Chapter 3: Everything in your house will be mine from now on
Gu Jianguo returned from washing his feet and saw his wife sitting on the bed making shoes. Judging by the size, they should be San Jing's. He walked over and took the shoes from her hand, saying softly, "Don't do it. It's tiring your eyes. Besides, there's still a lot of work to do tomorrow."
Wang Yueju put away her sewing frame and slid into bed. Even after turning off the lights, neither husband nor wife could sleep. Wang Yueju turned sideways to look at her husband and said, "The corn is growing well this year, so we should have a good harvest. Add to that the peanut and soybean harvest, and we should be able to sell quite a bit. Why don't we sell the grain and build three more rooms? The kids are all grown up, and it's not a good idea for them to keep crammed into one bed."
Gu Jianguo stretched out his arms and held his wife in his arms, "Okay."
Over the years, they saved a total of 2,200 yuan, which was just enough to build three houses, but after the houses were built, they were left with nothing.
After selling this year's harvest, I will have some left over to support my life after building the house.
"If the New Year is not over, I will go out to work for others." Gu Jianguo said, looking at the dark night.
"What kind of work do you do?" Wang Yueju asked.
"There are many buildings being built in the city, and I go to work on the construction sites."
Wang Yueju said nothing, but her grip around her husband's waist tightened. She didn't know what kind of work went into building a building, but it was definitely harder than building their own house.
After working all day on building a house, I'm so tired that I can't even straighten my back.
Gu Jianguo knew that his wife was worried about him, so he patted her on the back and said, "You know I'm very strong. I trained every day in the army and didn't feel tired."
"How old were you when you joined the army? How old are you now?" Wang Yueju sighed, "It would be great if you could stay in the army forever!"
Gu Jianguo patted her on the back. Who wouldn't want to stay in the army forever? But the army is always changing, how many people can stay in the army their whole life?
"Wife, while I'm still young, I will work hard for a few years so that you all can live a good life." Stop making a fuss over an apple.
"Let's talk about it later." Wang Yueju was a little hesitant. She wanted to earn more money, but she was also worried about being in an unfamiliar place.
Gu Jianguo nodded, and the couple closed their eyes and went to sleep.
The next day, Gu Jianguo and Wang Yueju got up at daybreak. After a quick wash, Gu Jianguo grabbed a few sacks and left for the west field to pick corn cobs.
Wang Yueju walked over to the chicken coop, squatted down, reached in, and felt around. There were three eggs. She took them out and took two more from the house, preparing to make scrambled eggs.
The work is hard during the autumn harvest, so you need to eat something good to replenish your body.
Gu Yimin heard the noise outside and sat up. She got dressed, got out of bed, and tucked the quilt in for Gu Siqing. Seeing her elder sister get up, Gu Erhui also sat up and quickly got dressed.
The two sisters left the house, one went into the kitchen to help cook, and the other picked up a broom to sweep the floor.
Gu Siqing woke up when she heard the chickens clucking outside. She opened her eyes and turned to look out the window. It was already dawn. She sat up and put on her clothes.
After getting dressed and getting out of bed, he saw Sanjing still sleeping soundly. He reached into her quilt and placed his cool little hand on her warm belly.
Gu Sanjing thought the quilt was blown by the wind, so she wrapped herself in it and continued to sleep. Seeing this, Gu Siqing shouted, "Dad, you need to check it!"
Gu Sanjing, who was half asleep, sat up when she heard the word "check". "Dad, I must finish writing it today."
After she finished speaking, she saw Gu Siqing looking at her with a smile on her face. There was no trace of her father in the room. She picked up the pillow and threw it at Gu Siqing, "Gu Siqing, just wait for me."
Gu Siqing made a face at her and ran away.
When I left the house, my eldest sister was watering the chrysanthemums in the northeast corner of the yard. Seeing her disheveled hair, she said, "Go get a comb, I'll comb your hair."
Finally, I can let my elder sister braid my hair again. Gu Siqing happily went into the room to get a comb, and was almost pushed onto the bed by Gu Sanjing.
"Why have you been teasing Sanjing these days?" the elder sister asked while combing her hair.
Gu Siqing smiled but said nothing. Could she say that she was reborn and thought the silly Sanjing was cute when she was a child?
"I want a four-strand braid." Gu Siqing said.
"good."
Gu Yimin was very skillful and soon she had braided two beautiful braids for her hair. Gu Siqing looked in the mirror and thought conceitedly that although it was a bit rustic compared to her hairstyle decades later, she was pretty and looked good no matter what.
The meal was ready, and Wang Yueju and Gu Yimin ate before heading west. A short while later, Gu Jianguo returned, his clothes soaked, especially his Liberation shoes.
Gu Siqing quickly prepared water for him to wash his face and took out a pair of shoes from the house for him to change.
Seeing his little girl being so thoughtful, Gu Jianguo felt warm. Who said having a daughter is useless? Look at how thoughtful his daughter is.
Just then, a sharp female voice came from next door, "I've already come back from the fields, and you, a grown man, are still curled up in bed. Can you hatch a bunch of puppies or a pile of money from your bed?"
Gu Siqing grinned at this. This Third Auntie's words were really funny. But his son was really lazy. He was a man in his twenties. It was okay during the slack season, but he even slept during the busy season.
Gu Jianguo felt that his own children were better. Look, although they were both girls, his Yimin and Erhui also got up early to work, and the little girl was also considerate.
"Have you eaten?" Gu Jianguo asked his little girl.
"I ate it." Gu Siqing watched her father take off his wet Liberation shoes, bent down to pick up the shoes, put them in the basin of water, and began to scrub them with a brush.
Gu Jianguo put on his shoes and said, "Stop brushing and go to school."
Gu Siqing hummed. Actually, she didn't want to go to school. Just imagine, how would a graduate from a top-tier university feel about going back to the third grade?
Gu Erhui brought out the food left for Gu Jianguo from the kitchen. Seeing Gu Siqing brushing her shoes, she went over and pulled her up, "I'll do it. You hurry up and go to school."
Gu Siqing knew she couldn't avoid going to school, so she sighed inwardly and went back to her room to get her schoolbag. She saw Gu Sanjing sitting at her desk, scratching her head and writing a self-criticism.
"If you don't go to school, I don't think two tests will save you."
Gu Sanjing put the notebook into her schoolbag with a bitter face and followed Gu Siqing out the door. When she saw Gu Jianguo, she walked over reluctantly and said, "Dad, I'll give you the test results tonight."
Gu Jianguo nodded and waved his hand for them to go to school. He was still hoping that his family would have two college students.
Without being scolded again, Gu Sanjing felt relieved instantly, and pulled Gu Siqing to go to school happily.
Gu Siqing: So childish!
The school was in the neighboring village of Liushutun, about a ten-minute walk. Children in rural areas these days are mostly left to their own devices, without parents picking them up. The two sisters bickered as they made their way to school, and along the way, they ran into Gu Xuebin, the youngest son of his second uncle, who was also on his way.
Gu Xuebin snorted when he saw them, and took out an apple from his schoolbag and took a bite. "Grandma said that girls don't deserve to eat apples. Grandma also said that since you don't have a son, everything in your family will belong to me from now on."
After hearing what he said, Gu Sanjing swung her schoolbag and was about to hit him in the face. When it came to fighting, Gu Xuebin was no match for her.
Seeing this, Gu Siqing quickly grabbed her and said, "You can't fight now." If the fight continued, their family would have no peace for a while.
Seeing that the two of them were getting scared, Gu Xuebin wiped the snot that was about to flow into his mouth with his sleeve, snorted, and left.
Gu Sanjing shook off Gu Siqing, "You're just a coward!"
Gu Siqing knew she was feeling upset, and she felt the same way. Thinking back to what Gu Xuebin had done in his previous life, she felt even more resentful.
But beating someone up also requires strategy. She leaned close to Gu Sanjing and whispered a few words in her ear. After listening, Gu Sanjing turned around and looked at her, "Xiao Si, why are you so smart all of a sudden?"
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