The garlic leaves and scrambled eggs in this bowl look like they were just cooked.

Ning Jing listened to Tie Dan's words, patted Tie Dan's head, and smiled.

"Okay, let's have a good meal today."

Upon hearing Ning Jing's words, everyone cheered.

However, they didn't start eating quickly, let alone take big bites.

Pick up a small piece, put it in your mouth, and you can chew it for a long time.

After all, even when my parents were alive, they had never eaten such a sumptuous meal during the Lunar New Year.

"Xiuhua, I have to go to town again tomorrow. I forgot to buy kerosene this time."

Ning Jing thought about tomorrow's plans and decided to tell Xiu Hua first.

"Sister-in-law, is the money... enough?"

Xiuhua bit her chopsticks, looked at the sumptuous dishes on the table, hesitated for a moment, and then asked.

Ning Jing paused for a moment, then smiled and said, "Don't worry, there's still some left."

Oh, by the way, I told Sister Guihua that I asked her family to buy a few chicks for us next time they hatch chicks.

Once they're grown up, I'll cook eggs for you every day.

As they spoke, they each picked up a piece of scrambled eggs with their chopsticks and placed it in the bowls of Tiedan, Xiuchun, and Siya.

"Thank you, sister-in-law."

The three children beamed with joy upon hearing that they would be able to eat eggs every day.

Everyone secretly resolved that once the chicks were bought, they would catch insects to feed them every day.

Despite the abundance of food on the table, and with Ning Jing constantly serving the children, everyone ate until they were stuffed, yet still left quite a bit uneaten.

This was the first time such a situation had occurred. Xiuhua poured the remaining vegetables together, and then, like the pig liver, put them in a basket and hung it in the well.

The next morning, when Ning Jing woke up, it was still dark.

However, Xiuhua and Xiuchun were no longer on the bed.

She got up and saw the two of them in the kitchen reheating the leftover pancakes and vegetables from yesterday, preparing to go to town after her sister-in-law woke up and could have a bite.

Since Guihua's family wasn't going this time, Ningjing had to walk to town by herself.

It takes a long time to go back and forth.

Ning Jing rinsed her mouth, washed her face with well water to clear her head, and then quickly ate a cornbread and a bowl of soup.

"Xiuhua, don't touch the ceramic pot in the embers yet. We'll talk about it when I get back."

Remember to finish all the other flatbreads and vegetable soup with your siblings.

Don't worry about the money, your sister-in-law will figure something out.

Ning Jing wiped her mouth, finished speaking to Xiu Hua, and then, in the dark, left the courtyard.

Luckily, we went to town yesterday; otherwise, in this darkness, she probably wouldn't have been able to find her way.

As the tranquility of the journey progressed, the eastern sky gradually brightened.

The original condition of the road was now vaguely visible.

Ning Jing pondered the information she had gathered yesterday. If the town really couldn't help, she would try to go to the county seat to see what would happen.

If that doesn't work, contact the unit where Fu Hongxing is located.

She believed that Fu Hongxing would have made the remittance without a receipt.

These can be considered his belongings, so they should naturally be given to her, his widow.

She doesn't want to end up with both sides suffering losses unless absolutely necessary.

After all, she still has to live in this village with her children.

Ning Jing walked briskly forward with her head down, thinking about things, forcing herself to forget the feeling of soreness and swelling in her legs from walking such a long distance, as well as the oppressive feeling of darkness all around.