Although the children were young, they had traveled all over the country with that villain and had seen people who had died from all sorts of causes.
For them, death is certainly terrifying, and they don't know what death feels like, but they are familiar with the feeling of hunger.
Although they were used to hunger, and death seemed far away, hunger tormented them constantly.
Now, there's something to fill my stomach, but Mom says I can't eat it!
"Listen to Mother, we won't eat these." Tian Shu seemed to have made a great decision before speaking.
"Big brother, could you talk to Mother again? We've washed these, haven't we? We've washed them several times!" Tianji whispered, trying to persuade her one last time. They were cooked and ready to eat soon; it would be such a waste to throw them away.
Tian Shu looked at his younger brother and shook his head: "Mother wouldn't harm us. Let's throw it away. No, we don't need the jar either."
After hearing what the eldest brother said, the other younger ones didn't say anything more and watched as the second brother went over and poured the contents of the jar onto the ground.
After thinking for a moment, Tian Shu personally covered all the beans and corn kernels with soil, and smashed and buried the already chipped jar.
Turning around, he saw Tianji looking down at something on the ground, deep in thought. It was a sack he'd made by tying the cuffs of his pants, filled with grain he'd dug out of a rat hole. "Brother, can I still keep these pants?"
"No, you're not naked now. We can let you choose later if someone kind enough will let you pick." Tian Shu thought that since he had already given up his jar, Tian Ji probably couldn't wear his pants either.
After saying that, Tian Shu secretly glanced at Hong Xiaoduo, who was not far away.
"But, but." Tianji was still reluctant to part with the food, and even more reluctant to part with the pants. Winter was just around the corner, and an extra pair of pants would keep them warm.
"But what but? Do you want Mom or your pants?" Tian Shu was sure his mother wouldn't hear him, but he was also afraid she would realize his younger brother wasn't listening, so he warned her in a low voice.
Tianxuan, who had been keeping a close eye on things, noticed something and quickly came over to ask what was going on. Tianshu then explained.
"Are you stupid? Don't you trust your mother? Or your older brother? Let me warn you, if you upset your mother, you won't be able to call her 'mother' anymore, and you probably won't even care about us if you call her 'ancestor'."
Besides, would Mother forbid us from eating these things for no reason? Since she said so, she must have her reasons. Moreover, we just had a delicious and satisfying meal of meat yesterday, so why would you worry about not having anything to eat in the future? Although Tianxuan was a year younger than Tianshu, she was as mature as a little adult and could analyze things.
After being lectured and reminded by his second brother, Tianji realized his mistake and quickly called his two brothers to help him dig a hole and bury his pants and the things inside.
There was no need to bury it, but Tian Shu reminded them that the villagers might pick it up and eat it.
While the three brothers were talking, Hong Xiaoduo had already knocked down a sparrow, and Kaiyang and Yaoguang clapped their hands happily and rushed to pick it up.
Whether it was because of what the old man said the night before or not, Hong Xiaoduo, who had gotten up late, was no longer in a hurry to escape with the children.
With their short legs, if that villain had really been chasing them, they would have been caught long ago.
Hong Xiaoduo belatedly realized that if the villain had nothing to do and had come after her, she should have been able to deal with him, so why should she run away?
If she accidentally killed that villain and the authorities issued an arrest warrant, what good would it do for her to escape?
So, she took a few children and strolled around playing mahjong.
It's not a big deal; we need to eat too. Besides, the children eventually listened and didn't eat the beans and corn kernels.
What were my plans yesterday? To buy a horse-drawn cart or a donkey cart? But before I could even open my mouth, I was driven away.
All of this was the work of those beggars nicknamed "Old Cat," who dragged her and her children into this mess.
Hong Xiaoduo had already made a mental note of this. It wouldn't be right for her to deliberately seek out those bad guys, but if she ran into them, they would be in trouble.
Although the farmland near the village had long been harvested and stored, there were still many birds circling around looking for food. It is said that sparrows are small but complete in all their functions. Hong Xiaoduo thinks this is just a metaphor for things that are small in size or scale but have complete functions. Their intelligence is worrying.
Look, they clearly saw someone attacking them with stones, and some of their companions landed and kicked their legs, but they flew away in fright and circled in the sky for a long time. After a while, they would still fly back in groups. It's not like they came back to avenge their companions. They're just plain stupid.
Several of the younger children busied themselves picking up pebbles for her, vying to collect the birds she had knocked down. The children were happy, and Hong Xiaoduo became more and more skilled at it, and her speed increased as she went as well.
When she stopped and turned around, there was already a large pile of birds on the ground, and the eldest, Tian Shu, and the second eldest were busy plucking their feathers and cleaning them up.
By the time the food was baked and ready, it was already afternoon.
Hong Xiaoduo is the 'mother'. When she said to set off, the group set off again, with Yaoguang still being carried on her back.
So, along the way, they hunted wild rabbits and pheasants in the woods, and birds in the absence of woods. At night, they would find a dilapidated temple or some other sheltered place to rest.
The children grew a little bolder and gradually started laughing.
The only thing that Hong Xiaoduo found hard to accept was that she also had lice. She had heard of lice but had never seen them before. Yuheng helped her search for a long time and found one on her collar, but she still felt itchy all over.
But there was no way to take a bath, and no change of clothes, so she could only endure the discomfort. When Xiao Yao saw that she was itchy, she would first stretch out her little hand to show her, telling her that her little hand was very clean. Hong Xiaoduo nodded, not yet understanding what the little one meant, when the little one had already scratched her itch with her little hand.
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