Gu Lili immediately decided to give Gu Huanhuan a proper lesson in needlework.
In the future, I might be able to make money with this skill.
I'm an all-around blogger; I've studied Suzhou embroidery, Sichuan embroidery, and even the difficult double-sided embroidery back then.
Although it was all for making short videos, I've managed to master this skill.
The two sisters chatted for a while, and Erniu and Sigou returned after building their doghouse.
"Sister, let's go to the beach to catch Guo Suo!" Gu Sigou was already getting impatient.
Since most of the weeds in the field were pulled yesterday, it's okay not to go today.
So Gu Lili agreed.
Gu Huanhuan stayed home to sew clothes because she had injured her foot.
Gu Lili took the two brothers out.
We walked for less than half an hour and arrived at the seaside.
However, they were all stunned by what they saw.
The beach was teeming with fish, shrimp, and crabs. Gu Lili thought to herself, "This must be low tide."
He's made a fortune.
She led Erniu and Sigou toward the beach.
"Beep! Crabs, 150 coins per catty!"
"Beep, clams are five coins a pound."
"Beep, red shrimp, fifty coins per catty."
"Beep, wild yellow croaker, twelve coins per catty."
"......"
Gu Lili couldn't help but swallow. Building a mud-brick house would be a piece of cake, let alone a mud-brick house!
Before long, the three siblings had filled a bucket.
Gu Lili said with a smile, "Erniu, go and take this bucket of fish back, and then have the village head notify the villagers to come and collect the fish!"
When they divided their property, their neighbors and fellow villagers helped them a lot.
She did not intend to keep the catch for herself.
Gu Erniu nodded obediently and said, "Sister, I'll go and call Grandpa Village Head and the others right away."
Gu Erniu picked up the bucket and ran home.
Gu Lili also sold a lot of clams while Gu Sigou was looking down.
The people here don't eat it, so let's leave the fish for them.
Before long, Gu Lili's purse was bulging.
Fortunately, Gu Sigou was too busy picking up fish to see it.
Gu Lili turned her head and looked at the trading space.
Inside, you can exchange silver for silver notes.
Gu Lili quickly changed her clothes, and in less than an hour, she had already earned 120 taels of silver.
When the villagers heard that there were fish, they came one after another.
Gu Lili had no way to sell anything anymore, since there were too many people and too much gossip.
"Wow, Lili, you're such a lucky star! We've never seen so many fish before!" Aunt Zhang said with a smile as she picked up the fish.
It's no wonder they didn't discover it; their livelihood depends on the fields.
There's no time to go to the beach. Even during the Lunar New Year, we still have to stay indoors and do some handiwork.
"Aunt Zhang, you're joking," Gu Lili said with a smile.
In no time, dozens of people arrived.
It's not the busy farming season right now, so no one went to the fields early.
There was a good catch on the beach, but with so many people, it wasn't enough to go around. Some people even started scrambling for it.
While they were busy fighting over the fish, Gu Lili secretly sold some clams.
The tide gradually rose, and people began to return home in twos and threes.
Everyone's face was beaming with smiles. In this world, eating meat is still a luxury for farming families.
Even though the fish had a fishy smell, they still considered it a delicacy.
Gu Lili's family caught the most, filling two whole buckets.
However, no one was envious, since if Gu Lili and her brother hadn't discovered it, they wouldn't have been able to have this treat.
Gu Lili patted her bulging waist and happily carried the bucket home.
Gu Huanhuan was already in the yard cleaning up the bucket of fish that Gu Erniu had brought back earlier.
Because of her foot injury, she couldn't squat down easily, so she moved a stool to sit on while she worked.
"Sister, Second Brother, you're back!" Gu Huanhuan couldn't stop smiling as she looked at the three returning.
Gu Erniu quickly stepped forward and said, "Huanhuan, your foot isn't healed yet, let me do it."
As Gu Erniu spoke, he put down the bucket in his hand and naturally took the half-cleaned fish from Huanhuan's hands.
Gu Lili also put down the other bucket in her hand and picked through the items for a while.
They found four relatively large fish and handed them to the four dogs.
"Four Dogs, go and take this fish to Tie Dan's house and Granny Yang's house," Gu Lili said with a smile.
Gu Lili checked today but didn't see Tie Dan's parents or Granny Yang.
None of the children objected, after all, Grandma Yang and Tie Dan's parents had helped their family before.
Er Gou put down his work, found some straws, carefully threaded the fish through its gills, tied it up, and then handed it to Si Gou.
Si Gou took the fish and ran off to Grandma Yang and Tie Dan's house.
When they arrived at Grandma Yang's house, Tiedan called out from the doorway, "Grandma Yang, Grandma Yang, are you home?"
I called out several times, but there was no response from inside.
Gu Sigou pushed open the courtyard gate and went inside. Granny Yang was sewing clothes inside.
As people get older, their hearing becomes less effective, so they don't hear it.
"Grandma Yang, so you're home! I've been calling you for ages and no one's answered!" Gu Sigou said.
Grandma Yang looked up and saw that it was Gu Sidan, who was holding a fish in his hand. She couldn't help but ask, "Sidan, what's wrong?"
"We caught a lot of fish at the beach today! My sister asked me to bring you two!" Gu Sigou said proudly.
Because I ran so fast, and my clothes were a bit thin, my snot got all frozen.
With a "squeak," the four dogs snorted their snot back in, an action that made Grandma Yang laugh.
"Haha, you silly child." Grandma Yang laughed, put down her needlework, walked up to Gu Sigou, and naturally reached out to help him blow his nose.
Gu Sigou backed away repeatedly, "No need, Grandma, I'll blow it myself in a bit."
As he spoke, he handed the fish to Granny Yang.
Grandma Yang repeatedly refused, saying, "I don't want your fish. You siblings are already struggling to make ends meet. You should keep it for yourselves!"
Without saying a word, Gu Sigou handed the fish to Granny Yang, saying, "Granny, we have plenty more at home. You can keep it for yourself. I still have to go to Tiedan's house!"
After saying that, he ran off again in a flash.
Grandma Yang shook her head helplessly, took the fish, and headed to Gu Sigou's house.
She had always known Li Xihua and her children; they were kind and grateful, just like their mother.
But I only gave them a pancake, how could I possibly ask for two big fish from them?
Gu Sigou also ran to Tiedan's house. Before he even reached the gate of Tiedan's yard, he heard several screams.
"Ouch, ouch, Iron Egg's mother, stop pulling my ear, it's going to fall off!"
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