Upon entering the courtyard, Old Lady Zhang glanced into Zhang Dagen's room several times, tempted to cause trouble, but then she remembered the howl she had just heard, which was quite eerie.

After thinking for a moment, he spat and went back to his room.

Upon entering the house, she saw the opened box and remembered the money that had been emptied from its contents, and her heart began to ache.

After tidying up the rest of the things in the box, I lay down on the bed and kept groaning.

She had saved up that money over so many years with great difficulty.

Now, it's all gone!

Xiaofeng and her sisters didn't return until after noon; they had already finished the eggs their uncle had given them.

So today, she secretly took a jar and a handful of salt out, washed the wild vegetables she had dug up and put them in the jar, then sprinkled a few grains of salt on them. The three sisters slurped them down until they were half full.

When I got back, I found the house quiet. My father wasn't there, and my mother and grandmother were also silent, which was a bit strange.

She slipped into the kitchen first, only to find it cold and lifeless, not at all like it had been used for cooking.

Xiao Feng's brow twitched involuntarily as she recalled the He family's visit to their home.

Dad's not here, could he have gone to his uncle's house?

Biting her lower lip, Xiao Feng walked out of the kitchen somewhat absentmindedly.

When Xiaoying saw her older sister come out, she shook her sister's hand and whispered, "Big sister, I'm hungry!"

My older sister used to give them delicious eggs, but today I only ate some wild vegetables, and my stomach feels empty and uncomfortable.

"Shh..."

Xiao Feng quickly covered Xiao Ying's mouth and pulled her and Xiao Lian into the woodshed.

After thinking about it, I decided to leave them there and go ask Grandma myself.

Even if they don't eat it, Grandma will have to eat it, right?

Xiao Ying and Xiao Lian, hearing what their eldest sister said, obediently stayed in the woodshed.

Xiao Feng mustered her courage, gently knocked on Old Lady Zhang's door, and whispered, "Grandma, what are we making tonight? Will Dad be home for dinner?"

Old Mrs. Zhang was clutching her chest, feeling a pang of heartache, when she heard Xiao Feng's words and jumped out of bed.

She yelled in a shrill voice, "Eat, eat, eat... Why don't you go eat shit? You're all worthless trash, and you still want to eat? Why don't you eat my flesh?"

"Get out, all of you!"

After cursing, he grabbed his pillow and threw it towards the door with a thud.

Xiao Feng never expected that Zhang's wife would get so angry just because she asked such a normal question.

Although I don't understand the details, I know in my heart that the best thing to do now is to stay far away from the milk.

Otherwise, the three sisters would become the punching bags again.

But all the food at home was in Grandma's room, and if Grandma didn't give them anything to eat, they would go hungry.

There's not even rice water or dishwater to drink. It's fine if I don't eat, but my little sisters are so small, how can they stand it?

Thinking of this, Xiao Feng frowned.

Meanwhile, Fu Hongxing accompanied Xiuhua to her medical examination and completed all the necessary paperwork before letting her return to school.

She also reminded her to remember to come back early with Tie Dan on her day off, as Ning Jing said she would kill a chicken to nourish them properly.

The chickens at home have already been replaced. Anyway, even if we don't kill them to eat, they won't lay eggs, so keeping them would just be a waste of food.

However, Xiuhua knew in her heart that what her sister-in-law said was just an excuse. She just wanted to do everything she could to help them recover their losses in the past.