Translator: Dj22031
Editor: Dj22031
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“Fifth Sister, why are you awake so early? Did Third Sister disturb you? Perhaps I should move back to the thatched hut?”
Qin Yunsheng looked guilty; Fifth Sister used to sleep until late morning.
“Third Sister, you didn’t disturb me. I’ve had enough sleep. I got up to help you make breakfast.”
Qin Yunsheng saw that Yun Zheng didn’t seem to have slept badly and gently stroked her hair.
“You don’t need to help. You can continue lying down. I’ll bring you breakfast in a bit.”
Although Fifth Sister had changed, Qin Yunsheng, under Qin Baishi’s influence, was used to considering everything for Fifth Sister and didn’t want to tire her out.
How could Yun Zheng possibly lie down and sleep while being waited on? She insisted on going to the kitchen to help.
At this hour, everyone in the Qin family was up. The women were busy in the kitchen cooking breakfast. When Qin Baishi saw Yun Zheng come in, she immediately beamed, “Nannan, why are you up so early? Are you hungry? There will be food soon, sweetie.”
Yun Zheng gave the old lady a warm smile, “Grandma, I came in to help you cook.”
“You’re our family’s precious daughter, how can you go into the kitchen to do such rough work?”
Qin Baishi lovingly pushed Yun Zheng out, and also stuffed a small white steamed bun into her hand, “Here, Grandma specially steamed this for you, fill your stomach first.”
Yun Zheng thought to herself that they were treating her like a pig, all she did was sleep and eat, and said with a wry smile, “Grandma, I’m not hungry, just let me help you.”
Qin Zhihua then said, “Zheng’er, be good, go back and lie down, we don’t need you here.”
While Qin Shuanglu leaned against the door and sneered, “You don’t know anything about grains and you’re lazy, yet you want to cook? Don’t waste food.”
“What nonsense are you talking about!” Qin Baishi’s old face hardened, then she quickly explained to Yun Zheng, “My dear girl, Grandma isn’t worried about you wasting food, Grandma is worried about you getting tired.”
“So she’s the only one who’s pampered, and we deserve to be exhausted?” Qin Shuanglu was particularly annoyed with Yun Zheng after yesterday’s food coupon incident.
“What are you muttering about? Get in here and cook! I’m not going to let you raise a pig here!”
Qin Baishi picked up a spatula, ready to hit her, and Qin Shuanglu quickly crouched down and went in to help.
Yun Zheng felt awkward, feeling that the old lady’s words were very applicable to her.
But seeing that the kitchen was indeed crowded, Yun Zheng gave up trying to persuade them and quietly went around to the back of the door, where the rice container and the burlap sack containing flour were.
She hadn’t yet thought of a reason to make the Qin family rich, but for now, she could use the resources in her space to improve her family’s life.
She didn’t dare to pour too much at once, so she poured in some white rice and white flour, and added ten eggs.
Breakfast was quickly prepared and served. Each person received a bowl of rice water, containing only a few grains of rice, practically indistinguishable from plain water. Because of the work, the men were given two steamed buns, while the women received only one.
Eating this quickly made them feel full, but there was no other way; the Qin family was large, and food was limited, so this was the only way to distribute it, otherwise they wouldn’t last until the end of the month.
Of course, Yun Zheng had a special meal. Qin Baishi specially made her a bowl of white flour dumplings, drizzled with sesame oil and sprinkled with scallions. For Yun Zheng, who had tasted countless delicacies in her later life, this was unpalatable.
However, it made the men of the Qin family, who hadn’t had oily food in a long time, silently swallow their saliva. But the smell alone was enough for them; the good food was given to Yun Zheng alone.
Qin Shuanglu was jealous but dared not say anything, lest she be scolded by Qin Baishi again. She dared not vent her anger on her mother, so she could only direct her resentment at Yun Zheng.
Yun Zheng sighed silently, thinking that she should just endure it a little longer. Once the Qin family’s situation improved, she wouldn’t be forced to eat alone anymore; it really was causing indigestion.
After lunch, everyone had to start working. Qin Gang and Qin Yang were going to town to pick up construction work; there wasn’t much work in the fields, so they did odd jobs like this.
Qin Lang was going to pull a truck; it was all manual labor, and the pay wasn’t much, but it was more promising than working in the fields.
Qin Shen led the others to the fields to do the finishing touches, with clear division of labor. Only Yun Zheng was ordered to stay home and rest.
She was trying to persuade Qin Baishi to let her go too when a boy shouted in the yard, “Brother Shen, something bad has happened! Your sweetheart is going to marry the old bachelor from the next village!”
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