Chapter 6 Clearing
After packing up the big characters, Gu Wan suddenly remembered that the silver she was going to give to Grandpa Guo had not been sent yet, so she hurriedly took an embroidered handkerchief, wrapped the remaining seven taels of scattered silver at home, thought about it, and picked up a pair of hollow carved silver bracelets and a pair of gold earrings, and then put on a cloak and went out.
It's not that she can't take out more expensive jewelry to help the village, but her wealth must not be exposed, otherwise it is easy to cause trouble, besides, even if she takes more precious objects out, in such troubled times, you can't eat or drink, in addition to cheapening those gang of bandits, what is the benefit? A little help to let the village tide over the difficulties, that's all.
Grandpa Guo's house is not far away, it doesn't take much effort, Gu Wan arrived, when she entered the door, Grandpa Guo was worried in the yard, she smiled, and hurriedly stuffed the silver and gold and silver jewelry in her arms.
The old man didn't shirk this time, but just sighed: "This bracelet is so well made, so exquisite, it must be Yan Niang's beloved thing, and now it is given to those soldiers, I don't know if they know how to cherish it?" ”
"This can't be helped, it is important to protect the village, if the filial piety is not enough, in case of trouble, the bandits will have the heart of looting, the big guys are not happy, no one in our village can avoid it."
Grandpa Guo glanced at Gu Wan in surprise, stroked his beard and smiled: "Wan Niang is really no longer a yellow-haired little girl...... That's it, I thought that our village would be cleaned this time, now there is your family's silver, it is enough, if there is a little money left, I will think of a way to save some grain seeds and firewood for our village, this winter is not good, by the way, is the rice grain at home enough? ”
"Enough, when I produced grain last year, my mother saved a lot, and my brother also bought some back."
"That's good......" Guo Yuzhu nodded with satisfaction, and did not doubt Gu Wan's nonsense, "Although your mother is a weak woman, she has read books in the end, and she can see it more clearly than us ordinary people. ”
He looked at the sky, saw that it was still hazy, and sighed unconsciously: "I don't know when this wind and snow will stop...... A few days ago, there were several houses in our village that were crushed, this is nothing, they are all related to the family, to anyone can squeeze it, for a while and a half will not freeze to death, I am afraid that if it always falls like this, the snow on the mountain is too heavy, and when the weather is clear, in case of an avalanche, our village is at the foot of the mountain, so how can I get it! ”
Gu Wan is not a real child, and she is also worried about this, but no one can resist the power of nature, and they can only hope that the heavy snow will stop as soon as possible, and their village can also organize people to clear the snow.
The grandfather and grandson said a few more gossips, Gu Wan turned around, don't look at the eldest brother of the Gu family who seems to be immersed in the book mountain and can't extricate himself, but the sister is not there for a while, he has to worry, after all, it is freezing now, the road outside is difficult to walk, Gu Wan is a seven-year-old girl alone, even if she only walks around the village, everyone in the left and near is familiar, it is difficult for him to really rest assured.
In the next two days, I heard Grandpa Guo say that he had sent the silver safely, but Xiao Chaoyi's gang was still stationed outside Shanglang, and there was no sign of leaving for a while......
Guo Jiatun people have not dared to go to the town to buy recently, for fear of encountering the life of a soldier, Guo Grandpa Ben entrusted a distant relative who was a small official in the field, and transported a batch of good seeds and a little coarse grain, ready to cultivate in the spring of next year, and at this time also let the 'Xiao Jiajun' detain the grain land for the people, so anxious that Guo Yuzhu asked the relationship everywhere to dredge, and the people were released safely, but the seeds were gone......
This is simply asking for the lives of farmers up and down Guojiatun!
The families in the village who have surplus food are better, but the people who are waiting for food to be rescued are all sad, and Gu Wan is also worried, but she is a weak woman, but she can't help in this matter, so she can only put it down for the time being.
Worried about running into trouble when she went out, Gu Wan stayed quietly at home these days, accompanying her eldest brother to read and practice calligraphy, occasionally being a female celebrity, and cooking all kinds of soups for Gu Anran to drink.
Filial piety at home, according to the rules, meat should not be used, but Gu Wan understands that compared to these formal things, the mother must hope that her son is healthy, free of illness and disaster, in the last life, before the mother went, she always told herself that the brother and sister should never be overly saddened, but at that time, she was a childish girl who didn't understand anything, how could she understand her mother's compassion? Now that I think about it, in those years, she really only caused trouble for her eldest brother, and now she has a chance to make up for it, and she must not make the mistake of the last time!
But the eldest brother has always been polite and filial, and if he cooks for him with big fish and meat, he will definitely not eat it......
Gu Wan thought about it, so she only changed her tricks to exchange for various nourishing herbs to stew soup for him to drink, and then made more nutritious and easy-to-absorb rice porridge, mixed with grains and grains, I just hoped that the eldest brother's body and bones would not lose too much.
Fortunately, the gentleman cooks far away, Gu Anran is young, even if Gu Wan brings out the food, there is no food at all in winter or even at this time, he looks strange, Gu Wan bought it from his mother at will, he just thinks he doesn't understand, and he doesn't study deeply, because Gu Wan's craftsmanship is not what it used to be, the soup cooked, the porridge boiled, and the meals he cooks are all extremely delicious, and unconsciously, he can eat a little more.
To say that she was reborn once, Gu Wan didn't have time to indulge in the grief of losing her mother, in addition to planning her own future, what she was most worried about was the physical condition of her eldest brother, and she always wanted to get a master with excellent medical skills as soon as possible, so as to improve her medical skills, even if she couldn't become a powerful doctor, she had to ensure that she had a good pulse, and she had to be able to use it if she had a panacea in hand......
It's just that the miracle doctor is not a cabbage, it is hard to find, at this stage, there is no need to think about it in this small village, now as long as the body of the eldest brother is guaranteed not to decay during the period of filial piety, it is enough.
Fortunately, in these days, Gu Anran has performed very well and has not mourned excessive performance......
Gu Wan knew that this was because he was afraid of provoking himself to be sad and ruining his body, in fact, how could he not be sad when he lost his mother at a young age, Gu Wan deliberately led him to read more miscellaneous books, and from time to time he was like a little daughter, obsessed with learning words with him, trying to make him think less about sad things, for a few days in a row, not to mention anything else, at least, Gu Anran was not as good as the previous life, it was already good.
On this day, the continuous snow finally stopped, the clouds cleared and the fog dispersed, and the sun appeared.
Early in the morning, Grandpa Guo was worried about the safety of the village, so he hurriedly took more than a dozen strong laborers in the village to shovel snow. Guo Yuzhu looked at his slightly thin body, said that he didn't agree to anything, and persuaded: "Gu Dalang, you are a scholar, where do you do these rough jobs, and rest at home, there are dozens of people in the village, and you are not needed!" ”
With Gu Anran's temperament, this kind of thing has to be helped no matter what, most of the villagers are simple villagers, and no one can speak well, so he can only agree after all.
Gu Wan also knew that she couldn't persuade her, so she simply didn't persuade her, and only put on the leather gloves and scarves she made for Gu Anran, trying not to let her eldest brother suffer from the cold......
I thought that there was half a foot of snow thick, so why would I have to shovel it for a day, but I didn't expect that before noon, Guo Yuzhu and Gu Anran returned, and even brought a team of carriages and horses.
When the carriage and horse marched into the village, Gu Wan was holding the hand of Rong Niu, who was wrapped into a small cotton ball, and went to the east of the village with Wang's sister-in-law, preparing to buy some herbs from the herb lang there......
Sister-in-law Wang's face changed dramatically in an instant, "This ......"
Gu Wan also frowned, then held Sister-in-law Wang's hand, and whispered comfortingly: "Sister-in-law, don't worry, take a closer look, Grandpa Guo and my eldest brother are also there, I don't think it's a bad thing......"
"But...... I see that the general who led the team is very familiar, like General Xiao Chaoyi Xiao, when he entered Shanglang, I was buying cloth in the cloth village, and I happened to see ......"
Gu Wan had never seen Xiao Chaoyi, but she had also heard Grandpa Guo's description, first riding a tall horse, a strong man in armor, with a beard on his face, around forty, a thin body, and a ruthless gaze, it really seemed to be a rumored solicitor.