"Money needs to be earned," Yang Ruxin slightly raised her eyebrows. "Now that we can make our own decisions, you should follow your elder sister and earn money together, okay?"
Several people nodded vigorously.
"Let’s not talk about making money for now," Erni took a deep breath. "Elder sister, although we now have some grain, we haven’t milled it into flour, and we don’t have any vegetables, not to mention cooking oil, salt, soy sauce, vinegar, or even firewood. What about dinner tonight?" It was indeed a pressing issue.
"Wait here." Yang Ruxin wanted to fetch something from her space but couldn’t do it in front of her siblings in case she scared them. "I’ll go out for a bit..."
"Where are you going?" Sanni grabbed her arm.
"To get something to eat," Yang Ruxin spread her hands. "Just wait."
However, before she had managed to reach the gate, someone had already come over.
"Dani, I heard your family split up. Though you took some grain, you can’t eat it without milling," Feng Family walked in. "I made some food, just make do with this for now." Saying that, she handed over a basket covered with a blue cloth.
"This is..." Yang Ruxin looked up in surprise.
"This is some cornmeal mixed with a bit of wheat flour to make steamed buns, and there’s also a jar of bean paste I made myself. Even though the weather’s hot, you can still eat this for two or three days," Feng Family explained as she uncovered the blue cloth on the basket. "There’s also a little bit of vegetables from my house. I brought you a slab of pork fat and some salt. Oh, and about those rabbits and pheasants you earned but didn’t pick up, I had to stew them that afternoon because they wouldn’t keep. To make it up to you, I’ve brought ten eggs. Make do for now... And about that herbal pack, it indeed reduces swelling and pain well, but at night you should still boil an egg and roll it over the area so that you won’t wake up with a bruised face tomorrow..."
"Thank you, Aunt Feng," gratefully looked at the goods, Yang Ruxin thought it was easy to add frosting to the cake, but much harder to send coal in snowy weather. This was exactly what she needed. "You’ve really solved a big problem. I won’t stand on ceremony..." This meant she didn’t need to take anything from her space. Honestly, she wasn’t afraid of others, but she did fear Sanni might be too inquisitive, and she wouldn’t know how to respond.
"What are you being polite for? We’re neighbors now," Feng Family smiled. "If you need anything, just come over. Gu Yao is strong and can help."
"Okay." Yang Ruxin nodded, taking all the things.
No sooner had Feng Family left than another person arrived.
"Yang Dani, I really admire you. You actually dared to split from the family on your own," Li Jiaya started as soon as she walked in. "You even dare to fight with your elders. But I’ve always been worried you might starve."
Yang Ruxin couldn’t help but roll her eyes. This girl was blunt but sincere, which was much better than those with sweet words and sour hearts. "I’m not afraid. I have hands and feet; how could I starve? Staying in that household, I might have starved or even been beaten to death."
"That’s true," Li Jiaya smacked her lips and thrust the basket she was carrying at Yang Ruxin. "This is from my mom. She didn’t come over because she said for sure someone would bring you food, so she didn’t make any. But these things you’ll definitely need. Hurry and take them out; I need to bring the basket back."