Life in a quiet village in Xianshan

Gu Siwei walked into the store again.

Hu Yanqiu also happened to walk out of the counter and was about to go to the toilet. When she saw Gu Siwei, she smiled and asked, "Why are you back again? What else do you want to buy?"

"I forgot to buy some cloth," Gu Siwei replied.

Hu Yanqiu asked: "What kind of cloth should I buy?"

"It's cheaper, and I don't have much money. I'm going to make some clothes," Gu Siwei said.

Gu Siwei now has a little understanding of the current prices, and he also knows that the two yuan of meal tickets he has can't buy a few feet of cloth.

"How much money do you have?" Hu Yanqiu asked.

"A meal ticket worth more than two yuan." Gu Siwei smiled and took out the meal ticket from his pocket.

Hu Yanqiu said: "How much cloth can we buy? And we can't buy good cloth. Are you wearing it yourself or are you planning to give it to others?"

"Wear it yourself," Gu Siwei said.

Hearing Gu Siwei say that he would wear it, Hu Yanqiu thought for a moment and said, "Wait a minute, I'll wash my hands first, and I'll take you to ask later."

Gu Siwei nodded, and Hu Yanqiu took Xiao Xiao away.

After waiting for almost three or four minutes, Hu Yanqiu came back and waved to Gu Siwei, who then followed Hu Yanqiu out of the store through a small side door.

Behind the store is a small courtyard. There are several rows of bungalows on the west side of the small courtyard. On the wall, it is written that the warehouse is important and fireworks are strictly prohibited.

No need to ask, this is the store's warehouse.

Following Hu Yanqiu to the entrance of a warehouse, he heard Hu Yanqiu shouting to the warehouse: "Fourth Aunt!"

After shouting several times, I heard a woman's voice inside: "Here you come, what are you yelling about? Why are you here if you don't go to work well?"

Waiting to meet the person, Gu Siwei discovered that this woman had a very good temperament. It was obvious at first glance that she was an educated person. Whether she was walking or talking, she had the air of a lady.

"This is?"

"My friend I just met, my fourth aunt, do you still have those damp cloths from last time?" Hu Yanqiu asked.

"Maybe there, why are you asking?"

Hu Yanqiu said: "This friend of mine wants to buy some cloth, but he doesn't have the money, and he doesn't have much requirements for the cloth. If you pick some better cloth, it will only cost you two yuan in meal tickets."

"You girl!"

The woman glanced at Gu Siwei and then at her niece, her face full of doting.

"I'll look for it for you."

After the woman finished speaking, she turned around and walked into the warehouse again.

At this time, Hu Yanqiu said to Gu Siwei: "There is a batch of cloth that has been a little damp and difficult to sell, but if you don't care if you wear it yourself, it doesn't matter. The most important thing is that it is cheap...".

"Thank you, thank you, you are really helpful. I will bring you something next time I come over." Gu Siwei thought this girl was so enthusiastic.

Meeting such an enthusiastic girl all of a sudden made Gu Siwei feel a bit unreal. But since he has helped, he is not a person who receives favors in vain. This favor must be returned.

It's easy to repay this kindness. It's not difficult for Gu Siwei to bring some game to the girl the next time he comes, like four or five pheasants, wild ducks, etc.

Gu Siwei didn't take this matter to heart. His heart was still the same mentality as before, and it has not yet transformed into the mentality of a handsome guy who is crazy about the sky.

If you have been handsome since you were young, you must have understood at this moment that the pretty girl in front of you is just a little bit interesting to you.

Love at first sight, what is it about?

What else is there besides looks?

In the past, Lao Gu could not fall in love with other girls, not to mention the first or third meeting.

But it is not unimaginable that Hu Yanqiu is attracted to the current Lao Gu, the thick-browed and big-eyed Zhu Shimao who is at the peak of his looks, and the 20-year-old Tang Guoqiang.

While the two were chatting, the woman came out holding a piece of cloth.

The cloth is a blue old country cloth, with obvious faded lines due to water damage. It looks quite ugly, but Gu Siwei is still not qualified to choose at this time. With the two money on hand, he can't buy more than a few feet. If you buy it, it will probably be enough to make a single coat for Sicui.

"How about this one? If you want it, this one."

"I only have two yuan." Gu Siwei was a little embarrassed.

Lao Gu was never embarrassed when taking other people's things, but now he felt a little embarrassed because he had to take advantage of others for no reason.

The woman smiled and said, "It's okay. This thing has to be disposed of even if it's not for sale. If you think it's okay, I'll wrap it up for you."

"Thank you, thank you, you have helped me a lot." Gu Siwei quickly took out the two yuan meal ticket from his pocket, and then handed it to the woman with both hands.

The woman was slightly startled when she saw Gu Siwei's appearance, but she quickly smiled and took the meal ticket, put it in the drawer next to her, and then began to arrange the cloth for Gu Siwei.

Bri took advantage of a wooden board to pull the cloth off the wooden shaft, folded it and said while folding it: "No one with a figure of five or six feet like you can't make a top, and your trousers must be one step longer than others." Two feet, this cloth is enough for you to make two sets of clothes, but the color is a bit uneven due to dampness, and it doesn’t look good..."

Unknowingly, the woman had already revealed Gu Siwei's situation while chatting.

"Auntie, it's already very good. I don't want to pick it."

Now Gu Siwei only wears one set of clothes, and there is a little girl at home with holes all over her body. Let alone the color that has faded due to dampness, even if it turns into white cloth, it is still cloth.

The woman arranged the cloth and folded it into a pile, then wrapped it in horse manure paper, tied it with a piece of twine, cut the twine with small scissors, and handed it to Gu Siwei's hand.

After thanking him again, Gu Siwei prepared to leave.

"Yanqiu, if you stay, I have something to say."

Hearing what the woman said, the discerning Gu Siwei thanked the woman and Hu Yanqiu again, and then walked out directly from the gate of the yard.

Seeing Gu Siwei walking away, the woman said to her niece, "This little Gu looks pretty good."

"He's pretty good. He's handsome and interesting." Hu Yanqiu didn't think about anything else. She just instinctively felt that Gu Siwei was a pretty good guy and she liked talking to him.

"The guy is nice, but you two are not suitable."

"Ah, Fourth Aunt, what are you talking about? We just met." Hu Yanqiu's face suddenly turned red.

The woman came here, and she didn't know that her niece might have a crush on this young man named Gu, but she couldn't agree, let alone her, even her eldest sister-in-law would not agree to her daughter marrying a farmer.

In this era, there is almost a gulf between farmers and workers, and this is not an exaggeration at all.

"It's nothing you said. I just think he's interesting and I can help him a lot," Hu Yanqiu said.

"It would be better if I didn't have it."

The woman didn't want to push her niece too hard. Seeing her niece's denial, she stopped worrying: "It's okay to be friends, but don't cross the line."

"I understand, Fourth Aunt, you have so much on your mind. Okay, I won't tell you anymore. I have to go to work." Hu Yanqiu shook off his big braid and skipped away.

Looking at her niece's back, the woman sighed and whispered, "It's really hard for a girl to stay."

Back to the woods.

The roll of cloth that Gu Siwei brought back restrained a few more people.

"Did you buy this for two dollars?"

Guo Shengshui felt that his brain was a bit out of use. Two yuan for such a big piece of cloth? Why the hell have I never encountered such a good thing in my life?

"Yeah, isn't it damp? If it wasn't damp, you wouldn't have let me buy it for two yuan." Gu Siwei hasn't figured out the twists and turns yet.

"Even if it gets damp, it can't be two yuan. This cloth is so thick." Another person touched the cloth and said with envy.

"I don't have any money to spend."

Why does Gu Siwei think these guys are so sick? If they didn't buy them for two yuan, how much more money could they spend?

Guo Shengshui looked at Bu, then at Gu Siwei, then sighed and said with great melancholy: "It turns out that he is so good-looking, he can really be used for money."

Gu Siwei was stunned for a moment, said something crazy, and took the cloth back into his hand.

It was almost noon now. All the things that should be sold were sold, and there were still some scattered things left. Those that could be taken back were taken back. Those that were not worth taking back were given to a nearby household by Guo Shengshui. I got along well with Guo Shengshui. Sometimes I couldn't go home at night, and I would stay with others when encountering bad situations, so I gave them the remaining things as a favor.

After getting these done, around 12 noon, the team started walking back.

The speed is still slow. The speed of the old cow carrying things and not carrying things is almost the same. It is not much faster and not much slower, not to mention that the old cow has to stop from time to time to eat something.

grind!

It feels like there is a grinding word along the way.

In the evening, when we arrived at the third team, there were relatives of Guo Shengshui in the third team, serious relatives, and uncles who knew Shengshui well, who broke the bones and connected the tendons.

We had a warm meal of porridge in the big cafeteria with the third team, and rested for a few hours. We got up early in the morning and continued walking back around five o'clock under the lantern.

When the sun reached the center of the sky, a group of people arrived at the entrance of the village.

After coming back, it was natural to divide things, but this matter had nothing to do with Gu Siwei. Guo Shengshui naturally took over the work and dealt with each household.

Gu Siwei returned to the small courtyard with his things.

"elder brother!"

Seeing Gu Siwei back, Sicui's happy face almost blossomed.

"Well, I'm back, we have a pot, oh, I forgot, look what this is."

Gu Siwei said as he pretended to touch it from his arms, and a sugar bun appeared in his hand.

"Steamed buns, big white-faced steamed buns." Sicui was not stupid, and he could tell at a glance that they were white-faced steamed buns.

Gu Siwei smiled and said: "It's a sugar bun. It's cold. I'll heat it up later for you to eat."

"Brother, have you eaten? Brother, have you eaten?" Sicui said.

Gu Siwei said: "I have eaten. This is yours. Each person got two. I ate one and left one for you."

Sicui took the steamed bun, divided it into two pieces, one large and one small, and handed the larger piece to Gu Siwei.

"My brother has worked hard. He can eat this big one, but I can eat this one," Sicui said.

Looking at Sicui, Gu Siwei was happy: "You can eat it, we will never go hungry again in the future."

However, the little girl was very stubborn and had no choice. Gu Siwei had no choice but to use the method of shouting and complaining again, and then the little girl took the steamed buns honestly.