Xu Ling didn't want to get up at all after sleeping for an unknown period of time. Gu You wanted to struggle to get up several times, and asked him to drag her into the bed, hugging her like a puppy holding a bone.
"It's time for Mom to talk later."
"As long as I'm here, she can't even blame me."
"I still have to get up and make breakfast..."
The mischievous hand slid up her bellyband again, Gu You blushed and whispered, but showed no intention of struggling.
Xu Ling touched the place he wanted to touch with satisfaction and let out a sigh.
Obviously I had one and touched it in my previous life, so why wasn't it as good as Gu Tao's?
"No, it's not like mother can't do it. You talk to me, I don't even have anyone to talk to outside."
Xu Ling looked at Gu You aggrievedly, and she finally relented, "Okay, let's sleep a little longer. It's snowing outside."
"It's snowing and it's so cold that I don't want to get up. When you're at home, don't always think about doing everything by yourself. Xu Ping and Xu An are old, so they should learn to do some housework, such as cooking and washing dishes. You Teach them and let them do it.”
Gu You chuckled lightly and stroked Xu Ling's stubble, "How can there be any reason to ask my brother-in-law to cook? An An often helps me."
"If a man doesn't know how to cook, he won't even be able to find a wife in the future." Xu Ling squinted his eyes comfortably and blurted out.
Gu You was overjoyed, "Then can you cook?"
"Well... I can't say I can't. Not many people know how to do it. Anyway, if I can't starve to death, I can eat."
Xu Ling gets excited when he mentions eating. In my previous life, I was alone and had no special hobbies other than good food. Especially when I was in college, I felt like I had a glutton in my stomach, and all my living expenses for a month were spent on food.
She has eaten everything that flies in the sky, runs on the ground, and swims in the water, and she can talk about it.
Otherwise, how could I show off my skills when delivering food to the shopkeeper of Deyuelou?
Speaking of food, Xu Ling said: "The Chinese New Year is coming in a few days. I want to buy some pork for my family and a sheep. I have chickens and ducks at home. What do you think?"
"Okay, buy some. New Year fried meatballs and braised pork. You can eat them for a long time. How do you eat mutton?"
"You can eat it roasted or rinsed." The mutton here is all grass-eating, unlike in the previous life, which was mostly forage sheep. It tastes particularly good. Xu Ling also specially bought some spices such as Sichuan peppercorns, which are all in the space. There it is.
"Let my father pick sheep for us. My family has raised them before. How about we also raise some pigs and sheep?"
"No, no, I'm usually away from home, so you are the only one at home. The sheep have to eat grass, and the pigs have to cook food. You are diligent and work hard when you see it. I don't want to come back and see you too tired to live. Let's Just buy and eat."
If Xu Ling could stay at home longer, he could raise some livestock and he could just do the work.
Gu Tao smiled again and rolled his eyes, holding Xu Ling's neck closer.
"Tell our father to buy two sheep and send one to his family. I will buy more pork when the time comes. You tell your parents not to buy any. Just take it from here."
"good."
Xu Ling seemed to have thought of something and suddenly stopped talking. Instead, his hand slid from top to bottom, stroking Gu Yu's graceful hip line.
Gu You's breathing seemed to be a little warm. He pressed against Xu Ling and tried to avoid his hand, which was no less than sending a sheep into a tiger's mouth.
"what's on your mind?"
Xu Ling sighed and said, "I suddenly remembered that the land I bought from Sun Baoyao would be uncultivated by the time I leave home. I can't bother my father and eldest brother. It's too tiring."
Not to mention his family, we can't expect Xu, Fan Shiqing, Xu Ping and Xu An to farm the land.
Mrs. Xu had suffered too much in the past and was not in good health. Fan Shiqing was not very healthy either.
Xu Ping and Xu An haven’t grown up yet.
Xu Ling is really short of manpower.
Gu Tuo said, "This is a simple matter. We just need to find tenants to plant the seeds for us. My father also mentioned that if there is more land and no one will plant it for us, we can find people who have no land and let them plant it. Collecting a little rent every year can save you a lot of trouble.”
"That's a good idea. Where can I find tenants?"
"Isn't there one in our village?"
Gu Tao told Xu Ling about a widow named Chen in the village who fled famine with her two sons and remarried a widower in their village who made a living by fishing.
The old widower also had two sons at home. After his death, Widow Chen and her two sons were kicked out of the house because they were unwilling to give them the land.
Widow Chen's two sons worked as long-term and part-time laborers, building houses during slack periods and harvesting rice during busy periods. They did everything they could to build a awning boat, and the three of them lived on the boat.
The brothers Chen Sheng and Chen Ze are now in their twenties and eighteen, and they can't even find a place to live, let alone get a wife.
Seeing that she is getting older and older, Widow Chen is anxious to jump into the river, saying that she blames herself for dragging down her two sons.
This incident caused quite a stir in the village at that time. As soon as Gu You mentioned it, Xu Ling remembered it.
"One of the people who built a house for us last time was named Chen Sheng..."
"it's him."
Chen Sheng's appearance emerged in Xu Ling's mind. He was dark and thin, like a black pole. He didn't talk much, but he was very efficient at working and eating.
The two brothers are both young and strong, but is it reliable to rent the land at home to them?
"I don't know about that. They have been in the village for ten years. We even played together when we were kids."
"Since there is no land here, why don't you go back to your hometown?"
"Who knows?"
"Okay, I'll make contact later."
"Well..." Gu You suddenly opened his eyes wide and pushed Xu Ling weakly with both hands, "You..."
Xu Ling chuckled and wrapped around her like a water snake, "It's still early."
Too early!
Xu Ling pulled up the quilt to cover the two of them. The red waves were rolling, and the spring was just right.
…
With a "squeak", Xu Ling propped up the window with a wooden stick, stretched out his head and took a deep breath of fresh air. The birds on the branches outside were frightened by him and flew away in all directions.
In the courtyard, Gu Litian came and was talking to Fan Shiqing. The sound of Xu Ping and Xu An reading loudly could still be faintly heard.
Seeing Xu Ling's head, Fan Shiqing said quickly: "The villagers are here. Do you want to settle the accounts with them now?"
While Xu Ling was getting dressed, he said, "Forget it! I'll go down right now."
After that, he didn't close the windows to ventilate the room.
Behind the tent, Gu You's body was sore and weak, and his fair neck was dotted with blue and red. Xu Ling quickly walked over and whispered: "Don't get up first, and then sleep for a while."
"I'm not going to sleep anymore. What does it look like?" Gu Hao frowned and pushed Xu Ling angrily. This man is really... ridiculous.
Xu Ling also felt that he was being ridiculous, and said guiltily: "It's all my fault, I won't dare to do it next time."
How could Gu You really blame him, but it was hard to explain.
Pursing his lips, he clenched his fist and gently beat Xu Ling.
"Bad guy!"
