Fast-paced era: a warm and leisurely life

Xu Xiumei patted Gu Nuanyi's hand and said, "It's good to be home, it's good to be home! The dead are gone, and we still have to go on with our lives!!! If you have any problems, come to your aunt and uncle, and I promise to do it for you."

The other aunts also said in unison: "That's right, if you have any problems, just shout in the team, we will definitely help you. Old Gu helped us a lot when he was here."

"Well, just give us a shout and we will definitely go and help you."

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Gu Nuanyi nodded: "Thank you, aunts."

Aunt Guihua: "What are we talking about standing here? Nuanyi must be tired after sitting in the car for so long. Let Nuanyi go back and rest first!"

Aunt Xiangqin: "Let's stop talking and go help Xiaonuan. It's such a big yard. How long will it take her to clean it up by herself?"

Gu Nuanyi waved her hand and said, "Aunt, I can clean it up myself. Don't delay your work in the fields."

Aunt Xiangqin waved her hand and said, "It doesn't take long to clean up the yard. We can just pull up a handful of grass each and it will be gone."

"Why do we need so many people just to clean up the yard?" Xu Xiumei smiled and pointed at a few people and said, "You still have a lot of work to do in the fields, go back and do it. If you delay the work points, Nuanyi will feel bad..."

Gu Nuanyi nodded quickly, and the aunt whose name was called walked back to the field, "You guys helped this time, but next time it will be our turn!!"

Aunt Guihua smiled and said, "You guys better get back to work! Xiao Nuan will be living in the brigade from now on, so there will be plenty of opportunities for her to help!!!"

Gu Nuanyi felt the aunts' kindness, and the smile on her face became more and more sincere. At the same time, she was relieved in her heart: Fortunately, fortunately, the aunts in the team are still easy to get along with... You know, in modern times, what she feared most was going back to her hometown. The gossipy aunts were just like the police, and they would get to the bottom of everything. If one was not answered well, the whole village would know about it the next moment. As it spread, there was no telling what would happen...

Xu Xiumei patted Gu Nuanyi's hand to bring her back to her senses: "Don't think too much. Everyone in our team is easy to get along with, except for a few who like to take advantage of others. But it's not a big problem. Let's go and clean up the house!"

Gu Nuanyi smiled and nodded, then followed Xu Xiumei to the Gu family's old house.

The Gu family's old house is a bit far from the brigade headquarters and is very close to the foot of the mountain.

After walking for about a quarter of an hour, Gu Nuanyi saw a blue brick house. Even the courtyard wall was made of blue bricks and was two meters high.

This high wall gave Gu Nuanyi a sense of security. After sweeping the outer wall, she decided to plant some thorns around the outer wall after settling down. This would make it safer.

Gu Nuanyi found the key according to the location in her memory. The original father had come back to clean the yard a few years ago, so the weeds in the yard were not too lush at this time.

There are three rooms in the middle of the courtyard: one is the main room, and the bedrooms are on the left and right sides of the main room. There is a bathroom, a toilet and a well on the left side of the courtyard, and a kitchen and a woodshed on the right side of the courtyard...

Xu Xiumei took a quick look, rolled up her sleeves and went to the woodshed, found a hoe and sickle and started cleaning the yard.

The other three aunts also started to get busy.

Xu Xiumei patted Gu Zhigao on the shoulder and said, "What are you doing here? Go help your sister move her luggage. Nuanyi, just give orders to your brother Zhigao. He's tall and strong, and has plenty of strength. Let him do everything!"

"Hey," Gu Zhigao agreed, picked up a bag in one hand, and helped Gu Nuanyi move it in three trips: "Comrade Nuanyi, the luggage is all here!"

"Thank you!" Gu Nuanyi looked around the room. The room was fully equipped with a kang, a kang table, a wardrobe, a desk, etc.

Gu Nuanyi found a basin and an old towel from her luggage, fetched some well water and started to clean the furniture in the room.

When Gu Nuanyi finished cleaning, Gu Qianjin came over with several young men: "Oh, you guys are all done!"

Xu Xiumei: "How long do I have to wait for you to come? Stop talking and go check the kang."

Gu Qianjin led his men to check the kang hole: "It's warm! There are no problems with the kang in the room and the stove in the kitchen, you can use them without worry."

"Thank you, uncles, thank you, aunts!" Gu Nuanyi took note of all the people who helped in the future and planned to send some things to them later. Since they came to help with good intentions, she couldn't just not show any appreciation.

Since I'm all alone, I still have to build good relationships with the people in the team. If I keep using my original father's favor, there will always be a day when it will run out...

Gu Nuanyi has a good memory. Xu Xiumei only introduced them once, but Gu Nuanyi remembered all the people who would help her in the future.

Gu Qianjin warned worriedly: "Nuanyi, you don't have to rush to work tomorrow, clean up the house first, and don't go deep into the mountains. It's very dangerous in the mountains. There are big insects and blind bears. You can't outrun them with your small body. Do you understand? You can pick up firewood at the foot of the mountain, but don't go into the mountains!!!"

"Uncle, I understand."

"Don't rush up the mountain today. I'll have someone bring some firewood for you to use first!" Gu Qianjin said and left with his men.

Gu Nuanyi had just finished cleaning the kitchen when she heard Gu Zhigao's voice coming from outside the yard: "Xiao Nuan, my father asked me to bring you some firewood."

Gu Nuanyi opened the door: "Excuse me, Comrade Supreme"

Gu Zhigao quickly put the firewood in the kitchen and ran out without even having time to drink water.

"Hey!" Gu Nuanyi looked at Gu Zhigao running away with a cup of water in her hand. Seeing that he had already run away, she had no choice but to swallow the words she had not finished saying.

Gu Nuanyi shook her head: "Why are you running so fast?!"

After packing up the things in the luggage, Gu Nuanyi took out some brown sugar, canned fruit, cakes, cigarettes and alcohol, intending to send some things to the three aunts who came to help. Not too much, half a pound of brown sugar is enough for each family.

After delivering the brown sugar, Gu Nuanyi came to the captain's house carrying canned fruit, cakes, cigarettes and alcohol.

Gu Nuanyi stood outside the door and shouted, "Auntie!"

Xu Xiumei opened the gate immediately after hearing the voice: "Xiao Nuan, come in quickly, the second child's family, go make a bowl of brown sugar water."

"Sister-in-law, stop working." Gu Nuanyi handed the basket in her hand to Xu Xiumei: "Aunt, thank you for your help. I will definitely trouble you and uncle to take care of me in the future!!"

Xu Xiumei pushed the basket back into Gu Nuanyi's arms and said, "That was all done by hand! When Old Gu was here, he helped us a lot. If we count all of this, we would never be able to count it all..."

"Aunt, my father is my father, and I am me. I can't live off my father's wealth forever, so please accept these things. The cigarettes and alcohol are all brought back by me, and I can't use them myself. Keeping them would be a waste, and I want to ask my uncle to do me a favor!"

"As long as you ask, your uncle will definitely do it for you. Why would you need to send anything?"

As soon as Gu Qianjin entered the yard, he saw Xu Xiumei and Gu Nuanyi pushing a basket back and forth.

"What are you two doing?"

Xu Xiumei: "You're back just in time. Nuan Yi is looking for your help!"

Gu Qianjin looked at Gu Nuanyi: "Xiao Nuan, what's the matter?"

"Uncle, can you arrange for me to cut grass for pigs in the future? My doctor also said that I can't do heavy physical labor because I haven't recovered yet."

"Well, that's it! We can do it, but I need to make it clear to you in advance. The work points for cutting grass for pigs are not high, only 4 points a day, and you have to fill two baskets and hand them in to the pig farm."

Gu Nuanyi nodded. It doesn't matter if the work points are a little less. The most important thing is health.