Chapter 51 A thrilling scene

"You can make the decision, as long as you don't suffer a loss."

Yang also said that Gu Dabao didn't have much food at home, so she took the uneaten food she brought back from the county and sold it to Gu Dabao.

He chatted with Yang for a while and said, "Then you go and do your work. Hongying and I have to go to the mountain."

"Go quickly! I'm going to choose the dishes and go back and take back the clothes that have been washed and dried." Gu Yu washed a lot of clothes yesterday, and this morning she packed them again and washed some more.

She will go back to feed the pigs and chickens later!

Gu Yu and Gu Hongying chatted and walked up the mountain. On the way, they met several young men and women picking wild fruits.

I glanced at the person who was at Gu Dabao's wife's house, but because they were a bit far away and not very familiar with them, I didn't say hello.

I spent the day cutting down trees. At dinner in the evening, I saw dry coarse grain rice on the table, as well as three dishes: stir-fried venison, stir-fried cabbage flowers, and boiled vegetables.

Compared with some families who hire people to help with the work and only provide porridge and sauerkraut, the meal at Gu Dabao's family is already very rich.

After working for a day, everyone knew that Gu Yu was a big eater, so she didn't hesitate to fill her stomach before going back.

On the way home, I met a few young people on the side of the road and said, "Hey, you guys are playing here!"

There are no entertainment activities in the village. After dinner, the adults will gather under the big banyan tree to chat, while the younger generation will meet for a walk in the village.

Gu Ping, one of Gu Dabao's granddaughters, saw Gu Yu and said, "Aunt Yu, are you going back?"

"Well, it's time to go back. You guys go for a walk!" Gu Yu said with his hands behind his back.

Gu Ping chuckled and said, "Aunt Yu, do you want to go for a walk together?"

Gu Yu was born late and has a higher seniority in the clan. She is already a grandmother-level figure. She refused in an elder tone: "I'm not going, you go ahead!"

After she left, several young men started talking about who she was. A man with fair skin and handsome features quietly asked Gu Ping: "Cousin, who is she?"

Gu Ping said casually: "Aunt Yu! She is my fifth grandfather's daughter. I call her aunt, but you should call her grandma."

She is three years older than Gu Yu and is already engaged to be married. They were supposed to get married last year, but because the man's grandfather passed away and he needed to observe mourning for one year, the wedding was postponed.

This time her family was building a house, and her fiancé also came to help. After dinner, she went out for a walk with her fiancé and her cousins ​​and nephews.

Matthew looked at Gu Yu's back thoughtfully.

When Gu and Wu came back in the evening, they brought back two women and four men and said, "Yu'er, your brother Dabao can't live there. I'll take your brother Guang and the others to stay at our house for the night, and go and tidy up the west wing with your mother."

This is like this in the village. If the host's family does not have enough accommodation, some people will be arranged to stay at the homes of close relatives with whom they have good relations.

Gu Yu lived in the east wing, and used the west wing as a guest room. He and Yang made the bed, went to the kitchen to boil hot water and said, "Mom, the water is boiled, let's wash up first!"

Matthew, who had the lowest seniority among them, got up and went to the kitchen and said, "Where is the water? I'll help you."

Gu Yu brought two wooden basins to him and said, "The larger one is a washbasin, and the smaller one is a footbath."

Most families in the village use one basin for washing their faces and feet, but Gu Yu's family has separate basins for washing feet and washing faces.

When these people came to her house for the first time, they had to tell others clearly to avoid embarrassment.

Matthew pursed his lips and looked at the two basins. When he saw Gu Yu carrying a large bucket of water, he said, "I'm here to help you." "I can do it myself. You bring out the basins." Gu Yu carried the water to the yard and poured two basins. Basin of water, he went to get the unused handkerchief and said, "Both handkerchiefs are clean. You can use either handkerchief to wash your face and wipe your feet. Please talk to them later and don't get confused."

Matthew responded with an "ok" and said, "I understand."

After Gu Yu finished explaining, he went back to the house and stopped caring about things outside.

The next day, I went to Gu Dabao's house to help as usual, but when I went out this morning, there were six more people.

The next week was busy chopping wood, digging foundations, moving rocks, breaking stones, laying foundations and mounding soil.

Gu Yu did not participate in the work of building up the soil. He carried baskets of soil and was a transporter of stones.

One day, when she was carrying a basket and picking stones, she suddenly heard a "rumbling" sound. When I looked up, I saw a huge stone rushing down the mountain.

Gu Wu, Gu Jianping and Anji were working hard to move rocks halfway up the mountain. When Gu Hongmei saw the rocks rolling down, she immediately reminded loudly: "Dad...be careful! Get out of the way!"

Gu Yu's pupils tightened, and he quickly rushed to Gu Wu and the others in a few jumps. Just when the stone was about to rush in front of him, he resolutely stretched out his palm and held the stone firmly.

Gu Wu and the others were frightened by this sudden situation and their expressions suddenly changed, but they reacted immediately and looked at Gu Yu nervously.

"Yu'er, get out of the way!" Gu Wu reacted first, dragging his weak legs and hurriedly ran towards Gu Yu and shouted, telling Gu Yu to leave quickly.

The stone weighed about three to four hundred kilograms. It was no problem to hold it all the time. He said, "Dad, I'm fine. Get out of the way first and I'll let the stone roll down the mountain." He then shouted to the others, "Uncle, get out of the way." , I want the stone to roll down."

Anji also hurriedly reminded people at the foot of the mountain: "Get out of where you are! The big rocks are about to roll down!"

Hearing his warning, people at the foot of the mountain fled from the dangerous area. After ensuring safety, Gu Yu let go of his hand, and the stone rolled down the mountain.

But she still carefully controlled the direction of the stone to make sure it didn't hurt anyone else.

Anji and others rushed to Gu Yu and asked with concern: "Xiao Yu, is your hand okay?"

Gu Jian'an and Gu Jianping carefully checked Gu Yu's hand and confirmed that it was not injured. "I was really scared to death just now. I thought we would be hit by rocks and die here!"

Such a big stone rolled down, and he guessed that someone with malicious intentions might have pushed it down on purpose.

Another clan member muttered angrily: "Who is so wicked and wants to kill us?"

"Yes! Before we came here to work, we noticed that there was no one on the mountain. We didn't know that it was the unscrupulous man who sneaked up the mountain to kill us."

Just when everyone was filled with indignation, Gu Hongmei ran up panting, her face was pale, she was obviously frightened and said: "Grandpa, Second Grandpa, Dad, are you okay?"

"It's okay, Mei'er." Gu Jianping patted her head gently and comforted her.

After all, Gu Hongmei is still young and has always lived under the protection of her family. She has not experienced any big storms. The scene just now almost made her think that her father and the others were going to be stoned to death.

His legs are still shaking, and his voice is slightly trembling as he says, "It really scared me to death."

"Don't be afraid, Mei'er, we are all fine." Gu Yu comforted her. Then she turned to Gu Jian'an, and Gu Jianping said: "Brother, second brother, we have to go and see which bastard pushed down the rock."

If it hadn't been for her today, so many people would have come here to move rocks, and casualties would have been inevitable. She would have gone up to see who was missing, and pushed the rocks down.

"Let's go and see who did it." Gu Jianan picked up the sledgehammer next to him and took the lead to walk up the hillside.

(End of this chapter)

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