Yin Lan looked at Erwa for a question, but he replied naively, "Brother must be sleepy."

Yin Lan: ...

She went into the inner room, thinking the child was unwell.

She was a single mother who had never taken care of children before, so she didn't really have any feelings for the two kids. But seeing how the kids looked like refugees, yet worked so efficiently and with such great strength, it was clear they had suffered a lot. It would be impossible for her not to be moved.

So I couldn't help but become concerned.

She placed her hand on Da Wa's forehead, but he avoided it.

Are you tired? Or is something wrong?

After waiting for a long time, the eldest child remained motionless.

Well, as expected, she still lacks experience and really can't guess what the child is thinking.

Just as Yin Lan was about to turn around and leave, she suddenly heard a suppressed sob, which was then immediately suppressed by her master.

"Big brother?"

Chen Yiqi remained motionless and ignored Yin Lan, but suddenly, his shoulders began to tremble slightly, and then the trembling became more and more intense until his whole body began to shake uncontrollably. Finally, the sobs he had been suppressing for a long time burst out, and he burst into tears with a loud "waaaah..."

"What's wrong? Are you feeling unwell?" Yin Lan was startled. Why was the child suddenly crying so sadly? It made her feel so uncomfortable that her throat tightened.

The tiny person had barely any flesh on his body, and the bones in his back were clearly visible as he lay there. He cried in a state of collapse and suppressed emotion, and as he trembled, it seemed as if his whole body was about to fall apart.

"What's wrong, Da Wa? Tell your mother?" Yin Lan had just reached out to touch Da Wa when he turned his head away and pushed her away.

Well, it seems she's the sissy who angered him.

Yin Lan prepared to go out and wait for him to recover gradually.

Chen Yiqi bit his lip, but suddenly pounced on her.

"Hey..." It's not that I'm trying to murder my own mother, oh no, she's just my stepmother, and a completely inexperienced one at that...

The next second, Chen Yiqi threw himself into her arms, as if he had suffered a great injustice. He punched her hard with his hands while sobbing uncontrollably.

Chen Erwa watched from the side. He was originally smiling because his family had received so many things and food, but when he saw his older brother crying so sadly, the little boy couldn't help himself. His mouth twitched and he also started crying loudly. He walked over, climbed onto the bed, and hugged Yin Lan, crying loudly.

Yin Lan: ......

All right.

She gently patted the backs of the two children.

The two children cried until their voices were hoarse, sobbing uncontrollably from extreme grief.

She probably understood why the baby was crying.

well.

They had suffered so much before. For the first time, Yin Lan stood by their side and protected their family's belongings. For the first time, the family had so much food that they no longer had to eat wild vegetables, gnaw on tree roots, or scavenge for food.

The more miserable you were before, the more heartbroken you are now.

Yin Lan didn't know how to comfort them, so she could only gently pat the two children's backs, hoping to offer them some comfort.

Chen Yiqi cried for a long time, and he was sobbing so hard that he could hardly breathe. Only he knew how complicated his feelings were.

He was shocked when his mother fought against his mother-in-law and protected the grain, then he was overwhelmed with joy, and when he got involved in the battle, he temporarily forgot all about it.

Once the matter was resolved, they saw that the things he had thought would definitely be taken away actually belonged to them, and they even received extra eggs!

He should be jumping for joy, he should like his mother now.

But for some reason, he froze, and then got angry.

He didn't know what was wrong with him.

He actually got angry with his mother! How dare he get angry with his mother? He just wanted to be alone, but then his mother came in. He didn't want to cry at all, but his mother was actually concerned about him. Wasn't his mother just someone who would glare at him, scold him, and hit him? Didn't she see him as a burden?

Why would you still care if he's sick? Why would you touch him?

He didn't know why, but he got even angrier. Knowing that his mother wanted him to go out, Chen Yiqi suddenly felt a great sense of panic.

He was afraid, afraid that if his mother really left, things would turn out the way they were before.

No, he doesn't want to!

Almost instinctively, he hugged Yin Lan, and then he couldn't hold back his tears any longer.

He was angry with his mother, angry that she had been so mean to them before, and why she hadn't changed for the better sooner...

After crying his fill, Chen Daqi gradually regained his senses, and then his whole body stiffened.

How could he be holding his mother? And crying in her arms? How embarrassing!

However, Yin Lan spent half a day coaxing the two children, and her bottom was sore from sitting. She should have just let them cry it out.

Now both kids were crying and sniffling. The younger kid's snot was so long it was almost dripping onto the bed. He sniffled, and the long "thread" of snot swayed back and forth, making Yin Lan's heart tremble with fear.

Enduring the discomfort, Yin Lan considered wiping herself with a tissue, but no, she decided to use her clothes and her hands instead.

Yin Lan looked at the eldest child and said, "Quick, wipe your brother's nose."

She looked at Erwa and said, "Wipe your brother's nose."

"Two slovenly people," she said, and quickly slipped away, adding one more thing.

"If you don't clean it properly, I'll beat you up."

Erwa looked anxiously at his older brother, "Brother, did Mom just say we were disgusted with us? Is Mom going to hit us again? Waaah..."

As Da Wa watched Yin Lan's retreating figure, he suddenly burst into laughter through his tears.

When Yin Lan went out to the outer room, she found that the two children had already arranged everything neatly: a bag of rice weighing eight jin, as well as millet and cornmeal.

The bag was torn and couldn't be sealed properly, which would make it easy for insects to grow. Yin Lan wasn't sure if there were rats or anything like that, so it seemed she would have to buy some rice containers and flour containers.

Therefore, Chen Yourun's allowance was still too little.

Yin Lan was already looking forward to the day she would receive her allowance next month, but the food in front of her was not enough to feed them for a month. She was not going to make herself suffer and had to find a way to earn money herself.

Fortunately, she has already seen some business opportunities today.

"You two, come out here when you've cried enough!" Yin Lan roared.

"Mom, what are we having for dinner tonight?" Erwa's energetic voice rang out from inside. He might as well cry, since he didn't know why he was crying. He just didn't know, but joining in was the right thing to do.

Now that he knows there's food at home, of course he's thinking about eating. The two kids went to the mountains and stayed there all day, only eating a few wild fruits for lunch.

The eldest son jumped off the bed, tidied up the mess, pursed his lips, and thought that he had already eaten so well in the morning that he didn't need to eat tonight or tomorrow. He could hold out until the day after tomorrow.

Yin Lan looked at the things in her hand; they weren't actually that good.

"Tonight we'll render lard and make you some cracklings, then cook some porridge and stir-fry some wild vegetables!"

Oil residue!

"Wow!" Erwa jumped up happily.