Originally, Song Zhuiyan planned to have three rooms, one for herself and one for Tantan, and the other for Zhong Qingyi and Ye Moxun. If Zhang Qingyu and the others also took up a room, she would have to squeeze in with Tantan, which she was unhappy about.
Zhang Qingyu waited and waited but didn't receive a reply. The atmosphere was extremely awkward. Her beautiful eyes were filled with tears, and she looked like she was about to cry, as if Song Zhuiyan had bullied her.
Although Song Zhuiyan's expression was indeed not good, the stone house was found by her and Song Tantan. It took them several days to clean the house, and she had to cut wood and bamboo to build the fence. The stone house was now hers. She let Zhong Qingyi move in because they had been together for a long time and had a bond with each other.
But she didn't owe Zhang Qingyu anything, so why should she help her? As for her younger brother, Song Zhuiyan glanced at the baby who was only seven or eight months old. The little guy was wide-eyed and waving his little fists at her with a toothless smile.
Sigh, all my previous efforts seem to have crumbled at this moment. This little baby was fleeing with the adults. If it weren't for Tantan secretly feeding him formula every day, he would have had to rely on rice water. Often, they couldn't even light a fire during the day and could only drink water that had been cooled down in a water bag. He couldn't eat or sleep well, and I'm afraid he would have died long ago.
Fine, for the sake of the child, let her stay here for now.
"But you need to get the people from Linjia Village to help build the house as soon as possible. You can't keep crowding here with me." Song Zhuiyan's expression was indifferent, and she looked very reluctant.
However, Zhang Qingyu didn't take it to heart and nodded happily, saying, "Don't worry, I will find someone to build the house we want to live in first. It won't bother you for too long. By the way, I have five taels of silver here. I hope you won't think it's too little."
As she spoke, she stuffed the silver into Song Zhuiyan's hand. She still had about two hundred taels of silver on her, but there were four of them who needed to eat, and her younger brother was still small. There were many places where money was needed, so they had to be careful with their spending.
Is this the rent? This is the first money Song Zhuiyan has earned since transmigrating. She didn't refuse and put it in her pocket. "Although you paid the rent, I don't care about your meals. You'll have to cook for yourselves."
“Okay, I know what I’m doing. We’ll cook for ourselves.” Zhang Qingyu was already very content. She had been on the run for several months, living in constant fear. She longed to find a place to settle down as soon as possible. This place was good enough; at least she wouldn’t have to leave with her family for the next few years.
After Zhang Qingyu left, Song Tantan came out and craned her neck to look outside. "She's finally gone. Sigh, building the house is urgent." It wasn't that she and her aunt were stingy and unwilling to lend the house to others, but it was very inconvenient for her to have outsiders around. When she took things out of her space, she was always worried that she would be exposed.
"It's all for Shen'er's sake. We can't bear to see Shen'er, who is so young, crammed into the cave with everyone else. The child is afraid of the dark, and the air in the cave is stuffy. He tends to cry when he goes in," Song Zhuiyan said helplessly.
“I was also worried about Shen’er, so when you agreed just now, I didn’t object. That child drank too much of my milk powder, and he smiles whenever he sees me. His smile softens people’s hearts.” Song Tantan sighed in a mature and old-fashioned manner.
"Keep your voices down, your uncle will be back soon. You really don't treat us like family." Ye Moxun had been in the room the whole time. He knew Zhang Qingyu had come to ask for help with the child, but he didn't come out to join in. This matter had nothing to do with him.
"I knew Uncle Zhong was out, otherwise I would have been careful." Song Tantan pouted.
"By the way, now that I have some free time, I feel there's something I need to clarify." Ye Moxun looked at Song Tantan with a serious expression and a deep gaze.
"What is it?" Song Zhuiyan asked with a chuckle.
"Regarding how the four of us address each other, I call you Sister Song. According to this generation, Tantan should call me Uncle, but she also calls my maternal uncle Uncle. I can't be of the same generation as my maternal uncle, so this is not right and we need to change how we address each other." He had wanted to bring this up for a long time, but he had been on the run and hadn't been in the mood to bring it up.
"Don't even think about making me call you uncle." Song Tantan glared at him, her cheeks puffed out in anger.
Ye Moxun's cool and aloof expression softened, and his dark eyes held a smile. "Then I'll call Miss Song 'Aunt Song' from now on?"
"Otherwise, you can call me Auntie like Tantan does. I don't feel comfortable with calling me Auntie," Song Zhuiyan said with a smile. She didn't mind whether the way she addressed her was a generation older.
"My aunt is mine alone, hmph." Song Tantan stared at Ye Moxun, feeling that this guy was up to something.
"If you feel you're at a disadvantage, I can give you half of my uncle," Ye Moxun said generously.
“I don’t want to call you uncle, I’ll call him uncle.” Song Tantan’s tongue twister almost made her dizzy.
Just then, Zhong Qingyi pushed open the fence gate and came in. She overheard what Song Tantan was saying and was also confused. She raised an eyebrow and asked, "What are you talking about? What do you mean by your uncle and my uncle?"
"It's nothing, Uncle Zhong, you caught a pheasant! We can make chicken soup tonight, that's great!" Song Tantan's eyes lit up when she saw the three pheasants he was carrying.
"I'll go kill them right away. We can drink them at noon, no need to wait until tonight." Zhong Qingyi chuckled. He caught three pheasants in less than half an hour. He was really lucky.
"Then I'll go start a fire to boil water for cooking. Once Brother Zhong has killed the chicken, we can stew it right away." Song Zhuiyan gave a slight smile and went into the kitchen.
Ye Moxun followed closely behind Song Tantan. Seeing that she was about to return to her room, he immediately grabbed her small hand and asked, "Tantan, can I come to your room to play?"
He certainly didn't really want to go into her room to play; he was just craving something to eat. Song Tantan knew that all too well. She nodded aloofly, "Then don't talk nonsense. If you dare to upset me, I'll kick you out."
Ye Moxun made a zipping motion to indicate that his mouth was sealed. "I won't say a word unless you make me say it."
"You're so beautiful, don't say anything later, I'm not listening." Song Tantan proudly raised her head and puffed out her chest, followed by a fawning little follower.
After entering the room, Ye Moxun didn't say a word. He kept his mouth tightly shut and sat there obediently, looking at her expectantly. Song Tantan ignored him for a while. Seeing that he behaved well, she took out milk powder, a bowl, and a thermos from her space and made two bowls of milk powder.
One bowl for you, one bowl for me, we drank it with great relish. Song Tantan finished it quickly in one go, and finally licked her lips with satisfaction. She then took out two chocolates from her spatial storage, one for you and one for me.
Ye Moxun always ate politely, drinking milk slowly, sip by sip, and wiping his mouth with a tissue afterward. He also ate chocolate, but to be honest, the chocolate sold in supermarkets wasn't very good, not as good as the high-end chocolates he used to eat.
However, he dared not be picky now and obediently finished eating it. After all, there was only one piece a day, and it was quite a rare thing to be able to eat candy during the days of fleeing when his mouth was almost dry.
The things Song Tantan took out of his space were all inferior products in his previous life. He never ate these cheap things in his past life. However, he kept this to himself and dared not tell Song Tantan, otherwise he would be eating dirt.
Tantan will definitely cut off his snacks, but she'll also eat them in front of him, making him drool with envy.
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