CHAPTER XIII
The night was already dark, and everywhere was quiet, and the moonlight was lonely and deserted.
Su Mo raised his head and looked at the brightest star in the night sky, a trace of nostalgia flashed in his eyes.
After a busy day, his body was very sore everywhere, Su Mo yawned, and he didn't have the desire to count the large pot of copper coins he got from selling wild boars.
She walked back to the house, and the three children were already asleep.
Gu Ping'an was lying on his side and sleeping inside, sleeping gently, and Gu Xingnian in the middle was lying in large characters, with saliva at the corners of his mouth.
Gu Jinnian on the side was curled up, his hand still holding the hem of Gu Xingnian's clothes, his brows furrowed slightly, as if he would wake up at any moment.
Three children, three sleeping positions.
Su Mo walked over lightly, sat on the edge of the bed and took off his shoes, then lay down on the empty place of the bed and fell asleep.
In the last days, the habit was indelible, Su Mo did not sleep peacefully, and when the sky was bright, he opened his eyes.
Before the three children woke up, Su Mo groped her way up, and there were several willow trees growing just right not far from this small courtyard, and she went to fold the willow branches and came back.
I chose a gargle, and the rest was put on the table and waited for the three children to wake up.
The sun had already risen, and according to the memory of the original body, there was an ox cart in the village to go to the county at about an hour, and if you missed it, you had to walk on your own.
This road is not short, you have to walk for an hour to arrive, and if you can take an ox cart, you are naturally reluctant to walk.
Su Mo walked to the kitchen, neatly washed rice to make a fire, and cooked the last bowl of rice left yesterday into half a pot of thick rice porridge.
Then scoop some sugar with a spoon, gently stir and stir with a spatula, and the sweet rice porridge is done.
There were still some sparks in the stove, so Su Mo covered the pot and went to the bedroom to get the three children up.
As soon as I reached the door, I saw three children walking outside, neatly dressed and with their little hands arranging their hair.
Su Mo smiled and pointed to the willow branch on the table.
"I cooked porridge, you take the willow branches, follow me to the kitchen, rinse your mouth and drink the porridge."
Almost all the people in the village used willow branches to clean their mouths, and the three children did not rub in, and obediently picked up the willow branches and followed behind Su Mo.
Su Mo took three ceramic bowls, filled them with water, put them within reach of the three children, and told them to take the bowls to the living room to drink porridge after they rinsed their mouths.
He put the porridge in the pot into a large clay pot, covered the bowl on it, and carried it to the living room.
Time was a little tight, she didn't wait for the three children, she held the bowl by herself, and estimated that she drank two bowls of porridge, which was not full, but it was enough.
She put down the bowl, went into the bedroom, took out the thousand copper plates that had been hidden yesterday, poured them into a cloth bag, and poured in the money from yesterday's meat sale.
She changed her mind, the family was too simple, and there were too many things to buy, so she made some money now and bought them all at once.
After all, we can't get by now, so how can we talk about it in the long run.
When she was cleaning the kitchen yesterday, she saw a back basket, which she washed and dried in the yard, which would be used to hold copper plates.
Gu Ping'an and Gu Xingnian were immersed in the sweet rice porridge and didn't pay too much attention to Su Mo.
It was Gu Jinnian, who didn't forget to look around vigilantly when he drank porridge, and when he found that Su Mo came out with a basket on his back, a trace of coldness appeared in his dark eyes.
"Where are you going!"
This is still Gu Jinnian who took the initiative to speak to Su Mo, and his tone was gloomy and angry.
This woman did not have good intentions, and deceived them with sweet rice porridge, so that she could take the money and leave.
Gu Ping'an heard Gu Jinnian's voice, raised his head, and after seeing Su Mo's dress, he subconsciously panicked, and his dark face turned white with fright.
Mother, this is ...... Are you going to abandon them again?
Only Gu Xingnian, who drank the last mouthful of porridge without heart or lungs, got off the chair, walked over, tilted his head like a curious baby.
"Mother, where are you going?"
Su Mo rubbed the top of her head, looked at Gu Ping'an and Gu Jinnian, and patiently explained: "There is no rice grain at home, so my mother went to the county to buy some back." ”
Gu Xingnian blinked, and she also wanted to go in her heart, remembering that Qingzhou told her that there were a lot of delicious and fun things in the county, but she had never been there.
Gu Jinnian didn't believe it, he snorted lightly and looked coldly, seeing what else this woman would say to fool them.
Gu Ping'an's face softened a lot, but his eyes were still a little suspicious: "Really?" ”
Su Mo nodded.
Gu Ping'an was a little hesitant, there was still the sweetness of rice porridge in his mouth, he thought about it, and asked cautiously: "That...... Then I'm going too.
I have a lot of strength to help you carry things. ”
He should be able to keep an eye on it, right?
His eyes gradually became firm, Su Mo didn't have time to answer, Gu Xingnian's eyes lit up on the side, and he hurriedly followed, "I'm going too, I'm going too." ”
After speaking, I was afraid that Su Mo would not be willing, so he raised his hand and patted his little chest: "Xingnian can also help my mother with that thing!" ”
Su Mo smiled, she squatted down and hugged Gu Xingnian.
"Okay, okay, let's go."
They went, just in time not to worry about getting the wrong size of their clothes.
Gu Ping'an breathed a sigh of relief, the corners of his mouth rose, and he followed Su Mo's side.
Su Mo looked at Gu Jinnian and asked with a smile, "Is Jinnian going?" ”
Gu Jinnian stared at Su Mo viciously, drank the last mouthful of porridge in the bowl, and then got down from the chair.
"Go!"
Why don't you go, he is going to star, the elder brother and younger sister of the province were deceived by this woman.
In this way, the original one-person walk became a four-person walk.
When the four of them arrived at the entrance of the village, the ox cart was about to leave.
Su Mo hurriedly shouted, "Wait a minute......"
She hugged Gu Xingnian, her steps quickened, and at the same time, she didn't forget to turn back to Gu Ping'an and the two brothers:
"Mother go over and stop the ox cart first."
In fact, she didn't need to chase after her, the people on the ox cart heard the sound, looked back, and when they saw the people, they stopped the ox cart.
"Isn't this Sue? What are you? ”
The woman sitting at the back of the car looked at Su Mo with a smile, and was a little surprised to see her holding Gu Xingnian in her arms.
Su Mo looked over and was Chen Cihai's daughter-in-law, surnamed Wang, called Taoqing, like her father-in-law, she was a warm-hearted person.
She smiled and put Gu Xingnian on the gap in the car board and explained: "There is no rice grain at home, I didn't sell wild boars last day to save some money, so I thought about going to the county to buy it." ”
Wang Taoqing suddenly saw that Gu Ping'an's two brothers also rushed over, she moved to the side, and said with a smile: "Come up quickly." ”
There were not many people sitting on the ox cart, there were men and women, and when they heard the movement and looked over, their eyes were quite kind.
Su Mo smiled, hugged Gu Ping'an and Gu Jinnian into the ox cart, and then raised his legs and sat up.
The ox cart was bought by Chen and Wang in partnership, and one person worked for one day, and the money was divided equally.
After Su Mo sat down, he handed over the money that had been prepared, and the coachman happily accepted it, and then raised the whip, and the wheels rolled and turned and the dust was flying.
Gu Xingnian was in Wang Taoqing's arms, and he had been tightly covered.
Su Mo's eyes were quick, and he surrounded Gu Ping'an and Gu Jinnian, and his wide sleeves isolated the dust raised.
When the dust landed, Su Mo withdrew his hand and looked ahead.
Gu Jinnian looked at her dust-stained sleeves, his eyes paused, and his heart moved faintly......