"Erniu, don't be sad. There's nothing we can do about the freezing rain. Look, it's not just our family; a lot of wheat in every household has been damaged by the frost," Gu Lili comforted her.
Seeing Gu Erniu like this, Gu Lili felt a pang of heartache.
At this moment, Gu Erniu looked as if he was about to shatter, and the sadness in his eyes was almost overflowing.
Gu Lili continued, "As long as our family is safe and sound, that's all that matters, right? Look, now we can make and sell candy, so you don't have to worry about living like that again."
Gu Erniu knew that Gu Lili was right, but he still couldn't help feeling sorry for the wheat that was so broken.
"Sister, I understand. Let's go home. After we eat, we still need to tidy up our shack," Gu Erniu said, getting up.
Gu Lili nodded, and the two went home one after the other.
After the four finished eating, they began to tidy up the shack.
Because the sun came out, the temperature rose considerably, and the straw that was originally stuck together easily separated.
It took more than an hour to bring out all the things they had previously kept in the house.
Gu Lili led the group to move the mud bricks where they had been sleeping to the shack and then built them up in the shack.
Once everything was set up, Gu Lili and Gu Huanhuan went to sew the quilt.
Gu Erniu and Gu Sigou went to carry straw to use as a mat to sleep on.
"Huanhuan, let me sew it. You go outside and find some wild vegetables to feed the chickens and ducks," Gu Lili said to Gu Huanhuan with a smile.
Gu Huanhuan obediently took a stick and went out to pry open wild vegetables, while Gu Lili took the opportunity to buy a cotton quilt and stuff it into the nearly sewn quilt cover.
After sewing the quilt, Gu Erniu and Gu Sigou had almost finished making it.
Gu Lili then placed the two quilts into the two shacks respectively.
Looking at the tidy-up shack, Gu Lili couldn't help but sigh.
Why do other people who transmigrate become princesses or empresses, but I transmigrated and ended up farming?
Farming is one thing, but to also knock down one's own house is another.
well.
This shack has no door; it must be cold to sleep at night.
Gu Lili thought for a moment and then took out the raincoat she had bought that day, which would be perfect for blocking the wind at night.
It seems that if I want to build a house, I'll have to lead my younger siblings to make more candy.
I need to go to Donghai Town again tomorrow or the day after to "stock up" on some wheat and glutinous rice.
After a busy day, once everything was tidied up, Gu Lili finally had a moment to sit down and rest.
The Gu family has been going through a lot of trouble these past two days.
Niu Cuihua's high fever persisted, and even Gu Chuan and Gu Jingsheng began to develop high fevers as well.
This greatly worried Old Mrs. Gu. She was already in pain from being punished, and she also had to take care of three patients.
She asked Niu Dadan to get medicine several times before Gu Chuan and Gu Jingsheng's high fevers finally subsided.
However, Niu Cuihua's fever persisted, and if it continued, she might die.
If it were just a regular fever that led to death, then at least Niu Cuihua's family would have some peace of mind.
It was only after being beaten by that family of three and then left unattended that the high fever persisted.
If they really die, then the three of them will definitely face legal trouble.
"Old man, Chuan'er, what should we do? Cuihua's fever won't go down. Will she die from the fever?" Old Mrs. Gu asked anxiously.
Upon hearing this, Gu Chuan said impatiently, "So what if she's dead? Perfect, I'll find someone else. This Niu Cuihua is fat and ugly. If it weren't for her giving birth to Shuwen, I would have divorced her long ago!"
Looking at his severed fingers, Gu Chuan became increasingly irritated. The more he looked at Niu Cuihua, the more displeased he became, wishing she would just die.
"Chuan'er, don't talk nonsense. If she dies, we'll be in legal trouble!" Gu Jingsheng disagreed.
That day they beat Niu Cuihua, and her screams echoed throughout the entire village. Now, if Niu Cuihua were to die, the villagers would surely assume that they had beaten her to death.
Gu Chuan grew increasingly impatient after hearing this. Originally, his idea was that regardless of whether Niu Cuihua was alive or dead, he didn't even want to feed her the medicine anymore.
It would be best if he were dead, so that he could marry the widow Wang from the next village.
However, Father is right; even if we are to die, we should not die now.
Gu Chuan thought for a moment, grabbed the medicine bowl beside him, and pulled Niu Cuihua up to force-feed her the medicine.
"Mother, go and get another bowl!" After finishing one bowl, Gu Chuan handed the empty bowl to Old Madam Gu.
Grandma Gu took the bowl with some difficulty, "Drinking so much, won't you die from the medicine?"
Yang Dadan only instructed that he should drink one bowl at a time.
"What's there to be afraid of? She has a persistent high fever, so we'll definitely need to increase the dosage of her medication to bring it down," Gu Chuan said nonchalantly.
Grandma Gu turned her head to look at Gu Jingsheng, and seeing that Gu Jingsheng nodded, she took the bowl to scoop out the medicine.
When the medicine arrived, Gu Chuan grabbed Niu Cuihua and forced her to drink another bowl.
"Mother, go get some more!" Gu Chuan seemed to have gotten addicted to feeding her, and asked the old lady to get more.
Seeing that Gu Jingsheng did not stop her, Old Madam Gu gritted her teeth and turned around to fetch another bowl.
Gu Chuan fed Niu Cuihua three bowls before putting her down to continue sleeping.
After dinner, Gu Lili and her brother tidied up and went to bed. Because they were worried that the chicks and ducklings would get cold, they moved them all into the kitchen.
Big Black took some straw and laid it down next to the door of the shack where Gu Erniu and the others slept. It was just enough to keep them out of the wind and rain, and he could also warn them if anyone got too close.
Exhausted from a long day and having not slept well the night before, Gu Lili fell asleep shortly after lying down.
The shack was small, but it made them feel very safe. The village head was worried that they would get cold, so he had the men add some extra straw.
With Gu Lili using a raincoat to block the doorway, it was still quite warm.
Gu Lili slept quite well that night.
The first thing Gu Lili did after getting up was to check on the chicks and ducklings. If any of them had died, she would replace them immediately, otherwise the three children would be heartbroken.
Gu Lili got up and went to the kitchen, and sure enough, six more had died.
Seeing that the other three had not yet gotten up, Gu Lili quickly took out the dead one and bought a new one from the store to replace it.
Because of the thawing process, Gu Lili's kitchen started leaking.
Gu Lili didn't have time to worry about the leaky roof; she quickly took the chickens and ducks outside and threw them away.
After throwing away the chickens and ducks, Gu Lili finally had time to check their kitchen.
The kitchen was dripping wet; there were four or five leaks.
Gu Lili quickly found all the basins and buckets in her house to collect the water.
Gu Lili couldn't help but feel miserable, but thankfully, once the ice melted, it wouldn't leak anymore.
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