"Auntie, I know, I appreciate your kindness. Please take the things back; life isn't easy for you either."

The village chief's wife waved her hand, "Oh, my family is large, so I earn more work points each day. We don't have many eggs, so I only gave you six. The rest..."

The village chief's wife didn't say anything, but she understood.

The village chief's wife continued, "There's still a pound of meat at home, I brought it to you. The child's injuries are too severe, give them some good food to help them recover."

Lin Cuicui was even more reluctant to accept it now. The village chief's family was probably the poorest among the village chiefs in the surrounding villages. How difficult must it have been for them to come up with just a pound of meat? She understood that they felt apologetic.

But what does this actually have to do with them?

"Uncle, Aunt, please don't do this. I really can't take this meat. Everyone's life is tough these days, and I won't be able to live with myself if I take this meat."

The village chief's wife stepped back, while the village chief stood in front.

“Take this. It’s not for you to eat. It’s my fault for not taking good care of them and making the children suffer. They should be given food.”

Lin Cuicui was about to refuse when Tang Yue spoke up.

"Mom, please accept this."

Then she looked up at the village chief and said, "Grandpa Village Chief, your family isn't well-off either. How about we exchange this meat for something else?"

"ah?"

"What?"

The village chief's wife found the little girl amusing. "Little girl, what's given to you is yours. Why would you want to exchange it?"

Tang Yue nodded firmly, "Exchange! Tomorrow I'll go hunting in the mountains and exchange the meat I bring back with Grandma Village Chief."

The village chief's wife smiled, not taking it seriously. "Alright, if you fight back, you can switch wet nurses. But it's dangerous up in the mountains, so don't scare us away."

Tang Yue nodded obediently.

It was getting late, and the village chief and his wife were about to leave. Tang Yue stopped them.

"Grandpa Village Chief, if we go hunting in the mountains ourselves, can we bring back the game to eat?"

The village chief looked at her. "It's the same as before. One rabbit or one pheasant is fine, nobody cares. But don't let anyone see it. If you have too many, you'll have to hand them over to the production team. You'll each hand over half."

Tang Yue thought it was feasible. Otherwise, she couldn't accept having to sneak around to eat meat every day.

"Okay, then we'll go hunting tomorrow."

Seeing that Tang Yue was serious, the village chief quickly tried to dissuade her.

“Child, you are too young. You really can’t go into the mountains. We can skip a few meals of meat, but please don’t go. It’s too dangerous.”

Tang Yue was speechless. How little did the village chief trust her? But looking at her small frame, she conceded. She really didn't have anything to offer that would earn her people's trust.

Tang Yue looked at Old Li, who smiled at the village chief and said, "It's alright, village chief. When we were in the village, we used to go up the mountain every day. I won't go in, so it should be fine."

The village chief wanted to persuade Old Li because of his age, but thinking of the two injured children, he never said anything.

That night, after the whole family had fallen asleep, Tang Yue's consciousness unconsciously swept around the courtyard, and then she saw a small figure twitching.