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

The next step is to pull the candy. It would take a long time for Gu Lili and Gu Erniu to pull the 70 kilograms of candy even if they only pull half of it.

Gu Lili thought about it and decided to hire someone to do it.

Gu Lili walked towards Aunt Zhang's house.

"Is Auntie home?" Gu Lili shouted at the door.

Aunt Zhang had just finished her meal and was about to wash the dishes when she heard someone calling her outside the door.

Aunt Zhang put down the bowl in her hand and hurried out.

"It's Lili! Is there anything wrong?" Aunt Zhang saw Gu Lili outside the door and greeted her with an unnatural smile.

Ever since she led Wang Po on the way last time and did something bad with good intentions, she felt guilty when she saw Gu Lili.

Gu Lili smiled and said, "I want to ask Auntie to come and help me. If Uncle Zhang is not busy, come too. I will pay you for your help."

Why did Gu Lili ask Aunt Zhang for help? Firstly, Aunt Zhang was a very enthusiastic person. Also, it was she who gave her eggs when she first came here.

Although I wanted to send "myself" on the road, the friendship was not false after all.

Each egg cost one penny. In the original owner's memory, he always watched Gu Shuwen eat eggs.

Even his own grandfather was reluctant to give him food, but an outsider generously gave it out.

Gu Lili has always kept this friendship in her heart.

And then there was the incident with Wang Po last time. She was just afraid that Aunt Zhang would blame herself.

Because, recently I always feel that Aunt Zhang is avoiding me.

Sometimes when we met in the fields, Aunt Zhang was not as enthusiastic as before and would call me from a distance.

Instead, she was either pretending to pull weeds or wild vegetables, and even when I greeted her, she responded somewhat awkwardly.

"Oh! What's the point of talking about wages? We are all neighbors, why do you have to be so formal when helping someone?" Aunt Zhang said straightforwardly.

She had long wanted to break this deadlock, but had never found an opportunity.

Seeing Gu Lili coming to ask me for help was a great opportunity.

It's also a good opportunity for me to make up for my mistake.

Aunt Zhang asked Gu Lili to go back first and she washed the dishes and went over.

Gu Lili came back first, and it seemed that she would have to work overtime tonight.

Gu Lili bought a candle from the space and prepared to use it when she couldn't see anymore.

Not long after Gu Lili returned home, Aunt Zhang came.

Not only Aunt Zhang, but also Uncle Zhang and their eldest daughter Dahua.

Dahua is about the same age as Gu Lili. She rarely comes home because she works as a dishwasher in a restaurant in town.

Due to the poor business of the restaurant in town recently, Dahua was fired and only returned home last night.

Gu Lili and Dahua were not very familiar with each other because they used to live at Gu Jingsheng's house.

I am called to work every day and have no chance to go out and play.

"Dahua, Lili is a few days older than you, so you can call her sister!" Aunt Zhang said to Dahua.

Dahua didn't hesitate and walked up to Gu Lili, took her arm and shouted, "Sister Lili, my mother said that your family needs help with something. What is it?"

"This must be Erniu, right? I guess you are Huanhuan, Sigou, right?" Zhang Dahua turned his head to greet Gu Erniu and the other two before Gu Lili could answer.

"Sister Dahua!" The three of them greeted Zhang Dahua politely.

When Zhang Dahua heard this, she couldn't stop smiling and responded repeatedly.

Looking at the carefree Dahua, Gu Lili couldn't help but feel a liking for her.

Sure enough, I inherited Aunt Zhang’s enthusiasm.

Uncle Zhang standing by was not good at speaking and just kept smiling foolishly.

This forms a sharp contrast with Aunt Zhang Dahahua.

Gu Lili led them to the kitchen with a smile, but unfortunately the kitchen was too small, so she had no choice but to take out all the candy.

"I just want to ask you to help me pull some candy. I made a lot today, and Erniu and I can't pull so much!" Gu Lili said with a smile.

Zhang Dahua was surprised when she saw so much candy.

She worked as a helper in the kitchen, and had seen this kind of candy before.

The chef said that this is malt sugar, and it costs one hundred coins per pound.

She didn't expect that Gu Lili's house would have such a big pot.

That must be worth a lot of silver!

No wonder my mother has been praising Gu Lili for her ability since I came back, saying that she came up with a prescription for curing plague and bought some candy.

I originally thought that my mother just believed what she heard, but I didn’t expect it to be true!

Zhang Dahua couldn't help but look at Gu Lili with admiration.

"Wow, Sister Lili, you are so amazing. You can actually make candy!" Zhang Dahua said, giving a thumbs up.

Gu Lili felt a little embarrassed by what she said, and it was Aunt Zhang who came out to help her out.

"Dahua, you're the only one who talks too much! I told you to come here to work!" Aunt Zhang said unhappily.

Zhang Dahua didn't care at all. She stuck out her tongue at Aunt Zhang and made a face.

It caused everyone to burst into laughter.

After the joke, Gu Lili began to teach Aunt Zhang's family how to pull candy.

Aunt Zhang and Uncle Zhang pulled one portion, while Gu Lili, Gu Erniu and Zhang Dahua were not as strong, so the three of them took turns pulling.

The sky gradually darkened, and Gu Lili had originally planned to light candles.

Uncle Zhang first lit a fire nearby, which was brighter than a candle.

Gu Sigou and Gu Huanhuan were next to the fire, adding firewood.

There were 70 kilograms of sugar, and Gu Lili took out 50 kilograms.

Wang Fugui explained last time that this kind of candy is more popular.

Several people worked for more than an hour before they pulled out the fifty kilograms of sugar.

"Oh, no wonder this thing is so expensive. I'm almost dying of exhaustion!" Zhang Dahua said with a smile while rubbing his arm.

This thing really takes too much effort.

Gu Lili said somewhat embarrassedly, "Dahua, Auntie, Uncle, thank you for your hard work!"

As Gu Lili spoke, she took out fifteen cents from her pocket and handed it to Aunt Zhang.

"Aunt, don't complain about the small amount. It's all thanks to you guys tonight." Gu Lili said.

Aunt Zhang waved her hands quickly, "We are all neighbors, there is no reason to charge money!"

I am doing this to atone for my sins, so how can I accept money?

Zhang Dahua looked at the money in Gu Lili's hand and was so surprised that she couldn't close her mouth.

I worked as a helper in town and earned ten cents a day.

Still the kind that is busy from morning till night.

Because business was bad, the boss fired everyone and only the chef and himself were left.

Zhang Dahua has to wash dishes, cut vegetables and sweep the floor every day. Anyway, except for cooking, everything is hers.

I was just busy here for a short while tonight, and Gu Lili gave me fifteen cents.

That works out to five cents per person, which is more money than anyone else in town!

"Take it, auntie. If you don't want it, how can I ask you for help in the future?" said Gu Lili.