"You finally came to your senses!"

Qin Anming was startled. Xiaoguo came in like that just now, without saying a word and ignoring anyone. He just sat down as soon as he came in, as if he had lost his soul. He was almost frightened to death and his heart was still pounding.

Ruyi and Zhuangzhuang also sat on the chairs and patted their chests, "Sister Xiaoguo, you were so scary just now!"

"That's right, mom, what's wrong with you?"

Zhuangzhuang approached Xiaoguo and asked worriedly.

Ruyi came over and asked quietly, "Did it fail?"

Xiaoguo got stuck again, "...done."

"You're still so listless even after you succeeded?!"

Ruyi's surprise woke Xiaoguo up completely. Xiaoguo sighed helplessly. It was done, but why did she always have this inexplicable feeling?

"Is it because the shopkeeper Su is so beautiful that you can't come back to your senses after seeing her?"

Ruyi said this jokingly, and used her hands to pick up the small fruit.

"Go ahead." Xiao Guo slapped her hand away and said viciously, "There is no business without fraud!"

Xiao Guo has now come to her senses and feels that his face is too deceptive. If it weren't for his face, she wouldn't have followed his routine. She just did whatever he said. It was simply cowardice!

"Why, the money is too little?"

Qin Anming frowned and spoke aside.

"...No." Don't say it's too little; it's quite a lot.

"You've been taken advantage of?!" As soon as Ruyi said this, she denied it first, "No, no, no, although Sister Xiaoguo is pretty, I'm still a virgin, it's not possible for me to... hehe."

Ruyi covered her mouth and smiled ingratiatingly.

"..." Xiaoguo rolled her eyes at her.

…………

"So what happened to you?"

Two voices sounded at the same time, saying nothing, so what happened to her?

“Hmph~~”

Xiao Guo felt so embarrassed that he didn't say a single word of what he had prepared. How could he say out loud that he would do whatever others said, especially in front of the three of them?

In Ruyi's eyes, she is a powerful and independent sister; in Qin Anming's eyes, she is a grown-up and thoughtful sister; in Zhuangzhuang's eyes, she is a great and all-powerful mother.

With three people looking at him like this, how could Xiao Guo bear to say that he was being manipulated?

He simply lay on the table, humming silently about the indescribable shame.

The three of them looked at each other and sighed at Xiao Guo. What happened?

–

"You also bought so many fried goods?"

Ruyi looked at Xiaoguo who didn't say anything and could only point at the big bag of things she brought back, with the four big words "Su's Mercantile Store" printed on it. The last time she went there, she wanted to buy some things, but she was in a hurry to leave and didn't bring any money with her. She also said she would go back later.

"I'll leave some for you." Xiaoguo raised his head and looked at Ruyi smacking her lips, then opened the oil-paper bag and let her grab whatever she wanted.

“It must have cost a lot of money.”

Ruyi looked at the full plate of snacks and swallowed, thinking, is this the same as before?

“It cost nothing.”

As soon as Xiaoguo said this, Ruyi, who was holding the candied fruit, paused. She slowly came up with a bold guess, based on the way Xiaoguo had just come back, "These things can't be the money for you..."

"Of course not!" Xiaoguo almost burst out laughing at her words. Is she such a fool that she would be tricked into handing over corn kernels just because of a bunch of snacks?

"They heard that I have a son, so they asked me to bring this back for him to try."

Xiaoguo quickly explained that she had never expected that her regret would lead them to make so many assumptions.

The three of them breathed a sigh of relief after hearing this.

Zhuangzhuang tried to grab the candied fruit with his strong little hands, but unfortunately his hands were too short, so Xiaoguo grabbed a handful for him and put it in front of him.

Zhuangzhuang squinted his eyes, smiled happily at Xiaoguo, and put the candied fruit into his mouth with his little hands.

As it was almost noon, Xiaoguo knew that they would be busy too, so he prepared to go back.

Before leaving, he did not forget to remind Qin Anming to take good care of his health. After getting his repeated assurances, he took Zhuangzhuang and drove the donkey cart home.

On the way back, Xiaoguo thought about the dream he had last night and almost got goosebumps.

In the dream, Qin Anming was still living in Qinzhuang. He was often undernourished and poorly clothed, and his long-term illnesses caused his health to deteriorate. Old illnesses were often compounded with new ones. In the end, he died alone in his bed at home. Because he often did not communicate with the villagers, his body was not discovered until it turned into bones.

Xiaoguo shuddered at the thought of this scene.

No! I can't let this happen!

"Mom, where are we going?"

Zhuangzhuang was a little confused when he saw the donkey cart suddenly turn around and head back just as they were about to leave the county.

"Go back to the market. Mother has something to buy."

Xiaoguo thought of a solution. Qin Anming didn't like taking medicine, so she would make medicated food for him. Food supplements could replenish his vitality, and she would not stop until she replenished his lost vitality.

Go to the herbal medicine store and buy some Chinese herbs for making soup, and then buy some chicken, duck and pork bones to make medicinal food.

"Mom, why did you buy chicken?"

Zhuangzhuang was a little confused when listening to Xiaoguo's plan. Why would he buy another chicken when he already had one at home?

"What Mom wants to buy is a slaughtered chicken. The chickens in our house are kept for laying eggs, not for eating the meat."

As Xiaoguo spoke, he handed the silver to the boss, took the prepared chicken and duck from him, and put them on the donkey cart.

"Wow, so many?"

Zhuangzhuang looked at the pile of white chicken, duck and pork bones in surprise. He wondered how long it would take to finish eating them.

"Yes, Mommy makes delicious food for you."

Xiaoguo only eats pork when she comes here. She also likes some chicken and duck. Now she buys more and puts them in the refrigerator so she can take them out whenever she wants.

In addition to medicinal food, Xiaoguo's mind is full of various chicken and duck delicacies, such as roasted chicken, roasted duck, fried chicken and duck in wine, halved duck and spicy chicken...

Oh, I can’t think about it anymore, my mouth is watering.

"Zhuangzhuang, take care of our meat. Mom will go buy some herbs."

"Okay! Don't worry, mom!"

When Zhuangzhuang heard what Xiaoguo said, he sat down next to the meat like a little guard.

When they arrived at the medicine shop, Xiao Guo asked for all the medicinal herbs he knew that could be used to make soup. While the waiter was packing the medicine, Xiao Guo went out to take a look at Zhuangzhuang, and after making sure that he was still there, he went back with peace of mind.

After taking the herbs and paying the money, they left. The waiter was so considerate and put Xiaoguo on the donkey cart.

Zhuangzhuang moved away, and the medicinal herbs almost pushed him into a corner.

"Mom, can it really be delicious?"

Zhuangzhuang lay in Xiaoguo's arms, looked up and asked Xiaoguo, the taste of Chinese medicine plus meat was something he had never imagined, and he couldn't help but feel a little worried, what if this thing couldn't be eaten.

"Don't worry, Zhuangzhuang. You have to trust your mother. Are you not confident in my craftsmanship?"

Although Xiaoguo was unsure in her heart, she would not show it.

As the saying goes, you have seen a pig run even if you haven't eaten pork. When she was at home, her father would always make medicinal food for her mother. Although she had never made it herself, she watched it carefully and copied it. She didn't believe that with her level of comprehension, the food she made would be unpalatable.

"Of course I believe you!"

Zhuangzhuang was in a hurry to express his wishes. Well, his mother's cooking skills were very good, so there was no need to worry. Even if the food didn't taste good, he would eat it all up.

"Good son, muah."

"Mmmmm~"

Zhuangzhuang quickly leaned his face towards Xiaoguo, and after she finished kissing him, he raised his head and kissed Xiaoguo.

The mother and son walked towards the house talking and laughing, little did they know that a huge surprise was waiting for them.