After escaping from famine, the evil stepmother was pampered by the villain Zaizai Tuan

Li Yuanzhi smiled and said, "It's strange. Madam always wants to chat a few more words. Why are you leaving in such a hurry now?"

Jiang Xiaohua touched him and said, "Look at these porridge."

Li Yuanzhi also looked down, "Six bowls? Is it even for both of us?"

"Yeah." Jiang Xiaohua nodded and looked at the four cubs, "Except for the porridge you four received, who helped get the other two bowls?"

The four little ones nodded.

Liu Yong counted with his fingers: "Grandpa Heiwa, Grandma Bai, Sister-in-law Liu, Uncle Liu Biao, Aunt Zhang..."

"There are a lot of people here. I'm afraid my mother and Mr. Li won't be able to get the porridge in time when they come back, and they'll be hungry at night."

"Everyone said they wanted to help line up, but in the end it was Sister Liu and Grandpa Heiwa who took the lead."

(Sister-in-law Liu is Mrs. Liu, the granddaughter-in-law of Second Uncle Liu. The fourth child only calls her sister-in-law)

Jiang Xiaohua smiled and said, "It's really hard to worry about them."

Liu Yong said seriously, "I have already thanked everyone on behalf of my mother and Mr. Li."

The smile on Jiang Xiaohua's face deepened, "Good boy, you did the right thing. You have to help mother worry about many things in this family."

Li Yuanzhi stared blankly at the rice porridge in the bowl. Unexpectedly, he was also remembered by these people.

The rice porridge filled with everyone's wishes cannot be left to cool down.

Jiang Xiaohua helped the children wash their hands and eat.

The porridge bowl was still warm when I held it in my hand.

Although the rice is just ordinary rice, it is fresh, clean, and has a moderate consistency.

Jiang Xiaohua took out the dried meat and distributed it to everyone, eating it with white porridge to increase the taste.

Everyone has something to eat, and of course we can’t forget about the oolong.

When Jiang Xiaohua boiled hot water, she filled half a basin of dried meat and soaked it twice in hot water. When she tasted it was no longer salty, she gave it to Oolong.

After such a meal, only half of the large pack of dried meat left.

But Jiang Xiaohua didn't feel distressed.

After all, half of these dried meats come from Oolong's contribution, so it is natural for Oolong to eat them.

Jiang Xiaohua stroked Wulong's back hair and said, "Without fresh meat, I can't let you go hunting for the time being. I can only force you to eat this."

"Tomorrow, wait for tomorrow, even if we can't leave yet, I will find a way for you to make something delicious."

Oolong didn't have any objections to this "dried meat fast food".

As usual, it buried its head in the basin and ate deliciously.

Li Yuanzhi picked up a bundle from under the tree where he was sleeping, "What is this?"

Jiang Xiaohua took a look and said, "The two sets of winter clothes I've given you, just wear them according to whether they fit you or not."

"I also give you this baggage. You can carry it with whatever you want in the future."

"For me?" Li Yuanzhi was pleasantly surprised.

He quickly opened the bag and found an indigo cotton robe and a black jacquard cotton robe.

There are also two pairs of cotton trousers and a belt.

Li Yuanzhi grinned almost to his ears while looking through his clothes.

"I like both colors, and the style is what scholars would wear."

"The cotton is so thick, soft and warm to the touch..."

The four little ones surrounded Li Yuanzhi and chirped:

"Mr. Li, please put it on quickly and try it!"

"Yes, we are all wearing new clothes, so we are warm!"

Li Yuanzhi nodded repeatedly, "Hey, I'll wear it now!"

He first put on the indigo one, tied the belt, and adjusted his posture, "How are you? Are you handsome?"

The little beans all clapped their hands and cheered, "Good-looking! Handsome! As expected of my mother's choice!"

Li Yuanzhi captured the key message.

He quickly lowered his head and couldn't hold back his joy, "Is this your mother, did she choose it for me herself?"

Xiao Miaomiao nodded, "Yes."

She could tell that Mr. Li probably hadn't worn new clothes for a long time, so he was so happy!

Li Yuanzhi happily ran to Jiang Xiaohua, "Look, it fits perfectly, not too big, not too small, just right!"

Jiang Xiaohua is using a kitchen knife to cut a branch that is half a person tall.

She glanced at Li Yuanzhi and said, "Congratulations, take your little baggage from now on. You are finally no longer an empty-handed wandering scholar."

Li Yuanzhi frowned and thought, "Why do I feel a little desolate after you say that?"

Jiang Xiaohua chuckled and was noncommittal.

The progress of the next day was still very different from what Jiang Xiaohua expected.

They followed the crowd and pushed forward two miles, then stopped and continued to wait.

The children started morning reading with Li Yuanzhi. Jiang Xiaohua looked at the sky and stood up immediately.

She held three water bags in one hand and the branch she sharpened last night in the other, and said:

"I'll go fetch water and catch fish. Li Yuanzhi, you stay at home and take good care of the children."

As soon as the children heard that catching fish was such a fun thing, their minds immediately stopped studying.

Liu Guang volunteered, "I can help you catch fish!"

Xiao Miaomiao said, "Mother, Miaomiao is going too!"

"No!" Jiang Xiaohua flatly objected. "It's no use being coquettish this time."

"There are countless dangers on the water's edge. I'm busy catching fish alone and can't pay attention to the four of you."

"Be obedient and study with Mr. Li."

Li Yuanzhi said, "I know there is a lake over there. It's an inner lake, and the water inside doesn't look very clean."

"What's more important is that the lake is bottomless and there are no traces of fish on the surface."

"I've passed by there several times and I haven't seen anyone catching fish, which means you can't catch any fish at all."

Jiang Xiaohua smiled and said, "You are right. If the fish in the lake are so easy to catch, and there are so many people waiting for food, why would the lake be turned upside down?"

When she went to find Li Yuanzhi yesterday, she had already looked carefully at the lake.

The water level of the lake should be very deep and the color is dark green. If you throw a stone in, you can't see how deep it will sink.

But she also discovered that there was clearly an undercurrent deep in the lake.

Since it is living water, there are already living things in the water.

When they arrived at the lake, Jiang Xiaohua was not in a hurry to catch fish.

The drinking water I saved when going down the mountain was all finished last night, so the first thing to do is to solve the drinking water problem.

There are too many impurities in the lake water.

Jiang Xiaohua took out the small basin she brought and spread it with a layer of fine sand and a layer of pebbles.

Then fill it with lake water, put it aside, wait for the water to be filtered and clarified, and then pass it through a fine gauze cloth, which is the simplest way to filter water.

While waiting for water, Jiang Xiaohua was not idle. She picked up the sharpened branch, pointed it at the water, and concentrated on it.

I don’t know how long I waited.

There was a faint black shadow sliding under the turbid water.

Jiang Xiaohua held her breath and concentrated on her wrist, condensing a moment of explosive power.

Stab the branch into the water hard!

Circles of ripples appeared on the water, and the ripples gradually expanded and gradually became silent.

Nothing was caught.

Jiang Xiaohua sighed, but she was not depressed. How could she succeed in one fell swoop?

She continued to try several more times.

Finally, after the branches were inserted, the ripples on the water turned into violently churning splashes.

It worked!

Jiang Xiaohua felt the resistance in the water. She didn't dare to slack off. She grabbed the branch with both hands and used all her strength to lift it up!