Gu Chen picked up Tang Tang and smiled tenderly.
Then, she gave her soft, plump little face a kiss.
Ji Pianran took advantage of the moment when Gu Chen was talking to Tang Tang to quickly stand up.
'I'll go change first,'
Before she could finish speaking, she heard Gu Chen's firm voice.
'Don't worry, I promise I won't peek.'
Is he the kind of person who would peek?
Well... he really is.
But even if he were, he wouldn't look.
One day, he'll look openly!
Hearing Gu Chen's reply, Ji Pianran didn't say another word, and quickly got dressed.
Then she walked towards the father and daughter, wanting to hug Tang Tang.
She was wearing a white sweater, and her waterfall-like, smooth, black hair was still hanging down her back.
'Tantan, be a good girl, and let mommy tie your hair in a ponytail, okay?'
The little girl nodded obediently, 'Yes.'
Seeing the close bond between mother and daughter, Gu Chen smiled.
'Well, I'll leave Tantan with you, I need to go to the bathroom.'
In fact, Gu Chen didn't really want to go to the bathroom, it was just that two days had passed in the blink of an eye.
Tomorrow is the third day of the third lunar month, and basically work can start.
He needs to go to the fields to see what the situation is like.
Especially the matsutake mushrooms and ginseng, these are precious things that cannot be sloppy with.
Shen Cuizhi got up very early today, and early in the morning she caught a rooster, sat in the yard and killed it well, so that the Gu Chen family could take it when they returned.
Although she knows that Gu Chen can now earn money and can afford to buy these things.
But a mother loves her children.
What's more, these are home-raised, delicious!
The chicken in particular, which strolls around the yard all the time, must have firm, fragrant meat!
The chicken was already killed when Ji Pianran came out with the children.
Shen Cuizhi was crouching in front of the rabbit hutch, scratching at the rabbits. She wanted to bring them a fat rabbit as well.
Seeing this, Tang Tang ran over to Shen Cuizhi with a curious look.
'Grandma, what are you doing?'
Shen Cuizhi's face, full of wrinkles, instantly lit up when she saw her granddaughter.
'Grandma is catching rabbits for Tangtang! We'll give Tangtang some meat to eat!'
Then she turned her head to look at Ji Pianran.
'Pianran, I killed the rooster this morning. Later, I'll catch a rabbit and kill it for you. We'll take it with us when we go back!'
Liu Lizhen's family of three lives in the front room, which is closest to the courtyard.
It was still dark, but the sound of the chickens clucking in the yard was annoying.
She tossed and turned, unable to sleep.
She kept thinking, 'When Gu Chen came back, he was willing to kill the chicken.
Usually, my mother-in-law treasures this only rooster, praising it for being good-looking, crowing, and looking strong.
I had thought that today, with the blessing of Gu Chen and his family, I would be able to eat a big rooster raised by myself.
I never imagined that there would be such a thing as takeaway.
It means that I have nothing to do with it, right?
Not only did they kill a chicken, they also gave a rabbit.
I have been married to Gu Zhigang for so many years, and he has never given me anything alone.
This time, when Gu Chen came back, it was different.
There was a rabbit and a chicken.
I was so jealous.
If Gu Zhigang had half of Gu Chen's ability, she reckoned she could probably eat a rooster every few days too!
Ji Pianran heard that the chicken was for her and that they were going to catch her a rabbit too.
She quickly said, 'Mom, no, we can keep the rabbit to breed from.'
These days, a rabbit costs five yuan, and there must be four or five in this litter.
That's dozens of yuan gone.
Ji Pianran was reluctant to take it, after all, her mother-in-law was now at home taking care of the children, and she had no income at all.
She couldn't bear to take anything from her mother-in-law.
Shen Cuizhi waved her hand dismissively.
'It's okay, we have a lot of rabbits at home, and I don't have much to give you, just this rabbit and chicken, you can't refuse your mother.'
After saying that, she reached out and grabbed a plump rabbit from the cage.
'Mom, really, we can't eat so much,'
When she heard that her grandmother was going to kill the rabbit, Tang Tang pouted and looked reluctant.
'Grandma, the rabbit is so cute,'
she didn't want to see her grandmother kill it.
Shen Cuizhi looked at her granddaughter's pained face and hesitated. 'Why don't I let Tang Tang take the rabbit home with her and play with it for a couple of days? When she doesn't want to play with it anymore, it's the same as if I killed it.'
When she heard that her grandmother was going to give the rabbit to her, Tang Tang was overjoyed.
She immediately held Shen Cuizhi's face with her small hands and gave her a kiss.
Shen Cuizhi's heart melted.
Her granddaughter was still the cutest.
Ji Pianran looked at the way Tang Tang was acting and felt both angry and amused. This child really doesn't know how to save money for her grandmother.
As soon as Gu Chen left the house, he went to the bathroom at the end of the house. In these days, basically every household in the village goes to the public toilet.
Some people who are better off will build their own toilet.
But even that is on the edge of the family's fields.
Everyone calls this, 'not letting the water flow into other people's fields'.
At this moment, Old Wang had also just left the house, and was preparing to go to Gu Chen's house to find the boy. He happened to see Gu Chen, and was so excited.
He hurriedly shouted, 'Chenzi, wait for me!'
Hearing Old Wang's voice, Gu Chen stopped, turned his head and smiled at him.
'Hey, Uncle Wang, are you going to the toilet too?'
Hearing this, Lao Wang gave him a blank look.
'I'm here specifically to find you!'
Looking for himself?
Gu Chen didn't quite understand what was going on.
'Yesterday, didn't you write the couplets for me? This morning, before dawn, I delivered them to the village chief's house. The village chief was particularly satisfied with the couplets and said that after he finished with them in the next few days, he wanted to meet with you to thank you in person.'
After all, the family had lost someone, so Lao Wang didn't dare delay. He stayed up all night, got everything ready, and then rode his tricycle to the village chief's house to deliver it.
The village chief's mother was an elderly person in the village, and she had never been sick or suffered any disasters. She just slept through the night, and when they found her the next day, she was already gone.
Her expression was not one of pain.
The villagers called this kind of thing a happy funeral.
When Lao Wang went there, the family was grieving, but they were relatively calm.
The old man was old, and these things are unavoidable for everyone.
He rode his tricycle to the village chief's house, and the village chief's son hurried out to help carry it into the yard.
The village chief happened to be smoking in the yard and saw the couplets.
He looked surprised.
To be honest, I've seen a lot of couplets, but these are really beautiful.
They're so beautiful!
They're like a flock of white cranes, proudly soaring above the mountains.
They look comfortable yet majestic, and they make people feel respectful.
He nodded in appreciation, 'Uncle Wang, you've worked hard, and you really haven't lost your edge.'
Upon hearing this, Lao Wang beamed with pride.
'I didn't write this, it was written by Chen Zi, who has always followed me around. The child has now grown up and become successful. Look, the calligraphy is even better than mine.'
He truly felt that Gu Chen was like his own son.
He was proud of his son's achievements!