There were rumors of a pair of troublemakers arriving at the cowshed, and some had heard the officials sentence Uncle Xu and his wife. Therefore, except when using manure, the villagers kept their distance from the cowshed, fearing the trouble-makers could cause conflict.
This way, Feng Qingxue and the others regained their peace. They could eat meat without the fear of its aroma attracting unwanted attention.
However, in order to save Uncle Xu and his wife, they had used up all the eggs and most of the cured meat from their home. Though some rice was left, they had two more mouths to feed. Feng Qingxue only used rice to make porridge, other times she cooked with coarse grains.
Sweet potato porridge, pumpkin porridge, dried sweet potato porridge, corn grit rice...
Mixed grain pancakes, corn bread...
Thankfully, at this time, they received a letter and some goods from Huo Beiting and Lu Jiang, as well as Cao Hui and Wang Xinru before they left.
