Chapter 7: Benefactor
After thanking Aunt Liu, Gu Baoying cleaned up the broken bowl residue and walked to the house.
Xu must have heard such a big movement, she stepped into the door, and was still thinking about how to explain to Xu, but she tripped under her feet, and she fell!
She fell on a warm body, and that's when she felt something was wrong!
It's Xu!
Gu Baoying was frightened, took Xu's hand to check her pulse, and pinched the middle of the person again, and Xu came over in one breath.
She woke up slowly, touched her daughter's thin little hand in the dark, and the tears flowed out again: "Baoying...... My daughter, our lives are so miserable! ”
"It's okay, mother, you're scared me to death!" Gu Baoying was really frightened, hugging Xu tightly, and suddenly felt unspeakable grievances and confusion in her heart.
It's so hard!
Xu is blind, her eldest brother has crippled legs, her family has no money, and she is surrounded by best relatives, she has a way to make more money, but in this backward ancient times, she doesn't know people and can't find suitable opportunities, so it's useless!
It's really hard to survive well!
I really don't know how long it will take to get through!
"Mother, so decent, why did you faint?" Gu Baoying's eyes were red, and she helped Xu Shi to sit down on the kang.
"Alas, I ......" Xu's tears flowed again.
It turned out that she heard the sound of quarreling outside, and she was not at ease, so she wanted to come out to take a look, but she just heard Gu Xinru's words scolding her, and she fainted before she could take a breath.
Gu Baoying was sure that she was angry for a moment and had no other problems, and then took the bowl of gnocchi soup that had already cooled, poured it into the pot and heated it, added some water, and evened out three bowls of thin water soup.
She took out a bowl first and brought it to Gu Xian.
Gu Xian was lying on the bed, and when he saw that she was coming, he tried to sit up with his hands.
Gu Baoying put down the bowl and hurriedly helped him up.
"Bao Ying...... Sorry! Gu Xian looked at the bright red nail scratch on Gu Baoying's delicate little face, pursed her lips and frowned fiercely, and said sadly and solemnly.
“……”
Gu Baoying was stunned for a moment, then smiled, "Big brother, you say this, I'm not happy, you are my eldest brother, not Gu Xinru's eldest brother, why should you apologize to me for the mistakes she made?" ”
"It's the eldest aunt and cousin who should apologize, why can't you be an outsider?" She pretended to be relaxed, but she was also secretly beating.
She didn't want her and Xu to treat her sincerely, but he still longed for his mother and sister in his heart.
Gu Xian was also stunned.
He also smiled, and this time he opened his mouth, still apologizing, but it was different from before: "Baoying, it's the eldest brother who is wrong, yes, you are my own sister!" Gu Xinru bullied you today, and I will definitely bully you back in the future! ”
"This is like what a brother should say! Well, it turns out that it feels like my brother is protecting me, so good! Gu Baoying curled the corners of her lips with satisfaction, picked up the bowl and handed it to him, "Let's eat!" I'll make do with it tonight, and I'll give you more food tomorrow night! ”
"Good!" Gu Xian took the bowl, sucked and sucked and ate it greatly, as if this was some kind of delicacies from the mountains and seas, and he enjoyed it.
But it's just a bowl of thin soup!
Gu Baoying sighed secretly in her heart, but fortunately, he was happy to know her fate, and she herself was also positive, even if this day was difficult for a while, it was too difficult, and she would always be able to live well in the future!
The next day, Gu Baoying endured the surging drowsiness and got up from the bed.
There is no noodles in the jar at home, and there is no rice in the rice jar, so she went out early with a basket on her back, planning to go up the mountain to dig some wild vegetables and cook a full meal.
There were few people on the road, and occasionally she met people in the village, whether she knew them or not, she smiled sweetly at them and said hello.
As she was walking, a young woman came out of the village, with a basket on her back, and when she saw her, she smiled softly at her: "Baoying, I heard that you woke up, and I wanted to see you yesterday, but I have been busy working, but I didn't expect to meet you now, how are you doing?" Why did you get up so early? ”
Gu Baoying stared at this gentle face in confusion, and suddenly her eyes lit up!
Come to think of it!
She's Feng!
Zhao Jiangpo's second daughter-in-law also saved Xu's life-saving benefactor from the river yesterday morning!
"Second sister-in-law Feng, I'm much better, today while it's still early, come out and dig some wild vegetables, so that I can make breakfast for my mother and my eldest brother." Gu Baoying had a well-behaved sweet smile on her little face, and she liked the petite and gentle Feng at a glance.
If she hadn't rescued Xu Shi, who had fallen into the river with the original owner, it was hard to say whether she would have successfully crossed.
Therefore, she is not only Xu's life-saving benefactor, but also her own.
"Good boy, Xu has a caring and sensible little padded jacket like you, and the days will definitely get better and better." Feng Shi gently raised his hand and touched her head.
"Aunt Zhao has a beautiful and kind-hearted daughter-in-law like Second Sister-in-law Feng, and her life must be very comfortable." Gu Baoying also praised her sweetly.
"Ugh." However, Feng Shi couldn't help but sigh sadly, but she didn't say anything, and suddenly leaned close to her ear, her voice was very low, and she whispered, "Don't persuade your mother, don't let her marry Lao Zheng Tou when she has money in her hands." ”
"Why?" Gu Baoying was shocked, but she said with innocent and ignorant curiosity on her face.
"I can't say the specific reason, but I have always had a good relationship with Lao Zhengtou's daughter in the past, and she told me very resolutely before she got married that she will never come back in the future! I think this old Zheng Tou, there must be some ......" Feng's words were not finished.
But Gu Baoying has already understood the meaning.
This is basically the same as her previous guess.
She bent a pair of smart eyes and nodded with a smile: "Second sister-in-law Feng, you are so nice, thank you for telling me this!" ”
"It's nothing, okay, I'm going to the river to wash clothes, you go up the mountain alone, it's too early, it's too dangerous, you go to the mountain side to find a place with a lot of weeds, the shepherd's cabbage at this time is delicious, it's everywhere, and no one picks it in the village." After Feng finished speaking, he lifted the heavy basket on his back and walked towards the river.
At this time, Gu Baoying noticed that her back basket was full of clothes.
But it's still early spring, and the river water is cold to the bone, so why did she choose this time to wash her clothes?
She remembered that when she mentioned Zhao Jiangpo just now, Feng couldn't help but sigh, it seemed that no one had a good time......
Gu Baoying shook her head and walked towards the field by the mountain.
Sure enough, there are camelina all over the ground here, she dug a basket full of them, and was pleasantly surprised to find a lot of red stem vegetables, Gu Xian coughed non-stop, she was worried that she couldn't afford to buy medicine, so she came across a red stem vegetable that can not only be eaten, but also can treat cough!
Although the effectiveness is still not as good as that of herbs, something is better than nothing!
Gu Baoying returned home with a full harvest, made a hearty wild vegetable soup, and fried Gu Xian with red stem vegetables, and brought it to him to drink.
She also brought Aunt Liu a big bowl of wild vegetable soup, called Xiaohu to her yard, and wrote a few big characters on the ground to teach Xiaohu to recognize.
"Hmm...... Xiaohu, there is one more thing......" Gu Baoying was a little embarrassed and opened her mouth.