If this young lady in front of me doesn't like me, will she disagree with me learning embroidery with her?
Upon hearing this, Gu Huanhuan smiled and pulled Zheng Yue in front of her.
“Great! Sister, I’ll learn embroidery with Yue’er from now on!” Gu Huanhuan said happily.
She had long wanted a companion, but her older sister and second brother were always too busy.
Yan Yu has to study, and Gu Huanhuan has no one to talk to.
Hearing Gu Huanhuan say this, Zheng Yue felt relieved.
She gave Gu Huanhuan a sweet smile, and Gu Huanhuan returned the smile.
Seeing Gu Huanhuan smiling so happily, Gu Lili knew that she had made the right decision to have Zheng Yue accompany her.
Grandma Li also smoothed Gu Lili's hair.
"Grandma, look, isn't this white horse beautiful?" Gu Lili smiled and pointed out the white horse she had bought today to Grandma Li.
Gu Huanhuan, Gu Yanyu, and Old Mrs. Li then looked up and examined the white horse in front of them.
However, Mrs. Li immediately frowned.
"Lili, I've heard from older generations that white horses are unlucky..."
Grandma Li seemed to realize that she had misspoke, so she quickly covered her mouth and stopped talking.
Gu Lili had never heard of such a claim, but she didn't believe it either.
Gu Lili laughed and said, "Grandma, what's this about good or bad luck? We can't blame our own mistakes on some clueless animal! We don't believe in these things, haha!"
It's always the older generation who say it.
Gu Lili thought to herself, "When I'm old, I'll talk nonsense like this too!"
After thinking about it, Grandma Li felt that what Gu Lili said made sense.
He nodded and said, "Lili is right!"
There's no such thing as good or bad luck!
"Sister, I really love the horse you bought! When you rest, could you let me ride it?" Gu Yanyu said with a hopeful expression.
Gu Yanyu simply thought the horse was really beautiful, and suddenly her affections shifted.
It's not that I don't like my own cow anymore, but I like this white horse in front of me even more.
Gu Lili smiled and nodded, saying, "Once this busy period is over, I'll take you to Donghai Town by carriage!"
Upon hearing this, Gu Huanhuan and Gu Yanyu jumped up with joy.
Zheng Yue'er also smiled, her eyes crinkling.
None of the things I was worried about happened.
She really liked the family atmosphere at Sister Gu's house.
Zheng Yue secretly vowed in her heart that she would definitely learn embroidery well from Sister Gu and not let Sister Gu's kindness go to waste.
After chatting and laughing for a while, Gu Lili called on the others to unload the wooden barrels from the carriage and then unload the carriage from the horses.
These are the wooden buckets that Gu Lili just bought in her space. They'll be useful when soaking wheat tomorrow.
Seeing this, Gu Huanhuan and Zheng Yue'er also offered to help move the wooden buckets.
Gu Lili quickly stopped the two of them, "If you want to embroider, then don't do rough work. Huanhuan, go and take Zheng Yue to your room. How about you two share a room from now on?"
Upon hearing this, Zheng Yue felt somewhat uncomfortable about not being allowed to do any work.
As Sister Gu just mentioned, I'm being provided with food and lodging at her house.
If Zheng Yue didn't help with the work, she wouldn't feel at ease.
Gu Huanhuan seemed to notice Zheng Yue's discomfort and reached out to hold Zheng Yue's hand.
"Yue'er, let's go, I'll show you the room. Sister is right, if we want to learn embroidery, we have to protect our hands!" Gu Huanhuan smiled and took Zheng Yue's hand, walking towards her room.
Zheng Yue turned to look at Gu Lili, who nodded. Only then did Zheng Yue turn around and let Gu Huanhuan lead her into the house.
After the carriage was unloaded, Gu Lili led the horses into the cattle pen.
When Gu Lili built the house, she specially built this cowshed.
Grandma Li, having nothing better to do, kept the cowshed spotless, and the horses didn't seem to mind.
"Sister, this is for the cows, let's feed the horses first!" Gu Yanyu smiled as she brought over the grass she had prepared that day and placed it in front of the horses.
Gu Lili smiled as she looked at her youngest brother, who seemed to have a particular fondness for animals.
Gu Lili has never had to worry about the chickens, ducks, or cattle feed at home.
While feeding the horse, Gu Yanyu asked, "Sister, what name are you planning to give this horse?"
This stumped Gu Lili, who then realized that the dog needed a name.
"Do horses need names too?" Gu Lili asked.
Gu Yanyu nodded firmly and said, "Of course we need to. Look, our dog is named Da Lao Hei, our cow is named Da Zhuang, and our chickens are named Xiao Hua, Hei Bei, and that one..."
Listening to Gu Yanyu's rambling speech, Gu Lili was exasperated and quickly interrupted him.
"I understand naming cows and dogs, but why are chickens and ducks being named? Does that mean I can just name whichever one I want to eat?"
Upon hearing that Gu Lili wanted to eat her chicken and duck, Gu Yanyu immediately stopped feeding the cows.
It seems that what his sister said makes sense, but he still hopes that the horse can have its own name.
"Sister, how about we name it Chasing the Wind?" Gu Yanyu asked.
Seeing that Gu Yanyu was so insistent on his idea, and that the name Tingfeng was not bad, Gu Lili nodded in agreement.
"Alright then, we'll name it Chasing the Wind from now on, and you'll be in charge of its fodder!" Gu Lili said with a smile.
Gu Yanyu only needs to go to school in the morning; she has nothing to do in the afternoon.
Perfect timing! After finishing my studies, I can go out and find some fodder for the livestock at home.
Gu Yanyu jumped for joy when she heard her sister agree to let the horse be named after the name she had chosen.
The horse seemed quite pleased with its name, munching on the grass with gusto.
Its tail swayed leisurely from side to side, looking quite content.
The next day, before dawn, people started arriving at Gu Lili's house to work.
Fortunately, Gu Lili has a habit of waking up early, otherwise, people would have to wait in vain.
The people in this village are honest and simple; they could have come later anyway, since their wages are paid daily.
However, most people would come to Gu Lili's house after a quick meal, just as dawn broke.
Gu Lili also silently kept the people who arrived first in her heart.
Gu Lili doesn't mind paying more wages to those who are willing to work harder.
The wheat needs to be cleaned of impurities before soaking.
As everyone gradually gathered, Gu Lili assigned tasks and then drove her carriage towards Donghai Town.
Gu Yun Chu and the others slowly drove the oxcart.
Just as Gu Lili had expected, she saw several uncles she had arranged to meet the day before waiting for her even before she reached the city gate.
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