Seventy Buddha Cannon Fodder

When Gu Mingdong said that, Gu Mingxi didn't continue to ask, and walked forward with a sullen head.

She thought in her heart, anyway, big brother won't harm me, and I'll find out later.

Soon, Gu Mingdong took his younger sister, bypassed the bamboo forest, and came to the backyard of the old house.

Gu Mingxi looked up, she hadn't been to the old house for a long time, she suddenly found that the house was much dilapidated, especially compared with the new house, it looked dilapidated from the outside.

Originally there was a vegetable garden behind the house, but Smelly Laojiu was naturally not qualified to plant a vegetable garden, so this piece of land was enclosed separately and still belonged to Lao Gu's family.

Gu Mingxi knew from the bottom of his heart that his eldest brother planted a lot of vegetables in the vegetable garden, but he rarely came to pick them to eat. The surplus would naturally be cheaper for people living in old houses.

Gu Mingxi knew more or less about Gu Mingdong's taking care of the stinky old nine, so he didn't comment on it.

But looking at it now, several tiles on the roof of the old house have fallen off, and there are piles of firewood outside the house, which looks very sloppy, completely different from when they were still living in it.

This made the little girl frown unavoidably, wondering if the four people who lived there didn't care about the house.

Unexpectedly, Gu Mingdong knocked on the back door, and soon, the wooden door opened, revealing Zheng Tong's old, immortal face: "Come on, come in."

Without saying a word, Gu Mingdong led his sister in through the back door.

As soon as he entered the door, a trace of surprise flashed in Gu Mingxi's eyes.

Seen from the outside, the old house was tattered and sloppy by the four of them.

But from the inside of the house, the old house has been tidied up in an orderly manner. Occasionally, the dilapidated earthen jars can be seen stuffed with soil and planted with wild flowers.

At first glance, despite the rustic charm, it is actually more elegant than the room that Gu Mingxi and the sisters tidied up with care. One can tell that a lot of thought has been spent on it.

Gu Mingxi looked at it curiously, with some doubts in his eyes, but the dissatisfaction just now dissipated.

When she was looking at the house, Zheng Tong was also looking at her.

Zheng Tong himself said that he is not good at matching people, but he believes that matching comes from the heart, and you can always see some heels from a person's face.

Just like Gu Mingdong, his face is always calm and calm, and he has an aura of being unmoved before a mountain collapses, but his eyes are clear and warm, in fact, he is not as good as he looks.

Gu Mingxi has a bright appearance, more heroic than ordinary girls, and even more rare is the confidence and self-improvement in his brows, which is extremely difficult to see among rural girls.

Zheng Tong showed a bit of a smile, stroked his long beard and said, "This younger sister looks a bit like you."

Gu Mingdong smiled and raised his eyebrows: "My younger sister naturally wants to be like me."

Seeing his complacent appearance, Zheng Tong glared at him angrily, but said to Gu Mingxi kindly: "I heard from your elder brother that you are very interested in old things?"

Gu Mingxi is a smart kid, and he can react as soon as his heart moves.

She subconsciously straightened her back, nodded and said, "Yes, I really like the old things that have been handed down from the past, and I think they are very interesting."

"It's good to be interesting... Only when you find it interesting can you be willing to learn." Zheng Tong said.

"Little girl, you also know about my situation. I didn't learn this, I can only say that I understand it a little bit, but if you have the heart, I can teach you a little bit."

If it wasn't for Gu Mingdong's face, Zheng Tong would never have said this. After all, he is in danger now, and what he wants to teach is the part that needs to be broken.

But with Gu Mingdong around, Zheng Tong didn't worry anymore, he couldn't harm his sister.

When the sky fell and Gu Mingdong supported him, Zheng Tong said cheerfully.

Gu Mingxi was taken aback, and subconsciously turned to look at Gu Mingdong.

Gu Mingdong's expression remained the same, and he just asked her: "Aren't you interested in this area? Learn if you are interested."

"But... is this okay?" Gu Mingxi hesitated in her heart. She likes to tinker with those things, but she also knows that those things are not allowed in the world, otherwise they would not be smashed and thrown into the recycling bin.

Every time Gu Mingxi saw old things being destroyed, he felt pity in his heart, but he was helpless.

It's like herself, she occasionally brings some back, but she absolutely dare not take them out and use them indiscriminately, otherwise she will cause trouble if she is seen by others.

Even though their family has a good family background and is a family of the fifth category of red, Gu Mingxi dare not take risks.

Gu Mingxi is already very happy as long as he can touch those old things from time to time, and take home what he likes when he sees it.

But now, the eldest brother specially helped her introduce a teacher so that she could follow her to learn.

After the great surprise, Gu Mingxi hesitated and hesitated. She lowered her head and dared not look at the expressions of the two of them: "If someone finds out, we will all be unlucky together."

Zheng Tong glanced at her, and asked with a smile: "Why, do you dislike the old man?"

Gu Mingxi quickly retorted: "No, I'm afraid that because I like it for a while, everyone will be unlucky."

Before the words finished, Gu Mingdong laughed: "Study if you like, just be careful not to be discovered."

Without waiting for Gu Mingxi to say anything else, Gu Mingdong said again: "Now we live close, and there are few people here. As long as you don't go out and talk nonsense, no one will find out."

Gu Mingxi was a little moved.

Zheng Tong said with a smile: "The old man is not afraid, what are you afraid of, little girl?"

Gu Mingxi smiled, raised his head and called out: "Master."

Unexpectedly, after hearing these two words, Zheng Tong showed a bit of melancholy, shook his head and said: "I only understand a little, so I can't take these two words."

"If you don't mind, just call me Grandpa Zheng."

"Grandpa Zheng." Gu Mingxi was straightforward, determined to learn, so she stopped looking forward and backward, and called someone happily.

Zheng Tong was even happier after confirming his name. Gu Yun has been living in the old Gu's house, and he eats and clothes like the twins in the old Gu's house. He is even taken care of better, but he can't help much. The old man is very upset. I'm sorry.

So when Gu Mingdong asked him to teach his third sister, Zheng Tong agreed without hesitation.

After walking for a while and making an appointment to study, Gu Mingdong and Gu Mingxi didn't stay any longer, and soon left through the back door.

On the way home, Gu Mingxi was obviously a little excited. He jumped while walking, and asked again: "Brother, are you familiar with Grandpa Zheng? I think you two have a secret."

Gu Mingdong said with a smile: "Didn't you already know about Xiao Yuner?"

Gu Mingxi stuck out his tongue, and said, "There are other secrets."

"But big brother doesn't want to say it. Everyone has secrets, and so do I."

Gu Mingdong laughed: "That's right, very caring, if Lao Yi were here, he would definitely break the casserole and ask the end."

"Because elder brother will never harm me, when elder brother wants to say something, he will always say it." Gu Mingxi said so.

When he was about to get home, Gu Mingxi stopped and asked again: "Brother, learning these things is useless and won't increase your salary. Why do you agree with me to learn?"

There is another sentence that Gu Mingxi didn't say, that is, except for her own liking, even if she learns these things, it is very likely that no one else will know them for the rest of her life.

Gu Mingdong only said: "The world will change, if you don't need it now, it doesn't mean you won't need it in the future."

"Moreover, there is no need for other reasons to learn what you like."

Gu Mingxi pursed her lips, her eyes showed a smile, she couldn't help hugging her elder brother's arm: "Brother, you are so kind."

"After you know I'm good, learn it hard, don't waste this favor."

"Of course, I will definitely study hard and empty out all the knowledge Grandpa Zheng has."

Gu Sanmei did what she said, from the day of "apprenticeship", she ran to the old house whenever she had the opportunity.

She never goes there empty-handed every time, she always brings some fruits and vegetables from home, or pastries made by herself.

Gu Sanmei originally liked old objects, but the more she studied, the more obsessed she became.

She didn't know before that looking at the "elegant" old objects, there is so much history hidden behind them.

Knowing more, Gu Mingxi feels even more regretful in his heart, and even begins to feel that smashing is not advisable. Every time he sees damaged things in the recycling bin, it is a pity and makes him more helpless.

Whether it's Gu Mingdong or Zheng Tong, they all have a kind of transparency that transcends the age, and now, Gu Mingxi is also very good at inheriting their transparency.

Zheng Tong accepted this little apprentice at the beginning, but it was because of Gu Mingdong's affection.

But as time went by and he came into contact with more and more, he fell in love with this little girl more and more.

Gu Mingxi is bright and generous, shrewd and capable, sometimes even a bit of a philistine, but she will not lose the basic principles of being a human being. Those small flaws on her body make her look more real.

Compared with his elder brothers and sisters, Gu Mingxi has a smarter mouth. When he quarrels, he is unreasonable and unforgiving, but when he pleases others, he is as sweet as a lark.

After a period of time, Zheng Tong was coaxed into a good mood by her, but he really recognized this half of the apprentices.

Soon, everyone in the old Gu's family discovered that not only their eldest brother and little Yun'er liked to run to the old house, but even the third child also liked to run there.

This aroused Gu Yidi's curiosity, and followed him secretly for a while.

As a result, Zheng Tong kept his mouth shut about the history and the style of the dynasty with the third child, which made his eyes dizzy, so he hurried home and ate a mouthful of watermelon to refresh himself.

Compared with those mysterious things that sound similar, Gu Yidi feels that his own car repairing skills are more practical.

Gu Yun was very happy. In the past, she could only sneak over to find Zheng Tong, but now she can go there with Sangu.

Gu Sanmei was studying, and Gu Yun was squatting beside her and watching.

When the autumn harvest of this year is over and the first winter snow falls, Gu Sanmei has learned a lot, at least she will never bring home a fake that can be recognized at a glance.

When the winter snow fell, the life of the production team in Shanghe Village suddenly became free.

There is less farm work, and two big harvests a year make the people in Shanghe Village happy. The granaries are full, and with enough food and drink, even life becomes better.

When you are full, you can think about other things.

During the famine two years ago, the number of newborns in the production team dropped significantly, and no child was born for two consecutive years. Now that life is improving, the number of children in the production team has suddenly increased.

After all, they were afraid that they would not be able to support their children after giving birth two years ago, but now the members of the commune have the confidence that the children will definitely be able to eat enough after they are born.

One day when Gu Mingdong went out, he suddenly found that all the women of childbearing age in the production team had big bellies and small bellies. Even the two daughters-in-law of the old Gu family who hadn't moved for a long time, and Uncle Gu's two daughters-in-law, also spread good news one after another.

Gu Bao's family already had two sons, but Gu Weiguo and his wife only had two daughters, and the youngest daughter-in-law hadn't seen anything for several years. Third Aunt Gu was so anxious that her mouth was covered with blisters, and she asked for several prescriptions.

Now both daughters-in-law have good news, but Third Aunt Gu is very happy.

The older daughter-in-law is the same when it comes to boys and girls. Aunt Gu thought that the younger couple would move out. Although they lived close together, it would be inconvenient to take care of them, so she wondered whether to live with the old family for a while.

As soon as she came up with this idea, Uncle Gu dismissed her: "Both sons have moved out, and now there are two daughters-in-law. What's the matter with you moving to the old family to take care of them? Will Bao's daughter-in-law be happy from the bottom of her heart?"

Third Aunt Gu muttered: "But the old family's pregnancy is not good, and the first one has no son yet, so I'm worried."

Uncle Gu said, "What's the use of worrying about it? Could it be that if you live in the past, you can guarantee to have a son?"

These words made Third Aunt Gu choke, and she patted the man angrily: "What are you talking about, I'm not Guanyin Sending a Child."

Uncle Gu grabbed her hand, patted her on the back and said, "You know you're not? Then what's the use of you going? The old family has a lot of thoughts. If you go over there and stare at her, she probably thinks you are Urging to give birth to a son."

Third Aunt Gu curled her lips, wondering if she was in a hurry, although everyone is saying that boys and girls are the same, but in fact everyone knows it from the bottom of their hearts.

Just one, men can share the homestead and get full work points for working in the fields, but can women do it?

Third Aunt Gu didn't think she was the kind of mother-in-law who favored sons over daughters. She didn't show any signs of embarrassment when the old family only had two daughters these days, but she still hoped to have a grandson in her heart.

Uncle Gu continued: "Don't make any trouble. After all, the two sons live separately, and we can live a quiet life for a few days. If you are really worried, clean up and give them more food and drink." Yes, more than anything."

To put it bluntly, Third Aunt Gu finally gave up the idea of ​​taking care of the old family's daughter-in-law.

It's not that she wants to be open, but she thinks that after a hundred years, they will not let the eldest one take care of them, and the eldest daughter-in-law will take care of them.

For the eldest daughter-in-law, Third Aunt Gu is satisfied from the bottom of her heart. Although she has small thoughts, she is more filial, sensible, and sweet-talking than the old family.

Naturally, Third Aunt Gu would not leave it alone. On the first day, she cleaned up outside the house, weighed a bag of freshly beaten rice, and ordered some of the eggs she had saved with great difficulty. She felt that there were too few, so she went to Gu Mingdong's family changed some, and then sent them to the two sons' homes.

Gu Simei has always been in charge of the eggs at home. Before Gu Mingdong fell ill, the family killed two chickens to make soup for him, and ate a lot of eggs.

The chickens raised in the back were just able to lay eggs. If the chickens raised in their family were not so diligent in laying eggs, almost every chicken could lay eggs every day, but there were really no eggs that could be exchanged for Third Aunt Gu.

Gu Simei ordered the remaining eggs, looked up and said, "It's only enough for two days."

"It's okay, the hen has laid new eggs after eating." Gu Mingdong comforted.

Gu Simei sighed, and said with some resentment: "I don't know when our family can raise a few more chickens, so that we don't have to count eggs and eat as much as we want."

Gu Mingdong couldn't help laughing and said: "It will be soon, maybe you won't like eggs anymore."

"There's no one who doesn't like eggs." Gu Simei thought it was impossible.

At this moment, Sun Qiang came to announce the good news with a red face on his bicycle.

"Adong, my wife has given birth." Sun Qiang had an uncontrollable smile on his face, grinning like a silly father.

"It's a boy." Sun Qiang shouted loudly while taking down the red eggs from the car.

It is a custom in Shanghe Village to bring a red-dyed egg when announcing the good news after giving birth, which is the egg of the good news.

Gu Mingdong hurriedly congratulated him, and called Sun Qiang to come in first, but Sun Qiang didn't get out of the car at all, and said cheerfully, "I have to go to the third uncle's house, and you can come and see the child."

After speaking, he rode away with a bang.

Gu Simei who was behind said with a smile: "My cousin must be overjoyed, thinking of delivering the red eggs quickly and then go back to accompany the child."

This is the first time Gu Mingdong has received red eggs, and the last time was from Jin Laowu's family.

The twins stood by the Eight Immortals table, looked at the red egg and asked curiously: "Dad, do we have a little brother again?"

"There is an extra little cousin." Gu Mingdong smiled and picked up the red eggs, and distributed them to the three children, "Eat one to be happy."

Gu Liangxing took it and shouted in surprise, "My fingers are also red."

The red eggs these days are all dyed with magenta, which is easy to fade after being dyed, and is more inclined to a bright pink than pure red.

Gu Liangxing peeled off the red egg and swallowed it in one gulp, then went to tease his younger brother with his red-dyed fingers, Gu Liangchen frowned and avoided it, so as not to be painted into a painted face.

Seeing the two of them playing around, Gu Simei also became interested, she stained with magenta with a smile, and wiped Gu Yun's cheeks.

So Gu Yun ate the eggs, both of her cheeks turned bright red.

Her eyes widened innocently, and Gu Liangxing praised, "Xiao Yun'er is so pretty."

Hearing this, the little girl ran into the house, looked in the mirror, and almost cried when she saw the exaggerated plateau red.

His own cousin had a son, so Gu Mingdong naturally wanted to express it.

According to the rules in Shanghe Village, the uncle is bigger than the sky. If his parents are still alive, the eldest nephew will have to work hard for the wedding and funeral.

It's a pity that Gu's father and mother left early, but the original owner's uncle is still alive, but it's better to die for peace of mind.

On the first day, Gu Mingdong went to Sun's house with Gu Sanmei.

They have many families, if they all go, it will not be a gift, but will add to the chaos, and in the end they can only send representatives.

Zhu Yan was discharged from the hospital after giving birth. Originally, the young couple lived separately from Gu Xiuxiu and his wife, but now they have to confine themselves, so they returned to Sun's house.

As soon as the siblings went upstairs, they found that the Sun family was very lively.

There were a few people sitting in Zhu Yan's room, Gu Xiuxiu was talking with them, their faces looked familiar, they should have met at the last wedding banquet.

Zhu Yan was leaning on the bed, her hair was wrapped in a scarf, her face was rosy, and her figure had gained a lot of weight. It was obvious that the confinement child was sitting well.

"Adong Xiaoxi is here, come in and see my son." Sun Qiang greeted them cheerfully when he saw them.

He was holding a swaddling baby in his hand, and seeing that he was quite skillful in holding the baby, he happily showed them.

Gu Mingdong looked down, the child was too young, he looked like an old man when he was just born, he really couldn't see anything.

Gu Mingxi, on the other hand, took a look at it, and then boasted: "This child is really good-looking. He only takes advantage of his cousin and sister-in-law. He must be a handsome young man when he grows up."

Sun Qiang was even happier: "He's so smart, he hums when he's hungry, and cries when he urinates. I know what this kid is going to do as soon as I hear it."

"This child is easy to take care of, he knows how to be considerate to his mother, and he doesn't make trouble at night."

"Yeah, I've never seen such a worry-free child."

"He looks good too, he's more handsome than Yan Er."

"Oh oh oh, I laughed."

"Looking at the babbling of the little mouth, I really want to kiss it."

These words opened up the chatterbox and got the women over there to participate.

After all, Gu Mingxi was from an unmarried girl's family, so after saying a few words, he quickly slipped to the bedside and whispered to Zhu Yan.

Gu Mingdong who was left behind could only maintain a smile, he really couldn't get involved.

Sun Shumei made tea, and when she saw her cousin's appearance, she knew what he was thinking, and walked over with a suppressed smile: "Cousin, drink water first."

After speaking, avoiding people winking at him: "It's been like this since birth."

Gu Mingdong said with a smile: "My aunt is busy taking care of her grandson, so she must not be in the mood to rush you."

Sun Shumei snickered and said, "No, I will definitely treat Xiaopangdun well in the future."

Sun Qiang's first son, named Sun Zhengye and nicknamed Xiaopangdun, was loved by the whole family from the moment he was born.

After sitting for a while, Gu Mingdong left in a hurry. Gu Xiuxiu wanted to keep them for dinner, but unfortunately the brother and sister refused to agree. With so many people, the two of them would not make trouble if they stayed.

Gu Mingdong said with a smile: "Gu, why are you being polite to me? The third sister has to go to work, and I have something else to do. Come back next time."

Gu Xiuxiu had no choice but to send them out.

The people in the room were almost gone. Taking advantage of Sun Shumei's going out to pack her things, Zhu Yan's mother said in a low voice: "This is your mother-in-law's nephew? He looks really good."

"That's right, your daughter's eyesight can be bad." Zhu Yan smiled triumphantly.

Zhu's mother almost couldn't help rolling her eyes, and stretched out her hand to pat her: "How old is she? Even after the baby is born, you're still so out of tune."

Remembering that every time her daughter came home, she would always praise the Sun's family for being good, and the old Gu's family for being better, and Mother Zhu felt very sad in her heart.

The family dotes on their grown-up daughter, and when it's time to get married, they must look at the face first, and the rest will be in the back row, so how can they not worry.

Fortunately, the blind cat caught the dead mouse, and the Sun family's family situation was a bit poor, but Sun Qiang himself was capable and good-natured, and his younger sister was already a regular worker in the biscuit factory.

Although the father-in-law and mother-in-law don't have serious jobs, Sun Guodong is now sweeping the streets and can support himself every month, which is not a burden. If Sun Guodong was still paralyzed on the bed two years ago, Mother Zhu would definitely not agree to this marriage.

Back then when Zhu Yan was going to marry, Mother Zhu was most worried about nothing else but that her mother-in-law was difficult to get along with, especially knowing that this mother-in-law was a country girl who came to the city.

Mother Zhu has seen with her own eyes how difficult it is to take care of a mother-in-law from the countryside.

Now that the daughter has been married for more than a year, and the son is born, the mother-in-law is still sensible, and Zhu's mother finally let go of her heart.

Seeing her daughter's ruddy face, Zhu's mother believed that when she was a mother-in-law, she couldn't be as good as Gu Xiuxiu, so she couldn't help but smiled and said: "Your mother-in-law and sister-in-law treat you well, you have to show It means that people only stay together for a long time if they come and go.”

"Mom, don't worry, how can I not know this?" Zhu Yan smiled, she is a face control, but she is not stupid.

After Zhu's mother finished explaining, she said, "Is the eldest niece of your mother-in-law's family married? Would you like me to introduce one?"

Just now, she saw that the brothers and sisters treated people very politely and brought a lot of things, but she believed what her daughter praised the old Gu's family before.

Seeing that it was all over, Mother Zhu wanted to help out as a matchmaker.

Zhu Yan was helpless immediately, and hurriedly said: "Mom, don't meddle in it, my brother-in-law is very righteous, and my mother-in-law failed to be a matchmaker."

When Zhu's mother heard it, she immediately felt a pity, what a good young man, he is handsome and kind to others, even that girl is not bad.

Gu Mingdong, who left his aunt's house, didn't know that there was another person behind him who wanted to help as a matchmaker. He first sent the third sister to the recycling bin, and then turned and left.

It wasn't that he was fooling Gu Xiuxiu just now, Gu Mingdong did have something to do when he came to town this time.