Chapter 146 Those Girls Don’t Know What’s Good
As expected!

Li Guoqiang looked at Qu Yinfeng's pleading eyes and couldn't help but sigh in his heart.

In fact, he could easily guess why Qu Yinfeng agreed and even encouraged Xu Yuping to become his woman. The main reason was that Qu Yinfeng lacked a sense of security in her heart.

Even though he had clearly stated before that he would still take care of the family as usual after moving out, there was no way to completely reassure Qu Yinfeng.

After all, the relationship between them was only based on the initial feelings of taking him in and the gift of century-old wild ginseng, and it was not solid or long-lasting at all.

Besides, he is an educated youth and might leave one day.

Therefore, in order to ensure that he will not abandon this family, the best way is to completely make him a family member.

And Xu Yuping, the homeless young widow, became the best candidate.

After a moment's silence, just when Qu Yinfeng's heart was sinking, Li Guoqiang finally gave his answer.

"Auntie, I know you mean well, but wouldn't this be too unfair to Sister Yuping?"

"Don't feel wronged!"

Qu Yinfeng was suddenly delighted, then quickly shook her head and said, "You are so young and so capable. It is a blessing for her to be able to follow you. How can this be called an injustice?"

"Well, wait here for a moment. I'll go tell her the good news."

After saying this, she was afraid that Li Guoqiang would go back on his word, so she quickly got up and walked out, a joyful smile on her face.

If you don’t know, you would think she has picked up some treasure!
In fact, it’s not wrong to say that you have found a treasure.

Although Xu Yuping can only stay by Li Guoqiang's side and be an unknown lover in the future, Qu Yinfeng has lived for most of her life, from the old society to the new society, and has already seen through many things.

She knew that as long as she followed the right person, she could live a good life regardless of whether she had a formal status or not.

If you follow the wrong person, what does it matter even if you have a formal status?

We still have to eat coarse food, endure hunger and cold, and live in silence!
Soon, Qu Yinfeng walked up to Xu Yuping with a happy face and uttered two words.

"It's done!"

"Really?"

Xu Yuping's eyes widened, and then she asked in surprise.

"of course it's true!"

Qu Yinfeng nodded, then said unhappily, "Can I still lie to you about this?"

"Ok!"

When Xu Yuping heard Qu Yinfeng's confirmation, her heart instantly blossomed like a flower and a look of shy joy appeared on her face.

Then, she seemed to have thought of something and asked hurriedly, "Mom, what should I do later?"

"this."

Qu Yinfeng glanced at Zhu Caixia and Xu Dani standing behind her, hesitated for a moment, and then said softly: "I think you should go to sleep first! Anyway, the matter has been settled, and a few days won't make a difference."

"When Qiangzi finishes building the house, it will be your new home."

"Ok!"

Xu Yuping breathed a sigh of relief, then nodded quickly and agreed, "Then I'll listen to you."

Although she was an experienced person, she still felt embarrassed to dig wells and plow fields with Li Guoqiang in front of Qu Yinfeng and the children.

"okay!"

Qu Yinfeng waved her hand, then smiled and said, "It's too cold outside, let's go in quickly!"

"Hey!"

Xu Yuping nodded in agreement, then took Zhu Caixia and Xu Dani and followed Qu Yinfeng into the house.

However, she was still immersed in joy and did not notice that Zhu Caixia was feeling low, or even a little sad.

why?
Obviously, mom is much older than Uncle Qiangzi, so why would Uncle Qiangzi agree to be with mom?

So when I grow up, will I still be able to find a man as good and capable as Uncle Qiangzi?

Besides, if mom and Uncle Qiangzi have a child, will they abandon me?

Woo~
As she was thinking, Zhu Caixia suddenly lowered her head, wiped away her tears while trying to hold back her tears, then silently climbed onto the south kang and got into bed.

Since there was only a kerosene lamp in the room, no one noticed anything unusual about her.

When Xu Yuping saw that Li Guoqiang was lying on the kang and ready to sleep, she first felt relieved, but then she couldn't help feeling a little disappointed, and even doubted whether Li Guoqiang really liked her?
After hesitating for a while, she finally did not step forward to ask, but just walked aside silently, put away Li Guoqiang's cotton-padded jacket and shoes, then walked to the south kang, looking back every few steps, and lay down next to Zhu Caixia.

After a while, Qu Yinfeng also turned off the kerosene lamp and got into bed with Xu Dani.

As the atmosphere around him became quiet, Li Guoqiang smelled the scent of meat in the quilt, and the restlessness in his heart slowly subsided.

To be honest, he hadn't eaten meat for a long time and he wanted to eat meat.

But he knew that it was not the right time yet, and he had to wait until he finished building the wooden house.

In addition, in order to better keep the secret, he also thought of a good way.

That is to dig an underground passage between the outhouse and the wooden house.

This not only makes it convenient for Xu Yuping to enter and exit at any time, but also avoids being blocked in the house by accident.

Soon, it was the next morning.

Before dawn, Xu Yuping quietly got up and prepared to wash and make breakfast.

Just as she filled a basin with hot water, wrung out the towel and wiped her face carefully, she suddenly heard a slight sound of footsteps. She took away the towel and saw Li Guoqiang lifting the door curtain and walking out from the inner room.

"powerful"

"Shh!"

When Li Guoqiang saw Xu Yuping wanted to speak, he quickly made a hushing gesture and then walked gently in front of her.

In fact, he had already woken up when Xu Yuping just got up.

Therefore, he wanted to take advantage of the fact that Qu Yinfeng, Zhu Caixia and Xu Dani were still asleep and have a good chat with Xu Yuping to completely break that layer of window paper, so as to avoid being unnatural in their interactions and arousing suspicion.

Xu Yuping looked at Li Guoqiang's handsome face, clutching the towel tightly in her hands, feeling a little nervous and shy, as if she was back to the time when she had just gotten married.

"Sister Yuping!

Li Guoqiang gently grasped Xu Yuping's hand, and then said in a gentle voice: "I already know your feelings for me." "Don't worry, from now on, as long as I have a bite to eat, I will never let you and Xiaoxia go hungry."

"I feel sorry for you. You can only follow me without any status or title."

"no!"

Hearing this, Xu Yuping hurriedly shook her head and said, "I don't feel wronged! As long as you don't dislike me!"

"Ah!"

Li Guoqiang was delighted, then he chuckled and said, "Look at what you said. You are so beautiful, virtuous and capable. How could I possibly dislike you?"

"You're talking nonsense!"

Xu Yuping was delighted, then rolled her eyes and said angrily, "I'm already over 30, how can I talk about whether I'm pretty or not? I'm afraid that in a few years, you will despise me for being a yellow-faced woman."

"Hey, you're wrong about that!"

Li Guoqiang shook his head, and then said seriously: "A woman in her thirties is at her most beautiful. You just didn't eat well and did too much rough work before, which ruined your body."

"Wait until you take good care of yourself and get well. Then when you go out, maybe someone will think you are Xiaoxia's sister!"

"Giggle!"

When Xu Yuping heard Li Guoqiang's exaggerated words, she couldn't help but burst out laughing.

Then, she asked curiously, "Where did you learn all this? Your words sound as sweet as honey. You must have coaxed a lot of girls in the city before, right?"

"no!"

Li Guoqiang shook his head and said honestly, "I used to be in poor health and had to take medicine every few days. People couldn't avoid me! Even if I wanted to comfort them, I couldn't find anyone!"

"fine!"

Xu Yuping was slightly stunned, then quickly spoke softly to comfort her: "Those girls don't know what you are worth. They don't know how good you are now. Sooner or later, they will regret it."

"Ok!"

Li Guoqiang nodded, then reached out and hugged Xu Yuping in his arms.

Xu Yuping felt the strong breath coming towards her, her cheeks suddenly felt hot, and then she slowly leaned on Li Guoqiang's shoulder, feeling at ease in her heart.

After a while, Li Guoqiang patted Xu Yuping on the back and said, "Okay, go cook first! We have a long way to go."

"Ok!"

Upon hearing this, Xu Yuping hurriedly nodded in agreement, then turned around, picked up the basin, and went to get hot water for Li Guoqiang to wash.

Soon, Li Guoqiang brushed his teeth and washed his face, and practiced various martial arts skills in the yard as usual.

Xu Yuping was at the stove, busy making breakfast with a happy look on her face.

After breakfast was ready, Qu Yinfeng, Zhu Caixia and Xu Dani woke up one after another, and then those who needed to wash up washed up and those who needed to go to the toilet went to the toilet.

Under the influence of Li Guoqiang, they could be said to be the most hygienic people in the entire Jinshanbao, or even the entire Majiadian Commune.

Correspondingly, the consumption rate of cleaning products such as toothpowder and soap is much faster than that of other families.

Therefore, in order to keep this good habit, Li Guoqiang has to take time to go to the black market in the county or city to sell the wild wolves, wild boars, roe deer, rabbits, black bears, big insects and other prey accumulated in the storage space, and then use the money to buy some tickets.

In addition, the fish that were handed in from the winter catch some time ago have almost reached the time for the supply and marketing cooperatives to go to the countryside to exchange for supplies. In addition, the villagers can receive some cloth coupons, match coupons, soap coupons, kerosene coupons, etc. every year, so there is no need to rush to go to the black market for the time being.

It just so happened that he could use this time to build the wooden house, and then peel the furs of the prey in the storage space and tan them.

Since the fur tanning process basically takes several months, there is no way for my family to wear tiger fur coats this year.

Of course, even if the furs couldn't be delivered in time, the bacon could still be delivered. By the way, I could also send a big insect whip back to Li Dawei to show my filial piety to him and Yao Meilan.

Not long after, Li Guoqiang and Xu Yuping had just finished their breakfast when they heard a burst of shouting outside the house.

"Hadron, hadron!"

"Hey!"

Li Guoqiang agreed, quickly got up and ran out, and then he saw many members of the Xu family headed by Xu Guangfu.

Among them, needless to say, Xu Guangshou and Xu Yuchang, father and son, came specially to support and stand up for him.

In addition, there are four fathers and sons, Xu Guangfu, Xu Yufan, Xu Yurong, and Xu Yusheng;
Xu Guanglu and Xu Yutai, father and son;
The three brothers Xu Yuguo, Xu Yumin and Xu Yu'an;
The four brothers Xu Yuwen, Xu Yuliang, Xu Yugong and Xu Yujian;
The two brothers Xu Yulang and Xu Yuqian;
The three brothers are Xu Laosan, Xu Laowu and Xu Laoliu.

The above are all the Xu family members of Jinshanbao Production Brigade, who are of the Guang and Yu generations respectively.

If Xu Guangshan had not died, he would have been the leader of the Guang generation.

In addition, there is his cousin Xu Guanghe, who died earlier than him and is the father of the two brothers Xu Yulang and Xu Yuqian.

They belong to one branch, while Xu Guangfu, Xu Guanglu, Xu Guangshou, Xu Guangxi, Xu Guangcai and Xu Laosan, Xu Laowu, Xu Laoliu and their long-deceased father Xu Guangtian belong to two other branches.

Li Guoqiang was not very clear about which generation the division started from. He only knew that Xu Guangfu and Xu Guangshou were brothers, Xu Guanglu and Xu Yuguo, Xu Yumin, Xu Yu'an's father Xu Guangxi were brothers, and Xu Guangcai, the father of Xu Yuwen, Xu Yuliang, Xu Yugong, Xu Yujian, was Xu Guangfu and Xu Guanglu's cousin.

In other words, in this village, the Xu family members who are closest to Qu Yinfeng are the two brothers Xu Yulang and Xu Yuqian.

However, due to the trouble that Xu Guangshan and Xu Yukun had, Qu Yinfeng had some conflicts with the two brothers when they were borrowing money, so their relationship is not very close now.

Therefore, it is no wonder that Xu Dani has been called a little disaster star for so many years, simply because she has no relatives at home.

If it weren't for Li Guoqiang's arrival, Qu Yinfeng and Xu Dani would have been killed.

This is also the main reason why Qu Yinfeng would rather let Xu Yuping be Li Guoqiang's mistress than want Li Guoqiang to leave the family.

All in all, this is all forced by life.

Soon, Li Guoqiang greeted the Xu family members who came to help one by one, then took them to the leveled residential land and explained to them his construction requirements and procedures.

Immediately afterwards, with the help of Xu Guangfu and Xu Guangshou, everyone started working enthusiastically.

Li Guoqiang didn't find it strange.

On the one hand, he had to pay wages and treat people to meals, and on the other hand, he had the strong support of Xu Guangfu and Xu Guangshou, so naturally no one would be so ignorant as to cause him any trouble.

At the same time, Qu Yinfeng and Xu Yuping, mother and daughter, also took Zhu Caixia and Xu Dani with them to help with some logistical work such as serving tea and cigarettes to avoid being criticized later.

The morning passed by in the busyness.

The wooden house that Li Guoqiang wanted to build was slowly taking shape.

(End of this chapter)