nycdaug Chapter 5: Possessed?
Chapter 5: Possessed?
"Don't be so alarmed, your brother and I will protect you." Er Ya rubbed Wu Ya's head, then looked towards Yun Yi's room. This time, the poisonous woman didn't harm them; she was probably preparing a big move. But it didn't matter; they could just fight her to the death when the time came.
Yunyi naturally knew that the children must have been plotting against her, but there was nothing she could do. She had used someone else's body, so she had to bear their karma. Fortunately, no irreversible tragedy had occurred, so everything could be alright.
Since I couldn't sleep anyway, I unfolded the pieces of cloth and took out some of the original owner's clothes. Before, because Xia Tianyin was around, the children all had a few similar clothes, but the original owner sold them all.
The iron pot and kitchen knife in the kitchen were only preserved by Xia Songshi risking her life against the original owner; otherwise, they would have been sold long ago.
Fortunately, it's getting warmer now. If it were winter, these children would probably have frozen to death without the original owner even having to mistreat them.
Since she's raising a child, her top priority is ensuring the child is well-fed and clothed.
He then cut the fabric into pieces, leaving the two pieces of silk untouched. The remaining fabric was just enough to sew a spring shirt for each member of the family.
Although she had worked as an embroiderer hundreds of times, she still missed the sewing machine every time she picked up a needle. No matter how fast she was, she couldn't be much faster at hand sewing.
By the time the sun was setting, he had only finished sewing two sets of clothes. He then packed everything up and went out to cook.
The door creaked open, and Da Bao, who was dozing in the main room, suddenly opened his eyes. His younger siblings were all asleep, but he dared not sleep. He was afraid that if he fell asleep and then woke up, his younger siblings would all be gone.
Yunyi glanced at him and said, "Come help me start the fire, I'm cooking." Then she went straight to the kitchen.
Da Bao scratched his head, but still followed them into the kitchen.
After rinsing the rice clean, Yunyi put it into a large earthenware pot. She then cut the remaining piece of cured meat into small pieces and mixed it into the rice. After that, she added water to the pot, placed a steamer rack on it, put the earthenware pot on the rack, and asked Dabao to start the fire to steam the rice while she went out.
Da Bao glanced at Fang Yunyi's back, his brows furrowed deeply, but he didn't say anything more and began to seriously tend the fire.
Yunyi walked to the back of the house, where there was a vegetable garden with some vegetables planted by Xia Songshi.
Although this Great Zhou Dynasty is not the historical Great Zhou Dynasty, it should be a period between the Ming and Qing Dynasties. Most of the vegetables that would be available in later generations already existed in this era, such as peppers and tomatoes.
However, at this time, tomatoes and peppers were grown as flowers. Peppers were even often used by scholars as a way to refresh their minds. If they were sleepy while reading, they would pinch off a pepper and immediately get rid of all their drowsiness, which was both funny and sad.
Xia Songshi is a diligent person. Although the small vegetable garden in the back is not big, it is full of vegetables. Now that it is summer, there are quite a few kinds of vegetables.
Yunyi picked a few eggplants and some bok choy. When she was about to go back, she realized she hadn't brought a basket. She couldn't carry it all at once, so she had to do it in two trips. Just then, she turned around and saw two little tails. She waved and said, "Come here, take these back." After saying that, she carried a bunch of bok choy and went back to the yard first.
Er Ya and San Ya exchanged a glance, then ran over and picked up seven or eight eggplants before hurriedly returning to the yard.
Yunyi washed the greens, and then instructed Er Ya and San Ya to wash the eggplant as well. She then stewed an eggplant on a small stove and stir-fried some greens. Although there was no meat, she added rapeseed oil and salt, so the taste should not be bad.
However, an awkward situation arose after the food was cooked, because there were no plates at home, so in the end, they could only use two earthenware pots to serve it.
Because she had taken her medicine and eaten a full lunch of white flour and eggs, and then slept all afternoon, Xia Songshi felt much better. While Yunyi was cooking, she got up, checked on Liubao, and found that he was sleeping soundly, so she was relieved. Then she went out of the room and saw several little ones squatting at the kitchen door, looking longingly at the kitchen. She couldn't help but sigh.
"Grandma, you're awake!" Wu Ya saw Xia Songshi and ran over to her in surprise.
"Grandma, are you dead?" Qibao ran over, tears welling up in his eyes.
"No, Grandma won't die." Xia Songshi patted the heads of the little ones, and was about to say something when she saw Yunyi walk out of the kitchen. She subconsciously took two steps back, out of an instinctive fear.
Yunyi pretended not to see the other person's reaction, and just smiled: "Mother, take them to wash their hands, it'll be time to eat soon."
Xia Songshi's expression changed several times, but in the end she didn't dare to say anything more. Instead, she took the children over to fetch water to wash their hands and washed her own face.
Yunyi went into the kitchen, where the rice had already been steamed. She took a rag and carried the bowl of rice into the main room.
Xia Songshi swallowed hard, unable to hide her shock.
"Mom, bring them over for dinner." Yunyi scooped a bowl of rice and handed it to Dabao. "You eat first, then go feed Liubao and give him his medicine."
Da Bao looked at the white, fragrant rice, licked his lips, glanced at Yun Yi, and finally gritted his teeth, took the rice and ate it. The moment the rice entered his mouth, tears uncontrollably streamed down his face. It was so delicious.
Xia Songshi exclaimed "Oh!" and hurriedly called the younger children to sit down at the table.
Yunyi served everyone a bowl of rice, then looked at Qibao and asked, "Xiaobao, can you eat by yourself?"
"Yes, the rice smells delicious." Qibao's sweet little voice melted everyone's heart.
Yunyi ignored everyone else, packed rice and vegetables for Liubao separately and placed them next to him, then sat down to eat.
However, apart from Liu Bao who was still sleeping, everyone else had different thoughts. Although the food smelled delicious, no one dared to touch it.
Xia Songshi: Is this daughter-in-law possessed by something? If so, then let it stay this way forever. She's willing to shorten her lifespan by ten years, no, twenty years, as long as she can treat her children well.
Da Bao: No matter what schemes this wicked woman has, we need to be well-fed to have the strength to deal with her.
Er Ya and San Ya: If that poisonous woman goes berserk in a moment, they'll bite her together and kill her.
Sibao: White rice is so delicious. Even if that poisonous woman tries to beat him to death later, he'll at least be a well-fed ghost.
Wu Ya: Is that wicked woman going to sell them? Then she'll spit out the rice she ate and give it back to her.
Liu Bao: I'm still dizzy, I don't have any ideas for now.
Qibao: The rice is delicious! Has that wicked woman changed for the better? Should we forgive her in the future?
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