Chapter 31
Gu Xinxin blinked and quickly smiled, "I'm busy too. Don't you know my second aunt is selling wolf-tooth potatoes? And my family is also selling honey-fried dough twists. Besides, I just recovered from my illness."
The girl sighed, "I know everyone in the village is wondering how much money your second mother's family can make. Oh, and I brought you something good."
She opened her purse and took out a small ball of malt sugar and gave it to Gu Xinxin: "My brother wanted to eat some before. After I bought it, I secretly pinched off a piece. I ate half myself and left the other half for you. Eat it quickly. It's hot. If you don't eat it now, it will melt."
Gu Xinxin didn't want to eat it because it had melted and became sticky, and it looked a little black. She didn't know if it was a workmanship problem or if it was stained by being placed in her purse.
She waved her hands quickly: "I don't want to eat anymore. I've been eating a lot of good food at home these days. My father is counting on me to make money, so he doesn't dare to starve me. Hurry and eat."
The girl hesitated: "You really don't want to eat?"
Gu Xinxin waved her hand again: "I don't want to eat it, I really don't want to eat it, just eat it quickly."
He immediately stuffed it into his mouth, his eyes narrowed with joy: "Then I'll eat it myself, it's so sweet. By the way, everyone in the village said that you got advice from your mother, is this true or false?"
Gu Xinxin was a little embarrassed: "It's true. When I was sick and dying, I saw my mother. My mother told me to live well. Look, I am fine now, am I not?"
In fact, it was all thanks to the medicine. The original owner was weak and malnourished. She was willing to spend money to buy good medicinal herbs for herself. After taking them for two days, and also eating a lot of eggs and honey in the past few days, her complexion naturally improved a lot.
The girl looked at it carefully for a long time and nodded: "It's much better. Then you can make money, and your father will stop beating you, right?"
It's hard to say, Gu Xinxin muttered to herself, and changed the subject: "It's too hot here, why don't you come to my house and sit down? I just want to ask you something."
"You ask." The little girl was very straightforward. Now Gu Xinxin finally dug out the identity of the little girl from her memory - the original owner's good friend in the village, Wang Daya, who was sixteen years old this year. Her situation was different from Gu Xinxin's.
Gu Xinxin is the stepmother who heads the family. She is the biological mother in her family, but she favors boys over girls.
In other words, favoring sons over daughters is a very common phenomenon, not at all rare. However, most parents would still want their daughters to have enough to eat, after all, they need to be well fed so they can work, and besides, they are their own flesh and blood. The Wang family's situation is more serious, as they would like to give everything to their son, and their daughter would rather not eat a single bite to avoid wasting food.
Both girls had miserable lives, so naturally they became friends.
Before Gu Xinxin fell ill, Wang Daya had secretly come to visit her. Later, Wang Daya's mother found out and was afraid that her daughter might be infected by the disease. Of course, she was not concerned about Wang Daya, but she was afraid that Wang Daya would infect her precious son, so she locked Wang Daya up.
Now Gu Xinxin's identity is extraordinary. Not only is she lively and energetic, she can also give people advice and make money.
So, Wang Daya was released again and allowed to come and play with Gu Xinxin.
The latter one, without Wang Daya’s explanation, was guessed by Gu Xinxin herself.
She asked, "Do you have any eggs? In town, they sell two for a penny. If you have more, I can buy them for the same price, so you don't have to go to town."
Wang Daya nodded quickly: "Yes, how much do you want? I'll get it for you when I get back."
"Take as much as you can." Gu Xinxin said, since the family could use it up anyway.
Wang Daya didn't go to Gu's house anymore, and turned to go to her own house: "Wait, I'll bring it to you."
In a moment, not only did she come, but her mother followed her. "Xinxin, I heard Daya say you want to buy eggs from our farm. Think about it, why don't you give me a higher price? If you buy from us, you don't have to go to town to buy them yourself."
"Auntie, then I won't buy from you." Gu Xinxin wouldn't indulge her bad habits. She didn't have to go to town, so it didn't matter whose eggs she bought from. If you send the eggs to town to sell, there might be some damage along the way, and you would lose money.
If she buys at home, wouldn't that save everyone trouble? She makes it sound like she's the only one taking advantage.
Wang Daya's mother's face suddenly froze: "Girl, how could you change your mind so suddenly? You told our Daya that you wanted to buy it, and we brought it to you in such hot weather, and now you say you don't want it? That won't do. We are so tired after this journey."
Gu Xinxin first turned her head to look at the room where Old Lady Gu lived. It was fine and there was no movement. She suspected that the old lady was a mouse spirit. She would come out immediately when there was food, and would shrink back immediately when there was no food or when she heard any other movement.
The rat spirit gave birth to a hunter named Gu Daniu, who looked like a mad bull.
Gu Chenshi wasn't home either, and no one knew where she and Gu Qiuhe had gone. Were they two wild rabbits? A cunning rabbit has three burrows?
She couldn't help but burst out laughing at the thought. Wang Daya's mother thought she was making fun of her and immediately pinched her waist: "Tell me what to do, we've already brought it here..."
Gu Xinxin interrupted her: "Did you hear that my father is not at home today? Then wait, I will go to my uncle's house to call him. My cousins are all at home today. We are from the same village. I wanted to give you some face, but you are so shameless."
She quickly closed the door - country women were also very good at fighting, and she hadn't mastered her skills yet, so it was better for her to keep a low profile.
Shouted across the wall: "Second Aunt, Second Aunt?"
The second aunt immediately showed her head: "What's wrong?"
"Aunt Wang insisted that I buy her eggs." Gu Xinxin immediately complained. Second Auntie opened the door and came out: "Mrs. Wang, what do you want to do?"
The Wang family member almost couldn't laugh anymore: "I was just joking with this girl. She told my daughter, Daya, that she wanted to buy eggs. Daya and I painstakingly brought the eggs to Lin, but after we brought them over, she said she didn't want them. Isn't this just a joke?"
"I told her to buy them at the town price, two for one penny, but she wouldn't agree and insisted I pay more." Gu Xinxin opened the door quickly, revealing only half her face. "She even said I didn't need to go to town anymore, saving me energy. Do you think I'm stupid? My parents go to town every day, and my two younger brothers are studying there too. Can't I just ask them to bring the eggs back when I buy them? Are you taking advantage of me just because I'm young?"
Wang Jia's face was not very happy. He looked at Second Aunt and clapped his hands, "Forget it, I won't argue with you, little girl. You said two for one penny, so it's two for one penny. This basket is a hundred..."
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