"Xiaohua, how old are you this year? I think you are only fifteen or sixteen. It's not good for a girl to get married too early. Xuebao, didn't you say you were going to put out the snake repellent? Go quickly!"
Gu Qingmeng changed the subject and sent the person away, but what she didn't expect was that when Su Xue left, Pei Weidong followed her.
She could imagine how harshly Pei Weidong had scolded her.
"Sister Gu, I'm sixteen years old and I don't want to get married."
What Pei Xiaohua didn't say was that she didn't want to get married in the future.
"You're a little young. I suggest you consider getting married after you're twenty."
Gu Qingmeng smiled and gave the advice, which was her kindness to this introverted girl. She didn't care whether she would listen to it or not.
"Gu girl, are there only three of you siblings in your family? You're so busy talking that I don't even know how old you are."
Zhang Shuqin saw through Pei Xinghe's thoughts yesterday. It is not easy to marry the fairy-like Gu Zhiqing. Unlike other parents, she is not opposed to her son marrying a beautiful wife. As long as the fourth son likes her, she will like her.
Don't look at her fourth son as a lazy boy! He has high standards! He can also make money. What if Gu Zhiqing is blind and really likes her?
"Aunt Shuqin, I'm nineteen years old, and there are only three of us in my family."
Gu Qingmeng answered gently and didn’t say anything more.
There are about a dozen people helping with the work. Lunch is also a big project, and we have to prepare a warm-house meal in the evening. A few people from the educated youth site should also come over.
When Gu Qingmeng saw Aunt Shuqin scooping cornmeal to make pancakes, she stopped her.
It's not that she is picky, but the cornmeal in the brigade has too many impurities. She can't imagine how bad the pancakes made from it would taste.
"Aunt Shuqin, I have cornmeal. Please use the flour I brought!"
Gu Qingmeng went back to the house and took out a bag of cornmeal weighing about ten pounds.
"Ah! Gu girl, your cornmeal is as good as fine grains. Just give them cornmeal. Yours is pure cornmeal. Be obedient and keep it for yourself."
Zhang Shuqin immediately closed the flour bag and waved her hand to indicate that corn flour would be fine.
Gu Qingmeng only then realized that the so-called cornmeal was flour ground from the whole corn: "Auntie, everyone helps us work and deserves to eat something good, so let's eat this cornmeal."
After saying that, he left with the cornmeal despite Aunt Shuqin's objection. Gu Qingmeng forced her to keep the cornmeal.
Aunt Shuqin kept saying how fragrant the cornmeal was while she was kneading the dough. Gu Qingmeng felt a pang of sadness in her heart. The hardships that this generation had to endure were beyond their imagination.
At noon, more than a dozen people ate cornmeal pancakes and shredded potato and bacon soup. The bacon was forced into the soup by Gu Qingmeng, and a pot of fried cowpeas without any oil or water.
To say there was no oil or water at all seems a bit imprecise, because Aunt Shuqin rubbed the pot with bacon.
Everyone was very satisfied with the meal. They drank a big pot of soup and had two pancakes each. Gu Qingmeng seriously suspected that they were just full of water.
None of them was picky about food, and both brothers enjoyed their meals very much.
"There are still pancakes in the pot, everyone, eat more."
The worker Gu Qingmeng only knew Pei Xinghe and Pei Weidong, so he could only kick Pei Xinghe lightly and ask him to distribute the cakes to everyone.
There were so many people that there were not enough stools to sit on, and they all brought their own bowls, so everyone sat on the floor.
Pei Xinghe was happy after being kicked. Gu Qingmeng didn't kick anyone else but only kicked him?
He happily got up to share the bread. Knowing that Gu Qingmeng really didn't care about the food, he naturally wanted to give more to his brothers.
The people working today are all his younger brothers. They had signed a military order with him before they started working: the wall must be finished today! It will rain in two days. If we finish it today and then let it dry for two days, it will be solid. It doesn't matter if it rains.
Otherwise, if we delay, we will have to wait until the rain stops to raise the wall, and it will be unsafe for the little girl to live there.
"Thank you, Gu Zhiqing!"
"Thank you, Gu Zhiqing! The pancakes are delicious. Is your family's food any better?"
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"Just eat as you like, tonight"
Gu Qingmeng was very happy to see that most of the wall was completed, and she immediately invited everyone to a house-warming party. It would be more lively with more people, and since they didn't need to be paid, she would have to give them a good meal in the evening.
"Pei Xinghe, do you know anyone who sells chickens and ducks? Geese would be fine too."
If Aunt Shuqin hadn't been away, Gu Qingmeng wouldn't have asked Pei Xinghe. This man's eyes were extremely aggressive, but he was unaware of it.
Gu Qingmeng used to think that she would not be tempted by beauty, but after seeing Pei Xinghe, she had to admit that she had spoken too early.
The reason she is not tempted by beauty is that she has not met the right beauty. Every detail of the man in front of her is in her heart. It would be great if she could support him.
After thinking about it, I still feel a little hesitant. She has a secret and something unexpected will happen in her family next year. It is not suitable to fall in love now.
"There should be someone in the village selling chickens and ducks. Don't even think about geese. No one in Peijia Village raises geese. I'll help you exchange them. Do you want chicken and duck eggs?"
Pei Xinghe didn't expect that Gu Qingmeng also wanted a goose. Geese are large animals with an amazing appetite, but no one raises them now.
"Yes, I want both chicken and duck eggs! It would be best if I could get more. I want two chickens and two ducks as well."
Gu Qingmeng took out two big unity cards, and Pei Xinghe fell silent.
I have some doubts about whether I can support Gu Qingmeng. It seems that I have to work hard to make money.
In the afternoon, the wall builders continued to work hard. Aunt Shuqin and Pei Xiaohua brought a large bundle of corn stalks and a large ball of hemp rope.
"Aunt Shuqin, are these corn stalks going to be used as fire?" Gu Qingmeng asked doubtfully.
The bare corn stalks don't look like they can start a fire, so why is Aunt Shuqin holding them like a treasure?
"What kind of fire are you burning? This is for making curtains. Wash it, tie it up with string, and then use it to dry. How many years can a carefully made curtain last?"
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