This way, you can keep your money in the legitimate way.
God knows how painful it is to have a pocket full of money but not dare to spend it!
Following the original owner's memories, Gu Lili and Gu Sigou quickly found the Li family.
The Li family is not even as well off as the second branch of the Gu family; they only have two rooms in total.
My eldest uncle, Li Qingshan, and his wife lived in one room, while my maternal grandparents, my second uncle, Li Ershu, and my third uncle, Li Tiansheng, squeezed into another room.
"Grandpa and Grandma!" Gu Sigou called out to the two elderly people in the yard.
Grandma Li and Grandpa Li were tidying up their woven baskets when they thought they were hallucinating.
Turning around, I saw my granddaughter and grandson standing outside the yard.
"Lili, Sigou, what brings you two here? Did those Gu family bastards bully you again?" Old Man Li and Old Mrs. Li quickly put down their work to greet the siblings.
Gu Lili smiled and said, "Grandma, no one bullied us. We just picked up a lot of fish at the beach today and brought some to you."
As Gu Lili spoke, she handed over the bucket of water she was holding.
It took him and Si Gou a full hour to walk there. Luckily, it wasn't hot, otherwise the fish would have gone bad.
The two elderly people were not happy to see the large bucket of fish in Gu Lili's hands; the fish probably weighed about twenty pounds.
The two of them were so thin and had walked such a long way; they must have been exhausted.
Grandma Li wiped away her tears and said, "You silly child, if you find fish at home, you should keep them for yourself. Why did you travel so far to bring them here?"
While scolding her, Old Mrs. Li took the bucket and placed it on the ground, carefully watching over Lili's hands.
Gu Sigou chuckled and said, "We picked up three buckets of fish today; we can't possibly eat them all."
Hearing Gu Lili say this, the two elderly people finally smiled.
Gu Lili's hands were indeed chafed. Old Mrs. Li held Gu Lili's hands in her own palms and blew on them repeatedly to ease Gu Lili's pain.
She smiled and took Grandma Li's hand in hers. "Grandma, I'm not that delicate. What's a little pain?"
Gu Lili knew that her grandmother had transferred her love for Li Xihua to herself.
Old Li stroked his beard and said, "Old woman, go and get some water for the two children. They must be tired after walking such a long way."
Grandma Li patted her thigh and said, "Look at my memory, I'll go get you some water."
Grandma Li jogged to her kitchen.
Seeing that only the two elderly people were home, Gu Lili asked, "Grandpa, where are my three uncles and aunt? Why isn't my cousin Qi Mu home either?"
Old Li chuckled and said, "Oh, your eldest uncle and aunt and Qi Mu went to visit your aunt's relatives. Your two uncles went to the fields to weed. By the way, Lili, you've come at the right time. Look, your grandma and I wove two baskets for you. Try carrying them and see if they fit."
Gu Lili followed Old Man Li's hand and saw two baskets, one of which was almost empty before they finished.
After returning from Gu Lili's house that day, Grandma Li noticed that they didn't have any baskets, so she thought she would take advantage of the few days she wasn't busy to weave two and send them to them.
I never expected them to come today.
Gu Lili carried it on her back, and it was just right, not too big or too small, perfectly suited to her and Erniu's sizes.
To be honest, Aunt Zhang's house was a bit too big for her.
"Lili, Sigou, come on, have some water." Old Mrs. Li handed over two bowls of water.
The two were indeed thirsty, so they gulped down the water.
"Wow, Grandma, your water is so sweet!" Gu Sigou's eyes narrowed with delight.
Grandma Li said with a smile, "This is honey that your Uncle Ershu found in the mountains a few days ago. Isn't it delicious!"
Gu Sigou nodded heavily and finished the water in his hand in a few gulps.
"I'll go pour you another bowl!" said Mrs. Li.
Gu Sigou shook his head repeatedly. He knew that this honey was a very rare thing, and he couldn't be greedy.
After exchanging pleasantries, Old Man Gu finished putting away the basket on his back.
Seeing that it was almost time, Gu Lili got up to leave.
Grandma Li invited them to stay for dinner, but Gu Lili declined.
If we eat dinner here and then rush home, it will be dark by then.
Grandma Li couldn't persuade Gu Lili otherwise, so she let the two siblings go back.
Seeing that the siblings seemed to have gained some weight since they last saw them a few days ago, the elderly couple felt much more at ease.
Watching the two figures disappear into the distance, the elderly couple quietly wiped away their tears.
Their unfortunate daughter, Li Xihua...
When Gu Lili and Gu Sigou returned home, it was almost dinnertime.
Gu Lili was exhausted from the journey. She secretly made up her mind that she had to buy this carriage, otherwise her already short legs would be worn down even further!
In the courtyard, Gu Erniu had already strung the fish together with straw and hung them in strings under the eaves to dry.
Gu Huanhuan held the clothes in her hand and watched from the side, just in case something tried to steal them.
When Gu Erniu saw the two of them return, he quickly took the basket and bucket from Gu Lili. After putting the things on the ground, he said, "Sigou, why don't you help your sister carry a basket or a bucket?"
"It's my fault for not asking him for help. It's such a long way, just walking would be tiring enough," Gu Lili explained with a smile.
It wasn't that Gu Lili was being overly protective, but she really couldn't bear to see Gu Sigou with his skinny arms and legs.
Gu Sigou lowered his head with some self-reproach and noticed something in the basket.
"Sister, look! What's this?" Gu Sigou pointed to the contents of the basket.
Gu Lili picked it up and saw that it was honey. She didn't know when her grandmother had secretly put it in.
Gu Lili smiled and said, "This is honey. Go quickly and make some for your second brother and third sister to try. You should also have a bowl. I'm going to cook."
Gu Sigou, his earlier gloom gone, happily went to make honey water.
Tonight's dinner was again fried fish, crab, and shrimp.
Gu Lili watched as the three siblings ate with relish, but she herself was getting a little tired of it.
She thought, why not go up the mountain tomorrow to find something else to eat?
After dinner, Erniu washed the dishes again, because Gu Lili really disliked washing dishes.
The three siblings studied arithmetic with Gu Lili in the yard for a while, then washed up and went to bed.
Fearing that the fish outside might be taken away by rats or wild animals, the siblings specially brought the fish into their home and dried them the next day.
Thanks to the protection of the big black dog, the siblings slept soundly through the night.
As the rooster crowed, the four siblings got up.
After washing up, Erniu took Sigou out to dry the fish, and Gu Lili started cooking breakfast.
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