Chapter 105: Buying Food in the Snow
Gu Ye picked up the grain bag and sent it to Widow Li's hand, and said, "Aunt Li, my grandfather said that he would organize people in the village to go out to the mountains to buy grain in a few days. These twenty catties of grain are just five days' wages for you and Sister Xiuhong. When you have bought the grain, if you still want it, pay us the money at the market price. Aunt Li, think about Sister Xiuhong and Brother Xiaohai! ”
Hearing her say this, Widow Li stopped refusing. She looked at her yellow-faced and thin-skinned daughter, thinking about her son who was obviously hungry, but comforted her with a smile, saying that she was not hungry, and tears flowed down her face.
Widow Li wiped her tears with her sleeve and confirmed repeatedly: "Ye'er, is your family's food really enough?" ”
"Enough!" Gu Ye saw Aunt Li accept the food, and said, "Aunt Li, don't be too economical." When you are full, you have the strength to make money. There will be food! ”
Aunt Li nodded and said some words of thanks. Although Li Xiuhong did not speak again, her eyes flashed with gratitude.
Sending Aunt Li and her mother back to their room, Gu Ye saw Grandpa coming back from outside through the wind and snow. When I asked, I found out that he had gone to the village chief's house. According to statistics, nearly half of the families in the village are facing food shortages.
Gu Xiao told the village chief about his plan to go to the town to buy food for skiing. The village chief immediately selected a few young men who were young and strong and had good skiing skills, and would follow Gu Xiao to the town tomorrow to buy food.
It's freezing cold, and freezing in the wind and snow all day is not a joke. Gu Ye lay on the kang, tossing and turning and unable to sleep. Between her and Aunt Yan, although there is a curtain, after all, on the same kang, she does not dare to enter and exit the space at will. After thinking about it, she sprayed some potions next to the curtain to make people fall into a deep sleep, and then rolled over and entered the space.
In the clutter pile of the space, she turned over for a long time before she turned out a few boxes of 60-degree liquor, which was a famous brand in her previous life, and a bottle sold for thousands. At the beginning of the troubled times, she was like a little squirrel in winter, and when she saw it and thought it was useful, she pulled it into the space. This liquor was collected by her in a high-end liquor wholesale store at that time.
She thought about it, went into her mobile laboratory, prepared a cold-resistant potion, and added it to the liquor. Then put these medicinal wines into water bags one by one. After doing this, she came out of the space and fell asleep peacefully.
When he woke up, it was already dawn, Gu Ye was startled, quickly put on his clothes, and didn't bother to put on his cloak, so he ran outside. Gu Ming followed closely behind her and shouted loudly, "Sister, why are you going?" Put your cloak on! ”
"Brother, grandpa, have they set off? You're really, why didn't you wake me up? Gu Ye took a bulging cloth bag as a cover, quickly put on his skis, and slid towards the entrance of the village at the bottom of the mountain.
Gu Ming didn't stop her, and his skis were taken by his grandfather for backup, and he was so anxious that he stomped his feet: "Sister, come back quickly!" Grandpa won't approve of you going to town! ”
The cold north wind, blowing on the face, like a knife cut. Snow slammed into her face, barely opening her eyes. Traveling in such weather is a terrible thing. She must deliver the medicinal wine to her grandfather.
When they arrived at the entrance of the village, Gu Xiao and seven or eight villagers were already ready to go. In Gu Xiao's back basket, he also carried more than 100 catties of medicinal materials that his granddaughter had just made.
"Grandpa!" Gu Ye made a beautiful emergency stop in front of his grandfather, and just wanted to say something more, his nose was a little itchy, and he sneezed loudly.
Gu Xiao helped his granddaughter wrap the cloak tightly on her body, and said angrily: "What are you doing here?" You're a little girl, and you always want to join in the fun. Go back and be careful of catching a cold! Where's your brother? Didn't you say to be optimistic about you? ”
"Grandpa!" Gu Ye interrupted his grandfather's nagging, "Don't be nervous, I won't pester you to follow, I'll send you something good!" ”
When Gu Xiao heard this, his eyebrows relaxed a lot. He was really afraid that his granddaughter would be coquettish and pretend to cry, and he was afraid that he would not be able to resist and would be reluctant to refuse. Sure enough, the granddaughter is still sensible. He grinned and smiled, "What good things to give?" ”
"I made medicinal wine, and drinking it can prevent cold. Do you taste it, what does it taste like? Gu Ye's little hand touched the cloth bag and took out a water bag containing wine.
Although Gu Xiao is not addicted to alcohol, he usually likes to drink a glass, and he has never stopped drinking at home. Medicinal wine, he drank the tiger bone wine brewed by his granddaughter, his body and bones are a lot stronger, his legs and feet are also dexterous, and the old rheumatism has not been committed all winter.
He happily took the water bag and eagerly took a sip. Suddenly, a spicy sensation rushed straight into the mouth, a faint medicinal smell spread in the mouth, and a warm current spread all over the body along the throat, and the whole body was warm, as if even the biting cold wind outside could not be perceived.
"Good wine! The taste is delicate, mellow, with a long aftertaste and a long-lasting aroma...... It is softer and mellower than the 'ten miles of incense' offered by the emperor. Granddaughter, where did you get this good wine? Gu Xiao couldn't help but take another sip.
Gu Ye hurriedly snatched the wine bag, covered it with a stopper, stuffed it into his grandfather's arms, and said, "This is the amount of two days back and forth, don't drink it all at once." When it's too cold to stand it, take another sip. As for this wine, I don't know where Master got it. There are still at home, if you want to drink, wait until you come back from the town to drink slowly. ”
The price of liquor is relatively high, and the villagers of Qingshan Village may not be able to drink a sip all year round, and they can't help but swallow their saliva when they smell the aroma of liquor. One of Gu Ye's uncles, Gu Wen, licked his face and leaned over and asked, "Xiao Yezi, is there anything else?" Give Uncle a taste! ”
Gu Ye pulled out a water bag from the cloth bag, stuffed it into his hand, and said, "It's all there!" Uncle, this is your ......"
The other villagers originally wanted to make fun of the Gu family boy, but when they heard "all of them", they hurriedly came over, for fear that the number would not be enough to leak themselves. Gu Ye divided the wine bag. At this time, Gu Wen had already taken a big sip in a hurry. Gu Wen, who had only drunk rice wine, had never tasted such a strong liquor, and the strong taste stimulated his throat. wanted to cough, but he was reluctant to drink wine in his mouth, so he swallowed it hard, choking his tears came out, and his face suddenly turned red like a monkey's buttocks.
"Haha! Gu Wen, look at your bear-like appearance! What a pitiful child who has never drunk! A middle-aged bearded uncle patted Gu Wen on the shoulder and teased him. After the others drank it, they were no better than Gu Wen, choking, blushing, and praising "Good wine!" ”。
In ancient times, it was mostly rice wine, or low-alcohol liquor, like 60-degree spirits, and there were almost none. Fortunately, the liquid medicine in it neutralizes some of the alcohol, otherwise you have to lie down a few in a big gulp!
"It's amazing, it's not cold! I'm steaming all over my body!! Gu Wen looked surprised, in the cold wind, his head was sweating, he had experienced such a strange thing for the first time.
"Of course, this is the little miracle doctor in our village, and the medicinal wine specially prepared for us is cold and cold-resistant, can it not be magical?" The others had a look on their faces as a matter of course. Gu Ye's name of "Little Divine Doctor" has spread in the village, and they all say that she is a famous teacher and a high apprentice!
"We're leaving!" The big guy carefully put the wine bag close to his body, and the little doctor was really careful, and he also heated the wine for everyone and put it in, and it was still warm when he took it. How did they know that Gu Ye had just been taken out of the space under the cover of a cloth bag.
"Village Chief, Xiao Yezi, go back!" Gu Xiao wrapped his head and face, waved his hand at them, and slid out first. Not to be outdone, the others rushed out like a game. The vigorous body and skillful movements are almost comparable to professional skiers. It seems that the people of Qingshan Village, who lack recreational activities, are not less skiing in the snow!
It wasn't until their figures were no longer visible in the wind and snow that Gu Ye withdrew his gaze. When she saw the village chief's grandfather on the side, she stopped talking to her, so she said obediently: "Grandpa the village chief, I have prepared an extra bag of medicinal wine, you can take it back and drink it slowly." ”
"Good, good!" The old village chief smiled so much that his face wrinkled, "Xiao Yezi has a heart!" ”
"Grandpa the village chief, I'm going to see the baby!" Gu Ye carried skis and helped the old village chief to walk towards the village chief's house. The third daughter-in-law of the village chief has had her wounds removed and is recovering well, and although the baby was born more than ten days prematurely, she is very healthy. The family was very grateful to Gu Ye, especially Li Qiushan, who almost treated her as a life-saving benefactor.
Coming out of the village chief's house, the wind and snow were a little lighter, and Gu Ye silently prayed in his heart that this damn snowstorm would end soon. Back home, Zhang Lihu carried a hare and stood in the yard talking to Gu Ming.
Gu Ye saw that although the hare was frozen hard, it was fresh, so he asked curiously, "Brother Lihu, with such a big snowfall, can you still go up the mountain to hunt?" ”
Zhang Lihu said with a smile: "The snow on the mountain can reach people's waists, how can you hunt?" This hare, I saw it when we were clearing snow in our backyard, and this guy made a hole in my backyard and got in and gnawed the roots in the backyard vegetable garden! I guess you've eaten almost all the food, so I'll send you some more food! ”
"Brother Lihu, where is your family? Is there enough food to eat? Gu Ye remembered that Zhang Orion's family didn't grow much land, and most of the time they bought food to eat, so he asked with concern.
"That's enough! Our bacon and air-dried prey are more left this year, and my father and I both love meat, so the food at home is saved, and it can last for more than ten days. By the way, I heard my father say, Grandpa Gu Wu went to buy food outside the mountain? Alas! It's a pity that I knew it too late, otherwise I would have followed! Zhang Lihu looked annoyed.
Gu Ming smiled: "My grandfather is doing business, you should go out to play!" You don't want to think about what it's like to freeze for a day in the snow! You're just as playful as my sister! If I hadn't stopped her, my sister would have followed! ”
Gu Ye glanced at him and said, "You don't know, you didn't follow because your skiing skills were not good, and you were afraid of dragging your grandfather's hind legs!" If I really want to follow, can you stop it? I just went to the entrance of the village to deliver wine to my grandfather, and if I wanted to go, I would have already gone away! ”