The supplies in the house were updated twice a day. Lin Rui felt that it was not good for him to keep a mountain of gold and silver and not spend it. He would be miserable as a ghost. Forget about Qingqing at home, after all, she was too young. Especially Mu Tou and Niuniu, they ate brown rice porridge as if it were some delicacy, which made him feel very sad.

No, he has to improve the food at home!

Lin Changxi and the others all knew that Lin Rui had two particularly precious camphorwood boxes that he would not easily open, so naturally, no one knew what was inside. Lin Rui was also happy to keep this secret to avoid the trouble of explaining it later.

Once you tell a lie, you have to cover it up with countless lies, as if you are trapped in a Möbius strip.

He decided to first smuggle some supplies from the house into his own food sacks, and while on guard duty at night, he saw his master quietly getting up, and he couldn't help but look at him with puzzled eyes.

Lin Rui waved his hand at him and said, "I'll check how much food is left at home. You just need to keep watch all night."

Sanliang turned his head upon hearing this. The firelight illuminated the surroundings. Both the Gao family and the young wife's family had people on night watch. The wolves in the wilderness were fat and bold, and they were adept at taking advantage of the frail and weak victims. They could easily capture their prey, so it was common for them to charge into groups of people at night to hunt. Therefore, every household had someone on night watch, as it was a must for safety.

With the upgrade of the house, the most obvious benefit is that Lin Rui can finally take out the supplies in the house without having to go in. The biggest advantage of this is that he doesn't have to worry about being discovered and suspected after the transformation.

When he opened the rice bag, he found it was all brown rice, some of which had not even had the husks removed. No wonder it was so rough on the throat when he ate it. He poured about ten pounds of rice from the house into the bag and mixed it with the brown rice, but it was not noticeable.

This continued for several days, and even Feng Zhenniang found it strange. One day, as he passed by, he heard his mother mutter, "Why does it seem like we keep eating more rice?"

Lin Changxi glanced at her and said, "Isn't it a good thing if there are more and more? If there are fewer and fewer, I'll cry."

Did I really remember it wrong? Feng Zhenniang felt a little suspicious. At this time, food was more valuable than gold and silver. How could someone secretly send her food?

Lin Rui took a sip of the Orange Juice he took out from the refrigerator. His throat and body were so thirsty in the hot summer that drinking a glass of ice drink was more than just a refreshing feeling.

He was using a water bag to hold the orange juice, and because the orange juice had just been taken out of the refrigerator, there was a temperature difference between the orange juice inside the water bag and the high temperature outside. Now, liquefied water droplets were seeping out from the place where he was holding the water bag.

"Uncle, what are you drinking?" Niu Niu squatted beside Lin Rui at some point, shrugged her nose, and stared at the water bag in Lin Rui's hand.

"Cough cough cough!" He was choked by the sudden appearance of his niece and started coughing. After a series of earth-shaking coughs, he politely declined the Sanliang who was anxiously trying to help him breathe. After a long while, he saw the little instigator Niuniu who was still squatting there.

It is impossible for children fleeing famine to have fair and rosy skin. Even though their situation is much better than that of the refugees on the road, the faces of half-grown children like Niu Niu, Mu Tou and San Liang are sunburned and dark, and their nutrition cannot keep up with their consumption, so their eyes seem to be enlarged several times due to their thinness.

He himself was not short of food, but he still lost about ten pounds.

He handed the water bag to Niuniu: "Sweet water, would you like some?"

Niuniu's eyes lit up, and she took Lin Rui's water bag with both hands: "Thank you, uncle." She took a sip, her eyes widened, and she was busy sharing it with Lin Rui: "Uncle, it's so sweet and cool!"

Lin Rui smiled and said, "Do you like it? If you like it, drink more."

Niuniu took another sip and looked at the remaining orange juice in the water bag: "Uncle, can I give some to Brother Mu and Brother Sanliang?"

"No, you finish your drink, my uncle has prepared some for them."

After Niu Niu finished drinking, Lin Rui asked Niu Niu to bring the wood and three or two water bags, and specially found a deserted place to fill the water bags for them.

Niuniu trotted over and handed the water bag to Mu Tou and San Liang. Mu Tou curiously lifted the filled water bag and asked, "Niuniu, where did you find the water?"

Niuniu said mysteriously, "My uncle gave it to us and told us not to tell anyone, otherwise we won't be able to drink it next time. Come on, brother, drink it. This water is so cool and sweet."

At this time, small water droplets began to seep out of the water bag. Mu Tou was reluctant to waste them, so he quickly licked the water droplets with his tongue.

"Hey, brother, drink the sweet water in it, it's delicious!" After saying that, Niu Niu turned around and trotted over to San Liang.

Sanliang was thirsty at the time, so he opened Niuniu's water bag and took a big gulp. Suddenly, he felt the coolness and sweetness of the water. Like Niuniu, he opened his eyes wide, changed his gulp to sips, and asked Niuniu secretly: "Niuniu, what is this? Why is it so delicious?"

Niuniu, a smart little girl, raised her chin and said, "This is the sweet water that my uncle gave us. You can't tell anyone after you drink it. My uncle said that if others know about it, we won't get any."

He nodded repeatedly. He wished for such a good thing every day. This water is so sweet. So this is what sweetness tastes like.

How could Sanliang know the taste of sugar water? Since he was born, the world has been in chaos and the people are starving. How could they have something as precious as sugar? Sanliang has been a big eater since he was born, making life even more difficult for his already poor family. How could he have the money to buy sugar?

This orange juice is the only sweet taste that Sanliang has ever tasted since he was a child. Of course, there is such a wonderful misunderstanding.

Niu Niu and San Liang were people who couldn't hide food in a mouse hole. They had originally planned to drink sparingly, but they couldn't help but open the water bag and take a sip from time to time. By the evening, there was not even a drop of orange juice left in the water bag.

But Mu Tou was reluctant to drink it, so he secretly poured some for his mother Lu Sufen. Lu was reluctant to drink it either, so she forced Mu Tou to drink it himself.

I left half of the wood in the water bag, intending to drink it the next day. However, when I opened it at night, there was no coolness in the water bag, and the sweet water inside also gave off a sour smell.

The sweet water has gone bad! Mu Tou was so distressed that tears fell from his eyes. If he had known earlier, he would have drunk it all in one go. He had wasted half a can of such delicious sweet water.

The weather is too hot, so no fresh food can be stored except for pickled meat, bacon and dried goods.

Mu Tou looked at Lin Rui pitifully: "Uncle!"

Lin Rui patted his shoulder and said, "There will be more. Don't be sad. Just think of it as having drunk it all today."

Mu Tou felt even more distressed. How could it be the same? He drank half a can less than others!