It's getting late tonight, so let's try again tomorrow morning.
After having a good time for a while, Gu Erniu and his two companions came back for dinner.
While we were eating, Zhang Dahua brought over a bowl of stir-fried river shrimp.
"Sister Lili, I'm home. My dad caught some shrimp in the stream today, and he's bringing them to you to try!" Zhang Dahua said with a smile.
Perfect timing, it was delivered using the same bowl Gu Lili used to hold the sugar yesterday.
These shrimp look like they're stir-fried with chives; they look very tempting with their red and green colors.
This stir-fried river shrimp is Gu Lili's absolute favorite, but she's even more curious about how Uncle Zhang caught the shrimp.
"Dahua, what did Uncle Zhang use to catch the river shrimp?" Gu Lili asked with a smile.
“He caught it with a bamboo basket! Isn’t my dad amazing!” Zhang Dahua said proudly.
Gu Lili and her three siblings couldn't help but give a thumbs up. Gu Lili had originally thought that Uncle Zhang's family had fishing nets, but it seems that she was overthinking it.
However, Uncle Zhang was quite clever; he just knew that using a bamboo basket to catch fish wasn't suitable for the sea.
A few waves came, and the basket was nowhere to be found.
Zhang Dahua said with a smile, "You guys should try it! I secretly learned this from our head chef! My mother said it's delicious!"
Zhang Dahua looked at the four people with anticipation, eager to know if it was her mother trying to make her happy.
Gu Lili and her three siblings quickly picked up a chopstick of river shrimp each and stuffed it into their mouths.
The fresh aroma of chives and the deliciousness of river shrimp instantly filled the four people's taste buds.
The four of them gave a thumbs up once again.
"Big Sister Hua, your cooking skills are amazing! I feel like you could be a master chef!" Gu Sigou praised while chewing on a shrimp.
Although he had never tasted a chef's cooking, Sister Da Hua's cooking was absolutely delicious.
Gu Sigou's unintentional remark stirred up a storm in Zhang Dahua's heart.
There's a saying that goes, "A helper who doesn't want to be a cook isn't a good helper."
She had had this idea in her mind for a long time, but unfortunately, she was a girl.
All the chefs in the town are men; there isn't a single female chef.
Sometimes she felt a little frustrated, wondering why a woman's cooking at home could be enjoyed by the whole family, but she couldn't be a chef when she went out.
She also asked her mother, who simply told her that such is how things are.
Gu Huanhuan and Gu Erniu chimed in, "Yes, Sister Dahua, Sigou is right, your cooking is indeed delicious!"
Zhang Dahua said somewhat dejectedly, "Sigh, I really want to be a chef, but unfortunately no one wants me. You guys keep eating, I'm going back to eat too."
After Zhang Dahua finished speaking, she turned around and went back to her home.
However, her words made Gu Lili's eyes light up.
If you want to start your own business, you'll definitely need manpower.
Food is the most important thing for people, so perhaps opening a restaurant wouldn't be a bad idea.
Let's discuss this further after the house is renovated.
There are so many things I want to do. Once this busy period is over, I'll slowly consider them and gradually realize my ideas one by one.
After the meal, the group started soaking wheat.
Because Gu Lili bought a lot of wheat today, she specially asked Gu Erniu to go to Uncle Zhang's house to borrow a bucket and a sieve.
For some reason, Gu Erniu's face turned red after he borrowed the water bucket.
Gu Lili was so frightened that she quickly touched Gu Erniu's forehead, but he didn't have a fever.
Perhaps because she was running too fast, Gu Lili didn't think too much about it and told the others to soak the wheat.
Gu Lili was too tired today, so she didn't let the others try on the new clothes.
I simply put the pork away, then washed up and went to bed.
After a long day, I slept soundly.
However, as soon as the village roosters crowed, the group got up and continued exercising.
After they finished exercising, the workers gradually returned to their jobs.
After eating breakfast, Gu Lili instructed Gu Erniu and the others to take the wheat out and sprout it, then hurried off to the foundation.
Upon arriving at the foundation, Gu Lili carefully examined the excavated foundation.
Fortunately, the only place with boulders was the one from yesterday.
There are some in other places as well, but they are not very large.
It can be dug out with a little effort.
They were all dug out by the workers and piled up together.
Seeing Gu Lili approaching, Tie Dan's father also quickly came over.
“Lili, we discussed it yesterday. If all else fails, we’ll have to slowly chip it away with a hammer. It might take some time, but we’ve decided to only charge you twelve coins a day!” Tie Dan’s father said, scratching his head.
This was the best solution they came up with while working yesterday.
Although Gu Lili's family is now wealthy, they still have four children.
They were originally from the same village, so we helped them if we could.
Gu Lili was deeply moved by the villagers' simplicity and honesty. In such situations, most people would ask for help before they would actually help, otherwise they would give up.
This put the host in a difficult position, leaving them with no choice but to pay more.
But instead of taking the opportunity to ask for more money, these uncles and elders took the initiative to lower the price.
This friendship is truly rare!
"Uncle, I've thought of a great way to blast the rocks open without using a hammer!" Gu Lili quietly wiped away the tears in her eyes and smiled.
Gu Lili's words drew a crowd of people around her.
They also wanted to hear Gu Lili's solution.
Gu Lili smiled and continued, "It's about using fire! Using fire to crack the stone!"
As soon as Gu Lili finished speaking, her uncles and aunts began to whisper among themselves.
I've never heard of Gu Lili's method before. Since it's Gu Lili's idea, let's give it a try.
Anyway, there's firewood everywhere on this mountain, so trying it won't cost any money; it'll just be a waste of some time.
"Alright, let's give it a try!" Tie Dan's father said, while calling out to a few people to go to Gu Lili's house to move firewood.
Before long, several uncles brought over a lot of firewood.
Gu Lili's family didn't have enough, so some people even brought some from their own homes.
Gu Lili silently made a mental note of it, planning to convert the firewood into money and pay the workers along with it.
Once the firewood was laid out, someone stepped forward and lit it.
"Everyone, get out of the way! If this rock explodes, it will hurt people!" Gu Lili shouted.
Seeing that Gu Lili's story sounded plausible, the uncles and elders quickly stepped back.
A group of people stood more than ten meters away, waiting for the stone to explode.
They waited and waited, but there was still no sound, and the fire was about to go out.
Everyone looked at Gu Lili with suspicion.
Gu Lili was also a little embarrassed, wondering if she was thinking the wrong way.
But I saw the stone explode in the video with my own eyes.
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