Eating meat, for the little kids in poor families, is undoubtedly the ultimate temptation they can’t resist.
Even in the Yuan Family, even though the family can occasionally improve their living conditions, having meat would still make the kids at home extremely excited.
And with Jiang Er’s family in such ruin, one can imagine what kind of life he usually lives.
Sure enough, when Yuan Bao mentioned eating meat together, Jiang Er’s eyes instantly lit up.
As an orphan, he actually grew up eating from different households.
The villagers all had hard times, and being able to leave him a bite to eat was already very rare. As for leaving him meat? Their own kids didn’t have enough to eat, how could they spare some for him? Nᴇw novel chapters are publɪshed on N()velFire.net
"Are you being serious?"
Er Gouzi, who was Jiang Er, stared straight at Yuan Bao.
Yuan Bao snorted and said, "Of course!"
Yuan Shoucheng was getting anxious; he hadn’t had his fill of meat himself, how could he have any leftovers to give to outsiders?
"Second Cousin, you want some meat too?"
Yuan Bao looked up, smiling at his anxious second cousin.
Yuan Shoucheng, hearing Yuan Bao’s straightforward question, felt embarrassed and his face flushed.
"Second Cousin, do you want some or not?"
"You really want it, don’t you?"
"If you want it, you need to tell me. If you don’t tell me, how will I know?"
"Do you really want it?"
Seeing his second cousin’s shy expression, Yuan Bao couldn’t resist teasing him.
At that moment, Yuan Bao forgot he was not yet two years old, and completely regarded himself as an adult.
Under Yuan Bao’s persistent questioning, Yuan Shoucheng candidly expressed his desire.
Wanting to eat meat is nothing to be ashamed of!
Yuan Bao chuckled and said, "Since you want meat too, let’s go get ready!"
"Get ready for what?"
Yuan Shoucheng stared at Yuan Bao, "Jiaojiao, are you planning to take from the family’s..."
"Second Cousin, what are you saying?"
Yuan Bao interrupted Yuan Shoucheng, "I mean, we should go back and get a basket."
"It just snowed, so we can clear a spot over there, sprinkle some grains, and catch birds!"
Bird hunting after the snow is a scene Yuan Bao had seen in many period dramas and films, and now was a perfect time to try it out.
And the reason she wanted to use a basket to catch birds was because on the way to find Jiang Er, she saw many sparrows flying up and down the trees at the edge of the village.
After a heavy snow, sparrows find it very difficult to get food.
This is a time when birds die for food, which is quite normal.
"Will this really work?"
Yuan Shoucheng was doubtful about it.
"You won’t know until you try, right?"
Yuan Bao didn’t feel too confident either.
But these things always need to be tried out.
The most important part is, Yuan Bao had already proven she brings good luck.
If something was originally impossible, her involvement might make it just a little bit possible.
"Come on, let’s try!"
Considering the possibility of catching birds and getting to eat meat, Yuan Shoucheng was all in favor.
And if they didn’t catch any birds, there was no real loss.
Anyway, even if the grains were scattered on the ground, they could be picked up later; it would just take a bit more time.
By now, Jiang Er held no grudge against Yuan Shoucheng, after all, they might soon get to eat some meat. Even though a sparrow doesn’t have much meat, it’s still meat.
He couldn’t even remember the last time he had meat, and even the last time he smelled it was more than a month ago.