Chen Yiqi and Chen Erqi's eyes were practically glowing with envy as they stared at the bag of rice and the piece of meat with alternating layers of fat and lean meat in front of them.
It was as if they were afraid that something would disappear in the next second.
The rice was clearly new rice, round and white. You know, even the village head and the richest family in the village, the Wang family, considered eating old rice in winter to be the best they could eat. Other families could only eat millet or cornmeal, at most two meals a day, and most of the time only one.
Chen Yiqi couldn't remember when he last ate meat. He only remembered that his father held him in his arms and fed him several bites. It was fragrant and juicy. He didn't remember what it tasted like, but he knew that it was the most delicious thing he had ever eaten!
But,
The two children frowned.
We used to have meat at home, but every time, my mother would send it to my uncle's and my maternal grandmother's houses.
Even if they cried and wailed, their mother wouldn't even glance at them.
This time will be no exception.
Chen Yiqi held tightly to Chen Erqi, who was trying to swallow the meat whole. If he really touched the meat, he would definitely be beaten by his mother.
"Mom, we've already eaten, so we won't eat anymore."
Who can cook?
Both spoke at the same time.
Upon hearing this, Chen Yiqi's eyes lit up instantly.
Shouldn't we send some to my uncle's family?
The thought of meat made his mouth water, and he spoke with a drooling voice, "Mother, can we eat?"
Yin Lan nodded, "Of course."
Meeting the child's distrustful gaze, she knew that the original owner had made the same promise before, but whenever her brother's family came, they would take everything away.
The child tried to steal it, but was beaten up by his uncle and the original owner. After this happened many times, the child learned his lesson and only dared to watch resentfully as the family's belongings were taken away little by little.
Yin Lan had to explain, "I used to be confused, but now I understand. Your uncle is not a good person at all. He not only took our money and food, but also beat me. I will not give them anything anymore. We will eat the rice and meat ourselves!"
What she didn't finish saying was that she would take back everything she had given away before.
Why should the wicked benefit for nothing?
Knowing full well that the original owner was going to raise three children, she still took all of her family's food and money, ultimately causing the original owner and two children to starve to death.
Of course, how to get it back depends on her having eaten her fill first.
The children ignored Yin Lan's boast that she ate meat every day; in their eyes, it was simply impossible.
“Mom, I can do it. I’ll do it the day after tomorrow,” Chen Yiqi said.
But actually, Xiao Yiqi wasn't confident that these things would still be in their house the day after tomorrow; he thought it was impossible.
Yin Lan felt that people were too weak to cook, so she made her five-year-old cook. Although it wasn't very proper, it was her child after all.
To everyone's surprise, Chen Yiqi replied in a very old-fashioned manner that it would be the day after tomorrow.
Apart from the village head and the Wang family who eat three meals a day, most families in the village eat thin rice porridge. Other families eat two meals a day, and a few eat one meal a day. The Chen family is different; they eat one meal every two days. Most of the time, the children have to go out and beg for food themselves.
By the day after tomorrow, Yin Lan was afraid she would starve to death!
"Let's go now..."
Faced with her gentle yet powerless words, Chen Yiqi stood there motionless, pursing his lips.
"Go now! I want to eat now! I'm hungry! I'm hungry! I'm starving! I want to eat children!" What kind of awful place is this? Yin Lan still had a bunch of hysterical screams left unsaid; when she was hungry, her temper easily flared up.
Seeing Yin Lan like this, Chen Yiqi finally felt relieved after all his fear.
That's right, that's their mother.
"Go! Immediately! Right now!" Yin Lan continued her madness.
Chen Yiqi was overjoyed, but worried about his bottom. He quickly and carefully took the rice and meat to the kitchen, which was actually just the stove set up in the middle of the main room.
Chen Erqi, who had been hiding behind his brother, quickly hid as well.
Oh dear, Mother has gone mad again.
The moment the two children turned around, Yin Lan, who was about to lie down, suddenly opened her eyes wide.
If she wasn't mistaken, the two children were just... wearing only a thin shirt and pants. The pants were patched up and looked like beggar's clothes, and the bottoms were already worn out, revealing four white buttocks. Oh no, not white, but rather bluish-white buttocks that looked like they had been frostbitten.
Yin Lan: ......
It's both funny and incredibly heartbreaking and painful.
She simply couldn't believe that the once-powerful and fearsome second male lead was now exposing his buttocks!
It seems we need to buy warm clothes for the child as soon as possible. The temperature outside is close to zero degrees Celsius. If it snows heavily again, it will be a miracle if the child is still alive.
There's also frostbite cream and chilblain cream. This half-grown kid is really suffering...sigh.
Thinking of this, she cleared her mind and activated the system again. The system seemed to go crazy, frantically popping up countless messages.
[A pair of coarse cloth trousers was discovered as an artifact; should it be auctioned?]
[A pottery jar has been discovered; should it be auctioned?]
[A wooden bed frame, an artifact, has been discovered. Should it be auctioned?]
......
Almost everything in the empty, dilapidated room was captured by the system.
Yin Lan: .....
She really wanted to sell everything, because she had seen it: sell her current bed, go to the system and buy a superb modern solid wood bed with a mattress and four-piece bedding set. Sleeping in it would be incredibly comfortable.
But... everything in the house is brand new, how is she going to explain this to her child?
Although the second male lead is only five years old, poor children mature early, so he has more ideas than she does.
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