I became a vicious stepmother and I went to the sea to feed my three children.

"Of course, you are all my children. How could I not want you?" Bai Qingyao looked at them tenderly with a gentle tone.

He raised his hand and wiped away the tears from Gu Zehuai's face.

"really?"

There was still a tear in Gu Zehuai's eye. He had cried so much that his eyes were red and his little face was flushed. Now he looked up, revealing a pair of "rabbit eyes", and looked at Bai Qingyao aggrievedly.

"of course it's true."

Bai Qingyao bent down and picked up Gu Zehuai, then glanced at Gu Zejing and Gu Zexuan, "Look, I brought back a lot of good things. I'll make you some delicious food later."

She raised her hand and pointed at the basket in the yard. The three little ones subconsciously looked over and saw a basket full of food.

"delicious?"

Gu Zehuai's attention was instantly drawn to Bai Qingyao's words, and his eyes followed her gaze.

There was a basket full of oysters, with a few fish hanging outside with straw ropes.

"Mom, what is that?"

Gu Zehuai looked at the fish not far away and looked at Bai Qingyao in confusion.

He had eaten fish before, when their father was at home, but he was too young at that time to remember anything. Now that he saw it, he couldn't help but be curious.

However, Gu Zexuan and Gu Zejing's eyes lit up when they saw the fish.

Although this fish is very fishy, ​​it is meat after all and can fill your stomach if eaten.

Moreover, the fish in the sea taste much better than the fish in the river.

"Okay, Ah Huai, stop crying, okay? Mommy will make you something delicious later."

"Ah."

"Hiccup~"

Gu Zehuai nodded and burped a little, his eyes attracted by the things in the basket.

Seeing this, Bai Qingyao put him on the ground.

He turned around and glanced at Gu Zexuan and Gu Zejing, "Xuan, Jing, it's still early, do you want to go back to sleep?"

They must have been woken up by Gu Zehuai just now. Now that it was just dawn, they could go back to sleep for a while.

They shook their heads, no longer sleepy.

"I'll go wash your oysters for you."

Gu Zexuan glanced at him, then walked into the yard.

Gu Zejing saw his elder brother leave, then glanced at Gu Zehuai who was still staring at the fish not far away, sighed, and stayed where he was.

He should just look at Gu Zehuai honestly.

In the yard

Gu Zexuan picked up the small wooden bucket familiarly and prepared to fetch water.

The water sources of Dayuan Village are all in the center of the village. There is a lake there, and only that place has fresh water. The rest of the place is sea water and cannot be consumed.

Seeing this, Bai Qingyao stepped forward and took it.

"Ah Xuan, go look after my brothers. I'll go get some water."

After saying that, Bai Qingyao picked up the shoulder pole at home, put two buckets of water on it, and walked straight out of the yard.

Dayuan Village is still relatively quiet at this time.

After about a cup of tea, many villagers will go out to fetch water and start their busy day.

Arriving at the lake in the center of the village, Bai Qingyao put the bucket aside.

This is the only source of fresh water in the village.

It is said that this is water flowing out of the mountains. After being discovered by the villagers, they circled it to provide water for the villagers' daily use.

Otherwise, you have to run to the river six miles away from Dayuan Village to fetch water.

This river makes it convenient for villagers to get and use water.

Later, in order to allow all the people to use the water, the villagers dug up the lake and filled it with water.

Surprisingly enough, this lake water is living water.

Just after she finished fetching a bucket of water, several figures came over from a distance. Bai Qingyao looked over and saw that they were all familiar faces, whom she had just seen in front of her house yesterday.

Obviously, the man was also shocked after seeing her.

In the past, Bai Qingyao would never do these things, but today... is the sun rising from the west?

Bai Qingyao saw her and greeted her with a smile, "Aunt Cao."

After she walked away, the middle-aged woman called Aunt Cao came to her senses, took a step back, and almost fell to the ground.

"Hey, hey, hey, what's wrong with you? You almost stepped on me!"

The woman jumped back and raised her hand to smooth out her clothes.

Aunt Cao finally came to her senses and turned to look at the person behind her. "It's the one from the Gu family. I don't know what medicine he took wrong today. He actually came here to get water and even greeted me."

"What's so strange about this? Aren't we all here..."

The woman's voice suddenly stopped mid-sentence. "What? Who are you talking about? Bai Qingyao?"

"She actually came to fetch water herself?"

The woman's eyes widened, obviously unable to believe it.

Bai Qingyao didn’t know what was going on here, and even if she knew, she would just smile.

The two buckets of water on her shoulders are indeed a bit heavy, but if she wants to lose weight, she naturally needs to exercise more. These tasks are the best way for her to exercise.

When she returned home and opened the door, she saw that a small area of ​​weeds in the yard had been cleared, and Gu Zexuan's face and body were covered in dirt.

Seeing this, she hurried forward.

"Ah Xuan, what are you doing?"

As she spoke, her eyes paused, she turned around, took the basin and washed his hands.

Feeling Bai Qingyao's touch, Gu Zexuan felt a little uncomfortable, but still did not refuse.

After cleaning it, Bai Qingyao saw clearly that there was a long scar on his little hand, which was now a little red and swollen.

"You're already injured, how dare you touch those stolen goods?"

As she spoke, she carefully wiped his wound and bandaged it with a clean cloth.

"The wound is so big, does it hurt?"

Meeting her concerned look, Gu Zexuan was stunned for a moment, then shook his head, but his little ears turned completely red, and he secretly glanced at Bai Qingyao.

They were very close, and at a glance, he could see the fine hairs on her face very clearly.

It was the first time he saw Bai Qingyao at such a close distance.

"Okay, Xuan, don't touch the water until you're better. Got it?"

After saying this, Bai Qingyao turned around and poured the freshly drawn water into the water tank.

Then, we started to pack up the fish we brought back.

Before coming back, she had already cleaned the fish, which saved a lot of water.

After cleaning them again to make sure there was no dirt on them, Bai Qingyao placed them in a wooden basin.

She went to the kitchen and took a look. She found that all the oil tanks in the house were covered with a layer of oil. Fortunately, the inside was clean. Although the base of the oil poured out was more turbid than the top, the original rapeseed oil base was clean.

Pour oil into the pan, add firewood and heat it. When the pan is hot, add the cleaned fish and fry both sides until golden brown and the surface is slightly charred to achieve the most perfect effect.

There were not many seasonings at home to remove the fishy smell, so Bai Qingyao used local ingredients and some spices picked up on the road.

The people here don't eat these things, and they don't know they are edible. If Bai Qingyao hadn't dealt with these things frequently before, she wouldn't have recognized them easily.