Chapter 15: Too Sensible
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Although she did not intend to stay in this forest for many years, she felt that the two children should acquire essential knowledge. Otherwise, they would be bullied one day.
"You were very brave last night. Come here, I'll give you a piece of candy each to reward you. Open your mouth!"
She took out two unwrapped candies from her space and popped a candy into each of their mouths.
"Is it sweet?" she asked.
The two little ones held the candy in their mouths, their eyes sparkling.
"It's sweet." They both nodded enthusiastically.
After coaxing the two little ones for a while, An Jiuyue brought them to the kitchen. Just like last night, one of them began washing the vegetables while the other started the fire.
"Mother, the water vat is full!"
Zheng'er looked at the water vat that was filled to the brim and then looked at his mother with his large black eyes.
Mother must have filled the vat secretly while we were sleeping last night. The water source is far away and the vat is so heavy. She must be tired.
He took a deep breath, thinking that he should grow up quickly. He would then be able to fetch the water for his mother every day so that she wouldn't be tired.
"Yes. I fetched the water last night."
An Jiuyue replied casually, not thinking much about it.
They had wild vegetable congee for breakfast again. There was not much rice in their congee because there was no more rice at home. She had to think of a way to buy rice today.
"Zheng'er, Rong'er, you have to stay at home alone today. I need to go to town."
She finished her wild vegetable congee hastily and spoke seriously to the two little ones. She knew that it was not safe to leave them alone at home, but she had no choice.
The snake meat wouldn't spoil because she had placed it in her space, and it would be enough for the three of them to eat for a long time.
But snake meat is good stuff. She would definitely be able to sell some of it for a sum of money if she brought it to a restaurant in town. The money would be enough for her to buy a lot of food.
Having meat was important, but having grain was even more important.
The two little ones hurriedly nodded as they ate. Zheng'er blinked his large eyes, the size of grapes, and looked up at his mother.
"Mother, are you going to sell the snake meat for food?"
In the past, their grandfather would sell his prey and return with food. Hence, they understood that they could not eat all the meat they had.
However, since their grandfather was a hunter, they used to eat a lot of meat in the past. Now that he was gone and they were only left with their mother, they knew that they could not eat as much meat and had to save some to exchange for other food.
"Yes."
An Jiuyue nodded.
She stretched out her hands and caressed the cheeks of the two obedient children.
"I've kept a piece of snake meat. I'll cook some snake soup after I return."
Upon hearing that, Zheng'er and Rong'er exchanged glances before turning back to look at their mother at the same time.
"Mother, Rong'er and I don't like eating snake meat. The snake meat is definitely not tasty. You shouldn't keep it. You should sell everything," Zheng'er said obediently.
"That's right, Mother. That snake meat is not as tasty as wild vegetables. We should sell it in town and exchange it for more food. Brother and I like eating wild vegetables," Rong'er added.
If we eat the snake meat, we will have lesser food in exchange, and Mother will have to worry about not having enough food at home again.
Hence, they decided not to eat it.
An Jiuyue was touched. The two adorable children were really too sensible.
Chapter 16: The Cascade River
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They spoke as if the snake meat was unpalatable, but it was obvious that they couldn't bear to eat it as they wanted to sell it for money to buy grain.
"The snake is too heavy. I can't carry all of it so I have to leave a piece at home. It will be too tiring for me to carry so much meat to town."
She found an excuse.
"I see."
Zheng'er looked at Rong'er and they both looked at their mother.
"The weather isn't too hot now. Why don't you sell the last piece tomorrow? It won't spoil after a day, right?" Rong'er asked.
An Jiuyue remained silent.
Am I about to be defeated by these two little kids?
How should I reply now?
"I can sell it tomorrow, but the people in town are smart. They will know that I went to sell snake meat today and tomorrow, and they will definitely think that the snake meat I'm selling is not fresh.
"Then, they will haggle ruthlessly, and the snake meat will be sold at a very cheap price. It won't be enough to buy half a kilogram of rice."
She told the two little ones after thinking for a moment, a helpless expression appearing on her face.
"So cheap?"
Zheng'er was shocked and looked at Rong'er.
An Jiuyue watched as Rong'er stretched out both hands and began to gesture with his fingers.
"Half a kilogram of brown rice cost three copper coins, while half a kilogram of white rice cost five copper coins. Mother, are you buying white rice?" He asked, raising his head to look at his mother with his doe eyes.
"Why don't we buy brown rice instead? Fifteen copper coins can only buy one and a half kilograms of white rice, but it can buy two and a half kilograms of brown rice."
An Jiuyue was surprised.
If he becomes a businessman in the future, he'll be great at it and will have a bright future.
However, she disagreed with his suggestion. The two children were still young and had tender stomachs so they should not eat brown rice frequently. Moreover, she was also not used to eating brown rice.
Eating brown rice a couple of times was enough.
"In that case, I'll buy some brown rice and some white rice? How about that?
"Okay." Rong'er nodded.
After some thought, he reminded, "Mother, we've also run out of oil. There is also very little salt left."
An Jiuyue felt helpless. There were so many things they had to buy for the house, but it was inevitable.
"Alright, I will buy them," she replied.
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She left the two children at home and instructed them to raise the lowest rungs of stairs to prevent people like Aunt Wang from coming over to bully them.
An Jiuyue carried the snake meat in a bamboo basket and set off for town.
Of course, the snake meat was initially stored in her space. Her current body was no longer the same as before, so it was better to conserve energy.
An Jiuyue was still worried about the two children at home and she walked very quickly.
However, she slowed when she passed by a large river, and headed towards the river bank.
Their village was located at the border of this country. Although it was not a victim of war or poverty, there was a large river called the Fallen River.
Although the name sounded nice, the meaning behind it was not very good.
The 'Cascade River' meant 'to cascade down to the netherworld'.
There were countless people who died because of the Cascade River.
This year was another year of heavy rain. The river water in the Cascade River had already risen high. Furthermore, the rain showed no signs of stopping.
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