Chapter 11: 11. Chapter 11: Going Out (2)

Chapter 11: Going Out (2)

Er Ya waved her little hand, "I'll take you to roast duck eggs to eat."

Er Ya coated the wild duck eggs in mud and found a somewhat hidden spot to light a fire and roast them.

Shuyue was allotted one. Actually, there was half of another one left, but when Er Ya took a huge bite out of it and handed the remaining small piece to her, Shuyue, feeling slightly conflicted, saw the gray fingerprints on the tender white egg white, as well as the saliva smeared on it. She instantly lost her appetite and decisively gave up her share of that half-egg.

"No need, I don't know how to roast them. You did the roasting, so you're more tired; you should eat more."

Shuyue said this with a straight face and sincere feelings, forcibly turning her head to the side.

As she turned her head, she vaguely caught sight of a dark shadow behind a bush not far away. Judging by the shadow cast to the side, it was likely a small child...

Er Ya, touched, stuffed the rest of the egg into her mouth and reached out to pat Shuyue on the shoulder like a little adult, pulling Shuyue's attention back.

"You're a good friend. Next time I find some, I'll roast them for you again."

Just keep giving the bigger half to her.

Shuyue: "..."

Shuyue was shocked by the implication in Er Ya's words.

There won't be a next time, really!

Er Ya felt she had come out on top and looked at Shuyue with much more favor.

Didn't Grandma just give her the bigger sweet potato? The little sister is a little fatty and gets hungry fast, so she needs to eat more. Otherwise, if she faints from hunger, Second Uncle will raise hell when he gets back!

Besides, sweet potatoes aren't as delicious as duck eggs!

A sister who knows to give her duck eggs to eat is truly a good sister.

Thinking this way, Er Ya felt a bit guilty.

"I'll call you to get up and eat sweet potatoes tomorrow morning!" That way, she wouldn't sleep in late and Er Ya wouldn't be unable to resist eating them all again.

Shuyue: "..."

No, no, no, you don't need to call me.

She was afraid the sweet potatoes would end up in her mouth if she did.

She decided in her heart to go to sleep right after eating tonight and try to get up at the same time as the person cooking tomorrow morning. She would be the first to grab a sweet potato. On the surface, however, she nodded slowly, her head turning back toward the bushes. Through the gaps in the branches and vines of the less-than-a-meter-tall shrubbery, she could see the emerald green grass.

As for what she had seen earlier...

It had disappeared at some point.

Back home, Shuyue checked the sweet potato strips she had been drying. The sun could no longer reach into the room, and while the strips hadn't turned into dried sweet potatoes yet, a lot of the moisture had evaporated.

She moved the sweet potato strips into an empty compartment in the kang cabinet, wiped the mud off the roasted wild duck eggshell, and carefully hid it inside.

About one and a half taels of sweet potato strips, one wild duck egg, and one persimmon?

Shuyue pursed her lips and smiled. Her emergency rations were increasing; at least she wouldn't be afraid of going hungry tonight. This was progress.

Actually, she had also dug half a basket of wild vegetables in the afternoon, but Er Ya had taken them and confiscated them.

But that didn't matter. She knew the wild vegetables now and knew the resource spots for foraging near the village. She could just go by herself secretly another day.

Shuyue took out the sweet potato root she had been carrying in her pocket, which she hadn't had a chance to eat, peeled off the candy wrapper, and ate it slowly.

Her hungry stomach felt much better.

The wild vegetable porridge in the evening was so thin one could see their own reflection in it. Even if she drank it all, it wouldn't stave off the hunger. Shuyue gulped it down as if it were medicine; the taste was still indescribable, and her throat still stung from swallowing it.

Er Ya glanced regretfully at Shuyue's empty bowl, her tone sounding relatively friendly.

"Wait for me to call you to get up and eat tomorrow morning!"

Shuyue: "..."

Guess whether I'll wait for you or not.

Shuyue gave a vague response, got down from the table, and returned to her room.

"What, didn't go catch fish this afternoon?"

A ghostly voice sounded from behind her. Er Ya was startled, and as she turned her head, she saw her grandma standing behind her, though she didn't know when she had arrived.

#Begging for votes#

#Male Lead: Begging for a face reveal#

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