Old Mrs. Xu didn't want Xu Ning to tell the secret to others just to return the gift.
"But grandma, Uncle Li's wife has a white mouth. Today she told mom that she wanted to sew clothes for me!" Old Mrs. Xu hugged Xu Ning and sighed. This God will not let people live!
Hunter Li's wife had given birth prematurely and was in dire need of nutrition. Although Hunter Li occasionally caught some prey, he couldn't let the woman just eat that. She had to eat eggs and chicken soup.
But on the road of fleeing famine, whose eggs are not treasures?
At the beginning, Li the Hunter could exchange his prey for some eggs. Later, people could hardly even afford sweet potatoes, so where could they get eggs for him? Besides, Li the Hunter could not always catch prey.
"My dear, this is not safe. Grandma doesn't want you to trade your blessings for food."
"Grandma, the treasures in this box must have a history. Uncle Li is a hunter, but he's not from our village, so the village chief can't do anything about it. When the time comes, we can say that the food was exchanged for Uncle Li's prey. Uncle Li is so powerful, no one else dares to covet him!"
Xu Ning thought a lot. She couldn't just rely on the treasure chest and live off the land. She wanted to use the name of exchanging prey for food to let the villagers know the source of the food.
"Grandma, don't worry. The things in the treasure chest are all exchanged for silver. It won't reduce your blessings. Just put silver in it!"
Now that we are fleeing from a natural disaster and famine, everyone must be only caring about themselves. Xu Ning is not stupid, she would not do something like sacrificing herself for others.
"Really? Grandma, believe me! This is what the old immortal in my dream said! The food in that box was given to me by the old immortal as compensation for my injury! The old immortal also said that I can use this box as I please from now on!"
After much persuasion, Xu Ning finally persuaded Old Mrs. Xu to agree to let her take some things out of the box.
Xu Ning took out two kilograms of flour, which she put in a gray cloth bag and asked her mother Zhang to put in the pot when cooking fish soup.
The fish has a strong smell, which just covers up the aroma of the noodles. Moreover, the noodles are white, so they will not be noticed as long as you don’t look closely.
"Grandma, please give this piece of brown sugar to Aunt Li." Xu Ning took out a piece of brown sugar wrapped in oil paper. It was as big as a palm and you couldn't tell it was there unless you looked closely.
"Okay, I'll go right away!" Old Mrs. Xu saw that it was still early, so she pressed the brown sugar in her hand hard. When she felt it was about time, she took her eldest son with her and walked to Li the Hunter in two steps.
Hunter Li had also finished his meal and was resting. Feng was concentrating on mending clothes for the little boy, while Hunter Li was sharpening bamboo arrows on the side.
"Brother Li, what are you busy with?"
Xu Da's voice was loud and his sudden words were like thunder, which frightened his mother, Old Lady Xu, who was standing beside him, so much that she couldn't help but tremble all over. When she finally reacted, she was so angry that she raised her hand and slapped him!
None of the people in her family are worry-free!
"Mom?" Xu Da was dizzy from the slap.
"What are you yelling about? You scared the kid awake!" Xu Da looked hesitantly at the kid blowing bubbles in Feng's arms. After meeting his round eyes, he became even more confused.
Mom? This kid...are you sure?
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