The pretty widow is addicted to money, and the little wolfdog asks for a hug

On a summer afternoon, the sun is scorching, and cicadas are hiding in the wilted leaves and chirping non-stop.

Working under the scorching sun, everyone was sweating profusely, as if they had just been pulled out of the water. The sweat and sunlight made it impossible to open their eyes, and the sore backs made them grimaced whenever they moved.

Gu Qinghuai took out twelve candies and stuffed one into each person's mouth. He then took out twelve boxes of milk, inserted straws into them, and handed a box to each person.

The milk cartons and straws both appear to be made of wood, which, although novel, was acceptable to the ancients.

Everyone squinted their eyes as they drank the milk. The heat and fatigue made them unwilling to think deeply about the real source of the milk.

Anyway, it was all given by Xiao Huai, so eating and drinking can shut them up.

While everyone was drinking milk, Gu Qinghuai said to Guo Yueying and Meng Tiechui, "Aunt Yueying, Uncle Tiechui, you have worked so hard. Starting tomorrow, you will leave work at noon and return to work at 3 pm in the afternoon to avoid the hottest time of the day to avoid heat stroke."

The weather is too hot, so the time for making adobe bricks and building houses should not be extended too long.

Gu Qinghuai decided to find He Lizheng and ask him to help recruit more workers in the village to build the house in the shortest possible time.

As time is shortened, costs will increase. Gu Qinghuai doesn't think this is a loss. He wants to build the house as soon as possible, feel at ease as soon as possible, and start making money as soon as possible.

Staying in a straw hut every day really reduces the quality of life.

Anyway, people are more important than money. I would rather sacrifice money than sacrifice myself.

Gu Qinghuai took five kilograms of flour and two kilograms of fat meat and prepared to go to He Lizheng's house.

When I left the yard, I saw my second uncle's family of three also making adobe bricks.

Since my second uncle's family had to leave the house with nothing, they definitely had to build a house. The residential land they allocated was on the west side of their home, behind the Meng family.

However, the second uncle's family was sensible and did not get too close to them. The houses were more than a hundred meters apart.

The bruises on my second uncle and his wife's faces had not yet subsided. They did not have the strength to stand, so they sat on the ground, taking a break after making a few bricks. They looked very exhausted.

My cousin Gu Zhiyuan was also extremely thin, and his clothes looked like he hadn’t been changed for several days. He was covered in mud, like a clay man who had just crawled out of a pile of dirt.

Although the second uncle was foolishly filial, he was also kind-hearted. When the fourth family was in the most difficult time, he secretly sent them food twice.

Just for the sake of this friendship, she can't just ignore your second uncle's family.

In the past, when the second branch was still involved with the old house, Gu Qinghuai didn't want to bother with them at all.

It's different now.

Gu Qinghuai turned around and went back to get five kilograms of rice, five kilograms of flour, and two kilograms of fat.

Seeing Gu Qinghuai approaching with a backpack on her back, the three people from the second room stopped what they were doing and stared at her blankly.

All three of them were skinny, their clothes were dirty, their faces were covered with dirt, and their hollow eyes were full of astonishment. They looked both pitiful and funny.

Gu Qinghuai smiled and said, "Second uncle, Second aunt, Brother Zhiyuan, congratulations on getting rid of those blood-sucking leeches in the old house and starting a new life from now on!"

Gu Qinghuai deliberately spoke very bluntly, so that her foolishly filial second uncle would not be fooled by Liu Damai and lose his sense of direction.

"That's right! Even though your second uncle and I were beaten half to death by that family and we were kicked out of the house, I feel really happy!" Su smiled and tried to stand up with the help of a cane, but almost fell down.

Gu Zhiyuan and Gu Qinghuai hurried forward to support her.

Gu Xiang also hurriedly bowed to her.

Su looked at Gu Qinghuai with a gleam in her eyes: "Xiaohuai, actually I want to thank you. On the day when the old mansion went to your house to make trouble, it was you who woke up Second Aunt-in-law. Otherwise, our Second House would have been sucked dry by them and we wouldn't have known how to save ourselves."

Gu Xiang touched his ears and lowered his head in shame.

Gu Zhiyuan also looked at Gu Qinghuai with gratitude.

Gu Qinghuai said modestly: "It's because my second aunt is smart and insightful, otherwise even the Golden Immortal would not be able to understand."

Su smiled a little embarrassedly.

Gu Qinghuai stuffed five kilograms of rice, five kilograms of flour, and two kilograms of fat meat into Gu Zhiyuan's arms, "Second Aunt, I heard from the head of the village that Aunt Liu wanted you to leave the house, so I took some rice, flour, and meat. You can get by for a while."

Gu Xiang and Gu Zhiyuan were both shocked and waved their hands, saying that it was too expensive and they could not accept it.

However, Su said with tears in her eyes: "A Yuan, take it. This is a gift from your sister. Don't be too polite."

If you want to ease the relationship with the fourth room, you have to interact with each other. Without interaction, there will be no chance to understand each other and enhance feelings.

The fact that Xiao Huai was able to send them food showed that she still cared about them.

If they declined today, they would be rejecting her kindness, not only cutting off the opportunity for interaction between the two sides, but also appearing polite and distant.

It is better to accept it and find a chance to return it later, so that there will be a give and take between us.

This is how the bonds between people deepen.

"Huai'er, thank you," Gu Zhiyuan's eyes turned red.

Gu Xiang also wiped his tears with his sleeves and said, "Huai girl, you have feelings for your second uncle."

"Why are you being polite? You are my dear second uncle, dear aunt, and dear cousin. Of course, relatives should take care of each other. However, second uncle, you are kind without any sharpness. You should listen more to second aunt in the future. In this way, your life will definitely get better and better." Gu Qinghuai's nose felt a little sour. Second uncle's foolish filial piety was hateful, but he was also very pitiful. He had been used like a donkey or a horse since he was a child.

Gu Qinghuai never likes to use the saying "There must be something hateful about pitiful people" to criticize all pitiful people.

Second uncle was raised by Liu Damai since he was born. He was lectured every day, PUA'd all the time, and tortured and enslaved by various means. After a long time, he was completely tamed like a cow or a horse.

But the world he lives in is limited, and he has neither the time nor the opportunity to go out and broaden his horizons and gain knowledge. It is difficult for him to break free from the "bridle" and "torture instruments" set for him by others.

Of course, there are a few smart people who know how to observe and think, and have the spirit of resistance to save themselves, but smart people are a minority after all, and most people are just ordinary people.

My second uncle was lucky. He met a smart aunt and gave birth to a son who was clear-headed.

Otherwise, he would be a complete cannon fodder.

"Yeah," Gu Xiang nodded repeatedly, tears streaming down his face.

Gu Qinghuai thought for a moment and said, "Oh, right. My family is planning to hire people to make adobe bricks and build a house. Meals are not provided, and each person will be paid 40 cents per day. Work starts at 7:00 in the morning and ends at 10:00 in the afternoon. If you are interested, you can go to the village head uncle to sign up."

The eyes of the three people in the second room all lit up.

Su said excitedly, "Xiao Huai, let's go, all three of us will go! We don't need that much, just twenty coins each."

The fourth family has ample working hours, and they can take time to make their own adobe bricks, so they can earn a few dozen more coins every day.

With money, I can buy everyone a set of spare clothes.