Since Lu Lin took over the cooking, Chen Xiaomi has let go of the responsibility.
Chen Xiaomi's talents lie in hunting; she's really bad at cooking. She was fine before she had Lu Lin's cooking, but after eating Lu Lin's food, Chen Xiaomi started to dislike her own.
Lu Lin made yam porridge once, and the three Chen brothers all wanted to have it.
Chen Xiaomi asked Lu Lin to go into the mountains with her again to dig up soil sticks to make porridge, and Lu Lin readily agreed.
Chen Xiaomi led Lu Lin to the location of Tu Gun, then left him there and ventured deeper into the mountains.
Since Chen Xiaomi wasn't there, Lu Lin took out a knife that was about 20 centimeters long, which was sold in the convenience store, and started digging. With such a fine knife, Lu Lin was able to dig very quickly.
In no time, Lu Lin dug out two large yams.
Since he dug up too many yams at once and couldn't finish them all, Lu Lin found some wild vegetables and mushrooms and put them in his basket.
Lu Lin finished his work and left without waiting for Chen Xiaomi.
Chen Xiaocai squatted beside Lu Lin's basket, looking at it with some surprise, and said, "How come there are eight eggs?"
“Those are wild eggs. I picked them up in the mountains,” Lu Lin said calmly.
Chen Xiaocai looked at Lu Lin with some confusion. How could these eggs be wild eggs? They looked like they were laid by a domestic chicken. Lu Lin was just trying to lie to him. Could these eggs be—stolen? But thankfully, he hadn't heard of anyone losing eggs. Lu Lin, that coward, probably wouldn't dare to steal eggs.
Looking at Chen Xiaocai's expression, Lu Lin explained in a serious tone, "There are many varieties of pheasants, and different pheasants lay different eggs."
Chen Xiaocai puffed out her cheeks as she looked at Lu Lin, convinced that this guy was up to no good.
Lu Lin pinched Chen Xiaocai's cheek and said, "You're so young, and you always have such a long face. Be careful you won't be able to find a wife in the future."
Chen Xiaocai said excitedly, "I don't want to get married."
Lu Lin: "..." This brat doesn't want to get married. It's probably because he's too young. The people here are very particular about having children and continuing the family line. "If you don't get married, do you want to rely on your older brother for the rest of your life?"
"I didn't," Chen Xiaocai said, her face flushing red. She didn't know how to refute it.
"I'll cook, you go and gather some firewood," Lu Lin said, sending Chen Xiaocai away.
Although Chen Xiaocai didn't want to listen to Lu Lin, she also felt that there wasn't enough firewood at home, so she went out.
As usual, Lu Lin cut the yam into sections, cooked it into porridge, and also made a stir-fried mushroom and egg dish.
Chen Xiaomi could eat three large bowls of yam porridge in one go, and the stir-fried mushrooms and eggs were also completely devoured.
The stewed chicken that Lu Lin made a few days ago amazed the three Chen brothers. They devoured all the chicken meat and even chewed up and ate the bones.
...
"Big brother." Chen Xiaocai tugged at Chen Xiaomi's sleeve and pulled Chen Xiaomi out.
"What's wrong?" Chen Xiaomi asked.
"Big brother, that Lu Lin is very strange."
What's strange about it?
Chen Xiaocai said with a straight face, "It seems like we're eating more and more rice at home."
The rice bag was almost half full a few days ago! But after drinking porridge for so many days, the amount of rice in the bag doesn't seem to have decreased, and the rice I eat on weekdays seems to taste better than usual.
When Lu Lin first cooked yam porridge, he only added a little rice, but later he added more and more rice.
Even the most oblivious person could spot Lu Lin's addition.
"And there are eggs all the time." My older brother goes into the mountains often too! But the chances of finding wild eggs are limited. However, Lu Lin seems to find eggs every time he goes into the mountains, and they don't look like domestic chicken eggs at all. "Also, there's salt! It seems like there's more and more of it, and the same goes for oil."
Chen Xiaomi calmly replied, "That's great!"
Chen Xiaocai: "..." Is this really a good thing? It's clearly strange! But it is indeed a good thing. Lately, he's been eating a lot and eating very well, seemingly all thanks to Lu Lin.
Chen Xiaocai suddenly felt a little guilty, feeling that she had received favors from Lu Lin, yet she still doubted him, which was somewhat ungrateful.
"He must have brought it from the Lu family a while ago and hidden it somewhere. Don't talk about this," Chen Xiaomi instructed.
After Chen Xiaomi's father passed away, she began to plan to leave the Chen family.
Chen Xiaomi would ask the old hunter to sell whatever he secretly hunted. He also hid some food in the cave in preparation for any eventuality.
As it turned out, Chen Xiaomi's plan was very prescient. It was precisely because of these rough preparations that Chen Xiaomi was able to support her two younger brothers when she first left the Chen family.
Thinking she knew the truth, Chen Xiaomi thought to herself: The elders of the Lu family aren't good people either. If they found out that Lu Lin stole things from their house, they would be furious. Chen Xiaomi was actually quite happy that Lu Lincoln had shared the things he had previously kept hidden away.
It's better for Lu Lincoln to share his things with his brothers than for this guy to be so focused on the Lu family's old house!
Originally, because Lu Lin committed suicide by jumping into the river to avoid marrying her, Chen Xiaomi had a very bad impression of Lu Lin and low expectations of him. However, after eating Lu Lin's cooking for a few days, Chen Xiaomi felt that if life continued like this, it would still be quite good.
Chen Xiaomi herself is only a teenager, and the pressure of raising two younger brothers on her own is immense, though she just doesn't say it out loud.
Chen Xiaocai rolled her eyes, then suddenly understood, "I know, big brother."
Children from poor families mature early. Chen Xiaocai still listens to Chen Xiaomi. Although Chen Xiaocai trusts his older brother, he always feels that something is not right.
In fact, Chen Xiaomi also felt that Lu Lin was a bit strange, but life was too difficult, so he could only try to think of things in a positive light.
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