Chapter 19
The Bodhisattva did not appear. Gu Daniu looked at Gu Xinxin who was kneeling in front of him with her head down, and suddenly felt an indescribable sense of joy in his heart.
He was silent for a moment, and the second aunt urged him, "Okay, didn't we just agree on this? Daniu, you're a man, are you going to be a mean person who doesn't keep his word? Besides, Xinxin's idea of making money can help you support your family."
Gu Daniu then said, "Alright, I won't bother with what happened before. What's the way to make money you mentioned?"
"The potato business is run by the second aunt's family, and it's not easy for us to steal her business. What I'm talking about is honey twisted dough sticks. They're not the fried ones, but the crispy ones that are baked." Gu Xinxin said immediately. These small twisted dough sticks are so crispy that you can eat them one by one. You won't want to let go of them. Once you start eating them, it's hard to stop.
She pursed her lips and said, "I need flour, eggs, honey, and most importantly, an oven. Oh, and lard."
If you don’t add lard, the fried dough twist will crack during baking.
Gu Daniu calculated it silently in his mind, but as a grown man, he was not familiar with kitchen things, and he couldn't figure it out after a long time, so he had to look after Chen.
Gu Chen's face looked unhappy because she was unwilling to give Gu Xinxin even a penny.
But the Second Aunt's eyes were as sharp as knives, and Gu Daniu had already agreed to this matter. If she mentioned it again, she was afraid that the Second Aunt would really ask her eldest cousin to send her back to her parents' home - the Second Aunt had already said this just now, and it was because Gu Wenshu and Gu Qiuhe held her legs that they did not let her eldest cousin carry her out and throw her out the door.
Gu Chen pursed her lips and said, "Of these things, only eggs and honey, and lard are more expensive. I still have two kilograms of lard at home, and eggs... only three."
The money that had been saved had been spent by Gu Xinxin and her brother.
Honey does not.
Everything needs to be bought. As for the oven, Gu Daniu can build one himself. It doesn't take much effort. He just needs yellow mud and a few bricks.
Gu Daniu stood up and said, "While it's still early, I'll go up the mountain and take a look to see if there's any wild honey."
There are many flowers and plants on the mountain, and there might be a beehive hidden somewhere.
Second Auntie was also busy at home, so she stood up and said, "It's time for me to go back too. Xinxin, if you need anything, just call me. I'm right next door and will come over as soon as I hear you shout. And Xiangrong, you have to protect your sister, okay? If there's anything you can't handle on your own, just call your eldest cousin. If that doesn't work, we can always go to your auntie's house and ask for help."
As he said this, he glared at Gu Chenshi fiercely and said, "If that doesn't work, we'll find the village chief and see if we can give this troublemaker a letter of divorce and send her back to her parents' home."
Gu Chen pretended not to hear and just stood at the foot of the wall with her head lowered.
Gu Daniu went out directly with his bow and arrow. Second Aunt patted Gu Xinxin's arm and then left with her cousin.
Gu Xinxin turned around and saw that the only people left in the yard were her family members.
Old Lady Gu opened her mouth and smiled awkwardly, "Xinxin, well, family disgrace shouldn't be made public. Your Second Aunt has her own son. Can she think solely about your father?"
Gu Xinxin turned around and called out to Gu Xiangrong: "When are we going to school?"
Gu Xiangrong hesitated. Gu Daniu hadn't mentioned this earlier. Hadn't they just been discussing this matter this morning? And then the fight broke out. He didn't know which school Gu Daniu was going to send him to or when.
"Let's go up the mountain and chop some bamboo to make you a bookcase." Bookcases are much more practical than schoolbags, because books these days are so soft and would get deformed if put in a schoolbag and then bumped around. Although a bookcase is large, it's made of bamboo, so it's not too heavy. Plus, its shape is relatively stable, so carrying it isn't too tiring. Plus, it has plenty of space and can hold a lot of things.
The brother and sister went out with machetes in their hands. When they passed by Gu Wenshu and Gu Qiuhe, Gu Xinxin suddenly raised her hand and the machete passed in front of the brother and sister. The brother and sister immediately stepped back with panic and fear on their faces.
Gu Chen was also startled and quickly stretched out her arm, then watched the brother and sister walk away.
As the siblings climbed the mountain, Gu Xiangrong reflected on himself and felt guilty: "It's all because of me that I'm so useless. If it weren't for me, my sister wouldn't be like this today... Dad will definitely still hold a grudge against my sister. My sister's marriage in the future..."
"If my reputation gets ruined, the worst that can happen is I'll just stay single forever. Didn't I tell you that? When you become successful, you can support me for the rest of my life." Gu Xinxin didn't care. What good is there in getting married? Jumping from one wolf's den to another?
She is not a fool.
In modern society, married people don’t have a good life, let alone in this era.
"Sister, when you were sick before, were you really... uncomfortable?" Gu Xiangrong was silent for a moment and suddenly asked.
Gu Xinxin turned to look at him. Gu Xiangrong's eyes were red, and his face was full of sincere heartache. "That's why Sister changed her temper. She used to just accept everything and always said she would be fine once she got through it. Is it because the pain of the illness was too much and she couldn't bear it anymore, so she became like this now?"
How should I tell him that his sister had died from that illness?
She said she would be fine if she could get through it, but she didn't.
"When I was sick, my mother came to visit me. She said that enduring it all the time isn't the right thing to do. The more you endure, the more people will think you're easy to bully and treat you like a soft persimmon. Kind people are often bullied, and kind horses are often ridden. If you keep enduring, you'll find that you have endless suffering to endure."
Gu Xinxin reached out and touched Gu Xiangrong's head: "So, you can't just endure life, you have to find ways to resist and cope with it."
"Dad won't let you go to school, so I'll find a way to get him to agree. Stepmother insists on making me work, so I'll find a way to get some benefits for myself." She smiled and said, "If you can stand up on your own, no one will be able to do anything to you."
Gu Xiangrong nodded vigorously. Yes, his sister had become tough. Even her own father, Gu Daniu, couldn't subdue her, right?
So what my sister said is right. People have to be tough and can't be weak all the time. You can't endure it. It's like making soup. If you keep boiling it, you will only melt yourself completely in the pot.
Even the big bones can be boiled away, not to mention the flesh and skin.
He still felt sorry for Gu Xinxin: "It's my fault that I didn't realize how seriously ill my sister was earlier, otherwise I would have sent you to the county town earlier."
Gu Xinxin waved his hand. He didn't even have a copper coin. How could he send Gu Xinxin to the county town? He was afraid he couldn't even go to the town.
"Hurry up and cut the bamboo, don't dawdle." Gu Xinxin interrupted the atmosphere. She didn't like sentimentality, her tear point was low, and she didn't look good when she cried.
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