At noon, she steamed rice, stir-fried two dishes, and made a dried vegetable and egg soup, which looked quite substantial.

"Shufan, Pan'er, come and eat!" Jiang Qinyu called out from outside.

But there was no movement inside. She quickly pushed the door open and went in. She saw two children lying sprawled out at opposite ends of the bed, with faint snoring coming from them.

Jiang Qinyu was both amused and exasperated. Well, it seemed the two of them had walked too much in the mountains today and were exhausted.

With no other option, Jiang Qinyu ate by herself first, and then put the food she had saved for the two children in the big pot, covered it, and waited for them to wake up before eating.

After tidying up the kitchen, Jiang Qinyu went to the village chief's house.

The villagers went out late this morning, so lunch was delayed. When Jiang Qinyu arrived at Village Chief Li's house, they were already eating.

"Your eldest niece is here? Perfect timing, come and eat." Village Chief Li stood up with a smile and turned to Meng Shi to add more bowls and chopsticks.

Jiang Qinyu quickly waved her hand and said, "I've already eaten. Uncle Village Chief, please continue eating. I'll wait outside for a while."

"Eat some more after you've eaten," Meng said with a smile as she headed to the kitchen. "We're having mutton at home today. Your uncle just said he was going to bring you a bowl!"

The other members of Village Chief Li's family also warmly invited her to sit at the table, and Jiang Qinyu could not refuse their hospitality, so she had no choice but to sit down.

"It's because the water in the village wells has gradually increased these past few days, otherwise we wouldn't have had enough water to stew mutton soup this noon," Village Chief Li said with a smile.

He felt that ever since he agreed to go to Qinggang Mountain to steal grain, the village had started to have good luck.

First, there was a great harvest in the mountains, and now the soil in the fields is starting to become moist. Even the village well can draw several large buckets of water every day.

Village Chief Li blamed all of this on Jiang Qinyu, constantly urging her to eat more meat during meals.

However, Jiang Qinyu had already eaten her fill, and only drank half a bowl of soup before putting down her chopsticks.

After finishing the meal, Jiang Qinyu explained her purpose for coming.