My parents are both dead, I rely on fishing and farming to support my younger siblings

Gu Lili sent some candy to his home, and the candy was so sweet it was beyond words.

It seems that what Gu Lili said is true.

The reason why Gu Lili told the neighbors present so loudly was that she wanted them to know where she earned her money.

Although she knew that the village head grandmother liked to chat with people, Gu Lili couldn't guarantee whether the village head grandmother would talk about this matter with others.

It is possible that the village head grandmother was worried that someone might have bad intentions, so she didn't tell anyone about this.

Several people thought that the house Gu Lili was talking about was a mud house. If it was to be built for several people and children to live in, it would cost about ten taels of silver to build.

Aunt Zhang smiled and said, "Lili is really capable. She still sells things on the street. What do you sell? Teach me someday and I will sell it too."

"You woman, how can you tell you the secrets of other people's business?" Uncle Zhang scolded Aunt Zhang immediately after hearing what she said.

Only then did Aunt Zhang realize that she shouldn't be like this.

Aunt Zhang said embarrassedly, "Lili, don't take it seriously. I was just joking. I won't learn from you."

Gu Lili smiled and said, "Aunt, you are joking. How could I care about it? I will send some food to everyone when it is ready!"

This business really cannot be taught to others casually, it’s not that Gu Lili is stingy.

Moreover, this glutinous rice was bought from the mall, and there is no glutinous rice in this place.

Maybe I can learn to grow some glutinous rice, and then I can teach everyone.

Everyone exchanged pleasantries for a while, and no one mentioned the topic again.

Then, the village head led everyone to build a sleeping shed for Gu Lili and the others.

Gu Lili thought that everyone might not have had breakfast, so she asked Gu Huanhuan to boil some water. She planned to cook some porridge and fry some fish, and then mix the ferns she picked a few days ago for everyone to eat.

Gu Erniu and Gu Sigou followed the adults and helped with the work.

Gu Lili also specifically told the village head and his men not to worry about the collapsed house, and that they would clean it up themselves later.

All you need to do is build a shack in the open space in the yard.

Building a shack requires some thicker branches, but the road is slippery now and it is not easy to go up the mountain to cut them.

We also need some straw ropes, but almost every family would make some for daily use. Everyone spontaneously went home to get some.

Gu Erniu silently wrote down the amount everyone took, planning to wait until the weather cleared up before going up the mountain to carry it back to others.

It was at this time that Gu Erniu realized the importance of learning arithmetic.

He had been somewhat resistant before, but now he had made up his mind to learn well from his sister.

In less than half an hour, a fragrance wafted from Gu Lili's small kitchen, which seemed to be the fragrance of rice and meat, making people swallow their saliva unconsciously.

The stomachs of several adults who were working began to growl. They had not eaten anything this morning and planned to go home to eat something before coming back to help.

They had no intention of eating at Gu Lili's house. In their eyes, they were just four children. How could they take advantage of a child?

Gu Lili served the fried fish and came out to call out to everyone, "Grandpa Lizheng, uncles and aunts, eat something first!"

The head of the village swallowed his saliva and said, "You siblings have had a hard life, how can you still eat your family's food? Come and eat quickly. We will go back to eat something and then continue to help your family build the shack."

As the head of the village said this, he took the lead and prepared to go home.

Gu Lili hurriedly trotted to the gate of the courtyard and stopped the village head, "Grandpa Village Head, you guys have helped us so much, but you still can't eat a single meal in my house."

"Lili, you are being distant with us by saying that. We are all from the same village. Now is not the busy farming season and we can just sit back and do nothing. There is no need to be so formal." said the head of the village.

Uncle Dazhu also agreed, "Yeah, Lili, there's no need to be so formal!"

The others also nodded. Gu Lili already knew that the uncles and aunts were simple people, but she was still moved to tears.

Gu Lili choked up and said, "Grandpa Zheng, please leave. If you don't want to eat my food, we can build a shack by ourselves."

After hearing what Gu Lili said, everyone was at a loss whether to laugh or cry.

How could a few kids, who are not even as tall as a shack, build one? Even if they did, it would probably fall down in a few gusts of wind.

The head of the village thought about it and finally nodded, "Hey, kid, you are such a jerk. Let's eat at your house, okay?"

Hearing this, the four siblings all laughed happily.

Gu Lili cooked the porridge in a new pot and added a lot of rice to make it sticky. She also added some crushed maltose that Gu Lili planned to save for the children to satisfy their cravings.

In such a cold day, drinking some sweet porridge will definitely keep you warm.

Gu Lili also used a lot of lard when frying the fish, making it golden and crispy, which was very tempting.

The bracken was also mixed with the chili oil bought that day, alternating between red and green.

There were six adults who came to help, plus Gu Lili and her brother. There were not enough stools in her house, so everyone ate standing up.

Because they were afraid that they would be awkward, Gu Lili and Gu Huanhuan specially served the porridge, making sure each bowl was full.

"Lili, girl, how come you don't know how to save money? We are not from anywhere, do we need to prepare so many dishes?" The head of the village saw the table full of dishes and couldn't help but blame Gu Lili out loud.

This is white rice porridge with fish meat. The fish meat is greasy and you can tell a lot of oil was used. Doesn't this feel like a festival?

Gu Lili quickly comforted him, "Grandpa Lizheng, this fish is free, and I picked the bracken myself on the mountain, so I didn't spend any money on it, so just relax and enjoy it!"

Hearing Gu Lili say this, the village head sighed, picked up the bowl and started eating.

Lili is just like her mother, always thinking about others when she has good things.

Ugh.

If Gu Lili heard this, she would definitely have to explain it to the village head.

I am different from my mother. I only do things within my ability.

I won't force myself into the same situation as my mother.

Everyone watched the headman eat, and then they followed suit and picked up their bowls.

"Wow, Lili, your porridge is so sweet! What good things did you put in it? And the fern, it's so delicious that I've never eaten anything like it!" Aunt Zhang took a sip of the porridge and couldn't help but exclaimed.

Gu Lili smiled and explained, "Aunt, this is the food I mentioned before that we would sell in town. This is maltose."

When the others heard Aunt Zhang say it was sweet, they all took a sip and found it was indeed sweet.

In fact, they seldom eat maltose. Usually, only when someone gets married, the host will go to the town to buy some and bring it back to soak in tea to entertain the guests.

Some people, if they get honey in the mountains, will use the honey to make tea.