"Xiao Zhuang, listen to your brothers and sisters obediently, don't make trouble for them. When you get to town tomorrow, Dad will buy you a sugar cake to eat! Gu Qiao was afraid that his youngest son would say something that would make Gu Ming's brothers and sisters angry, so he hurriedly coaxed him with good words.

Gu Ming's eyes darkened a little: his father's love was only shown to his youngest son. Could it be that I and my sister were all picked up?

Maybe it was the unfamiliar environment and his parents were not around, or maybe Gu Qiao's promise played a role, Xiao Zhuang obediently took his brother's hand and entered the house. Gu Lier took Gu Ye's hand and walked behind the two.

As soon as you enter the door, there is a large kang that runs across the entire room. There were already seven or eight people on the kang, lying or sitting, whispering something to familiar people. Seeing the door open, they just raised their eyelids and glanced away. Most of the people in the mountains are poor and poor, and they are reluctant to sleep on the big kang, so they save money to let their children in.

Gu Ming chose the side of the kang tail against the wall. Don't look at Gu Ming's young age, she is still more thoughtful. After all, Gu Lier is a big girl who is almost thirteen, Gu Ming asked her to sleep against the wall at the end of the kang, Gu Ye was next to her, and Xiao Zhuang slept between the brothers and sisters.

Next door to Gu Ming was an old woman with gray hair, seeing that he was doing things in an orderly manner and arranging his sisters and sisters properly, he opened his mouth with a missing tooth and a little leaky air and praised: "What a thoughtful and good offspring, did you say kiss?" If not, my mother-in-law will help you find a good family. ”

Gu Li'er and Gu Ye listened, covered their mouths and shook their shoulders and laughed. Gu Ming blushed. Since arriving at Gu Xiao's house, the food has been able to keep up, and most of them are fine grains, and they also come to stew meat from time to time. This twelve-year-old boy has grown a lot taller, and coupled with the diligent practice of kung fu every morning, he is also a lot stronger, and he looks a year or two older than his actual age. People in the mountains say that they are married relatively early, and there are many people who get married at the age of fifteen or sixteen. No wonder the old woman wants to kiss him!

After learning Gu Ming's real age, the old woman seemed to feel a little sorry, and quickly changed her words: "It's okay, in two years, you will almost be able to say goodbye." Which village do you live in, my mother-in-law will keep an eye on you first......"

Gu Ye saw that his brother was so ashamed that the roots of his neck were red, and it was estimated that the heat on his face was almost ready to fry eggs, so he hurriedly relieved him: "Mother-in-law, you are really a good person!" We are from Qingshan Village, and we have three grass houses at home, and we have just built a ......."

As soon as she heard the three words of Qingshan Village, the old woman didn't mention it to Gu Ming anymore. You must know that Qingshan Village is in the deepest part of Cangmang Mountain, the land is barren, the mountains are treacherous, and the people are so poor that in winter, the family only has a set of ragged cotton clothes to keep out the cold. Many families are so poor that they can't eat! I heard that some people have grown up from birth to their children, and they haven't been to the town a few times. In such an environment, who wants to marry their daughter to Qingshan Village to endure hardship!

The old woman was afraid that Gu Ye would ask her about her marriage, so she yawned and turned her back to pretend to be asleep. Gu Ming finally breathed a sigh of relief, took out a few stacks of scallion pancakes from the basket, and walked towards the kang head: "I'll go and heat the cakes, and then find some hot water from the store to drink." ”

The scallion pancake is made of lard, although Gu Ye's craftsmanship is average, and the scallion pancake is golden on both sides, and the aroma that comes out makes people's mouths water. Fortunately, they were all adults in the house, smelling the aroma, secretly swallowing saliva, and pretending to be asleep with their eyes closed.

Lying on the warm kang, Xiao Zhuang, who was already sleepy, smelled the aroma of fragrant scallion pancakes, and immediately became energetic and shouted to eat the cakes.

Gu Ming tore a piece and stuffed it into his little hand, and gave a piece of cake to his sister and Gu Lier. Gu Lier didn't want to ask for it, saying that she had brought dry food. Gu Ming knew that Uncle Jiu's family was carrying dry coarse grain cakes, so he said:

"Let's eat ours first! Tomorrow at noon, there will definitely be no place to heat the cakes, and it is easy to get upset when you eat cold. Tonight you eat ours, tomorrow we will eat the dry food you brought. Sister Li'er, what is the relationship between our two families, and what are you doing outside like this? ”

When Gu Lier heard this, she remembered that Gu Ming's family had some good things, and she never forgot to send one to their family: wild boar, pastries, and tiger meat two days ago...... It's just because when the brother and sister had a hard time, her parents couldn't bear to help. However, her family can't always take advantage of them!

Just as he was hesitating, he had already stuffed a piece of bread in his hand. As soon as I looked up, I saw Xiao Ye'er with a small face, staring at her round eyes and threatening: "Sister Li, if you don't eat this cake, you won't treat me as a sister!" ”

Gu Lier couldn't shirk it, and the fragrance of the cake was too tempting, so she finally took the scallion pancake and ate it in small bites. The scallion pancakes are layered in distinct layers, fragrant, salty and crispy, and she feels that they are even more delicious than the baked pancakes she bought in the town.

Gu Ye's baked cakes were very large, and one person was full after eating one. Xiao Zhuang ate a small half, his little belly bulged, lying on the kang and falling asleep, his legs curled up, his two arms stretched upward, like a big toad. Although he was asleep, he was still holding a corner of scallion pancakes in his oily little hands.

Gu Ming dipped the little guy in water, wiped the little guy's hands, woke him up again, fed him some water, and urinated before putting the little guy to sleep again. The old woman next door saw that he took care of his younger brother so carefully, and at the same time felt pity - this young man, if it weren't for Qingshan Village, how good it would be!

Nothing was said all night. Early the next morning, Gu Ye was woken up by his brother. I carried dozens of pounds of medicine on my back and walked all day, so I slept very deeply at night. After rinsing their mouths with warm water and eating a scallion pancake, the brother and sister followed their uncle from the same village on the road again.

This walk is another whole day. In the twilight, when the outline of the town was seen, everyone breathed a heavy sigh of relief and quickened their tired pace.

As we entered the town, it was completely dark. The villagers of Qingshan Village walked towards the familiar big car shop. After two days of driving, it's time to rest and rest.

Gu Ye grabbed his brother who wanted to go over, and said to Gu Mo: "Uncle Jiu, let's go and deliver medicine to Ding Yuan first, and we won't go to the big car shop with you." ”

The conditions of the big car shop are similar to last night's, Gu Ye doesn't want to squeeze a kang with a group of people anymore and listen to a group of old men snoring. The last time I came to town with my grandfather, the inn where I stayed was good, clean and comfortable.

Gu Mo knew that the two children had ideas, so he advised: "Then you have to be careful, if a stranger talks to you, don't talk to you." Approaching the end of the year, there are more flowers. Especially Xiao Ye'er, who likes to shoot beautiful little girls like you the most. ”

In Gu Mo's impression, Gu Ye, a little girl, is even bolder than adults. One dares to go to Wild Boar Ridge, and one dares to carry the big tiger back. And last time, I climbed a high cliff, if it wasn't for the help of nobles, I would definitely fall out of it! I'm afraid that this girl will make some trouble in the town, so he will specially remind her!

"Got it, Uncle Nine! I will obediently follow my brother and not run around! "Shoot flowers? It is said to be used by fans.. The medicine took the child unconscious. Hey! When it comes to medicine, she is a veteran of old hands. When the time comes, I don't know who will shoot whom!

Saying goodbye to Uncle Jiu, the brother and sister walked side by side on the lonely and dim street with a basket full of medicinal herbs. Gu Ming asked, "Sister, in which direction is Ding Yuan's house?" ”

"Huh? I forgot to ask, what should I do? Gu Ye had a dull expression.

It was rare to see a capable sister with a confused side, Gu Ming patted her little head and smiled: "It's okay!" Nading is a well-known family in the town, so he should be able to find out where their family lives. ”

Then, he looked around for a while, took his sister's hand, and said, "Are you hungry?" There are wontons sold over there, so let's fill your stomach first. ”

"Uncle, two bowls of wontons!" Gu Ming first helped her sister remove the bamboo basket on her back and put it on the ground, and then she was her own. The brother and sister sat on a rough wooden bench, waiting for their belated dinner.

The wontons were sold by a husband and wife, in their thirties. The couple wrapped one by one, and the wontons were quickly out of the pot.

"Two bowls of fresh meat wontons!" The uncle who bought the wontons held a coarse porcelain bowl bigger than Gu Ye's head in one hand and put it on the table in front of the brothers and sisters, "We have a small dish pickled by my mother-in-law, and we will close the stall soon, and we will give you a free taste." ”

"Thank you, uncle!" Gu Ming had a sincere smile on her face and thanked him politely.

The round-faced aunt next to her brought a small plate of pickled radish and put it in front of Gu Ye. It was getting late, and there were few people on the dark street, so the round-faced aunt sat down at the table and chatted with the brother and sister. She glanced at the bamboo basket covered with straw and said with a smile, "Are you from the mountains?" At this time, there are still mountain goods to sell? ”

Although Gu Ming is not big, she is always a little vigilant. Hearing this, he swallowed the wonton in his mouth and nodded: "The wild vegetables collected in autumn are dried into dried vegetables, and they are exchanged for a few pounds of white noodles before the New Year, and they are kept for the dumplings of the Chinese New Year's Eve." ”

"Oh...... If you want to dry vegetables, you can sell them to big families in the town. In winter, there are too few kinds of vegetables that can be eaten except radishes, cabbage, and potatoes, and the dried wild vegetables in the mountains are fresh. The round-faced aunt continued to ask, "Why are you two children, the adults in the family?" ”

"My family has gone to find a place to live, and my sister has never eaten wontons for the first time in the mountains. My father asked me to bring my sister over to try the craftsmanship of my uncle and aunt. Gu Ming said, putting a few of her wontons into her sister's bowl, looking like a model good brother.

Gu Yezheng listened to his brother talking to people with amusement, and when he lowered his head, he had a few more wontons in his bowl, and he hurriedly covered the mouth of the bowl with his little hand, and said again and again: "Enough, I'm enough!" The wontons are so generous that I can't eat that much! ”

When the uncle who bought the wontons heard this, he showed a sincere smile: "Our wontons are a strong laborer, and they can also fill their stomachs." Little brother, your sister is still young, don't hold her! ”

Indeed, the uncle's wontons are big and meaty, and there are more than thirty in one bowl, and Gu Ye only ate twenty of them, and he couldn't eat them anymore. Gu Ming finished eating her own and ate the rest of her sister's bowl.