I rely on the system to support my eighteen brothers and sisters

"You asked for it if you can only drink the soup. Go wash your face quickly and come over to knead the dough."

Under the pressure from Qiao Linshan, the boys had to wash their faces and then knead the dough.

They had thrown away most of the noodles, so it was definitely not enough to make dumpling soup, so they could only eat as much as they could.

When Qiao Linxi came to the backyard, Zhang Huawei had already put together a simple horse-drawn carriage. He knew that Qiao Linxi was going to use it to transport goods, so he also made side rails to prevent the goods from falling off easily.

"Brother Zhang, thank you for your hard work."

Zhang Huawei shook his head, saying that it was okay, and that this was what he should do. He was originally Qiao Linxi's servant, so naturally he did whatever Qiao Linxi told him to do.

Moreover, he was a coachman before, so naturally he knew how to drive a carriage.

"We will bring the wood and the pot over tomorrow. Thank you for your hard work these days, Brother Zhang. Once our store is open for business, there won't be so much trouble."

Zhang Huawei shook his head, indicating that he didn't care. Being busy could make him forget the pain of losing his loved one for a short time.

He didn't care that Qiao Linxi called him dumb and said he had a brain problem. He knew that Qiao Linxi said that to gain sympathy from those people. On the contrary, he admired this little girl very much. She was very smart and knew how to say things that would touch other people's hearts.

After explaining everything to Zhang Huawei, Qiao Linxi returned to her room. She wanted to sort out the dishes needed to open a snack bar. She had to start with simple dishes to test the waters. Simple pasta was simple and didn't cost much. Even if the business failed in the end, she wouldn't have to lose much money.

For noodles, you can make fried noodles, dry noodles, fried noodles, and soup noodles. You can also steam buns and make dumplings.

Qiao Linxi wrote down the methods of making various pasta dishes, and she also planned to let her children learn them, so that in case she was not in the store, the children could handle it on their own.

Soon, a child came to call Qiao Linxi for dinner, and Qiao Linxi was surprised to find that it was already dark. She took a few candles and went downstairs to the kitchen.

After lighting the candles, I realized that there was so little food in the bowls in front of each person.

Just a few slices of meat and a few gnocchi.

Qiao Linxi raised her eyebrows. She remembered that she took out several kilograms of noodles. It was impossible that there was only this much.

The table was a long one with children sitting on both sides, and the first seat was reserved for Qiao Linxi.

After she sat down, she noticed that there was slightly more noodles in her bowl.

“Is this the only pimple?”

Hearing Qiao Linxi's question, several boys lowered their heads quickly, trying to cover up their embarrassment by eating. But when they picked up the noodles, they remembered that they had not yet performed the thanksgiving ceremony and could not eat. They put down their chopsticks again.

"It's like this, Sister Lin Xi, they..."

Qiao Linshan had just said half of her words when she met Qiao Linxi's eyes and forcibly swallowed back the rest.

Oh my god, Sister Lin Xi’s eyes are so scary.

Seeing that his sister was scared off by Qiao Linxi halfway through her words, Qiao Linping stammered, "I'm sorry, Sister Linxi, we accidentally spilled the noodles when we were cooking."

"Really?" Qiao Linxi asked, staring at Qiao Linping's evasive eyes.

Qiao Linping and the others didn't dare to look at Qiao Linxi. They felt that Qiao Linxi saw through them.

"Yes...yes. I'm sorry...this is all I can eat tonight."

"Haha," Qiao Linxi smiled. When she smiled, the boys who had made mistakes felt their souls tremble.

Just when they thought Qiao Linxi was going to start cursing, they heard Qiao Linxi's calm tone.

"It's okay. You will reap what you sow. It doesn't matter."

"Sister Lin Xi, you won't scold us?" Qiao Linping looked at Qiao Linxi in disbelief.

"Why should I scold you? It's your first time cooking, so it's great that you can cook and serve the meal. Just remember to be more careful next time. Food is not easy to come by, so it's better not to waste it."

Qiao Linping breathed a sigh of relief. Although Qiao Linxi had always been very kind and never scolded anyone, when he did something wrong, the fear of being scolded would emerge from his heart.

"This little noodle soup is not enough to fill me up." Qiao Lingjin, the second daughter of her third uncle, looked at the noodles that could be counted on one hand and looked at Qiao Lingping with some resentment.

"You are..." Qiao Linxi couldn't remember who this girl who had always had little presence was.

"Jolinkin."

"Oh, Lin Jin, let's just be content. When we were on the road to escape the famine, we could only eat half a steamed bun and drink a sip of water. In comparison, this is already very good."

Qiao Linxi knew that the children had forgotten those hard days because they were well fed and well-fed these days. "It is easy for people to go from simple to luxurious, but it is difficult to go from luxurious to frugal. No matter when and where we are, whether we are rich or not, we should never forget those hard days."

"Yes, it was so difficult to escape from the famine. Without Sister Qiao Linxi, I could only eat cold steamed buns without water, and swallow them raw."

The children all lamented how difficult it was in the past. When they were still in Qiaojiazhuang, it was normal to be hungry.

Speaking of the past, Qiao Linshu suddenly thought of a question, that is, since Qiao Linxi can perform magic, why didn't she perform magic before?

Thinking of this, Qiao Linshu asked.

"Lin Shu, didn't I tell you that there is a cause and effect behind everything? I can perform magic, but I can only do so after suffering hardships. When my parents were alive, my magic power was sealed. Later, my parents passed away, and I fell on my head, so the seal was lifted."

"No," Qiao Linshu said seriously, "Didn't you say before that your magic power only works when there are stars? Why can you create food during the day?"

Qiao Linshu became excited and felt that Qiao Linxi was lying.

"I was really weak at the beginning, so I needed you to give me energy. As for the saying that I only have magic power at night, it is a lie. If we don't hide and eat steamed buns, and those refugees see us, do you think we will still have anything to eat?"

Qiao Linxi's words reminded the older children of the time when Qiao Linxi was at a city gate. Just because the woman suspected that she had steamed buns, so many refugees tore at her.

Yes, if others knew that they had steamed buns, they were all children, not only would they not be able to protect the steamed buns, but they might also get hurt or even die because of the adults’ scramble for them.

"Although life has settled down now, I still hope you keep this secret in your heart forever and don't tell anyone."

Qiao Linxi knew there was a saying that goes, "An innocent man is guilty of possessing a treasure." In this drought-stricken era, if the news that she could conjure up food were to get out, the consequences would be disastrous.

Qiao Linxi added: "Even if you get married in the future, you can't tell anyone. This is the secret of our Qiao family and our family's greatest support."