Traveling through troubled times to escape famine and cultivate crops as a grain merchant

Chapter 297 You Can Afford It

Zhou Guo also smiled, "Let's go."

A man and a dog were walking on a small path leading up the mountain. There were tall trees on both sides of the road. The red maple leaves were like fire, embellishing both sides of the road brilliantly and eye-catchingly.

Zhou Guo put his hands behind his back and tilted his head back to look at the fiery red maple leaves that were floating down in the wind. They were more beautiful than those painted with a brush.

The black bird was jumping around happily on the thick maple leaves.

This road leading to the small temple on the mountain looks like it is full of flowers.

It was almost noon now, and it was time for Gou Ya and the others to have lunch. When they had nothing to do in the temple all day, they only had one meal, and when they were too busy and tired, they had two meals.

Like this time, autumn is the season when various fruits in the forest ripen.

As soon as everyone opened their eyes, they ran into the woods to look for wild fruits, pick wild mushrooms, dig wild vegetables, and various grass roots. They dug whatever was edible.

You can harvest a lot in a day, and dry what you dig up as food reserves for the winter.

Everyone was surprised to see her appear at the door.

The dogs came up to him happily, "When did you come out? I was just thinking about going to guard the cave entrance in the afternoon, but you came out. Come, let's eat first. Today we have wild mushrooms and pheasant stewed with chestnuts."

I didn't ask her whether she found her brother or not. It's not like she's blind.

Zhou Guo smiled and shook his head, "I've eaten. I came here today to say goodbye to you. I'm leaving."

When they heard that she was leaving, everyone looked reluctant.

Gou Ya was even more excited, "Ah? You're leaving now? Can't you stay for two more days? I'll take you to pick wild mushrooms, find wild fruits, and dig tree roots. Although it's a bit tiring, you can find a lot of delicious food and it's fun."

Zhou Guo said, "No, my uncle is still waiting for me out front. I've been out for two or three days. If I don't go back, he will be worried."

She took down the two gray rabbits hanging behind her waist, caught another one on the way up the mountain, handed it to Gou Ya, and said with a smile: "These two rabbits are for you. They happen to be a male and a female. If you raise them together, they will give birth to baby rabbits soon."

Gou Ya happily took it and said, "I was just complaining that those rabbits were too small and couldn't give birth to baby rabbits for a while, so you sent them here. Thank you so much."

The little kids nearby took it and happily took it to the rabbit hive.

Zhou Guo tilted his head to take a look and saw that they had built a nest for the rabbits on the most intact part of the temple roof. There was a lot of grass next to the nest, and the nest was kept very clean.

The children obviously attached great importance to the rabbits.

Gou Ya laughed and said, "They value these rabbits more than anything else. They go to their nest after eating every day, and also go there after work. Apart from eating and working, they live next to them."

Zhou Guo nodded, "Very good."

As they were talking, Hei Dadan rushed in from outside and ran around the temple.

"Hey, Heizi, this is Heizi, Heizi, why are you here?"

"Really? It's really Heizi. It seems that there is really no food to be found in the city. Even dogs can't survive. Such a big county can't even support a dog. Heizi, you are so pitiful. From now on, you should follow us."

"What will it eat if it follows us? Will it drink wild vegetable soup and eat grass roots? Can it eat that? I tell you, even though it's a dog, it's weak and can't eat anything it wants. We can't afford to feed it, so forget it."

Zhou Guo laughed and asked Gou Ya, "Do you all know it?"

Gou Ya nodded and said, "I know him. He was just over a month old when we first saw him. He was chubby and black all over. He followed the female dog and swayed his butt when he ran. He was so adorable. We all liked him and gave him a name, Heizi. Later, Heizi's mother died for some reason. Since then, Heizi has become an orphan. He was hungry and full, and his body was dirty. We didn't expect him to come out on his own."

Zhou Guo smiled and said, "It followed me out and kept following me, so I took it in. It's my dog ​​now."

Gouya was very surprised, "Heizi is your dog now?"

Everyone else looked over, "What, Heizi is yours now? Heizi finally has an owner now, someone finally wants it?!"

Everyone was happy for Heizi and they held him and rubbed him. Heizi cried out loudly and his tail kept wagging.

Gou Ya smiled sincerely and said, "That's great. We thought about bringing Heizi back before, but we were all struggling to make ends meet and he can't just eat grass. So forget it. I've always been worried about him. It's a blessing for him to be able to follow you. He will never be short of food in the future."

Zhou Guo shook his head and said, "Actually, it's quite capable. It can find food for itself."

Gou Ya said: "That's even better."

After chatting with a few people for a while, Zhou Guo said goodbye and went out. When Heidadan saw her go out, he barked and hurriedly followed her.

Gou Ya and his group took her directly to the foot of the mountain.

Zhou Guo turned around and said, "Okay, just send me here. You guys can do whatever you need to do. I'm leaving too. I hope you'll be fine the next time we meet."

One of the boys who was the best at learning condoms said, "You too, I hope you can find your brother sooner."

"You are such a good person. Your brother will be fine. I always kneel before the Bodhisattva in the temple and pray for your brother. He must be fine now."

Zhou Guo smiled and said, "Thank you. Remember to store more firewood before winter comes. Don't forget the trap I taught you. If you catch a rabbit, peel off its fur and sew it together, it can be used as thick clothing or a blanket in winter."

Several people nodded, especially those who had learned the best skills. They knelt down excitedly and kowtowed to her.

After this kowtow, all the younger children followed suit and knelt down.

Zhou Guo was so scared that he immediately knelt down and comforted the man, "Hey, hey, hey, get up, get up, what are you doing, I, I'm still young, I can't bear it, I can't bear it, get up quickly, get up, I didn't do anything, get up!"

Gou Ya raised his head and said, "No, Zhou Guo, you don't know how important these things you taught us are to us. It may allow our group of people to get through this winter safely, and no one will freeze to death or starve to death. It may not mean much to you, but to us it means saving our lives."

"You're right. You don't know how we survived in previous winters. We had nothing to eat and no thick clothes. I don't know how many people died. We were lucky to survive because of the blessings of the Bodhisattva. This year, we can finally survive without relying solely on luck. You saved our lives. You deserve this kowtow. You deserve more kowtows."