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"Uncle, aunt, you all know the situation of my family. I don't have any intention of dividing the family. I'm just worried that the gossip of the villagers will make my parents sad."

Seeing that Gu Changming was a blockhead and couldn't think straight, Xu Sanduo was about to get angry when he heard Gu Changming say again.

"I understand what you mean. We have to live a good life before we can talk about other things. Otherwise, it's meaningless for the whole family to stay together in poverty. Don't worry, I will go home and discuss it with my parents, and then find a matchmaker to propose marriage."

Yao heaved a sigh of relief after hearing this.

"It would be best if you could figure this out. Go back and talk to them properly. Once you have a good life, you can help Changliang. The two brothers will be reunited and can be more filial to their parents."

Seeing that Yao was not embarrassed and was always thinking about them in every word, Gu Changming was somewhat moved.

I immediately promised that I would persuade my parents well when I got back.

When discussing the bride price, Yao was in trouble again.

"You can decide how much to give. My family is not the kind of people who covet dowry. However, you can't just give me one or two taels of silver to send me off. Otherwise, people will definitely think that I, Qingxue, have done something shameful."

"Given your family's situation, it's really not worth it for someone to pay you to force your daughter over."

Gu Changming felt extremely ashamed. His family was indeed poor, with only two taels of silver in total. But he couldn't really bring two taels of silver to Qingxue's house and let her suffer any injustice.

He immediately said, "Don't worry, I will definitely get this done."

Although he agreed verbally, he was troubled in his heart.

In fact, he could understand Yao's feelings very well. If she didn't want a dowry, she was afraid that others would gossip about her. But if she wanted a dowry, she was afraid that her daughter would be in debt after marriage.

After leaving Xu's house, Gu Changming felt particularly heavy-hearted. It turned out that he really couldn't afford to marry Qingxue!

Suddenly I remembered what Liu Siyu said, if you have any difficulties, just discuss it with them.

After struggling for a while, he still headed towards Tian's house.

After knocking on the Tian family's door, I found that there were three women in the room, Ximei, Liu Siyu and Tian Danier.

I couldn't help but wonder, "Where are Uncle Tian and Brother Laifu?"

"They went to the orchard."

Ever since Liu Siyu suggested buying geese to weed the orchard and the family got an old ox, Tian Qingshan decided to build two houses in the orchard.

From now on, he, the old ox and the goose will live in the orchard permanently.

The two thatched huts had not been built yet, but Tian Qingshan had already taken root in the orchard. His two sons were worried, so they naturally accompanied him.

After hearing this, Gu Changming immediately said, "My family isn't too busy recently. I'll take Chang Liang and my dad to help tomorrow. With more people, we can get busy faster."

Ximei was about to refuse, but Liu Siyu nodded.

"Thank you very much, Brother Changming," he then added, "You came so late, I'm afraid you have something to say, right?"

Gu Changming scratched his head embarrassedly, his tongue swirling in his mouth, but he was unable to speak.

"Is it because you can't raise the money for the bride price?"

Liu Siyu smiled and pointed it out.

Gu Changming nodded awkwardly.

"It's not that difficult. If you really want to marry Qingxue, I can show you a way."

When Gu Changming heard what Liu Siyu said, his eyes suddenly lit up.

"What's the way out?"

Ximei and Tian Danier also stared at Liu Siyu with curiosity.

Liu Siyu: "The Wu family's timber business is in need of two odd jobs, but they require that you can endure hardship. The salary is 20 cents a day, and you get one meal at noon, and you eat with the young apprentices of Guyaju. Do you want to give it a try?"

Gu Changming nodded immediately, "How could anyone be willing to do such a good thing? Thank you, sister-in-law."

Liu Siyu waved her hand. "Don't thank me yet. The work there is not stable and it's all hard work. The other one is from Yingshan Village. He's close by. If we only need one person, we'll call him most of the time."

Gu Changming was very grateful after hearing this. Even if he worked 10 days a month, it would be a little more income. His family had little land, and there was not much harvest from the crops all year round. What was the hardship? He had suffered all kinds of hardships since he was a child.

"Thank you, sister-in-law. I will definitely work hard and not let you, the introducer, lose face."

Liu Siyu smiled lightly, "Brother Changming, relying on that meager income is not a solution. Have you ever thought of other ways?"

Gu Changming's brows were locked together. He had been wandering around in the village for more than 20 years, and he had been living his life step by step, following the footsteps of his predecessors.

Although she never thought about any other lifestyle, strange ideas always popped up in Liu Siyu's mind.

He loves to think and take risks. He has never experienced such a life, but he envies it very much.

Thinking of this, his brows relaxed and a bit of anticipation appeared in his eyes.

"Do you have any new ideas?"

When Ximei heard the new idea, her eyes sparkled. What she liked most now was the fresh ideas that popped up in Liu Siyu's mind from time to time.

"Sister-in-law, can you please tell me?"

Although Tian Dani didn't say anything, her eyes were full of anticipation as she looked at Liu Siyu.

Liu Siyu no longer hesitated and said directly: "Didn't the village plant a lot of saplings in the spring? Even if the newly planted ones don't bear fruit this year, we can always pick a lot of the old ones."

"If we catch a piglet now and pick more acorns and weeds in the fall, it won't be a problem for each family to add a pig."

Ximei slapped her thigh happily, "Oh, how could I forget about this? In the spring, I only heard you say that acorns are edible, but I didn't think of feeding an extra pig. I will go and ask about catching piglets tomorrow. Is it too late?"

"It's never too late."

Ximei's face was filled with joy, and she was as happy as a child. She was probably influenced by Tian Qingshan and became very concerned about things like livestock.

Especially piglets, which she likes to raise the most.

When I was at my mother’s house, I raised a pig every year. But after I moved to Tian’s house, people were not able to eat enough and had nothing to feed the piglets.

It has been many years since she raised one. If it wasn't dark now, she would have wanted to go and ask about it right now.

There was a glimmer of hope in Gu Changming's eyes, and he believed in Liu Siyu's words without a doubt.

The acorn man can eat it and feed pigs. As long as he is diligent and goes to the mountain more often, he should be able to raise a piglet.

Although his mother was heavy, he was still able to take care of a piglet.

Thinking about these things, Gu Changming walked back with a much lighter pace.

As soon as the news of Gu Changming and Qingxue's engagement was announced in the village, the village was instantly in an uproar.

"Yao has always been smart. What has she done wrong this time? Why is she willing to marry her daughter to the Gu family?"

"Not really. Let's not talk about their family backgrounds. Just take the two of them for example. Changming is already in his twenties, and Qingxue is only 14. They don't look like a good match. If the two families hadn't made it clear, I wouldn't believe they could get married..."

"Mrs. Liu is so lucky. She has been lazy and gluttonous for half her life, but she still has such a good thing. I am so envious..."

There was a lot of talk in the village, and without exception, everyone didn't believe that Yao would marry her daughter to that gossipy woman named Liu.

But the two families had already made it clear, and they couldn't help but believe it.

The sour words and envious voices surrounded the entire Xinghua Village...