The little girl in front of him had a dark and thin face. She didn't look very old, only about five or six years old. Her hair was very yellow and rough, and she looked malnourished.

Song Zhi knew that many people in this era lived a hard life, but she had never seen anyone as thin as the little girl in front of her.

As an adult, and one who had lived two lifetimes, Song Zhi didn't want to bully the child. He just frowned and asked, "Why are you stealing? Where are the adults in your family?"

The little girl hurriedly said, "My parents are dead, and there are no adults at home."

Hearing this, Song Zhi frowned even deeper, and the other two little guys who were not caught were also frightened.

Their background was not good to begin with, and if they were caught stealing again, they would definitely be criticized in the brigade.

Moreover, Song Zhi looked ferocious. Although the two little boys were very scared, they still walked over and knelt on the ground.

"Please, let us go. We won't dare to steal your things again. Please don't report it to the team. Please."

Seeing the two little guys coming over, Song Zhi looked at them.

The two little boys look exactly the same, they should be twins, and they are obviously older than the girl, looking about seven or eight years old.

The three little guys saw that Song Zhi hadn't said a word and had been kneeling on the ground, crying with tears and snot everywhere. He looked so miserable.

Song Zhi had a cold face and looked back and forth at the three people, which scared the three little guys.

Song Zhi felt that it was almost time, so he asked again, "Are you hungry?"

When the three little guys heard this question, they looked at each other and no one dared to answer. Song Zhi didn't waste any words and directly took out the whole wheat bread without wrapping paper from his small cloth bag.

Song Zhi took this out of the space when she was returning to the dormitory in the morning. She threw the packaging into the space and took out the bread. She originally planned to use it to fill her stomach when she was hungry.

Although it was whole wheat bread, the aroma it emitted made the three little guys stare at it, their stomachs rumbling, and they couldn't even move their eyeballs.

I think these three little guys in front of me must have smelled the fragrance in my cloth bag, so they came to steal.

Looking at the appearance of these three people, Song Zhi's eyes turned and a bold idea flashed through his mind.

"I ask you, please tell the truth."

The three of them stared at the whole wheat bread in her hand. I nodded when I heard this.

"Can you three pick cotton? If anyone can help me pick cotton, I will give him this bread to eat."

When the three little guys heard this, they looked at each other, and then nodded rapidly, fearing that if they were a second late, Song Zhi would no longer need them.

Song Zhi did not break his promise and divided the bread equally among the three of them.

When the three little guys got the bread in their hands, they still looked incredulous. It was not until Song Zhi urged them to eat that they started to eat it voraciously.

In just a few seconds, the big piece of bread was gone.

The three little ones couldn't help smacking their lips after eating. They didn't know what Song Zhi gave them, but it was something they had never eaten before.

When Song Zhi went to the fields, the three of them smelled the fragrance coming from the small cloth bag. The fragrance seemed to be the smell of white flour buns that the wealthy families in their village had during the Chinese New Year.

But if you smell it carefully, it seems that there are other aromas mixed in.

On weekdays they eat steamed buns, which are made of coarse flour. They are fine when they are just steamed, but once they cool down, they become really hard.

After the three little ones finished eating, Song Zhi took out the military water bottle, poured out the mineral water inside, and shared it with them.

The three little ones were flattered and drank the water. They thought that not only was the naan given by the big sister delicious, but even the water was better and sweeter than the water from their well.

"Okay. You guys should get to work."

Song Zhi screwed on the kettle and issued an order.

The three little cubs were also very trustworthy. After eating, they did not run away. Instead, they ran to the cotton field and started picking cotton.

Now that someone was helping him with his work, Song Zhi sat on the edge of the field to bask in the sun.

But Song Zhi was not idle either. Although she was sitting on the edge of the field, she still observed the people around her to see if anyone noticed this place.

Fortunately, the fields allocated to everyone were relatively far away, and no one had the time to stare at others, so she and the three little ones had a very pleasant time working together this morning.

By the time the sun reached their heads, it was time for the educated youth to eat.

Song Zhi called the three little guys over in advance. They saw that their faces were covered with sweat, but everyone's eyes were sparkling.

Song Zhi took out three pieces of White Rabbit milk candies from his pocket and gave one to each of them.

"I have to go back to eat now. I still have to pick cotton in the afternoon. If you are willing to come and help me in the afternoon, I can continue to provide you with meals."

"I do!" Dabao raised his hand quickly.

The other two cubs responded one by one.

"Okay, I'm going back to eat now, you guys should go back too."

After solving the problem of picking cotton, Song Zhi's mood became better. Listening to the captain's calls, Song Zhi returned to the educated youth canteen with the educated youth troops.

After Song Zhi left, the three little ones each held a White Rabbit milk candy in their hands, drooling with greed. They had never eaten this thing before, but it smelled so sweet.

"Let's take this candy back to Brother Qiu. I'm sure Brother Qiu has never tasted anything so delicious."

The eldest of the three, Dabao, swallowed his saliva and said to Erbao and Sanya.

A few days ago, their brother Qiu went up the mountain to collect grass for pigs but he accidentally fell down the mountain and broke his leg. He was injured. All the money in the family was used to buy medicine for Brother Qiu. The rice in the rice jar was almost empty, and he was so hungry that he came out to steal food.