Before Gu Lili could even speak, Old Mrs. Li spoke first.
She looked at Gu Lili apologetically and said, "Lili, I'm so sorry, the old gentleman in our village was very old and passed away a few days ago, so..."
As she spoke, Grandma Li glanced at Li Qimu and continued, "So, could your cousin stay at your house temporarily? I've already spoken with your aunt, and the food expenses will still be paid as previously agreed. I've also specifically told her not to come here unless it's absolutely necessary!"
These past few days, Li Qingshan and Zuo Xiuhong's pork intestine business has been doing well, and they've both made a little money.
After discussing it, the two decided to send Li Qimu to Guzhuang to study.
When Mrs. Li returned home last night, the two of them immediately came to discuss it with her.
Grandma Li naturally disagreed, but she couldn't resist Zuo Xiuhong's persistent persuasion.
In the end, it was only after Grandma Li made her promise not to go to Gu Lili's house that Grandma Li agreed.
However, it all depends on Gu Lili's opinion. If Gu Lili disagrees, then let's give up.
Gu Lili couldn't bear to see her grandmother speaking to her so cautiously.
"Grandma, let Qimu and Yanyu share a room then," Gu Lili said.
Anyway, Grandma said that Zuo Xiuhong won't be coming here all the time anymore.
Actually, it's fine for her to come, as long as she doesn't cause trouble, Gu Lili doesn't mind.
If anyone tries to cause trouble, Gu Lili will definitely chase them away without hesitation.
Upon hearing this, Grandma Li nodded repeatedly and said, "Alright! Qi Mu, hurry up and thank your cousin!"
Grandma Li was torn between her own grandson and her grandson-in-law.
She cared about all of them, but Zuo Xiuhong's meddling put her in the middle and made things difficult for her.
"Thank you, cousin!" Li Qimu bowed crisply to Gu Lili.
This made Gu Lili, who had swallowed a mouthful of undercooked rice, feel much better. Fortunately, this cousin was not like her mother.
Gu Lili smiled and nodded, then turned to Gu Yanyu and said, "Yanyu, is it alright if my cousin Qimu stays with you?"
If Gu Yanyu doesn't agree, then let Li Qimu and Chang'an live on the kang (heated brick bed).
Anyway, that kang (heated brick bed) can fit many people.
“Sure, I’ll have company then!” Gu Yanyu readily agreed.
Although he didn't like his aunt Zuo Xiuhong, Gu Yanyu still liked his cousin Qimu very much.
One reason is that we are of similar age and can play together.
More importantly, although Li Qimu was younger than him, he was very sensible. Several times he saw Li Qimu secretly hide the food that Gu Yanyu gave him in his sleeve and give it to his grandmother when no one was around.
Although Gu Lili's family no longer lacks food, the Li family is still quite poor.
He's young and at the age where he's always craving something delicious, yet he manages to resist his cravings and save the food he thinks is good for his grandmother. How can anyone not like that?
Although Grandma Li did not accept Li Qimu's food, she was deeply moved.
This is why she insisted on swallowing her pride and trying to get Li Qimu to study in Gu Village.
Seeing that Gu Yanyu had no objections, Gu Lili let them go.
After Gu Yanyu put her things away, Old Madam Li took Li Qimu to pay the tuition.
After breakfast, people from the village began to arrive one after another.
Because it was about planting trees, everyone spontaneously brought their own baskets, hoes, and buckets.
The mulberry trees had been prepared in advance, and without Gu Lili's arrangement, everyone started putting the seeds into their baskets and carrying them to Gu Lili's field.
Everyone knows that the fertile land bestowed by the Emperor is located right to the east of Gu Lili's house.
Although Gu Lili doesn't provide meals, she does provide tea.
After making breakfast, Gu Lili boiled a pot of water and brewed two buckets of tea. Chang'an then carried the buckets and followed the others to the fields to plant trees.
Gu Lili has already planned it out; the side facing the mountain will be used entirely for planting mulberry trees.
Upon arrival, everyone placed the saplings on the ground and began digging a pond.
Gu Lili discovered that there were quite a lot of quartz stones in this field.
Although Gu Lili doesn't have time to study how to make glass yet, she can first collect these quartz stones and the quartz stones found in the house before.
Even if we stop making glass by then, we can still sell it into the system.
"Everyone, if you find any stones, pick them up and pile them together!" Gu Lili picked up the stones in front of her, piled them up, and then looked up at everyone and said.
There's no rush now, so we can just pick them up and pile them aside for now, and come back to get them when we need them.
Upon hearing what Gu Lili said, Tie Dan's mother, who had originally intended to throw the stone aside, quickly tossed the stone in her hand onto the pile of stones near Gu Lili.
"Lili, what are you going to do with these stones? We have some in our field too. If you want them, we'll pick them up for you when we're done weeding these next few days!" Tie Dan's mother asked curiously as she dug a hole.
She had just come from Gu Lili's house and noticed with her sharp eyes that there seemed to be a lot of these stones piled up outside Gu Lili's house as well.
They also have such stones in their field. If Gu Lili wants to use them for anything, it would be perfect to leave all the stones in the field for her.
After all, Gu Lili asking them for help with chores was a huge favor to them.
They wouldn't have much use for this stone anyway, so they might as well give it to Gu Lili.
After hearing what Tie Dan's mother said, everyone expressed that they also had such stones in their fields and were willing to give them to Gu Lili.
Gu Lili mumbled, "Haha, thank you all in advance. However, I'm not going to do anything with it for now. I just want to keep it for now! You can also pile up the ones from your fields like this and store them for now. I'll come to you when I need them!"
Even if Gu Lili wanted to explain, they wouldn't understand what glass was.
Gu Lili didn't mention paying for their stones, but thought she would offer to pay when the time came.
This also prevents people with ulterior motives from stealing stones from other people's land.
"Alright! Just let us know if you need it!" Tie Dan's mother said readily.
They all assumed that Gu Lili wanted the stone to build a wall or something, so they didn't ask any further questions.
"OK!"
Gu Lili smiled and replied.
Gu Lili hadn't done much farm work before, and after just a short while, she felt like she couldn't keep up.
She stopped what she was doing, intending to take a sip of water before continuing.
The moment I looked up, I saw Chang'an diligently digging a pit.
Gu Lili frowned deeply. Why was Chang'an even darker than when she rescued him?
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