readytorunbook Chapter 263 As soon as Gu's mother entered the door, Sister-in-law Gu immediately began to comp
Chapter 263 As soon as Gu's mother entered the door, Sister-in-law Gu immediately began to comp
Liu Zi probed indirectly all the way until the carriage stopped in front of the house, but still couldn't get any information out of Si Wu Liu.
Liu Zi was somewhat frustrated, but no news is good news, isn't it?
Liu Zi immediately perked up again, and after helping Lin Chang'er down from the carriage, he began unloading the goods.
Business in the county town had recovered somewhat today, so Lin Chang'er bought some snacks, chicken, duck, mutton, vegetables, and rice and flour to replenish her supplies.
Bai Shaoan and his grandmother were still repairing their house in town. The primary school had not yet reopened, so the boys in the family were running wild all over the mountains and fields with the other children in the village.
Lin Chang'er herself had never experienced this kind of childlike fun, but she had seen it on TV and heard her roommates mention it.
They would have longed for it in later generations, so naturally they wouldn't be too strict with it now.
After asking where the children had gone and learning that the men from the coastal defense team were with them, he didn't say much, only asking Sister-in-law Gu to help put away the things she had bought in the kitchen.
Seeing that she was walking with some difficulty, Sister-in-law Gu asked, "What's wrong with your foot, Third Sister-in-law? Are you injured?"
Lin Chang'er waved her hand, "I twisted my ankle, it's nothing serious."
Sister-in-law Gu was preparing to cut the mutton into two portions, one for dinner and the other to be hung in the well to be chilled for tomorrow.
She immediately put down the kitchen knife and shouted into the yard, "Mother, Chang'er has sprained her ankle, please come and take a look."
Aunt Gu was doing needlework in the second bedroom when she heard this noise. She immediately put down her needlework and said, "Second son's wife, I'll go check on Chang'er first."
Second Sister-in-law Gu nodded quickly, indicating that she didn't need to worry about her.
Aunt Gu rushed into the kitchen, taking three steps at a time.
Sister-in-law Gu had already made Lin Chang'er sit down. When she saw Gu's mother enter, she immediately complained, "If I hadn't noticed, my third sister-in-law would still be keeping quiet!"
Lin Chang'er explained, "It's really nothing, I just twisted my ankle a little. Brother Liu has already brought Lord Wu's medicine for me to use."
Gu's mother didn't think so. "Sprains can be big or small, so we can't be careless. In Zhoujia Village, there was a girl a few years ago."
"He was born very well, but one day he suddenly became lame. Later we found out it was because he had injured his ankle earlier and hadn't been paying attention to it. He thought it was fully healed, but who knew..."
Hearing this, Sister-in-law Gu couldn't help but think of Gu Dalang. According to Dalang, his foot was also injured when he was a child and was not properly healed, so it was not noticed at first.
He only realized when he got older that one of his legs was shorter than the other, and he became a cripple.
Seeing Lin Chang'er's nonchalant attitude, he feared she would suffer the same fate as Gu Dalang.
Then she became anxious and said, "Mother, stop talking. Let's go and invite the old doctor over to take a look at my third sister-in-law."
As if she had found her pillar of support, Gu's mother nodded hurriedly, "Yes, what Dalang's wife said is right, I'll go and invite them over right away."
“Mother,” Lin Chang’er quickly stopped her, “Mother, the old doctor came back late last night. You know she’s grumpy when she gets up. Why don’t we invite her over for dinner tonight?”
The old woman doctor was a good person in every way, except that she had a rather strange temper.
Mother Gu said "Oh, oh" twice, thinking it made sense, "Then, let's do as Chang'er says!"
Although Sister-in-law Gu was anxious, she knew that Lin Chang'er was right, so she had no choice but to agree.
Meanwhile, the little rascals were playing wildly on the mountain when they saw a horse-drawn carriage entering the village from afar.
Then someone shouted, "Third Aunt's carriage is back!"
Upon hearing this, Gu Xiaoman immediately exclaimed, "The carriage is back, so Third Aunt must be back too. I want to go home!"
Gu Xiaolu agreed wholeheartedly, "Then I'll go back too."
The little goldfish wasn't so clingy, but since his younger siblings were all going back, he naturally had to go with them to take care of them.
The children didn't object, and after telling the adults, they swarmed to get off the bus.
That's how kids are; they can say whatever they want.
Gu Dalang, Gu Erlang, Li Er, and several men from the coastal defense team came up the mountain to chop firewood today. They hadn't chopped enough yet, so naturally they couldn't go back with these little guys.
Finally, Gu Dalang and Gu Erlang discussed it and decided that Li Er should go home with the group of children first.
He was a guest, and the two brothers originally did not want him to come up the mountain with them.
However, Li Er couldn't stay idle, so he reluctantly nodded.
Li Er knew what they were thinking, but seeing that they wanted him to take the children down the mountain first, he didn't insist.
He put Gu Xiaoman in the basket on his back and carried her on his back, then picked up Gu Xiaolu.
As if remembering something, she looked at the little goldfish and reached out her hand to him.
The little goldfish shook its head, "No need, Uncle can take care of my younger brother and sister. I usually train with the uncles and elders of the coastal defense team, and I run a lot of distances every day."
Li Er smiled and didn't force him. He just said, "If you're tired, tell your uncle and he'll carry you down the mountain."
The little goldfish nodded and led the little guys ahead.
When they arrived home, they indeed saw Lin Chang'er sitting in the courtyard with Gu's mother and sister-in-law doing needlework.
The little ones rushed over in a flurry.
Some called out "Mother," some called out "Auntie," and others called out "Grandpa's Aunt" or "Grandma."
Lin Chang'er rubbed their heads and saw that their little faces were red from the sun and their foreheads were covered in sweat. She took out her handkerchief and wiped them off one by one. "I bought osmanthus cakes in the city today. Eat them after you wash your hands."
He then looked at the boys who had come to play with him, "Everyone has some, go wash your hands, don't crowd each other, okay?"
Sister-in-law Gu then got up and led the little ones downstairs.
Lin Chang'er then looked at Li Er, who was still standing in the same spot, and saw that he had a wood-chopping knife at his waist, so she knew that he had gone up the mountain to chop firewood.
He nodded to him, "Thank you for taking care of these little brats, Uncle. You should wash your hands and sit down to rest."
"Okay!" Li Er then walked in the direction the children had left.
As Gu's mother watched his departing figure, she sighed, "He's a very honest child, and he's good-looking too. It's just that he was born into the wrong family. That Li Qiulan is a real scoundrel. She only cares about Li Da. Whenever there's anything, she always prioritizes Li Da."
"This second uncle is already in his mid-twenties, and we still haven't arranged a marriage for him. It's been delayed like this."
"Those who don't know might think that neither Second Uncle nor Third Aunt are Li Qiulan's biological children."
As Lin Chang'er listened, she helped sew the socks. She wasn't good at sewing and mending to begin with, and she was trying to do two things at once.
As expected, she pricked her hand, and Lin Chang'er hissed.
Gu's mother quickly looked over at her, "What's wrong? Did it hurt?"
He snatched the unfinished sock from her hand and said, "You don't need to bother anymore. You're never free anyway. Take advantage of these few days when you have some free time to sit down and rest. It won't make a difference if you have one more sock."
"If you really need to wear it in a hurry, I'll ask a few good seamstresses from the village to help sew it."
Lin Chang'er chuckled and said, "I just want to experience the feeling of participation."
Gu's mother retorted, "Get involved in what? Isn't having a hole in your hand enough?"
Lin Chang'er stopped arguing and looked at Li Er's departing figure, thoughtfully asking, "Mother, do you think Second Uncle would agree to settle down in our village?"