Ku Niang grew up day by day. Because Ku Niang was extremely intelligent, she would rarely stay in Auntie Wei's arms. Most of the time, he would let Aunt Wei hold his hand and follow her. Of course, Aunt Wei did not need to manage the farm work because the Gao family was the wealthiest family in the village and even within a hundred miles. Therefore, although the Gaos couldn't be described as using slaves and maids, they still had many long-term workers, short-term workers, and even many tenants. Therefore, Auntie Wei's only responsibility was to take good care of this poor child.
Ku Wa had already tied up her hair into a pigtail. She also began to wear clothes that were open under her armpits like adults. This was probably the most common way for young girls in the countryside at that time. However, people realized that although this little girl looked very pretty, with almond-shaped eyes and round face, and delicate skin. Her mouth was also very sweet. She said whatever she saw, but she had a stubborn spirit. There was rarely a smile on her face. Although she had a sweet mouth and would call anyone in the village uncle, grandpa, or grandma, she had never smiled before. She didn't know if it was because she had lost her mother too early, but there was always a condemnation in her heart, which hid her laughter. Or was it because she had experienced the warmth and coldness of the human world from her father's drunkenness too early and felt that she lacked the elements of laughter in her heart? In short, the impression she gave others was that this little girl with honey on her mouth seemed to be quite scheming. She had prematurely shouldered the psychological pressure that she should not have at her age.
One day, Grand Elder Gao woke up early in the morning and said to Aunt Wu, who had come to clean up the house for him,"Aunt Wu, the weather is good this year! It's only been a month since the Spring Festival, and the weather is already getting warmer.”
Aunt Wu replied," Yes, Old Master. However, it was not like that year, where it had been warm all winter. Who knew that the weather would suddenly turn cold and snow heavily when spring had already arrived?”Aunt Wu answered Old Master as she tidied up the house.
Grand Elder Gao heard Aunt Wu's words and seemed to recall something unpleasant in the depths of his memory. His face darkened for a moment before he said,"Aunt Wu, go to my Brother Wei's place and invite the old couple over later. Today should be Miss's birthday. Prepare a good meal at noon. Let's celebrate Miss's birthday together. It's been hard on Brother Wei and his wife. They've been taking care of Miss for the past two years.”
Hearing Master Gao's words, Aunt Wu hurriedly said,"Alright, Master. I'll go after I'm done packing. Did he ask Grandpa Wei to drive to town to cut meat and buy vegetables?”
"Yes," said Grandpa Gao,"and we have to cut more meat." It was still his old habit. He set up a big pot at the village entrance and stewed a big pot for everyone in Hexi to eat meat. The big pot at the village entrance must be stewed with pure meat. Other families are not like us, who can eat meat whenever they want. Be careful not to put vegetables. The villagers did not lack vegetables to eat.”
Aunt Wu said,"Alright, Old Master, I understand." I'll tell Grandpa Wei later. Look at you! She was always so kind and always thought of her fellow villagers. Unlike the Second Master of Hedong, who only knew about his family matters all day long and never thought about the villagers.”
Grand Elder Gao listened to Aunt Wu and said,""He can't live like that for long. Because I know that everything I have is given to me by my fellow villagers. Without the help of the villagers, what do you think I can do alone? What could he do? Alright, I'm going to take a walk around the field. After all, it was spring, and there was more work in the fields. I went to check on the growth of the wheat and also planned in my heart what to plant in this year's spring sowing field and where to plant it. Now that the arrangement was done, it was time to arrange for the people to go down.”
"Alright, go ahead!" Aunt Wu said. I remember what you told me!"
Grand Elder Gao was about to leave, but he seemed a little worried. Then she turned her head and said,"Aunt Wu, I think you should go and call Uncle Wei first!" He was diligent and woke up early. Tell him to go early, before the sun rises, or it will be too late. When it's noon, the people who work in the fields have all gone home to eat, but our meat hasn't been cooked yet! Then it won't be called a quarrel."
Aunt Wu agreed and put down the work in her hands to call Uncle Wei. The tall master also walked out of the house and towards the fields outside the manor.
The reason why Grand Elder Gao woke up early was because the sky had just brightened.
Grand Master Gao walked along the riverbank and left the manor. He walked around and looked around. Seeing that this year's wheat seedlings were much thicker than previous years, and the leaves were also much wider, he felt a lot more at ease. He thought to himself that if there were no major changes, this year's wheat harvest would definitely not be wrong. In a few days, Brother Wei would lead the people to apply fertilizer to the wheat. Then, they would have to wait for a good harvest.
Grand Master Gao walked as he turned to the slope at the foot of the West Mountain and North Mountain. He took a look and dug with his hands. He felt that the earth qi had completely cleared up. He decided to plant a large area of vegetables here this year. This was because the temperature here was always five or six degrees higher than other places. Even in winter, if the weather here was not too cold, there would always be some grass that would not lose its green color. In other words, the vegetables grown here were always more than 20 days earlier than those grown in other fields, so they could be bought at a good price.
Grand Elder Gao had finished walking around and looking around. He had also made up his mind and strolled towards the village entrance alone.
Grand Master Gao had just arrived at the village entrance when a dark red color appeared in the eastern sky. The sun had yet to rise when he saw Grand Master Wei's carriage just about to leave the village. Grand Elder Gao stopped Grandpa Wei and said,""Brother, take me with you. I'll go to the town for a walk too.”
Grandpa Wei stopped the carriage and waited for Grand Master Gao to get in. As he drove the carriage forward, he said to Grand Master Gao,"Brother! How long has it been since you last went to town? To tell you the truth, I'm worried that you'll suffocate.”
Grand Master Gao also said,""Yes, I don't know why, but ever since Madam left, I haven't been in the mood to do anything. Although I knew that I couldn't go on like this, I often persuaded myself, but for some reason, I just couldn't get out of this circle that troubled me.”
Along the way, Grand Master Gao arranged the tasks for Grandpa Wei to do in the farmland while looking around. He always felt that whatever he saw was new.
The two of them talked as they hurried on their way. Unknowingly, they arrived at the town when the sun was only one pole high. Grandpa Wei began to purchase nervously. Grand Master Gao sat in the car and looked at the things that Grandpa Wei had asked the seller to send over. Just as Grandpa Wei placed more than 100 catties of meat under the car and was about to leave to buy other things, Grand Master Gao noticed that Grandpa Wei's waist was not as straight as before. Instead, it was a little bent. In other words, Grandpa Wei's waist was no longer upright. Looking at Grandpa Wei's back as he left, Grand Master Gao thought that more than half of his family was supported by Grandpa Wei. This old man should be of the same age as his father. He was busy all day for his family and had to take care of the poor children. The more Grand Elder Gao thought about it, the more he felt a little sorry. Therefore, she got out of the car and planned to load the car by herself. This way, he could save some energy for his Brother Wei later.
Grand Elder Gao moved some small items into the car, and in the end, he only saved about a hundred catties of meat. Grand Elder Gao thought to himself that he was only thirty-eight or thirty-nine years old, so a hundred pounds of meat shouldn't be a problem. Therefore, he used his fingers to dig into the meat and exerted force. The meat was also moved up, but Grand Elder Gao also felt a little uncomfortable in his heart and his throat was a little salty. He couldn't help but open his mouth and cough. This cough was not a big deal, but it really caused a problem. A mouthful of fresh blood spurted out from the tall old master's mouth. Suddenly, Grand Elder Gao felt his head grow a little big, and he felt the world spinning under his feet. He climbed onto the car.
Coincidentally, at this time, Grandpa Wei had also finished purchasing everything and walked over. At the sight of this scene, he hurriedly loaded the things into the car and carried Grand Master Gao into the car. He then drove the car to the only medicine shop in the town owned by a doctor within dozens of miles.
When the doctor came out, he didn't allow Grandpa Wei to move Grand Master Gao. Instead, he checked Grand Master Gao's pulse in the carriage and then asked Grandpa Wei to carry Grand Master Gao out of the carriage. He went to his own consultation room and laid Grand Elder Gao flat on the bed. First, she fed Grand Master Gao three small black pills, then prescribed him a month's worth of Chinese medicine. After explaining the method of brewing the medicine to Grandpa Wei, he said to Grandpa Wei,"It's nothing serious. It's just that my body is too weak and I suddenly exerted strength. Take your medicine on time when you go back. You'll be fine. However, he must be careful not to let him drink alcohol while taking the medicine.”
Grandpa Wei helped Grand Master Gao onto the carriage and told him everything the doctor had said. The special doctor emphasized that drinking was not allowed. "Brother, listen to the doctor. You absolutely can't drink anymore in the future.”
Grand Master Gao agreed to Grandpa Wei's words and the two of them chatted as they hurried.
When the car arrived at the village entrance, Grand Elder Gao saw that the big iron pot at the village entrance had been propped up, and the water in the pot was already boiling happily. He ordered the people to say,"Just leave a few catties of meat in the cart. It's enough for the family to cook." The work in the fields was about to start. Make more and make it taste better. Don't let the good things not taste good.”
"Don't worry, Master!" Gao Dajiang, who was in charge of cooking, said. Are you still worried about my cooking?"
Grand Elder Gao glanced at Gao Dajiang and said,""I'm not worried about your craftsmanship. I'm just afraid that you'll be lazy and let others do it while you're the boss.”Grand Elder Gao looked at Gao Dajiang and said,""And Dajiang, can you drink less in the future? Don't go crazy on Aunt Wu just because you drank some cat urine. Look at how badly you beat her that day. His own wife gave birth to your children and cooked for you. His heart ached so much! You drank too much and took it out on your wife. If you continue to be like this, I'll have to punish you.”
When Gao Dajiang heard that he was going to be punished, he became a little timid. His legs trembled as he said,"Master, I understand. I promise I won't beat her up in the future. I will definitely listen to you.”
Grand Elder Gao heard Gao Dajiang's words and turned to look at Uncle Wei.""Brother, give him a few slaps first. What did he mean by shameless? That's called a wife, a wife, understand? People in the city still call their wives lovers, lovers! Do you know what that means? That was the person who needed your care and love at all times. I taught you a lesson just now, but you don't remember. Shameless? How could Aunt Wu be more shameless than a drunkard like you?”
Gao Dajiang immediately said,""Grandpa Wei, don't do it. This small matter is not worth bothering you. I'll do it myself!”As Gao Dajiang spoke, he slapped himself a few times. As he whipped her, he said,"I told you not to remember. I told you not to remember the old master's words. You can't be called shameless anymore." Call me wife, call me lover." After drawing a few, he laughed and said,"Old Master, is that enough? He couldn't keep smoking. Otherwise, people would not be able to catch up to the meat in a while.”
Grand Elder Gao turned around and smiled,""Alright, I know you're a cunning kid. Hurry up and get busy! Clean up this place. The house is still waiting for you!”
Grand Elder Gao turned around and walked toward the door. Just as the tall old man walked away, Gao Dajiang called over the three young men beside him and said,"I'll prepare the ingredients in a while and put the meat into the pot. You guys pay attention to simmer slowly over a low fire. Just don't dry the pot. Why do I feel that something is wrong with Master today?”
Gao Dajiang turned his head and glanced at the three young men. "Didn't you notice that Old Master's face is especially yellow? It was yellow without a trace of blood. Moreover, why did he feel that he had no strength at all when he walked? It seems to be a little soft."
After Gao Dajiang finished speaking, he heard one of the three young men named Er Meng say,"Yes, I noticed it too. And I don't know if you guys noticed, but there's still blood on the front of Old Master's clothes! Could it be that Old Master vomited blood?"
Gao Dajiang said,"Pah! Shut your jinx. What old master vomited blood? A good person like old master would not vomit blood!”
Although Gao Dajiang said that, he did not stop working. He quickly finished what he had to do and said,"Ermeng, do the three of you remember what I said just now? Remember, do what you have to do well, and that is the best way to repay Master's kindness to us, understand?”
The three of them didn't say anything. It wasn't that they didn't want to say it, but for some reason, they felt a heavy feeling in their hearts that they had never felt before. Moreover, this heavy feeling had only just come.
Gao Dajiang did not say anything. After instructing the three young men, he quickly walked towards the tall master's residence.
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