Chapter 54: Meet a handsome guy while catching bugs Noon. Gu Chan and her grandfather worked together to carve out a one-meter-long feeding trough and placed it in the shed. The little fox was very curious about the new thing and thought it was a trough for it to sleep in, so it crawled directly into the trough and lay down. Gu Chan went into the shed and took it out, patiently teaching it, "That pile of hay is where you sleep. This is called a trough, which is the bowl you usually use for eating. You can't sleep in it, and you can't poop or pee in it." [I understand, mother.] "Don't call me mom. I've already told you, I'm not your mom." Gu Chan was speechless. The little fox always called her "mother", which made her very uncomfortable. Seeing that Gu Chan was happily chatting with the little fox, Zhang Wanshan said with a smile, "Okay, she doesn't understand what you are saying. Stop chatting with her. Come over and have dinner. Then go catch some bugs and cook them for her. Only when she eats cooked food can she grow well." "Okay, then I'll go find Ma Zheng later and ask him to take me to catch insects." Gu Chan nodded in agreement.
Then she let the little fox play in the shed, and she ran to sit at the stone table and eat lunch with Zhang Wanshan. As for the food that the grandfather and grandson eat now, it is indeed much better than before. Gu Chan still remembers that when she first came, she could only eat steamed buns with her grandfather every day, but now they can eat rice and afford stir-fried vegetables. Zhang Wanshan caught some insects in the fields yesterday and fried a dish of meat. This can be considered a combination of rice with one meat and one vegetable. Zhang Wanshan said as he ate, "You have to be careful of the village chief. That old man is very cunning. If his son goes to the county market today and buys a rooster and the old hen's condition doesn't improve, he will definitely make trouble for you." "Don't worry, Grandpa! I have a way to cure him." Gu Chan was full of confidence. Zhang Wanshan's face was filled with satisfaction, and the word "arrogance" was written all over his old face. Gu Chan said no more, quickly finished the rice in the bowl, ran to get the small cloth bag and went out. Ma Zheng's home is at the end of the village, some distance away from Gu Chan's home. Gu Chan walked on the road, humming a song, playing with the sickle in her hand, and felt an unprecedented sense of relaxation. "So this is what rural life is like! It's quite fulfilling and leisurely." Gu Chan thought this as she walked, with a comfortable smile on her face. "Hey! Isn't this Gu Chan? Where are you going?" At this time, a middle-aged woman walked out of the yard and took the initiative to greet Gu Chan. "Aunt, grandpa asked me to catch some bugs." Gu Chan answered sweetly. Anyway, in rural areas like this, if you meet a man, just call him uncle, and if you meet a woman, just call her aunt. People will think you are polite and you don't need to worry about so many things. The middle-aged woman smiled happily, "Okay, go ahead! Be careful!" "Okay, auntie, thank you for your concern." Gu Chan thanked politely and quickened her pace towards Ma Zheng's house.
The middle-aged woman looked back at her husband sitting in the yard and said, "This old man is so lucky! He is in his forties and he still has such a capable grandson. I am so envious." "What's there to envy? Look at him, he's so skinny, he doesn't look like a boy at all, he looks more like a girl." "What's wrong with women? If there were no women, there would be you! You still look down on women, don't you? Then why don't you divorce me! And find another one!" The middle-aged woman cursed. The man smiled awkwardly and shut up tactfully. Gu Chan walked to the front and listened to the couple quarreling behind her. She couldn't stop laughing and gradually fell in love with the rural atmosphere. Not long after, Gu Chan came to Ma Zheng's house. When Ma Zheng learned that Gu Chan was going to catch insects, he told his grandmother and followed Gu Chan. The two soon came to a wasteland on the back mountain. Ma Zheng pointed at the weeds in the field and said to Gu Chan, "Boss, you have to pick and choose the insects in the weeds. Not all insects are edible. For example, the colorful and slender spicy lilies cannot be eaten, and you can't touch them. Otherwise, your hands will swell up with blisters if you touch them. The short and fat green worms are especially delicious." "Why is there so much to pay attention to when catching a bug?" Gu Chan was stunned. She used to be a city dweller and had never lived in the countryside, so how would she know about these things? Ma Zheng said seriously, "Of course! If you want to catch bugs, you have to know how to recognize them. Only when you catch delicious bugs can they eat well and grow strong. This is the same as us humans liking to eat rice. Although other foods are edible, they won't taste good and won't make you grow strong!" "Okay! Then teach me! Which insects are edible and delicious?" Gu Chan nodded. Then Ma Zheng began to teach her to recognize insects. Gu Chan was learning to recognize insects while slowly catching them and putting them into a small cloth bag. "Cough cough cough..." Just as the two were concentrating on catching insects, bursts of weak coughing suddenly came from the weeds not far ahead. Ma Zheng was startled, "Boss, there seems to be someone over there!" "Let's go and take a look." Gu Chan made a prompt decision and stood up and walked over first. Ma Zheng followed her tremblingly like a coward. When the two men came to the bushes where the sound came from, they discovered that there was a man lying in the bushes. The man has a slender figure, fair skin, a square face and handsome features. He is wearing a long black robe and has long hair hanging down behind him. At first glance, one would think that he is an elegant and handsome man. Ever since Gu Chan came into this world, all he has seen are strange-looking people. He can only say that they are pleasing to the eye, but no one he thinks is handsome or beautiful. But the man who appeared before her was truly handsome, and she was dazed for a moment. Ma Zheng rushed up quickly and grabbed Gu Chan's arm, saying anxiously, "Boss, let's go, let's ignore him. We can't afford to offend the people from Tianji Pavilion." "What? Tianji Pavilion?" Gu Chan was puzzled. Ma Zheng pointed at the three silver-white characters "Tianji Pavilion" embroidered on the handsome man's black shirt, "Yes, look at the three characters tattooed on his chest, he is from Tianji Pavilion." "Oh! You can still recognize words? Didn't you say you couldn't read?" Gu Chan asked in surprise. Ever since he met Ma Zheng, he knew that this girl was illiterate. Unexpectedly, today, he gave him a surprise and could actually recognize the three big characters "Tianji Pavilion". This had to make her surprised! Ma Zheng explained anxiously, "Boss, you don't know that in our Tiancang Country, everyone knows these three words. Even those who have never been to school must learn these three words since childhood, so that when they meet them, they can stay away from them." "Is that so? Are these three words so scary?" Gu Chan muttered, touching her chin with her hand.
Don’t even say it! At this moment, she really developed a strong interest in this Tianji Pavilion. (End of this chapter)