Chapter 7: 7. Chapter 7: Should she go or not?

Chapter 7: To let her go, or not to let her go?

Fortunately, the old lady didn't seem to expect an answer from her. Her tone softened as she continued, "When I was coming home just now, I saw someone on the road carrying fish back to their house. There should be fish in the river.

Although the water in the village river is shallow and other children often go there to play, it’s still not safe for a little girl like you.

If you want to eat fish, just wait.

Wait until Sunday, when your two brothers are on break, and you can all go together."

Shuyue was stunned and gave a vague response.

There are fish, the water is shallow, other children go there...

With the old lady saying it like that, was she letting her go or not?

Any child with a rebellious streak would have heard that and run off immediately!

Looking at Er'ya’s eyes, which were shining brightly, and seeing her eating speed instantly skyrocket, one could tell.

Shuyue’s eyes flickered. She could take this opportunity to follow along and check out the surrounding environment. Thinking this, she lowered her head and forced herself to drink two mouthfuls of the wild vegetable porridge.

Er'ya was extremely fast. By the time Shuyue looked up again, Er'ya had already finished her porridge and stuffed most of her sweet potato into her mouth. She looked at the sweet potato in Shuyue’s hand with a burning gaze.

Shuyue: "..."

Shuyue subconsciously took a bite of her sweet potato.

A look of distress flashed in Er'ya’s eyes, and she said in a sour tone, "Grandma is so biased. She cares about you and won't let you go to the river, and the sweet potato she gave you is bigger than mine." She paused and continued, "Give me your sweet potato, and I’ll take you to catch fish. You like eating fish, right? I’ll catch them for you."

Shuyue: "..."

I don't know if I should like eating fish, but there is absolutely no way I’m giving away my sweet potato.

She looked at her sweet potato, which weighed over half a jin, and then at the bran and wild vegetable porridge that was so thin it could reflect a person's shadow. She simply pushed the porridge over.

"The porridge is yours, but not the sweet potato." She paused. "I’m hungry. The sweet potato you ate this morning was mine."

Er'ya was instantly speechless, an awkward expression on her face. She cast a greedy glance at the large sweet potato Shuyue had already started nibbling on, but her hands were quick; she deftly took the porridge and slurped down several mouthfuls, her eyes unable to stop darting toward Shuyue’s hand.

Shuyue kept a straight face. "The sweet potato from yesterday, you were the one who ate that too, right!"

Er'ya: "..."

!!!

Er'ya’s expression stiffened.

She hurriedly shoved the rest of the porridge and sweet potato into her mouth, as if afraid Shuyue would snatch them back, and ended up choking so hard she stretched her neck out.

Shuyue’s temple throbbed. She had no interest in what was in her mouth, but she was worried that if she didn't say anything, her sweet potato would be snatched again tomorrow morning. She had nearly starved to death, and she couldn't bring herself to indulge Er'ya’s behavior.

Therefore, she kept her face stern and spoke in a serious tone.

"I'll let it slide this time, but you cannot touch my sweet potato next time, and you have to take me to watch others catch fish."

Er'ya caught her breath and nodded vigorously.

In her heart, however, she didn't think much of it.

Of course, she knew the sweet potato in the pot this morning was left by Grandma for this younger sister, but why was it that every time, the one Grandma left for her was bigger than her own?

Yesterday morning, Er'ya had initially snuck her own small sweet potato and swapped it with Shuyue’s. But when she returned from gathering wild vegetables, Shuyue’s sweet potato was still in the kitchen, and she couldn't resist eating it all. She had spent the whole day in fear after eating it, but to her surprise, Shuyue never asked her for it.

By this morning, she had just eaten it all.

When Shuyue went to the kitchen, she had even been startled.

However, Er'ya certainly wouldn't tell the truth like that. She gave a fawning smile.

"I didn't know, did I? I’ll definitely save it for you next time. You can't tell Second Uncle, okay!"