The little girl was lying on the table with her face sideways, and one of her wrists resting under her head was exposed. The blood marks on it were clearly visible. Originally, Yu Hen was not healed two days ago, but now there is a new one, and Meier is thin and thin. A whole purple-red color appeared on the wrist, which looked a bit oozing under the light.
"This girl, why are you disobedient!" Jiang Xingchen's face was dark, and his excellent mood was instantly destroyed. When he saw the scars on Mei'er's wrist, he knew that this girl was lying this morning. What should she give to Uncle Huang? Paying back the money was all a pretense. She was going to Chunxiang Tower to do hard labor again.
After taking several deep breaths, Jiang Xingchen's frown slowly relaxed. Although he was angry, he was more sad and cherished at the moment. He fell asleep lying on the table. How tiring it was! Her wrist The scars on my body hurt even when I looked at them...
"Mei'er, go back to bed!" Jiang Xingchen leaned over and whispered softly into the little girl's ear, lifted her lying body up, and prepared to carry her to the bed.
But as soon as she moved, the sleeve of the linen dress rubbed against Mei'er's wrist, and the little girl immediately let out a cry of pain and woke up.
"Ah! It hurts, fufu... Brother, you're back..." Meier put her wrist to her mouth and blew on it, then she saw Jiang Xingchen.
Quickly standing up from the stool, Meier smiled sheepishly and complained: "I was so bored at home alone that I actually fell asleep on the table...Brother, how are you today? Did you find a job? "
As she spoke, Meier distanced herself from Jiang Xingchen and quietly retracted her hands into her sleeves.
Jiang Xingchen ignored Meier's question and reprimanded him with a straight face and a serious expression: "Why are you disobedient? And you lied to me about going to Uncle Huang's house to pay back the money?"
"Ah?" Mei'er pretended to be surprised and said angrily: "Brother, what are you talking about? How could I lie to you... Forget it, I won't argue with you anymore, I'll boil water for you! I must be tired after running outside for a day. It’s broken, I’ll take a hot bath later…”
Meier spoke very quickly, leaving no room for Jiang Xingchen to interrupt, and turned around and walked out the door.
"Bang!" Mei'er had just opened the door halfway when Jiang Xingchen pushed it shut again.
Meier's rambling words stopped abruptly, and she looked at the serious Jiang Xingchen, curling up the corners of her mouth and pressing her lips into a straight line, with a look of grievance in her black and white eyes.
"Hey!" Seeing Mei'er's expression, Jiang Xingchen couldn't hold his face any longer, his expression softened, and he said softly: "Mei'er, my brother said that from now on, all the family affairs will be left to me! Why don't you Are you obedient and going to do hard labor in Chunxiang Tower again?"
"Brother didn't find a job yesterday, and I'm afraid I won't be able to find a job today either... I haven't been to Chunxiang Tower for two days. If I don't go, they won't let me work!" Meier lowered her head and spoke in a low voice.
"How much money did you make?" Jiang Xingchen asked.
Mei'er raised her little face and saw that Jiang Xingchen no longer had a straight face, and slowly relaxed her nervous mood. There was also a hint of pride in her tone: "I earned two copper coins today, which is twice as much as last time. You can buy it." It’s a white flour cake!”
"Two copper coins, a white flour cake..." Jiang Xingchen pulled Mei'er's little hand in front of him, looked at the purple scars on it, felt unspeakable bitterness in his heart, and said to himself: "In the future, this kind of life will never happen again. Got it!"
Mei'er clearly felt her brother's care, and her heart felt warm. She whispered: "Brother, I'm fine, it doesn't hurt at all...Gulu!" Before she could finish her words, her belly let out a thunderous sound.
"You didn't have dinner?" Jiang Xingchen asked displeasedly, frowning.
"I ate at lunch. I'm not very hungry at night...Gulu!" Mei'er blushed and her lies were blocked by another thunder from her stomach.
"I'm not giving you money just to let you eat. Even if you want to save money, you can't go hungry!" Jiang Xingchen raised his hand and tapped the little girl's head lightly.
"My brother is so prodigal, how can I not be more economical? Maybe in a few days..." Mei'er muttered in a low voice.
"Little girl, if you say that I'm a prodigal again, I'm going to get really anxious!" Jiang Xingchen hit Mei'er on the head again, and then said, "I'm also hungry, let's eat together!"
"Brother, haven't you had dinner either? But it seems like there's no one selling white flour pancakes anymore!"
"Who said we wanted to eat white flour pancakes? Let's make them ourselves this time! Let's go to the kitchen!" Jiang Xingchen laughed, imagining the little girl's surprised expression when she saw the meat, opened the door, and walked out.
"Make it yourself, there are no ingredients in the kitchen..." Meier came back from hard work for a day, took a sip of cold water, and then went into the bedroom. She didn't go to the kitchen at all, and she didn't find the spices Jiang Xingchen bought.
After entering the kitchen with Jiang Xingchen, Meier immediately saw the various furnishings on the stove, and her eyes suddenly widened.
"Onions, ginger, garlic, salt, soy sauce...and wine, what are those two things..." After a quick glance, Meier's little face bulged, she stepped forward and grabbed Jiang Xingchen, and said loudly: "Brother, are you crazy?"
Alright, all the money must have been spent buying these condiments, how will we live in the future... ugh!"
Before Meier finished speaking, a long piece of meat suddenly appeared in front of her eyes, shaking slightly.
"This is...meat! Such a big piece weighs at least ten pounds..." Meier's pupils swayed with the meat, and Gulu swallowed her saliva.
"How about it, little girl!" Jiang Xingchen laughed, holding the meat and shaking it in front of the little girl's eyes.
"Brother, you actually stole it! How could you do this? If someone finds out..." The little girl did not cheer as Jiang Xingchen expected, but looked at him with disbelief.
"Hey!" Jiang Xingchen staggered and almost fell over!
"Stop, stop, stop... This is what my brother earned, okay?" Jiang Xingchen quickly interrupted Meier.
Mei'er straightened her eyes, opened her mouth slightly and was stunned for a moment, then murmured: "This...is it really what my brother earned?"
"Of course! Don't you think about it, is my brother the kind of person who steals things?" Jiang Xingchen nodded and said with a serious face.
"Yes!" Mei'er touched her chin and murmured: "Although my brother is rigid, cold, inhumane, self-righteous, and obsessed with saving face..."
Jiang Xingchen's head was covered with black lines, his teeth were clenching, and the veins on his forehead were popping.
"But, brother will never steal other people's things!" Mei'er showed a look of surprise at this moment, staring at the meat in Jiang Xingchen's hand, and asked curiously: "Such a big piece of meat, at least ten pieces are needed.
Topaz coins! How did brother earn it?"
"Eat first, I'll tell you later!" Seeing Mei'er's happy expression, Jiang Xingchen's mood also became happy. He waved his hand and put the meat on the board, then picked up the kitchen knife and started to process it.
"Brother!" Meier stepped over and snatched the kitchen knife from Jiang Xingchen's hand, and said loudly: "Can you do it? I have never cooked before, and if you ruin the meat again, get out of the way!"
"Uh!" Jiang Xingchen blinked. Before he could react, he saw Mei'er's eyes flashing. She raised her hand and chopped it with a knife, separating three kilograms of meat. Then the little girl waved her arms, and every move was
The powerful and domineering aura of the chopper, and the sound of the knife chopping on the wooden board, made Jiang Xingchen's heart tremble.
"Mei'er, what's that..." Seeing three kilograms of meat chopped into odd-shaped pieces of different sizes, Jiang Xingchen licked his lips and tried to stop it.
"What are you doing?" Meier turned around, her slender eyebrows furrowed, and the knife in her right hand was raised in the air.
"I'm afraid it won't be easy for you to do this..." Jiang Xingchen said softly. Meier's aura at this moment was really terrifying.
"Are you afraid that I won't cook well? In the three years since uncle left, there is no meal that I haven't cooked!" As she spoke, Meier raised the kitchen knife in her hand.
The kitchen knives in this world are different from those on Earth. They are a little slender and look like a machete in the hand. Jiang Xingchen clearly felt a cold light flash on the blade, and suddenly felt a chill running down his spine, and he quickly took two steps back.
Meier smiled proudly, puffed her mouth at Jiang Xingchen, turned around and continued to chop meat, swallowing her saliva, the smile on her face was wrinkled, and her eyes were narrowed into two caterpillars, which lasted for several years.
Never eaten meat again!
Jiang Xingchen didn't dare to step forward, watching Meier chop the meat into pieces, then scoop out water and light a fire! But why are you holding a kitchen knife when making a fire!
When the water boiled, Meier directly threw the pieces of meat into the water, then pinched a pinch of salt and threw it in...
Half a month later, Jiang Xingchen was served a large bowl with meat and soup in front of him. There was foam on it, and a fishy smell penetrated his nose.
Next to Jiang Xingchen, Mei'er was eating with her cheeks open. The corners of her mouth were filled with oil, which made him feel nauseous. Moreover, while the little girl was eating, she was mumbling: "Wow~ It's so fragrant and delicious!"
Three kilograms of meat was stewed, and only two kilograms came out. Within a few minutes, half of it had gone into the little girl's belly, and she even drank the soup in the bowl.
"Mei'er, here!" Jiang Xingchen pushed his bowl over.
"Brother! Why don't you eat?" Meier wiped the oil from her mouth and asked with a frown.
"I... suddenly I'm not hungry anymore!" Jiang Xingchen smiled.
"Brother!" Meier looked straight at Jiang Xingchen, with a layer of mist in her eyes. She bit her lip and said softly: "I know that brother feels sorry for Meier and wants me to eat more... but brother still
If you want to go out to make money, you can’t go hungry! So..."
Meier stood up and said loudly: "Brother, these meats must be eaten!"
As soon as Meier's tone changed, Jiang Xingchen knew that something was wrong. This little girl was prone to convulsions. The night she first traveled through time, she stuffed black flour pancakes into her mouth.
Sure enough, before Jiang Xingchen could move, Meier had already hugged his neck, picked up a piece of meat and brought it to his mouth.
Jiang Xingchen didn't dare to struggle. The little girl's hands were covered with wounds, and he was afraid of hurting her. In the end, he could only open his mouth and bite the unpalatable piece of meat into his mouth.
"Little girl, I don't feel sorry for you, I really don't want to eat..." Jiang Xingchen wailed silently in his heart.
After finishing the bowl of meat, the little girl let go of her hand with satisfaction. At this time, Jiang Xingchen was already so sick that he wanted to vomit.
"It's cold now, so the remaining meat won't go bad. Let's save some money. It'll be enough for at least seven or eight days... When my brother comes back from earning money tomorrow, I'll cook it for you!" the little girl said with a smile.
Jiang Xingchen, who had just stood up, tilted his body and almost hit the corner of the table.
"Okay! Brother, tell me quickly, how did you earn such a big piece of meat? Here are ten topaz coins!" Meier gave Jiang Xingchen a hand, and then stared at him with bright eyes.