Chapter 145 Why has it come to this?
"Auntie, Sister Yuping, what are you doing standing at the door?"

"No, we were just chatting about personal matters. Ping'er, Qiangzi has finished his shower, so go and take a shower! Go to bed early after you're done, because you have to get up early to work tomorrow!"

"Hey!"

Soon, Xu Yuping nodded and agreed, then turned and walked into the inner room to get some clean underwear.

In order to have something to change into after taking a bath every day, she would put her clothes on the stove to dry during the day.

At this time, Li Guoqiang still didn't think much about it. He followed Xu Yuping into the inner room, preparing to tell Xu Dani and Zhu Caixia a bedtime fairy tale as usual.

However, he had just started talking when Qu Yinfeng hurriedly stepped forward and scolded Xu Dani and Zhu Caixia, "Dani, Xiaoxia, what's wrong with you? Don't you know that your uncle Qiangzi is exhausted after a busy day today?"

"Hurry up, all of you get up and get out of the way, so your Uncle Qiangzi can go to bed early."

"Oh!"

When Xu Dani and Zhu Caixia heard that Li Guoqiang was exhausted, they didn't dare to bother him anymore and hurriedly wanted to get up and leave.

Seeing this, Li Guoqiang immediately reached out and grabbed Xu Dani, then laughed and said, "It's okay, I'm not sleepy yet, it's okay to tell them a few stories."

"That"

Qu Yinfeng hesitated for a moment, then whispered, "Okay then! Then you should go to bed early, because you still have to get up early tomorrow morning to work!"

"Ok!"

Li Guoqiang nodded in agreement and continued to tell fairy tales to Xu Dani and Zhu Caixia.

But he didn't notice that under the orange-yellow kerosene light, Zhu Caixia's eyes flashed with a strange light when she looked at him.

In the blink of an eye, it was the next morning.

Before Qu Yinfeng got up, Xu Yuping quietly got up and prepared breakfast, and also prepared hot water for Li Guoqiang to wash.

Li Guoqiang had just woken up from his sleep. Before he got off the kang, he saw Xu Yuping bringing him a toothbrush, tooth powder, a teacup and a washbasin, allowing him to wash himself directly by sitting on the kang.

Afterwards, before he could figure out what Xu Yuping meant, Xu Yuping wrung out a hot towel for him, treating him like a landlord in the old society.

He reached out to take the towel, wiped it on his face, then fixed his gaze on Xu Yuping's face, which had faded from paleness and now had a hint of beauty, and spoke softly to give her some advice.

"Sister Yuping, we are all family, there is no need for you to be so polite to me, I can do these things myself!"

"fine!"

Xu Yuping raised the corner of her mouth slightly, then waved her hand hastily and said, "You are the head of the family, the backbone of our family, and it is my duty to serve you!"

"Forehead"

Li Guoqiang looked at Xu Yuping's insistent expression, hesitated for a moment, then nodded and said, "Okay! Thank you for your help."

Anyway, he will be moving to the wooden house next door soon, so now is an opportunity for Xu Yuping to thank him so that she won't feel uneasy.

Little did she know that the reason Xu Yuping did this was not to thank him, but to be his woman.

Soon, he finished his breakfast with Xu Yuping's attentive service, then took his sickle and pulled the sled to the creek to cut reeds.

Xu Yuping and Qu Yinfeng, along with Zhu Caixia and Xu Dani, were responsible for sawing the wood he had brought back yesterday according to the sizes he had set.

He worked like this for the whole morning. Through his own efforts and the reward from Father Jin, he brought back more than 2,000 kilograms of reeds. Then after lunch, he went to a piece of wasteland outside the village and dug 20 baskets of clay to scrape the wooden walls.

When all the necessary materials were almost prepared, he went to Xu Guangfu's house before it got dark, and asked Xu Guangfu to help call some people to help build the wooden house.

Although he could build the wooden house by himself with his ability, in order to separate from Xu Yuping as soon as possible and to let the villagers know that he would live alone in the future, he had to find someone to help.

When Xu Guangfu heard the purpose of his visit, he nodded and agreed without saying a word.

Afterwards, he discussed with Xu Guangfu the issues of wages and meals for hiring help, and finally, in accordance with the previous rules of the village, they settled on 3 cents a day and a meat meal at noon.

Then, he went to Xu Guangshou's home and told Xu Guangshou that he was busy building a wooden house these days and had no time to help with slaughtering the pig. He also invited Xu Guangshou to his home to help out, so that he would not fail to follow the rules and make a fool of himself.

"Row!"

When Xu Guangshou heard his request, he nodded happily and agreed: "Don't worry! I will bring Changzi to help early tomorrow morning."

After he finished speaking, he suddenly thought of something and quickly asked, "By the way, do you have any meat at home to cook for the guests? Do you want me to go find some for you?"

"Need not!"

Upon hearing this, Li Guoqiang quickly waved his hand and politely declined, "I still have a lot of rabbit meat and roe deer meat left at home! I think it's enough, so don't bother with it."

"to make!"

Xu Guangshou knew that Li Guoqiang had just killed a stupid spore some time ago, so he didn't insist. He immediately nodded and agreed, "Then you can do it yourself. If you encounter any difficulties, just tell me and I will help you find a solution."

"Got it!"

Li Guoqiang felt warm in his heart, smiled and nodded in agreement, then said goodbye and went home.

At this time, Xu Yuping had already prepared dinner in advance. As soon as Li Guoqiang entered the house and got on the kang, she hurriedly brought up the hot meal.

Seeing this, Li Guoqiang did not bother to be polite with Xu Yuping. He directly invited Qu Yinfeng, Zhu Caixia, Xu Dani and others to come and eat together. He also told them about asking someone to come and help.

When Xu Yuping heard this, her heart suddenly tightened. After finishing her meal, she immediately took her clean clothes and went to the bathhouse, ready to take a bath first so that she could warm the bed for Li Guoqiang.

She knew that everyone was hibernating now, and with Li Guoqiang's good reputation, it would be easy to call a large group of people to come and help.

With strength in numbers, the wooden house should be built in a few days.

Therefore, the time left for her to test Li Guoqiang's feelings is running out, and she must hurry up.

Li Guoqiang saw Xu Yuping rushing to take a shower first, and without thinking much, he leaned back on the kang cabinet, closed his eyes and used his mind to take care of his little world. By the way, he checked on the wild wolf to see how hungry it was.

In fact, he was not sure whether he could tame this wild wolf, but he just wanted to take this opportunity to try it out and brush up his animal taming skills. The method he used was similar to that of training an eagle.

First, starve the wild wolf for a while, and when it is extremely hungry, take some small pieces of meat and try to tame it, making it understand that only by obeying his orders can it have meat to eat and continue to survive, thus eradicating its wildness.

If that doesn't work, he can only kill it and sell it for money, and then use the money to buy some puppies from others to raise.

All in all, it’s not a loss no matter how you calculate it.

When he finished the things in his little world, Xu Yuping had just finished taking a shower. She hurried into the room and called him to take a shower.

After a while, just as he finished taking a shower and returned to the room, preparing to take out the puppet that had not been carved yet from the kang cabinet and continue to practice his knife skills and woodworking skills, he suddenly found that Xu Yuping had crawled into his bed at some point. He was stunned for a moment, not understanding what Xu Yuping was doing.
Then, without waiting for him to ask, Xu Yuping climbed out of the bed with a red face, lowered her head and whispered: "Well, Qiangzi, you have done so much work in the past two days, you must be exhausted, so I thought I would warm the bed for you so that you can sleep more comfortably later."

No!

If you want to warm the bed, why are you only wearing a bellyband?
Li Guoqiang widened his eyes slightly, looking at the sudden Mariana Trench, and was suddenly shocked.

Afterwards, he quickly shifted his gaze and looked towards the south kang, fearing that it would cause any unnecessary misunderstandings to the elder Qu Yinfeng, and the two children, Zhu Caixia and Xu Dani.

However, the next moment he frowned slightly.

Because he found that Qu Yinfeng, Zhu Caixia and Xu Dani, the three people who were supposed to stay in the room, were not in the room at all.

This made him realize instantly that something was wrong, and then he thought of Xu Yuping's sudden action of warming his bed, and he suddenly came to his senses.

"Qiangzi, go to bed early! I'm going out first!"

When Xu Yuping saw Li Guoqiang like this, she couldn't help feeling uneasy. She hurriedly put on her cotton jacket, whispered something, and then ran out as if escaping, fearing that Li Guoqiang would dislike her or even call her shameless.

Li Guoqiang looked at Xu Yuping's back as she ran away, and for a moment he didn't know what to say.

The reason why he wanted to move out was because he didn't want to affect his and Xu Yuping's reputation, and also to avoid himself from having any improper thoughts about Xu Yuping.

After all, he is no longer the frail and sickly boy, but a very strong young man. Every day when he wakes up, he can see the scene of his monkey brother standing tall with the Ruyi Jingu Bang in his hand.

Moreover, as his martial arts skills and physical fitness continue to improve, his energy will continue to accumulate. It only takes an ant hole to cause an unstoppable situation, just like the Yellow River bursting its banks.

He didn't want to destroy the harmonious relationship between him and Qu Yinfeng's family because of his impulse.

However, he never expected that his desire to move out would lead Qu Yinfeng and Xu Yuping to have such radical and considerate ideas.

This made him feel both happy and guilty, as if he was taking advantage of someone's misfortune.

"How is it? What did Qiangzi say?"

Qu Yinfeng took Xu Dani and Zhu Caixia and hid in the reed pile. When she saw Xu Yuping coming, she hurriedly stood up and asked.

"without!"

Xu Yuping glanced at Qu Yinfeng, then shook her head with a sad look on her face and replied, "He didn't say anything."

"what?"

Upon hearing this, Qu Yinfeng was dumbfounded for a moment and didn't understand what Li Guoqiang meant.

Logically speaking, Xu Yuping has already done this much, so as a man, he should express his opinion whether he agrees or not!
If they don't say anything like now, what should they do next?
Do they have to take the initiative to make things clear?

At the same time, Zhu Caixia, who was eavesdropping at the side, felt inexplicably happy in her heart. Then she pursed her lips and was about to suggest that she should warm the bed for Li Guoqiang next time, but Xu Yuping interrupted her.

"Mom, do you think Qiangzi thinks I'm too old and is unhappy about it?"

"this."

Hearing this, Qu Yinfeng frowned and thought for a moment, then said in a deep voice: "Don't worry, I'll go in and ask Qiangzi in person to see what he thinks."

"No matter what, since we have already chosen this path, there is no reason to give up halfway."

After saying that, she turned around and walked into the house without waiting for Xu Yuping to say anything.

Xu Yuping looked at Qu Yinfeng's back and couldn't help but feel nervous. Then she stood there silently, waiting for Qu Yinfeng's news in agony.

At this time, Li Guoqiang had calmed down. He sat on the kang with a knife, carving the puppet in his hand bit by bit, and seemed to have made a decision.

When Qu Yinfeng walked in and saw this scene, she felt a little relieved, then slowly walked to Li Guoqiang's side and sat down, saying with some shame: "Qiangzi, don't blame your sister Yuping, blame me if you want to blame someone! It was me who gave her the idea to seduce you."

"aunt!"

Hearing this, Li Guoqiang paused for a moment, then turned to look at Qu Yinfeng, and asked in confusion, "Didn't I tell you before that even if I move out, I will still take care of this family in the future as I do now? Why don't you believe me?"

"Besides, even if you are worried, you can always tell me first, why do you have to do this?"

"Could it be that in your eyes, I am a greedy, self-serving person?"

"no!"

When Qu Yinfeng heard Li Guoqiang's question, her expression changed, and she quickly waved her hand and explained, "That's not the case. I just thought that this would be a way to repay your kindness."

"Besides, you also know that with your sister Yuping's conditions, it is impossible for her to marry into a good family. Rather than letting her suffer for the rest of her life, it is better to let her stay at home and serve you well!"

"At least, with your temperament and character, I believe you will not treat her unfairly."

"Don't worry, I've already made it clear with your sister Yuping that she will just follow you in private and won't make things difficult for you."

"Also, you don't have to worry about Xiaoxia. She knows the seriousness of the matter and won't go out and tell anyone."

"As for Dani, I'll also ask her to keep her mouth shut."

"Anyway, for the sake of my old face, will you agree to it?"

"Otherwise, how can I face your uncle in the future?"

(End of this chapter)