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

Gu Qing Shan said in a gentle voice: “Third sister, the ginseng is yours, you keep it. We will build the house ourselves, I will make the mud bricks when I have time, and Xiao Shitou will help cut some trees in the mountains, it won’t cost much.”

"Brother, don't you want me to go back to my parents' home and want to drive me away?" Gu Qinghuai pretended to be angry.

Gu Qingshan’s expression suddenly changed: “Third sister! I… I definitely didn’t mean that! How could I not want you to go back to your parents’ home!”

He just felt that they couldn't always take advantage of the third sister and couldn't always drag her down.

Gu Qinghuai looked straight at Gu Qingshan, his eyes clear and sharp: "Brother, if I were in danger, would you save me at all costs? Even at the cost of your own life?"

“Yes!” Gu Qingshan nodded immediately without even thinking.

If anyone dares to hurt his third sister, he will protect her at the risk of his life.

Not only his third sister, but anyone in the family, he would protect it with his life.

When the city wall collapsed, my father protected him at all costs in order to save him.

He has the same heart as Dad.

Zhao Ying's eyes moistened: "Huai'er, mother can do it too!"

"Third sister, I can do it too!" Gu Qingsong's face was tense and his eyes were determined.

"Ah!" Gu Qingya pointed at herself.

Gu Qingmiao tugged at the corner of Gu Qinghuai's clothes: "Third sister, there's me too, I can do it too!"

Gu Qinghuai touched Gu Qingmiao's little head, looked at his family, and felt warm in his heart: "Since the whole family is willing to sacrifice their lives to protect me, I just took out a ginseng, what's the big deal? As a family, shouldn't I take when you need it, and you give when I don't have it, and love and support each other?"

Qi Yuanshuo glanced at Gu Qinghuai, and his mother's face suddenly appeared in his mind.

A'niang also always told him and his elder brother that they should always trust and support each other.

Gu Qing Shan’s eyes turned red: “Third sister, you are right. I am overthinking. I am afraid of dragging you down. Okay, let’s do as you say, sell ginseng and build a house! Although I am a paraplegic, I am still in good health and don’t need to eat ginseng.”

Zhao Ying immediately agreed: "I don't need it even more. Uh... What I mean is, ever since Huai'er came back, we have had full meals every day, and my health has improved a lot. I don't need to eat ginseng. Building a house is more important."

Gu Qingsong, Gu Qingya and Gu Qingmiao looked at each other, all very excited.

Are they going to build a new house?

A big house that will never leak when it rains or blows.

Gu Qinghuai smiled and said, "Okay, then we'll build a house first. However, with this little money, we definitely can't build a three-story blue brick house. Otherwise, we can do as my eldest brother said and build a mud brick house first, and try to give everyone a bedroom.

In a few months, we will make bricks ourselves, and when we have more money, we will build a large house. How do you think?"

Gu Qinghuai wanted to open a brick and tile factory to produce blue bricks and blue tiles by himself. Then he would find a way to make cement and build a huge blue brick mansion with walls that would be five meters high.

In this way, the homesteads of two houses can be occupied at the same time, and the adobe house can be used as a school in the future.

Zhao Ying and Gu Qingshan naturally had no objections.

As for what Xiao Huai said about making blue bricks himself, they also believed it. After all, Xiao Huai had a book called "The Art of Hundreds of Craftsmen" in his hand, so nothing was impossible.

Qi Yuanshuo originally planned to talk to Gu Qinghuai about building a house, but he didn't expect that she also thought of this.

Maybe it was last night when she saw that he had no place to sleep that triggered this idea.

The important matter was settled, and Gu Qinghuai was in a good mood. She stretched her body and yawned, saying, "Then the main task of Gu Laosi's family will be to make soap. By the way, they can also find time to step on the mud and make clay embryos. While the weather is good, make more, and they can be dried in a few days."

"Okay, I'll go clean up the brick drying area later," Zhao Ying glanced towards the east side of the courtyard wall.

Gu Qingsong: "Mom, my cousin Xiao Shitou and I will come to help you."

He and Xiao Shitou are the only able-bodied men in the family, and making clay models is heavy work, so they have to do it.

"Well, aunt, we will help you," Qi Yuanshuo echoed.

As soon as the words came out of his mouth, Qi Yuanshuo was stunned for a moment.

Is he so adept at calling me "Auntie" now?

This family is very strange. He didn't feel particularly unfamiliar at all. It was as if as soon as he arrived, he became a member of this family.

"Okay," Zhao Ying smiled lovingly.

She glanced at Xiao Shitou, then at her third daughter.

A bold idea suddenly came to my mind.

However, this bold idea was rejected by her the next moment.

Xiao Shitou is four years younger than her daughter, very capable and handsome. How could he possibly fall in love with her daughter?

It’s not that she thinks her daughter is bad, but her daughter has been married after all, is a widow, and is pregnant.

The ages and life experiences are not compatible.

Why does he have to look for you when there are so many beautiful girls out there?

If she is not sick, she thinks it is possible.

After all, Aying had spoken personally, so her daughter had passed the test of her parents-in-law.

Wubing and his daughter grew up together and have a sisterly affection for her.

But Wubing was just a young man who had never been married, and Zhao Ying couldn't bear to let him take over her for nothing.

The most suitable person for a daughter should be a man who is close to her age, has similar experience, and is very good to her.

But can you meet a man like this if you want?

God is not your real father.

Oh, what should I do with my daughter in the future?

Zhao Ying sighed, picked up a shovel, and took Gu Qingsong and Xiao Shitou to the east side of the yard to clean up the space.

Gu Qingshan was in charge of burning the wood ash.

Gu Qinghuai took Gu Qingya and Gu Qingmiao to make dumplings.

In the morning, the kids went out and dug up a lot of shepherd's purse, which was just right for making dumpling fillings.

Blanch the wild shepherd's purse, wring it dry and chop it into small pieces.

Chop the lard, lean pork, wild onions, wild garlic and scrambled eggs into small pieces, then add oil, salt and other seasonings and mix well.

"Qingya, this step is called mixing the fillings. There are many kinds of dumpling fillings, and you can mix them according to your own taste and different ingredients.

However, remember not to have too much water in the filling, otherwise it will easily soak the dumpling skin, causing it to break, and affecting the taste.

As for salt, you need to put a little more salt than usual when cooking, because dumpling skins are tasteless and they also need to be boiled in water. Did you remember everything?"

"Ah!" Gu Qingya nodded.

After preparing the filling, Gu Qinghuai started kneading the dough again. She glanced at Xiao Shitou from a distance and added a lot of flour.

She heard from Song'er that the guy was a big eater.

"The second step is to prepare the dumpling skin. The dumpling skin should not be too thick or too soft, otherwise it will greatly affect the taste. Come, touch the one I rolled out and feel the thickness of the skin."

Gu Qingya touched a trapezoidal dumpling skin and memorized it silently in her heart.

After everything was ready, the three of them sat at the wooden table and started making dumplings.

As expected, interest is the best teacher. Gu Qinghuai only taught Gu Qingya twice and she learned it.

"Remember, you must pinch the glued parts of the dumplings tightly, otherwise the filling will fall apart easily after you put them in the pot."

"Ah," Gu Qingya nodded.