For a moment, Hua Shi seemed to understand what was meant by the little guy's dark blue cat eyes.

"Meow, meow, meow,"

Hua Shi didn't move. The black cat put the black-spotted snake in its mouth at her feet and rubbed the snake closer with its head.

"Meow……"

She only heard it let out a long cry, walked over, and rubbed her calf with its fluffy body.

Hua Shi squatted down, looked at the dead black-spotted snake, and asked in a low voice, "You want to give it to me?"

She looked at the black-spotted snake lying limply at her feet and hesitated.

"Meow."

Xiao Hei sat on the ground, licked the cat's paw, and called to her, as if responding to her words.

Hua Shi squatted down, picked up the black-spotted snake, and cushioned it. He didn't recognize what kind of snake it was, but judging from its appearance, it should not be a poisonous snake.

and……

"How do you know I don't have any food?"

Hua Shi rubbed the cat's head which was tilted up and asked in a low voice.

"Meow…?"

Xiao Hei tilted his head and blinked his dark blue cat eyes, as if he didn't understand what she said.

"You eat it yourself. I won't eat this."

Hua Shi said, placing the black-spotted snake back in front of it. Xiao Hei stretched out his cat paw, placed it on her wrist, and called out in confusion, "Meow...?"

"You eat it." Hua Shi gestured for it to eat it by itself.

Now the black cat understood what she meant, but still meowed twice, as if to confirm whether she really didn't want to eat it.

"Eat it yourself."

Hua Shi said again helplessly.

She didn't know if it was her illusion, but she always felt that Xiao Hei seemed to be becoming more and more human. Sometimes, it could understand a lot of what she said and respond quickly.

Now I still catch snakes for her to eat...

After confirming that Hua Shi would not eat the prey it brought back, Xiao Hei ran to the corner with the black-spotted snake in its mouth, making a rustling sound, and began to nibble on it bit by bit.

But Hua Shi was indeed hungry. She had worked in the fields all day, and when she relaxed, she was surprised to find that her back and waist were sore, and the skin on her face and neck was a little hot.

I don’t know if it was because I was sunburned, but because I had never done much farm work, I suddenly worked under the scorching sun for a whole day, and the rough stems of the soybeans rubbed off a layer of skin on the palms of my hands.

Now, there are a few blisters on the fleshiest part of my palm, which is sore and painful...

Hua Shi stood in the empty and silent yard, thinking for a moment, when her stomach suddenly growled, interrupting her hesitant thoughts.

Never mind. She figured Li was fast asleep by now. She could secretly cook the frogs and eat them. If she was careful, she wouldn't be discovered...

Unable to resist the hunger, Hua Shi decided to carry a basket into the kitchen and cook a special meal for herself.

The four frogs she caught during the day and a handful of soybeans she had hidden away were cooked together to create a unique flavor.

After what happened in the morning, all the edible things in the kitchen were locked up by Li. After searching everywhere, she couldn't find any oil or salt.

It seemed that they could only be cooked dry. The hungry Hua Shi didn't pick and choose. He quickly cleaned the frogs and soybeans and started to make a fire...

“Click…”

She broke the dry firewood into several pieces and burned half of the tinder before she finally managed to light the fire. She was in a panic for a while before she let the tiny flame go out.

The night in the village was cold and quiet. The chirping of insects outside the window gradually faded away, accompanied by the clucking of hens outside the yard...

Hua Shi finally cooked the frogs stewed with soybeans. She put them on a plate, washed the pot, turned off the fire, and then carried them out of the kitchen.

The smell of this hot dish was not strong. If one did not smell it carefully, one would not be able to smell anything at all. There was no need to worry that Li would smell it and move more slowly, then nothing would happen...

“Huh??”

Hua Shi was just thinking about it when she looked up and saw the little flower shadow huddled outside the door frame, looking up at her eagerly.

The little guy seemed to have sneaked out of the house. He was not wearing shoes, and his thin clothes were twisted in all directions. His hair was messy, and he blinked his eyes, staring at her without blinking.

"Xiaoying? Why did you come out?"

Hua Shi held the plate in one hand, walked over quickly, took his little hand, and turned to look at the dark main room.

It was quiet inside, and there was no sound in Li's room either. I guess she wasn't woken up...

Hua Shi breathed a sigh of relief and pulled Hua Ying to a chair beside him to sit down.

The shadow was like a puppet, allowing her to manipulate it, with a pair of big, blinking eyes staring intently at the plate in her hand.

"Eat... I'm hungry."

The little guy's slurping sound seemed a little hoarse because he had just woken up.

He tilted his head back, looked at her longingly, and repeated, "I'm hungry, eat it."

"You said you were hungry?" Hua Shi put the plate on the table, and the little guy couldn't wait to stick his head over.

If Hua Shi hadn't blocked it, he would have reached out and grabbed it...

"Hmm, I'm hungry."

With his head held down, his little face wrinkled in obvious displeasure, and he grumbled about being hungry.

Hua Shi looked at his hungry eyes and nodded his little head, "Just sit still. I'll go get two bowls. Don't steal anything with your hands. If I see you when I get back, I won't give you any."

The little guy sat up straight and nodded heavily after understanding what she said, "Okay!"

It seems that when it comes to food, he can instantly get excited and just say whatever you want. He is very well behaved and easy to talk to...

When Hua Shi came back with two pairs of bowls and chopsticks, the little guy was sitting upright with his chubby face, his hands folded, staring at the food on the plate, as if he was secretly swallowing his saliva.

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