However, looking at his serious expression, Shen Yizhi couldn't say no, "Okay, I'll return the money tomorrow, okay?"

Gu Xueting's expression relaxed a little. He touched her head and continued to chop wood.

Alas, the "huge sum of money" that I just received was gone before I could even warm up to it.

Never mind, it's just a few dollars, she will earn it back sooner or later! Shen Yizhi put away his worries and went to cook ribs happily.

Waves of delicious aroma wafted out from the kitchen, and Gu Tianqi was so greedy that he stood at the door and kept looking inside.

Shen Yizhi turned around and met his big, dark eyes. She felt a pang of pain in her heart and waved at him, "Come here, Tianqi, come to your sister."

Gu Tianqi hesitated for a while, but finally succumbed to the tempting aroma of meat.

The ribs were almost done. Shen Yizhi took out a piece, blew on it, and handed it to him when it was not so hot anymore. "Be careful with the heat."

Gu Tianqi didn't care about the scalding taste. As soon as he got the ribs, he couldn't wait to bite into them. He finished all the meat in a few bites and at the end he held the bones and repeatedly sucked the juice off them.

Just like a greedy little cat.

How could he not be greedy? Since he was born, he could probably count the number of times he had eaten meat on his hands.

This child is just a poor little thing. When he was old enough to remember, the Gu family had already gone bankrupt and his family was extremely poor. He has been helping with housework since he could walk and is extremely sensible.

He never goes out to play with his friends. Instead, he picks up junk everywhere, bringing back both useful and useless things.

The shoes he was wearing were much larger than the ones he had picked up himself.

However, Gu Tang was disgusted by his younger brother who always rolled around in the garbage. He would yell at him and sometimes even beat him.

Thinking of that, Shen Yizhi became more determined to support his brothers in wealth. She patted his head and said, "When I make money in the future, I will make delicious food for you every day."

Children are the most sensitive to good and evil. In the past, Gu Tang hated him so much that he avoided her and never got close to her. But now this sister is very nice to him, and he can't help but feel attached to her.

I also had infinite expectations for what she said, "Really?"

“It couldn’t be more true!”

"Second brother, it's time to eat!" Shen Yizi shouted outside.

My third brother lives in the school dormitory and doesn’t come back often, so there are only four of us at home now.

Shen Yizhi and Xiao Tianqi brought out the dishes. She also separated out a portion of braised spareribs and sent it to the Xiao family.

The Xiao family sent dumplings yesterday, and today they made something delicious, so naturally they had to send one too.

Aunt Xiao refused for a while: "You kid, take it back quickly. It's easy to make a meal of meat, and you still send it to our family."

Shen Yizhi smiled sweetly: "Aunt, I made these ribs, please try them."

When she got home, Gu Xueting and Gu Tianqi sat at the dinner table waiting for her without picking up their chopsticks.

"Brother, over there——"

Gu Xueting took a bite of rice: "I've already sent it to him, eat quickly."

In addition to braised spare ribs, Shen Yizhi also made stir-fried tofu dregs with garlic sprouts and stir-fried amaranth.

She learned how to make the dish of stir-fried tofu dregs with garlic sprouts from an old Taoist priest. Stir-fry the dried chili pepper segments, add the lard residue from refining oil, pour in the tofu dregs and stir-fry. Finally, add the fresh green garlic sprouts into the pan and remove from the pan when they are cooked.

The garlic sprouts are grown in my own yard, a small piece of land, and I planted several seasonal vegetables. I can pick them whenever I want to eat them, and they are very fresh.

The fresh and green garlic sprouts can enhance the color and flavor. They are crispy and fragrant in the mouth.

The originally cheap tofu dregs have a much better taste after being fried like this, and are perfect to eat with rice.

Stir-fried amaranth is really stir-fried, with only a little oil and salt added. The red juice of amaranth seeps out, soaking into the rice and dyeing the rice red. It tastes especially delicious.

All four of them were very satisfied with the meal. They scraped all the soup on their plates clean without leaving any left.

Gu Xueting put away the bowls and took them into the kitchen to wash them. Shen Yizhi and Gu Tianqi squeezed into a rattan chair, rubbing each other's stomachs.

As night falls, the sky is filled with stars, pure and bright, too many to count.

The April breeze blew on her body, warm and refreshing. Shen Yizi bathed in the moonlight, and the Xuanling Pearl in her body silently operated, transforming the moonlight into spiritual power to nourish her body.

Gu Tianqi stayed beside her and thought she smelled so good that he couldn't help but squeeze into her arms like a little puppy.

Gu Xueting took care of Gu Tianlin, wiped his body, and changed the medicine. When he came out, he saw the two children hugging each other, with their eyes closed as if they were asleep.

He stood by and watched for a while, then walked forward and gently picked up Gu Tianqi.

"Um... Second Brother..."

"Go back to your room and sleep." Gu Xueting carried him into the room, put him next to Gu Tianlin, took off his shoes, and fetched water to wipe his hands and feet.

He was conflicted when facing Shen Yizi. His sister was no longer a little girl, and it was inappropriate to carry her around. But seeing that she was sleeping so soundly, he didn't have the heart to wake her up.

Forget it, just carry him up.

Shen Yizhi was not actually asleep, but was immersed in the wonderful feeling of bathing in the moonlight. When Gu Xueting leaned over, she opened her eyes.

Gu Xueting felt a little uncomfortable, "Are you awake? Go upstairs and sleep."

Shen Yizhi suddenly wanted to tease him, so he stretched out his hand and acted like a spoiled child: "No, second brother, carry me up."

Gu Xueting: “…”

He slapped her hand down and said, "You are such a grown-up girl, but you still let others hug you. Are you ashamed? Hurry up and get up. Don't blow the wind here. Be careful not to catch a cold."

Oh, this brother is really not easy to tease.

Shen Yizhi slowly moved down from the chair and went upstairs to see his elder brother.

Gu Tianlin sat leaning against the head of the bed, his face a little pale, sweat seeping from his forehead, probably because his injured leg was acting up.

Shen Yizhi's originally relaxed mood disappeared instantly, "Brother, does it hurt?"

She felt like she was asking a nonsense question. How could it not hurt if her legs were broken? But Gu Tianlin looked at her with a smile, "It doesn't hurt, Tangtang, don't worry."

Shen Yizi felt a pang of pain in his heart, thinking that he had to make money as soon as possible to solve the family’s difficulties as soon as possible!

As usual, this night was spent in cultivation.

When he woke up in the morning, Shen Yizi took a deep breath of the fresh and cool air and made breakfast.

When she was scooping rice to cook porridge, she found that the rice in the rice jar was almost empty and there was not much oil in the oil bottle. Especially since she was not frugal with oil when cooking, she thought it would not last long.

Money is essential for daily necessities such as food, oil, salt and firewood.

When they arrived at school, Shen Yizhi poked Qin Lulu and handed her the money when she turned around.

She looked at her in surprise and didn't reach out to take it for a long time.