Before he could finish, Sister Hong said, "We only have so much food. Repairing the house will require at least two meals. What will we do if we eat it all?"
Well, people in this era are really able to endure hardships. Hunger is a painful memory hidden deep in the soul. Everyone has to live frugally. Thinking that there would be many people at noon, Qin Huai no longer insisted.
Breakfast was actually just morning tea. Qin Huai picked up the bowl and found that there was a lot of food in it. Thinking about what happened in the pot just now, he looked into Qin Xiaomi's bowl, only to see her frowning and scooping something with chopsticks, then she picked up the bowl with a sad face and was about to drink.
Qin Huai took her bowl, gave her his own land and said, "Xiaomi, I'm thirsty this morning. Let's switch."
"No." The girl said hurriedly.
Qin Huai had already exchanged the bowl, but Xiaomi didn't care: "Brother, I'm just hungry."
The girl complained: "Brother has to do the heavy work, Xiaomi, you are not young anymore, why are you still so ignorant?"
Qin Huai said, "That's it for today. I'll listen to you from now on, okay, little housekeeper?"
The eleven-year-old girl was in the process of growing up and her appetite was no less than that of boys. Due to long-term malnutrition, she was skinny, short, and looked much smaller than other children of the same age.
Grandma Gui, who lived next door, came over and said to Sister Hong, "Hong, you're not young anymore, why don't you understand the truth?"
"Huh?"
After hearing this, Sister Hong turned pale and looked at Qin Huai as she stood up and was about to leave.
Qin Huai stopped her and asked the old lady, "Grandma Gui, why can't Sister Hong be here?"
"She's a widow and unemployed woman, not a lucky person. If she's there while the house is being built, it's bound to collapse in the future..."
Sister Hong's busy hands suddenly stopped, her eyes turned red, and she took a few steps back and said slowly: "Qin Huai, you heard me, I'd better leave."
Qin Huai said, "Sister Hong, please don't leave. I can't thank you enough for coming to help me. Let others gossip about it. I know how good you are to my family."
Grandma Gui disapproved and said, "Qin Huai, you are still young and don't know how to be powerful. Others avoid such things, but why are you still rushing to cause trouble?"
"Grandma Gui, what era is this? My house is already in ruins, there's nothing to be afraid of. Sister Hong, you must not leave today. A lot of things depend on you."
Sister Hong showed a grateful look and said, "Okay."
Grandma Gui sighed and said, "Oh, this child doesn't listen to the advice of the elderly..."
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