When I opened my eyes, it was already the next morning.
Seeing the dim light coming through the window and his little cousin sleeping beside him, he knew it was still early, so he closed his eyes and fell asleep again.
He didn't know how long he had slept when he felt someone shaking his body.
When I opened my eyes, I found it was my cousin Sun Sanzhu.
Sun Sanzhu smiled and said, "Hurry up and get up. You still have to go to work in the fields after dinner."
Li Chen responded, then got dressed and got up.
After washing up, I came to the main hall. As soon as I sat on the stool, I saw Uncle Sun said, "Xiaochen, you recovered very quickly. Your walking posture is normal now."
Li Chen knew that this was probably due to the medicinal bath, but he couldn't reveal this to anyone, so he could only perfunctorily say, "I think I got a good rest last night, so I feel much better today. Actually, my waist and arms still hurt a little."
"You did go to bed early yesterday. You fell asleep before you even showered. Seeing you like that, we didn't have the heart to disturb you. But as long as you're recovering, it's a good thing. You won't be so tired when you work today."
Li Chen smiled and saw that his breakfast was exactly the same as last night, so he started eating.
After adjusting his mindset last night, he thought he could hold on until Old Lady Sun’s birthday.
But I didn't expect that I couldn't hold on for just five days.
There is no way. The mentality can be adjusted, but the body cannot be adjusted.
That night.
Li Chen was so hungry that he tossed and turned and couldn't sleep, and his stomach kept making noises.
After thinking about it, he woke up his little cousin Sun Jiuzhu who was sleeping soundly beside him.
Sun Jiuzhu opened his eyes dazedly and asked, "Third cousin, why did you wake me up so late at night?"
There were more than just the two of them sleeping in the room, there were two children on the bed on the other side.
So Li Chen whispered, "Be quiet, don't wake up your brother and the others."
Sun Jiuzhu let out an "oh" sound, but his eyes closed uncontrollably, as if he might fall asleep at any moment.
Seeing this, Li Chen shook him vigorously, "Little cousin, you can't sleep, wake up quickly."
Good job.
His actions made Sun Jiuzhu completely sober. He rubbed his eyes and stared at him angrily, as if waiting for him to give a reasonable explanation.
Li Chen chuckled, "Little cousin, don't be angry, I have something to tell you."
Sun Jiuzhu still remembered to speak in a low voice, "What's the matter?"
"Listen."
"Gurgle~"
Hearing this voice, Sun Jiuzhu was stunned at first, then quickly reacted, "Are you hungry?"
"Well, cousin is so hungry that he can't sleep. I have no choice but to wake you up. Can you find me something to eat?"
Sun Jiuzhu's face showed an embarrassment, "But grandma won't let me."
"It's okay, just don't tell her."
Sun Jiuzhu thought about it and refused, "No, I can't disobey grandma at home, otherwise my dad will beat me."
"Your dad doesn't know you didn't listen." Li Chen then revealed a pitiful look, "My little cousin, if I starve to death, the first thing you see when you wake up is my corpse. Aren't you scared?"
He wasn't pretending to look like this; he was truly pitiful.
Otherwise, I wouldn't have the nerve to scare a nine-year-old...
Sun Jiuzhu was so frightened that he pulled the quilt tighter around him, leaving only his head exposed. He responded tremblingly, "Cousin, grandma said a few days ago that you have a solid foundation and you won't starve to death in half a month."
"That doesn't count. Look, I'm so hungry I can't sleep. I might even starve to death."
"Then, then I'll go find grandma?"
"No, Grandma is old, and people of that age tend to get confused easily. If she doesn't believe me, I'll still starve to death. Besides, she might think you're cursing me and have my second uncle give you a good beating."
Sun Jiuzhu seemed extremely flustered, even his voice was a little out of control, "What should I do? Third cousin, you can't die. Even if you die, you can't die in front of me."
Li Chen's face turned dark. "You little bastard, are you saying that as long as I don't die in front of you, I can die anywhere?"
If I didn't ask you for something, I would have beaten you up.
Then he took a deep breath and smiled kindly, "Little cousin, keep your voice down. As for the solution, as long as you can find me something to eat, it will be fine. Don't worry, I won't eat for free. After this period of time is over, I will buy you cakes and candies. I guarantee you will be satisfied."
Sun Jiuzhu swallowed, but still hesitated, "But..."
"No buts, if you don't find it for me, I'll really die in front of you."
Sun Jiuzhu no longer hesitated and agreed directly, "I can find some for you, but the quantity is small. I don't know if it's enough for you."
Hearing this, Li Chen was so happy that he kept saying, "It's okay, it's okay. It's whatever you have. By the way, do you have anything to eat? Give me something to eat first, otherwise I won't be able to sleep at night."
"I'll get it for you."
Sun Jiuzhu lifted the quilt, got down to the ground, then walked to the wardrobe, opened the cabinet gently, rummaged inside for a while, and finally took out a small oil-paper bag.
Li Chen happily opened the oil-paper package, but when he saw what was inside, his expression froze instantly. "Little cousin, how long have you kept these cakes?"
There were about ten pieces of various pastries lying on the oil paper. There were some green spots on the pastries, which made it obvious that they were moldy.
Sun Jiuzhu thought about it in his mind, pointed at a few of the cakes and said, "These are the ones that have been stored the longest. They were brought by my aunt last year during the Spring Festival. I was planning to eat them slowly later, but now they are all yours."
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