Chapter 115 The Last Wish of Father and Daughter in the 50s 5
They waited for more than ten minutes, and Gu Yuanfang came back with the old man driving the ox cart.
"Uncle, these are my brother and niece. Please help send them back to Mingshan Village."
"Don't worry, I will definitely do it for you," the old man smiled, and the wrinkles on his face became lively.
Gu Laoliu nodded and said, "Thank you." He did not say that he wanted to give money to Gu Yuanfang, knowing that Gu Yuanfang would not accept it. He decided to go home and give two pheasants to Aunt Gu's family.
"Okay, why should we be so polite to each other, brothers? You go back first. I will take a day off in two days and bring your things back to you." Since there were outsiders present, he didn't say what to bring.
After bidding farewell to Gu Yuanfang, the father and daughter took the old man's ox cart back to Mingshan Village. The navigation wolf went offline just after it came online, but it was not unhappy at all, but very happy.
It took the ox cart two hours to reach the entrance of Mingshan Village. There was still some distance to go before entering the village, which would take more than ten minutes.
Gu Laoliu didn't let the old man take them into the village. It would be unreasonable if they got lost again now that they were here.
Chang'an took out two fruit candies from his pocket and said, "Uncle, thank you for your hard work."
"No, no, Gu Gongan gave me money, how can I accept your candy?"
Gu Laoliu took the two candies from Chang'an Xiaopang's hand and stuffed them into the old man's hand, "Okay, old man, it's getting late, you should go back quickly, it's not safe to go back too late."
Fortunately, the days are long in summer, otherwise I would have to stay in the village for a night before I could go back.
"Okay, okay, next time you need to rent a bullock cart, come to me and I'll take care of you first." He didn't refuse anymore and put the candy into his pocket. He pressed it twice with his hand as if he was afraid it would fall.
After watching the old man leave, Gu Laoliu carried Chang'an into the village.
The houses in Mingshan Village all have adobe walls and wooden roofs. The houses are not concentrated together but scattered everywhere. There is a main road in the village that can be used by ox carts, and there are farmlands on both sides.
Vegetable fields, sweet potato fields, corn fields, and potato fields are all on the hillside.
There are forty households in the village, which is considered a large village in the mountains. For example, the village where Li Jinlan's mother's family lives has only a dozen households.
Gu Xiaobao's house is on the hillside south of the village, blocked by lush corn stalks.
There are six brothers in the family. They have all started their own families, but they still live together. Gu Xiaobao is the sixth child in the family. His fifth brother died young.
Gu Laoliu thought the ranking was very good, but the original owner didn’t even give it a name that matched the ranking?
A family of more than twenty people living together means a lot of trouble. No wonder the original owner was obsessed with splitting up the family.
A dragon has nine sons, each of them is different, let alone ordinary people.
When Gu Xiaobao still had his retirement money in his hands, his brothers and sisters-in-law were very polite to him. But after learning that his money was taken away by Li Jinlan, they all turned against him and were sarcastic to him every day.
Just like now, the second sister-in-law of the original owner said with a gloomy face, "There are so many jobs in the fields, some people can't see at all, and they are lame but not disabled, so what? Do they need us brothers and sisters-in-law to support them?"
Third sister-in-law: "That's right, who told them to have that fate? They say the eldest grandson, the youngest son, and the old lady's lifeblood, but we have none of them. We are destined to be a hard worker."
"What are you talking about? I think you are too idle. Have you cut the grass for the pigs? Have you fed the chickens? Have you cleaned the pigpen? If you feel you can't stay in my old Gu's house, then go back to your mother's home."
Fourth Aunt Gu came out with a broom and without any pause she started to greet her two daughters-in-law. Chang'an saw the chicken shit on the broom, which had been wiped onto the back of Second Aunt Gu's clothes.
"Mom, mom, stop hitting us, we were wrong," the two aunts were beaten and ran away in panic.
The old lady, who was in her fifties, wielded the broom in her hand with great vigor and skill, and it was obvious that she often used this trick to beat unfilial sons.
Gu Laoliu stepped forward and grabbed her, "Mom, be careful not to hurt your waist."
Aunt Gu threw down the broom, held Chang'an's fat head and kissed him, "Your baby hasn't had lunch yet, right? I'll go make steamed egg custard for you right away."
Whenever Chang'an heard Grandma Gu calling him "baby", he always felt like he was still a baby drinking milk, which made her think he was still very young.
"Mom, don't rush. Go call Dad and my brothers back. And invite the village chief and my uncles as well."
"What are you going to do?" Grandma Gu already had the answer in her mind, but she still asked uncertainly.
She knew that if she kept forcing the family to stay together, her youngest son would not be happy here, but she was worried about both of them, so she never agreed.
Seeing that she was hesitant, she said, "Mom, when a tree grows big it has branches; when a son grows up he has his own family. Everyone will feel better after they separate."
Fourth Aunt Gu was silent for a long time. Seeing that Old Six Gu was really determined to divide the family, she turned around and looked at her two daughters-in-law who were full of excitement.
She sighed softly and said, "Okay, I'll go find someone right away."
These short-sighted money-losing people, just wait, they will regret it one day.
Uncle Gu's house was only ten meters away. When he heard the noise, he and Aunt Gu came over. After asking, they found out that they were having a dispute over splitting up the family.
Uncle Gu patted Aunt Gu on the shoulder and said, "My dear, do you still think your son is great now?"
Each of them is like a debt collector, no better than his three daughters. Fortunately, he only has two sons, so he has a quiet life.
Aunt Gu: ...
She waved away the old man's skinny hand and asked Gu Laoliu to put Chang'an down. "The baby is already three years old. Why do you keep holding her? She can't even walk steadily if she doesn't move around."
Gu Laoliu looked at the ground, then looked at Aunt Gu, and after a long time he uttered a word, "dirty".
The chicken poop in the yard has not been cleaned up today. If his daughter steps on the chicken poop, he will no longer be able to keep her.
Aunt Gu was speechless. Isn't that how everyone grows up? Why is this child still being so pretentious?
"The land of farmers is not that clean. Do you intend to hold your daughter tightly in your arms forever?"
"When the family is divided, I will build my own house and it won't be dirty." He never thought of raising chickens, ducks, geese, let alone pigs in the yard. He had plenty of meat in his space.
He could get meat by just taking a walk in the mountains, which was much easier than raising it himself.
Changan didn't want to go down, but she still leaned forward and hugged Aunt Gu's neck, and patted her back with her chubby hands, as if to comfort her.
"You little clever girl," Aunt Gu pinched the flesh on her face. This girl was really well taken care of. Unlike those skinny kids in her family, none of them had any weight on them and they didn't know where the food they ate went.
The second aunt and the third aunt came into the house and brought stools for the two elders. After asking them to sit down, the two of them hid in the kitchen. I wonder what they were whispering about?
Gu Laoliu and Changan knew what they were talking about, but they didn't care. They knew exactly how much money Grandpa Gu and Grandma Gu had.
They were not prepared to share the money. On the contrary, they had to help Gu Xiaobao to show their filial piety. Of course, this was only limited to the time when Gu Xiaobao was still "alive".