"Qingzhi, this bird seems to understand human language. It doesn't like you talking to it." Xu Fuqiang became even more fond of it and whistled to tease the bird.

The crow thought the whistle was too unpleasant, and in frustration he covered his ears with his wings.

Xu Qingzhi smiled and said, "Dad, stop teasing the bird. I'm starving."

"Okay." Xu Fuqiang stopped teasing the bird and walked to the kitchen with the chicken. "Your mother and I will cook together. I guarantee that you and your sister will have dinner in an hour."

An hour later.

A pot of scallion chicken, a plate of cucumber egg rolls, a bowl of tender tofu with tomato sauce, and a plate of stir-fried bok choy were served on the table.

"The onions at the back are so beautiful, so I picked some and made this scallion chicken. These are the only vegetables we have at home. I'll go buy a few pounds of pork ribs tomorrow and make some corn and pork rib soup for you two siblings." Wang Yanmei wiped her hands and said, "Eat quickly."

Xu Zijun couldn't wait to pick up the chopsticks and picked up a piece of chicken, spit out the bones, and ate the meat.

"Mom, this chicken is so delicious."

As Xu Zijun spoke, he took a big mouthful of rice and picked up another piece with his chopsticks.

Wang Yanmei smiled and calmly picked up the tender and tasty looking chicken pieces and placed them next to Xu Zijun. "If it tastes good, eat more."

The food in the high school cafeteria is whatever is available, with a pick of three dishes out of ten. Unfortunately, the chef in this cafeteria is not very good at cooking, and all ten dishes are not tasty.

The taste of the food can only be described as filling but not starving.

Every time Xu Zijun came back from her monthly vacation, Wang Yanmei would try her best to prepare some delicious dishes, especially stew a good soup, to nourish Xu Zijun's body.

"Tomorrow I will go to your second uncle's house to buy some Chinese medicine and make chicken soup for you the day after tomorrow. You are studying hard at school, so eat more when you come back."

"Thank you, Mom."

Xu Fuqiang also wanted to show some concern for Xu Zijun, but it was inappropriate for two grown men to say anything. He held his wine glass and pondered for a few words, then looked at the chicken legs in the basin and said, "There are two big chicken legs in there. I asked your mother not to chop them up. I kept them for you two siblings. You can have one each."

Back home, adults treat chicken legs as something precious and give them to children.

Xu Qingzhi picked up one and Xu Zijun picked up one.

As soon as they heard the word "chicken legs", the white cat and the crows immediately became agitated and surrounded them.

The white cat came over and pulled Xu Qingzhi's legs, and the crow landed on her shoulder out of habit.

Xu Qingzhi was not scared, but Wang Yanmei on his left was startled.

"Oh my God, what are these two little guys doing? Why did they suddenly come here?"

“Ga ga~”

Master, chicken leg, chicken leg~ "Meow~"

Master, I want to eat chicken legs too~ Xu Qingzhi reached out and touched the white cat that kept scratching her trouser legs, comforted it, and said to her mother: "They want to eat chicken legs, and when they heard Dad mention chicken legs, they ran over. The two little guys must have been starving outside these days."

Xu Fuqiang saw that the crow liked him more and more, and could even stand on people's shoulders obediently. He said with a smile: "Qingzhi, have you trained this bird? Can it stand on my shoulder? I will take it out for a walk later. Can it run away?"

"It won't run away. This bird has a very high IQ, about the same as a three-year-old child. It just recognizes people a little bit, so it may need to be a little familiar."

The crow was unhappy, "Cah~" You only have the IQ of a three-year-old child, but I am the smartest bird in the Poseidon Forest.

"They are back, but they haven't been fed yet. Qingzhi, have you bought cat food and bird food?"

Xu Qingzhi then realized that he had made a mistake, but thinking that the two little ones wouldn't eat that, it would be a waste to buy it, so he simply said, "They don't eat that, just normal food will do, their favorite is chicken legs."

Wang Yanmei was reluctant to give the big chicken leg to her pet. "You can eat it yourself. How can you give the chicken leg to a kitten or a bird? Just make some leftovers later."

Wang Yanmei had a cat when she was a child, and it loved to rub against her legs. Later, the cat was thrown to death by a neighbor's kid. She cried so hard that she never kept any animals again.

This touched a chord in her heart.

She subconsciously reached out and touched the white cat's head. The fluffy texture felt extremely soft. It was hard to describe it, it was just very soft and comfortable.

The white cat clung to her trouser leg and meowed at her.

Wang Yanmei looked at the watery, round black eyes and immediately looked at the chicken drumstick in Xu Qingzhi's bowl, "Qingzhi, you don't usually like to eat chicken drumsticks, so give it to the cat. I heard that pet cats can't catch mice. It's been left outside for so many days, it's so pitiful."

Xu Qingzhi: ...

Mom, do you have to change so quickly?

"Okay, Mom." Xu Qingzhi nodded.

Wang Yanmei picked up the chicken leg and carried the cat to the food bowl against the wall. She put the chicken leg in the bowl. The white cat got the chicken leg and ate it with special relish.

Wang Yanmei watched it eat. The more she watched, the more she liked it. She coaxed it like a child: "Eat slowly, don't choke."

The crow immediately became like an unpopular child, making a wronged "caa" sound and making a humming sound in its throat.

"What's wrong with this bird? Why is it snoring?" Xu Fuqiang asked with a look of curiosity and worry.

Xu Qingzhi glanced at Xu Zijun, who was completely unaware of the disturbance and was eating with great relish.

The chicken legs were also eaten till there was little left.

"It's nothing. It's just in a bad mood because it didn't get to eat the chicken leg." Xu Qingzhi stretched out her index finger, and the crow's little head rubbed between her index fingers.

Xu Fuqiang thought the little bird was very interesting and teased it like a child. "I'll leave a chicken leg for it next time."

After hearing this, the crow flew away and stood somewhere else.

Xu Zijun turned a deaf ear to what was happening outside and just focused on doing his job.

He ate half full, and went to get another bowl of rice. When he came back, he said, "Mom, these dishes are so delicious. The cabbage is so tender, and the cucumber egg rolls are delicious, too. They are fragrant and crispy."

"These are vegetables grown by your sister, how can they not be delicious?" Xu Fuqiang praised with a little pride in his heart: "Don't look at your sister's skinny appearance, she is better at farming than me, and she is very skillful when swinging the hoe."

"Sister, are you farming?" Xu Zijun opened her mouth in surprise, and suddenly had a lot of questions to ask.

Xu Qingzhi saw through it at a glance and said calmly: "Well, if you don't agree, just keep it to yourself."

Xu Zijun immediately swallowed back all the words in his heart. Fine, he should not ask too much about his sister's affairs, otherwise he would end up being scolded by his sister or his parents.

He should just eat his meal obediently. Mm, this food is really delicious.

After the meal, Xu Zijun was full.

It was dusk outside, with day and night passing by.

After Xu Qingzhi came back, she hadn't walked around the village properly yet and was preparing to go out for a walk. Xu Fuqiang was worried about her being a girl, so he asked Xu Zijun to go with her.

The two of them walked up along the mountain road behind them. It was a winding mountain road, and they could also see the chicken coop at home and the bayberry forest on the back mountain.

Xu Qingzhi went in and picked two, gave one to her brother and tasted the other herself, "This bayberry tastes pretty good."

(End of this chapter)