Happiness can be so Simple

This sudden accident made everyone nervous, but fortunately nothing happened in the end. As for Xiang Yunjin, the stranger taken in by Master Gu, no one connected him with the person in the portrait, the gap was too big. Even if he was related to the portrait, the people of Lijia Village never thought of betraying Master Gu. Their lives were saved by Master Gu, and he saved them several times in a row.

The Lijia Village has always been united. Although they don't understand the big principles, they know that people should not be ungrateful and should repay kindness. What's more, the men and children in the family are now learning martial arts from Master Gu. Master Gu did not hesitate at all and did not accept any gifts. How could they do anything to harm Master Gu? What's more, those people did not look like good people.

As for the irrelevant people, they will stand on their side, and they have already regarded Master Gu as a member of Lijia Village. Unless they want to be ostracized, despised by their fellow villagers, and called traitors.

After being delayed by this group of people, the sky gradually darkened. At the urging of the village chief, everyone stopped dawdling and followed him to find a place to stay. You can't just rest on the road. It's unsafe and you'll easily become a target. Since you are going to rest, you need to find a secluded place to have a good sleep and get enough rest.

After a while, everyone stopped. This place was about half a quarter of an hour away from the road. It was a piece of open space deep in the fields. This place was chosen because there was a ditch here with relatively clear water. It was dug by farmers to accumulate water for irrigation of the fields. Finally we could take a break. Everyone couldn't wait to sit on the ground. We were exhausted after a whole day and had just had a false alarm. We needed to relax.

Gulan's carriage was still not far from the Li family. The horses ridden by the Li brothers were also sent over and tied under a tree with the horses on the carriage. Looking at the tired horses with foam at the mouth, Gulan felt distressed for a moment. She told the three little ones and Brother Jin to stay beside the cart. She took the wooden bucket to the ditch and got water for these big guys.

There were already quite a few people there, some getting water and some washing. When they saw Gulan, everyone looked at him with admiration and took the initiative to say hello.

"Master Gu"

"Master Gu"

"…"

"Master Gu, come over here to fetch some water," said a man who was learning martial arts from Gulan.

"Okay, thank you." Gulan replied with a faint smile, responding to others' kindness.

"What are you thanking me for?" The man chuckled sheepishly.

The water quality is pretty good, perhaps because it is purified by straw that accidentally falls to the bottom of the ditch, but from a safety point of view it is fine for washing clothes and washing up. If you want to drink it directly, you need to boil it. There is no need for Guland to say more about this.

This is a truth that all the victims who have been fleeing famine for months understand and have experienced firsthand. If they don't want to get sick, they will boil the water before drinking it.

Gulan lifted up a bucket of water easily. Just based on her strength, no one would doubt that the person in front of him was a woman.

When she came back, Daya had already placed the wooden basins for the horses to drink water. Several big guys were already looking forward to it, stamping their feet on the spot and sneezing loudly from time to time. Half a bucket of water was quickly drunk up by them, including the big black one who gathered together to drink the water.

These days, Dahei has become familiar with the three horses. The horses no longer reject him, and Dahei has begun to treat them as his property and will check on them from time to time.

Next came the fodder, and Daya also helped. The three horses still had good appetites. Fortunately, they could still find some food for themselves when they rested. Even so, the fodder on the carriage would probably not last for a few days. Things will work out when the time comes, so Gulan is not too worried.

The three little ones were taken care of, and now it was their turn to light the fire and cook. After unloading the firewood tied outside the carriage, Daya was busy making a fire. AnAn and Erya, accompanied by Xiang Yunjin, were also not idle. They tried to pick up some dry firewood around, while Gulan prepared food ingredients.

"Brother AnAn!" Goudan, who was collecting firewood with his brother and sister, immediately shouted excitedly when he saw AnAn. He opened his little mouth wide and ran quickly to AnAn's side.

"Brother AnAn, I picked up... some firewood for you." The little guy stuffed a few pieces of firewood in his hand into AnAn's hands, obviously liking AnAn very much.

"Thank you, Goudan, but this brother picked them up himself, so you can give these to your brothers and sisters." Mother once said that I should do my own things and not rely too much on others. AnAn has always remembered this.

"No need, you take it, AnAn. We have enough people. Besides, this is Goudan's heartfelt gift. He will be sad if you don't want it." Goudan's third brother came over, touched the tip of the little guy's nose, and said softly.

An An looked at Goudan who was laughing heartlessly beside him. Is that true? He didn't quite believe that Goudan would be sad. After looking at Li Sanghe, he saw that he was no longer insisting and left a few pieces of firewood for Goudan. I was thinking about leaving a few bites for Goudan when we eat later, as he seems to like the food my mother cooks very much.

Seeing that AnAn was no longer willing to follow his brothers and sisters, Goudan followed AnAn like a shadow and gave all the firewood he picked up to AnAn.

Li Sanhe and the others were not worried because they were all here and they could see them at a glance. Besides, AnAn was accompanied by this big bodyguard. They didn't dare to get too close to Uncle Jin who suddenly appeared. It wasn't because they were afraid of the birthmark on his face or disliked his ugly appearance, but it was just an intuition.

With the help of Goudan, this little helper, AnAn quickly collected a lot of firewood, which was taken by Xiang Yunjin, who had been following him, and received a cute smile from the little boy.

Xiang Yunjin followed AnAn and Erya, watching a dozen children picking firewood in this area. Every time they picked up a piece of firewood, a happy smile appeared on their faces. Xiang Yunjin never knew that being happy could be so simple, and the corners of his mouth unconsciously curled up slightly.

The group of children unknowingly had their arms full of firewood, and only when they heard Gulan's call did they stop and return to the carriage.

"Dad, I picked up a lot of firewood." AnAn happily hugged Gulan when he saw her, and pointed to a pile of dry firewood on the ground and began to take credit.

"So many, our AnAn is really great." Gulan immediately showed a surprised smile on his face and praised the little guy.

"Uncle Gu, I picked up a lot too." Goudan said without showing any weakness.

"Well, our Goudan is also great." Gulan touched the little guy's head and praised him in the same way.

After being praised, Goudan became a little shy. He touched his sparse hair and chuckled.

"Go and play. I'll make you something delicious." Gulan drove the two little ones.

When Goudan heard the word "delicious", his eyes lit up and he nodded heavily. He couldn't even think about going back, even though it was just a few steps away. He happily pulled AnAn to sit under the tree, and the two boys took wooden sticks and started drawing.

Since she had promised her son that she had prepared something delicious, Gulan gave up the rice porridge she had planned and started cooking mixed wild vegetables. After going over the existing ingredients in her mind, Gulan finally decided to grill the fish and make a pancake. Thinking of doing it, Gulan got on the carriage and took out two half-dried fish weighing more than one pound from the basket.

Of course, there are two or three dried fish on the surface, but this kind of fish must be soaked before cooking. Fortunately, besides her, there are only children here, and there is also Brother Jin who probably doesn't know anything about kitchen matters, so there is no need to worry about being exposed.