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

Making adobe bricks and building houses were going on in full swing at the same time, and Gu Laosi's family was as busy as usual.

Among the three little ones, Gu Qingsong was the most seriously injured. The redness and swelling on his face had subsided a lot, but a wooden board was tied to his right leg to fix the bones, so he was still unable to walk.

Gu Qingya and Gu Qingmiao's injuries were mainly on their faces, but their hands and feet could move.

The three little ones, who were used to being diligent, couldn't sit still. They sat at the wooden table and helped Gu Qinghuai to demould the soap and then package it.

Be extremely careful when demolding the soap; it should not be damaged at all, otherwise it will not look good.

Gu Qinghuai spent 1000 points and bought several boxes of oil paper for packaging in the system.

The oil paper comes in three colors: green for packaging ordinary soap, pink for packaging mid-range soap, and gold for packaging high-end soap.

Gu Qinghuai also asked Qi Yuanshuo to carve a "Qing Ji Soap" seal, and the words "Qing Ji Soap" were printed on the outside of each piece of wrapping paper.

Xiaohuo's responsibility is to stamp the oil paper.

This job is very simple and only requires two steps: dipping in ink and stamping.

The small fire did a great job.

Children's vitality is really strong. After eating well and sleeping well, Xiaohuo changed in just a few days. Although he was still very thin, he no longer looked like a wrinkled old man. His mental state was much better, and his two beautiful eyes became brighter and brighter.

All packaged soaps are stored in wooden boxes to allow them to continue saponifying.

There are three hundred soap molds, so Gu Qinghuai has to make three hundred bars of soap every day.

After the raw materials are mixed, the most laborious part is stirring them in the big pot. Every time at this step, Qi Yuanshuo would always appear on time, take the wooden spatula from Gu Qinghuai's hand, and consciously help her stir.

Gu Qinghuai had an illusion that Qi Yuanshuo was becoming more and more considerate towards her.

Whenever she was about to start any strenuous work, Qi Yuanshuo would come running over to help her.

Could it be that this guy has been paying attention to her? Otherwise, how could he always appear so timely?

However, whenever Gu Qinghuai looked at him, he was always busy with his work and didn't seem to pay any attention to her at all.

It’s weird.

However, it was reasonable for Qi Yuanshuo to be attentive to her.

She provided him with a place to stay, took in Xiaohuo, and cured Xiaohuo's eyes. Qi Yuanshuo must have been extremely grateful to her.

At noon, the hottest time of the day, most villagers are taking a nap.

Gu Qinghuai's belly was getting bigger and bigger. It was too hot in the straw hut to sleep, so she sat under the old locust tree in the yard with a palm-leaf fan to cool off.

Gu Qingshan sat under a tree weaving straw mats. Qi Yuanshuo leaned over to help him, but his eyes kept looking at Gu Qinghuai.

Gu Buli and Gu Buqi lay at Gu Qinghuai's feet, dozing off with their eyes closed.

Now both little ones have gained a lot of weight, and look plump, furry, and very easy to rub.

Gu Buli, who had taken the pet intelligence pill, was obviously much smarter than Gu Buqi. He could usually fully understand Gu Qinghuai's instructions, and sometimes he knew what to do without Gu Qinghuai giving any instructions.

Every night, it is on guard and is very alert.

Suddenly, Gu Buli, who was dozing with his eyes closed, suddenly raised his head, his ears pricked up alertly, and his eyes looked towards the direction of the courtyard gate.

Gu Qinghuai felt curious and looked in the direction it was looking.

I saw a little girl of about eleven or twelve standing outside the gate, stretching her head and looking timidly into the yard.

Gu Qinghuai recognized her.

She is the stuttering granddaughter of Grandma Kuhua, and the youngest daughter of Tang Yuan, the eldest son of Grandma Kuhua, Tang Dahai.

There was no such food as Tangyuan in the Great Xia Kingdom, so the name should not have had any food connotations.

This glutinous rice ball usually has a very low sense of presence, just like a quail, always hiding in the corner.

Gu Qingshan and Qi Yuanshuo also saw her.

Gu Qinghuai stood up and said to the two of them, "I'll go over and take a look."

Qi Yuanshuo followed immediately.

Gu Qingshan stopped what he was doing, pushed his wheelchair, and walked over.

"Do you have something to say?" Gu Qinghuai had a very bad impression of Tang Dahai and his wife Jin, and he also had a bad attitude towards their children.

Tangyuan glanced around, as if he was wary of something, then walked in timidly, holding half a bag of wood ash in his hand.

"Xiaoxiao Huaihuai...sister, I want to tell you something. Can you...also accept my wood ash?" Tangyuan was like most girls in Tuniu Village, with a pale face, thin body, and patches all over her body.

She looked shy, but there was a strange light in her eyes.

Gu Qingshan and Qi Yuanshuo both looked puzzled.

What secret does this little girl want to exchange for the opportunity to sell wood ash?

Gu Qinghuai looked at her and lowered his voice slightly: "Do your parents know you are coming?"

Tangyuan was shocked and shook his head and waved his hands, "He, he, they know it! I... I kept it a secret from them."

Gu Qinghuai was a little surprised.

Tangyuan obviously wanted to hide some private money without her parents' knowledge.

Why did she do this?

This girl usually seems timid and obedient, and never dares to go against her parents' wishes.

"Why are you doing this?" Gu Qinghuai asked, looking into her eyes.

"I..." Tangyuan opened her mouth, but seemed unable to speak. She bit her lip and was silent for a moment, then said in a mosquito-like voice: "I...my second sister was married off by my parents to an old bachelor in his forties, who earned the bride price for my eldest brother; my third sister was sold to a wealthy family in the county town to be a maid in the main room, who earned the bride price for my fourth brother. The head of that wealthy family was already in his fifties. I...I don't want to be sold by my parents to earn...earn the bride price for my younger brother. I want to save money for myself, and then leave home and make a living on my own."

After hearing her words, Gu Qingshan, Qi Yuanshuo and Gu Qinghuai looked at each other in astonishment.

Gu Qingshan said in a gentle voice: "You can't run away from home, there are a lot of bad people out there. You don't have a household registration pass, so you will be arrested by the officials as a refugee and forced to do heavy labor. If your parents want to sell you, you can go to He Lizheng for help."

Hearing this, Tang Yuan's face was filled with fear and disappointment, with tears in his eyes: "My parents will not listen to He Helizheng."

Gu Qinghuai looked at her and felt uncomfortable.

In this era, women's fate was not in their own hands, especially the daughters of poor families, who could not escape the fate of being sold in exchange for dowry to their brothers.

This is an important reason why, as women, they are not thrown away or drowned after birth and are able to be raised by their families.

However, this Tangyuan has his own ideas and dares to find ways to change his own destiny.

This is considered bold and avant-garde among many girls of the same generation.

It really is unbelievable.

Who would have thought that the illiterate, poor and humble little stutterer, although in difficult circumstances, was unwilling to give in and had already been secretly planning and trying to change his own destiny.