"But we still need to prioritize the young ones, so we can’t share with you all, sorry, miss,"
The villagers were still very simple-hearted. What they could give, they did not begrudge; and what they couldn’t, they made clear without hiding it.
Bai Junjun actually liked this straightforwardness better than those who pretend to be polite on the surface but are actually grumbling inside.
"Not to hide from you all, we have our own food as well, so everyone can eat at ease without feeling guilty."
Having said that, Bai Junjun carried big and small jars back home.
At that time, Bai Lingyu and Xiao Shan were searching for edible seedlings in the vegetable patch but sadly found nothing. They were feeling downcast when they saw their elder sister returning with large and small bundles.
They ran over excitedly, "Elder sister, elder sister, what are you holding?"
"Ah... probably something delicious," Bai Junjun vaguely replied.
After all, she also didn’t know what these pickled vegetables were.
Li Wenli’s eyes lit up when he saw the jars.
"Wow! A big harvest, Miss!"
He said as he took the jars and opened them one by one. When he discovered bean paste inside, his eyes bent into crescent moons.
He unconsciously licked his lips and said, "This bean paste is perfect for making meat sauce. Have you ever had beef sauce?"
"..." Bai Junjun looked at him calmly, clearly not.
Li Wenli continued, "Beef sauce is really delicious. Just get the ingredients right, and I’ll make you a jar specifically for you. It will surely become your favorite dish, and this will definitely be more popular than watermelon sauce."
Bai Junjun was half-skeptical, "Really?"
"You’ll know once you try."
"Okay, where’s the beef?"
"The neighbors have some, we’ll get it tonight," Li Wenli replied calmly.
The conversation between the two was so casual it was akin to going to borrow rice from a neighbor, never considering that these days, there aren’t any cows at the neighbors’.
Bai Sasa shook her head in resignation while she cooked rice inside.
However, she preferred this version of her elder sister who was more humane compared to the one who only knew regulations and liked to recite poems for no reason.
However, Bai Sasa absolutely didn’t know that the warm duo she saw were not discussing borrowing a cow from the neighbor uncle and aunt but... the nearby Bandit’s Den.
They quickly finalized the plan for the evening and then began to ponder over the courtyard full of watermelons.
"How should we make watermelon sauce?"
"..." Li Wenli looked at her speechlessly, "Weren’t you going to handle it? Why are you asking me how it’s done?"
"Didn’t we just agree on that?"
"When did we agree on it?" Li Wenli was confused. His memory was not bad, and he absolutely didn’t remember any such agreement.
"I help you make the bed, you help me make the sauce, and we split the profit evenly," Bai Junjun calmly assigned.
Okay, it appears it was just three seconds ago.
He sighed resignedly, what could he do if he liked the willful Miss? He could only acquiesce.
Resignedly, Li Wenli nodded, "Making fruit sauce requires sugar, so we’ll still have to borrow some from the neighbors."
"Good, then let’s borrow it tonight together,"
Bai Junjun replied briskly.
After discussing the big plans, Bai Sasa’s rice was ready.
The two dusted off and set up to eat.
In the countryside, it’s rare to have tables, and most of the time, food is just scooped into a bowl and people squat down by the eaves to eat.
However, Bai Sasa and her siblings were used to eating at a table, so they eventually carried a table out from the main house.