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

It seems that if you want a beautiful pony, you won’t be able to do it without a few years.

For the sake of her foal, and also to prove to Mrs. Lin her determination to study, Lin Xiyao nodded heavily.

"Mom, you said it, buy it for me when I start to study!" Lin Xiyao said firmly.

Seeing that her daughter did not act like a spoiled brat, Mrs. Lin found it difficult to adapt for a while.

However, since she has made such a promise, I naturally have to strike while the iron is hot and agree to it.

"A gentleman's word is his bond!" Mrs. Lin said with a smile.

Lin Xiyao and Lord Lin quickly smiled and said, "It's hard to catch up with him!"

The family smiled at each other, glanced at Gu Lili's disappeared figure, and returned to the yard.

As for the girls' school, Lord Lin and Gu Lili selected a location that day and asked craftsman Qian to arrange its construction.

The location is just opposite the Han Family School.

It was also where Gu Lili lived before, and where Master Yuan lives now.

On the other side of the girls' school is the Li family's inn.

It’s not remote at all.

Craftsman Qian took on so many jobs at once and he naturally enjoyed it.

That day, they started looking for craftsmen to build the house and construction began the next day.

The current Gu Village has a different scenery.

Before entering the village, I saw many houses being built in full swing.

There is an inn, Gu Lili’s newly added workshop, Yin Jiuchen’s courtyard, and now there is also a girls’ school.

The villagers, who didn't know what was going on, looked at these brick houses with envy.

Every day, businessmen come in and out of Gu Lili's yard. No wonder Gu Lili has the money to build a yard.

They didn't have much business sense, but they envied Gu Lili's family for living in a tiled house.

"Auntie Lizheng, if we take the dried fish and shrimp from the sea and the dried mushrooms from the mountains to the merchants, will they buy them?"

Chunhua's mother sat under a big tree at the end of a pile, chatting with the village head's grandmother about family matters.

The village head's grandmother shook her head and said, "I don't know about that, but it's such a delicious thing, I think maybe I can give it a try!"

In fact, the village head’s grandmother had already had this idea in her mind, but she was just too embarrassed to ask.

"I'm afraid that's not possible! Look, Lili's family also accepts our dry goods. Maybe she buys these things at a low price and sells them to those merchants at a high price. If we go up and ask so rashly, Lili will be unhappy." Chunhua's mother muttered softly.

When the head of the village heard that Chunhua's mother was actually talking behind Gu Lili's back, her face immediately darkened.

"I'm telling you, what nonsense are you talking about all day long! If Lili hadn't been so kind as to buy these dry goods from you, would you have anywhere to sell them? You would have kept them for yourself! What high or low price? That's just because Lili is capable and can lure those merchants here!" the headwoman said angrily.

They said this as if Gu Lili had taken great advantage of them.

The village head's grandmother didn't like what she heard at all.

Although she couldn't read or write, she knew how to be grateful.

If it weren’t for Gu Lili, they wouldn’t have known that mushrooms, crabs, and conches are edible.

If it weren't for Gu Lili, the people in the village would only be able to dig for food in the fields instead of working in Gu Lili's workshop, where they could earn fifteen cents a day and have three meals a day.

People are like this, always greedy.

Although you are getting the advantage, you always feel it is not enough.

These words happened to be heard by Gu Lili who was passing by.

Gu Lili was not surprised by Chunhua's mother's thoughts.

Human hearts are like this. However, when Gu Lili collected those things, she did not sell them to merchants, but sold them in the mall.

Chunhua's mother's words also reminded her that if she just kept helping these people, they would think they were getting a great deal.

It would be better to forget it and let them sell these dry goods to merchants themselves in the future.

This saves you from not getting much advantage but also getting your hands dirty.

Gu Lili felt warm inside when she heard the headwoman speaking for her.

Some people think that she is taking advantage of everyone, but there must also be people who are grateful for everything she has done.

No matter what, Gu Lili just wants to have a clear conscience.

However, since Chunhua's mother said so, there will be many people who think the same way as Chunhua's mother. In a day or two, Uncle Fa Cai will start collecting blue crabs.

Gu Lili naturally has no time to take care of these dry goods.

It was a good opportunity to spread the matter out and let those who wanted to sell dry goods set up stalls at the entrance of the village.

"Grandma, are you enjoying the cool air here?"

Gu Lili pretended not to hear the conversation between the two and greeted them from behind with a smile.

Chunhua's mother was frightened and quickly turned to look at Gu Lili.

After confirming that the person coming was Gu Lili, Chunhua's mother just felt embarrassed and kept laughing dryly.

I was also muttering in my heart, wondering if Gu Lili heard what I just said.

"Yeah, Lili, where are you going?"

The village head's grandmother had a clear conscience and responded to Gu Lili with a smile.

Gu Lili pursed her lips and said, "I have too many things on my hands recently. I was just about to come to the village to inform everyone that I will not accept your dry goods in the future. You can sell them to the merchants who come to pick up soap when the time comes."

When Chunhua's mother heard this, her heart skipped a beat.

It seems that Gu Lili happened to have heard what I was gossiping about behind others' backs.

"Lili...Auntie...Auntie didn't mean that..." Chunhua's mother quickly stood up and explained.

Gu Lili saw that Chunhua's mother was about to continue speaking, so she interrupted her.

"Aunt, what are you talking about? What do you mean? I don't quite understand. Did you say something about me behind my back?" Gu Lili said with a smile.

When Chunhua's mother heard this, she became even more anxious.

The village head's grandmother looked at Gu Lili like this, but she wasn't really angry.

He said this just to tease Chunhua's mother, and then he glared at her fiercely.

"You! Stop talking about people behind their backs! You must be feeling guilty now." The headwoman scolded.

When Chunhua's mother heard this, she lowered her head in even more shame.

The village head grandmother looked at Chunhua's mother and realized her mistake, then turned to Gu Lili and said with a smile, "Lili, let me inform everyone about this for you. You are busy all day long, so you don't need to bother with this."

Gu Lili had helped their family a lot. There was nothing to worry about now, just a few words of yelling.

Gu Lili nodded and said, "Okay, it's ok if the village head lady informs her."

Gu Lili handed the gong that had been prepared before her birth to the village head grandmother.

Now everyone in the village knows that when there is something important, the village will strike the gong and then everyone will gather at the entrance of the village.

"Grandma, I'm sorry to bother you. By the way, please inform everyone that Uncle Fa Cai will be here to collect blue crabs in the next two days."