It's a pity that he doesn't know where he is now, what he's doing, and when he's going to return.

After the joy, Duran felt a little lost, and she bumped into Aunt Zhang who came back from her house on the street.

"Aunt Zhang, you go home." Duran greeted him cheerfully.

Aunt Zhang smiled, then lowered her head and walked past Du Lan, Du Lan obviously saw that Aunt Zhang's expression was a little unnatural, and she quickly chased after her.

"Aunt Zhang, what's wrong with you? Did something happen? ”

Aunt Zhang shook her head, "It's okay." ”

After speaking, he raised his feet and walked in the direction of his house, and Duran suddenly stretched out his hand to grab her: "Aunt Zhang, will you still see me outside?" What the hell is going on, is it because someone in my family is embarrassing you? ”

Now in addition to Old Man Gu, only the two sons of Aunt Lao Gen's family are grinding, and Du Lan doesn't think that it is Grandpa who is embarrassed by Aunt Zhang.

But the family member that Aunt Zhang understood was Old Man Gu, and she hurriedly shook her head: "Lan Lan, it's not grandpa, don't think about it." ”

As she spoke, Aunt Zhang's eyes were already wet.

Duran wondered in his heart, Aunt Zhang was wronged? But she is obviously working in her own home, who can let her be wronged? My mind was spinning rapidly, and suddenly I had a flash of inspiration.

She exclaimed in surprise: "Could it be...... Is it the son of Aunt Lao Gen's family who said you? What did they say about you? You tell me that I'll dismiss them when I turn around. ”

Du Lan has already guessed something, the only ones who pick pepper at home are Aunt Zhang and Aunt Lao Gen, she thinks Aunt Lao Gen is not happy to work, so she dismissed Aunt Lao Gen, what Aunt Lao Gen is like, Du Lan has been taught at the beginning.

Aunt Lao Gen must have been unbalanced in her heart, and when she went home, she said bad things about Aunt Zhang in front of her two sons, and the two sons were unhappy for their mother, so she said unpleasant things.

Duran guessed so, but Aunt Zhang refused to say it, and Duran was in a hurry to tell his guess.

Aunt Zhang was silent, tears constantly rolling in her eyes.

Seeing this, Duran put his arm around Aunt Zhang to send her home, and when she got home, Aunt Zhang's tears finally couldn't hold back.

"Duran, I...... It wasn't Aunt Lao Gen's two sons who said it. On the way home, I heard some people in the neighborhood talking about me. ”

Du Lan comforted: "The body is not afraid of the shadow, the aunt is sitting upright, the eyes of the masses are bright, I believe that most of the villagers are good people." ”

"It's not that they say I'm misbehaving, it's just ...... Some people say that I work with you to make money, and that I exclude others and leave myself alone to earn money, I ......"

Duran suddenly realized, and after a long time, Aunt Lao Gen was slandering people behind her back, "Auntie, don't pay attention to them, they are all some long-tongued women who can't eat grapes and say that grapes are sour, they are all envious of you, when I was laughed at with You'an in the past, you never disliked it, and took the initiative to help us, what were they doing at that time." As the saying goes, you get melons when you plant melons, you get beans when you plant beans, these are your good fruits. If you feel uncomfortable, I'll find them to theorize. ”

"Don't, don't, the mouth grows on someone else, where can we control it, I will be uncomfortable for a while, now I am much happier to talk to you." Aunt Zhang grabbed Duran and hurriedly stopped it.

Duran stared at Aunt Zhang suspiciously, "Are you really okay?" ”

"It's okay."

"I don't believe it, look at you are crying, and you say it's okay."

Aunt Zhang blinked her eyes a few times and sniffed, "Nonsense, Auntie has been a person for half her life, how can she cry when she says she will cry." I'm really fine, maybe I'm just old, and I don't feel comfortable listening to some gossip, so don't take it seriously. ”

Duran sat down and held Aunt Zhang's hand tightly, and looked at her sincerely: "Aunt Zhang, here, in addition to my mother, You'an, grandpa, you are the first person who is not related to me and is good to me, I am grateful in my heart, I am like this in life, right and wrong are black and white, people respect me a foot, I respect people, if people offend me, I will not be spared." I treat you as a relative, and you think so in your heart, and you don't have to care about other people's eyes at all. In my heart, you are like a godmother. ”

"Hmm." When Aunt Zhang heard this, her eyes couldn't help but moisten again.

"Look at you, why are you crying again, it's almost time to catch up with my mother." Duran couldn't help but quip.

"You kid, how can you laugh at your own mother. You have a gentle nature, so you are prone to sentimentality. ”

"No, she's just weak and often bullied." Duran disagrees.

Aunt Zhang was silent for a moment, and sighed: "Her life is not good in this life, marrying your father, she has been angry with her mother-in-law all her life, and now that you are strong and can protect her, she has finally come out." ”

Durán sneered and laughed, "You two really should worship sisters and sympathize with each other." It's not enough for my mother to really get out, and the old woman has reconciled with her. ”

"Huh? It's true? What's going on? Aunt Zhang's eyes widened in surprise, the news was too surprising.

"Uh-huh." Duran smiled and told the story from beginning to end.

Aunt Zhang was happy for the Zhao family, no matter what the reason, the Zhao family finally got through, and Duran comforted Aunt Zhang and got up to say goodbye.

When he returned home, looking at the cooked soybeans drying all over the yard, and the peppers that had not been picked, and the peppers that had been ground, Duran was full of hope.

Without Gu Youan's days, fortunately, she still has a job and will not feel lonely and bored, she plans to brew soy sauce first, cultivate some pepper trees in the spring of next year, and slowly expand the variety of spices, and she is not in a hurry, everything is now gradually realized according to her plan, she is already very satisfied.

The next day, when the sky was bright, Du Lan asked Du Boss to summon people from the village to help pick fragrant fruits on the mountain, and the villagers came to Du Lan's house to sign up as soon as they heard the news.

Duran took out the fragrant fruit picked on the mountain yesterday to confirm it for everyone, and then told the villagers with a serious expression that it was best to go up the mountain in groups and not to act alone.

The villagers didn't know what was going on, and they looked at Duran in a daze, and they started talking for a while.

Those villagers who often go up the mountain felt that Du Lan was deliberately scaring everyone, and joked indifferently: "Gu Niangzi, could it be that you are seeing the eye-catching tiger?" ”

Everyone is very familiar with this area, where there are any eye-catching tigers, as if listening to a joke to laugh.

"Ahem, everyone be quiet, listen to me, don't hide it, this uncle is right, I did meet a tiger on the mountain yesterday." Duran spoke lightly, as if telling a story.

Where are the villagers willing to believe it, and laughed heartily one by one, "Gu Niangzi really likes to joke, we often go up the mountain, and we have never seen a tiger." ”

Du Liang and Du Mi both stood up to help Du Lan testify with a look of fear, "Really, really, that tiger is so long!" ”

As he spoke, Du Liang stretched out his arms and gestured to the villagers.

The villagers dismissed, "You guys colluded and made up lies to joke about us, didn't you, if you really encountered a tiger, you can still stand here unharmed?" I'm afraid it has already become a pile of white bones. ”

"Everyone, I'm not alarmist, if you have an accident on the mountain, I, Duran, am not responsible, ugly words are ahead, anyone who wants to go, just sign up."

The villagers were a little shaken and asked in disbelief, "Really?" How did you escape? ”

Du Mi told everyone in a vivid voice, her eyes were round, "The tiger is so big, its eyes are like copper bells, staring at us with fierce eyes, fortunately we all went up the tree, and finally was shot to death by Sister Dulan with a bow and arrow." ”

Zhao was in a cold sweat when he listened to it, and if he was injured by a tiger, the consequences would be unimaginable.

Old Man Gu was also shocked, and reproached: "Lan Lan, why didn't you tell me when you came back?" ”

"Hehe, isn't this all right? Why should I scare your old man again? ”

There were already some among the villagers who believed it, staring at her with adoring eyes, and some were afraid.

Boss Du instructed everyone with a serious expression: "I heard you, Du Lan told you, for the sake of your safety, if any of you want to make this money, sign up, everyone is willing, and you can't blame anyone if something happens." ”

As soon as everyone heard this, the timid began to retreat, and the bold people stood forward one after another, "I'll go, I'll go!" ”

There are also some who are uncertain, frowning and looking at Du Lan: "Gu Niangzi, you should talk about the salary, if it is cost-effective, it is worth our folks to go up the mountain and take risks." ”

"What everyone cares about is exactly what I want to say, I made a rough calculation, don't treat everyone badly, one pound and two cents, if it goes well, it will not be a problem for each person to earn dozens of cents a day."

As soon as these words came out, there was an uproar at the bottom, "This is a good deal, who can earn dozens of dollars a day, even if he is a small merchant, he only earns a hundred or ten dollars a day." ”

"Yes, I think it's a good deal. Let's sign up! ”

The people who went up the mountain to pick pepper last time had already made money, and then those who didn't sign up were a little greedy, and seeing that everyone's life was getting better and better, they all followed Duran to get wet, and they also wanted to make some money with Duran.

The villagers all excitedly squeezed in front of Boss Du, wanting to sign up, but Duran raised his hand and shouted: "Everyone be quiet first, I still have something to say." The wild grapes on the mountain, the grapes are ripe, let's pick them back together, the price, I will press a pound and a penny, and everyone will earn a money by the way. ”

Zhao looked at his daughter puzzled, and asked in a low voice, "What are you doing picking so many wild grapes?" You can't afford to make a few bucks. ”

Duran smiled: "Mother, I have my own plans." Folks, sign up, and be sure to pick it clean, if anyone picks it with branches and leaves, I won't accept it. ”

"Yes, yes." The villagers nodded their heads in response.

After a while, everyone had already registered, and Boss Du looked at Du Lan, "If it's okay, let the villagers pick it?" ”

"Don't worry, uncle, you can divide these people into groups, divide the strong ones, especially those who are familiar with fists and feet, and are familiar with the situation of going up the mountain, and give each group an average score to ensure that each group is protected."

Duran arranged as foolproof as possible, after all, the villagers are human lives and cannot be harmed for money.

Although everyone often moves in the mountains, it is necessary to take precautions, after all, there are all kinds of beasts and poisonous insects in the deep forest.

In the end, Duran told everyone to go together, listen to the arrangement of the team leader, and don't leave the team without permission, and don't lose the team. Don't just worry about making money and forget about the sky, she repeatedly told everyone to gather at her place before the sun sets.

Everyone nodded one after another, and after discussing it, they went home to get their tools and self-defense equipment and set off together at the entrance of the village.