"Gu Changzheng..."
Lu Huaijiao's voice was very hoarse. Exhausted, she was also tempted to go eat some melon seeds.
Gu Changzheng poured out the water and came out.
Seeing that Lu Huaijiao couldn't move her fingers but her eyes were eager to go out, he didn't know whether to laugh or cry.
"You still have the strength, don't you?"
Gu Changzheng sat down next to her: "Brother was too gentle just now? Little darling still has the energy to cause trouble?"
What does it mean to cause trouble?
Lu Huaijiao tugged at Gu Changzheng's finger, and Gu Changzheng smiled as he helped her up.
"Did I misspoke? So you're saying I'm just here to watch the show and not mind making things worse? And you want to add fuel to the fire?"
"Gu Changzheng, you can't say anything good with that foul mouth of yours."
Lu Huaijiao really disliked people who were even more eloquent than her.
Gu Changzheng chuckled.
He cupped her cheeks and gave her a quick kiss on her bright red lips.
"Stinky?"
"It stinks."
"Jiaojiao must not have tasted it well enough, let her try again..."
"Hey, don't come any closer! You're so annoying, go away..."
Lu Huaijiao's soft refusal was almost like an invitation.
Fortunately, Gu Changzheng still remembered that he was a human being and that his wife was someone he would spend his life with. He couldn't be greedy and ruin his wife's life, or he would lose more than he gained.
However, after his antics, Lu Huaijiao, a bystander, no longer had the energy to go next door to watch the drama unfold.
She was fast asleep, clutching her blanket, dreaming of eating melon seeds.
As for the neighboring yard.
He Meizhu took the two yuan and fifty cents for medical expenses that she had taken from Xu Honglian and walked back to where she lived.
Xu Honglian watched He Meizhu leave, so angry she felt like her lungs were about to explode.
"Damn old geezer, I knew you were a biased devil. I am the one who made great contributions to the Gu family. I am the one who gave birth to two sons for the Gu family. It's one thing that you don't treat me well, but you also want to keep taking things from me to subsidize other families."
"Pah, you damned old man, you're just being biased. Don't even think about me, Golden Egg, recognizing you from now on."
Xu Honglian cursed and slammed the door shut with a loud bang.
This was made for He Meizhu to see.
He Meizhu ignored her and turned to Gu Changshan's house, asking Gu Changshan to find some bricks and fence off their yard as well.
Anyway, their original houses all had a very spacious backyard. By enclosing this area, the front yard was turned into the backyard, so they could go out from the backyard without having to walk through the entire yard.
Gu Changshan was still somewhat hesitant.
He Meizhu looked at her eldest son and couldn't help but sigh deeply.
"Eldest brother, you know what kind of person the second brother's wife is without me having to tell you. Although she gave me the two yuan and fifty cents for medical expenses today, she can't help but feel resentful."
“If you’re thinking about your wife and children, you have to build this wall.”
Gu Changshan was still somewhat hesitant, mainly because the cost of building the wall was quite high. His family had just separated, and he only received two hundred yuan in total. He worked from dawn till dusk every day, and his work points would not be settled until the end of the year.
"Mother...I..."
"Old Fourth has connections to get bricks. If you really want some, borrow them from him first. When it's the end of the year and work points are tallied, you can give him grain or money."
He Meizhu mentioned it again.
Gu Changshan's eyes lit up.
"Is it okay? Can I do this, Mother?"
"Can't you just ask the fourth brother yourself? You're brothers, he'll tell you everything. You just keep your mouth shut all day, like you can't speak."
"Honestly, I don't know how you brothers can be so different."
After saying this, He Meizhu called Da Ya and Er Ya over to her side, leaving Gu Changshan time to think it over himself.
Gu Changshan thought for a moment and then asked Liu Chun.
Liu Chun must have been hoping to have his own courtyard.
"This might cost a lot of money, right? Go ask her fourth uncle how much it will cost and whether it can be paid off in two years."
"Okay, I... I'll go ask right away..."
…………
When Gu Changshan arrived, Gu Changzheng had just finished washing and drying the clothes. Upon seeing Gu Changshan, he greeted him and told him to make himself at home.
"The courtyard is a bit messy, please sit wherever you like, brother."
Gu Changshan responded with a "hey".
Somewhat awkwardly, they stood there, looking at the strange and unusual things, pieces here and there, not knowing what they were doing. Gu Changzheng was over there hammering and banging, as if he was building some kind of wooden house?
"Fourth brother, do you...do you need any help?"
Gu Changshan asked.
Gu Changzheng answered without turning his head: "No need."
His little darling said she wanted to get a cat, but he couldn't get her one. However, he could get her a dog.
Now he's making a kennel for the dog at the gate of the yard.
After a while, when he goes out to work, he'll have a dog at home to keep his little darling company, and he can earn money with peace of mind.
Gu Changshan couldn't help but watch his younger brother bustling around, cleaning up the messy yard until it was spotless. The newly built kitchen and toilet looked beautiful after being cleaned.
Under the eaves, there was a row of small mounds surrounded by wood, which piqued Gu Changshan's curiosity.
"Fourth brother, what are you doing with all this?"
"Plant flowers!"
Gu Changzheng answered.
"What? Planting flowers?"
"Yes, plant some chrysanthemums or something."
Chrysanthemum seeds can be found easily in the village, and planting a row of chrysanthemums under the eaves of the kitchen to decorate the kitchen is perfectly acceptable.
Gu Changshan thought the fourth son was too wasteful.
Why use perfectly good land to grow flowers instead of vegetables or corn?
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