Era: Seven money-losing girls? They're trying to trick me into having a daughter again!

"Wife, give me some money."

Fang Wei reached out his hand confidently and said to Wu Shaoli, "It's all."

"What do you need the money for?"

Wu Shaoli was mending Siya's clothes when she heard this. She looked at him with some confusion, "Didn't we agree not to touch this money first?"

"I thought about it last night and decided that I should fix this dilapidated house first."

Fang Wei went over and hugged her, then explained in detail.

"It's already August, and autumn is just around the corner. When winter comes, the dilapidated roof of the outbuilding won't hold up, and my daughters will get cold."

Before Wu Shaoli could persuade him, he continued speaking.

"I don't plan to rebuild the whole house. I just want to fix the roof of the outbuilding and then repair the cracked wall in the main house."

"Also, the courtyard wall is too low; anyone can climb over it. We need to raise it a bit."

"Don't worry, Uncle Li is a good cook and an honest man. He definitely won't overcharge us."

As he spoke, his hand involuntarily slid to Wu Shaoli's lower back, paused there for a moment, and then moved down a little further.

His wife has such a great figure!

These women, who have given birth to seven children, can still maintain such good figures; it's simply a miracle!

"What are you doing?!"

Wu Shaoli felt Fang Wei's hands were not behaving properly, and immediately pushed him away with a blush on her face.

"It's broad daylight, let's get down to business! What are you doing touching everything like that!"

"N-nothing."

Fang Wei awkwardly withdrew his hand and coughed lightly. He had just acted somewhat involuntarily. "I just wanted to reassure you that I wouldn't waste money."

"What's wrong with you?!"

Wu Shaoli glared at him angrily and said in a low voice, "There are children at home! Every time we talk, you have to get physical!"

"He has absolutely no shame as a father!"

"How can you blame me for this?!"

Fang Wei also felt wronged, so he shamelessly moved closer to Wu Shaoli, saying, "Who told me to marry such a beautiful wife! And with such a great figure! She's got me all horny!"

"Itchy my foot!"

When Wu Shaoli heard him say such nonsense, she was so angry that she hit him on the head with her clothes.

"Weren't you going to Uncle Li to help you with a house? I'll give you the money, hurry up and go! How much do you need?"

"Honey, give me 20 first."

Fang Wei wasn't quite sure how much it would cost to repair a side room and raise the courtyard wall, so he could only take two ten-yuan bills and hurriedly leave the house.

Uncle Li lived at the east end of the village. When he went to the other party's house, the other party was squatting in his yard repairing his chicken coop.

"Uncle Li."

Fang Wei pulled out the two ten-yuan bills from his pocket and said directly, "I would like to ask you to help me repair the roof of the outbuilding and raise the height of the courtyard wall."

When would you be free to take a look?

Uncle Li stared blankly at the two bills in his hand.

"Didn't I hear you spent all your money on that old forest? Where did you get the money to build a house?"

"The rest of the loan."

Fang Wei didn't hide anything at all, "Uncle Li, I know how the people in the village used to look at me, Fang Wei."

"I came here today for only one thing: to fix up my house so my wife and kids don't have to suffer from the cold wind."

"..."

Uncle Li frowned as he stared at Fang Wei. After hesitating for a moment, he still said, "Given the size of your house, even if you just patch up the roof and raise the courtyard wall a bit, this amount of money probably won't be enough."

"what?"

Fang Wei was stunned for a moment, then quickly said, "It's okay, please take a look and calculate how much it will cost. If I have enough money, please help me fix it."

"Alright."

Uncle Li stood up, brushed the dirt off his knees, and said, "I'll go with you to take a look. If I do the work, you can't possibly shortchange me by a single penny—"

"If I pay you less than one wage, you'll just smash up my door!"

Fang Wei said directly.

Uncle Li snorted, went inside to get his tools, and then went to the Fang family's house.

……

"Big sister, did Dad call someone to fix the house?"

In the courtyard, several young girls huddled together, and Er Ya asked in a low voice.

"I remember Grandpa Li often repaired houses for other people. Does that mean we'll have a new house too?"

Daya watched Fang Wei and Grandpa Li's retreating figures, hesitated for a moment, and then nodded: "I guess so?"

If it's not for renovating a new house, why invite people to your home?

Er Ya couldn't help but peek for a while longer, then leaned close to her eldest sister's ear and whispered, "Eldest sister."

"Um?"

"I feel like Dad hasn't been as scary as he used to be these past few days... I really like him like this!"

Daya glanced at her younger sister, then turned to look at Fang Wei, who was talking to Grandpa Li, and whispered something.

"Yes, he's been acting a little different these past few days."

They not only bought them candy and meat, but also sent them to school!

Although I can't go to school until September.

Fang Wei listened to Uncle Li's long calculation, and the final amount was indeed far more than two ten-yuan bills.

The main reason is that the outbuilding collapsed quite badly, and simply repairing the roof alone is not enough; the walls must be rebuilt as well.

Considering what he had to do next, Fang Wei hesitated for a moment, but decided to put the repairs on hold for the time being.

The things the daily intelligence report pointed out to him these past two days weren't anything particularly rare. They were fine for his own family to eat, but if he tried to sell them, they wouldn't fetch much money.

Seeing that Fang Wei didn't respond, Uncle Li shook his head and left.

He thought this kid had really changed for the better and would love his wife and kids, but who knew he was still the same!

Seeing Uncle Li's expression, Fang Wei gave a helpless, bitter smile.

Money!

He's desperately short of money right now!

We must hurry up and get the old forest farm up and running, and we must find a way to get that patch of wild gastrodia elata out and sell it! We can't risk selling it in town!

Lunch was cornmeal porridge again, with a few green vegetable leaves and a pinch of salt added.

Fang Wei picked up the bowl, and Wu Shaoli sat down next to him.

The girls were slurping their porridge around the stove when Er Ya burned her tongue drinking it too fast, and Da Ya slapped her on the head.

Wu Shaoli couldn't help but laugh.

Fang Wei heard that laugh and thought it was better than any music he had ever heard in his previous life!

Wu Shaoli felt his gaze and glanced at him sideways: "What are you looking at now?"

"I didn't see it."

Fang Wei said with a serious expression, but his hand reached under the table and gently patted her thigh.

Wu Shaoli froze for a moment, then quickly and accurately tapped the back of his hand with her chopsticks, angrily cursing, "You shameless bastard!"

"Big sister..."

Er Ya swallowed hard and asked, "Why did Mommy hit Daddy with chopsticks?"

"Eat your food."

Daya said irritably, "You're the most talkative person in the family!"