Chapter 10
The next morning, Yunmian, who had thought there would be no more boiled eggs, had just rubbed her eyes and got up from the bed when her mother stuffed a round, warm egg into her arms.
The child, who was already a little dazed after just waking up, became even more confused holding the egg. He crawled from the head of the bed to the side of the bed in a daze, rubbed his shoes to his mother's side, and his body went limp, and he fell into his mother's arms, which were still a little chilly in the autumn.
Yunmian rubbed against her mother's arms like a puppy, then held up the egg and asked softly, "Mom, are the chickens laying eggs today too?"
The child's body was full of warmth from the quilt, his little face was rosy from sleep, and his dazed look was particularly cute.
Yun Jin smiled and rubbed her daughter's face. "No, these are eggs I picked up from the chicken coop. You can eat them first. In a couple of days, other chickens should start laying eggs."
The chicks that were hatched with the chicken yesterday have basically grown up and started laying eggs. Although there are only a few chickens, it is not a problem to supply Yunmian with one egg every day.
However, Yun Jin had originally planned to take the eggs he had saved to the village to trade with other people in the next few days. After a brief thought, he decided to leave them all for Yun Mian to eat.
The little girl is five years old this year and is almost six. Although she is tall, she always feels light when I hold her in my arms.
When Zhao Xiaoli and Yun Mian appeared together yesterday morning, Yun Jin found that Zhao Xiaoli's complexion and physical condition looked much more rosy and healthier than her own daughter.
When the two children stood together, Yunmian looked even more malnourished.
This comparison was undoubtedly like a needle piercing her heart as a mother. Didn't Yun Jin work so hard to earn money just to let her daughter grow up healthy? It was just a chicken and a few eggs. She could always earn it back if she gritted her teeth and worked harder.
But if my daughter's health is not good, it will be a lifelong problem.
Yunmian didn't know that just standing with the protagonist would make her mother feel guilty. She carefully crushed the eggshell and peeled it off bit by bit, gradually revealing the clean and tender egg white inside.
She held the boiled egg, smacked her lips, and then carefully put it into the bowl of porridge in front of her.
It was still a thick bowl of porridge. The rice grains, which were not particularly white, were cooked into flowers and floated in the sticky rice soup. Although it looked bland, it was appetizing.
Yunmian held a spoon and cut the egg into two halves, one large and one small. The fine egg yolk foam stuck to the spoon and floated in the bowl. Yunmian secretly glanced at her mother, and when she found that she didn't notice her, she quickly scooped up most of the egg and put it into her mother's bowl.
In order to prevent her mother from returning the eggs, she sat further away with the small bowl in her hand, and smiled sweetly at her mother who was looking at her.
Yun Jin looked at her daughter steadily, then sighed softly and smiled. Her eyebrows and eyes, which were not particularly delicate to begin with, became much gentler and more charming because of this smile.
Yun Mian couldn't help but stare in amazement for a moment.
She had always thought that her mother was the most beautiful person in the world, but now she realized that she was wrong.
Because mom is more beautiful when she smiles!
Like the shining sun that has just risen outside.
Yunmian suddenly wanted to scoop out the remaining eggs for her mother to eat. She also wanted to hug her, kiss her, lie in her arms, act coquettishly, and have her head gently touched.
Action-oriented children always do what they think. Yunmian put down the bowl without any hesitation, ran over and hugged her mother tightly, praising her with sticky words: "Mom looks so beautiful when she smiles! Like a beautiful fairy! Mom is the big fairy, and Mianmian is the little fairy!"
She loves her mother when she smiles.
I want my mother to smile with such beautiful eyes forever!
At this moment, Yunmian’s future plan, besides becoming a strong protector of her mother, suddenly included another item: to make her mother happy more often and let her smile so beautifully forever!
Yun Jin wanted to blush when her daughter praised her so much, but children always like to use the most exaggerated yet sincere tone when praising others. They stared at her with bright eyes and praised her in various ways, not feeling shy at all.
So she could only smile and cover her daughter's mouth that was constantly praising her, lowered her head and touched her forehead affectionately, and said in a gentle voice: "Okay, Mom knows that Mianmian is a cute little fairy, hurry up and eat, and after dinner, accompany Mom to collect some firewood."
"Okay~" Yunmian answered loudly: "Mianmian will pick the best firewood for mom!"
Yun Jin: “…”
Silly girl.
However, before they went together to collect firewood, there was a gentle knock on the door of the courtyard.
Little Yunmian followed behind her mother. When she tilted her head, she saw Zhao Xiaoli standing at the door in a blue jacket.
"Sister Xiaoli~" Yunmian waved his paw and greeted her with a smile.
Yun Jin was more cautious and said in a gentle voice, "Xiao Li, you got up so early? Have you had breakfast? Can I give you a bowl of porridge?"
Zhao Xiaoli looked up at Yun Jin's face, which had disappeared from her memory for decades. After a moment of stunned silence, she nodded and shook her head obediently.
"Thank you, Auntie. I just came here after eating."
"Aunt, did you see what Sister Mianmian and I dug up yesterday?"
Zhao Xiaoli still looked up and asked her, with a hint of nervousness in her eyes, fearing that Yun Jin would take the ginseng and say he couldn't help in the next second.
Yun Jin lowered her head and stared at the child in front of her for several seconds. When she saw some uneasiness and helplessness on the other's face, she reached out and closed the gate.
"I see. Come in first. It's warmer inside."
She walked back holding Yunmian's hand, and Yunmian hurriedly held Zhao Xiaoli's hand, shaking their two little hands, and somehow all the unspeakable panic that Zhao Xiaoli had just felt disappeared.
At this time, the system squatting on Yunmian's shoulder reminded him in time: "Current task progress: 7%."
Yunmian looked at the system uncle curiously, "Why is it rising again?"
She didn't seem to do anything. Could it be that this task would be completed slowly on its own?
The system was choked by her expected question, and it took a long while to answer: "The system doesn't know why, but host, don't worry. I have applied to the General Administration for mission testing, and will get the test results soon."
So Yunmian put the matter aside and stopped caring about it.
She sat on a small stool, holding her face and curiously looking left at her serious mother, then right at her stern-faced sister Xiaoli, and finally followed their gaze to the ginseng on the table that looked like a small white radish, with confusion in her eyes.
Why is no one talking?
He looks so serious and nervous.
Even quieter than when Teacher He Kaijin asked Zhao Yuntao a question yesterday...
Just as I was thinking about it, my mother's calm voice rang in my ears.
"How did Xiaoli recognize ginseng? People have been coming and going in that mountain village for so many years, but they have never recognized this thing." She asked while staring at Zhao Xiaoli without blinking, not missing every expression that changed on her face.
Zhao Xiaoli didn't know why she felt so much pressure under Aunt Yunjin's gaze. She clenched her hands under the table nervously, trying to stay calm, and answered innocently: "I saw the pattern of ginseng leaves in the book my brother brought back. I thought it was a bit similar, so I dug it and gave it a try..."
As she spoke, her voice became smaller and smaller, and finally she shut up dejectedly, unable to continue her story.
There was no ginseng leaf pattern in the books of this era. She just made it up based on the fact that Yunjin was illiterate.
But Yunjin just looked at her quietly and calmly, as if she knew everything already, and Zhao Xiaoli couldn't say anything further.
She always felt as if she was seen through... that bad intuition that lies were ineffective was always particularly accurate.
Sister Xiaoli is lying.
Yunmian could tell it at a glance, because when Xiaoli lied, her face turned red, her eyes flickered, and she didn't dare to look her mother in the eye.
It's exactly the same as when I lied to my mother!
Mom must have seen through it... Yun Mian moved closer to Zhao Xiaoli with a little worry. Although she didn't know why she lied, it was still scary when her mom got angry.
Yunmian decided to protect her a little. After all, she was a guest. If her mother scolded her and made her cry, her parents would definitely come back to cause trouble.
Yun Jin saw through her daughter's simple and straightforward thoughts at a glance. She glanced at her helplessly, and after a brief thought, she gave up the idea of getting to the bottom of Zhao Xiaoli.
She just asked Zhao Xiaoli seriously: "Xiaoli, tell me, are you still you?"
The real child Yun Mian was confused, but the fake child Zhao Xiaoli suddenly tensed up, her fingertips clenched until they turned white, and she replied in a tight voice: "Aunt, I'm Xiaoli, Li Jiaxiu is my mother."
Yun Jin no longer saw any guilty or lying look on her face. The stone that had been hanging in her heart fell to the ground silently, and her expression relaxed.
"So what do you want to do with this ginseng?" She didn't ask any more questions.
This made Zhao Xiaoli secretly breathe a sigh of relief, knowing that she had barely passed this hurdle for the time being.
She readjusted her thoughts and said seriously, "Originally, I wanted to ask Aunt to sell it in the town, but our Zhaojiagou is not far from the town, and we can't hide anything that happens. After the pharmacy in the town accepts this thing, it is very likely to cause a stir. By then, everyone will know that we are selling ginseng, and we will be targeted. It's too unsafe. So please ask Aunt to go to a farther county. The pharmacy there is big and the price is fair. Aunt, you don't have to worry about the travel expenses. All expenses will be paid from this ginseng in the end."
Listening to the clear and organized arrangements made by the child in front of her, Yun Jin looked at her deeply, and nodded in agreement before she could get nervous.
"I thought so too, but are you really confident in letting me sell such valuable things? And are you planning to keep it a secret from your grandparents and parents?" Yun Jin's expression told Zhao Xiaoli that she did not agree with him doing this.
A four-year-old child, with a huge amount of money, wants to hide it and spend it himself... In a family of more than a dozen people, this is undoubtedly harder than climbing to the sky.
Moreover, Yun Jin felt that even though this child was special, he seemed to be a little bit stupid like his own daughter. Not only could he not lie, but once he spoke in a hurry, he would always reveal some secrets that could not be hidden. And every time he tried to trick her, she would get the answer right...
With this kind of personality, it would be very risky for him to take a large sum of money and secretly do something special.
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