Caught?

Hua Jiujiu put the food into the basket and left.

After walking for a while and confirming that there was no one around, she put the items into the space.

It was useless for her to try and hide such a fragrant thing.

When they got home, everyone in the old house was taking an afternoon nap.

The poorer families in the village only ate two meals a day. The lunch meal was usually skipped to save money, and they would eat early at night and sleep early.

However, Hua Jiujiu only felt that Elder Madam Xu was stingy. Their family wasn't that poor, right? It wasn't like they couldn't afford to eat three meals a day. In the end, this old woman refused to let everyone eat.

Though, she might have secretly fed it to the people she cared about.

No matter what, as long as she herself had lunch, it was fine.

Hua Jiujiu entered the house and closed the door. She took out the stuff from the space and placed it in the basket on her back.

When she opened the cloth covering the basket, a fragrance spread out.

Hua Shishi and Hua Youyou, who had already returned, immediately smelled it and ran over in surprise. "Sister, it smells so good."

Their sister had said that she would give them delicious food. It was indeed true.

"Hurry up and eat." Hua Jiujiu placed the food on the table and gestured for them to quickly eat.

The two little girls happily ran over to eat.

Hua Jiujiu brought over a bowl of fish soup. "Mother, have some fish soup."

Bai Zhi had finished getting rid of the gas within her body, but she still couldn't eat casually, so Hua Jiujiu could only serve some soup.

In a few days, they would be able to eat normally. At that time, she would be able to make milk and the two little guys would be able to taste breast milk.

Bai Zhi smelled the fragrant fish soup and looked at Hua Jiujiu in surprise. "Jiu'er, did you make this?"

"That's right."

She did not expect her eldest daughter's culinary skills to be so good.

"Then what about this fish?" Bai Zhi asked doubtfully.

"I caught it in the stream outside the village," Hua Jiujiu explained.

"That stream isn't shallow. It's better to go there less in the future," Bai Zhi said nervously.

She had already lost her husband. She could not lose her child.

"Mother, don't worry. I didn't go into the stream. It's very safe." Hua Jiujiu interrupted her questions. "Hurry up and drink. If the smell spreads, the people from the old house will come and cause trouble again."

When Bai Zhi heard this, she hurriedly drank the fish soup.

Just as she finished eating, there was a knock on the door outside. Everyone became nervous except for Hua Jiujiu, who was calmly putting away the bowls and chopsticks.

"Sister, what should we do? If Grandma finds out that we ate secretly, she will beat us to death." Hua Shishi was so frightened that her face turned pale.

"Don't be afraid. I'm here." Hua Jiujiu placed the bowls and chopsticks into the basket on her back. In fact, she was using the basket to put the bowls and chopsticks into her space.

"Open the door, money-losing girl. Why are you locking the door in broad daylight? Open the door quickly." Elder Madam Xu kept knocking on the door.

Hua Jiujiu asked Hua Shishi and Hua Youyou to go to the inner room while she went to open the door.

When Elder Madam Xu saw the door open, she glared at her, then pushed her and walked in with her fat body.

"Why did you lock the door in broad daylight? Did you secretly eat something behind my back?" Elder Madam Xu took a deep breath.

In the end, she covered her mouth and choked.

"What's that smell?!" Elder Madam Xu couldn't take it anymore and retreated far away.

"Oh, are you talking about this?" Hua Jiujiu took out a bouquet of flowers from the basket on her back.

"What the hell is this?" Elder Madam Xu took a step back.

"Stinky peony." Hua Jiujiu pushed this thing in front of Elder Madam Xu.

Elder Madam Xu suddenly retreated and said in disdain, "Why did you bring such a smelly thing back?"

"I think this flower is quite beautiful. I'll take it back to display it." Hua Jiujiu admired the beauty of the smelly peony.