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She tasted it and smiled when she met Gu Yunkeâs expectant gaze. âItâs delicious.â n/o/vel/b//in dot c//om
The little girl shyly pounced into her arms again and gave Madam Yang a date cake.
Everyone at the table laughed. It was at this moment that Tong Shuitao walked in with a basket of fresh vegetables.
âAuntie Dong came just now. She knew that Madam and Young Miss were back and wanted to come and visit. However, seeing that it was already late, she was afraid of disturbing Young Missâs rest, so she didnât come in. Instead, she stuffed this basket of vegetables over.â
Although the Gu family also had a backyard, it was used to refine white sugar. Even if they planted vegetables, they could only open up a small piece of land in a small corner. Aunt Ke had only planted a little.
Dong Xiulan was still working in the workshop and had just returned. She was naturally very happy to hear that Gu Yundong had returned home.
Speaking of her, Gu Yundong could not help but think of Zeng Hu. He asked Tong Shuitao, âHowâs Uncle Zengâs leg?â
âIâm much better. He can already walk on my crutches. The doctor said that heâll recover soon. He just has to be careful not to bump into anything or freeze.â
âThatâs good.â Uncle Zengâs leg had recovered, and the Zeng familyâs life would slowly improve in the future.
Aunt Ke told her about what had happened in the village after she left.
âAfter Feng Daneng finished building Shao Qingyuanâs house, he started building the workshop. Itâs almost done now. Iâll go take a look tomorrow and see whatâs not good. They might be able to change it after thinking about it.â
âThe village chiefâs sister-in-law, surnamed Fang. I heard that you rented her house for a period of time in the past? Two months ago, the daughter got married and moved into town. It seems that her mother followed her. How can a married daughter bring her mother along? Sheâs really reckless.â
âAhemâ¦â Tong Shuitao reminded her, âAunt, her mother rented another house in town and didnât live in the Wu family.â
âThatâs still outrageous.â Aunt Ke snorted coldly. She had asked around and found out that this mother-daughter pair had given Yundongâs family a hard time. It was as if it was so amazing to have a dilapidated house. They even despised Gu Yundong and chased her out after she stayed for a few days.
Tong Shuitao stopped talking.
Aunt Ke continued, âI heard that their house is now rented to another person, a man from town. I donât know what heâs doing in the village. Itâs not easy to find out.â
âAlso, many people in the village are planting sugarcane now. I heard that when you collected sugarcane last year, you purchased from all the families in the nearby village. Those people earned money, so the villagers were a little envious. They asked Chen Liang to ask Shao Qingyuan if he would purchase their sugarcane if they planted it in the future.â
âShao Qingyuan said that as long as the sugarcane is good, weâll accept it. However, everyone doesnât dare to plant too much. Almost every family has some, but not a lot.â
âBy the way, a few days ago, many people came to inquire about when your workshop would be recruiting again. Not only did the villagers came to ask, but people from the neighboring villages also came to ask.â
Aunt Ke rambled on for a while, but Gu Yundong had just returned. She could talk about the rest another day.
Seeing that it was getting late, she asked the Tong family to serve the meal first.
Just as the dishes were served, Shao Qingyuan returned.
He should have already returned home. He came over after changing his clothes, and his hair was still a little wet.
Gu Yundong was very curious. After dinner, she asked him impatiently, âWhy did Mr.. Qin look for you?â