Gu Chao, the reborn little brother

people! ”

Every time Song Wei and Gu Yong met, it was like dynamite meeting sparks, igniting immediately.

Gu Yong has been doing business with Gu Wuxue recently, and he has become more mature with more experience. Although he still likes to bicker with Song Wei, it is no longer like before, and he is blocked by Song Wei to death.

"Oh~ Then what did you buy?"

"I bought two-color fabrics, and Brother Chao said he would make me a single dress and a wedding dress."

"Wedding dress? I don't know when you can get married. Is this dress useful for you? I'd better tell Brother Chao not to bother."

"Huh! Let your dog's eyes look down on people, who said I can't get married! My marriage is almost done."

"Hmph! That person will take a fancy to you, I'm afraid he has never seen your face before!"

Because of the large birthmark on his face, Song Wei has been discriminated against since he was a child, and now he is poked by Gu Yong, which makes him even more annoyed. When he wanted to "reason" with Gu Yong, he was stopped by Gu Chao hands.

"We have to go to the temple fair later, don't waste time here." Seeing that the two people talked more and more, the smell of gunpowder became stronger, Gu Chao said softly.

Gu Chao opened his mouth, Song Wei and Gu Yong glanced at each other, and said nothing more.

When Gu Chao came this time, he brought some things with him. It was a purse he had made a while ago. He handed the purse to shopkeeper Qin. The embroidery is not at all inferior to the ones that Gu Chao'am and Gu An used to do.

Shopkeeper Qin accepted the goods with satisfaction. Hearing that Gu Chao also bought cloth, he readily gave a [-]% discount, which saved Gu Chao a lot of money.

The temple fair of the Laba Festival is full of temporary stalls, which are on the streets along the Luoshui River. After paying the money and taking the things out of Xiangyun Cloth Village, Gu Chao and his party walked towards the river.

"We're going to the temple fair, why are you following us?" Song Wei glanced at Gu Yong with some irritability.

"The temple fair is not your family's. If you can go, why can't I go!"

In this way, Gu Yong joined Gu Chao and his party.

When they arrived at the street by the river, everyone could feel the real excitement of the Laba Festival. It was originally a five or six-meter-wide wharf cargo passageway, which was very spacious.

Now, on the side near the river, there is a whole row of small vendors for buying and selling, and there are all kinds of stalls for eating, drinking and clothing.The road outside the booth display space is densely packed with crowds.

There was hardly any time for hesitation. As the crowd moved, Gu Chao and his party were forced to blend into the crowds of the temple fair, moving forward amidst all kinds of jostling.

Gu Chao didn't know when, Chu Ming had already walked in front of him. Chu Ming was taller and bigger than the average person, standing in front of Gu Chao, blocking most of the crowd for him.Moreover, Gu Huai, who was shorter, had already been hugged by him, and the child was lying comfortably on his master's shoulder, looking around in a superior manner.

With the protection of Chu Ming's screen, Gu Chao finally walked smoothly, and began to pay attention to the roadside stalls.

Gu Chao originally wanted to see if anyone could buy candied haws. The taste is sour and sweet. Gu Huai must like it. You can let him try it. But along the way, the snacks here are almost all wheat steamed buns, but they are made smaller and more colorful. It's also made better, and some have sprinkled some sugar on it.

It's almost noon, it's time to buy some food pads to rest our stomach.

Gu Chao pulled the hem of La Chuming's clothes in front of a small stall. The man stopped and looked back at him. Gu Chao pointed to the stall where he bought fancy steamed buns. Chu Ming understood, and stood outside to help Gu Chao set up a space.

Gu Chao bought a few steamed buns of various styles, and when he turned around to distribute them to Song Wei and Gu Yong, he realized that the two who were walking behind him had disappeared.

Gu Chao is not tall, so he stood on tiptoe and looked around, seeing the faces of strangers passing by, he couldn't help feeling flustered.

Chu Ming also looked around, because he was superior, he immediately found Song Wei and Gu Yong behind them.

Song Wei and Gu Yong were originally walking behind Gu Chao. The two were still a little annoyed by the previous verbal dispute, and they were separated from each other on the left and the right. No one wanted to talk to the other, but they were squeezed by people. Keeping a distance is all fantasy.

Gu Yong has been in the city for a long time, and has seen this kind of situation several times. Although Song Wei is bold, but with so many people at once, he is a little frightened.

For the sake of you being a little brother, let me take care of you.

Thinking so, Gu Yong sticks behind Song Wei, blocking a lot of crowds for him.

When people come and go, many people will stare at Song Wei's face, seeing such a large birthmark on his face, some are curious, some are frightened, and some even break their mouths.

There was a vendor who pointed at Song Wei's face.

Song Wei was used to this kind of reaction, but Gu Yong, who was beside him, couldn't bear to see those people insulting Song Wei.

Although sometimes he himself took Song Wei's birthmark as words, but when these words came out of other people's mouths, Gu Yong felt that they were extremely harsh.

He grabbed Song Wei and stopped in front of the stall, loudly argued with the vendor, demanding that the vendor apologize to Song Wei, that's why the two fell behind Gu Chao.

Chu Ming saw that it was Gu Yong and Song Weizheng who were talking to a vendor, the distance was a little far, and the surroundings were too noisy, so he didn't know what they were talking about.

The crowd kept moving forward, Gu Chao wanted to go back and look for Song Wei, but he couldn't squeeze the crowd away.

Fortunately, Song Wei also noticed that Gu Chao was gone, and was jumping up to look for them. Chu Ming waved to them, and the two sides finally got on the line.

Song Wei shouted at them: "Shen Shi, town! Shen Shi, town! Shen Shi, town!"

Both parties confirmed that the other party already knew the agreed time and place, and the group started to leave in two dials.

The author has something to say: I still overwhelmed the outline, and should have talked about Chu Ming's marriage contract.

16|016 months in front of the old temple

Gu Chao and Chu Ming continued to follow the crowd and watched, Chu Ming hugged Gu Huai, his hands were full, Gu Chao called him behind him.

"Chu Ming."

Chu Ming turned his head halfway, only to see a flower-shaped steamed bun handed to his mouth.

"Ah." Gu Chao opened his mouth wide and coaxed him.

Following Gu Chao's instructions, Chu Ming opened his mouth involuntarily, and the fancy steamed bun the size of half a palm was stuffed into his mouth like this, and then he picked up the mantou again when he saw the person reaching the height of his shoulders. One, stuffed into Gu Huai's mouth in his arms.

He turned his head and chewed the steamed bun, thinking to himself, this steamed bun must have sugar in it, how could it be so sweet.

Gu Chao, Chu Ming and Gu Huai picked another noodle shop and each ate a bowl of noodles for lunch.While eating noodles, Gu Chao kept watching the crowds coming and going. If he could see Song Wei and Gu Yong, it would be more reassuring to meet up in advance, but he never saw the figures of those two people.

After eating the noodles, when Gu Chao wanted to pay for the noodles, Chu Ming preempted him.

"You paid for the steamed buns, so I'll pay for it," Chu Ming said.

Gu Chao nodded. He has been a man for half his life in his previous life, and he always pays for himself when he goes out. It seems that this is the first time that he enjoys the feeling of being paid by others. It seems... not bad.

After walking out of the noodle shop, the three of them rejoined the continuous stream of people. After walking several hundred meters, the crowd diverged at the gate of a temple-like building. Some people went to the temple, while others continued on.

There is a thousand-year-old tree at the entrance of the temple. The tree is so thick that it takes a few big men to surround it. The branches are dense. Even in the deep winter, the leaves are still dark green. There are many red cloth strips hanging on the branches, which are long and flutter in the wind. with.

When Gu Chao looked at it, he felt that it was very similar to Yuelao Temple. He had no interest in it. After walking for a whole morning, he was also a little tired. He wanted to write quickly to get away from these crowded people and find a quiet place to have a good rest.

But Chu Ming, who was walking in front of him, stopped suddenly. Gu Chao didn't pay attention, and bumped his nose into Chu Ming's broad back.

Gu Chao turned to look at Chu Ming, and noticed that Chu Ming was looking straight at Yuelao Temple.

"Do you want to go in?" Gu Chao asked, Chu Ming is also eighteen, just the age to get married and find a husband, it is human nature to want to go in to find a good marriage.

Chu Ming didn't answer as if he didn't hear it. After watching for a long time, he suddenly withdrew his gaze.

This actually aroused Gu Chao's curiosity, and he looked in front of Yuelao Temple.

On the steps in front of the temple, there were people coming in and out of Chen Shuang in pairs, and some alone. When Gu Chao looked over, he happened to see a pair of men wearing plain white long clothes walking down the steps. Looking at each other and talking, there are sweet smiles on their faces, they should be begging for a good lottery in Yuelao Temple.

The thinner of the two, when his gaze touched Chu Ming, the smile on his face disappeared instantly. He hastily let go of the other man's hand, and stopped with embarrassment. step.

And the two men obviously also saw Chu Ming, and a layer of frost formed on their gentle faces. They looked at Chu Ming warily, then grabbed the thin man's hand again, and pulled the thin man towards Gu Ming. Go in the direction of He Chuming.

The two got closer, and Gu Chao could see it more clearly. The thin man was obviously a young man, with fair skin and a clean face, and a handsome face. The former's man should be a young man. She is thinner than Chu Ming, but her appearance is much more outstanding than Chu Ming. She should be the type that many little brothers fall in love with at the first sight.

Chu Ming hugged Gu Huai without moving, and watched the two people walking over quietly.

"Brother Chu Ming..." the thin man opened his mouth timidly.

"Rui'er, don't tell me, let me say it." The tall and handsome man protected his little brother behind him, "Chu Ming, I know that you and Rui'er have been engaged since childhood, but I have been married to you since childhood." My parents have agreed that after the new year, I will go to Rui'er's house to propose a marriage, and then the marriage between you will not count. Rui'er has long been mine, you reckless man, don't wishful thinking!"

Marriage contract... Chu Ming has been engaged to someone since he was a child.

Gu Chao had never heard of it before. He took a look at Chu Ming, and was yelled at by his fiancé's lover. That person still had the usual cold and serious expression, without any emotions.

"Xiao Rui, have you thought it over clearly?" Chu Ming ignored the arrogant man, and instead looked at the little brother.

"Brother Chu Ming, I like him, and I want to be with him, please help us!" The little brother begged and looked at Chu Ming.

"Uncle and aunt won't agree." Chu Ming's black eyes glanced at the handsome man. Although he didn't come to Wenshui Town very often, he had heard a lot of rumors about this man. Zhang Hao is so naughty that he hooks up with younger brothers everywhere, and has a very bad reputation. He is not a good man worthy of Chu Rui's entrustment for the rest of his life.

Chu Ming knew, Chu Rui's parents knew even more, how could he be willing to hand over his little brother to such a man.

As soon as Chu Ming said, as if he had been poked at a weak point, that little brother's face turned pale immediately.

"Chu Ming! Don't try to use your parents' kindness to force Rui'er. Didn't you just borrow ten taels of silver from Rui'er's parents, and I will pay you back for them!" A few small pieces of silver came out, and they threw it on Chu Ming's body frantically.

"Xiaorui, after all, it's a major event that involves a lifetime of happiness. I hope you can have a good talk with your uncle and aunt. If you really have feelings for each other, I will retire. I believe that your uncle and aunt will agree."

After Chu Ming finished speaking, he finally took a meaningful look at the little brother, then hugged Gu Huai and pulled Gu Chao away.

After walking about ten meters forward, Chu Ming noticed that Gu Chao, who was being pulled by him, seemed to be a body that had lost its soul, and he just followed him.

"Don't let my affairs affect your mood, let's continue shopping." Chu Ming said.

"Um……"

Gu Chao responded, but still recalled what happened just now in his mind, what kind of story was there between Chu Ming and that little brother named Xiao Rui.

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When Shen Shi, Gu Chao and Chu Ming arrived at the entrance of the town, they saw Song Wei and Gu Yong already waiting there.

Those two people didn't know what happened, they changed their previous attitude of looking at each other and hating each other, and they talked closely, with happy smiles on their faces, it seems that this trip to Wenshui Town, I have gained a lot.

"Brother Chao, how are you playing? Did Chu Ming take good care of you? Did you not get crowded?" Song Wei put Gu Yong aside as soon as he saw Gu Chao, and Brother Chao was on his heart Compared with brother Chao, Gu Yong even deserves to carry shoes.

"I'm very happy, and I saw a lot of things that I haven't seen before." Gu Chao said, he avoided the important things and wanted to skip the matter of meeting Chu Ming's fiancé.

"Yes, yes, there are so many things, my eyes are almost overwhelmed." Song Wei said, and took out an oil-paper bag from his arms, "At noon, Gu Yong took me to a restaurant for dinner. The young master said that the restaurant is the largest restaurant in Wenshui Town, I think it’s just that, the food is not as good as the Laba porridge cooked by Brother Chao, but the last candy is very good, I asked Xiaoer Wrap it up and take it with you, Brother Chao, try it quickly."

Song Weixian opened the paper bag like a treasure, and Gu Chao looked inside. This candy is actually a small fried dough covered with sugar juice, and then sprinkled with some white sesame seeds. It smells sweet and tastes sweet on the outside and crispy on the inside. Yes, it's really good as a snack.

"Well, it's delicious. Sweet and crunchy."

Gu Chao tasted one by himself, and then fed another one to Gu Huai and Chu Ming. This time Chu Ming opened his mouth obediently. It's even more embarrassing, it's better to accept Gu Chao's wishes like this.

Song Wei just glanced at the two of them with a little surprise, and then raised his eyebrows at Gu Chao with a look of "I know everything".

"Brother Chao, Song Wei, Chu Ming, come here."

Gu Yong was 60 meters ahead of them, waving at them, and there was a carriage parked beside him, which was not there just now.

"You should be tired after playing all day. I asked the butler to arrange a carriage. Let's go back in the carriage."

"Gu Yong, you've become smarter, you've even thought of this!" Song Wei gave him an appreciative expression.

"That's right, I'm no longer the old Gu Yong!" Gu Yong raised his eyebrows proudly.

The carriage was not big, they had four adults, one child, and two tall young masters, so they definitely couldn't fit in, so Gu Yong asked the groom to go back, and Chu Ming took the initiative to take over the groom's job.

When Fu Gu Chao got into the car, the eyes of the two silently crossed each other, but it was Chu Ming who looked away in embarrassment.

The carriage drove all the way, and when it arrived at Gu's Village, it was already late, and Gu Huai had already fallen asleep in Gu Chao's arms.

After sending Gu Chao and Song Wei to the door, Chu Ming also got out of the car, and let Gu Yong drive the carriage home by himself.

Chu Ming still wanted to say something to Gu Chao, but it was cold, and Gu Chao was worried that Gu Huai, who was already asleep, would catch the cold, so he hurried into the house after getting out of the car, Chu Ming just watched quietly, then turned around go home.

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As the days get closer and closer to the Chinese New Year, the weather in the north is getting colder and colder. The heavy snow will last for two or three days, and the ground has always been thick with snow, which has not melted.

The snow and cold have reduced the number of times people go out, and fewer and fewer people are out and about in the village, and the quiet village is even more silent.

The life of Gu Chao and Gu Huai is also the same, they continue to learn and teach calligraphy on weekdays, and go to Dr. Ning's house to learn Tai Chi from Chu Ming on time.

However, Gu Chao has been taking good care of the potatoes, and they still haven't survived the cold weather. The potatoes placed in the stove ash have not yet sprouted, and the skin has begun to shrink and dry. Some places may have been accidentally stained with water vapor. It started to rot, and Gu Chao didn't dare to eat the potatoes after they became like this, so he dug a hole in the vegetable field behind the house and buried it.

The same is true for the potted potato plants, which originally had some green leaves, but they couldn’t stand the deterioration of the weather, and the roots gradually disappeared. Gu Chao buried them in the same way as those potatoes in the vegetable field behind the house. .

The potato planting plan that had originally held great hopes for auspiciousness failed one by one like this. Although he can try again in the spring of next year, Gu Chao is still somewhat disappointed in his heart.

Not only Gu Chao, but even Gu Huai buried those withered potato seedlings with a depressed face.

However, after going to Wenshui Town during the Laba Festival last time, Gu Chao vaguely had another idea in his mind.

Finding a day with slightly better weather, Gu Chao took out the leftover ingredients for cooking Laba porridge that Gu Yong sent last time, including chestnuts, red dates, and brown sugar.

Gu Chao nodded in satisfaction.

After cleaning the pot and lighting the stove, Gu Chao took some brown sugar and mixed it with water, put it in a large pot and heated it on high heat, cleaned up the red dates and chestnuts and put them aside for later use.

After the brown sugar water boils, change the high heat to medium and low heat, and cook continuously until the brown sugar water becomes viscous.

Gu Chao didn't know exactly what kind of cooking would be successful, so he dipped the tip of his chopsticks in some sugar water and put it in the cold water. The sugar water immediately turned into lumps of sugar. towards the desired level.

Then continue to warm with a small fire, Gu Chao put the red dates and chestnuts into the sugar water one by one, rolled them around, covered them with syrup, put them out and placed them separately.

The weather was cold, and the sugar water turned into sugar cubes in a short while, and the red dates and chestnuts were covered with a layer of crunchy sugar coating.

In winter, a thin layer of sweat broke out on Gu Chao's busy forehead, but he still felt a sense of accomplishment when he saw a plate full of red dates and chestnuts in rock sugar.

Gu Huai had already smelled the aroma of sugar, and had been poking his head in front of the stove. Gu Chao pinched a sugar-coated red date and stuffed it into his mouth.

"Take a look."

The child's teeth are hard.

Kaka!

The crunchy icing shatters into small pieces in the mouth, and the soft jujube flesh is mixed with the sweetness of brown sugar.

Gu Huai's eyes narrowed into happy crescents.

17|017 old relatives

Every day when the sky is slightly bright, Gu Chao will wake up from his sleep. Although there is no such product of the technological era as the alarm clock, the natural biological clock is more effective than the alarm clock.

When Gu Chao just woke up this morning, he heard a few roosters crowing faintly. Gu Chao didn't pay attention to it at first, because his own chicken is a hen. , came here.

Speaking of Gu Chao's chicken, it is quite amazing.

In the first few days, Gu Chao never saw the shadow of this chicken at all. It was only when he could see eggs and feathers in the chicken coop every morning that he was sure that there was really a chicken. That's why Gu Chao cleaned the chicken coop every day, sprinkled some chicken food.

Then it snowed heavily, Gu Chao moved the chicken coop from under the tree in the yard to the eaves in front of the kitchen, covered it with a thick layer of straw, and piled firewood outside to keep out the wind. Chicken is also considered top treatment.

On the next day after moving the nest, Gu Chao finally saw his chicken, which is "a dragon that sees its head but does not see its tail". It is a big hen with a bright yellow coat. Walk into the chicken coop that Gu Chao prepared for it.

Since then, every evening, the big hen will go home on time.

Gu Chao thought it was quite amazing, thinking that the reason why this hen didn’t go home to sleep before coming here was because she hated the nests prepared for it were not good enough~

The first thing Gu Chao did after waking up was to boil a pot of hot water for washing. When he walked into the stove, Gu Chao felt his eyes flicker, as if something was different. He took a few steps back and looked at the stove intently. outside the eaves.

There are actually two chickens crowded in his chicken coop!

In addition to their own big hen, there is also a bigger rooster with bright coat color, black and red, which looks like a pheasant on the mountain.

Seeing Gu Chao, the big hen of Gu Chao's family jumped out of the coop and clucked to him a few times, as if saying hello. Take a walk in the yard.

The other pheasant in the chicken coop saw it, and jumped out of the chicken coop, followed behind the big hen, and circled in the yard.

Only then did Gu Chao suddenly realize that the rooster crowing sound he heard when he woke up should be from this rooster. It seems that his big hen is so charming that he even kidnapped a pheasant to go home.

After Gu Huai woke up, and knew that he had a big rooster in his house, he also felt quite miraculous. After eating breakfast, he walked around with his two chickens in the yard for a long time before returning to the house under Gu Chao's stop. Fang Xuezi.

Gu Huai has been learning Chinese characters for almost half a month, and he has learned simple daily words in a decent way, and writing and memorizing them is not a problem, Gu Chao is very pleased.

Today is another three-day appointment with Chu Ming to learn Tai Chi. The previous one was canceled because of the heavy snow, so this is also the first time we met after returning from visiting Wenshui Town together during the Laba Festival.

After knowing about Chu Ming that day, Gu Chao felt a little embarrassed when he was going to meet again today.

Gu Chao once talked to Song Wei in a circumstantial manner. Song Wei had never heard of Chu Ming's marriage. It is estimated that few people in the Gu family village knew about it.

That person turned out to be engaged...

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After eating, Gu Chao packed half of the prepared rock sugar red dates and rock sugar chestnuts, and then went out with Gu Huai.

The snow on the ground is very thick, and the footsteps are ups and downs. It is also quite difficult for adults to walk on the road. Gu Huai's small body walked in front of Gu Chao step by step, but his steps were steady.

After learning Tai Chi these days, although it didn't last long, it was quite effective on Gu Huai, and he was very interested in learning. He would review the movements taught by Chu Ming at home on weekdays.

When Gu Chao and Gu Huai arrived at Dr. Ning's house, Chu Ming was clearing the snow in the yard with a big iron rake. It must have been cleared for some time, and most of the yard has been leveled.

"Master! Let me help you do it together!" Gu Huai jumped up and hugged Chu Ming's waist. She was hugged by Chu Ming for half a day in Wenshui Town that day. very.

"You're here." Although Chu Ming greeted Gu Chao, his eyes didn't turn to him at all. Instead, he turned and went back to the house, and found a small iron catalpa from the back room for Gu Huai. The yard arched its back and cleared up.

Gu Chao looked at the big one and the small one for a while, the young one was very excited and waved the small iron catalpa very hard, the big one buried his head low, and the roots of his exposed ears were a little red.

It seems that Gu Chao is not the only one who feels embarrassed.

After Gu Huai handed it over to Chu Ming, Gu Chao went into the back room to see Dr. Ning.

When Gu Chao was walking in, Chu Ming suddenly got up and looked at his back, walked a few steps, loosened and clenched Tie Qiu's hand, and finally just sighed heavily.

Dr. Ning is getting old, so his body is naturally not good, and it has been snowing continuously for the past few days, so the old man went back to the house after lunch.

When Gu Chao entered the room, Dr. Ning was sitting on a wide chair with a small quilt covering his lap, holding a cup of hot tea, squinting his eyes and reading a book.

"Brother Chao, he's here. Is your brother here too?" When Dr. Ning saw Gu Chao, he put down the book in his hand, and his eyes lit up.

"Come on, Xiao Huai has always wanted to come here to learn Tai Chi, and now she is sweeping snow in the front yard with Chu Ming, Doctor Ning, it's cold these days, how do you feel?" Gu Chao said while bringing him The cloth pocket was opened.

"It's like this when you get old. It's cold, so you don't want to move anymore. Brother Chao, what is this?" Dr. Ning stretched his neck to look at the things in Gu Chao's pocket.

"This is some food I made these days. It's a kind of sweet shop. This is red dates in rock sugar, and this is chestnuts in rock sugar. Doctor Ning, try it and see what it tastes like?"

Dr. Ning took a red date with rock sugar. The old man's teeth are not as good as the young man's. The crunchy sugar coating can't be chewed.

Ever since he ate the Laba porridge brought by Gu Chao last time, Dr. Ning has been full of praise for Gu Chao's craftsmanship. Today's rock sugar red dates are not only delicious, but also novel.

"Brother Chao is not only dexterous, but also smart. This rock candied red date seems not difficult, but it is better than this unique novelty." Dr. Ning took another rock sugar chestnut and looked at Gu Chao with a smile. "I don't know who will have the blessing to ask you to be your husband in the future. It's really the virtues of the ancestors in three lifetimes."

"Doctor Ning, you think highly of me, and I'm just an ordinary person."

Gu Chao was worried in his heart whether Dr. Ning was going to bring up the topic of his marriage again, but Dr. Ning asked him about other things.

"Did you enjoy going to Wenshui Town that day in Laba? Did you encounter anything?" Dr. Ning asked.

"The town is lively, and there are many people. I have seen a lot of new gadgets. It is good to have a lot of knowledge." Gu Chao replied, and glanced at Dr. Ning vaguely. So simple.

"Brother Chao is indeed smarter than that idiot Chu Ming, and he can hide things." Doctor Ning glanced at Gu Chao appreciatively. The tank was full and I went out to fetch water, and I could chop an ax to the ground, so it looked like something had happened. Brother Chao, isn’t he going to tell me what happened?"

Gu Chao now understood that Dr. Ning's cliché was trying to trick him.

"It's nothing, but I met a man named Chu Rui when I was in Wenshui Town. Chu Ming seems to know him." Dr. Ning wanted to catch Gu Chao's words, and Gu Chao was also cautious in asking questions. He also hoped that Dr. Ning out of his mouth to find out what he wanted to know.

"It's not just acquaintance, that Chu Rui is Chu Ming's younger brother who was betrothed when he was a child." Dr. Ning was also generous and said directly.

Gu Chao glanced at Dr. Ning, didn't speak, and listened quietly.

"I also went to Chu Family Village to inquire about this matter after I took Chu Ming in. When Chu Ming's parents were still alive, they had a good relationship with Chu Rui's parents. Chu Rui's mother was born when Chu Rui was pregnant. From a serious illness until he recovered, Chu Ming’s parents borrowed them ten taels of silver intermittently. For an ordinary small family, ten taels of silver is enough ration money for one or two years. Chu Rui’s parents also know how to be grateful. After giving birth to the little brother Chu Rui, Chu Rui betrothed Chu Rui to Chu Ming. Their family has also moved to Wenshui Town, and the marriage that was agreed at the beginning has gradually been forgotten."

"Could it be that Chu Ming never planned to come to propose marriage?" Since it was a baby kiss agreed by his parents, and Chu Rui's parents thought about it again, if Chu Ming came to propose marriage, he probably would not refuse.Gu Chao thought so.

"Well, you have to ask Chu Ming, that's all my old man knows."

Dr. Ning swallowed another red date with rock sugar, squinted his eyes and smiled, Gu Chao suddenly felt anxious, why Dr. Ning's smile seemed a little cunning.

The two chatted for a while, and Gu Huai walked in with his mouth pouted. When he saw the rock sugar red dates and rock sugar chestnuts on the table, his dark green eyes shone brightly.

Doctor Ning beckoned him to come and eat.

"Is today over?"

"Well, the master said that it will be like this today, and I won't teach it anymore." Speaking of this, Gu Huai was a little unhappy. He waited for a long time to wait until this day, but after only studying for a while, Chu Ming actually said that he would not teach anymore.

"It seems a little early today." Gu Chao looked at the sky, usually it would take an hour or two, but today it should only be two sticks of incense.

"The master said that if you don't care about it, you won't improve if you practice more."

"Is that when you were distracted in class?"

"It's not me, it's the master." Gu Chao said with a small mouth full of rock sugar chestnuts.

Hearing this, Gu Chao looked outside the house naturally, but couldn't see the tall figure.

"I heard Brother Chao said that Xiao Huai is also learning characters now?" Dr. Ning asked Gu Huai.

"En! I have learned a lot." Gu Huai said proudly.

"Then Doctor Ning is going to test you. If you write correctly, I will reward you with these rock candy red dates, okay?" Doctor Ning looked at Gu Huai and smiled softly.

"it is good."

Dr. Ning patted Gu Huai's head, and then told Gu Chao, "Stay with me, Xiao Huai, and talk to me. Take this rock sugar chestnut, and let Chu Ming taste it too."

Gu Chao listened and nodded, then walked outside with rock sugar chestnuts, the yard was empty and there was no one, and finally found Chu Ming in the kitchen after hearing the noise.

The man was lighting the fire with his head down, and he didn't raise his head when he heard Gu Chao's footsteps. with.

Gu Chao didn't say a word, just stood at the door, watching Chu Ming busy, seeing how much water he poured, he should not be cooking rice, but porridge.

After Chu Ming finished his work, Gu Chao didn't move. Chu Ming naturally wanted to go outside, and Gu Chao blocked the way out at the door of the kitchen. Now, he finally raised his eyes, and he couldn't do without looking at Gu Chao .

18|018 Mistakes

Chu Ming didn’t go up the mountain these days, so he wasn’t wearing his iconic tiger skin. Today he was wearing an old cotton padded jacket, the color has been washed and faded. , It was all stitched by Gu Chao last time. Gu Chao was afraid that he would break it again, so he used two strands of thread and carefully sewed it back and forth twice.

Seeing such a big man with a thick back and waist, blocked by such a thin little brother like him, he blushed in embarrassment.

Gu Chao endured a faint smile, and finally spoke first out of kindness.

"Are you going to cook porridge?"

"Well, Uncle Ning is getting old and his teeth are not good. If you cook it earlier, you can stew it until it becomes more rotten, and it will be easier to eat then." Since he was talking about Dr. Ning, Chu Ming answered quite naturally.

Gu Chao listened and nodded. Chu Ming looked like a rough guy, but unexpectedly he was a careful person in this respect.

Chu Ming's hands were behind his back, tightly clenched into fists, he looked at Gu Chao for a few times, his tanned face suddenly burst into red again.

Gu Chao looked at Chu Ming with more interest. Chu Ming's state has been quite abnormal today. First he didn't dare to look at him directly, then he didn't concentrate when teaching Gu Huai, and now he blushed for no reason. , What is he thinking about writing in his head?

Chu Ming pursed his lips back and forth, finally seemed to have made up his mind, and finally opened his mouth: "Brother Chao, did Uncle Ning talk to you just now?"

"Well, I just talked with Dr. Ning for a while and said something."

"If he said something, don't forget to take it to heart, he... he... Anyway... just listen to it casually." Chu Ming faltered again and started intermittently.

"Is that why you can't let me know about your engagement when you were young?" Hearing Chu Ming's words, Gu Chao felt unhappy. This idiot turned out to be awkward about this matter. Are you afraid that he will talk about it everywhere?Or is he afraid that others will know that his betrothed husband will regret the marriage, and that he will lose face?

"Ah?" Hearing Gu Chao's words, Chu Ming raised his eyes in surprise, "Did you just say this? Didn't Uncle Ning say anything else?"

"Aside from this matter, is there anything else?" Gu Chao followed Chu Ming's words and asked rhetorically.

When Chu Ming heard this, most of the restlessness in his expression suddenly dissipated, as if he was relieved, his voice also returned to the usual calmness, and he muttered something in a low voice.