Later, I'll go to Aunt Zhang's house to borrow a ladder.
Let's add some more straw to the roof to patch it up, and make do for now.
When Gu Lili went out just now, she specifically checked the road and realized that she probably couldn't go to Donghai Town today.
The ice on the road hasn't completely melted yet, so walking to Donghai Town like this would probably be quite difficult.
It's better to stay at home, tidy up the collapsed house, and move the straw and wooden beams aside. It doesn't look good to just leave them piled up in the yard.
Gu Erniu rubbed his eyes and crawled out of the shack, only to see Gu Lili staring blankly.
"Sister, you got up so early today. Is it hard to sleep in the shack?" Gu Erniu asked with concern.
Gu Lili looked at Gu Erniu's messy hair and said with a smile, "I slept perfectly fine. Come here, let me comb your hair; it's a complete mess."
Gu Erniu scratched his head a little embarrassedly and said, "Sister, I'm all grown up now. I don't need you to comb my hair anymore. I can do it myself."
As Gu Erniu spoke, he went to get a basin to fetch water for washing up.
"Sister, I'm not grown up yet, I want you to comb my hair." Gu Sigou poked his little head out from the shack and looked at Gu Lili with a grin.
Gu Huanhuan also came out of the shack and said with a smile, "Sister, I also want you to comb my hair!"
Gu Lili looked at the two little messy heads and couldn't help but laugh.
"Okay, come on, line up, I'll comb your hair one by one!"
Gu Sigou jogged up to Gu Lili and said, "Sister, comb my hair first, I'm the fastest!"
Gu Lili smiled and nodded, then took the comb and began to comb Gu Sigou's hair.
Gu Huanhuan wasn't annoyed. She found a small stool, sat quietly to the side, and waited with a smile.
Gu Lili felt that Gu Sigou was more like a child today; he was usually too sensible.
Kids should be a little more lively sometimes.
After Gu Sigou finished combing his hair, he went to wash up. Gu Huanhuan then sat down in front of Gu Lili and asked Gu Lili to help her comb her hair.
Gu Huanhuan's hair, like Gu Erniu's and Gu Sigou's, was tied up with a simple wooden hairpin.
Little girls are all bound to love beauty, and I'm sure Gu Huanhuan is no exception.
Gu Lili thought for a moment, then "took out" a lotus hairpin carved from wood from her bosom and handed it to Gu Huanhuan.
"Huanhuan, look at this hairpin, do you like it?" Gu Lili asked with a smile.
The hairpin was carved so realistically that even though it only showed the natural color of the wood, it was enough to catch Gu Huanhuan's eye.
"Sister, this hairpin is so beautiful! Where did you get it? Did Mother leave it behind for you?" Gu Huanhuan said with delight as she took the hairpin.
Gu Lili was speechless. Sure enough, their mother had been taking the blame for too long. Whenever something happened, the children would subconsciously think of her.
"Uh... no, this is what I bought for you in Donghai Town the other day. I've been so busy these past few days that I forgot. I only remembered to give it to you today!" Gu Lili's lips twitched.
"Sister, is this expensive?" Gu Huanhuan asked tentatively.
Gu Huanhuan didn't want Gu Lili to spend money on her; she felt that she was already very satisfied with being well-fed and clothed every day.
Moreover, my sister said that they are going to build a new house. Although she is still young, she knows that building a house requires a lot of money.
Right now, all she wants is to grow up quickly so she can help her older siblings with more things.
Looking at the sensible Gu Huanhuan, Gu Lili couldn't help but feel a lump in her throat. She looked up at the sky and said, "It's not expensive, just one coin. Huanhuan, you're still young, you don't need to worry about money. You just need to grow up healthy and happy, just like Si Gou!"
As Gu Lili spoke, she took the hairpin from Gu Huanhuan's hand and put it in Gu Huanhuan's hair. Gu Huanhuan nodded as if she understood.
After combing her hair, Gu Huanhuan stood up and walked towards the bucket, intending to see her reflection in it.
Before even getting close, Gu Sigou said with a sweet smile, "Third Sister, you look so beautiful today! You look like a fairy."
Gu Huanhuan blushed deeply after being praised by Gu Sigou.
She looked at the bucket with a mixture of shyness and excitement.
When I saw my blurry reflection in the image, I couldn't help but laugh. Sure enough, girls, no matter how old, all like to dress up.
Gu Sigou followed and continued, "Third Sister, I'm not lying to you, aren't you as beautiful as a fairy!"
"Oh, Si Gou, you're shameless! Be careful I don't cook for you anymore!" Gu Huanhuan ran away in embarrassment.
Gu Sigou continued to chase after Gu Huanhuan with a grin, teasing her.
Gu Lili watched the two siblings playing and laughing with a smile on her face. In the blink of an eye, she saw Gu Erniu looking at her awkwardly.
"Erniu, what's wrong? Is something the matter?" Gu Lili asked curiously.
"Sister, why don't you comb my hair too?" Gu Erniu said somewhat embarrassedly.
Before, when my mother was alive, she would always comb my hair.
Since Li Xihua left, Gu Erniu felt that he was an adult and had not let Gu Lili comb his hair.
However, when he was watching Gu Lili combing Gu Huanhuan and Gu Sigou's hair just now, he felt an unusual bitterness in his heart for some reason.
He misses his mother so much. In front of his sister, can he sometimes not act like a man?
Seeing Gu Erniu like this, Gu Lili chuckled and said, "Come on, let me comb your hair."
Gu Erniu happily followed Gu Huanhuan and Gu Sigou's example, sitting in front of Gu Lili and having her comb his hair.
Gu Lili quickly finished combing Gu Erniu's hair.
Gu Erniu followed Gu Huanhuan's example, happily looked at his reflection in the bucket, and then went to clean up the house that had collapsed yesterday.
Gu Lili tidied up and started cooking.
After eating, the group started cleaning up. The straw on the roof was quite old, so Gu Lili had them gather it up and pile it up to the side, so they could use it for firewood.
They also piled up wood and other materials to burn as fuel.
Don't let the small size of their little house fool you; it took them almost a whole day to gather all that straw and wood.
Today was really tiring. After eating, Gu Lili and her three siblings boiled water to wash up and then went to bed early in their shack.
While I was sleeping soundly, suddenly the big black dog started barking wildly.
Gu Lili sat up in one swift motion, and just as she was putting on her shoes, she heard someone calling her from outside.
"Sister Lili, Sister Lili, are you asleep?"
Gu Lili felt the voice sounded familiar, but couldn't quite place it.
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