Chapter 9 - 9 Chapter 7: Unexpected Gains (1/2)

9 Chapter 7: Unexpected Gains

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“Ah! Our little YingEr is the cutest and prettiest one in our family!”

Liu Sisi laughed and picked Di Ying up, spinning her around in the room. This made Di Ying giggle even more.

Di Xuan, who was adding firewood to the stove, looked at them with envy and happiness shining in his eyes. How long had it been since he had seen YingEr laugh so happily?

“We’ll make do with meat porridge for lunch today. Later, when the sun isn’t so strong, we can go out and dig up some wild vegetables to eat.”

Liu Sisi was really starving. She smelled the appetizing aroma from inside the pot and reluctantly let go of Di Ying, uncovering the pot again.

She scooped a spoonful of the sorghum meat porridge to check its consistency, and it looked perfectly cooked – not too thick and not too thin. She filled a small bowl halfway for YingEr and placed it on the small table. Then, she scooped a bowl for herself before finding a large bowl, washing it clean, and pouring the remaining porridge into it.

“Be careful, it’s hot.” Liu Sisi saw Di Ying taking a small sip from the edge of her bowl as she walked over with the cleaned spoon and quickly handed it to her.

Liu Sisi then called Di Xuan, who was still standing by the stove: “Stop dawdling, it’s already noon, let’s eat quickly, so we can go dig up wild vegetables on the hill later.”

Di Xuan didn’t talk, he just walked over, picked up the large bowl, and started drinking the porridge.

The warm meat porridge slid down their throats and into their stomachs. The feeling of warmth was intoxicating for Liu Sisi. Soon, her bowl was empty. The two children, who were clearly hungry, drank their porridge quickly with happy and content expressions on their faces.

After they finished eating and were washing the dishes, Liu Sisi reminded Di Xuan: “Later, Mom will go out and see if I can find more food. You take care of YingEr at home, be cautious. If someone comes to bother you, hide quickly and don’t try to fight back, alright?”

“Yes, Mom, YingEr will behave at home and wait for you to come back.” Despite being just four years old, Di Ying was very sensible and didn’t fuss, making Liu Sisi feel pity for her.

“YingEr is so good.”

Seeing the clouds covering the sun outside, Liu Sisi then picked up the bamboo basket and left the house.

She followed the small stream that flowed through the village entrance. Liu Sisi naturally refused to touch the wild vegetables growing in the fields, as she didn’t want to be considered a thief on her first day out. Although she was unsure of the specific season, she could tell it was midsummer from the rice, corn, and sorghum fields that were currently in bloom.

With the mentality of leaving no stone unturned, Liu Sisi collected various wild vegetables that she recognized along her way – dandelions, shepherd’s purse, wild celery, and wild scallions, as well as a small patch of Manchurian wild rice, all of which made her very happy!

This patch of Manchurian wild rice was growing beside the stream. She pulled apart the leafy stems to reveal tender, white wild rice. Although there were only a few of them, Liu Sisi was still delighted.

She continued along the stream and reached a bamboo forest. The bamboo was lush and grew along the riverbank. The young shoots were almost as tall as the older bamboo and swayed in the river breeze.