Shen Miao felt warm inside as she was surrounded by the children who cared for her.
She comforted the children for a while, then rolled up her sleeves and asked, "What have you been eating these past few days while your mother was away?"
"Grandma made us barbecue," the children said in unison.
Shen Miao asked curiously, "Is Grandma's roast meat delicious?"
The children looked around and whispered like thieves, "It's not as good as Mom's. Grandma's roast meat has a weird taste."
Actually, the old female beast made it this way, without adding any seasonings, and she was reluctant to use salt, so the taste was naturally not good.
The children's palates have become so spoiled by Shen Miao that they've long forgotten the days when they didn't have enough to eat.
Shen Miao chuckled: "Don't let your grandmother hear this, or she'll be heartbroken."
"No, we all said in front of Grandma that her cooking is delicious." Erbao proudly puffed out her little chest like a mischievous little devil.
Shen Miao patted his head: "You're the smartest one. Alright, go play now, Mommy's going to cook."
The children shook their heads: "No, we want to help Mommy with the chores."
"I'll come too." Jiuying walked over as well.
He had been feeling uneasy. After Shen Miao went in, he was afraid that the two of them would quarrel. But when Shen Miao came out, she seemed to be in a good mood, and he finally felt relieved.
The last group to enter the kitchen consisted of six people, all of different ages.
Shen Miao assigned some tasks to the eager children, and asked Jiu Ying to cut meat. Jiu Ying's lips moved, but she didn't say anything.
Holding a stone knife, he clumsily gestured on a large piece of beef.
It's not that he can't cut meat; after all, he's an orc who deals with prey frequently, and besides, cutting meat isn't exactly a technical skill.
However, the meat he cut was very different from what Shen Miao had requested.
Shen Miao wanted to make boiled beef slices, requiring the beef to be sliced very thinly, which was quite a challenge for the rough and rugged orc. Jiu Ying gestured for a long time before finally making the cut.
The result was quite different from what Shen Miao had requested.
He was a little frustrated, feeling that he couldn't even do such a simple job, and he became determined to cut the beef into slices as thin as a fingernail.
I didn't want to use too much force, and I accidentally cut my finger.
Jiuying hissed, trying to quietly wipe the blood off her hands and continue working, but a pair of round eyes were watching her.
Xiao Sibao dropped the cilantro he was picking, jumped up, and ran to Jiuying: "Uncle Jiuying, you're bleeding."
"No, it's nothing, just a minor injury, it's alright," Jiuying quickly replied.
Everyone else looked over too.
Shen Miao was making pancakes when she heard the sound and looked over, asking, "Are you injured? Then go and rest, I'll cut them later."
Jiuying refused, saying, "It's nothing serious, I can continue."
With a stern face, Da Bao directed Er Bao to fetch bandages for bandaging, and then asked San Bao to get hemostatic powder. He himself bandaged Jiu Ying.
He said seriously, "Mother said that if you get hurt, you have to bandage it, otherwise it will get infected by bacteria and cause serious problems."
Jiuying didn't understand bacteria or infection, but he was flattered by the way the little ones cared about him.
You know, he had previously injured Shen Miao because of his madness, which made the other children hostile towards him. With such a big change in attitude, Jiu Ying was a little uneasy.
Da Bao's movements were very practiced. After circling around a few times, he finally tied a bow for Jiu Ying and patted his hand: "Okay, don't let your fingers touch the water."
Jiuying's eyes were burning. He had been injured countless times while hunting in the mountains since he was a child, each injury far more serious than this, but no one ever cared about his well-being or bandaged him up.
The little boy's behavior made him feel that he was also cared for.
Da Bao looked up and saw Jiu Ying's slightly red eyes. He pursed his lips and said, "You saved my mother on the mountain. I will be good to anyone who is good to my mother."
Da Bao is now calling out "Mama" more and more naturally.
Shen Miao, listening from behind, smiled broadly.
Jiuying was stunned for a moment, then smiled.
After finishing her meal, Shen Miao went to cut some grass and brought it back to repair the roof.
It's been raining heavily outside these past few days, and it's also drizzling inside, making the place damp and uncomfortable.
Jiuying also volunteered to help, so the two of them went to cut grass and came back. It was Shen Miao's first time repairing a roof. She stepped onto the wooden ladder, wobbled up to the roof, and suddenly felt dizzy.
The children below were very worried and shouted for Chen Miao to come down, saying it didn't matter that it was raining inside.
Jiuying quickly climbed onto the roof and said worriedly, "I'll come to the shore. Tell me what you want it to look like, and I'll do it the way you say."
Shen Miao composed herself and declined Jiu Ying's suggestion.
She's the mother of these children; how could she show weakness in front of them?
Jiuying had no choice but to keep an eye on her while she worked.
After getting used to it, Shen Miao felt she was fine and started walking around on the rooftop with confidence.
The thatched roof was laid before Qingchen was injured, and it hasn't been replaced in a long time. No wonder it leaks; there are small holes everywhere when you look at the roof.
Shen Miao placed the thatch on the broken parts and weighed it down with something. After working in this way for most of the day, the broken parts were finally almost completely repaired.
"It's not as difficult as I imagined," Shen Miao said to Jiu Ying with a smile.
Jiuying smiled and was about to speak when suddenly Shenmiao lost her footing and half of her body slid off the roof, leaving only her hands gripping the extended horizontal beam tightly.
"ah!!"
The babies were terrified.
Jiuying was also startled, but only for a moment. He immediately calmed down and comforted the still-shaken Shenmiao: "Don't be afraid, I'm coming to help you."
Shen Miao was a little worried that the roof might not be able to withstand the two of them appearing on the same side.
She turned her head and glanced at the ground.
The houses here aren't very tall, only about three meters high. She probably won't die if she falls like that.
"Don't come any closer, or the whole roof will collapse!" Shen Miao shouted.
Jiuying frowned. "But you can't come up."
Shen Miao forced a smile. It was already difficult for her to support her entire body with both hands, and she was starting to feel weak.
"It's alright, you go down first and move the wooden ladder over here. I'll see if I can use the ladder to go down."
Jiuying immediately understood and quickly did as instructed.
With the help of the two, Shen Miao finally managed to step onto the wooden ladder. Only after her feet touched the ground did she feel relieved.
The children gathered around, massaging Shen Miao's shoulders and legs to soothe her frightened heart.
Erbao patted his chest and said, "Mommy, when I grow up, I'll fix the roof."
Shen Miao was both amused and exasperated. The thought of them still living in this thatched hut when their child grew up filled her with despair.
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