As Yun Tianjiao spoke, she heard the sound of chopping firewood in the backyard.
After looking at Yun Laosan in surprise, the latter said: "It's the second boy of the Gu family. He insists on chopping firewood when he comes back from school."
After Yuntianjiao heard this, she immediately went to the backyard to take a look. She saw Gu Jianrong, who had taken off his coat and was chopping firewood while wearing an autumn coat, next to the big pot for boiling water.
Next to him, Gu Lingmei was picking up the pieces he had chopped and stacking them neatly in the corner.
Seeing this, Yun Tianjiao was not very happy, but asked: "Have you finished your homework?"
When asked, Gu Lingmei stopped first. She was still a little afraid of this sister-in-law, so she moved closer to her second brother.
"I...I've finished writing."
Yun Tianjiao was a little satisfied now, but asked again: "You can also memorize books?"
Gu Lingmei hesitated at this moment. After all, she had missed more than ten days of classes and had only attended one day, so naturally she would not be able to finish them all.
Seeing that she didn't speak, Yun Tianjiao knew what was going on.
"Then go and endorse it."
Hearing the sound, Gu Lingmei glanced at Gu Jiirong, who was still chopping firewood, "Second brother..."
It's not that Gu Jianrong didn't hear what Yun Tianjiao said, but he didn't want to stop.
Seeing that he was still chopping, Yun Tianjiao asked Gu Lingmei to go back.
"You go and endorse it first."
Gu Lingmei was still a little hesitant when she heard the voice. She walked to Yun Tianjiao and hesitated for a moment and said: "Sister-in-law, my second brother just wants to help you with some work..."
Seeing that she meant Gu Jiirong, who was worried that he would reprimand him, Yun Tianjiao felt helpless. It seemed that her sister-in-law would not be able to lose her bad reputation for a while.
"Don't worry, I won't beat him, you go and carry your books."
Unexpectedly, after Gu Lingmei left, Gu Jianrong was unwilling to do so, "If you dare to do anything, I'm not a vegetarian!"
Yuntianjiao rolled her eyes at him, "What, you still want to hit my sister-in-law?"
In fact, Gu Jianrong said that he didn't bother to fight with women.
Putting this question aside, he immediately said: "My little sister and I will not be freeloaders on your place."
Yun Tianjiao knew immediately that it was because of this, "Who said you were freeloaders?"
Gu Jianrong was stunned for a moment, as if he thought of something.
"Those grains..."
Yuntianjiao didn't wait for him to finish, and then said: "Don't you still have a few acres of land at home? Let's plant it together later."
Yes, although the Gu family's parents have passed away, they still have their share of responsibilities.
The two harvests each year also have to pay public grain.
Gu Jianrong and Gu Lingmei couldn't finish the rest.
Despite this, Gu Jianrong was still worried that he would owe Yuntianjiao a favor.
"No matter what, my little sister and I will not drag you down!"
Yun Tianjiao knew how strong the young man's self-esteem was, but even so, she would not ask him to do anything to eat.
"Gu Jianrong, whether you are a drag or not is not something you can tell by just doing some work."
"I paid money for you to study, and if you come back without good grades, wouldn't I have spent the money in vain?"
"Don't tell me that you will be satisfied after finishing high school."
Of course Gu Jianrong didn't think so, "Who said that! I will definitely be able to get into the university I want!"
"Just relying on your mouth?" Yun Tianjiao doesn't support him, sometimes she just has to put some pressure on him.
Upon hearing this, Gu Jianrong was really excited.
"Just wait and see! I will definitely do well in the exam later!"
As he spoke, he threw down his axe, took his coat and went back to the house to read.
Seeing this, Yuntianjiao curled up her lips and followed her back.
Gu Yanshu gave him milk candy at noon, but she hasn't eaten it yet!
Seeing Gu Lingmei endorsement in the corner of the yard, she went over and grabbed a handful for her.
Gu Lingmei was a little surprised and didn't dare to pick it up, but Yuntianjiao forced it into her pocket.
It was after such contact that Yun Tianjiao realized that her clothes were a bit old, and she looked like the kind worn by her elders.
It's old-fashioned and doesn't fit.
But she was very hygienic, and even though her clothes didn't look good, they were still a little white after being washed, but they were still clean.
Looking at the expensive toffee, Gu Lingmei's nose suddenly felt a little sore. She hadn't eaten such toffee in a long time.
"Thank you, sister-in-law."
Hearing this, Yuntianjiao smiled and said, "Why are you thanking me? Your brother bought this."
After saying that, he told her to give some to Gu Jiirong.
There was still some left, so Yun Tianjiao peeled off one and put it in his mouth, gave two more to Yun Laosan to taste, and gave the last bit to Sun Yulian's son Fugen.
Although Sun Yulian gets along well with the Yun family, they don't eat three meals together.
Usually she would only eat at the Yun family when she was helping the Yun family.
Like today, the two families were busy with their own work, and she cooked and ate at home.
When Yun Tianjiao came to her after cooking and bringing toffee, he saw that she was still busy.
But there was a sad look on his face, as if something had happened.
Yuntianjiao gave Fugen the toffee and asked.
"What's wrong with you? Haven't you sold everything? What are you worried about?"
Seeing her coming, Sun Yulian sighed, "You are not at home today. Matchmaker Qian came to see me."
Even if Yun Tianjiao didn't ask, she could guess why Matchmaker Qian came to see her.
"Oh, who is this person who introduced you to me?"
Sun Yulian had a headache when she heard this, "I don't want to find a man at all. I just want to bring Fugen up well."
In fact, Sun Yulian still looks good. She is not fat or thin, but she is also hard-working.
If she wanted to remarry, she would have married off long ago.
She was once worried that she wouldn't be able to support Fulgen on her own, so she thought about marrying another man. But the first thing she wanted was to ask Fulgen to change her surname.
He said that either he should not remarry with his son, but if he did, he would have to change his surname, or else he would help others raise his son.
Naturally, Sun Yulian couldn't let go of her son. In addition, considering her ex-husband's kindness to her, she couldn't bear to let his descendants change someone else's surname.
In this way, no matter how hard it was, she always insisted on living alone with her children.
"Then just say it!"
After hearing Yuntianjiao's words, Sun Yulian still frowned.
"I told you, but the money matchmaker is always unyielding."
"They also said that the things I sell as a widow are unlucky, so people don't buy the oil dumplings I make."
This is a bit of feudal superstition.
But there are still many old men and women who believe it.
That is to say, Sun Yulian even suspected that this was the reason why things were not selling well today.
Seeing that she was starting to doubt herself, Yun Tianjiao immediately said, "What are you thinking? That old guy just says whatever he says!"
Sun Yulian pursed her lips and said nothing, but she was still worried.
"I don't dare to do it now. What if I can't sell it at the next market? I can't keep asking you to help me sell it!"
What this means is that Yuntianjiao doesn't have that much free time.
"Don't think so much first. Keep doing what you have to do. If business is really bad, we will think of other ways."
"As long as you work hard these days, are you afraid of starving to death?"
With Yuntianjiao's words, Sun Yulian felt a lot more comfortable.
However, Yun Tianjiao was still curious, "By the way, who did she introduce to you this time?"
"It's a forty-year-old bachelor from Zhennan, named Liu Sanbao."
