"Hey, cousin, look at those two country bumpkins over there, they're pushing and shoving each other around for just one fried egg."

Not far from Ning Jing and the others' table, two people dressed in green imitation military uniforms sat there.

There were three dishes and rice in front of me, two of which were meat dishes.

The one who spoke was a girl with a round face and big eyes. Her face, which was originally very cute, was full of disdain.

A girl with an oval face and single eyelids next to her tugged at her sleeve.

He glanced at Ning Jing and the others, and seeing that they hadn't noticed, he frowned and said, "Xiao Ru, how can you talk like that!"

If your uncle finds out, he'll definitely scold you.

Du Xiaoru pouted and said unhappily, "Cousin, why do you always side with outsiders?"

Am I not telling the truth?

Besides, if you don't tell me and I don't tell you, how will my uncle know?

I don't know what my uncle was thinking, coming all the way to this godforsaken place to see his comrades.

When she felt unhappy, she slammed the half-eaten bowl on the table with a bang, her face puffed up with anger.

"Okay, I know Xiaoru was just joking."

"Eat more! You haven't been eating much these past few days. If you lose weight, your auntie will blame me for not taking good care of you."

Seeing that Du Xiaoru had lost her temper, Du Juan quickly stepped forward to coax her.

Her mother and Du Xiaoru's father were siblings from several different branches of the family. If her parents had passed away early and Du Xiaoru's father had taken her in to live with him, she wouldn't have been so lucky to be able to study in J City with Du Xiaoru.

The "little uncle" that Du Juan mentioned was actually not related to her; he was Du Xiaoru's mother's younger brother.

She lives in the Du family's house, which is why she shouted along with Du Xiaoru.

Thinking of her uncle, a suspicious blush flashed across Du Juan's face.

Upon hearing Du Juan's words, Du Xiaoru involuntarily reached out and touched her round face.

It seems... she has indeed lost a little weight.

Nowadays, a girl who is fair-skinned and plump is considered to be well-fed, which is why she is very popular with older men.

Thinking of this, she pouted and reluctantly picked up her chopsticks, reaching out to pick up the braised pork again.

Nowadays, most people prefer to eat fatty meat, so a bowl of braised pork is almost entirely fat with very little lean meat.

Ning Jing and the others were unaware that a dispute had occurred here because of them.

After finishing their meal, the two of them hurriedly headed back, carrying their baskets and belongings.

Without a wheelbarrow, Ning Jing had to walk the whole day, which exhausted her.

When they got home, he handed the basket containing the chicks to Xiuhua and lay down on the kang (a heated brick bed), not wanting to move at all.

Seeing that her sister-in-law was tired, Xiuhua pulled Tiedan and the two of them together to build a crooked and small chicken coop in the corner of the yard.

The chicks are still small, so the small chicken coop doesn't feel crowded.

"Second sister, with so many chicks, how are we going to feed them?"

Tie Dan hesitated for a moment. After all, his older brother had returned these past few days, and he was finally able to get a full meal.

However, he was reluctant to use grain to feed the chicks.

Xiuhua also thought of this problem, and her brows furrowed slightly.

“Since my sister-in-law bought so many chicks, she must have a way to deal with them.”

However, my sister-in-law went out so early with Guihua today and walked so much; she must be tired. She's resting now, so let's not wake her."

After thinking for a moment, Xiuhua comforted Tiedan.