Mountain People

In order to test the hardness of the bricks, Dong Chenghu specially smashed them with big stones. As a result, the bricks only damaged some corners and corners, and the quality was not too good.

This time Dong Chenghu is completely relieved, he is not in a hurry to build a house, he is burning bricks desperately while taking advantage of the good weather, and even his own work is neglected.

If it weren't for the fact that she could get some small prey every day, Gu Shuixiu would have an opinion.

On this day, Dong Chenghu went out early in the morning to check the trap as usual, but he didn't come back for most of the day.

Gu Shuixiu became more and more worried, and it was not until after noon that she saw Dong Chenghu running back out of breath, but the expression on his face was not very good.

Gu Shuixiu looked at her, and her heart skipped a beat.

Dong Chenghu entered the house and immediately went to pack his things, while packing, he said to Gu Shuixiu: "Shuixiu, pack up quickly, we have to go back and see your parents, I'm going hunting today, I'll drop by to see After leaving the bamboo raft before, I happened to meet Uncle Qin crossing the river.

He said that when he went hunting the day before yesterday, he walked near Caozi Village and heard from the villagers that your father seemed to have passed out. Know how?

Uncle Qin was going to come and tell us, but because there was no bamboo raft, we couldn't cross the river, so I was in a hurry, hurry up and got a bamboo raft today, we have to go back a trip. "

Gu Shuixiu was surprised, but she didn't care about anything else, she brought the silver coins from the house, ten catties of broken rice, and a batch of coarse cloth, a pair of fine cotton cloth, a pair of linen cloth, And the two pheasants brought back by Dong Chenghu were also installed by Gu Shuixiu.

Everything is placed in the basket, covered with some hay, and it is not visible from the outside.

The two climbed mountains and rivers and finally arrived at Caozi Village before dark.

The villagers in this Dian village had already returned home, and there was no one to be seen in the fields, and some were busy packing up their tools to go home, so Gu Shuixiu and his wife did not meet anyone.

Pushing aside the broken fence in the house, Gu Shuixiu shouted anxiously, "Father and mother, big bull and two bulls, I'm back."

After a while, everyone in the room rushed out.

Zhao shi grabbed Gu Shuixiu and looked up and down. She saw a lot of flesh on her face, and her skin was not as sallow as before. She was still wearing new clothes and her hair was combed. It is neat, although there is no headgear, but it looks very elegant with a bamboo hairpin inserted.

There was finally a smile on Zhao's sad face, and Dong Chenghu's eyes softened a lot.

, The daughter and son-in-law came home for the first time, but there was not even any decent food at home. The more he thought about it, the more sad he became, and he secretly wiped away tears in the kitchen behind everyone's back.

Gu Shuixiu and Dong Chenghu went ahead to see Gu Mingde.

"Da Niu, how is Dad's body? How did I hear that Dad fainted." Gu Shuixiu's face was full of worry.

Gu Daniu and Gu Erniu looked at each other, Gu Daniu unknowingly crushed the soil on the ground with his feet, lowered his head and said naively, "Dad has nothing to do, it's just an old problem. , just take a rest."

Gu Shuixiu's face sank instantly, she stared at Gu Daniu, and said seriously: "You still want to lie to me? Don't you know that every time you lie, you feel guilty and dare not look at me? Do you dare to look me in the eyes and say it again?"

Gu Daniel's head lowered even more, and there was silence for a while, only to see a few tears falling on the ground.

Gu Shuixiu's eyes turned red, and she choked up and asked, "Is it Dad's body..."

At this time, Mrs. Zhao came in from the door and said solemnly, "Let me tell you, the village man said that your father's health is not good. If you want to get medical treatment, you must go to the town or county. , but we can't even pay for the medical treatment in the village, and now we still owe the doctor two taels of silver, how can we have the money to go to the town to see the doctor?

Your father's health has gotten worse in the past two days. The doctor said that if he doesn't see a doctor, he probably won't last for two months. "

Zhao's eyes were full of despair.

Gu Shuixiu heard that there was still hope for healing, she immediately stopped her tears and nodded to Dong Chenghu.

Dong Chenghu immediately said: "Mother-in-law, don't be discouraged, it's not that you have no money to see a doctor, I'll just go out, let's pack up, and go to Panlong Town to see a doctor tomorrow."

As soon as these words came out, Zhao and Gu Daniu looked incredible. When did Dong Chenghu become so rich?

Gu Shuixiu was afraid that the Zhao family would not believe her, so she quickly said, "Mother, we have money to see a doctor, so don't worry about it, we will go out early tomorrow."

Zhao's heart moved, and only now did he realize that Dong Chenghu was also wearing new clothes. He looked a lot tougher without the beard. .

Thinking about this, Zhao's heavy heart seemed to be relieved a lot, and his dark eyes were bright again.

However, the money was from Dong Chenghu, and the Zhao family was a little hesitant. Although he was his own son-in-law, would he be unhappy if he spent too much money? Zhao Shi began to worry about Gu Shuixiu again.

Gu Daniu and Gu Erniu looked surprised, Gu Daniu immediately said loudly: "Mother, eldest sister, eldest brother-in-law, I will go to Father Gu's house to borrow a donkey cart, tomorrow. We'll go to town in the morning."

Gu Shuixiu stopped Gu Daniu, who was about to rush out, and warned, "If someone from Father Gu's family asks us what we are going to do in the town, just say go to work and do nothing. Say, this is 20 copper coins, you can just ask Father Gu how much money he needs to pack a donkey cart for a day, and you can give as much. Remember not to say anything else."

Gu Daniel did not understand the reason, but now it is Gu Shuixiu who paid Gu Mingde to see a doctor. If you have money, you are the boss. Gu Daniel will not go against Gu Shuixiu's intention.

Zhao shi looked puzzled, "Why don't you let your brother tell the truth?"

Gu Shuixiu glanced at Dong Chenghu, sat on the chair and said, "Mother, do you know why Father Gu and Uncle Laifu were matchmakers for me?"

Zhao shook his head.

Gu Shuixiu talked about the engagement between the Dong family and Dad Gu, and finally said angrily: "Papa Gu's family dislikes the poor and loves the rich, and they don't look down on our boss, that's what made me It's cheap, but we have to guard against such people, we have already been calculated by them once, but we cannot be calculated twice."

After hearing this, Mrs. Zhao's face was very ugly, "No wonder Gu Zhuzhu got married right after you got married, and she married to the owner of the town who opened a grocery store. The village was talking about it at that time. For several days, it was said that Gu Zhenzhu was Jin Guiming, and even if he was born in our remote countryside, he could marry into a good family."