Mother Li clicked her tongue and said, "You are still too naive. If he only had one or two children, it would be okay to marry a young girl, but he has four! Even if he is a worker and has to raise four children, he still has some leftovers. How much money do you want?"
"How can you just think about money? Those children are still young. If you raise them well, if they have a future, why don't you respect yourself?" Li Danyang argued quickly when she heard what her mother said was not right.
Mother Li looked at her like she was a fool, "How can someone who is not her own child be as filial as her own child? Not to mention distant ones, let's talk about your uncle's neighbor, Aunt Shi, you know, right?
When she was young, she married a man who took care of his children. She brought up her first child honestly, built a house for them, and married a wife. As a result, when Aunt Shi got old and could no longer work, she was They kicked her out of the house, not even allowing her to drink. In the end, Aunt Shi's nephew took her back.
You said Aunt Shi has worked hard all her life, and what has she gained? If it doesn't come out of your own belly, you can't count on it at all. Even if it comes out of your own belly, it may be unfilial.
So, don’t be too naive. If given the choice, which girl would be willing to be a stepmother? "
Li Danyang was speechless by Mother Li. She wanted to say that Zhou Weiguo's children were different. They would be successful in the future, and they would all be rich and powerful. They would also be very filial to their stepmother. If they could marry her, She won’t have to worry about it for the rest of her life...
But she couldn't say it, and no one would believe it if she did. After all, nothing had happened yet.
Li Danyang was unwilling to give in, but had no way to convince her family. She was so anxious that the corners of her mouth were blistering. She was also worried about when Gu Shichu would figure it out and agree to marry Zhou Weiguo, which made her even more anxious.
Since she couldn't do it herself, she had no choice but to find a way to do it from Zhou Weiguo. Li Danyang immediately decided to take down Zhou Weiguo first. Then her mother would not be able to do it even if she didn't want to.
After working in the fields for a while, Gu Shichu took a leave of absence. She had to repair her dilapidated house and rebuild the fence in the yard. After all, she would have to grow some vegetables in the yard in the future. So that outsiders can see it.
Gu Shichu dug mud from the mountain behind his house and started making mud bricks.
If the original owner's family was not so poor, she actually wanted to ask the villagers to help. But the original owner's family was well known to the villagers. If she suddenly had money or food and asked someone to repair the house, it would be obvious that there was something wrong. Therefore, Gu Shichu could only do everything by himself.
Fortunately, she had done everything in the world she had traveled to before, including masonry.
While she was stirring the mud, she suddenly saw Ji Mingtao coming back from work. She immediately called him in surprise, "Hey! Ji Mingtao, you're off work!"
Ji Mingtao raised his head and saw Gu Shichu, covered in dirt, mixing mud with a shovel, smiling stupidly to himself, his eyes darkened, and he only nodded slightly towards her.
Gu Shichu originally wanted to call him to help, but when he thought that he had just come back from work, he must be very tired, so he didn't want to bother him with such a small matter, so he changed his mind and said, "Then go back and have a rest." .”
Ji Mingtao didn't answer, and Gu Shichu didn't care about his indifferent attitude towards him. This man was not popular in the village because of his status. He was not popular and treated everyone indifferently. Gu Shichu could understand him very well. , after all, he has encountered so many tragic things, but he can still live well and society is already doing well without retaliating. Do we still force him to smile at everyone? Even a saint can't do it.
Gu Shichu quickly laid a few mud bricks in the brick mold and let them dry in the sun. Then she went home with a shovel. She thought of the half chicken she had eaten last night and wanted to give it to Ji Mingtao. Send it away, let's talk about the relationship later.
She washed her hands and found the half of the chicken, chopped it in half from the middle, took the half with the chicken legs and put it on the plate, then hummed a song and walked to Ji Mingtao's house.
Ji Mingtao was warming up the unfinished sweet potato rice at home when he heard someone banging on the courtyard door. A trace of anger appeared on his handsome face, but it quickly dissipated and he regained his composure. He strode to open the door.
"The door is finally open for me. Come on, here's this plate of chicken for you." Gu Shichu handed the plate to Ji Mingtao.
Ji Mingtao did not take the plate. He asked with a cold face, "Why did you give me chicken for no reason?"
Gu Shichu blinked and said, "This chicken is too big. I can't finish it by myself. The weather is hot. It will spoil if left unfinished. It's a pity."
Ji Mingtao obviously didn't believe her excuse at all. Although he lived close to the Gu family, he had never had much contact with him, but now Gu Shichu suddenly gave him meat with such enthusiasm and showed his courtesy for nothing. Ji Mingtao had long understood There is no such thing as a free lunch.
So he impatiently said with a handsome face, "Then give it to someone else." Then he closed the courtyard door.
How could Gu Shichu give up like that? Not only did she not retreat, but she stepped in, making it impossible for him to close the door, and then said with a smile, "Okay, actually I have something to ask you for help with."
"My house and courtyard walls are too dilapidated and need to be repaired. I am taking the time to dry the bricks now. I was thinking that you are very strong, can you help me? Of course, I am not asking you to help for free. I can give you food. s things."
Gu Shichu opened his clear eyes and said sincerely.
After hearing her reason, Ji Mingtao no longer suspected her of bad intentions. After all, he had just seen her digging mud in the back hill before.
However, he still did not accept Gu Shichu's chicken and said, "You can ask other people for help. If there is something to eat, there must be many people who will be willing to help you."
"But I'm not familiar with anyone else. You're the only one closest to my house, so I just want to ask for your help." Gu Shichu said quickly. She didn't expect Ji Mingtao to be so difficult to get close to.
Ji Mingtao still refused forcefully, "I don't want to help you, you can leave."
Gu Shichu became stubborn. She pushed the man in front of her away, rushed into his kitchen, found a plate, poured the chicken in, and then said to Ji Mingtao, who was chasing back, "Put the chicken in for you." It’s on my plate, you have to take it if you don’t want to, I won’t take it back.”
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As she said that, she ran away quickly. Hey, she didn't expect that giving things to people would be like buying and selling by force. It seems that she is still not very good at pleasing men.
Gu Shichu was extremely worried. If Ji Mingtao wasn't even hungry for meat, how could she attack him? Men are so difficult to deal with!
Ji Mingtao, who was given a chicken by force, was even more confused. He looked at the fat, oily, yellow chicken on the plate, which was very tempting at first glance. Doubt and confusion flashed in his clear eyes, but he He soon stopped worrying about it. Since everything was given to him, he would help her repair the house, so as not to say that he took advantage of her.
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