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

But now, with Gu Lili, the children she left behind will definitely live well.

It was getting dark, and there were no oil lamps or candles in the house, so the four siblings usually went to bed early.

Gu Lili looked at the three kids in front of her with greasy hair and black mud on their necks. Fortunately, it was not summer, otherwise they would definitely smell bad.

Gu Lili felt that she really couldn't sleep in the same bed with them.

However, there was only one bed in the house.

It's still quite cold in early spring, and no one can stand sleeping on the ground.

The three children looked at their sister, who then looked at the thatched hut and sighed, and then looked at the three of them with a frown, feeling a little confused for a moment.

"Sister, you didn't hit your head in the fight with Second Aunt just now, did you?" Gu Erniu asked first.

Gu Lili rolled her eyes at Gu Erniu and said, "You're the one who hit your head. Let's go get some water!

She gave Gu Erniu a slap on the face and took him to fetch water.

Gu Lili decided to get through today first and then slowly plan for the future.

The stream was not far away and we arrived there quickly.

Gu Lili's house only had two broken buckets, but luckily they didn't leak and could still be used.

As she lowered her head to splash water, she was almost frightened by her reflection in the water.

He was pale and thin, his clothes were tattered, and his hair was greasy and stuck in wisps.

This made Gu Lili, who had just disdained her brother and sister-in-law, feel a little ashamed.

Gu Lili walked home carrying a bucket of water and hurried home to boil water for a bath.

There was no bathtub at home, only a wooden tub for washing clothes, which even the youngest of the four dogs could not squat in.

So, tonight I can only do a simple wash.

Because there was only one room in the house, Gu Lili and Gu Huanhuan washed in the room first while the two brothers waited outside.

Gu Huanhuan's hair was so sticky that it was impossible to comb it out.

Gu Lili quietly bought some unscented shampoo from the mall to wash Gu Huanhuan's hair.

A bottle of shampoo costs sixty-five cents, which makes Gu Lili feel a little painful.

How many pounds of shepherd's purse do I have to dig to buy the sixty-five?

However, with her father's five taels of pension in her hand, Gu Lili did not hesitate and bought it directly.

She even specifically chose to buy a shampoo with a simple packaging, just in case someone discovered it, she would have an easier time explaining.

Because she couldn't wash in the basin, Gu Huanhuan was squatting with her head down the whole time and didn't see what Gu Lili did.

Seeing that her bath water was completely black, Gu Lili couldn't help but twitch her lips.

After the two sisters finished washing, they left the room and let the two brothers wash.

However, she did not give the shampoo to the two of them because it would be too troublesome to explain.

I just told the two of them to rub it carefully.

By the time the four of them lay down on the bed, it had already become completely dark.

It is called a bed, but in fact it is just made of earth and padded with straw underneath.

The quilt was made of coarse linen. Gu Lili touched it with her hand and found that it was filled with something like reed fluff, which was not warm at all.

Gu Lili and Gu Huanhuan slept on one head, and Gu Erniu and Gu Sigou slept on the other.

Soon, even breathing sounds could be heard from the three children.

Because farmers can seldom afford candles or oil lamps, and almost everyone in the village goes to bed early.

Occasionally, the sounds of animals can be heard from the mountains.

Gu Lili didn't know why, but she tossed and turned and couldn't fall asleep.

In her mind, she was thinking about getting a land deed tomorrow, and then she was thinking about taking her younger brothers and sisters to pick shepherd's purse to sell for money.

I even thought of the names of Gu Erniu and Gu Sigou.

She couldn't understand why Gu Shan and Li Xihua, who could give their daughter such a nice name, could give their son such a funny name.

After Gu Lili turned seven, she almost always slept in a bed by herself, so she could hear the snoring coming from her feet.

She immediately decided that the first thing she would do after she started earning money from her younger brothers and sisters was to build a house.

Each person is assigned a room and a toilet is built.

She really couldn't stand the dry toilet at home and was afraid that she would accidentally fall into the pit.

As I was thinking like this, I gradually fell asleep.

As the sky was just getting light, the sound of roosters crowing woke up Gu Zhuang who was still sleeping.

It is already spring and farmers are getting up very early.

We have to go early to weed the crops in the fields.

The Gu siblings were no exception. However, because they thought too much last night, when Gu Lili got up, the brothers and sisters in the yard began to get busy.

The three siblings were very distressed by the fact that Gu Lili fainted from hunger before.

Because they all knew that their sister did this to save food for them.

So, when the three of them got up, seeing that Lili was still sleeping soundly, they tacitly agreed not to wake her up.

Gu Erniu was chopping firewood, while Gu Huanhuan was cooking vegetable porridge in the kitchen.

Gu Sigou was also sweeping the floor with a bamboo broom.

Gu Lili looked at the three busy people, quickly fetched a basin of water, washed up simply, and went into the kitchen to help Huanhuan cook.

Gu Huanhuan was only nine years old, and because she had not eaten enough for a long time, she looked only about six or seven years old.

However, she cut the shepherd's purse so skillfully that Gu Lili felt a little distressed.

When I was nine years old in my previous life, I was probably still curled up in my parents' arms, acting like a spoiled child, just asking for clothes and food.

Gu Huanhuan smiled innocently at Gu Lili, "Sister, we have food now. How about having some shepherd's purse porridge this morning?"

Gu Lili nodded gently with tears in her eyes and said, "Okay, I'll go get a bowl to serve it."

Gu Huanhuan cooked a pot of very thin shepherd's purse noodle soup today. Gu Lili knew that Huanhuan was afraid of being hungry.

She planned to save the food she was given and eat it slowly.

Gu Huanhuan even specially distributed more thick dishes to her three older sisters, brothers and younger brother.

The soup in my bowl was as thin as water.

Seeing this, Gu Lili grabbed the spatula and gave her some of the food in her bowl.

"Silly girl, you are just a child, why do you have to be so sensible? Don't worry, sister will never let you go hungry again." Gu Lili said with a heavy nasal voice.

Gu Lili herself couldn't count how many times she had cried because of similar things since she came here yesterday.

When Gu Huanhuan saw her sister crying, she panicked, "Sister, don't cry, I'm just... just worried that you'll be hungry."

Gu Huanhuan wiped her sister's tears as she spoke.

Gu Lili calmed down and said, "Huanhuan, we won't be hungry anymore. You see, we have money and food now, so you don't have to be so frugal, okay?"

Gu Huanhuan smiled and nodded heavily, saying, "Sister, Huanhuan knows."