Time Travel Article: Tool Man Rejects Plot

The eldest brother was the first to object, and after explaining to Gu Mingyue, she gave up the idea.

Gu Mingwei said, "This is a token of everyone's kindness. Many soldiers have a sense of mission to take care of the families of martyrs. They regard the relatives of their comrades as their own. If you insist on withdrawing, it will only chill their hearts."

My uncle suggested, "If you really feel bad about it, why not send some of the dried vegetables you have at home to them? Remember to explain that they are all grown in your own fields and are not valuable, in case the army has regulations that prohibit them from accepting them."

Gu Mingyue thought it was feasible. "Then I'll buy some meat tomorrow and make some sausages and send them over. I'll also pick some wild fruits and make dried fruits. Otherwise, it would be a shame to take this money."

Liu Caixia did not forget to ask, "Do you have enough meat tickets?"

"That's enough, that's enough, I said it's not enough."

At this point, Gu Mingyue thought of the things that readers had sent over. "Brother, there are some clothes and toys. How about leaving them in the village office as a reward for studying?"

"Just save it for Xiao Shitou." Gu Mingwei said casually.

Gu Mingyue said helplessly, "Most of them are girls' clothes and dolls, which Xiao Shitou can't use. I have already reserved two pieces for Xingfu. If there are more, they will feel uneasy. I don't want to give them things all the time. It's better to let them earn things by themselves."

Gu Guoqiang praised her, “That’s a good point.”

He turned to his family and said, "You all have to remember, help in times of emergency, not in poverty. People are greedy. They all look good now, but if you don't teach them well, there have been many cases of repaying kindness with enmity since ancient times.

However, I am just saying this, you just need to understand it in your heart. I see that those kids have kind eyes, they are grateful and repaying kindness. Boss, remember to arrange for them to go to class later, if the children in the village have a promising future, our village will also benefit from it. "

Gu Mingwei nodded and said, "I understand, Dad."

Gu Mingyue took the opportunity to say, "Uncle, my classmate wrote to me this time, saying that there is a drought in Henan and the affected area is expanding. She also asked me if there are any strange phenomena here. I think she told me this news on purpose."

"What? Another disaster?" The second sister-in-law couldn't help but exclaimed. She probably remembered the tragic situation when she fled from famine that year, and her face looked very bad.

The second brother patted her hand to comfort her, "It's okay, it's okay, Mingyue is just saying it, you go to the fields every day and you don't know the situation in the fields. This year is a bumper year."

The second sister-in-law was still uneasy, and looked up at her father-in-law, wanting to ask for an answer.

Gu Guoqiang frowned. At this time in the past, it would have rained...

He looked at Gu Mingyue and asked solemnly, "Where did your classmate get the news?"

"She is the daughter of the editor-in-chief of the newspaper I mentioned. Her family has some connections. If she hadn't been in the news business, she might not have known about it. She was afraid of causing panic among the people, so the news was suppressed and not spread. I guess she wrote the letter because she didn't dare to make it public. She only dared to write to remind me."

Gu Guoqiang couldn't help but take a puff of his cigarette.

Seeing that his father didn't say anything, Brother Gu became a little anxious and said, "Dad, this can't happen. Our village is upstream of the river."

Gu Mingwei said worriedly, "Even if Mingyue didn't say it, I still want to say it. Before, I found that the flow of Wuyun River had become smaller, and I thought it was an illusion. If it is really a drought, Dad, this may be a sign..."

Li Xiuhe immediately held Gu Erge's hand tightly and said in a trembling voice, "Dad, then, what should we do? Do we have to leave our hometown again?"

Gu Mingyue watched her second sister-in-law's face getting paler and paler, and hurriedly comforted her, "Second sister-in-law, it's not that bad. No matter how bad it gets, we still have the support of the mountains. It's okay. Besides, we knew it in advance and could make preparations early. We are all together, don't worry."

"Yes, yes, prepare the food. I have to get the money. Mingzhong, go to the town to buy more food..." As he said that, Li Xiuhe was about to get up and go back to the house to get the money.

Gu Guoqiang stopped her, "Don't worry, my second daughter-in-law. It's just speculation now, and we can't say for sure."

Li Xiuhe didn't think so. "Dad, you don't know. The disaster in my hometown happened suddenly. There was no preparation at all. People in the village died or fled. In those days, people were eaten. Dad, wuwu... I never told you that I ran away by myself, otherwise they would have eaten me next, wuwu..."

The word "disaster" caused my second sister-in-law to have a stress reaction. She became very excited and her speech became more and more incoherent.

Brother Gu was so anxious that he kept comforting her, "Xiu He, don't be afraid, I'm here, and our whole family is here, it's okay..."

Gu Mingyue really didn't know that her second sister-in-law had such an experience, so she apologized, "Second sister-in-law, my classmate is just guessing, it can't be true. Even if it is true, don't be afraid. We already know that starting from tomorrow, each person will eat less, which is enough for the family to get through the difficult times. If it really doesn't work, even Dandan's rice will be reduced by half."

Dandan was running towards Gu Mingyue with a pheasant in his mouth.

It didn't understand the general meaning, but Koufan did.

The dog's face was full of shock. It opened its mouth wide. The pheasant fell to the ground, but it ignored it and barked at Gu Mingyue.

Even if you don't understand dog language, you can still hear the other party's grievance and disbelief.

Gu Mingyue stepped forward and touched its head with a guilty conscience. "It was just a casual chat. How could I bear to deduct your food? You are a great contributor. Oh, did you catch this? You are amazing."

Dandan kept shouting, as if to say that flattery was useless.

Gu Mingyue could only sneak up to its ear and whisper, "I'll give you two pieces of beef jerky tonight. Okay? Stop crying. If you cry again, there will be none left."

Dandan: It's not bowing down for beef jerky, it's just giving face to the bipeds.

Then the dog brought the pheasant back to her, with its eyes squinting, as if trying to tell Gu Mingyue that this was the food it had earned itself.

When the pheasant was picked up, it was quite fat, so the sister-in-law suggested helping her marinate it.

Gu Mingyue disagreed. She said that the legendary flying dragon would never be available for eating in the future, so she had to eat the freshest one.

With Dandan interrupting, the atmosphere finally eased a little.

Gu Mingyue pointed at the pheasant and said, "Second sister-in-law, look, there are prey everywhere in the mountains. It's really a disaster. We can get some food in the mountains to survive for a while."

Seeing this, Li Xiuhe calmed down a lot, but her brows were still furrowed. It was obvious that she was still uneasy.

Gu Guoqiang pondered and said, "Let's have someone go to the top of the mountain tomorrow to see if there is still water in the spring over there. This year is not good, so we should make plans early."

Gu Mingyue suggested, "Why don't we build a canal? Even if there is no drought, it will still be beneficial."

Gu Mingwei hesitated and said, "That job is tiring and time-consuming. It's hard for the villagers to be willing to do it."

"Then hang a carrot in front of them." Gu Mingyue said directly, "They should not only be afraid of hard work, but also afraid of not having enough to eat. When the time comes, the village can provide food, and make it more abundant. In addition, full work points are a must. Add some other rewards, and I don't believe that there will be people who are unwilling."