Dreaming of Lion Rock: Recipe in Hand

He Yanqing hesitated for a long time before saying, "You are a good cook, why don't we split the bill!"

Chunni was a little confused. Didn’t they partner together from time to time?

He Yanqing smiled. The sunlight shining on his face seemed to have coated him with a layer of golden light, making him extremely brilliant.

"I mean, we share the same meals every day. I moved from the educated youth camp to your house, and I'll live and eat with you. Don't worry, the food I've stored is enough for my own food!"

Chunni was somewhat tempted. It was not without precedent for educated youth to live and eat in the homes of their fellow villagers. As long as the educated youth and the villagers' families were willing, it would be fine.

The situation this year is indeed special and her family needs an adult man to support the family.

With He Yanqing around, there would be fewer people snooping into her family.

Chunni nodded happily to show her agreement.

"Then I will go to the educated youth center to pack the bedding. Please give me your guidance in the future!" He Yanqing happily returned to the educated youth center without waiting for Chunni to answer.

Please give me more advice in the future. What warm words!

Chunni felt nervous and wanted to ask something, but He Yan had already run away.

Qiu Guo was very happy to hear this. She said, "Now that Brother He has moved in, I am no longer afraid. You don't know, some villagers looked at me with dark eyes, with a light in their eyes, which was very creepy!"

Qiuguo was timid and afraid that his brothers and sisters would worry, so he never said these things.

Chunni hugged Qiuguo distressedly and said, "It's okay, it's okay. If you encounter something like this next time, tell us and we will protect you!"

Xia Zhi had a sullen face and said unwillingly: "Master Yao really distinguishes between public and private affairs, unlike when the eldest eunuch was in power..."

Chunni didn't let Xiazhi finish his words and pulled her sister-in-law into the house.

"Xia Zhi, are you dissatisfied with the punishment given by Master?"

"That's right. That Sun Lao Er is blatantly stealing food. We should report him to the police! He should be arrested and sent to labor camp!" A fierce look flashed across Xia Zhi's face!

Chunni looked at Qiuguo again and asked, "What do you think?"

Qiu Guo stammered, "Is the punishment too light?"

Chunni sighed, poured herself a glass of water, drank it all, and then said: "Sun Laoer didn't get anything, but was beaten up by us. Even if we report it to the police station, the police will only detain him for two days. This punishment is not painful for Sun Laoer! But, in this case, we will have a feud with the Sun family. Have you ever thought about it, if the Sun brothers get angry, there are only four of us siblings in our family, can we stop them?!"

Xia Zhi's face changed. If something really happened to his sisters, he would die. No, he didn't dare to die. He would not be ashamed to face his parents who died early!

Seeing that Xia Zhi was still stubborn, Chunni could only break it down and explain to him: "The villagers will not want us to report the case!"

Qiu Guo asked in disbelief: "Why?"

Chunni lamented the innocence of the two siblings and said bluntly: "The emergence of labor camp prisoners in the village will affect the marriage of young people. This is the first reason. Second, the Sun brothers stole chickens and dogs, but never stole from the village. This is called a rabbit does not eat grass near its nest. This is the main reason why the village can tolerate the Sun family. Third, the Sun brothers are doing well outside and have dealt with the second-rate people around. This indirectly saves our village from the fate of being stolen. Because of this, the villagers are willing to give the Sun family a face."

"Then they are still thieves, aren't they?" Xia Zhi said unconvinced.

"Yes! The victim didn't know they were thieves. How could the villagers who knew about the incident report the case based on unfounded speculation?"

Xia Zhi lowered his head. Yes, the villagers were afraid of seeing officials. Ordinary people would avoid going to the police station if possible.

"If you still want to report the case, it's not impossible. But in the eyes of the simple villagers, Sun Lao Er has already received the punishment he deserves. If you report the case again, you will be unscrupulous and vindictive! Do you think that many people will be willing to associate with you after this incident?"

Xia Zhi's face was full of pain. He didn't know why people were so complicated and difficult to understand.

As if she could see Xia Zhi's dilemma, Chun Ni added: "People are not black and white. Also, you have to look at things in the long term. Why do we have to go up with knives and sticks when we know we can't win?"

"Protect the food!" Qiu Guo's voice was very low, but the brother and sister could still hear it clearly.

Chunni nodded and said, "We are not only protecting the food, but also our lives! You know what the situation is outside. So is there anything wrong with the way you handled it?"

"Food is very important, so Grandpa fined the Sun family ten kilograms of millet." Qiu Guo said.

"These ten kilograms of millet are important. But compared with the care of the tribesmen, they are insignificant."

Xia Zhi understood what Chunni meant.

The siblings were exhausted physically and mentally from all the hard work during this period. If the team of ten people could really go, they could sleep well.

"Do you feel that you got a satisfactory reward for what you did today?" Chun Ni stared at Xia Zhi's face, not missing a single expression on his face.

Xia Zhi's tense body relaxed, and he began to understand what his sister meant. Isn't that the peace and security they want now?

"Xiazhi, Qiuguo, I hope you can see the essence through the phenomenon. Of course, this is not something you can learn overnight."

It took me two lifetimes to learn these skills. You two youngsters have a lot to learn!

"The Sun family members are not important. The villagers, especially the clan members, are important. But don't underestimate the Sun brothers. They are fine in the village. But you still have to be careful outside the village."

"I understand, sister." Xia Zhi and Qiu Guo said in unison.

"Let him be strong, the breeze blows over the hills; let him be arrogant, the bright moon shines on the river. We tolerate him, let him be, let him be, in a few years, you will see what happens to him!"

"Uh-huh."

“However, you have to study hard! When you grow up and become capable, no one will dare to bully us siblings anymore!” Chunni did not forget to feed her younger brother and sister a bowl of chicken soup for the soul.

Xiazhi and Qiuguo will remember this chicken soup for the rest of their lives.