CHAPTER 239: CHAPTER 239: SAVING UP SILVER

"Buying so much, doesn’t your family have to feed them?" the village chief asked.

Regarding this, Gu Nian had already planned ahead, "Yes, we do have to feed them, but it’s no big deal. I fenced off that hillside specifically for raising livestock anyway. I originally planned to start after the new year, but now we’re just starting a bit earlier."

"As long as you have a plan," the village chief said, since Gu Nian had said so, and it was also good for the village, naturally he wouldn’t oppose, "By the way, is your farm all set? When can you put the livestock in?"

"Today works," Gu Nian replied.

"Alright then, I’ll go notify the villagers that you’re going back, and have your dad prepare the scales." With that, the village chief left.

Cuihua had been following Gu Nian closely, and when Gu Nian spoke, she just stood there waiting, without any opinion even after it had been said.

Of course, Gu Nian needed precisely someone like Cuihua.

After notifying Lin Sanshui back home, Gu Nian took Cuihua up to the hillside.

Compared to the previous chaos, the whole hilltop was now covered with fruit trees, and the two ponds below the hill had been tidied up nicely.

A house was built in the middle of the two hills, made entirely of stone bricks, solid at a glance, with high stone walls outside to fend off wild animal attacks.

Gu Nian led Cuihua inside, looked at the empty area, and said, "Cuihua, starting tomorrow, let’s live here, shall we?"

It’s not far from the village here. Although there are many wild animals near the mountains making it unsafe, she had already taken this into account, building the walls high and thick. As long as people don’t go out at night, even if a tiger comes down, it can’t get in.

So, the safety issue is still secured.

"Sure, I’ll follow Niannian," Cuihua smiled foolishly, yet her heart remained as genuine as it was initially. She took Gu Nian’s silver, ate her food, and devoted herself wholeheartedly to working with Gu Nian.

"Hehe..." Gu Nian laughed joyfully, rushing into the house, talking about what to put inside.

Once everything was arranged, she asked Cuihua, "By the way, Cuihua, I remember you saying you have a younger brother, right?"

"Yes, I do." Cuihua nodded, but her expression rarely showed a touch of worry, "I have three younger brothers and three sisters. I’m not home, only the second brother is a bit older and can help the family with work."

Cuihua usually seems carefree, but if she didn’t care about her family at all, she wouldn’t have rushed to hand the ten taels of silver to her father when she initially sold herself.

After all, it was out of fear that the family might starve.

Seeing Cuihua’s discomfort, Gu Nian turned around, intending to pat her on the shoulder to comfort her, but overestimated her own height. In the end, she could only change to holding her large hand, saying, "Cuihua, don’t be sad. I’ll accompany you home and have a look tomorrow, okay?"

Since coming to the Lin Family, Cuihua had gone back twice, but she merely went to see, handed over her wages to the family, and returned.

In her mind, she wasn’t short of food or drink, and had no use for silver, comparatively, her family needed it more.

She didn’t yet know that Gu Nian was saving silver for her every month.

Otherwise, with this silly girl’s nature, she would give it all to her family without keeping any.

If her family treats her well in the future, that would be fine, but if she encounters heartless people, her innocent Cuihua would end up being terribly wronged!