Since she decided to take Gu Zhaodi to the Tang family, Gu Manniang was not verbose, and left the Gu family with Gu Zhaodi very neatly without looking back.

After leaving the Gu family, Gu Manniang felt very clearly that Gu Zhaodi's spirit was not as tight as just now. Gu Manniang said that she could understand the little girl's feelings.

The little girl was abandoned by her biological parents when she was born because her father didn't love her mother. didn't enjoy a few years of happiness, she became a maid girl in her adoptive parents' house, and finally was kicked out of the house directly by her adoptive mother.

Now that her own sister has taken her in, she must have breathed a sigh of relief in her heart.

"Eldest sister, let me carry it." As soon as he left Gujiazhuang, Brother Gu Zhao saw that Gu Manniang was carrying two children alone, and he was upset, so he stepped forward to help.

Hearing this, Gu Manniang waved her hand disapprerovingly, "No, I have a lot of strength, and carrying the two of them is nothing at all." Saying that, Gu Manniang couldn't help but look at Gu Zhaodi, with Gu Zhaodi's thin body, if she really let her carry two children, Gu Manniang was really afraid that she would be crushed by her whole person.

Gu Manniang's refusal made Gu Zhaodi very uneasy, and Gu Manniang couldn't help but sigh when she saw it, "Little sister, you can rest assured, when you get to my house, you will have to do some work." ”

Gu Zhaodi is used to doing work, and in Yang Erya's house, he has been busy all day long, if he can't finish this work, he will definitely have nothing to eat. Now Gu Manniang can be regarded as her food and clothing parents, but she is not allowed to work, how can she feel at ease.

Now that I heard that Gu Manniang said that she would have a lot of things to do for her when she was home, her heart finally calmed down. She was afraid that there would be nothing to do, and when the time came, she would be kicked out.

Gu Manniang also knew that if she said that she would not let Gu Zhaodi work, she would definitely not be down-to-earth in her heart, so she would say this. Now it seems that she has the right medicine.

Originally, Gu Manniang planned to go to the mountains on the way back to take a casual stroll and catch some pheasants and hares to eat, but Gu Zhaodi followed, and Gu Manniang dispelled this idea.

Because of the long delay in the Gu family, when I got home, the sun was almost down.

Today, Gu Manniang went back to her parents' house, she couldn't go up the mountain, and the rest of the Tang family was not idle, just like Tang Dazhu and Tang Erzhu, the two brothers, knowing that Gu Manniang was going back to her parents' house, they called Tang Tiezhu to go up the mountain to chop firewood together.

Today's Tang Tiezhu has changed a lot from before, so when he heard Tang Dazhu and them shouting, he obediently followed his two brothers up the mountain.

This mountain is different from the mountain where Gu Manniang went up to hunt, this mountain is not deep, the trees are not high, and there are no dangerous animals. The firewood of the village people is basically solved by this mountain.

Tang Tiezhu rarely worked, so after a while, he felt that his hands were sore and tired, and he sat on the ground to rest.

"Big brother, don't you still have a lot of firewood at home? Why do you still cut so much? Tang Tiezhu saw that Tang Dazhu was not idle there to chop wood, and asked curiously.

Every household in the countryside burns firewood, but there is no electricity at this time, and it is said that it burns steam. This firewood is basically divided into two sources, one is that the family collects grain, and the rest can be kept for firewood burning. It's like straw, corn stalks, and wheat stalks. These are things that can be burned as firewood.

If there is not enough firewood at home, then you have to go into the mountains to cut firewood and burn it, so every household has no shortage of firewood at all, unless it is the lazy person, and no one lacks firewood.

Like the Tang family, although the family is divided, but the family is divided, each family is naturally divided into some, and now the firewood at home has naturally not been burned, of course, no one will wait for the family to burn before thinking about going up the mountain to pick up firewood, chopping firewood and going back to burn.

Whenever there is an opportunity, or when they go out to work, when they stop by, everyone will pick up a bundle of firewood and bring it back. It's not like the two brothers Tang Dazhu and Tang Erzhu, as if they want to cut all the firewood on the mountain home. What's more, the Tang family must not be spacious, not to mention that it is now divided into four, not to mention.

There was a lot of firewood chopped, and there was no place to put it at home, so Tang Tiezhu was curious.

Hearing this, Tang Dazhu didn't hide it, and directly told Tang Tiezhu about his plan, "I want to chop some firewood with your second brother and go to the town to sell." ”

Hearing that the two elder brothers were chopping firewood to sell in the town, Tang Tiezhu couldn't help frowning, "Big brother, second brother, this firewood and a bundle are only a few dollars......

In Tang Tiezhu's view, chopping firewood to sell, it is really not cost-effective at all, the firewood that has been cut down with a lot of hard work, but getting a bundle of at most two pennies in the town, in Tang Tiezhu's opinion, it is really not cost-effective to do this transaction.

Tang Tiezhu didn't think it was cost-effective, but Tang Dazhu and the others didn't agree with Tang Tiezhu's opinion at all, "Your second brother and I have no other skills except for a lot of strength." Besides, let's sell firewood, and we don't need capital, except for spending a lot of effort, it doesn't take much effort. Although it is a little cheap, it is one that can earn one. ”

For the peasant family, whose silver is not saved by a copper plate, although it is not much to make money by selling firewood, but for Tang Dazhu, it is a copper plate that can be saved.

After Tang Tiezhu heard Tang Dazhu's words, he was silent. After a long while, he said, "Big brother, second brother, I'll go with you to sell firewood." ”

Tang Tiezhu suddenly made such a decision, which really frightened the two brothers. Their younger brother has lived for decades, and no one knows who. This younger brother is so spoiled by their mother that he can't bear it at all. Now they have to chop wood to sell like them, how not to surprise them.

"Third child, are you sure you want to join us?" Tang Erzhu looked at Tang Tiezhu with a look of disbelieving.

Tang Tiezhu nodded, "Naturally." ”

Tang Tiezhu really can't wait to make money, and wants to make a lot of money. He wanted to do business, but everyone was not optimistic, and finally he was lucky enough to dig up a ginseng tree, and sold it for silver but wanted to buy land.

Manniang was also willing to take him into the mountains to pick up mountain goods, but Tang Tiezhu thought about it and felt that he still couldn't count on Manniang. Just like today, as long as Manniang doesn't enter the mountain, their brothers won't be able to make money. Just like the eldest brother said, if he can earn one, he can't care if he works hard or not.

Tang Tiezhu made up his mind to follow Tang Dazhu and them together, Tang Dazhu and them were the elder brothers, and when they saw that their younger brother was motivated, they naturally would not stop them.

The three brothers also discussed, today they cut a day's firewood, wait tomorrow to go to Lizheng to borrow a cow, and then directly use the cow to pull all the firewood to the town to sell.

The three brothers were full of confidence, and after lunch, they went into the mountains again. Even when Gu Manniang went home, they hadn't come back yet.

Aunt Liu saw that Gu Manniang was back, and hurriedly told Gu Manniang, "Dazhu took the iron pillar and they went into the mountain to cut wood, and they haven't come back yet." ”

Hearing that Tang Tiezhu was with Tang Dazhu and them, Gu Manniang was no longer worried. He stopped Gu Zhaodi to his side and introduced to Aunt Liu, "Auntie, this is my sister Zhaodi, come over these days to help me take care of my two children." Recruit brother, call the aunt quickly. ”

Gu Zhaodi obediently called out to the eldest lady, but his voice was a little small.

Although Aunt Liu was a little curious, this Gu Zhaodi did not take care of the sick mother at home, but came to live at the house of her sister who was already married. However, although Aunt Liu was curious, she didn't ask the questions in her heart with a look of eyes.

The third aunt of the stone is good to her daughter's family, she may be so blind.

After hearing Gu Zhaodi call someone, Aunt Liu hurriedly stepped forward and grabbed Gu Zhaodi's hand and looked Gu Zhaodi up and down. "The little girl looks really like your sister, and she is not a sister."

Aunt Liu said that Gu Manniang was like Gu Zhaodi, but Gu Manniang really didn't pay attention. There are no mirrors at home, Gu Manniang has never seen what she looks like, and she knows that Gu Zhaodi does not look like her.

"I'm a sister to her, so I must look a little alike." Gu Manniang said with a smile.

introduced Brother Zhao, and Gu Manniang took Brother Gu Zhao back to her home. The two children's little faces were flushed, and Gu Manniang hurriedly boiled water to wash their faces. I still haven't been a mother, so I have no experience with children.

washed their faces, and Gu Manniang saw that they were also tired, so she took off their clothes and put them on the bed for them to sleep.

After serving the two children, Gu Manniang remembered Gu Zhaodi. "Brother Zhao, whether it's hot or not, you can hold the fan yourself with a fan here."

"Sister, I'm not hot." Gu Zhaodi waved his hand, indicating that he was not hot.

This is pure nonsense with your eyes open, if it is not hot, what are the little droplets of water on your face? Gu Manniang directly stuffed the fan into Gu Zhaodi's hand, and then saw that she couldn't let it go, and sighed, "Brother Zhao, you go and help me boil a pot of hot water, and we can take a bath later." ”

When Gu Zhaodi heard that he had something to do, he finally breathed a sigh of relief. As soon as I put the fan down, I went to the stove room to boil water. Gu Manniang couldn't help but shake her head when she saw it.

Gu Zhaodi went to boil water, and Gu Manniang couldn't be idle. Her sister only has such ill-fitting clothes on her, and now it's hot, and she has to take a shower and change clothes every day, so no matter what, she has to prepare a dress for her.

Gu Manniang also only had two changes of clothes, not much. Besides, even if there are many, her clothes Gu Zhaodi can't wear. Therefore, Gu Manniang put her mind on her sister-in-law Lotus.

Gu Manniang really doesn't know much about this sister-in-law. Except for being a little squeamish, there doesn't seem to be anything wrong with it.

When Gu Manniang went to look for the lotus, the lotus was embroidering in her room. Gu Manniang doesn't know how to embroider, but looking at the embroidered things on the lotus hands, it's quite like that.

"Third sister-in-law, why are you here?" Lotus flowers are full of curiosity written on their faces. It's no wonder that she is curious, but since the third sister-in-law was 'sick', she seems to have completely changed as a person. In the past, she could still talk to her third sister-in-law every day, but now the third sister-in-law is busy hunting in the mountains every day, and she is busy non-stop. The two sisters-in-law have not spoken together for a long time.

There is a request for someone, Gu Manniang has a smile on her face, "My mother's sister is here, I came here to ask you, do you have any more clothes, if so, can you lend me a set, and tomorrow I will go to the town to buy cloth and make you a new dress." ”

Gu Manniang is telling Lotus, you only need to lend me a set of old clothes, and I will give you a new one when the time comes.

Such a good deal, lotus is willing to do it. smiled, "Third sister-in-law, we are a family, so we need to be so polite." With that, Lotus took out a set of half-new clothes and handed it to Gu Manniang.

Gu Manniang had to say thank you first, and then said, "Lotus, you also know that my sister is here, but you also know the situation between me and my third brother, when we separated, we only had one room, and my sister is here, there must be no place to live." I also know that the big girl also sleeps with you, you see if it's okay, my sister comes over at night to squeeze with you. ”

At this time, the lotus flower was a little unhappy on her face. The big girl sleeps with her, she has opinions, not to mention that there is one more outsider now. It's okay in winter, and it's still warm for everyone to squeeze in, but now it's hot, and it's not hot enough to squeeze into a bed.

Gu Manniang saw that the lotus flower was not happy, so she said, "If it doesn't work, then forget it, I'll find a way at night." ”

Seeing Gu Manniang's relief, Lotus immediately filled her face with a smile again, "Third sister-in-law, it's not that I don't want to, you also saw my bed, and sleeping with the big girl at night is a little crowded, if you squeeze another person, it's really not good." ”

Gu Manniang waved her hand disappreciably, "It's okay." It's hot now, so it's easy to figure it out. After saying this, Gu Manniang thought in her heart, anyway, now that the weather is hot, they can sleep outside as a family at night. However, there are more mosquitoes at night, so you need to think about it at that time.

borrowed clothes from Lotus, and Gu Manniang took them back. As soon as Gu Manniang left, Mrs. Tang went into the lotus house.

Mrs. Tang was so elusive that she startled the lotus flowers, and said with a dissatisfied face, "Mother, what are you doing, scare me to death." ”

"Dead girl, you have such a small guts." Mrs. Tang patted the lotus's shoulder, and the lotus straightened her toes in pain.

"By the way, what did the mother-in-law do with you just now?" Mrs. Tang asked curiously. Just because she saw Gu Manniang coming to look for the lotus, she would wait for Gu Manniang to leave and run over.

"The third sister-in-law is here, and she didn't bring a change of clothes, so she came to me to borrow a set of ......" Speaking of this, Lotus suddenly remembered that she hadn't told her what color she liked just now, what if she didn't like the cloth that the third sister-in-law bought.

"What?"

Mrs. Tang suddenly yelled, so frightened that Lotus slapped her chest with her hand, "Mother, don't be so startled all of a sudden, you're about to scare people to death." ”

"You dead girl, you say, did you lend her your clothes?" She saw Gu Manniang holding something in her hand just now, and Bacheng was a lotus dress.

Lotus nodded.

Seeing the lotus nodding, Mrs. Tang immediately nodded the lotus's head fiercely, "Why did I give birth to you stupid girl." I didn't give you any money to deal with these clothes of yours, but now it's okay, you just lend your clothes to outsiders, and I'm really going to be angry. ”

"Mother, she is my third sister-in-law, not an outsider." Lotus shook her head helplessly, knowing whether to listen or not, she had to tell her about Gu Manniang's statement that she would give her a new dress.

When Mrs. Tang heard this, she nodded with satisfaction, "It's pretty much the same." ”

"Mother, my third sister-in-law is now very capable, why do you have to go against her? What's in it for you to go against her? Lotus couldn't help but persuade her mother again.

Lotus really can't understand what her mother thinks, if she has a daughter-in-law like Gu Manniang, she will definitely not follow the third sister-in-law like her mother, she wants to be good to the third sister-in-law, better than anyone else. At that time, as long as the third sister-in-law leaks a little thing out of her hand, it will be enough for everyone to live a good life.

Look at the sister-in-law's mother, how smart she is, she directly stammered the third sister-in-law. Every time the third sister-in-law comes back from hunting, she will send a pheasant to the sister-in-law's house. It's like their family, every time the third sister-in-law makes meat, she will bring a bowl to them. Three people eat a bowl of meat, which is not enough to stuff their teeth.

"You don't understand, don't talk nonsense here." Mrs. Tang glanced at the lotus, and continued, "Don't think that your third sister-in-law said that she would give you a new set of clothes and think that she was good to you, but compared to her own sister, your sister-in-law is far behind." ”

For this old lady, the lotus is angry and funny. Her third sister-in-law is good to her own sister, isn't that a matter of course? Just like the three of them, the relationship must be better than that of several sisters-in-law. However, doesn't her third sister-in-law only have one brother and one younger brother? Why did a sister suddenly pop up?

Lotus accidentally asked the question in her heart.

Mrs. Tang snorted coldly when she heard this, "It's not that their Gu family did it, but a good daughter wants to give it to someone else to raise, and let her daughter go to someone else's house to be a cow and a horse, and only that Gu wife can be ruthless." ”

At the beginning, the Tang and Gu families wanted to be married, and the youngest son married a daughter-in-law, so Mrs. Tang naturally inquired about the Gu family clearly.

At this point, Mrs. Tang looks down on the Gu family very much. Although she also likes her son, even if she gives birth to a daughter, there is no reason to give it to others to raise.

However, hasn't the Gu family's youngest daughter been raised by Gu Manniang's aunt all the time? Why did you follow Gu Manniang to their house as a guest today?