Because of her arrival, Qin Xiang'e had killed almost all the chickens in the house, leaving only a few. Even the King of Hell would feel sorry for them.
Qin Xiang'e nodded.
"Okay, I'll make it for you again tomorrow." With that, she continued walking outside.
Qin Zheng asked in confusion, "Auntie, where are you going?"
"Oh, I'll go kill two chickens. Take them back to the county town tomorrow, and stew a couple for your wife to help her recover!"
Qin Zheng, "..."
Ye Yun, "..."
Chicken: I'm destined not to live past tonight.
A moment later, a clucking sound came from outside, along with the excited barking of coal balls, and the yard erupted in chaos.
Ye Yun turned to look at Qin Zheng.
Or should we stop it?
"I'll go, you stay here." Qin Zheng understood and walked out.
Outside, Qin Xiang'e was walking towards the kitchen shed, holding a large rooster in one hand, under the lamplight. Qin Zheng called out, "Auntie, don't bother. If we want to eat chicken, we'll buy it ourselves. Don't kill the ones at home."
"Buying it would be too expensive. I'll kill it for you, clean it up, and you can just cook it directly."
"no."
Why?
"It's not fresh; the ones we buy are fresher."
"ah?"
"Hmm. You want to kill it at home and bring it to the city, but what if the meat spoils and my wife gets sick after eating it?"
"..."
Inside the room, Ye Yun heard Qin Zheng's rambling and couldn't help but burst out laughing.
Suddenly, the old lady at the entrance of the main room turned her head.
Ye Yun shut her mouth.
What's wrong?
The old lady rose shakily, and with the help of her cane, she walked slowly towards her, her old, rough, yet warm hand grasping her small hand.
Ye Yun was surprised.
The light was dim, and the old woman stared at her with her cloudy eyes for a long time before finally speaking: "Child, whose daughter are you? What are you doing in our house?"
Ye Yun: ...?
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