qingshui stood up suddenly, and just waited for the village chief to give an order, and then rushed back to the family to beat people.

"You all calm down, Qingzhu's matter is the urgency of delay." Gu Shigen waved his hand to let them calm down.

"Qingzhu, what do you think? Although your second uncle is a bastard, if he is forced to call the shots, there is nothing we can do. Gu Shifu took out his cigarette stick and took a puff.