Chapter 27 People are poor but their ambitions cannot be poor
Zhang Wanshan pointed at Gu Chan and scolded, "We are poor, but you can't steal! Do you know that people are poor and their ambitions cannot be poor? Our hands and feet are intact, better than those Those who are missing arms and legs are much better. We can rely on our hands to support ourselves and cannot do those sneaky things. "
"Grandpa, I didn't steal it." Gu Chan cried out.
She almost lost her life today, but it was only through her own efforts and ability that she earned a meal of rice.
And in order to pack this small lump of rice, she even tore off the corner of her clothes and packed it secretly while eating. If packing was really a kind of stealing, then she admitted it.
Zhang Wanshan pointed at the rice on the ground and shouted angrily, "You damn boy, you are so stubborn. How many people in the village can eat rice? What are you stealing?"
"Zhao Erniu invited me to eat tonight. I thought you were still at home and you must not have eaten anything delicious, so I secretly packed some for you to bring back." Gu Chan explained while crying.
Zhang Wanshan pulled Gu Chan and walked out the door, "Okay, let's go and confront Zhao Erniu. I want to ask if he really treated you to rice."
"Just go." Gu Chan said angrily.
At this time, Ma Zheng suddenly ran in from outside the door, "Old man Zhang, are you sick? The boss kindly brought you rice, and you still scolded her? Zhao Erniu really treated us to rice tonight, we There’s even fried green worms!”
Zhang Wanshan paused in his steps and froze on the spot.
Looking at the aggrieved Gu Chan, his whole body was trembling.
Ma Zheng added, "We went to the mountains today to learn hunting. We were almost eaten by spiritual beasts. If it weren't for the boss, we wouldn't have been able to come back. Zhao Erniu invited us to dinner to thank him for saving the command. ”
"Really?" Zhang Wanshan asked tremblingly.
Ma Zheng kept nodding.
The next second, Zhang Wanshan couldn't bear it anymore, and suddenly squatted down, opened his arms and hugged Gu Chan tightly, crying in her ear with tears in his eyes, "I'm sorry, grandpa wrongly blamed you, I thought you It’s my fault to steal someone else’s rice, can you forgive me?”
"Then eat the rice quickly. Don't go hungry. The rice is very fragrant." Gu Chan wiped away her tears and said with heartache.
"Okay, I'll eat it. I'll definitely finish it." Zhang Wanshan nodded heavily.
Letting go of Gu Chan, he ran back quickly, picked up the rice that fell on the ground, stuffed it into his mouth and started eating.
While eating, the tears in his eyes couldn't stop flowing out.
At this moment, he finally understood how filial Gu Chan was to him.
At the same time, he also felt guilty for his actions just now.
However, Gu Chan was not angry about this. Instead, she chose to forgive, because she felt that her grandfather was right. No matter who he was, people were poor and ambitious, and they could never do things that were sneaky and violated morality and conscience.
After eating the rice, Zhang Wanshan stretched out his hand to wipe away his tears, stared at Gu Chan and said, "Sit down and rest while grandpa goes to get you water to wash your feet."
"No, grandpa, just rest. I'll do it myself." Gu Chan shook his head.
Zhang Wanshan seemed a little embarrassed. He wanted to use this to make up for the guilt he felt just now, but Gu Chan didn't want to and there was nothing he could do.
Gu Chan turned around and said, "Grandpa, I just need to ask you something. Just promise me."
"Okay, okay, you say."
"I want to go to the market tomorrow to buy bows and arrows. You have to give me money." Gu Chan reached out to Zhang Wanshan.
Without saying a word, Zhang Wanshan immediately went into the house, took two ingots of silver and ran out, handing them to Gu Chan, "Buy, be sure to buy a good one. By the way, buy one for Ma Zheng. You both will learn how to do it in the future." We can all eat meat by hunting.”
"Thank you, grandpa."
"By the way, did you find any spiritual herbs when you went into the mountains today?" Zhang Wanshan also turned away from the topic and did not dwell on the matter just now. Gu Chan sighed helplessly, "It's not that easy to find!"
"The day after tomorrow, you have to go to the county government office to hand over the spirit grass. What will you do if you can't hand it over?"
"Grandpa, don't worry, there is still one day tomorrow, I will find a way." Gu Chan comforted.
Zhang Wanshan had no choice but to suppress his worries for the time being.
Gu Chan asked, "Grandpa, the tax collectors are coming tomorrow, right?"
"Well, don't worry, I've prepared the tax money. Just come and give it to them directly tomorrow. You'd better put your mind on the spiritual grass."
"Then I understand. Ma Zheng and I will go to the market early tomorrow morning to buy bows and arrows. We will come back in the afternoon and go into the mountains to have a look." After Gu Chan finished speaking, he pulled Ma Zheng aside.
Zhang Wanshan calmed down and continued to work behind the shop. His eyes glanced at Gu Chan from time to time, obviously still feeling guilty about what had just happened.
Gu Chan didn't pay attention and just whispered to Ma Zheng, "You go back to bed first and come to my house to find me at dawn tomorrow, and then we go to the market together."
"Okay boss." Ma Zheng nodded happily.
Then he said goodbye to Gu Chan and left in a hurry.
Gu Chan stood at the door, looking at his leaving figure, and couldn't help but frown.
From the time she left the forest in the afternoon until now, she always felt that something was wrong with Ma Zheng, but she couldn't tell what was wrong for a while.
"Forget it, maybe it's my imagination!" In the end, she really couldn't think of a reason. Gu Chan could only mutter, then went to wash her feet with water and soak her feet, then went back to the house to sleep.
Lying in bed at night, Gu Chan tossed and turned anxiously, unable to sleep.
During the day, I originally wanted to go into the mountains and find a good tree to eat and practice physical skills. I never expected to accidentally encounter the big water snake that guards the spiritual grass. I ate a piece of its flesh and practiced to make my body as soft as a snake. physical skills.
This was somewhat contrary to her original plan.
And most importantly, two loaches also unexpectedly transformed into two eels. She didn't know whether this was a good thing or a bad thing.
Anyway, she can only take one step at a time.
At dawn the next morning, Gu Chan got up early, got dressed and went out.
Zhang Wanshan got up earlier than her. When she came out of the house, Zhang Wanshan was already banging iron behind the shop.
Ma Zheng and his grandmother Ding Meihua were sitting in the yard waiting.
Gu Chan walked up to the two of them, looked at Ding Meihua and asked, "Grandma, why are you here? Are you going to the market today too? Aren't your knives sold out and the new batch hasn't been produced yet?"
"I'm not going to sell knives. I've harvested the cabbage I planted, and we can't finish it all just by ourselves, so I'm carrying some to sell, and I'll send some to your grandparents so that you can fry them and eat them." Ding Meihua's face was full of kindness. explanation.
Gu Chan was still very moved after hearing this.
She knew that she had accepted Ma Zheng as her little brother and asked Ma Zheng to learn hunting with her, so Ding Meihua sent cabbage to their family to thank her, but she didn't say it clearly and only expressed it with actual actions. .
This also reflects from the side that in many cases, rural people are still very simple. They don’t know how to express themselves and habitually express themselves through actions.
After thinking about this, Gu Chan did not criticize her. After thanking Ding Meihua, she left with the two nanny and grandson, carrying a basket of cabbage on their backs, and rushed to the Wuheng County market.
(End of chapter)