Lao Shatou snorted coldly, stood up and chased people away: "If you don't want to change, just leave. The Chinese New Year is coming anyway, and I just happened to save it for the Chinese New Year."
"No, this is negotiable!" Gu Youcai was pushed back while holding Lao Shatou's arm: "It will take another month for the court's subsidy to come out. How can you rely on this alone?" It can’t hold up even with a little bit of meat!”
"No, I said forty pounds, even one less pound won't work! Leave quickly!"
"Wait! Half a catty, I want half a catty!" Gu Youcai suddenly stretched out his hand to grab the doorway.
Lao Shatou looked at him and finally nodded after a long time.
…
"You said you only changed half a catty?" Mr. Gu looked at Gu Youcai and asked with hatred: "That old Shatou is confused, and you are also confused! It will take almost a month for the court's subsidy to come out, you Do you want the whole family to starve with you?"
Gu Youcai lowered his head and muttered: "My son is also from the village and is gossiping..." Besides, if you had agreed to change directly that day, how could this situation have happened now. It's just that Gu Youcai didn't dare to say this last sentence.
"you……"
Mr. Gu was so angry that he was dizzy, but he couldn't say anything to ask him to exchange the grain for it. After all, it would be a joke if the two children in the family really couldn't even eat meat during the Chinese New Year. But there is really not much food at home...
"Go back and ask your wife to go to Zhao's house more and find a way to get some food back!"
"Yes, Dad."
Although Mrs. Zhao did go to the town twice, she always brought money in her pocket. After all, it was her flesh and blood. She couldn't just watch Gu Qi starve to death in the Zhao Mansion!
"Mom, you can take me with you next time you go to see your sister. I also want to go eat delicious food." After Mrs. Zhao came back, Gu Bateng asked her repeatedly.
Zhao rubbed her face, feeling a little upset by Gu Ba's question. She wanted to get angry but felt aggrieved for no reason.
"Go back to the house and don't cause trouble here."
"No." Gu Ba stepped forward and shook Zhao's arm, and said coquettishly: "Mom, every time you come back, you can't even eat a bite of dinner. If you take me there then, just share a bite with me! "
Mrs. Zhao was upset. After her mother-in-law knew that she was going to town today, she asked her to go to Zhao's house early in the afternoon because there was not enough food, so that she could have lunch and dinner at once. So far she had only had a bowl of glutinous rice in the morning, and now she was so hungry that her chest was pressed against her back.
"Mom, you are talking!"
"Shut up! Go back!"
Gu Ba was stunned. This was the first time in his life that his mother had been cruel to her. Looking at the serious Zhao, Gu Ba curled his lips and ran away crying.
Zhao glanced at Gu Ba who was running away crying and wanted to chase him, but after taking two steps, he came back. She was starving to death now, and she had to take care of other people's meals. Even if Gu Ba left, she could take advantage of this moment to sneak some food.
Gu Wensheng had been to Zhao's house before. After a few insinuations and inquiries, he found that Zhao could answer the questions he had. Gu Wensheng didn't know what he said to Wang. Wang's attitude changed visibly. The changes have made me a lot more diligent.
"Sister-in-law, you don't have to do anything, I can just live with this little noodle." Wang said, pushing Zhao Xiuer away with her elbow.
Mrs. Zhao was obviously a little flattered: "There is food for the whole family, don't burden you."
"It doesn't matter, the Chinese New Year is tomorrow, and I'm happy too. My brothers and sisters haven't tasted the dumplings I made for so many years, so it's time to try them this time!"
"Hey, okay."
Zhao laughed with a guilty conscience. She could roughly guess that Wang's behavior was most likely related to Xiao Qi, but...but it would be bad if she really asked her to help with these things in the future.
On the other side, Gu Jiu and Gu Jing are also busy preparing for the New Year tomorrow.
In the middle of the night, Gu Jiu suddenly opened his eyes and quietly went out.
"This...these are for me too!"
"Yes, but you need to help me with one more thing tomorrow."
"It's easy to talk, easy to say, everything is easy to say!"
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Early the next morning, Mrs. Gu got up early and cooked the dumplings herself, while Mr. Gu walked around Gu Jiu and his wife's house several times. According to the food that was found last time, they didn't have the ability to prepare anything to eat.
"You guys eat vegetarian stuffing during the Chinese New Year? How can you still feel the New Year!" Mr. Gu stretched his neck and said as he looked at the dumpling ears that Ye Qing had taken out of the pot.
While picking up the dumpling ears, Ye Qing turned around and replied cheerfully: "No, father-in-law, these are stuffed with meat. They are hot when they come out. Try them." He picked up six dumpling ears. Put it in a bowl.
Mr. Gu took the bowl, bit into it and tasted one. It was actually meat! Not only is it meat, but most of it is meat filling!
"Where did you get the meat?"
"Xiaojiu bought it in the town."
Hearing this, Mr. Gu looked at Ye Qingyi suspiciously. If Gu Jiu bought meat from a bullshit dealer in the town before, he could still believe it, but at this time, even Wen Sheng couldn't get it. She able? Even if she could, where would she get the money? Can the third child’s one tael of pension money be spent until now?
Just as she was thinking about it, Gu Jing ran out of the house wearing new clothes: "Mom, can I eat it?"
Seeing the clothes on Gu Jing's body, Mr. Gu became more suspicious. This dress is obviously not the same as the previous new dress. Where did they get the money to buy so much cloth?
"Xiao Jing, come, come to grandpa, grandpa has delicious food here!"
As Mr. Gu said this, he took out a piece of candy from his pocket. This candy was given to Vincent when he came back the year before last. Today, this kid is better off.
Gu Jing was stunned for a moment, looked at Ye Qing and walked over slowly without any intention to refute.
"Here, take it, this candy is so sweet, grandpa gave it to me secretly, don't tell others!"
Gu Jing looked at the candy in her hand and touched it curiously. It's sticky and completely different from the one my sister bought.
"Xiao Jing, grandpa wants to ask you, do you know where your sister bought the cloth and meat? Grandpa also wants to buy some."
"have no idea."
"Really? Disobedient children don't get candy!" Mr. Gu said as he pretended to take the candy in Hui Jing's hand. Seeing that the latter was still looking at him indifferently, Mr. Gu sighed in his heart. Forget it, I collected the things so that I can inquire about anything later.
After Mr. Gu left, Gu Jing ran into the house with the candy: "Sister, grandpa gave me a candy."
Gu Jiu:? So kind?
"...It's so sticky that you can't eat it."
"Huh? But it still smells like sugar!"
Gu Jiu: "...it might make you feel uncomfortable after eating it. I don't know how long this candy has been there."
"oh."
After Gu Jiu went out, he suddenly found that a bowl was missing on the stove: "Mom, why do I feel like a bowl is missing?"
"Your grandpa took it. I just served him some dumplings in a bowl."
Gu Jiu: I asked him why he was so kind to give me candy today.
Mr. Gu can't be said to have the best life in the village, but he must be the most generous. According to the words of the old man taking care of you: What you read is about your mind. Money and things are all external things, so don’t worry about it. Therefore, Mr. Gu's place must be the busiest in the whole village during the Chinese New Year every year, and this year is no exception.
"Happy New Year, Mr. Gu!"
Mr. Gu nodded and at the same time Mrs. Gu gave the man a dumpling ear.
The man collected his things, turned to edit, and left. Mr. Gu was waiting for the next person to say hello, but he didn't expect that the man came out of the hospital and took his wife and children, a total of seven or eight people, to salute him.
"Mr. Gu, everyone in the whole village knows that you are kind-hearted and willing to help others. You are different from rough people like us! If it weren't for the fact that the family can't take over the pot, I wouldn't be like this. Please help me and give me more. Just a dumpling, if you don’t help, my whole family will really starve to death!"
Mr. Gu frowned and obviously didn't want to give it. He looked at Mrs. Gu beside him and just wanted her to drive them away when another group of people came outside the door.
"Happy New Year, Mr. Gu! Lao Gua, what's going on with you?" One of the people stepped forward and asked.
Before Lao Gua could speak, Mr. Gu said first: "Lao Gua's family is in trouble and we can't take over the cooking pot. Everyone should help if you can. I don't make many dumpling ears this year, so I will give one to each person first." .”
He said and winked at Mrs. Gu. Everyone looked happy when they got the dumpling ears. You must know that Mr. Gu’s family has always made meat fillings!
After the others left, Mr. Gu breathed a sigh of relief. He originally thought that Lao Gua's family was just an exception, but what he didn't expect was that the people who came next were even more outrageous, and some even asked for a bowl directly because they disliked it!
In the end, Mr. Gu had no choice but to have the door closed in advance and go back to the house to rest without seeing anyone because he was feeling unwell. But even if that's the case, there are still people knocking on the door to get something to eat.
"Mr. Gu, being kind and charitable can accumulate virtue. The more uncomfortable you are, the more you have to do it!"
"That's right, the bags are all wrapped anyway. If we can't leave them at the door, we can just pick them up ourselves!"
Mr. Gu had a headache from the noise, and in the end it was Gu Wensheng who got him away with a bowl of dumpling ears.
Mrs. Gu looked at the remaining dumpling ears and was so angry that she couldn't eat: "These people are all white-eyed wolves, so it's good to give them food, but there are even demands! I think I should give it to none of them." ! Now it’s better, we can hardly eat any more ourselves!”
Just as he was talking, there was another knock on the door.
Mrs. Gu slammed the table and stood up suddenly. She had to risk her life today. She wanted to see who could be so shameless!
"Mom, please calm down. It's not good to be like this during the Chinese New Year." Gu Wensheng stepped forward to persuade her.
"You have a lot of things to do, so why should you calm down! I think what mother just said is not wrong at all. Those people outside are just so shameless!" Ms. Wang was sitting on the chair and was almost angry to death. She worked so hard The dumplings that have been made for so long are not even eaten by my mother's family, so they are all given to these unrelated people?
When Mrs. Wang and Mrs. Gu opened the door aggressively and saw the person coming, they immediately swallowed back their dirty words.
