Chapter 126: Chapter 126: He Loves Making Money

After all, nightshade is a medicinal herb, so it could never be as sweet as strawberries or groundcherries.

Of course, it’s still sweet—just a hint of refreshing sweetness.

Yu Nuannuan and Gu Mo each ate three, and soon Gu Mo’s palm was completely empty.

Seeing that Yu Nuannuan was still smacking her lips, Gu Mo turned around and went to pick some more.

Yu Nuannuan watched him busily working, and she also noticed Gu Mo slipping some nightshade berries into his pocket.

Was he… saving the seeds?

As expected of Gu Mo—he thought just like she did.

Save the seeds, and then they could eat them whenever they wanted in the future.

Time flew by, and by a little after five, the house was finally tidied up.

The roof was a bit ugly, but at least it wouldn’t leak when it rained anymore.

The furnishings inside were simple and a bit old, but everything had been wiped clean.

All the weeds in the yard had been cleared out, the ground leveled again, and even the fence had been patched up a bit.

All in all, it finally looked livable.

But if they were really going to live here, there were still quite a lot of things missing.

On one side of the yard, under a grass shed, there was a stove.

The stove had been fixed, but there was no pot.

Since it got dark late in the summer, there was still time to go to town to buy things and get back before nightfall.

Gu Jianguo was planning to go by himself, but Xu Shuhua said, “You can’t go alone. There’s a lot you need. Go with Yuelan. Let Daibao stay at home. I’ll watch things here for you, and when you get back, I’ll leave.”

Hearing this, Gu Jianguo and Qin Yuelan were deeply grateful. After thanking her repeatedly, they hurried off.

Xu Shuhua sent Yu Jiang, Yu He, and Yu Hu home. “You’ve all been busy all afternoon. Go home, wash up, and rest. Let Old Fourth stay here with me for a while. When Jianguo and his wife get back, we’ll go home. Qiaoqin, you go home too, and pick some vegetables from our backyard to bring over.”

In the village, every family had a few vegetable plots, and they all grew plenty of different vegetables.

The Gu family had their own vegetable patch too, usually tended by Gu Jianguo and Qin Yuelan. But now that they’d left with nothing, with Wang Di’s attitude, there was no way she’d let them come back to pick vegetables.

But it wasn’t anything precious, so Xu Shuhua wasn’t worried about putting pressure on Jianguo and his wife. She just told Chen Qiaoqin to pick some and bring them over.

After Chen Qiaoqin and the others left, the yard suddenly felt peaceful.

Yu Hai brought out a long bench from the house, sat down, and turned to see Gu Mo. He grinned and called, “Daibao, come sit with Fourth Grandpa!”

The bench was so tall, it almost reached Gu Mo’s chest.

There was no way Gu Mo could climb up, and even if he could, it would look ridiculous.

Xu Shuhua shot Yu Hai a glare. “You’re a grown man, can’t you act your age? If you’re really so bored, go find something to do!”

Yu Hai crossed his legs. “Mom, what else is there to do?”

They’d been busy all afternoon!

He was just passing the time—what was wrong with teasing the kid a bit?

Xu Shuhua looked around, her gaze landing on the mountain not far away. “Go see if there’s any fruit on the mountain this time of year!”

Strawberries and groundcherries were out of season, and wild blackberries didn’t fetch a good price—plus, they weren’t worth the time.

But they couldn’t just sit around doing nothing, could they?

“Go take a look in the mountains. See if there’s anything you can pick and sell.”

Hearing this, Yu Hai perked up.

Making money? Now that was something he liked!

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