Chapter 69: No matter how important things are, people are not important

Hearing her eldest son’s words, He Grandma exchanged glances with her old man, and then reminded her: “Wan Qing, Grandma thinks you don’t need to build a new house, just fix up an old house to live in first, anyway, you won’t be staying there for long.” She didn’t mind her granddaughter living at her parents’ house after marriage, but she had to consider her son-in-law, she couldn’t make him uncomfortable. It’s better for newlyweds to live at their own place, it’s more comfortable that way. He Wan Qing thought about her situation for a moment, then looked up at her family. Seeing them all looking at her, she curled her lips into a slight smile.

“Grandma, I was thinking the same thing. He won’t be staying in the village for long, so I won’t build a house. But I want to find an old house with a bigger yard, we’ll buy it with our own money, so we’ll have a place to stay when we come back. We can’t always go back to my parents’ house and live there. It’s fine for my brother and the others who haven’t gotten married yet, but if they get married, there won’t be enough space in the house.” She had thought about where to live after marriage all night last night, and finally decided not to live at her parents’ house.

 It wasn’t that her parents’ house was bad, but she wanted her mother to join the army and find her father! If she lived at her parents’ house, her mother might not want to join the army. “Okay, that’s settled. As for the old house, it’s easy to find, just live in the one your father built on the back slope.” He Grandma’s words made everyone in the room realize. Yes, when they divided the family, they all had their own homesteads, but because the yard was big enough, they stayed here to build a house. But there was still a house on their homestead, although it wasn’t big, it was enough for a couple. “Okay, if I live in that house, I won’t buy it, I’ll pay rent.

” It was her father’s house for her brother, she wouldn’t compete with her brother. When the homestead was divided, they didn’t move out, they built a house here in the old yard, and some people in the village gossiped, so her father and the others built two rooms there. At that time, when they built the house, they said it was for her twin brothers, and the old house would be for her brother in the future. “No need, it’s just sitting there, it’s the same if it’s for you or your brother.” He Mu thought of the two rooms in their house, and directly decided, and said that she wouldn’t take money. He Wan Qing was about to say something else, but He Grandma stopped her.

 “Okay, your mother is right, it’s your father and mother’s house, it’s the same if it’s for you or your brother. And you’re not going to live there all the time, what money are you going to give? If your father knows, he’ll be so angry that he’ll come back from the army to argue with you.” “Okay, I’ll listen to Grandma!” She nodded in agreement, looking at her mother’s unhappy expression. “If that’s the case, then I’ll take your brother and the others to clean up the house tonight, and try to get it done as soon as possible, so you can get married.”

 “We’ll go too.” He Da Bo and his brothers said, then left the house without looking back. Only He Grandma, He Grandpa, their mother and daughter, and He Da Bo Mu were left in the house. They talked about the wedding banquet and dowry, and seeing her listless look, they dismissed her. He Wan Qing, who was chased out, looked at the village entrance, then at the village. Finally, thinking that her return gift was not ready, she went back to the house, took her backpack and sickle, and went up the mountain. On the way, she stopped to chat with the people who were watching the fun, and told them about Xu’s family and He Cao again. Seeing them happily going to the village entrance, she continued up the mountain. When she passed by the educated youth house, she glanced inside and found that the door was locked. She remembered that everyone had gone to work. Thinking of the time, she quickened her pace up the mountain.

At this time, except for a few children and pregnant young wives digging wild vegetables and gathering pigweed, the mountain was quiet, not at all as lively as it was in the morning. Glancing at the few people talking, she didn’t disturb them, and directly took the path she often took in her previous life, winding her way to the place where she had found ginseng in her previous life. Looking at the three ginsengs that were over fifty years old, she thought about the other places that were too far away, and it wouldn’t be enough time to go back and forth, so she silently took out a red rope and tied it to the ginseng leaves and started to dig.

Two hours later, the three ginsengs were dug up. Looking at the plump ginsengs, she smiled. Although they were not as good as the century-old ginseng in that place, they were still fifty years old, they should be enough to give back to the Gu family.

She put the ginseng into her space, then dug a few more astragalus and rehmannia at the same place before going down the mountain. On the way, she picked some cucumbers and put them in her backpack, covering all the medicinal herbs, before quickly going down the mountain. As she reached the foot of the mountain, she met Gu Cheng An, who was coming up the mountain. “Why did you come up the mountain? Don’t you know it’s dangerous up here.” Hearing Gu Cheng An’s concerned words, He Wan Qing, who had thought he was coming up the mountain, pulled her dry lips into a smile and explained: “It’s okay, the girls from our village often come up the mountain, don’t worry, and I didn’t go deep into the mountains.”

 “Give it to me. I went to your house this afternoon to bring things, and Auntie said you weren’t there, so you went out with your backpack. I searched all the places in the brigade where you could dig wild vegetables, but I couldn’t find you, I almost scared myself to death.” He took the backpack from her hand and carried it on his back, his voice full of lingering fear. Thinking of the wild boar he had encountered the first time he went up the mountain, he turned around and carefully checked her again. Finding that she was really fine, he finally breathed a sigh of relief.

 Looking at his actions and concerned eyes, she felt a sense of happiness of being cared for. “I didn’t want to go, but I remembered that I found a few things on the mountain before, and I didn’t want someone else to dig them up, so I came. Don’t worry, I was careful, so I won’t put myself in danger.” She wasn’t stupid, she had walked the mountain for almost fifty years in two lifetimes, how could she not know how to avoid those things.

 Understanding the meaning in her words, Gu Cheng An rarely stopped, looking at her seriously: “Things are important, but people are more important. Don’t go in the future. If you really want to go, wait for me to go with you.” Looking at her bright eyes, his tough words softened at the end. “Okay, I’ll take you with me next time.” She nodded seriously, looking at his serious and concerned face with a smile in her eyes. It was the first time she had been cared for by a man other than her family, and she felt a little excited and a little warm. “By the way, what did you bring to my house?” She asked, turning and going down the mountain. “The betrothal gift and the marriage certificate.”

 He had found someone to do this in the past two days, and he had planned to send it tomorrow morning. But thinking of the Red Guards who left this morning, he had to go this afternoon to prevent her from getting into trouble. Fortunately, the effect was good, he had once again put He Cao in the dust, and she would be happy to know. His eyes were filled with tenderness as he looked at her profile, thinking of things that would make her happy.

 “Didn’t you say it wasn’t urgent?” She looked back at him before continuing down the mountain. Hearing her words, Gu Cheng An told her about his worries, and also explained why he sent the marriage certificate and betrothal gift this afternoon. His deep voice entered her ears, and she felt an unprecedented warmth from his concern.