C4

"No, I was lucky enough to be able to read." Ah Jin replied appropriately.

Liu Yu'ang nodded his head in approval, his gaze landed on Zhang Da, "Tell me, what's going on?"

Zhang Da held her breath and was pushed forward by Lady Zhang. "Master, don't blame me. My family's children are very afraid of being born."

"I ?"

"Is it what Ah Jin said?"

"My lord, I reward and punish clearly, and I love children who know their wrongs and can change their ways the most. However, if you do not change your ways after repeated teaching, you will have to eat sticks."

Zhang Da moaned a few times, and retreated behind Lady Zhang.

Lady Zhang unwillingly pulled at the side of her body and said in hatred, "You child ?"

Zhang Zhang Zhang whispered as he started sobbing and nodded his head.

Seeing that, Su Zhi stepped forward and squatted down: "Good child, don't cry, Aunt knows that you didn't do it on purpose, now Aunt will forgive you, can you shake Ah Jin's hand and negotiate?"

Su Zhi gave him a friendly smile.

Lady Zhang pushed her away, "You lied to my son and pleaded guilty. You have never had good intentions."

"Alright, this official thinks that the child will not lie. The only thing to blame is that the lord did not pass on his teachings. Lady Zhang, stop messing around. "

Liu Yu'ang said.

Lady Zhang could only swallow her anger and didn't dare to say more.

Liu Yu'ang raised his voice and said: "The reason I am here today is to distribute food, the carriages at the entrance of the village have dozens of grains, which are enough for you to split among yourselves, go and gather the food according to the number of people."

With the food, the villagers also stopped watching the show. After kowtowing to the heavens and thanking the earth, they quickly took their food bowls and scooped them up.

Su Zhi did not rush to snatch it, but sincerely thanked Liu Yu'ang. After comforting the two frightened children, she then walked into the house by herself.

After this incident, Liu Yu'ang's heart was focused on the Hunter's house, and called for the old mister to ask about the Su Zhi family's situation.

In fact, the situation of the family wasn't as complicated as the Lady Zhang's arrangement. It was simply a woman who had fled to this place with an abandoned family and was taken in by a poor hunter.

young lady Su was smart and capable, the hunter was loyal and honest, the two of them had been together for a long time, and after their marriage, it could be said to be a good thing.

Although their son was not his own son, the two of them treated each other with respect. The hunters did not hate each other and treated Ah Jin as their own son. Xiao Budian's eldest daughter was also found by a hunter when he went down the mountain to the market to pick his up. With a child as a hindrance, the young people who lived under the same roof soon started to spark, and the marriage didn't take long.

Half a year ago, the conscription hunter was among them. He took a few pieces of silver and placed them on the battlefield. There was no more news of them.

It was not easy for a lonely woman to pull two children along.

Liu Yu'ang felt a bit more compassionate, he only instructed the servants to give more rations to Su Zhi's family, and did not have any other intentions.

After settling the dispute, Ah Jin didn't reveal a smile and went back to the room pitifully at the side, his head hanging down like he had done something wrong, looking gloomy.

Su Zhi rummaged through some kitchen utensils that could be used to store food, and only when she was about to go out did she notice Ah Jin's emotions.

"Ah Jin, what's wrong?"

He shook his head, and looked at Su Zhi with remorse. He replied with a low voice, "I'm sorry Mother, I've caused you trouble. If only Ah Jin had been smarter and didn't know about this, then none of this would have happened. Aunt Zhang has scolded you for so long. If Daddy was here, he would have already taught her a lesson. "

Su Zhi laughed in an indifferent manner, and rubbed his little head, "This is not your fault, there is no need to blame yourself. "With mother here, I will protect you in the future."

Waiting until Su Zhi went to the village entrance to retrieve her grain, her mood also improved a lot.

In any case, food and clothing are paramount under any circumstances.

It was just that the relief food sent by the imperial court was only coarse grain and rice. It would not be harmful to children who grew up if it was not tainted with the stench of meat.

The woman was worried.

Suddenly, there was a tremor in her head. It was the hairpin she used to fix her hair.

She pulled it out and looked at it. The hairpin was slightly warm, so she could not tell if it was the warmth of her body or something else.

The light outside the door was getting dimmer and dimmer, and the branches were squeaking.

Su Zhi looked outside, lost in thought, and suddenly had an idea.

"Ah Jin, do you know how to climb trees?"

"Yes, I will."

"Then can you go catch him with mom?"

Ah Jin couldn't figure out Su Zhi's intentions to let him know, so he didn't ask too much and obediently followed him out.

When Su Zhi was travelling around, she found out about many areas where she liked to eat.

Although the worm looked scary, it was actually the cleanest of the insects. It only drank dew for a living and had no parasites. After being fried, it would be extremely delicious without seasoning.

Ah Jin learnt a lot of skills from the hunter, and was extremely proficient in climbing trees, in a short while he caught a dozen of them.

Su Zhi went back to her room while making noise, and then started working on the earth stove. But she had forgotten that the most important step was to have oil.

How could there be such a thing in the house? Could it be that it had to be boiled with water? That act would probably scare the child, let alone the fact that she couldn't eat it.

Just as he was worrying, the hairpin on his head started to heat up again.

Su Zhi impatiently pulled it out and casually threw it on the soil stove.

With a slight muffled sound, a dish of frozen lard appeared on the surface of the dish.

She was so shocked that her mouth was agape. Could it be that she was wearing shabby clothes and was willing to give her golden fingers to use?

Picking up the hairpin and taking a look, a small line of words appeared on the hairpin: Host, you have done a great job protecting little bun. You have successfully passed the first stage.

The line of words disappeared in an instant.

Su Zhi did not know whether to laugh or cry. What kind of crappy system was this? It was way too stingy.

After fiddling around for a long time, the hairpin looked no different from an ordinary wooden hairpin. Therefore, she could only put it aside and get to the bottom of the matter.

Her hands and feet were nimble as she boiled water to prepare rice. When the oil was about to be boiled, it started to explode.

After a simple meal was done, the two little fellows had already begun salivating.

By the time it was dark, the hut was already pitch black.

After a day of rain, the night sky was still shrouded in layers of dark clouds.

Su Zhi boiled water for the two children to wash up and then retreated back into her blanket.