Mother also heard the sound and leaned close to Dad's ear and asked:

"hungry?"

Dad shook his head firmly in denial.

There was some pity in the mother's eyes. She could have asked her husband to cook some meat last night, or used the money her daughter had given her to buy some food for her husband.

However, when she thought of her eldest daughter's words, she didn't feel so bad anymore. There were so many things in the house that could be given to others. Besides, her daughter got these things and she didn't know how she would be humble in public.

"I'm glad you're not hungry. I was afraid you'd get starved."

Mother lay down and patted Father's arm.

"My dear, I'm sorry."

Hunger made the father feel ashamed. He thought of the food that had been taken away. He had previously been fantasizing that since his daughter could bring back so much food, there must be a way to get more food.

But from last night till now, the eldest daughter has never mentioned the matter of getting food again. It seems that getting food is not that easy and he was just wishful thinking.

"What are you saying sorry for? We are a family. We live together and die together. That's what a family is."

Mother looked at her husband with tears in her eyes and leaned her head on his shoulder.

"You're right, but it's hard for the children. They don't know where their next meal will come from."

“Things will work out when the time comes. This is not uncommon.

If we really reach the end of our rope, we can sell the children again. The buyer will be richer than us, so they should be able to live a better life."

As the mother spoke, tears were already streaming down her face. What she said was all about the difficult road the children had gone through, and it was heartbreaking to think about it.

Her head tilted and her face buried in her father's arms.

"What are you talking about?"

Although he scolded his wife like this, the father knew in his heart that what the mother said was the truth. The family had no food, so it was normal to sell the children.

It's just that his daughter was too sensible. For the sake of the family, she sold herself without her parents telling her.

Thinking of this, Dad also burst into tears, hating himself for being incompetent.

Lanling got up early in the morning, took the sweet bread given by his elder sister, and ran to his aunt's house on the back street.

My aunt has a daughter who is two years younger than Wen Meijiu, and two sons, one is eleven years old and the other is six years old.

As soon as I entered my aunt's yard, I saw my two brothers Yuanbao and Yuancai playing in the yard.

He greeted happily and moved closer, secretly siping some into his two brothers' mouths.

The two brothers were originally indifferent to him, but when they suddenly had something sweet in their mouths, their expressions immediately changed, and the four eyes looked at him with sparkling eyes.

"Shh, it's a secret."

Lanling signaled them not to make it public, because if they did, there would be no more.

The three of them had just started playing for a while when the aunt came out of the house to call the two brothers to eat. Seeing Lanling was there, she pursed her lips and said with a smile:

"Lanling, it's time for dinner, why aren't you going home yet?"

"I just arrived."

Lanling looked shameless, raised his little face and gave his aunt a silly smile.

The aunt nodded awkwardly, tucked her hair behind her ears, and winked at her two sons squatting on the ground, saying:

"Yuanbao, Yuancai, let your brother play here, and you two go inside to greet grandma."

Yuanbao and Yuancai were having a great time, and neither of them wanted to leave. Yuanbao retorted very reluctantly:

"Grandma didn't say anything. She never asked before. Why is she asking today?"

"This is the rule."

The aunt patiently explained to her son, feeling very unhappy.

"Mom, why do you have new rules every day? I won't go."

"I'm not going either."

Seeing that his brother did not move, Yuancai also gained courage.

The aunt's face turned pale with anger. Usually her two sons were quite obedient and smart, but why were they so stupid today? Why couldn't they understand what she said?

With a forced smile on her face, the aunt walked to Yuanbao's side, pulled him up from the ground with both hands and walked into the house. Fearing that she could not persuade Yuanbao, she leaned over and whispered in his ear:

"Mom wanted to call you and your brother to eat, why couldn't you hear it?"

"I won't eat it, why don't you eat it yourself?"

Yuanbao is already eleven years old and can understand some things clearly. In the past, whenever he went to Second Aunt's house, she would give him a share of whatever the Second Aunt had.

Now, the second eldest mother's family is having a hard time. His own mother is reluctant to even give Lanling a meal, not to mention that Lanling just gave him candy.

Seeing that her son didn't give her any face and said it directly, the aunt's face was a little embarrassed for a moment. Looking at Lanling's surprised eyes, her smile was uglier than crying.

Angry, really angry, the aunt turned around and went back into the house.

After a while, the aunt came out with two enamel bowls containing Xifan. She put them on the ground and a lot of soup spilled out, splashing some on the back of Yuanbao's hand.

"What are you doing?"

Yuanbao rubbed the back of his hands because it was so hot.

The aunt stood by, looking at the three children with her hands in her pockets, smiling triumphantly, and said:

"My son likes Brother Lanling so much, so let's eat with him."

Yuan Bao looked down at the half bowl of millet soup left on the ground and frowned:

"How can this be filling and still so watery?"

"It's thin, don't bother me, it will be gone in a while."

After saying that, the aunt went back into the house angrily and ignored them.

"Oh, that's really boring."

Yuan Bao picked up the bowl and was about to drink, but when he saw his two younger brothers looking at him, he quickly handed the bowl to them and said:

"Yuancai, you and Lanling are still young, so drink the big bowl together. I'll drink the small one."

The three brothers finished the soup quickly, but still didn't feel full, and complained to each other about who drank one more sip.

"Brother, it's okay. We have meat for lunch. Do you want to go?"

When they heard the word meat, Yuancai and Yuanbao's eyes lit up. It had been so long since they had eaten meat that they almost forgot what it tasted like.

"Keep your voice down."

Lanling put his index finger to his lips in a mysterious manner. The three little ones looked around and smiled at each other.

"Is it a lot? Will there be no share for us?"

Yuanbao felt uneasy when he thought about how he had let Lanling eat some rice soup just now. How could he have the nerve to eat someone else's meat?

"Don't worry, it's this big."

Lanling raised his little arms and stretched them from the front to the back of his body.

The three little guys agreed to go to Lanling's house to eat meat at noon.

**

Dad was still lying in bed grieving, while Mom and Wen Meijiu were already busy in the outer room. The sounds of skinning and smashing bones made Dad very irritated, and he shouted weakly outside:

"Miss, what are you busy with?"

Mother put down the work in her hands and hurried to the inner room.

Dad was shocked to see Mom's hands were covered in blood, and asked:

"what is this?"

The mother sighed and said, "There is nothing we can do. My daughter has cut up the wolf that Prince Wang killed. We will eat the meat later."

When he heard about Prince Wang, Dad immediately became alert and asked, "Isn't it bad to touch other people's things?"

Mother said helplessly: "There is nothing we can do about breaking our promise. We can't let a living person die from suffocation by urine. We have a whole family to feed."

When my father heard the word "breach of trust", his eyes widened immediately. He couldn't afford to offend Young Master Wang. How could he touch his things casually?

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