Although Bai Yueyao is both wicked and stupid, she also has her merits, namely, she is decisive and efficient.
Just like every time she thought of tricking Zhong Wanwan or Xia Ning, she acted on it immediately, and this time was no exception.
Bai Yueyao decided to outsmart him, so she changed her mind. She pretended to accept her fate, got up from the straw, tightened her clothes, and then looked for food in the dilapidated temple.
Master Jin naturally noticed Bai Yueyao's change and felt a bit more contempt for her lack of resistance.
If Bai Yueyao were to act recklessly and refuse to obey Master Jin, Master Jin would still hold her in higher regard.
Judging from the current situation, Bai Yueyao is not as reserved as the young widows he had previously found.
Master Jin ignored Bai Yueyao and let her go. Anyway, she couldn't run far. Even if Bai Yueyao ran away from this place, he would catch her and bring her back.
Bai Yueyao obediently found Xiao Mi and started cooking porridge in the earthenware pot.
Iron pots require industrial ration coupons, and since Master Jin doesn't have much money right now, he naturally can't bear to buy an iron pot.
However, he hadn't suffered hardship for so many years, so he was unwilling to eat coarse grains. Therefore, the only grains he bought were millet and cornmeal.
In fact, Bai Yueyao made the right move. Given Master Jin's suspicious nature, he wouldn't have believed her if she had immediately tried to get close to him.
But Bai Yueyao just kept cooking porridge without saying a word, which made Master Jin believe that she had really compromised and wanted to live!
Master Jin didn't say anything unpleasant. He's not a foul-mouthed person, otherwise he wouldn't have gotten to where he is now.
Master Jin was also hungry, and seeing this as a good opportunity to give Bai Yueyao a way out, he whispered:
"Yueyao, boil two more eggs, one for each of us."
Bai Yueyao didn't say anything, but silently went to the basket next to Xiao Mi, took out two eggs, washed them, and put them into the porridge.
There was nothing she could do, so she wanted to use something else to boil the eggs, since the eggs weren't very clean at this time, and even if she washed them clean, she would still find them unappetizing.
But conditions didn't allow for it; she only had an earthenware pot and a broken bowl, so she had to make do with cooking like that.
Seeing that Bai Yueyao obediently boiled the eggs, Master Jin coaxed her softly:
"Yueyao, I only resorted to this tactic because I like you so much. Otherwise, I wouldn't have taken the risk, right?"
Bai Yueyao didn't believe even a punctuation mark, but she wouldn't show it. If she wanted to leave this scoundrel, she had to gain his trust and be able to go to the county town with him.
Of course, even in order to gain his trust, Bai Yueyao didn't directly agree with him, as that would be too deliberate!
Bai Yueyao didn't even lift her eyelids, only continuing to stare at the millet porridge and eggs, swallowing her saliva repeatedly.
She wasn't faking it; she hadn't eaten for four days and was starving.
Moreover, I had been eating before, but for the past few months, I've really been deprived of food.
To be precise, ever since she was sent to the countryside and broke up with Xia Ning, she hasn't eaten anything good.
Now, when I see millet porridge and eggs, my eyes really light up!
Jin Wuye noticed her appearance and felt a little smug. So what if he was down on his luck? He still ate fine grains and boiled eggs, which was much better than many other families.
Master Jin painted a picture of a cake, saying:
"Yueyao, as long as you stay with me and don't cause any trouble, I promise you'll eat well and drink well, and never have to eat that coarse grain that hurts your throat again."
Bai Yueyao pretended to be somewhat moved, but immediately retorted:
"Don't lie to me. Where are you living now? In a dilapidated temple, and you're eating and drinking well. I bet this is your last meal before you're dead, and you don't know where your next meal will come from!"
Master Jin wasn't angry; instead, he patiently and persuasively explained:
"I'm staying here so you won't run away. If you don't run away, how could I not find a place to stay in the county?"
"As for food, as you can see, even if you live here, you'll still have fine grains, eggs, and salted meat!"
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