Hua Jiujiu looked at her sallow and skinny sisters with heartache. They must have never eaten good food, so they only knew about cornbread, thinking it was delicious and could fill their stomachs.
"We won't eat cornbread. We'll eat dough drops and soup. Gnocchi soup." She remembered that there was still white flour hidden in this cabinet. Elder Madam Xu had secretly given it to Fourth Brother.
"What's gnocchi soup?" Third Sister's large eyes were filled with confusion.
"Sister, you can't take grandmother's stuff. She'll kill us." Second Sister looked at Hua Jiujiu, who had already opened the cabinet door, in horror.
Last time, they had been beaten up by their grandmother for touching the cabinet. She'd feel fear every time she saw the cabinet now.
"It's alright. If you don't say anything and I don't say anything, no one will know that we took it," Hua Jiujiu comforted.
She still wanted to watch a good show when the time came!
With this thought in mind, Hua Jiujiu took out all the white flour in the innermost area and even took out a few eggs to nourish the family. Unfortunately, they did not see any meat. It seemed that Old Hua was lying about getting two pieces of meat.
Third Sister felt that it made sense, but she was still a little afraid. Her small face was very conflicted.
"Second Sister, Third Sister, you guys guard the house first. I'll go out and deal with the ingredients first." She definitely couldn't cook at the stove at home. Otherwise, the old woman would definitely be able to tell.
Hua Jiujiu remembered that there was an uninhabited straw hut at the foot of the mountain. Although it was a little dilapidated, there was still a stove that could be used.
On the way to the back of the mountain, they would pass by a few families. In order to prevent themselves from being exposed, Hua Jiujiu placed the food into the basket on her back and covered it with a cloth. Then, she carried it towards the back of the mountain.
Not long after she left, the villagers in the courtyard saw her.
"Eldest, it's almost dark. Where are you going with the basket on your back?"
"Grandma Liu, I'm going to the back mountain to dig up some wild vegetables. My sisters are still hungry," Hua Jiujiu stopped and replied.
"Didn't you go to Water Duck Village with your grandparents?" Grandma Liu asked curiously.
"Did my grandparents go to Water Duck Village? I don't know. I've been taking care of my mother in the house," Hua Jiujiu asked blankly.
"This family!" Grandma Liu immediately guessed something and revealed a disdainful expression.
Hua Jiujiu lowered her head slightly and curled her lips.
"Grandma Liu, let's not talk about it anymore. I'll go dig for wild vegetables first. If it's too late, I won't be able to see anything." With that, she left.
"Aiya, Eldest, I still have some food at home. Why don't you take it back to eat first? It's not safe at the back of the mountain at night." Grandma Liu hurriedly stopped Hua Jiujiu.
"Thank you, Grandma Liu, but I 'm used to going to the back of the mountain at night to gather wild vegetables. I'm very familiar with it."
Hua Jiujiu's words made Grandma Liu despise the people of the Old Hua house even more.
After achieving her goal, Hua Jiujiu walked away very happily.
Not long after, she arrived at their destination.
Hua Jiujiu quickly packed up and started cooking while humming.
It had to be said that Hua Jiujiu adapted to this identity quite quickly. This was probably because of her being an orphan since she was young.
Most of the time, she had to rely on herself to develop her more independent personality.
Hua Jiujiu had just boiled the water and was preparing the broth when a sound came from the door.
She looked at the door in shock.
She heard that wild beasts occasionally wreaked havoc in the back of the mountains. Could it be that she was so unlucky today and really encountered wild beasts?
Hua Jiujiu raised her spatula and looked at the door warily.
The door was opened and Hua Jiujiu subconsciously threw it over.
Bang!
The wooden spatula landed solidly on the person's head.
Then, that person fainted.