He was looking forward to it.
We didn't make them wait too long, just about quarter of an hour, and then everything was taken out of the pot. Two dishes, one soup and dry thick rice. Others would not even dare to imagine having such a meal on the road of fleeing famine. Even at home, they did not eat so well.
Xiang Yunjin also thought it was very good. His savior was indeed quite capable, and his medicine was extraordinary. His boxing skills, martial arts and disguise were all amazing. Xiang Yunjin didn't expect that while recuperating from his injuries, he would meet such an interesting person.
Before starting to eat, Gulan served a large bowl of the specially cooked chicken soup to Old Man Li.
Everyone enjoyed the meal without exception Xiang Yunjin, especially the three little ones, who ate with their mouths full of oil and sat under the tree with their arms full. The taste was as delicious as Xiang Yunjin had imagined, but unfortunately he was only allowed to eat a few pieces of the pheasant stewed with mushrooms.
Gulan says: Too much salt will not help his wounds.
Fortunately, there was some consolation. The chicken soup tasted very good and I drank a big bowl of it.
After dinner, Daya and Erya were responsible for cleaning up the dishes and washing the scrubs. The two little girls insisted on doing, so Gulan allowed them. Otherwise, she would not be able to let go and would always be nervous, which was tiring to watch.
Gulan took out the enlightenment book and began to teach her son to read. She doesn't have high requirements. She just wants to learn ten words a day. If he can write them down from memory, that's even better. But she won't blame you if you can't, after all, you are still young.
The conditions were limited. The little boy, who had never held a pen before, could only poke around on the ground with a stick. To be honest, the words he wrote were really unreadable.
Before learning a new word, AnAn has to review the words taught previously. In this regard, AnAn has never disappointed Gulan. The little guy has a good memory and can usually get it right after just one try. He is a very smart child, which surprised Gulan a little. You should know that you only have the time to study during the noon break.
"AnAn is awesome" was all correct again, and Gulan continued her praise mode.
After being praised, the little guy smiled excitedly, and became more motivated to learn to read, urging his mother to hurry up.
After washing, Daya and Erya also sat aside and learned together.
A few days ago, when Gulan was teaching her son, she told the two girls that if they wanted to learn, they could learn together, because it was the same whether they were herding one sheep or a flock of sheep.
Daya is okay. She can still remember most of the words she learned today by the next day. Erya is a little worse. She is considered good if she can remember two or three words. Even so, the two little girls were still very interested in learning.
Although they were young, they understood how difficult it was to have the opportunity to learn to read. The only person who could go to school in the village was the village chief's grandfather's family.
Gulan used a wooden stick to write down all the content she needed to learn on the ground, which also helped her to deepen her memory. The book is definitely a good one, but it is pure classical Chinese, and Gulan did not recognize all the characters in it. Fortunately, she had read the Thousand Character Classic and still had an impression of it, so she was able to recognize all of it by guessing.
Gulan taught her son to read and write without hiding it from others, so everyone in Lijia Village knew about it. But what does it matter? The journey is tiring enough, and the children don't have the energy to learn even if they are not in the mood. Except for a few grandchildren of the Li family, everyone except the youngest one gathered around Gulan.
Gulan didn't care about them. If they wanted to learn, they could learn it. It was like practicing martial arts. How much they could learn was up to them. The children of all ages were learning very seriously amid the low sounds of recognizing words.
Xiang Yunjin, who was watching from the side, actually felt that this savior had a different temperament, and even his stature was much taller. For a moment, he seemed to be no less than the teacher in the academy. As he listened to the sound of literacy, Xiang Yunjin got on the carriage and lay down to rest. His injuries did not allow him to stay outside for a long time, and it was not conducive to the healing of his wounds.
Just as he was dozing off to the sound of reading, he suddenly opened his eyes when he felt someone entering the carriage. There was a flash of coldness in his eyes, but when he saw it was Gulan, he instantly returned to normal, realizing that the study was over.
Gulan sat in the carriage with a normal look on her face and handed over the bowl of medicine in her hand, "Drink this bowl of medicine before you go to sleep."
Xiang Yunjin nodded to Gulan, moved himself to sit up, and drank the medicine in one gulp without any hesitation, but the taste seemed different from last morning. Xiang Yunjin lowered his head slightly and stared at the bowl in his hand thoughtfully.
"We are missing one medicine. Your fever should have subsided by now. You don't need such a large dose of medicine." As if seeing his doubts, Gulan took the initiative to explain
That's right. No wonder it's not as bitter as before. He nodded, raised the corner of his mouth and said "thank you".
"No, you should rest." Gulan picked up the bowl, picked up the two thin quilts beside her and got out of the cart. AnAn was already sleepy. The moment she turned around and got off the cart, Gulan's eyes suddenly became much deeper.
How could a person with amnesia have such a look? Brother Jin might really want to use them to hide from something? Thinking about it this way, it was a wise decision to disguise for him. If she had known that she had saved a hot potato, Gulan would never have been soft-hearted. It's too late to regret now.I already accepted the thank-you gift and he still injured. I can only be more careful in my daily life.
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Gulan was awakened by Li's shouting. She squinted her eyes and looked at the sun which was already setting in the sky. It turned out that time had passed so quickly that it felt like she had just closed her eyes.
"Are you awake? We should set off now."
Gulan nodded to indicate that she understood. Gulan lifted the thin blanket covering the mother and son, woke her son up, and stretched her body which was a little sore from sitting.
After looking at the two sisters who were still sleeping, she asked Aunt Li to look after them and told Dahei to take good care of the things. Gulan carried the basket, took her son's hand and set off with Li Da and the others. It's time to verify my son's luck again.
Li Da was no longer surprised that Gulan was taking care of his son. He had never seen a father who loved his son so much and was reluctant to let go for even a moment.
Gulan made the same choice as she did in the morning. There were fewer people coming here, so the chances were greater. The wild vegetables at the edge of the woods had almost been dug up, but the purpose of their trip was not to pick wild vegetables, so they had no intention of digging them even if there were any. As we went deeper and deeper, the vegetation became more and more abundant, and we finally saw traces of wild animals.
The first two pheasants were discovered. One was handed over to Li Da and the others, and the other was targeted by Gulan using a stone she picked up on the road.
Her auxiliary weapon was an ordinary-looking small slingshot taken out from the space. The handle is made of steel, and the two claws connected to the rubber band are surrounded by wood, which is not too eye-catching. Stones are enough to hunt pheasants, and she is reluctant to waste the steel balls in the space. AnAn looked at the new thing in his mother's hand with a calm expression on his face. He had already gotten used to it. As long as his mother is by his side, he doesn't care about anything else.
The slingshot was aimed at the pheasant's head. After the sound of breaking through the air, what happened was not the pheasant falling to the ground, but the pheasant flapping its wings and escaping, and it quickly disappeared into the grass. The speed was too fast, and it was too late for Gulan to fire the second shot. The stone just brushed past the pheasant's head. It seems that the accuracy of the aim needs more practice. Gulan deliberately aimed at the pheasant's head in order to practice her accuracy. There is a big difference between a slingshot and a crossbow.
On the other side, Li Da, Li Er and Gulan took action at the same time. The four of them quietly sneaked around the pheasant, trying to trap it and then catch it.
In fact, their tactics were successful. The frightened pheasant became panicked when it saw the people surrounding it from all directions. It flapped its wings and flew around like a trapped beast, but finally failed to escape from the encirclement of Li Da and his men and was knocked down and caught in their hands.