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

He Lizheng brought another seventeen people over. After everyone got to know each other, they went to Gu Qingshan to register their names and sign the building deed.

The deed was an idea that Gu Qinghuai came up with. Its purpose was to make the builders take the work seriously and not cut corners or do things in a perfunctory manner.

If major problems occur in the house due to their carelessness in work and unskilled work, they will need to pay compensation.

After all, building a house is not like buying groceries. It involves personal safety, so of course you have to be cautious.

Mu Dali and others read the contract several times and found no problem, so they signed and put their fingerprints on it.

All twenty people brought tools, signed the contract, and immediately started digging the foundation.

When Gu Laosi's family was busy, a tall and gorgeous carriage drove into Tuniu Village.

The ox cart of Uncle Lei and the donkey cart of Old Fourth Gu are already the top luxury cars in Tuniu Village. If a horse carriage comes, it would be like a divine carriage descending to earth.

The carriage attracted a lot of attention from the moment it entered the village.

Everyone who saw it had their eyes shining and ran after it excitedly.

They all wanted to see how such a luxurious and magnificent carriage could enter their Tuniu Village, and who the nobleman in the carriage was looking for.

"I think this carriage is for the Li family. Li Chunwei's husband's family runs a carpentry shop in the county town. They are very rich! They should be able to afford a carriage."

"Li Chunwei has been married for two or three years. She has been back to her parents' home so many times. When has she ever ridden in a carriage? This carriage must be for an official from the county government, going to He Lizheng's house."

"I remember that one time, Gu Laoliu went home in a carriage. Could this carriage be going to the Gu family's old house?"

"Tsk, Gu Laoliu is a lazy man who loves to show off. The carriage he rented last time when he went home left a deep impression on me. The horse was skinny and old, and the carriage was tattered and rattled. It could be blown apart by a breath. How can it be compared with this carriage?"

After hearing this from everyone, everyone became even more curious.

Gradually, everyone realized that the carriage seemed to be going to Gu Laosi's house.

When the carriage passed by Ding Honglian's house, Hu Yuting's eyes flashed with surprise. She hurriedly put down the work in her hands and followed.

That person asked her to keep a close eye on Gu Qinghuai and report to him every few days.

It must be a big deal for such a luxurious carriage to go to Gu Qinghuai's house.

Hu Wenhao and Hu Dabao also followed.

They were just hoping for a chance to get a piece of candy.

Everyone was stunned when they saw the carriage stop outside the dilapidated yard of Gu Laosi's house.

When did Gu Laosi's family make friends with the noble man who rode in a horse-drawn carriage?

His family doesn't even have a decent house. If distinguished guests come to visit, wouldn't he be laughed at?

Could it be that Gu Qinghuai had done something wrong and offended some noble, and that person was coming to settle the score with her?

Just as the onlookers were amazed, two handsome young men walked out of the carriage.

They recognized the man wearing the Qinghe Academy student uniform. He was He Jinyou, the only scholar in their village and the eldest son of He Lizheng.

The other young man was tall and long-legged, with a handsome face and a high spirit. He was dressed in red brocade clothes and looked very noble.

The two young men got off the carriage and stood in front of the dilapidated courtyard gate. They looked around, with suspicion in their eyes.

What surprised He Jinyou was that in just a few days, the family of Uncle Gu, the poorest in the village, actually hired so many people to make adobe bricks and build a new house.

What surprised Shu Mingzheng was that how could such a poor and dilapidated family produce a smart person like Gu Qinghuai who could actually make such a good thing as soap.

At the adobe yard not far away, the people who were making adobe bricks just glanced over here twice and didn't pay any more attention.

Zhao Ying was also surprised when she saw the carriage coming to her house, but thinking that her daughter and son were at home and she was covered in mud, she decided not to go back and embarrass herself.

Inside the broken courtyard, Gu Qinghuai was steaming sweet buns in the kitchen. Gu Qinghuai was sitting on the side with a low fire, eagerly waiting for the sweet buns.

Gu Qingshan and Qi Yuanshuo were waiting for someone to come and sell wood ash.

The three injured little ones sat under the old locust tree to cool off.

He Jinyou and Shu Mingzong wanted to knock on the door, but found that all the doors in the yard were removed. There was no door to knock on, so the two simply walked in.

"Who are you looking for?" Qi Yuanshuo put down the scale in his hand and looked at the two young men who walked in.

When He Jinyou and Shu Mingzong saw Qi Yuanshuo, there was a flash of surprise in their eyes.

This young man is so outstanding in appearance that even Shu Mingzong, who always thinks of himself as handsome and elegant, feels that he loses a few points.

Gu Qingshan asked happily: "Jinyou, why are you back?"

He Jinyou bowed to Qi Yuanshuo and shifted his gaze to Gu Qingshan, "Brother Qingshan, I am here with a friend today. He wants to discuss something with you."

“Oh, please take a seat,” Gu Qingshan greeted warmly.

Under the big locust tree in the courtyard, there was a wooden table and chairs. He Jinyou and Shu Mingzong sat on the east side of the wooden table, and Gu Qingshan sat on the west side.

Qi Yuanshuo washed his hands, came over to pour tea, and sat next to Gu Qingshan.

When Gu Qingshan's gaze moved towards Shu Mingzong, he paused for a moment.

This young man looks somewhat like Shu Mingzheng. Could he be her rumored younger brother?

Shu Mingzong felt that the brother in the wheelchair looked at him with a bit of eagerness. Maybe because he looked like his sister, the brother in the wheelchair guessed that he was the son of the county magistrate, so he wanted to please him.

He also looked at Gu Qingshan and said with a smile: “This is Gu Qingshan, Brother Gu, right?”

“Well,” Gu Qingshan smiled gently, “Your Excellency is?”

Shu Mingzong said sincerely: "I am Shu Mingzheng's biological brother Shu Mingzong, and Brother Qingshan is my sister's savior."

“So it’s Mr. Shu.” Gu Qingshan bowed to him, his eyes also tinged with brilliance. He secretly looked at Shu Mingzong and asked in a gentle voice, “I wonder why Mr. Shu came to my humble home today?”

Shu Mingzong covered his mouth with a fan and whispered, "Brother Gu, I want to talk about soap cooperation."

Gu Qingshan was stunned, "Wait a moment, I'll go call my third sister."

Upon hearing this, Qi Yuanshuo immediately stood up and said, "I'll go call them."

When Gu Qinghuai came out, she was still wearing an apron around her waist. When she saw Shu Mingzong and He Jinyou, she smiled and bowed to them.

Shu Mingzong was still dressed in red, waving a jade fan in his hand. When he saw her, his eyes lit up with excitement, "Madam Gu, we meet again!"

Qi Yuanshuo glanced at him secretly and frowned slightly.

"Master Shu, what a rare guest!" If Gu Qinghuai didn't know that he looked down on her as a country widow, she would have thought that he was coveting her beauty.

Look at that enthusiasm!

Next to Shu Mingzong is He Lizheng's eldest son He Jinyou, who is 16 years old this year. He looks like his mother Luo, and looks gentle and handsome, always with a sunny smile on his face.

"Sister Xiaohuai, long time no see!" He Jinyou bowed to Gu Qinghuai with a smile in his eyes.

He had been in the academy all this time and had not been home. It was only when his father went to the academy to ask Shu Mingzong to help Xiao Huai settle down that he heard about her going back to her parents' home.

"Jinyou, long time no see. No wonder people often say that poetry and books nourish people, Jinyou is getting more and more handsome." Gu Qinghuai joked.

Qi Yuanshuo immediately looked up at He Jinyou and didn’t think he was that handsome. Compared with himself, he was much inferior.

"No, thank you for the compliment, Sister Xiaohuai," He Jinyou felt embarrassed by the compliment.

Shu Mingzong had an anxious look on his face. He impatiently pushed He Jinyou away and said in a hurry: "Mrs. Gu, I never thought that we were so destined. Not only have you and I cooperated in the cricket business, but you and your elder brother also saved my sister. In a month, my sister and I will formally come to your house to express our gratitude, but I came here in a hurry today because I have something urgent to discuss with you."

He Jinyou knew that Shu Mingzong came to discuss business, so he found an excuse and left first.