"Yes." Gu Jiu nodded: "I have suffered too much in this transaction, you have seen my ability, but I don't know who you are." ”

The bustard smiled.

"What do you want?"

"I want the jade pendant that Gu Wensheng mortgaged to you."

"You see?" The old bustard secretly looked at Gu Jiu while recalling whether there was anything special about the jade pendant.

"Yes."

"Why?"

Gu Jiu didn't know why, Xu was because of that sentence from Shangjing. Although there is a high probability that what Gu Wensheng said is false, she still subconsciously allows herself to seize as many opportunities as possible.

"That's my mother's."

"Since it is a mortgage, it is possible to redeem it, if you take it, how will I return it then?"

"I'll get it back."

Gu Jiu knew very well that Gu Wensheng would not come back to redeem the jade pendant, after all, all they wanted was silver. With silver, what kind of jade pendant can't be bought.

"Good. Little Green, give her the jade pendant. ”

After getting the things, Gu Jiu left the Hongxiang Pavilion and cleaned up the shop with Ling Yang, Gu Jiu wanted to go back to the government affairs and tell Gu Jing what he knew about the children's exam, but he didn't expect to meet the village chief halfway.

"Village Chief, what's going on?"

The village chief sat on the side of the road, his face darkened several degrees with sorrow.

"Xiao Jiu." The village chief raised his head, sighed, and lowered his head again.

"You can go about it, you can't solve this matter."

Gu Jiu: ...... This is the only way back to the inn, and you can sit in it and get to the door of the house.

"Okay."

"Wait."

Gu Jiu stopped and looked at the village chief, waiting for him to speak.

"Someone in the village is dying of hunger."

Gu Jiu was stunned, now that spring is blooming, the snow on the mountains has melted, and there should be more food.

"The water is also cut off, and I came to the city to consult with your uncle to see if they have a good way, but I can't find their place to live after several inquiries. Xiaojiu, do you know where they live? ”

Gu Jiu nodded.

The village chief was overjoyed and hurriedly stood up.

"Xiao Jiu, do you really know?"

"I know where they lived last year, and now the city gates have just opened, and I haven't thought about changing the place yet."

As soon as these words came out, the sorrow on the village chief's face immediately decreased by more than half.

"Quick, we'll go find them now."

The village chief pulled Gu Jiu, pointed to a path and asked, "Do you go this way or that way?" ”

"Everything. You can get there over there. ”

"Then pick the nearest one."

"This."

"Okay."

Before Gu Jiu's hand could be put down, the village chief kept pulling her and running.

"Xiao Jiu, is this one?"

Gu Jiu nodded, and the village chief knocked on the door.

"Who?" Gu Zhiqi's voice came out, and the village chief immediately returned: "I, the village chief, Zhiqi, is your father not at home?" ”

With a squeak, the door opened, and Gu Zhiqi looked like he had just woken up.

"My dad has to come back in a while, how do you know, village chief...... Gu Jiu! Why are you here? ”

Seeing Gu Jiu, Gu Zhiqi's sleepiness disappeared all of a sudden, and he looked at Gu Jiu with wide eyes and disbelief.

"You're stalking me? You were the one who stalked you last night? ”

Gu Jiu: "...... No. ”

"What's not, it's not who else you have, if you didn't follow the master, how did you find this place?"

"Believe it or not, I didn't follow you 100% yesterday. I can guarantee it! While speaking, Gu Jiu raised his left hand, his index finger upward, and his attitude was sincere.

The corners of Gu Zhiqi's mouth twitched, not believing what Gu Jiu said at all: "Then how did you come here?" ”

"Follow the village chief."

Looking at Gu Zheqi's gaze, the village chief nodded hesitantly: "Ah, yes, I followed when I met him halfway." ”

Gu Zheqi suspiciously let the village chief in.

Gu Jiu: "...... Good bye. ”

Cut, who wants to go in, if you lose something, you have to blame me.

Unexpectedly, Gu Jiu met Gu Wensheng as soon as he walked out of the alley.

"Gu Jiu, why are you here?"

Gu Wensheng looked at Gu Jiu suspiciously and vigilantly, as if she had installed a bomb.

"I met the village chief halfway, and while talking, I came here. Uncle, hurry back, the village chief seems to have something important to look for you. ”

After speaking, Gu Jiu was about to leave, and Gu Wensheng immediately grabbed her.

"It's all here, let's hear what is going on."

Gu Jiu: ......

Gu Zhiqi: "...... Why are you back again? ”

Gu didn't speak for a long time, she found a place to sit, she was indeed a little curious about the words in the village chief's mouth, now that spring is blooming, how can there be any more deaths?

Although there are many selfish people in the village, there are also those who have a good heart and have helped the original owner's family.

"Wensheng, the village chief came here this time to tell you something important."

"The water in Gujia Village is cut off."

Under the description of the village chief, Gu Jiu quickly sorted out the cause and effect: this year's rain was insufficient, and the river also broke off. The seeds of the villagers have just been planted, and they are afraid that the situation of last year will happen again, so they have watered the fields with large wells, and Gujia Village will not be able to get water after coming and going.

There is no water in Gujia Village, so you have to exchange food from a nearby village, which is tantamount to drinking doves to quench your thirst.

"This Zhaojia Village has to exchange one pound of multigrain noodles for a bucket of water, and Taohua Village has three catties of multigrain noodles!"

"A pound of multigrain noodles is a family's ration for a day, and if it goes on like this, the people of the entire Gujia Village will have to die!"

Gu Wensheng thought about it when he heard this: "Then can't you go to the town or come to the city to buy some water?" ”

"Ugh."

The village chief sighed: "Why don't we want to, but how can it be so easy." Although there is still water in the rest of the villages, there is not much of it, and the water in the towns is exchanged for grain or silver. As for this county seat, alas, it is no longer allowed to bring supplies out of the city. ”

"Wensheng, you don't have to know as little as me, the village chief, you see, can you think of a good way over there."

Gu Wensheng nodded: "Then I'll find someone to see if I can secretly transport some water out." ”

"Okay, well, if you have time, come back and have a look."

Gu Wensheng nodded: "No problem, it's just that now that the exam is going to be taken in less than two weeks, he won't go back first." ”

"The village chief also understands, if it ......"

After that, Gu Jiu didn't listen to it much, the people of Peach Blossom Village wanted three times the grain, and they couldn't get rid of Wang Dahu, no matter what, they were involved in this matter, so they couldn't let it go.

"What are you going to do?"

Gu Zhiqi, who had been staring at Gu Jiu for fear that he would steal something, suddenly became nervous when he saw Gu Jiu standing up.

Gu Jiu glanced at Gu Zhiqi speechlessly, what else could there be in this room besides bad words? What is worth stealing.

Phew, what is stealing, she won't take other people's things for no reason!

"Go home for dinner."

Gu Jiu didn't have a good breath, turned to look at the village chief and said, "Village chief, wait for me to ......" Go back and clean up, and I'll go back to your village with you.

"Xiao Jiu didn't have much to do during this time, and he was idle when he was idle, so he followed the village chief back first to see if he could help. In any case, the affairs of Gujia Village are the affairs of each of us! ”

Gu Jiu didn't have time to finish a sentence when he was stopped by Gu Wensheng.

After living for so many years, and all the good people let him be, she should know that it won't be good for this person to call her in.

"Uncle and I really haven't had anything to do lately, and I saw my uncle go to the kiln yesterday. Village chief, let's pack up and go back to the village with you. ”

If you want to play, right, you can go back with you!

Gu Wensheng immediately retorted: "That's not good, Zhe Qi is going to take the exam in the next two days, and I don't feel at ease when he himself is here." ”

"It's okay, Xiao Jing is also going to take the exam, just let them be companions."

"Who?" Gu Zhiqi said incredulously: "Gu Jing? Isn't that little potato cube exam a shame? What's there to go about? ”

"But if you win, my cousin won't be the youngest child within a radius of dozens of miles."

Gu Jiu looked at Gu Zhiqi and replied unceremoniously.

For a while, Gu Wensheng and Gu Zheqi both wanted to skin Gu Jiu alive, but the tense atmosphere did not affect the village chief at all, and happily pushed Gu Wensheng to clean up.

"Xiao Jiu, you also hurry up and go to that thing, let's leave later! You don't have to take the quilt and go back, you can just sleep with your sister-in-law Xia! ”

The village chief said happily to Gu Jiu, although he felt that Gu Jiu was young and couldn't solve this matter, but after all, he had solved the food problem before, and it was always good to have one more person to go back and help find a way.

"Okay, then I'll pack my things and come here later."

"Okay, okay, hurry up."

"Wait a minute!" When he went out, Gu Zhiqi stopped Gu Jiu and had to search his body.

Gu Jiu rolled his eyes: "Gu Zhiqi, are you sick?" Your eyes haven't left me since you walked through the door, where am I going to steal it? The village chief and your father are still waiting for me to come back, get out of the way! ”

Pushing people away, Gu Jiu first went back to the "Jiuyang Bookstore" and Ling Yang briefly explained the situation, and then went back to the inn to tell Ye Qingyi and Gu Jing the ins and outs.

"Xiao Jing, the things in the village are not very easy to handle, there is still half a month to go before the exam, my sister can't check your homework every day, you have to remember to study yourself. My sister might come back one day to check your homework! ”

Gu Jing nodded: "Sister, don't worry, I will study hard!" ”

"Xiao Jiu, can you see what is missing?" Ye Qingyi asked, pointing to something with a big baggage.

Gu Jiu saw the half-meter-long burden, and suddenly became two big: "Mother, if I go back like this, I will be robbed that day." Just bring some dry food, I live in the village chief's house, and I won't lack anything. ”

After some instructions, Gu Jiu carried a small burden and Gu Wensheng, who had a dead face on his back, followed the village chief on the way back to the village.

"There's even a carriage back to the village!"

"Yes, but the price here will be a little higher, ten copper plates per person, and you can go anywhere without going out of the jurisdiction of the city." The village chief explained.

Gu Jiu nodded, Gu Wensheng looked at Gu Jiu and couldn't help rolling his eyes: Tu Baozi, I don't even know this.