Gu An'an would tell the children random stories at night.

As he was talking, he fell asleep first.

She was woken up by the knocking on the door.

The two older ones were already dressed. "They are my eldest uncle and second uncle."

Gu An'an realized what was happening and said, "They're here to deliver bricks. Go and say hello to your uncles first."

Jiang Mingyi: "..." As the head of the family, you sleep in late and don't even have time to get up and greet your wife's family's guests. Is that appropriate?

But he still called Jiang Mingzhu to go out with him.

Gu An'an dressed the two children and helped them get up.

It's cold outside, but it's still warm inside the blankets. Bao'er was a little lazy and didn't want to get up. "Your Majesty, sleep with me."

Gu An'an wanted to, but in the adult world, there's no such thing as sleeping in during the day. "Mom is up to do chores, so Bao'er and your little brother can sleep."

She also wants to be a child.

Once she's financially independent, she'll sleep with Bao'er and Jiang Mingxu, but she'll have to fatten them up a bit, because the two kids are so thin right now, it's a bit uncomfortable to hold them.

When Gu An'an finished getting ready and went out, she exchanged a glance with Jiang Mingyi.

The young man nodded, indicating that he understood.

Gu An'an said with a smile, "I was so busy with Bao'er and her brother that I didn't hear you two coming over, big brother and second brother."

The eldest brother of the Gu family has a resounding name: Gu Dalong.

Of course, he wasn't as carefree and unrestrained as a dragon soaring through the nine heavens. He was usually quite timid and cowardly, and instead of becoming a dragon, he was more like an insect.

However, Gu Dalong wasn't stupid. He remembered what his nephew had just said, "Didn't you say you had a headache?"

Gu An'an: "..." Damn it, I got tricked by that little brat.

She gave a wry smile, "It's because the two kids are making such a racket, giving me a headache."

Gu Dalong immediately understood, "That's how it is, little sister, you've worked hard too." It's not easy raising four children.

If Gu Da Ge (Brother Gu) is rather cowardly and lacks manly qualities, then Gu Er Hu (Second Brother Gu) is just like his wife—a shrewd couple.

Gu Erhu glanced at his sister and said, "She's not my own child. She should be disciplined as needed. Why spoil her like this?"

Jiang Mingzhu stood there, her face turning slightly pale upon hearing these words, and her gaze towards Gu An'an was filled with unease.

These words were clearly meant for Jiang Mingzhu's ears.

This was all to avenge the arrow that Gu An'an shot when she went back to her parents' home yesterday.

"Second brother, why were you hit or scolded by your sister-in-law so early in the morning? Why are you so angry? Although the child isn't my biological child, I've taken care of him for the past few years, so I have feelings for him. You just hit him and scold him like that. Second brother, what do you take me for? A shrew?"

Gu Erhu never expected to hear such righteous words from his own sister.

He found it somewhat amusing.

We're all born from the same mother, so who doesn't know who the other is?

Is this person spouting righteousness and morality his own sister? And who was it that used to come back to her parents' home every few days, saying that she beat and scolded these children?

Gu Erhu snorted coldly, and was about to speak when Gu Dalong quickly interrupted, "Hey, why are you saying all this so early in the morning? An'an, what do you need so many bricks for?"

He and his second brother went to the brick kiln early in the morning to load bricks and deliver them, not to argue.

Gu An'an said with a smile, "We want to rebuild the house and take down the courtyard wall. As you can see, there are only a few of us in the family, and we are all defenseless. What if we encounter someone with bad intentions?"

Gu Dalong looked around and saw that the courtyard wall was made of earth, which would probably be washed away if there was a heavy rain.

"Then your second brother and I will get more bricks and build up the courtyard wall for you later."

Gu An'an couldn't help but laugh when she heard this. Although her eldest brother was a coward, he still had some loving heart.

"Thank you so much, eldest brother, and thank you also, second brother."

Gu Erhu: "..." Did I say that?

However, he couldn't change his mind. If his eldest son went back while he was working here, who knew what his mother would nag about?

Let's get to work today and get these bricks over here. As for building the wall tomorrow, we can just make up an excuse to postpone it.

He wasn't as foolish as the eldest brother, why would he do any work for this girl who was siding with outsiders? Would the Jiang family even provide meals?

Gu An'an was actually thinking about providing meals.

While it's true that the more you take care of your family, the better, it's not good to neglect their needs.

After much deliberation, she decided to make pancakes for lunch.

Gu An'an is from the South, but she has studied and worked in the North. She loves rice and steamed buns, but her favorites are noodles and rice noodles.

In the adult world, everyone wants it all. Making rice noodles is a bit difficult now, but making pasta is a piece of cake.

There's still quite a bit of that fatty pork from yesterday's cooking; it's all solidified into chunks because of the cold weather.

Pancakes made with lard.

The only problem is that the old pan at home isn't quite right for making pancakes. I'll have to find a blacksmith to make a frying pan, something like the griddle for making jianbing guozi (Chinese crepes).

While kneading the dough, Gu An'an was lost in thought, and only when she came to her senses did she realize that she had rolled the pancake too thin.

She kneaded it again and started over.

Seeing this, Jiang Mingzhu, who was standing in front of the stove, hesitated for a while before finally saying, "Aren't we going to cook lunch?"

"Make some pickled vegetables. Tomorrow I'll go to the county to find a blacksmith to make two pots. Then I'll renovate the kitchen so it will be easier to cook."

One pot isn't enough!

Seeing that she had arranged everything clearly, Jiang Mingzhu couldn't help but remind her, "Uncle Lin is the blacksmith."

ah.

Gu An'an suddenly realized, "Look at me, people just can't multitask, otherwise they can't remember anything. Then I'll ask your Uncle Lin to get me a couple of pots later, I'll go see him this afternoon."

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